My friend Elliot had his 1965 Ford Falcon restored recently, and he let me take his piece of nostalgia for a spin!

1965 Ford Falcon (Staff Photo)
1965 Ford Falcon (Staff Photo)
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We drove to Rayne to visit one of his family members earlier this week, and I must say that it was really cool to get the stares we were getting!

1965 Ford Falcon (Staff Photo)
1965 Ford Falcon (Staff Photo)
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The car features a 6 cylinder endine (177), and a three-speed manual transmission (three-on-the-tree).  The back seat seems large enough to land a small plane, and the turn signal indicator on the dash board said, simply "Turn Signal", and there is only one: it blinks for both a left and a right turn!

1965 Ford Falcon (Staff Photo)
1965 Ford Falcon (Staff Photo)
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The radio wasn't original, so we were able to listen to KTDY on our drive.

The view from the back seat on Chemin Metairie (Staff photo)
The view from the back seat on Chemin Metairie (Staff photo)
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It's nice to step back in time and enjoy something from when things seemed more simple.

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