1964 Ford Falcon

There's something right about a Falcon that doesn't play it safe anymore. This one rolled off the line in Kansas City as a mild-mannered six-cylinder compact, and somewhere along the way somebody decided that wasn't going to cut it. What's left of the original driveline is basically the VIN tag — everything that makes this car move now is built to make it move a lot better than Ford ever intended.

Under the hood is a 306ci small-block stroker, backed by a Tremec 5-speed manual banging through a Hurst-style shifter. That's a real driver's combo — enough grunt to be fun, a gearbox that makes you work for it, and none of the numb, disconnected feel you get out of a lot of "restified" classics. This is a car built to be driven, not trailered.

The sheet metal is straight and rust-free, finished in a clean, deep white that shows off the factory lines of that '64-only hardtop roof — no B-pillar, low beltline, and a profile that still looks right six decades later. Inside, it's a red-and-white treatment with a sport steering wheel, console-mounted shifter, and a dash that still wears its original "Falcon" script and gauge cluster, warts and honest patina included. This isn't a car that's been over-restored into losing its character — it's been driven, loved, and kept by one owner for the last 20 years.

VIN Breakdown — 4K17U113754

Ford's early-'60s VIN format packs the story of the car into a short string of characters. Here's how this one reads:

4 — Model year: 1964

K — Assembly plant: Kansas City, Missouri (Ford's Claycomo plant, which built Falcons alongside full-size Fords through the early '60s)

17 — Body style: Falcon Futura 2-door hardtop. Ford used two-digit body codes for Falcons that year (11 = Futura hardtop),

U — Original engine code: the 170ci inline-six, Ford's base Falcon powerplant in 1964. In other words, this car left the factory as an economical grocery-getter — which makes the 306 stroker under the hood today an even better story. Whoever built this car didn't restore a six-cylinder commuter car; they turned it into something else entirely.

1375 — Consecutive unit number: this car's spot in the production sequence at the Kansas City plant that model year.

Quick Specs:

Year/Make/Model: 1964 Ford Falcon Futura, 2-door hardtop

VIN: 4K17U113754

Engine: 306ci small-block V8 stroker (built, non-original)

Transmission: Tremec 5-speed manual

Exterior: White

Interior: Red and white

Ownership: Single owner, last 20 years

Condition: Runs and drives, no rust

Odometer: 36,808 miles showing (not verified against total mileage due to drivetrain swap)

This is a real hot rod Falcon with a documented single-ownership history, no rust, and a modern driveline that makes it a car you'll actually want to put miles on. Bidding opens soon.