I almost bought an early Ford Falcon. I thought it odd to have a TWO speed automatic. I bought a yellow 71 sunroof Beetle instead, which was my first VW.  That was 20 years and many other VWs ago. 

Chris.

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Dnia Dec 30, 2011 o godz. 11:27 Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> napisał(a):

> I remember the Ford Falcon as a child. Both my parents grew up in Brooklyn
> NY, (Canarsie). My father was the first on both sides to drive. He took
> lessons while I was in Kindergarten. I remember him getting a '61 Falcon. We
> were always getting stuck in it. It was this car that introduced my parents
> to long island suburbia and we moved to Islip Terrace during the summer of
> '65. That car died for some reason shortly thereafter and was replaced with
> brand new Comet. I think it was the transmission that went some years later
> and it was cheaper to trade for another new car than fix that one so now
> came the '69 Torino station wagon with V8 and front Disk brakes. My dad was
> real proud of that beast. No keep in mind that there was still only one car
> and both mom and dad worked. While pregnant with my brother Dan, mom fell
> asleep behind the wheel and ran the Torino into a telephone pole. In October
> of '70 here comes the first VW, A '71 Powder Blue Beatle.  Next year after a
> 3 day trip Lake George with the family of six a '67 bus was soon there as
> the second car. I have "bussin" ever since. I learned the basics working on
> those two cars. Did my first engine overhaul on the Bus at 15. The VW story
> just gets deeper from there.
> 
> Dennis
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Scott Daniel - Turbovans
> Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2011 11:21 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: The Price We Pay For Being "Cool"
> 
> is it fridae ?..almost.
> Reminds me of the Falcon with the 260 V-8.  a very collectible car.
> 
> I never say VW vans are not built well..
> they very much are.
> and you are probably right ..more 1960 Buses alive than '60 falcons for
> sure.
> and there is SO MUCH to love and like about VW vans ...it's natural that
> they should survive for a long long time.
> My first one was a 56 Commercial Bus ......side doors on both sides, no
> windows . wow ...55 yrs old now ..could still be alive. If you don't let it
> rust, or crash it ..it's repairable forever.
> 
> what amazes me about a ford falcon is how utterly cheaply they're  built..
> looks like the entire car cost ford about $ 400 to build.
> and ....it was part of the american car company response to VW's and other
> smaller european cars.
> At least ford didn't make a their version of a rear engine air-cooled small
> german car, with swing alxes no less.
> 
> and when something is not fun and rewarding ...it's better not to do it at
> all.
> but ...........and ....members do need to get their thoughts out ..share
> their aggravations etc...
> all part of the process. It's being part of the vanagon family. It's nice.
> 
> happy everything,
> scott
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: Jim Felder
>  To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans
>  Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
>  Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2011 2:51 PM
>  Subject: Re: The Price We Pay For Being "Cool"
> 
> 
>  Now there's a challenge-finding one! Bet there are a lot more 1960 VW
> buses still around, despite the fact that Falcons probably outsold them 20
> to 1.
> 
>  Jim, who had a 1960 Falcon Wagon
> 
> 
> 
> 
>    or buy say, a 1960 Ford Falcon.