1965 Ford Falcon

GR Auto Gallery is excited to bring to market this unbelievable 1965 Ford Falcon Futura 2 Door Sedan Restomod. This is a complete rotisserie restored, nut and bolt restoration, customization that has been executed at the highest level. This Falcon Futura is presented in its original factory color of Twilight Turquoise over a custom interior.

The car is powered by a 408 cubic inch Windsor that has been professionally prepared, balanced and blueprinted to 600hp at the flywheel. Engine preparation includes Fully machined, bored with torque plates, align honed, decked and machined for clearance for stroker crankshaft. Eagle Forged Rotating assembly that has been internally balanced, SFI-approved crank dampener and flexplate, ARP main cap studs and girdle, and ARP assembly bolts throughout. Spec'd to 4.0" Stroke, 4.030" bore, 6.25" H beam rods to 10.5/1 compression. Complementing this are a set of AFR 205 Aluminum heads with ARP head bolts, Comp Cams XE282HR roller camshaft and lifters, Comp Cams roller rocker arms with stud girdle, Cloyes full rolling timing chain set. All this is fed by its Edelbrock Performer intake manifold, topped with a Holley TerminatorX Stealth throttle body EFI system. Other engine performance goodies include: Canton 7 quart oil pan, Melling oil pump, Motorsport oil pump drive shaft, Concept One serpentine pulley system with 140amp alternator, Champion 22" wide aluminum radiator, Derale 2 speed cooling fan shroud, and Stewart High flow water pump and thermostat. The transmission is a 4R70w Automatic with overdrive transmission that has been completely rebuilt and fortified with Exedy clutches and J-mode valve body, Holley TerminatorX Max management, custom transmission cooler lines with external trans cooler and actuated by Lokar electronic sport shifter. The power is applied by a narrowed Ford 8.8" differential 3.73 gears with positraction. It has been built with a new ring and pinion with new bearings, seals and clutches for the posi unit. It also utilizes custom Moser axle shafts.

The car utilizes an AJE suspension system front and rear with torque box frame connectors and stiffeners to the rockers, Tubular front control arms and coilover front struts, AJE front strut towers with custom built under hood panels, rack and pinion steering with custom electric power assist steering column, and custom fabricated chassis stiffeners to firewall and across the strut towers. The rear is a triangulated 4 link tubular suspension with coil over shocks. The stoppers are Mustang Cobra disc brakes front and rear with 13 inch cross drilled and slotted rotors in the front and 11.65 cross drilled and slotted in the rear.

The Custom interior features all new upholstery made to replicate OE design, modern front bucket seats with headrests, new carpeting, 3 point seatbelts, custom center console, usb charging points, Alpine custom stereo Carplay Audio ready, Vintage Air conditioning with custom dash louvers, Dakota Digital RTX instrument cluster replicating OE design with bluetooth capable programming, Holley Body Integration module and Dakota Digital cruise control system. etc.

The exterior features its original steel body panels, new chrome bumpers front and rear, Re-chromed original outside door handles, trunk trim and C-pilar trim. Countless hours were spent on cleaning and polishing all 42 pieces of original stainless steel trim. The grille, turn signal housings and tail light housings were finished off in a high quality powder coat.

This build and customization was masterfully executed by a long time client of ours and a retired master mechanic. He has a passion and level of execution is second to none and his finished products rival anyone in the industry. It incorporates a skill level that has been forged by decades of experience and a lifelong passion for the craft. The hours spent on this Falcon is unknown as time was never really tracked. It took over 3 years from start to finish. The car has