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04-16-2012, 05:40 PM
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It turns out Jay Leno (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/jay leno) shops for classic cars just like the rest of us do: by wasting untold hours drooling over occasionally perusing BringaTrailer.com (http://bringatrailer.com/). The comedian and host of The Tonight Show recently took a shine to a memorable 1963 Ford Falcon Sprint (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford%20falcon/) shown on the site, and it wasn't long before a few phone calls were made. Now the previous owner can say he sold a car to one of the world's most well-known collectors, and Leno will have a very-cool Falcon in his Big Dog Garage.
So, what made this particular coupe worthy of such admiration? The '63 had undergone significant revision at the hands of the previous owner and builder, including a substantial weight reduction, suspension tweaks with input from the gurus at Koni (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/koni), along with a fully blueprinted 302 V8. With an aluminum intake and heads as well as a lightweight T5 transmission, the seller claims to have plucked around 200 pounds from the vehicle's nose.
The idea was to build the car in the image of the Holman Moody Falcons that once competed in the legendary Monte Carlo Rally. Head over to BaT for both the initial sale listing story (http://bringatrailer.com/2012/04/10/bat-exclusive-monte-style-1963-ford-falcon-sprint/) and the tale of Leno's buying (http://bringatrailer.com/2012/04/14/bat-success-story-1963-ford-falcon-goes-to-jay-leno/).Jay Leno's garage grows by one thanks to BaT (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/04/16/jay-lenos-garage-grows-by-one-thanks-to-bat/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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It turns out Jay Leno (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/jay leno) shops for classic cars just like the rest of us do: by wasting untold hours drooling over occasionally perusing BringaTrailer.com (http://bringatrailer.com/). The comedian and host of The Tonight Show recently took a shine to a memorable 1963 Ford Falcon Sprint (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford%20falcon/) shown on the site, and it wasn't long before a few phone calls were made. Now the previous owner can say he sold a car to one of the world's most well-known collectors, and Leno will have a very-cool Falcon in his Big Dog Garage.
So, what made this particular coupe worthy of such admiration? The '63 had undergone significant revision at the hands of the previous owner and builder, including a substantial weight reduction, suspension tweaks with input from the gurus at Koni (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/koni), along with a fully blueprinted 302 V8. With an aluminum intake and heads as well as a lightweight T5 transmission, the seller claims to have plucked around 200 pounds from the vehicle's nose.
The idea was to build the car in the image of the Holman Moody Falcons that once competed in the legendary Monte Carlo Rally. Head over to BaT for both the initial sale listing story (http://bringatrailer.com/2012/04/10/bat-exclusive-monte-style-1963-ford-falcon-sprint/) and the tale of Leno's buying (http://bringatrailer.com/2012/04/14/bat-success-story-1963-ford-falcon-goes-to-jay-leno/).Jay Leno's garage grows by one thanks to BaT (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/04/16/jay-lenos-garage-grows-by-one-thanks-to-bat/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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