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