Before we had our C bodies...
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Australian mate!
xxcarguy
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Nice
Anything different is cool.
Share a few more pics.
Let’s see the different parts.
Thanks
Anything different is cool.
Share a few more pics.
Let’s see the different parts.
Thanks
The Goose
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That’s the holy grail - the V8 interceptor from mad max !!! Think Torino & 71 mustang had a baby.
Do I wish I had kept it!, here's a similar coupe (mine had black trim) which sold recently:
https://www.australianmusclecarsales.com.au/sold/1972-xa-gt-falcon-coupe-209040
The Goose
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I bought my 71 Torino because of that car. Close as I’ll ever get Lol!!!
Even a rusty 6-cylinder wreck is worth a small fortune these days.
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I still have a couple of hot subcompacts, this all numbers matching N-code and a ‘68 RR that I’ve been restoring(with an emphasis on storing) for 15 years.
xxcarguy
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Looks like a 70-71 Back half with a 68-69 front fenders and hood.
Was there a platform change between 69 and 70?
Cool car!
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xxcarguy
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The copper car on the left looks like a Trans-Am. Is that an original color.I still have a couple of hot subcompacts, this all numbers matching N-code and a ‘68 RR that I’ve been restoring(with an emphasis on storing) for 15 years.
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I’m pretty sure it’s original. This is at a buddies cars and coffee last year, he runs a poncho forum.
The XA Falcon Hardtop was designed in Australia, obviously it resembles the US Fords of the time, while the final product is unique.
xxcarguy
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I don’t think I have seen another that color.I’m pretty sure it’s original. This is at a buddies cars and coffee last year, he runs a poncho forum.
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3175375
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I don't have a picture of my first muscle car, but I do have an old picture of Tigger, circa 1982, and a picture of Tigger as he stands now...
And a 65 New Yorker that I ran in 2 Demolition Derbies back in the early 80's. It was a rust disaster with a 383. I ripped the power train out of it and dropped it into a 65 Polara that I bought for $30.00 and ran it once....
And a 65 New Yorker that I ran in 2 Demolition Derbies back in the early 80's. It was a rust disaster with a 383. I ripped the power train out of it and dropped it into a 65 Polara that I bought for $30.00 and ran it once....
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PH27L7
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Why so outrageously expensive? Apparently it sold in vicinity of $200k Aus = $120k US. It has a 351C which is a fine motor but a 426 hemi it is not. A 1972 Mustang or Torino of comparable condition / drivetrain would sell for about 25% of that if one were lucky.
xxcarguy
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Samplingman
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My first car was a plain Jane ‘70 Challenger convertible, “green on green with a 318”. I loved that car and had a lot of fun with it. No pics when I got it, only after a few mishaps and an attempted conversion to a 4 speed.
Next up was the ‘72 340 Challenger Rally. Another love that I let get away from me.
Then my first restoration project, ‘70 Challenger convertible R/T, 383 with factory air.
It all ended when I traded it in for an ‘84 Ford Mustang GT.
This one ended up upside down in the neighbor’s bushes. I was sworn off of muscle cars and Fords after that, plunged into Chrysler Minivans and Toyota’s for the next 25 years, until the 300 came along.
I did love the Celica, they were nimble little cars, but rusted out faster than a tin can in an acid bath. That red one was deceiving, there were actually no rear wheel wells or frame rails, and the tan one rusted though the trunk and the gas tank!
Next up was the ‘72 340 Challenger Rally. Another love that I let get away from me.
Then my first restoration project, ‘70 Challenger convertible R/T, 383 with factory air.
It all ended when I traded it in for an ‘84 Ford Mustang GT.
This one ended up upside down in the neighbor’s bushes. I was sworn off of muscle cars and Fords after that, plunged into Chrysler Minivans and Toyota’s for the next 25 years, until the 300 came along.
I did love the Celica, they were nimble little cars, but rusted out faster than a tin can in an acid bath. That red one was deceiving, there were actually no rear wheel wells or frame rails, and the tan one rusted though the trunk and the gas tank!
My 300 shares the garage with my '65 Formula S Barracuda.
Not many were made and few remain. Australian muscle cars are tied to motor racing, Bathurst in particular. There is no better example than the Ford XY GTHO Phase3, the most revered of them all. Prices are down at the moment, some of these have fetched a lot more money than this one currently for sale at Aus$495,000:
https://www.australianmusclecarsales.com.au/cars/1971-xy-gtho-falcon-phase3-244096.
This GTHO sold for a cool 1 Million a couple of years ago:
Ford GTHO sells for $1 million - finder.com.au
PH27L7
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Amazing, those look quite like a late 60's US Ford Falcon. The claim that it was the fastest sedan in the world in 1971 might be a bit of a stretch with 351C & 3.5 gears and a non-aero body. Would expect a good running police car with 440 and highway gears could best that as well as a Mercedes 6.3. I imagine it would have been a good handler for the period. No offense but I'd prefer a couple hemi cudas instead
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