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CLINT ROWLES - 1963 FALCON WORDS / PICS - Paul Beck
Clint Rowles didn’t have to drive to far to pick up this early Falcon sedan. In fact, he didn’t drive at all! A leisurely stroll to his neighbours’ house five doors down the road, resulted in an exchange of ‘cash for car’ and Clint finding himself pushing the Falcon into his shed for what would kick start a four-year build. Clint had known about the Falcon for some time and after a few years of pestering the then owner, the deal was done when the owner was moving house and couldn’t take the Falcon with him. A fitter and machinist by trade, Clint is a hands-on type of guy and had the Falcon down to its bare bones in no time at all. Having previously built an XM and XY Falcon, Clint was aware of the pitfalls surrounding the Aussie Ford and made plans to correct what Ford couldn’t right from the offset.
We’ve all been in the position where we’ve had to travel across the country to check out the next project car only to find out it was half the car the owner described to you and the photo’s they sent you were taken 10-years earlier. But sometimes your next project car can be right under your nose!
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