| Maintaining the top spot among | | | | change. |
| automobiles in Australia it the Ford | | | | The Ford Falcon when it was first |
| Falcon. This vehicle has had its humble | | | | introduced had its power taken from a |
| beginnings in 1960 and this has been | | | | 2.4 liter engine that was small and very |
| manufactured by the Ford Motor Company | | | | lightweight. It also was made available |
| in its many automobile factories in the | | | | in two trim levels which comprised of |
| U.S., Canada, Argentina, Mexico, and | | | | sedans with two or four doors, station |
| Chile, as well as other countries the | | | | wagons also with two or four doors, and |
| world over. At present, Australia is the | | | | a car-based pickup. The vehicle also had |
| only place where the newest Ford Falcons | | | | a unibody construction as well as a |
| are being built and assembled. If all | | | | fairly standard suspension. The vehicle |
| numbers in sales were combined and added | | | | also included coil springs in the front |
| up around the world, it could be assumed | | | | and leaf springs in its rear. The Ford |
| that the Ford Falcon is one of the | | | | Falcon was quite capable of taking in a |
| biggest names that have made it big in | | | | maximum of six passengers in its |
| the automobile market. | | | | interior and cabin. |
| Looking back at how the Ford Falcon | | | | There were a couple of modifications and |
| started, history has it that this | | | | restructuring that the Ford Falcon has |
| vehicle has been introduced with the | | | | experienced in its lifetime. Some of |
| Chrysler Valiant and the Chevrolet | | | | these included a slightly upgraded |
| Corvair. These three vehicles, the Ford | | | | interior as well as different fender |
| Falcon included, were introduced as | | | | trims and a small number of different |
| compact cars. This was done so because | | | | emblems. Another batch of changes for |
| during that time, the larger vehicles | | | | the Ford Falcon found a couple of new |
| were not making much anymore and | | | | models introduced under the Ford Falcon |
| American wives and women were trying to | | | | line up. That same year that new models |
| locate smaller and cheaper cars for | | | | were introduced, the vehicle also |
| themselves for they found the large and | | | | offered a new V8 engine. In 1964, the |
| bulky cars quite burdensome and awkward. | | | | Ford Falcon line up welcomed a |
| Studies in the market also showed that | | | | bucket-seat sedan model in its family. |
| the consumers were quite vying for a | | | | At present, the Ford Falcon is commonly |
| vehicle that was not so bulky and were | | | | used as police vehicles in the New South |
| far more inexpensive than the ones | | | | Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania, |
| already out in the market. The Ford | | | | the Australian Capital Territory, and |
| Falcon was the Ford Motor Company's | | | | the Northern Territory. |
| answer to this automobile preference | | | | |