1960 Holman&moody Ford Falcon 3x1 Carbs 4 Speed Full Ralley Suspension on 2040-cars

 In 1960 Holman & Moody was given 4 Falcons and money from Ford to create cars to be run in the Compact Car series put on by Bill France and others.  The first race was at Denver, a 6 hour endurance event at Continental Divide Raceway.  Then, 4 weeks later it moved to Sebring for a 2 hour race for compacts just before the Grand Prix main event on Sunday. Bill France had several races in January,1960  at Daytona International Speedway that were televised by CBS. These races were run by Corvairs, Falcons, Ramblers, Volvos, Larks, Jags, Valiants and several others.  The drivers were some of the better drivers from that era being, Glen (Fireball) Roberts, Curtis Turner, Art Riley, and Pedro Rodriguez to name a few. The series was run for 2 years-1960 and 61 and then went away.

One of the cars built by H&M was a display car known as "The North Carolina Falcon" as seen in March 1960 Hot Rod Magazine.  This magazine also had an article about the Compact car race in Sebring before the Grand Prix race.  Several of Holman & Moody employees were intrigued by this car when pictures of it were found in the H&M library by Charles Farr.  With permission from H&M, President Lee Holman, it was decided to recreate this car so a search for information was started.  Several of the old H&M employees were located and they were drilled for information along with articles and pictures that could be found.  It was also learned that this car was to be a test bed for the Rally Falcons that were to be built later.  This car was built in 2006 and used as a show car and cruiser for several years.  It was then stored away until last month when brought out and serviced. 

It has a Ford 200 CI, with 3X1 carbs, and a Dagenham 4-speed.  When this project was started  it took several years to find the correct donor car an early 1960 Falcon with no rust. It was located in a garage in Locust NC about 30 miles from the shop. It was stripped to the bare metal and primed. then painted with enamel paint as it would have been in 1960.  All the changes that H&M would have made on the car were also added to include boxed suspension, bigger sway bars, traction bars, larger wheels and brakes along with frame rails.   

The car will be sold with a clear NC title in my name, along with a BILL OF SALE from Holman & Moody, and a letter on H&M Stationary of Authenticity.  This letter states that this is the only continuation car "The North Carolina Falcon" that will be allowed to be constructed.

The car is in excellent shape and has been driven over 3000 mile since it was constructed with no issues.  The engine and transmission were rebuilt along with all suspension to include steering box brakes and rear end.  There was no rust in this car and it was always garaged before and after construction.  It has the original floors and trunk along with original sheet metal.

This vehicle would make an excellent display piece for a museum that wanted to show the compact series that was run in the early 60's or a cruiser.  There will not be another one produced by Holman & Moody.