I am a American who appreciates Australian muscle cars Ford or Holden ever since I first seen the first Mad Max move with the 1974 Ford Australian Falcon XB GT. This is awesome 4 Door Sports Sedan with a 351-Cleveland and a 4Speed. You wouldn’t get that in the states. 74 was the last year ford offered a 351-Cleveland and a 4Speed transmission wasn’t even a option. The only engine offered after 74 was a variant of the Cleveland called a 351-M (modified) till 78 or 79 end of production.
"Neil, how does it feel to see your baby leaving home?" Gtfo his baby, look at the way he treated it. You'd think atleast a decent car cover ffs. I've had my ESP in my garage under covers for more than 15 years untouched. I've spent time, effort and money putting mine away.
What people like yourself don’t think about is if it had gone to someone else that hadn’t parked it what might have happened. The thing could have been totalled or stolen and stripped, the fact it sat away in a shed like this for all these years is the reason it’s still here and when it was parked it was just a GT which didn’t have as much significance as it does now
I'd sell it back to the original owner for 5 grand. Sometimes it's not about money and it obviously means nothing to the current owner like it does to the original. You could hear the pain in his voice.
Fabulous job everyone, I've been waiting a long time for this video, and at last its free, cant wait to see the restoration process, keep um coming Glen Cheers🍺🍻 KC Cradle Mountain Tasmania Australia 🇦🇺🇦🇺🤝🇦🇺🇦🇺😎👍
I dont understand this owner, he claims its his baby and is faking being emotional.. when he drove the car for 3 months then left it in a shed for 30 years being neglected, and even built around it essentially into a tomb....
We produced this for Shannons back then and just gained permission to feature it on our channel. (thanks Shannons) I wanted our subscribers to have the opportunity to see it.
Swimming pools and muscle cars, I could cry! Australian have best quality of life. I live in Europe and we are being gaslighted by our government telling us how rich we are. But we have none of these special goodies.
There's alot of sooks in the comments, keeping it in the shed for 30 years was the best thing. Back in the day how many of these original Aussie muscle cars got wrapped around a tree, buried under the local tip, stolen & stripped, sent to sims metal or abandoned in a paddock to rust away? People forget these were worth nothing back in the 80s and 90s. they were the equivalent to what a VT or AU is today. And who give's a F about the dust, it washes off.
Hey man, my 317,000 k AUII XR8 220 is rising in value faster than you'd believe, and is an ass hauling, never been off the road survivor. All these last of the line anywhere Windsor's, were hand built at Tickford, and have the builders name on the rocker cover ! But yeah, as recently as 3 or 4 years ago you'd be right, lol !!
Cars aren't that heavy really. They could have put a scaffold into the pool and rolled it over, perhaps the crane was cheaper. It's just a problem to solve champie, not a crime against nature - and a good theft deterrent.
He said he still had access to the neighbors drive way to take the car out even when he had the pool but then they built up around him and blocked it in.
I found an original XW GT in a shed up in the Blue Mountains around 25 years ago. I offered the guy 10 grand. he said I could have it if I could come up with the money that day. Unfortunately it was a Saturday afternoon so no banks open. I called him first thing Monday but unfortunately someone else bet me to it.... So Close
The question 3 years layer should not have been how are they going to get it out of there, The question should have been why didn't he let Pat the first owner of the car buy it back 3 years ago!!! It's obvious he wasn't planning on doing anything with it since it's still sitting there 3 years later and the first owner said he'd like to buy it back, I can't stand people and you wonder why.
Exactly right. People like him piss me off. Had zero intention of doing anything with the car except letting it sit & rot. Then all of a sudden 30 years later he has emotions about. 😂 seriously!!! You could tell the original owner was pissed of about it with his comment. All the current owner saw was $$$$ & attention nothing more.
It beggars belief that 1,000's of AUS Dollars were spent in getting a Car out of a Garage, why didn't they ramp it over the Pool & through the Fence? & for me there was too much bloody talking. Just goes to show there are barmy People with too much Money.
So if the the body is 'HO' spec going by those measurements, gotta wonder if it would be possible to track down the motor that should have gone in to it. The 'supercar scare' was such total BS, nowadays the average 4 cylinder hatchback would leave a HO for dust in the corners and the straights, and a Tesla would be like a spaceship in comparison. Another 10 years, the Falcon's value will still be climbing, the hatchback will be recycled into a new Tesla, and the current Tesla's will seem old hat and need new batteries.
IM A HOLDEN BOY AND I HATE FORDS BUT I LOVE THIS VIDEO AND I LOVE TO SEE AN ALL ORIG CAR SAVED SOMEONE WILL BE HAPPY I FEEL SAD BECAUSE THE 70S AND 80S WERE GOOD TIMES . FREEDOM
I love aussie style when it comes to cars as an American from the southeast. They're just so similar as far as gear heading. They build what we build except for the four-door thing and I love the clevelands best small block ever made! 🍻
The owner was the furtherest thing from an "enthusiast" he prayed on someones bad finacial circumstances and drove a cheap car until the registration ran out and then parked it in a shed where its layed completely neglected, unloved and forgotten about. Its only coming out now because old Neale here can see the dollar signs...nothing more nothing less...what an absolute waste of a beautiful piece of Australian motoring history.
5k in 1986 is about $15,000 in todays money. Storing it in a shed for 35 years is better than it being driven into the ground and then rusting away in a paddock. These cars plus Monaro's and Torana's were the 80s equivalent of what a FG XR8 or VE SS is today, not sought after and not worth huuge dollars.
I thought they would of atleast washed it, when they put it on show. That was a bit disappointing to see, especially after all the work they went to, to get it out of the guy's shed.
To those who commented it’s only a four door and it’s not worth owning,. Sorry that it doesn’t meet your expectations but Ford knew exactly what they were doing ..Build a high preference car a family could use as a daily driver and a two door to corner the rest of the market In actual fact the two doors was slow to move of the show room floor.Finally the four doors sell for a hundred plus
Probably bought by a Boomer for bugger all, on sold it for $350,000, thus leaving us guys that want something to build having to fork out 20k for some other rusted out POS
It's sad to see cars like this shoved away in a shed, My sister had an old 1970's model Holden Statesman and she let it rust away in a shed even after 5 or 6 people offered her good money for it
They trans gendered when A) something remarkable was found to be within. And also B) when you tube became a thing in USA. Its a Yankee thing, you might not understand?
the last owner is just a ID 10 T - mothballed this car without a care in the world hoping that one day he will pocket a huge lump of cash. he couldn't care less about anything and pretty much cashed in on the original buyers life challenges. They the car deserves the credit but not the current / last owner - dont know if this got sold to someone else or not
Why didn’t they stick a new battery on it and a gallon of fresh fuel in the tank ,every chance it would of fired right up with a little carb cleaner and plugs pulled
Would've needed a full service - oil would've been bad, same with tyres and filters. That's before even considering seizure of the engine from sitting for so long.
It is a numbers matching classic worth super car money. Lunching the engine by cranking it over for 30 minutes with a spider nest blocking an oil passage would take hundreds of thousands of dollars off the value.
The XA GT Sedan was equipped with a range of V8 engines, including the 351 cubic inch Cleveland V8, which provided strong performance and a distinctive V8 exhaust note. It was available with both manual and automatic transmissions. In terms of design, the XA GT Sedan featured a bold and aggressive appearance, with a sporty front grille, hood scoops, and unique GT badging. It was offered in a range of vibrant colors and often featured racing stripes and other performance-oriented styling elements. The Ford Falcon XA GT Sedan is highly regarded among automotive enthusiasts and collectors, and it holds a special place in Australian automotive history as a powerful and iconic muscle car. I love seeing those car to be restore again
Love to see a follow up story on the car not restored just cleaned up and running . Just sold my 78 Firebird Trans am sitting for 25 years untouched, im too old to do any work on it, cant take it with you. gone to a transam enthusist and will live on
I think that's the most incredible unveiling of an aging superstar GT Falcon on the internet. Measured against all the hundreds of other vehicles discovered and bought to our eyes and ears. Oz greatness witnessed right here. I am sorry noone water blasted it clean for us to see how well it survived in a dry shed.
Working on people’s homes it’s amazing what you find in sheds and backyard and the stories that they tell . For some people it’s not about the money. they just want to own it .life gets away from them and it just sits there .
For those who didn't keep their toys for long enough to be famous like this owner right here, this is what you miss out on what we saw here for not being famous. Far out, what a shame! If only we kept our old toys, who would have known.
My mechanic has got 1 exactly the same colour👍bought it in early 2000s for less than 20K when he was 24........ Need to go and measure the guards now to see if it's a "Phase 4"
Glenn do you know what has happened with this car up till this day.A follow up on it would be great,cheers.
I bought it for $1000 still sitting in my garage
I am a American who appreciates Australian muscle cars Ford or Holden ever since I first seen the first Mad Max move with the 1974 Ford Australian Falcon XB GT. This is awesome 4 Door Sports Sedan with a 351-Cleveland and a 4Speed. You wouldn’t get that in the states. 74 was the last year ford offered a 351-Cleveland and a 4Speed transmission wasn’t even a option. The only engine offered after 74 was a variant of the Cleveland called a 351-M (modified) till 78 or 79 end of production.
Holden LJ Torana is a 2 door coupe with a powerful 6 or 8 and they're a rocket.
"Neil, how does it feel to see your baby leaving home?" Gtfo his baby, look at the way he treated it. You'd think atleast a decent car cover ffs. I've had my ESP in my garage under covers for more than 15 years untouched. I've spent time, effort and money putting mine away.
What people like yourself don’t think about is if it had gone to someone else that hadn’t parked it what might have happened. The thing could have been totalled or stolen and stripped, the fact it sat away in a shed like this for all these years is the reason it’s still here and when it was parked it was just a GT which didn’t have as much significance as it does now
I'm a Holden man, through & through, but this is epic!
One of the great storys of a legend ..and great to see a ford legend there also Mr Allan Moffat..
We salute you Allan 👍
I'd sell it back to the original owner for 5 grand. Sometimes it's not about money and it obviously means nothing to the current owner like it does to the original. You could hear the pain in his voice.
Lol I bet U wouldn't
@@davos4wdadventures yeah ay
It would cost more than 100K to produce this episode program
I’m sure there was pain in his voice, but that doesn’t mean devalue the car and give it back to him. “Regrets, I’ve had a few”.
It's worth $1.75 Million Dollars, sure you would sell it for 5k lol...
Fabulous job everyone, I've been waiting a long time for this video, and at last its free, cant wait to see the restoration process, keep um coming Glen
Cheers🍺🍻 KC Cradle Mountain Tasmania Australia 🇦🇺🇦🇺🤝🇦🇺🇦🇺😎👍
Why not give us an update of what it looks like now not 5 years ago Jesus
Fucking Oath.
I dont understand this owner, he claims its his baby and is faking being emotional.. when he drove the car for 3 months then left it in a shed for 30 years being neglected, and even built around it essentially into a tomb....
He's an old snake oil salesman for sure. Bloke owed him money and he paid with the car....
Agreed. He didn’t give a fuck about the car until he figured out it was worth something
What's with the hat.
This car was removed in 2018! Don’t post it like it just happened, this is the shit the herald sun does.
Yeah i thought that
We produced this for Shannons back then and just gained permission to feature it on our channel. (thanks Shannons) I wanted our subscribers to have the opportunity to see it.
Been waiting for an update on this beauty for… years…
Glen what came of mothball
Swimming pools and muscle cars, I could cry! Australian have best quality of life. I live in Europe and we are being gaslighted by our government telling us how rich we are. But we have none of these special goodies.
Lol. The ‘barn find’ would have to be the most mythical internet sensation
Actually yes...I think the 'Barn Find'..is only a short time old..even the Dust looks new...
There's alot of sooks in the comments, keeping it in the shed for 30 years was the best thing. Back in the day how many of these original Aussie muscle cars got wrapped around a tree, buried under the local tip, stolen & stripped, sent to sims metal or abandoned in a paddock to rust away? People forget these were worth nothing back in the 80s and 90s. they were the equivalent to what a VT or AU is today.
And who give's a F about the dust, it washes off.
Hey man, my 317,000 k AUII XR8 220 is rising in value faster than you'd believe, and is an ass hauling, never been off the road survivor. All these last of the line anywhere Windsor's, were hand built at Tickford, and have the builders name on the rocker cover ! But yeah, as recently as 3 or 4 years ago you'd be right, lol !!
Like the lady in the Shannons ad says about that Barra XR8, "it's gonna be a classic".
Save the classics
We don't have barns in Australia , we have sheds, garages ....
Barns are for horses 😅😅😅
How smart is someone who puts in a pool before doing something about a car in the garage.
Too much vitamin D? ☀️
Cars aren't that heavy really. They could have put a scaffold into the pool and rolled it over, perhaps the crane was cheaper. It's just a problem to solve champie, not a crime against nature - and a good theft deterrent.
He said he still had access to the neighbors drive way to take the car out even when he had the pool but then they built up around him and blocked it in.
Best security ever
A smart rich dude😅
They made it with too many doors though.
R I P Dave Onslow 🙏❤
Putting Moffat in the crane drivers seat cracked me up🤣👏Awesome to see him there👍
I found an original XW GT in a shed up in the Blue Mountains around 25 years ago. I offered the guy 10 grand. he said I could have it if I could come up with the money that day. Unfortunately it was a Saturday afternoon so no banks open. I called him first thing Monday but unfortunately someone else bet me to it.... So Close
Yep most Aussie car finds are in sheds not barns
Awesome job :) beautiful aussie muscle, good work
The question 3 years layer should not have been how are they going to get it out of there, The question should have been why didn't he let Pat the first owner of the car buy it back 3 years ago!!!
It's obvious he wasn't planning on doing anything with it since it's still sitting there 3 years later and the first owner said he'd like to buy it back, I can't stand people and you wonder why.
Exactly right. People like him piss me off. Had zero intention of doing anything with the car except letting it sit & rot. Then all of a sudden 30 years later he has emotions about. 😂 seriously!!! You could tell the original owner was pissed of about it with his comment. All the current owner saw was $$$$ & attention nothing more.
Jesus wouldn't have hurt to throw a cover on it all those years ago. Everybody wants to see it after a wash and curious how much he it sold for.
its just dust, covers can come apart or tear
RIP to David . Awesome work Just need to know one thing, did it have 4V heads?
351 4v 9 inch top loader
Bloody cowboys with the grinders around the car lol
The whole production was B-grade, it was cringe worthy.
It beggars belief that 1,000's of AUS Dollars were spent in getting a Car out of a Garage, why didn't they ramp it over the Pool & through the Fence? & for me there was too much bloody talking. Just goes to show there are barmy People with too much Money.
I just want to wash and detail it😂
So if the the body is 'HO' spec going by those measurements, gotta wonder if it would be possible to track down the motor that should have gone in to it.
The 'supercar scare' was such total BS, nowadays the average 4 cylinder hatchback would leave a HO for dust in the corners and the straights, and a Tesla would be like a spaceship in comparison.
Another 10 years, the Falcon's value will still be climbing, the hatchback will be recycled into a new Tesla, and the current Tesla's will seem old hat and need new batteries.
I guess it would have been hard to steal where it was.
IM A HOLDEN BOY AND I HATE FORDS BUT I LOVE THIS VIDEO AND I LOVE TO SEE AN ALL ORIG CAR SAVED SOMEONE WILL BE HAPPY I FEEL SAD BECAUSE THE 70S AND 80S WERE GOOD TIMES . FREEDOM
Lay off glass BBQ and while you/re at it, also lay off the caps-lock there champ.
If it's fast I drive and own it 😅😅😅
What a bloody waist the guy needs his head read parking it up and leaving it just because the registration ran out Bloody disgraceful 😢
Prob couldn’t re rego as it was a debt maybe
why do people always play crappy music on a video? and loud. ?
Because this was edited by an old guy who worked 1980’s tv car shows😂
Great lookin car!
That was epic
Shame you did not put a cover over whole car
I love aussie style when it comes to cars as an American from the southeast. They're just so similar as far as gear heading. They build what we build except for the four-door thing and I love the clevelands best small block ever made! 🍻
351 4v top loader 9 inch 🤝👍
@@stevesalkas9128 traction lock diff and 4.30's 😎👍
Wonder where it is now
The owner was the furtherest thing from an "enthusiast" he prayed on someones bad finacial circumstances and drove a cheap car until the registration ran out and then parked it in a shed where its layed completely neglected, unloved and forgotten about.
Its only coming out now because old Neale here can see the dollar signs...nothing more nothing less...what an absolute waste of a beautiful piece of Australian motoring history.
He saved it .
He's exactly the sort of person that car needed, if it had stayed on the road some kid would've bent it round a power pole, then parted it out.
You have a very sad view of the world.
How is it his fault the guy needed money? 5k back then wouldn’t have been a steal.
5k in 1986 is about $15,000 in todays money.
Storing it in a shed for 35 years is better than it being driven into the ground and then rusting away in a paddock. These cars plus Monaro's and Torana's were the 80s equivalent of what a FG XR8 or VE SS is today, not sought after and not worth huuge dollars.
I thought they would of atleast washed it, when they put it on show. That was a bit disappointing to see, especially after all the work they went to, to get it out of the guy's shed.
That's the beauty of it, from raw barn find to later (much later) in time to a fully restored and rare car, look forward to seeing it.
i was hoping you would show us a new update on the car but it was just old news. im disappointed but lifes full of disappointments
Please some body 🙏 tell me this has been fully restored .. and now is driven ..
The back of that car looks almost like a dodge challenger
To those who commented it’s only a four door and it’s not worth owning,. Sorry that it doesn’t meet your expectations but Ford knew exactly what they were doing ..Build a high preference car a family could use as a daily driver and a two door to corner the rest of the market In actual fact the two doors was slow to move of the show room floor.Finally the four doors sell for a hundred plus
L let’s it sit for 30 years and now is all nostalgic 😂😂😂 only cares about the $$$$$$$$
This poor car deserved better
Probably bought by a Boomer for bugger all, on sold it for $350,000, thus leaving us guys that want something to build having to fork out 20k for some other rusted out POS
Good on him
You would do the same if you could though!
It's sad to see cars like this shoved away in a shed, My sister had an old 1970's model Holden Statesman and she let it rust away in a shed even after 5 or 6 people offered her good money for it
disagree - if it wasnt stashed away it woulld have been wrapped around a pole or worse chopped up years prior.
I bet every bloke and boys on the street that day wished it was theirs 😢
When did Australia get barns?
Since Jimmy!🤣🤪👍🏼
They trans gendered when A) something remarkable was found to be within.
And also B) when you tube became a thing in USA.
Its a Yankee thing, you might not understand?
@@jackrichards1863 I understand, it’s just a shame that Australia is becoming so deeply Americanised and this sort of stuff dose nothing to help it.
I wasn't an import guy until mad max back in the day. Then I realized our Aussie brothers and sisters make some badass rides too!!
Oh yes . Far nicer and better overall than the American crap.
Music is deafening.
Glenn whatever happened with the XYGT build up or is this it in the opening photo?
Great rescue!.........Don't know if I'm having de ja vu or something, could have sworn I saw this video during lockdown 2020 🤔
I feel sorry for the bloke in video (the original owner) poor bugger is probably living with a bit of regret.
I would've washed it.
LOL! Nah its supposed to be dirty but yeah id be tempte dbut then you would have to fully restore it
Thats soooooooo F.....g COOL it bought tears to my eyes.
👍👍👍👍
the last owner is just a ID 10 T - mothballed this car without a care in the world hoping that one day he will pocket a huge lump of cash.
he couldn't care less about anything and pretty much cashed in on the original buyers life challenges.
They
the car deserves the credit but not the current / last owner - dont know if this got sold to someone else or not
Why didn’t they stick a new battery on it and a gallon of fresh fuel in the tank ,every chance it would of fired right up with a little carb cleaner and plugs pulled
Would've needed a full service - oil would've been bad, same with tyres and filters. That's before even considering seizure of the engine from sitting for so long.
It is a numbers matching classic worth super car money. Lunching the engine by cranking it over for 30 minutes with a spider nest blocking an oil passage would take hundreds of thousands of dollars off the value.
yeah they could have driven it into the pool then.
I gather your in Australia !! It’s a shed not a barn. Barns are in the US
gawd is this another potato scallop or cake thing , get a effing life.
Good pressure clean would of been nice 👍
Would love to see Sandro from Car Craft Auto Detailing in Melbourne give this a go over. He is one of the best in Australia IMO.
4:03 That's a Bolwell Nagari, a low-volume Australian car of the early 1970s. A real looker.
The XA GT Sedan was equipped with a range of V8 engines, including the 351 cubic inch Cleveland V8, which provided strong performance and a distinctive V8 exhaust note. It was available with both manual and automatic transmissions.
In terms of design, the XA GT Sedan featured a bold and aggressive appearance, with a sporty front grille, hood scoops, and unique GT badging. It was offered in a range of vibrant colors and often featured racing stripes and other performance-oriented styling elements.
The Ford Falcon XA GT Sedan is highly regarded among automotive enthusiasts and collectors, and it holds a special place in Australian automotive history as a powerful and iconic muscle car.
I love seeing those car to be restore again
FORD FALCON GT . BUILT WITH PRIDE , FROM THE OF FORD AUSTRALIA . LONG LIVED THE FORD FALCON .
Love to see a follow up story on the car not restored just cleaned up and running . Just sold my 78 Firebird Trans am sitting for 25 years untouched, im too old to do any work on it, cant take it with you. gone to a transam enthusist and will live on
I dont think AM was too impressed with state of that car.
That was un-believably EPIC, and Mothball I'm sure will spring back to epic life after such an early retirement !!
I'm no expert. Were all readers of what's been written. Is it an RPO83? Never heard about the flared guards. Thanks :)
XA GTHO, red, black interior, manual, RPO83 options, looking forward to more, Glen your a legend.
I think that's the most incredible unveiling of an aging superstar GT Falcon on the internet. Measured against all the hundreds of other vehicles discovered and bought to our eyes and ears. Oz greatness witnessed right here. I am sorry noone water blasted it clean for us to see how well it survived in a dry shed.
Jewel green and black all ways look so good in the xa
Working on people’s homes it’s amazing what you find in sheds and backyard and the stories that they tell . For some people it’s not about the money. they just want to own it .life gets away from them and it just sits there .
Q:what zooms around your kitchen floor at 200kph? A: Alan Moppit
Q: what zooms around the laundry at 200kph?
A: Norm Bleachey.
old clip from years ago, nothing new here nothing to see.
Why am I tearing up??? That was epic!
For those who didn't keep their toys for long enough to be famous like this owner right here, this is what you miss out on what we saw here for not being famous. Far out, what a shame! If only we kept our old toys, who would have known.
Would have been nice to see it's current state.
Cheers for your reply Glenn. Sorry I didn't realise I'd seen it on another channel. All the best. Can't wait for new content in future. 👍🏻
The wife's probably gone n now he's crying about selling a awesome car , poor dude ay 😢
Ide sell it to da highest bidder , remember this world is crazy 🤪 now , full of greed n foolz
Absolutely love the XR GT. My first car was a perfect XT GT tribute
WTF. Isnt this years old?
Yeah, have no idea why it’s back again.
@@billyhong5071 content/views/subs
12:25.
The Moff.
A great gentleman sportsman, and a great Aussie!
he was a cheat the engines he was using were from the states when they were suposed to be made here thats how he was able to win so much.
What a great story, we all wish it was ours. Well I have some old Jeeps in the shed, maybe worth saving one day., cheers.
O carro foi colocado na exposição, do mesmo jeito que resgatado ??
The last of the V8s 👌👌😉😉😉😉👍👍👍
Amazing find
Dragging out the old video's. Still amazing watching this footage again.
that crane lift, the music the whole thing, this was something special.
Chariots off fire 😅😅😅😅
Should sell it back to Pat
Now that's a real car ford power that's how U make a car tough and power house
I don't get it did someone buy this car or just borrow it?
Why would you let it get into that state...unbelievable
It was not in a bad state at all.
It’s sat in a secure & weather proof garage, for 35 years !
No rust etc
Just dirt on it
Interior was immaculate
Ffs wash it😂
G'day Glenn. Awesome looking cars!
My mechanic has got 1 exactly the same colour👍bought it in early 2000s for less than 20K when he was 24........
Need to go and measure the guards now to see if it's a "Phase 4"
What a great video
Truly awesome car
What a beautiful find