Ford XL Falcon wagon - TV commercial (1963)

Ad for the wagon version of the XL Falcon, playing up its load-hauling capabilities. One of the better Falcon models...

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[TomCO59]

This isn't a 1963 model; it's from 1961. I owned the two-door version of this car. I loved it, and mine was dependable!

[Conniptions886]

@TomCO59 - This IS a 1963 Australian Falcon advert - the US model and the Australian model weren't the same car...

[gojoe283]

US "compact" sized wagons in the 1960s had roll-down rear windows. The electric window was an option. My 1966 Rambler station wagon had a crank-down tailgate window, and the 1969 Rambler had the same thing. After 1970, most compact wagons had a hatch rear liftgate, tailgates were used on mid-sized and full-sized US wagons. And by that time most of these had electric tailgate windows.

[Conniptions886]

@gojoe283 - At the time this model Falcon was released in Australia, its main rival - Holden - had only ever had a lift-up rear window such as you'd find on a US "sedan delivery"...

[hebneh]

"Falcon's window ROLLS down!" As opposed to being electric, which I think by that time all American wagon back windows were. But what they're promoting, I assume, is that it didn't have the old-fashioned two-piece tailgate with a window that had to be opened manually, upwards.

It's odd to see snowy mountains that also have trees with leaves on them, as seen here. Most everywhere else in the world, there'd only be conifers in such locations.

[Conniptions886]

@hebneh - "rolls down" as opposed to the window in the nearest rival, the Holden, which was a lift-up tailgate assembly...

[oldskoolfalcon]

Go the falcons I love these old commercials

[KG84C]

To be specific, it's FALCON

[hebneh]

@gojoe283 My mother's 1961 Buick Special compact station wagon had an entire lift-up assembly, and I believe its back window was electric. The 1963 Chevy II wagon that replaced that had a fold-down tailgate, and it definitely did have an electric back window. It wasn't a Nova, which was the the more upscale/higher priced Chevy II with more options.

[gojoe283]

@Conniptions886 Very catchy tune! Great commerical. And I think people in Australia were more interested in performance and durability, than shiny chrome, as was the case in the US. I say that because the Falcon is covered in mud as it traverses the ruts and bumps along the ski trail.