Falcons Flew To the Pumpkin Run

The end of the 1950s saw a change of mindset with the big three Detroit automakers. Up to that point Chrysler, Ford and General Motors had concentrated on making mostly full size cars but that was becoming unfeasible. Families were moving to the suburbs and found themselves suddenly in need of a second, smaller car. Plus, the profit margin for those big cars was shrinking. Add to that the fact that smaller cars from Europe and Japan were making their way to American shores and the Big Three all started to turn out compact cars. In the case of Ford, it was the Falcon. Introduced in 1960 it would make it through three generation before officially ending in 1970. During that time the Falcon had all sorts of variations from station wagons to vans. But even when Falcon production officially ended it lived on. It's basic chassis was used through 1980 in such cars as the Maverick and the Granada. But the most famous car to come from the Falcon parts bin was, of course, the Mustang. There were plenty of Falcons on hand at this past season's Pumpkin Run Nationals. Here are some of them.