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One of the great reasons to join the Falcon Club of America is our monthly newsletter, THE NATIONAL FALCON NEWS. Delivered to your door every month, THE NATIONAL FALCON NEWS, is bigger than ever, with more content and more color photos. In addition, each month you get news about regional and national Falcon-related events, technical tips, classified ads, and many other features. What a great resource for your project! A subscription to the newsletter is included as part of your annual FCA dues. Haven't you waited long enough? Fill out the Online Membership Application and join the Falcon Club of America
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RAINER HANTSCHEL

Rainer Hantschel rounds out our 2012 FCA National Meet photo coverage with his award winning photographs on page 12. And we are pleased to introduce our newest contributor, Scot Thayer, who served as Field Reporter during the meet. Look for the first of several profiles he conducted on page 16. Plan your trip to next year’s Nationals! Use the form in this issue to register now. See what they have planned for us on page 18.

   
 

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Dave Molnar’s Falcon is famous! See Part Two of The Crazy Canadian on page 4.
 
 
 
 
 

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Mike Thielen’s unique Falcon attracts attention everywhere it goes. And the Falcon is watching you! See more photos and the story by Peggy Page on page 12.
 
 
 
 

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This issue spotlighting the FCA National Meet has lots of nice Falcons in it. But remember, your Falcon doesn’t have to be perfect or “finished” to bring it to the meet. FCA Members love all Falcons—whatever their condition!
 
  
 
     
 

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Bill and Lisa Crane want to cover all of historic Route 66 in their 1966 Falcon. So far they have done a section including this photo opportunity in Pontiac, Illinois.
  
     
 

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Elroy Zimmerman (FCA #13743) has been a member for a few years now. He sent this photo of his Falcon parked in the Vallivue High School football stadium. The school mascot is the Falcon. This Falcon was chosen as Best of Show in the Stock Category at the National Meet in September in Steamboat in 2011. Do you think your Falcon should be on the cover? Send a high resolution digital photo (300 dpi at 8x10 inches) and write a bit about the car and the driver too!
  


 

 

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This very nice 1962 Falcon sat for a while while Thurman and his buddies figured out what to do with it. His story sat for a while too. See it on page 12.
 
T's main "buddy" is nephew, Dale Funderburk.  Dale is the electronic genius behind all the computer systems on board.
  
 

 
 		  
 
 

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Mark & Joyce Rusert
Longtime FCA Member Mark Rusert writes, “Hi! I got my Falcon in the fall of 1986 and joined the FCA shortly after; my number is #2406. We went to the National Meet in Appleton, Wisconsin the next summer and were hooked!
We went to many Nationals as our family vacation, two little boys in the backseat and no air conditioning!
Now it is just the two of us, and after a great time in Dearborn at the National meet, we went to Niagara Falls to celebrate our 35th anniversary. When we came back to Minnesota through the Upper Penninsula of Michigan, we stopped and took some pictures of the car with the bridge in the background. We entered the pictures in the SnapOn Tool calendar contest and were chosen for the July of 2012 calendar page. We are looking forward to the National Meet in Kentucky!”
 		  

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CELSEY DURITSA
Thomas Duritsa sent this photo of his daughter Celsey’s pride and joy, a 1961 six cylinder Falcon. She had some adventures on the road on the way to her simmer job in her Falcon and FCA Member and Columbia River Chapter President helped out in a big way. And the Duritsas aren’t even FCA members—yet! The FCA helping hand is alive and well—and much appreciated.
Do you think your Falcon should be on the cover? Send a high resolution (300 dpi at 8 x 10 inches) digital file and some info about the Falcon and you! 
  


 

 


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Tom Lauppe’s 1964 Sprint has been in his family since the beginning. This Family Falcon issue leads with two Family Falcon stories from the past. Tom Lauppe’s Sprint has an international flavor, while Joseph Lewis vows to keep his Ford Falcon Family Forever!
Read more on pages 3 and 16.
 
 		  

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Jim Gerdom
Automotive signer/artist—and Falcon nut—Jim Gerdom (FCA #11317) of Shawnee, Kansas has released two new signed and numbered limited edition art prints of 1965 Falcon Sprint Hardtops, produced from his original artwork. The red Falcon is stock, and the black one is slightly modified, with Magnum wheels and other detail changes.
Both are available in two sizes: 9 x 18" in a limited edition of 250 prints and 5 x 10" in a limited edition of 500 prints.
1965 Falcon Sprint, stock, in red:
9 x 18 is #DF-3318 $40.00 each
5 x 10" is DF-3310, $25.00 each.
1965 Falcon Sprint, modified, in black:
9 x 18 is #DF-3418, $40.00 each
5 x 10" is DF-3410, $25.00 each
Shipping charge is a flat $5 for any order to the USA or Canada.
To order, and to see more of Jim’s work, go to his website: www.DesignFactoryArt.com.
Think your Falcon should be on the cover? Send in high resolution digital photos (300 dpi at 8 x 10 inches). Please remember to set your camera on "High" or "Fine" for the best size/quality of the photo.
 
  

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Hello Falcon Club of America! My name is Wayne Hanson (FCA #12718), and I live in Kenosha, Wisconsin. I am so excited to be a member of this club. I am new to all of this car collector stuff. For a good year and a half I searched and searched for something other than a Mustang. (No offense, Mustang owners). I stumbled upon this Falcon over the internet. The car was located in North St. Paul, Minnesota, which just so happens to be 300 miles away from my hometown of Kenosha. It is a 1964 Falcon Futura sedan with a 302 cu.in. engine with 351 heads and bored 0.40 over. It also came with a 9" rear end. Everything I was looking for in a Ford without paying the "Mustang" price.

The cover picture is down by Lake Michigan. You can see Kenosha’s lighthouse in the background. What you can’t see is my daughter Faith and her girlfriend hiding down in the back seat so they do not get into the picture. My daughter and her friends like to ride in the back seat and wave at everyone when we drive by them. I can’t believe I belong to the Falcon Club of America, when just two years ago I didn’t even know about the Ford Falcon. I am so proud to be a member.
 
 		  
 

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The Great Falcon Migration
 
Mike Garrett and the Mason Dixon Chapter have done it again! They put together and completed The Great Falcon Migration of 2011 and it was a big success. These guys know how to travel in style and have fun along the way.  Read all about it beginning on page 12.

Think your Falcon should be on the cover? Send in high resolution digital photos (300 dpi at 8 x 10 inches). Please remember to set your camera on "High" or "Fine" for the best size/quality of the photo.
 
 

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Bill & Dillon Honor
 
Frequent Contributor Bill Honor has always been fascinated with the Australian Falcons—he has written about them here before. When he saw prices going sky high for the real thing, he and his son, Dillon, conjured up this "Aussie Tribute Falcon" and did it with all their own flourishes. See the story on page 16.
 
  

Do you think your Falcon should be on the cover? Send a high resolution digital photo (300 dpi at 8x10 inches) and at least a few paragraphs about you and your car to the Editor.
 

 

Thanks to all FCA members who have contributed their photos and stories—YOU make the magazine great!

Do you have a photo you think should be on the cover of The National Falcon News? Please send it, along with a few paragraphs about you and your Falcon, to the Editor.

 

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