Photo by Dale Rio

Car: 1963 Ford Falcon Futura Convertible

Car's Name: The Falcon.  I’ve tried other names, but nothing else seems to suit.
 
Car specs: 170, 6 cylinder engine. Originally had a 3 speed manual transmission but was converted to Cruise-o-Matic somewhere along the line.  Raven black with a white top and black and white interior.
 
I'm so in love with my car that I took it on a solo two week road trip one summer along Route 66 in California and Arizona.  The Falcon was a great traveling companion, and brought comments and interest from folks all along the way.
 
Crazy car story: Ugh, this is a painful story, but here goes! I had The Falcon in my garage one day and was trying to maneuver him over to allow room for a motorcycle.  I put it in park with the motor running and stepped out of the car to see if I was over far enough and it popped into reverse! The door was open and the car started driving backwards towards me.  The edge of the car door got stuck on the edge of the garage door and started to buckle backwards.  At this point I threw myself headfirst towards the car door, landed on my stomach and reached in with my right hand to hit the brake pedal and my left to turn off the engine.  This little accident caused about $1500 in body work and many sleepless nights.
 
How did you become a Belle:  Jamie was driving by in her Falcon and saw me with mine so she stopped to chat and tell me about the club.  I was invited to a car show to meet the gals, and I was hooked.
 

 

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