Last week, I would say you had a dream come true: You were invited to ride in a hot rod on the 4th of July!
As we were setting up our lawn chairs in Grandma’s neighbors’ driveway, you couldn’t help but notice the festive classic car parked out front.
It didn’t take the neighbor long to realize you are as crazy about cars as he is, so he decided to drive you around the block, right before the parade started.
For you, it was a whole lot better than actually being in the parade!
During Thanksgiving weekend, I shot this video (below) for my dad; featuring his 1963 Ford Falcon Futura.
This car was originally bought by his grandfather, then passed on to his dad; and then to my dad, in 1990. He has only made a few changes from the original 170 CI 2 speed automatic car he received.
The color is Red Fire with white interior and the engine is a 250 CI Inline 6 with stainless steel headers, dual exhaust, electronic ignition, 264/274 -110 Clay Smith cam.
The head is milled .060” ported and polished.
He cut off the log intake and build a custom 4 barrel intake with a 390 CFM Holley carburetor and larger stainless valves. It has a custom handmade polished aluminum cold air induction; as well as an electric fan & fuel pump.
The transmission is an automatic overdrive. It has 8” rear end with 17” wheels.
There is no doubt, this is not only a sharp looking car, but it has the power as well.
Though I’m sure it was a glorious car back in 1963 when it was made, I think it probably turns more heads now; since you don’t regularly see cars like this one on the road anymore; especially not this well-kept.
My dad is the ultimate handyman and car enthusiast. I wish I had half of his skills and abilities when it comes to things like that.
But what I can do is produce videos and put them on YouTube. So between the two of us, we are able to present to the world not only this official video for my dad’s 1963 Ford Falcon Futura; but this blog post as well, featuring these picture collages.
By the way, I love how at the end of the video, the Falcon leaves smoke tracks like the Delorean in Back to the Future.
Obviously, a lot of what I do on this blog is review cars from a family friendly perspective. All you have to do is click on the Family Friendly Car Reviews page on the upper left side of this page to be able to see the dozens of different vehicles our family has now reviewed.
What happened over Easter weekend was a little bit different though…
You and Papa got to test drive his the 1980 MG MGB convertible he is fixing up for his Daddy!
He installed your car seat in the only passenger seat the 1980 MG MGB convertible has and you guys drove down to the end of the road and back. This marks your first time in a convertible and your first time in the front seat of a car.
Granted, I doubt you two even reached 30 miles per hour, and it was basically on a closed course, but still… that’s a big deal for you!
This weekend was basically Papa’s official debut of his 1980 MG MGB convertible. He’s been spending a lot of time working on it; getting it into drivable condition.
You took your “new” stuffed animal who you named “Killer Whaley” with you. I got him back in 1987 when our family visited MarineLand on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls during my only visit to see where Nonna grew up; in Buffalo, New York.
After Papa gave you, then your cousin Calla, a ride in the 1980 MG MGB convertible, we had planned to follow everyone else in the Toyota Highlander down to the park. However, right as we were all about to leave, Papa realized one of the tires had lost a lot of air.
So it look like you were pretty lucky to get to cruise in it… I didn’t even get to myself!
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