1964 Ford Falcon Sprint FIA - Classic Cars For Sale

[Pages:4]1964 Ford Falcon Sprint FIA Chassis Number: 4R13F118598A

? Meticulously maintained, with a no expense spared approach by preparation experts Moto Historics for the current owner.

? Limited miles on a high performance Steve Warrior 289 engine and gearbox, both rebuilt for 2016.

? Accompanied by numerous spares including two sets of spare wheels, differential, engine parts and more, along with new style FIA HTPs valid until 2024.

? Well known across historic racing grids, having recently raced successfully with Peter Auto in their Historic Touring Car series, and Masters Pre-66 Touring Cars where a Ford Falcon is the ultimate in performance, along with competing in the Spa 6 Hours in 2015.

The Ford Motor Company needs no introduction whatsoever. Innovative in design from the start and a household name around the globe, from the Monte Carlo Rally to the Le Mans 24Hour and Formula 1; Ford and their engines have been a dominant force in all areas of motorsport history. This strong heritage very much lives on today in the thriving and competitive world of Historic motorsport where Ford and Ford powered cars continue to lead the way.

In the late 1950s, in response to increased opposition from foreign companies, General-Motors, Chrysler, and Ford each recognised the need for a domestically produced compact car, to meet growing market demand. To the rest of the world, their respective offerings, the Corvair, Valiant, and Falcon might be considered more mid-sized than compact, but in a market whose local products were expanding in all directions to huge proportions, these new vehicles were, by comparison, exactly as their market segment suggested.

Ford's new Falcon first hit the market in late 1959, and sales were strong. But while this new entry-level model lacked frills, it also lacked thrills, and until the 260ci V8 was offered for the first time mid-way through the 1963 model range.

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The V8 transformed the Falcon, and Ford were keen to target the youth market, using the international stage as their platform, when in 1963 they entered a fleet of Holman-Moody prepared Falcon Sprints in the Monte Carlo Rally. The `Sprint' package became available for the Falcon in 1964 and by this time the 260i V8 was standard. Performance took another leap forward in late 1964 with the addition of the new `small block' 289 V8, originally designed for the Falcons bigger brother, the Fairlane. Buoyed by the potential shown in '63, for 1964 the Ford Motor Company reached an agreement with newly formed British racing team Alan Mann Racing. As AMR's first major contract, 8 Falcon Sprints were entered in the Monte Carlo Rally of 1964. The car of Bo Ljungfeldt / Fergus Sager set the fastest time on every stage of the iconic event on it's way to second place, only losing out on the victory due to the performance handicap formula of the time.

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Adapted from an earlier Falcon body shell with a ladder chassis, they were homologated with fibreglass body panels, a 289ci V8 with tubular exhaust system, Borg Warner T10 gearbox, front disc brakes with 4-pot brake callipers, and at a minimum weight of 980kg - significantly less than the 1200kg of the Mustang which followed. Suspension was of independent coil spring with telescopic dampers at the front, and live axle with semi elliptical leaf springs and telescopic dampers at the rear.

Chassis number 4R13F118598A was bought by keen historic racers Jeff and Tom Barley as a restoration project. The Barleys commissioned Simon Green Motorsport to restore the Falcon Sprint to full FIA specification. The bare shell underwent extensive work, with a very effective roll cage being added and the homologated lightweight fibreglass panels were added instead of the steel front wings. The Falcon was raced successfully by Tom Barley before being sold to the current owner in February 2015.

In its current ownership, the Falcon has been meticulously maintained with no expense spared by renowned preparers, Moto Historics. A great deal of time and money has gone into the development of this car with a fresh high performance Steve Warrior 289 being fitted at the beginning of 2016. The gearbox was also rebuilt for the beginning of 2016 and oil lines were replaced with high quality replacements. A lightweight stainless steel exhaust system made for the car by Alunox. All of the suspension has been thoroughly rebuilt, including the fitment of high quality dampers for optimum performance.

All safety items are in date, and have been replaced as necessary. The Falcon features a large capacity ATL fuel cell, suitable for the longer endurance races such as the Spa 6 hours, a race in which this car has competed before. The current owner undertook the process of renewing the FIA HTPs for the car in 2014, and these new style papers are valid until 2024.

This superb Ford Falcon Sprint is well known across historic racing grids, having recently raced successfully with Peter Auto in their Historic Touring Car series, and Masters Pre-66 Touring Cars where a Ford Falcon is the ultimate in performance, along with competing in the Spa 6 Hours in 2015.

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Accompanied by a healthy spares package including two sets of wheels, a differential, running folder and of course its new style FIA HTPs, the Ford Falcon Sprint offers an exciting opportunity to join many a grid across Europe with excellent performance thanks to the development done by the current owner. The car raced at the 2016 Silverstone Classic in the Masters Pre-66 Touring Car race, where ace driver Nigel Greensall ran in a strong 2nd place with the Falcon after qualifying 4th.

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