Ford Falcon platform

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The Ford Falcon platform was an early unibody automotive chassis architecture developed by Ford in the 1960s that underpinned compact and mid-size models such as the original Ford Falcon and early Mustangs.

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Ford Falcon platform canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf automotive platform ⓘ
unibody chassis architecture ⓘ
bodyStyleCompatibility convertible ⓘ
coupe ⓘ
sedan ⓘ
station wagon ⓘ
utility / pickup (Ranchero) ⓘ
category 1960s automobiles ⓘ
Ford vehicle platforms ⓘ
linked to: Ford platforms
chassisType unibody ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
developer Ford Motor Company ⓘ
influenced design of early Ford Mustang ⓘ
introducedForModelYear 1960 ⓘ
introducedInDecade 1960s ⓘ
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout ⓘ
manufacturer Ford Motor Company ⓘ
material steel ⓘ
notableFeature cost-effective mass production design ⓘ
shared components across multiple compact models ⓘ
unitized body construction ⓘ
precededBy body-on-frame Ford compact car architectures ⓘ
succeededBy Ford Fox platform ⓘ
later Ford unibody platforms for compact and mid-size cars ⓘ
underpinnedModel Ford Fairlane (early 1960s, related architecture) ⓘ
linked to: Ford Fairlane

Ford Falcon (Australia) ⓘ
linked to: Ford Falcon

Ford Falcon (North America) ⓘ
linked to: Ford Falcon

Ford Mustang (first generation) ⓘ
linked to: Ford Mustang

Ford Ranchero (Falcon-based) ⓘ
Mercury Comet (first generation) ⓘ
linked to: Mercury Comet
usedFor compact cars ⓘ
mid-size cars ⓘ
usedInMarket Australian market ⓘ
North American market ⓘ
wheelDriveConfiguration rear-wheel drive ⓘ

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Ford Ranchero (compact versions) → platform → Ford Falcon platform ⓘ