Ford Falcon (Argentina)

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This article is about the argentinian car model. For models produced for other countries, see Ford Falcon (disambiguation).

The Ford Falcon, Argentina model, a fullsize car built by Ford Motor Company that resembled the 1960s North American Falcons, were built until the early 1990s. Green Falcons became infamous due to their use by death squads during the military dictatorship of the 1970s and early 1980s.

The Falcon retained the same body style, with a more substantial facelift taking place in 1981 (utilizing many Cortina/Taunus parts), bringing it into line with other Fords. However, by then, it was apparent that it was a 1960 design wearing a 1980s grille. The station wagon model was officially called the Falcon Rural.

It was the official vehicle of many police forces, especially the Policía Bonaerense.