Closely related to Mercurys Comet, Fords compact car the Falcon was built from 1960-70 in the US. This is the 1st generation (1960-63) the upmarket Futura was also available with bucket seats and console Half way through 1963 was the first time you could get a V8 in a first generation Falcon, they were called the Sprint and these cars got the Futura bucket seats and were produced in very limited numbers, 10,479 hardtops produced and 4,602 convertibles produced. These first generation Falcon Sprints were the basis for the 1964½ Mustangs released by Ford a year later. Many of the interior, chassis, suspension, and drivetrain components were derived from those used on the 1963½ Ford Falcon Sprint.