Rev , well ya - it would have been nice hey ! Re Falcon's / Frontenac's * i'm still learn' every day for All - i've posted some more pic's on Flicker , under CDNRICH photo album , enjoy . It's already gettin cold here so i've had to tuck them all away for the winter. best regards rich.v
hello all - someone else thought the Frontenac deserved some credit if goggle search 'Globe and Mail' then goto the Globe drive section and type in 1960 Frontenac you'll find a little write up on my sweet little girl. make sure you leave a note in the comment section too. thanks again rich.v
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-drive/car-life/classic-cars/ford-frontenac-a-one-year-wonder/article1719370/ :2_thumbs_up_-_anima
Nice article. I saw some of those in Quebec, when I was a kid. Ford launched a few models with historically significant monikers, and Quebeckers were faithful to the marques. There's probably a few left in the Saguenay region (Three Rivers and Shawinigan). Don't know if this site can help you in your quest for more info on them. Antique Vehicles Club of Quebec: http://www.vaq.qc.ca/
Nice wagon, Rich. I had heard of the 'Frontenac' name before, but I thought it was asociated with bigger Canadian Fords. I'm also a bit confused on the history of the car. Was the Frontenac sold by Canadian Mercury dealers? Was there also a Canadian Falcon for sale (I think the answer's 'yes' to both questions...) If that was the case, why did they need to sell a Frontenac when the Mercury Comet came out just a couple of months after the Falcon? I also wonder if this deal was somehow involved in the Edsel episode. The Comet was actually supposed to be a small Edsel, then switched to Mercury when the Edsel was killed. And to me, the Frontenac grill kinda has some Edsel familiarity......
hello All - and Best of the Season. I know i have been tardy and the lack of any status updates on the wagon . I waited too long with my application of Collector plates and so the car never made it out anywhere - but truth be told i'm kinda freaked out of someone running a light or stop sign . anyways my N/Y resolution is to stay in touch a little more in 2012. best regards Rich.v
Beautiful restoration. I don't remember the Frontenac...but I remember the 63 Comet wagon my Dad had when when I was a kid. I watched him shift that 3 on the tree for so many years, I was a natural when I got into my first column-shifted truck! Beautiful car and great article in the Globe & Mail, Rich! Congrats.
My favorite color is red. That said that is a beautiful wagon...in any color. There is only one thing so far in this post I question!!!---- all us Canadians are better lookin.... :banghead3::banghead3::banghead3: I've seen Canadians up close and personal. Some are quite good lookin. But those are the feminine type! Oh yea...Better lookin than what?
sorry Krash - i not sure if i ever answered your questions ; yes - in Canada there was no mercury comet for 1960 - so Ford just 'rebadged' a Falcon and called it the Frontenac as a stand alone . the comet arrived here in 1961 and the Frontenac disappeared !! best regards rich.v 1960 Frontenac
..and it took ya 2 years to come up with that answer ????? Rich....dont make me come up there...just to kick ya in the shin all the best of the season to you and the family pal ....miss ya
