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Indeed, nameplate debasement was the order of the day back then, with names like Galaxie and Bel Air starting out at the top of the line models, while an escalator of ever higher model names would push these once-storied nameplates towards the bottom of the lineup before disappearing altogether. The Falcon name getting pulled up from the minor league of the compact segment to the majors of the mid-size segment was quite unheard of in the day, even if the Falcon was just a price leader model. (Quick recap: The compact car we normally think of as the Ford Falcon went out of production on December 31, 1969, midway through the 1970 model year, because it didn’t meet federal safety standards that went into effect for vehicles produced after January 1, 1970).

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So what exactly is the deal with this “obviously a Torino and not a Falcon” Falcon? The 1970½ Falcon has already been covered fairly thoroughly in these virtual pages, and I recommend you follow the links and the end of this piece for the full deets, which includes a surprising amount of FoMoCo corporate boardroom drama.

But an oddball, base-model, half-year-only Ford with just the right amount of patina? Excuse me while I reach for my phone… Endless rows of over-restored Tri-5 Chevies do nothing for me anymore: I walk past them without giving them a second thought. I must say that hanging around Curbside Classic over the years has changed my automotive tastes, for the better I like to think. Like many of us here, I like to enjoy the occasional car show.