Wheel Love: a 1971 Ford Falcon

Jeanette and Philip Baylis with their family's 1971 Ford Falcon. Photo by Mark Coote

"Originally our beloved Falcon was used as a family vehicle and we took many school holiday trips to stay with relatives in Rotorua. One memorable trip saw us towing our little cabin cruiser so we could explore some of the lakes, but shocking weather kept us off the water for the whole seven days and we ended up using the boat to bring a couch home to Wellington! 

My late husband and I did our longest North Island drive in the Falcon retracing our honeymoon road trip to Cape Rēinga. The car also spent some time in Picton and while there was "borrowed" by an employee to travel round the South Island. We learnt about that when the unpaid bills arrived! 

Today the car has done just over 92,000 miles and is in my son Philip's care. He takes to the road once or twice a year to blow away the cobwebs."

See more of our Wheel Love vehicles: 

• A 1959 Austin A35
• Stanley, a 1951 Series 1 Land Rover
• A useful cargo e-bike