European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 4, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Jjjjg4y4lnki Kent Andrews left and Ron Randolph after completing work on the 1964 Ford Falcon rally sprint. Falcon rally sprint american readies classic Ford for old timer racing Story and photos by Randy Barnett motor sports editor Ron Randolph an american who collects and rebuilds cars and enjoys racing his restoration specials has done it again. After completely restoring a Shelby Mustang it 350 and placing it in the new Rosso Bianco museum in Aschaffenbur West Germany he said that was a hell of a Job and i think it s my last one. But then i always say that. I said the same thing when i finished restoring my 1972 porsche 911." again the last one was t the last. Shortly after the Shelby Mustang project was completed Randolph decided that a Ford Falcon rally sprint would be an interesting car to go old timer racing in. That was the next project. Early this year he bought a 1964 Falcon rally sprint in California. He completed work on it last week and he plans to race it aug. 1 2 and 1 3 at the european championship avd old timer grand prix on Germany s curb urging. Races Are also scheduled for aug. 14, and the entire three Day race meeting will feature some 600 entries plus the largest collection of Ferrari cars Ever assembled in Europe some 400 expected. He said he plans to participate in five other old timer races in the Falcon before the close of the 1988 season. Randolph a civil Engineer with the army corps of engineers in Frankfurt also owns a 914 porsche and a 246 it Ferrari plus his Shelby Mustang and Falcon rally sprint. The Falcon rally sprint Model has a special racing and rallying background and that is one of the reasons Randolph bought one of these extremely rare cars. Although a Large car by european standards the rally sprint was entered in the Monte Carlo rally in 1963 and 1964, and it Shook up the world s rally elite by placing second in the 1964 event and missing outright Victory by Only the slightest of margins. The Falcon cars also did Well in other world championship rally rounds during the 63 and 64 seasons highlights being victories in the dutch Tulip rally and the Geneva rally in Switzerland. Books have been written on the Falcon s great performance in the 1964 Monte Carlo rally and it All makes for interesting Reading. Ford decided to enter the Falcon in International rallies to win some publicity for sales in the youth Market until the Mustang was developed Randolph explained. When the Mustang arrived in 1964 and with the incredible Success that followed the Falcon no longer mattered. The Falcon rally sprint is very rare he added and when i Learned about this one i flew to California and went after it. The car was in extremely Good condition so i simply had to have it converted into racing specifications. Full restoration As i did on the Shelby Mustang was t  after purchasing the car Randolph had the engine preparation and some of the racing conversion work done in California. The  arrived in Germany six weeks ago and he and a Friend Kent Andrews completed the Job at the Rhein main a Auto skills Center where Randolph also performed the restoration work on his Shelby Mustang. My brother John is a machinist in Concord calif.," Randolph said and he races boats and builds engines for Power boats and he did this engine. In Normal form the Falcon engine is rated at 285 horsepower but in racing tune it puts out about 400, and that s what John has wrung out of it. The v-8 engine of 4.7 liners 289 cubic inches has one four barrel Carburettor. The car is fast and noisy and it will be a real crowd please. The v-8 engine developed 400 horsepower. The fenders Hood and trunk Are All of fibreglass. I found most of the race parts in California and i bought As much As i could in the states. Actually about half the work was done in California racing shops while Kent and i have done the other half Here. I had the Roll Cage installed in the states. The Falcon has a great similarity to the Mustang Randolph said and the suspension and drive train Are identical. So Many of the parts available for the Mustang can be used for the Falcon. That makes it easier but we still have to modify most of the parts for racing purposes. Even the seat mounts. The tires Are Hoosier racing tires and i think they re probably the Only Hoosier tires in Europe. I bought them in California and had them sent Over. When i was buying the tires i asked How they performed in the rain. The tire technician assuming i was going to use the tires in California thought there was something wrong with me because rain is no big Factor in California racing that s for sure. In fact it had t rained there for about six months. Then i explained i would be racing the car in Germany where it Rains often and the tire technician looked relieved. Now we re finished with everything including the Fine turning and the bringing of the the car into compliance with regulations for historic car racing. I look Forward to driving  race fans who attend the old timer grand prix on the curb urging May Purchase a 10-Mark ticket about $5.40 to visit the paddocks and see the cars and talk to the Drivers. Adult admission is free on Friday aug. 12, except for the 10-Mark paddock ticket admission is 20 Marks $10.75 on saturday aug. 13 and 35 Marks about $19 on sunday aug. 14. A combined ticket for saturday and sunday is 45 Marks about $24while in All cases tickets for children Are half the Cost of tickets for adults. Randolph will compete in the Over-1300cc touring car category and his races Are at 12 10 . On Friday aug. 12, and 1 20 . On saturday aug. 13. The number on his Blue and White 1964 Ford Falcon rally sprint is 607. The total number of entries in the old timer race tops the 600-car Mark and of this total 103 cars Are of pre world War ii Vintage. Because of the huge automobile entry there will be no Vintage motorcycles at this year s event. To reach the curb urging take the Koblenz Trier autobahn and exit at Ulmen curb urging and then follow the signs. The circuit is about 10 Miles from the autobahn exit. 8 stripes Magazine August 4, 1988