Ford Knowledge Base / Falcon / 1966
Explore the U.S.-market 1966 Falcon through original factory publications and period photographs. This first reference covers verified V-8 and automatic-transmission offerings, plus conventional station-wagon engines and equipment.
Use the right body-style reference. Passenger-car and conventional station-wagon equipment are distinguished below. Wagon statements do not apply to Club Wagons. Available options do not establish the equipment fitted to a particular photographed car. Match the model, market, production date and surviving factory records. Horsepower follows Ford’s period ratings. Australian XR Falcon and concept cars are outside this entry.
Verified powertrain offerings
- Optional 289-cu.-in. V-8
- The Challenger 289 V-8 was offered with a period rating of 200 hp. This describes the engine offering, not the equipment fitted to a particular photographed car.Sources: Falcon catalog, PDF pp. 6, 7; Ford mailer, PDF p. 10; Wagon catalog, PDF pp. 9, 15.
- Cruise-O-Matic option
- Three-speed Cruise-O-Matic automatic transmission was available.Sources: Falcon catalog, PDF pp. 6, 7; Ford mailer, PDF p. 10; Wagon catalog, PDF pp. 9, 15.
Conventional Falcon and Futura station wagons
- Standard wagon engine
- The Falcon and Futura conventional station wagons had the 200-cu.-in. Fairlane Six, rated at 120 hp, as standard.Sources: Falcon catalog, PDF p. 6; Ford mailer, PDF p. 10; Wagon catalog, PDF pp. 9, 14, 15.
- Optional Magic Doorgate
- Falcon conventional station wagons could be ordered with the Magic Doorgate, which opened down as a tailgate or to the side as a door.Sources: Falcon catalog, PDF p. 6; Ford mailer, PDF pp. 10, 11; Wagon catalog, PDF pp. 2, 9.
- Wagon air-conditioning option
- SelectAire air conditioning was available for the conventional Falcon station-wagon range.Sources: Falcon catalog, PDF p. 6; Ford mailer, PDF p. 10; Wagon catalog, PDF p. 13.
- Wagon power-steering option
- Power steering was an available conventional Falcon station-wagon option.Sources: Falcon catalog, PDF p. 6; Ford mailer, PDF p. 10; Wagon catalog, PDF p. 13.
Explore the factory photographs
Compare sedan, Sports Coupe and wagon details in the period photographs, or choose a print for your collection. The equipment information above describes availability rather than an individual car’s build.
Futura sedanView photograph and print options
Futura Sports CoupeView photograph and print options
Falcon station wagonView photograph and print options
More 1966 Falcon photographs
Original factory brochures
The Falcon sales catalog and separate wagon catalog document different parts of the range. Check the publication date as well as the model year.
Open the 1966 Falcon catalog · Free PDF
Open the 1966 Ford wagon catalog · Free PDF
Original Ford publications; scans hosted by XR793.
Factory sources and verification
Each specification or equipment statement above has been checked against three distinct original Ford publications. References use PDF page numbers. Additional dimensions and body-style details will be added as further evidence is verified.
- 1966 Falcon sales catalog, revised January 1966 · FDC-6603. Original Ford publication; scan hosted by XR793.
- 1966 Ford full-line mailer, Falcon section. Original Ford publication; scan hosted by XR793.
- 1966 Ford wagon catalog. Original Ford publication; scan hosted by XR793.
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Reviewed October 25, 2026. This entry is growing. Exact dimensions, paint/trim combinations and further passenger-car equipment await additional source verification.