What will the world look like after 2016 ?

[brett7777]

Was talking about Falcons to some guys in the US.
Of course as we know, they were made there from 1960 to 1970.
They were interested to know that Australia had continued to make & develop Falcons since then.
These were some of the comments I got from the US guys, & pics:

"I had a Ford Falcon about 15 yrs ago, was my first project vehicle. I see they have improved the look considerably. I used to love going to junk yards to find parts but I think those old cars are all gone now."



"I love those old falcons. I would really like to have about a 63 or 64 model."

"Been working on my daughters 72 Maverick. Sad thing scrap prices are so high they are all getting crushed. Our local wrecking yard won't even sell you the parts if they have them...cost too much to have an employee pull the parts. quicker faster profit just to crush everything."

"Here is our 64' that I restored in my garage last sept.
It now has 14" new white walls and Smoothie wheels."


These guys live in a 'post Falcon world'. For these guys, they still wanted one, one thought that the Australian Falcon had 'improved the look', one had just restored one, & there was some talk about junkyards & scrap. (yes I realize a Maverick is not a Falcon, but the comment was made in relation to the Falcon conversation & is still interesting, regarding the rising prices of scrap metal).

It got me to thinking about what it's like when an iconic model is no longer mass produced, & how the world might look without the Falcon in mass production?

And yes I'm aware that we don't know yet about exactly what will happen in 2016. This thread is based on the possibility that Ford Australia may not be producing a large falcon badged sedan after that time.

What do you think it might be like to live in a post Falcon world?