Photos from eBay Listing
It was only a few weeks ago when the episode of Fast N Loud aired that showed Aaron Kaufman telling Richard Rawlings that he was leaving Gas Monkey Garage. We all saw this coming, but it was still a bit of a shocker when it finally happened. What we didn’t see coming was an ad that showed up on eBay a few days ago that features Kaufman’s famous road race Ford Falcon for sale.
Bid history shows that the Falcon had a starting price of only $200, with a starting bid of $1,000. In only a few days, the bids have jumped up to $45k, and you can expect it to get much higher than that.
Although it’s not currently registered, the ad states that the 1963 Ford Falcon is legal in the state of Texas, which we expect means that it’s street legal. While it’s a good looking car, this is a car built for racing, and there are some dings and dents that reflect that it’s been driven to the max. The Falcon is being sold in its “as raced” form from the 100-Year Anniversary of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in 2016.
Powering the road race ready Ford Falcon is a 363ci engine that makes 500 horsepower, with a Holley 750cfm carb, and MSD ignition. The engine is backed by a Richmond Super T10 4-speed transmission with Quick Time bellhousing, Ram slave cylinder, and McLeod RST clutch. This drivetrain feeds into a Mark Williams 9-inch rear-end.
A Ron Davis radiator with dual fans helps cool the engine, with exhaust feeding into a stainless system that flows into Magnaflow mufflers. It can be run on 93-octane, but ‘prefers’ a higher octane gas.
It rides on a front suspension that has been setup with Global West components and Ridetech triple adjustable coilovers. Ridetech lower control arms, and the addition of a third-link mounted to the top of the housing hold down the back. The rear suspension also has a Chris Alston sway bar and triple-adjustable Ridetech coilovers.
The front brakes have 14-inch rotors and six-piston calipers, with 13-inch rotors and four-piston calipers at the back. Staggered Forgeline wheels wrapped in Nitto NT01 competition tires keep the Falcon planted. A Racepak dash and data acquisition take control of the electronics.
It’s easy to get lost in the striking appearance of the Falcon and forget that it’s a road race car, until you take a look inside. In order to meet safety and tech requirements, the Falcon has a cage, race seats, 5-point harnesses, netted windows, on-board halon system, and quick release steering wheel with collapsible column. Even though it’s a road race car, it’s certainly not stripped down, and still has most of the original trim.
This will be an interesting listing to watch — it could go to someone looking for a road race ready classic, or a collector who wants to put the car on display, it really could go either way!
Elizabeth is hardcore horsepower enthusiast with unmatched intensity for making things faster and louder. She wakes up for power and performance and only sleeps to charge up for the next project that’s heading to the track. From autocross to drag racing, Elizabeth is there with you, so stay tuned for her unique perspective on horsepower news, builds, tech info, and installs — with her, it’ll never be boring!
