1962 Rancharo

willy12844 · Post by **willy12844** » August 10, 2009, 9:19 am

I found a 62 Rancharo, and need things like floor pans and other misc. parts. Do any of my slick 60s friends know where or who sells Rancharo stuff?
Thanks Bil

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » August 10, 2009, 10:40 am

sure but its going to cost you some pics of it

http://www.dearbornclassics.com/

dotcentral · Post by **dotcentral** » August 10, 2009, 12:24 pm

There is a place in North Carolina, think it is called falconfarm.com. Never bought from them, but might they be able to help you out.

Check out TFFN.com, a falcon website and forum.

Post by **Greg D** » August 10, 2009, 9:46 pm

As far as floor pans, fender aprons, etc. Mustang parts can be interchanged (The 65 - 66 Mustang was designed on the same chassis) so do some checking and shop around too.

DV65CustomCab · Post by **DV65CustomCab** » August 11, 2009, 5:48 am

Our old pal Carpenter also carries a lot for Falcons/Rancheros. Got to be wary on these with the rust, though, as they can get a lot of structural rot in the frame rails, inner rockers, etc that is way costly to fix.

Roger Carter · Post by **Roger Carter** » August 11, 2009, 4:14 pm

Try Falconparts.com. That is the web site for Falcon Enterprises, in the Sacramento, California area. Ron and Rosie Wilson are the owners, and are good people.

As far as the Mustang interchange. Greg is correct in that the Mustang was built off the same platform as the Falcon, however...The floor pans are not the same. They may be made to work, but the shape is different.
Most, if not all, the floor sheet metal is available for the 60-65 Falcon.

Roger Carter

Post by **Greg D** » August 11, 2009, 8:57 pm

Bad information or bad memory (likely #2, lol).
There is some stuff that does interchange though - right?
Git my curiosity going - could be a waste of time to answer though - I might forget.

Roger Carter · Post by **Roger Carter** » August 12, 2009, 10:50 am

Not to hijack the thread, though I am doing a pretty good job of it. This is in response to Greg's post.

Greg,
I too have suffered from both, and it seems #2 rears it's head more and more often, at least in my case.
As far as interchange between the Falcon and the early (64 1/2-66) Mustang, most mechanical, and some steering / suspension is a direct cross over. Other components, like dash cluster, radio, etc will interchange but they are not the same. None of the body parts will interchange.
The tub / frame is completely different, though it uses the same relative suspension and steering mounting points.

Like with the Slicks, everything is the same, except for the differences.

I will now return you to your regularly scheduled thread.

Roger Carter

Thunderboy · Post by **Thunderboy** » August 13, 2009, 9:26 am

I agree with Roger on this, Bill. I've owned about 5 Mustangs and 2 Cougars. Got tired of the Mustang rage ($$) so I bought a 63 Falcon Futura. I thought that the Mustangs and Falcons are "brothers," but they are more like "cousins,". Some components will interchange, but not as many as you expect. For Falcon parts, you have to read part numbers carefully, or ask the vendor about application. Generally, Falcon specialists understand what works better than the Mustang people. I, too, like Falcon Enterprises.