From 1960-65, the Ranchero pickup also ... and that’s because it spawned the Mustang. Partway through the 1963 model year, the Falcon got a V-8 engine for the first time as a welcome upgrade ...

Offered only with the two top engines, Mustang GTs got disc brakes ... So, with a loaded and very sound ’65 GT in need of a mechanical restoration, the time was at hand for whatever upgrades ...