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Falcon Sprint Monte Carlo Rally works cars
Works-entered Falcon Sprint rally cars (Monte Carlo Rally 1963–64, Bo Ljungfeldt)
Still being researched: full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- 1963–1964
- Engine
- V8 · 4,740 cc / 4.7 LFactory: 289 cu in · converted
- Power
- Not yet verified
- Top speed
- Not yet verified
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Not yet verified
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
Ford ran Falcon Sprints in the 1963 and 1964 Monte Carlo Rallies to promote its Total Performance programme. In 1964 Bo Ljungfeldt set the fastest time on every special stage, but the handicap formula gave the win to Paddy Hopkirk's Mini Cooper S by 2,536.2 to 2,566.7 points.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
In 1963 Ford fielded a three-car Falcon team prepared by Holman & Moody. Ljungfeldt finished 43rd of 296 after a stranded-car jam, a tyre failure and a clutch failure, yet set the best time in all six special tests. SCM instead says eight Falcons started and finished and that Ljungfeldt took a class win, which conflicts with Silodrome.
For 1964 the effort grew to eight cars lightened with fibreglass panels and aluminium bumpers, with Holman & Moody replacing the 260s with 289 V-8s and Borg-Warner four-speeds. Alan Mann Racing ran them in Europe. Iconic Auctioneers says Holman & Moody assigned fourteen Falcon Futura Sprints to Alan Mann at the end of 1963, and one was built for Graham Hill's Monte Carlo drive and later raced in British saloon racing with Roy Pierpoint.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard Falcon Sprint Monte Carlo Rally works cars.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | V81 Independently researched |
| Displacement | 4,740 cc / 4.7 LFactory: 289 cu in · converted1 Independently researched1964 rally cars; the 1963 cars used 260 V-8s per Silodrome. |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | Not yet verified |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Borg-Warner 4-speed manual1 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
1964 works specification per Silodrome: fibreglass panels, aluminium bumpers, Holman & Moody 289 V-8 and Borg-Warner four-speed. Iconic describes the Alan Mann cars as over 180 kg lighter than standard, with modified suspension and eight-inch rims in circuit-racing form. These were converted Sprints, so documented provenance matters.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
For Sale: 1964 Ford Falcon Sprint 4-Speed Level B Silodrome
- replaced the 260s with 289 V8s
- Holman & Moody replaced the 260s with 289 V8s
- fitted Borg-Warner 4-speeds
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