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Originally Posted by ChopStix
While not my brand, Falcon's are cool little eco-cars. Most people forget that they were considered "grandma cars" back in the day. The straight 6 was considered very fuel efficient. Because the non eco-cars had big blocks!
Actually, I have a neighbor who's got a '64 Falcon. His is stone stock and still runs great unrestored after all these years.
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It's often mentioned that the straight-6 when fitted to the Argentinian Falcon remained more fuel-efficient than the 2.3L Pinto OHC which had been available as an option on them for a while, but I'm not so sure about it. Since this very same engine had been quite successful in the Sierra, maybe the conservative profile of Falcon owners would render them more favorable to the absence of a timing belt in the straight-6 anyways...