1964 Ford Falcon Rallye Sprint.
In the 1963 and 1964 The Ford Motor Company entered a fully sponsored and supported team of Falcons in European Rally events, most notably the Monte Carlo Rally.
The 1963 car was called the Falcon Sprint, it was a two door version of the Falcon family sedan, and powered by the 260 Ford V8.
The Rally team was headed up by Swedish driver Bosse "Bo" Ljungfeldt and navigator Gunnar Haggbom,. The other team crews were Peter Jobb (UK) & Trent Jarman (USA), and Anne Hall (UK) & Margaret McKensie (SCT).
The cars were mechanically prepared by Holman & Moody.
The cars did not win the 1963 Monte Carlo Rally, but Peter Jobb won the over 3000cc class, and Bo Ljungfeldt won the final leg. And it was the first time that one car had won all six special speed runs.
For 1964 a new body was built, and was designated the Rallye. Once again they were prepared by Holman & Moody, the engine size increased to 289, revving to 7000rpm and delivering a reported 305BHP. The cars were lightened considerably with the extensive use of Fibreglass panels (978 kg\2156 lb), along with many other refinements to the chassis and suspension.
The team crew line up remained the same as the previous year with the only change being Denise McChuggage (USA) navigating for Anne Hall. The 1964 Rally team was managed by Alan Mann.
All the Falcons finished the 1964 Monte Carlo, and despite setting fastest times, Bo Ljungfeldt finished second to the winning Mini. Once again, in the tradition of the Monte Carlo Rally, the result was decided by Officials and not car performance.
Cars included in this pack:
#1 Team: Alan Mann - Driver: Frank Gardner (AUS)
#45 Team: Bill Shaw Racing - Driver David Hobbs (UK)
#49 Team: Ford Motor Company UK - Driver: Bo Ljungfeldt (SWE)
#79 Historic Racer - Driver Bob Tweedie (AUS)
#102 Team: Bill Shaw Racing - Driver Brian Muir (AUS)
#125 Historic Racer - Driver: Bill Meeke (AUS)
I will be releasing two more 6 car packs very shortly.
Credits:
Big thanks to:
Legends Brothers Mod Team for permission to use their files
RMI Release group for the brake ducts
DucFreak for permission to use his sounds
James_1 for the Working Rally lights
IainT for permission to include his add on Falcon Wheels
There are 3 body types, 2 cockpits and 6 wheel sets. Wheels can be mixed from front to back via the genstring. (genstring.txt included)
Physics changes are minimal:
Standard Falcon engine with rev limit increased to 7000rpm.
Body weight lightened to reflect real cars,
Lowered suspension and more set up parameters.
But it has made quite a difference.
sunalp2
Extract to you main GTL folder.
In the 1963 and 1964 The Ford Motor Company entered a fully sponsored and supported team of Falcons in European Rally events, most notably the Monte Carlo Rally.
The 1963 car was called the Falcon Sprint, it was a two door version of the Falcon family sedan, and powered by the 260 Ford V8.
The Rally team was headed up by Swedish driver Bosse "Bo" Ljungfeldt and navigator Gunnar Haggbom,. The other team crews were Peter Jobb (UK) & Trent Jarman (USA), and Anne Hall (UK) & Margaret McKensie (SCT).
The cars were mechanically prepared by Holman & Moody.
The cars did not win the 1963 Monte Carlo Rally, but Peter Jobb won the over 3000cc class, and Bo Ljungfeldt won the final leg. And it was the first time that one car had won all six special speed runs.
For 1964 a new body was built, and was designated the Rallye. Once again they were prepared by Holman & Moody, the engine size increased to 289, revving to 7000rpm and delivering a reported 305BHP. The cars were lightened considerably with the extensive use of Fibreglass panels (978 kg\2156 lb), along with many other refinements to the chassis and suspension.
The team crew line up remained the same as the previous year with the only change being Denise McChuggage (USA) navigating for Anne Hall. The 1964 Rally team was managed by Alan Mann.
All the Falcons finished the 1964 Monte Carlo, and despite setting fastest times, Bo Ljungfeldt finished second to the winning Mini. Once again, in the tradition of the Monte Carlo Rally, the result was decided by Officials and not car performance.
Cars included in this pack:
#1 Team: Alan Mann - Driver: Frank Gardner (AUS)
#45 Team: Bill Shaw Racing - Driver David Hobbs (UK)
#49 Team: Ford Motor Company UK - Driver: Bo Ljungfeldt (SWE)
#79 Historic Racer - Driver Bob Tweedie (AUS)
#102 Team: Bill Shaw Racing - Driver Brian Muir (AUS)
#125 Historic Racer - Driver: Bill Meeke (AUS)
I will be releasing two more 6 car packs very shortly.
Credits:
Big thanks to:
Legends Brothers Mod Team for permission to use their files
RMI Release group for the brake ducts
DucFreak for permission to use his sounds
James_1 for the Working Rally lights
IainT for permission to include his add on Falcon Wheels
There are 3 body types, 2 cockpits and 6 wheel sets. Wheels can be mixed from front to back via the genstring. (genstring.txt included)
Physics changes are minimal:
Standard Falcon engine with rev limit increased to 7000rpm.
Body weight lightened to reflect real cars,
Lowered suspension and more set up parameters.
But it has made quite a difference.
sunalp2
Extract to you main GTL folder.
