Well if you are gonna go all-platform-volumes on me… 
Then you must include the Ford Falcon into the mix!
And even the Falcon is more collectable than a Dodge Aries!
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Don’t forget the Mercury Comet
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Also, the original Maverick, which was built on the Falcon platform.
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The Falcon name was dropped in 1970 but I forgot the Maverick was built on the Falcon platform!
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If it were a Subaru Commercial a golden retriever would be driving.
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Heck yes, if I came across a 60-63 Falcon convertible, wagon, or Ranchero…
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I am partial to the 64/65 models. I like the sharp-edged styling. Fairlanes of that era, too!
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They continued to sell Falcons for a short time after the Maverick was introduced. Possibly to use-up excess stockpiles of body parts?
The father of one of my friends bought one of those end-of-the road Falcons for a really low price, and it had some mismatched interior parts. There was one part (I can’t recall which one… ) that was white plastic on one side of the car, and black plastic on the other side.
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I love the old Falcons and have owned several including a 62 sedan, a 62 station wagon. The 64 and later ones seemed a lot heavier. My friend had a 60 sedan with a 144 ci engine and 2 speed automatic. It was comical driving in the Sierras with 4 big guys in the car. 20 mph going up hill on the highway!
I did like the 64 T-Birds and Galaxies.
Of course if we all liked the same thing, there would only be one car company producing only one model.
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The Falcon name continued down under in Oz. I think the car Mad Max drove was an Aussie Falcon. But I could be wrong, not going to research it today.
Yes, indeed!
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Aussies had some neat versions of US cars that then got changed over the years. There was a Mopar slant six modified for much higher HP. Would have been a BIG improvement over the 198 CID one in my Duster.
Edit-it was called the ‘Hemi Six’ and was a new design that US Chrysler decided not to use in 1970. 245 CID to start.
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I want my 68 Cougar xr7 back, So much better than a mustang imhop. If I had room for a summer driver I would buy one!
I grew up in the '50’s and 60’s and I loved cars. As the years passed and life got complicated there were times when I could have an old car along with the family hauler, and now of course my kids are grown, life has been good and I could afford to have a 60’s something, but I don’t. Because driving one scares the hell out of me. The suspensions and controls are sloppy, the brakes are terrible and the mechanical systems are simple, inefficient and harsh. A modern family sedan or “crossover”, the equivalent of a station wagon, is a much better car, probably faster, definitely safer, better handling and more efficient, and has about double the life expectancy.
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+1, on all counts, but I would add that even the cars of the '70s had lousy brakes and handling that was… not so good. Even the comfort level of the cars of yesteryear cannot measure-up, in many ways. As but one example, Automatic Climate Control is far easier to live with than the HVAC systems from The Good Old Days.
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I’d prefer the walnut also. Maybe you can chose that, and stitching color, when ordering. I’m not sure they’d let me get very far into a dealership.
It’s no Rolls Royce, but I snapped up a brand new (leftover) 2022 Mazda CX5 Signature in late November. The 2023’s were in and it was the end of the month so I made a lowball offer to the dealer ($3,000 below dealer invoice, not MSRP) and they eventually accepted (after trying real hard to squeeze me for more money).
The CX5 Signature is the most luxurious and unnecessary vehicle I have ever owned and I LOVE it. I don’t care what other people think, it is super comfortable and I love all the new technology. To be fair, I have most of the same technology in my 2018 Mazda 6 Grand Touring Reserve so it wasn’t a big jump to the 2022, just some minor changes (for the better).
I have driven my share of older, stripped down, high mileage cars in my time and I am happy to finally drive something that feels upscale without venturing into the silly spaces of Lexus, Acura, Maserati, BMW, Mercedes, Alfa-Romeo, Rolls Royce, Bentley, etc. I don’t begrudge people their vehicle choices or their reasons for making them. I am very happy with my choice and, ultimately, that is what should matter.
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People who have that kind of money aren’t worried about a $495,000 investment. They already have hundreds of millions invested.
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