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- Here is another Aussie legend - the Ford Falcon XL. The XL saw the introduction of the Futura and the Squire wagon. We had an XL Deluxe wagon and I have a resto project one too. Please Like 👍, Share, Comment and Subscribe . Thanks for watching.
Excellent presentation.
Very informative and easy ti understand. This is critical for non car people to understand
Thank you very much 👍
Dad had a station wagon deluxe, blue with a white top, remember it didn't have a heater !, kept it from 63 till 86, had 45k miles on it when traded for a 4 cylinder TC Cortina, I wanted to buy it, but lack of space meant no room, many happy childhood memories with that car 😄
What a shame you didn’t get it. I was the same with my Dad’s green XL wagon, so I bought a similar project one (check out the ep). 👍
That grill and the headlight bezels facinate this American, looks sharp and the first time this 63 year old laid eyes on it.
Thanks for the treat Mark!
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Thanks John. Glad I brought you something new 👍
John, Australia also Australianised the Ford Fairlanes from 1959 to 1964 from ckd kits from US. Then in 1967, Ford Australia started manufacturing from the ground-up, its very own Fairlanes all the way to 2007.
Great i fo Wizzard. I will eventually cover some of these models too.@@wizzard5442
I like the Australian grill over the American style
My first car in 86 learnt to drive the ol 3 on the tree 170 persuit my first restore painted red with white roof
Yes, I had an XL wagon paddock basher I learned to drive on too. A column shift manual in blue with a white roof.
Mum and Dad bought an XM Deluxe wagon a month before I was born. Still got it and starts first time 😃
Very cool. My favourite early model. 👍
I love these lines by Mark - "used to pull a trailer" - "had the whole family in it" - "went on some fairly rough roads" - Isn't that what the SUV's do today? How mighty were these cars in the 60's? None of us even knew what an SUV was back then - these were the vehicles that did the heavy lifting, way before any SUV concept on a grand scale. I can remember in 1974 at age 9, my good mate (who I still keep in contact with today) at Kareela NSW, his Dad had a white XR Falcon wagon - just like out of Skippy - and with the tailgate down and us kids in back, there was also a mini bike (remember the old 1970's mini bikes? no suspension type frame & a lawn mower 2 stroke?) in the back with us, with it's front wheel resting on the tailgate, and we would drive through Caringbah and out to the Sand Hills @ Kurnell to ride.
To me then? that was the best day out any kid could have had. These family cars were so versatile. My dad had a white XM Falcon wagon as his Sale's rep's car 1964-1967...I would love a white XM wagon now for that reason. Notice the Thunderbird styling that seeped through into these Falcons? The raised section in centre of the hood accentuated by the chrome diecast trim, and the centre console between the seats, again in heavy diecast quality. Excellent feature Mark & great memories. Thanks, Fletch.
Thanks very much Fletch. I plan to do all of the Falcons (the XM will be next and the XK is already on the channel) and may do the Fairlanes and LTDs too. Glad you enjoyed the episode.
Back when cars had style and soul and were built to last.
Yes. The cars definitely had more character then - and they were CARS not SUVs.
The cars definitely had more style and soul but I beg to differ regarding the "built to last bit". A car of that era was ancient, rusted and problematic when it was only 10 years old. Now 10 years old is almost new. Cars have come a long way, engineering-wise -- as they should have! 🙂
@@couttsy222 that's true. A 15 year old car feels a lot newer than one used to.
Here is the next episode on the Ford Falcon. This is the second XL model that followed on from the XK. Please hit the old Like Button 👍. Please Share and Subscribe for more old car videos. Thanks for watching!
Interesting I didn’t realise the roof line was different between the xk and xl . Thanks for another great video
Thanks Gerard. I kind of like them both.
Dad bought a new one in '63. He got 10 faithful years out of it. I wasn't too sad when he traded it in on a 302 XA Fairmont or when he traded that on a 1980 5.8 litre LTD!
@@mickbrenton Sounds like 3 cool cars. 👍
They certainly were beautiful cars. That was the days when Australia was still going really well economically unlike today in 2024 where Australia is a damn mess both socially and financially. Great video and great work here Mark 👌👍
@@joedipietro2559 Thanks very much. I agree with you on all fronts. 👍
Nice info. Thanks Mark.
Thanks Michael. Hopefully a reasonable summary of this model. I didn’t mention the Armstrong 500 history on the race track.
@@markbehr88 Another video😁? Always something you could have added BUT the people who are interested in racing history will look it up. No point in spoon feeding people. The idea is to get people interested and encourage them to carry out their own research.
Yes, very true.@@michaelguerin56
A school mate had exacrly what you’d love Mark, a black Futura with red interior.
He paid $100 for it in 82 or 83.
Had to be hotwired to get it going! He got rid of it when the coil exploded.
I never saw it again after that.
Wow. What a bargain. Bad coil or not! 👍
@@markbehr88 lol, back then it was probably 3 months wages for a kid 🤣
@@jamesmcgowen1769 my sister went out with a young plumber who had a beautiful black Futura XL, red interior and whitewall tyres. Even then (1980’s) it was a cool old classic. He wrote it off not long after. What a waste. Part of the P Plate Annihilation Squad for Old Cars.
@@markbehr88 what a shame! But I hope he got away with it and lived to tell the tale?
A bloke I worked with crashed his GT - HO into a telegraph pole, but that’s a story for another time…
@@jamesmcgowen1769 yes, he survived. The Futura did not 😢
Those ads are gems
Thanks Eric 👍
@@markbehr88 your utubes wouldnt mean a thing to new australians 👽 its sad
@@Eric-kn4yn oh well, they can learn or we can just enjoy them ourselves 👍
@@markbehr88 I'd go 2nd choice .
The sorted out Falcon. Honestly not a fan of the revised front, the XK looked cleaner. Can't believe there were four destinct faces of these early Falcons.
Interesting the Futura played the role of the Fairmont trim level back then. It later slotted between Falcon fleet special and the Fairmont. Maybe the XF Fairmont should have been the Futura.
Yes. Funny how they changed the Futura positioning over the years. We had an XL wagon so I have a soft spot for them. I did an episode on the one like my Dad’s. 👍
Great to learn more! :)
Glad you liked it 👍
Very nice Mark. Thank you. Did Ford ever offer the 260 or 289 CI V8? That was called the "Sprint" stateside.
Thanks Jack. No, we did not get the V8 until the XR model (similar to the US 1966 Falcon). That had the 289 V8. I will cover that model down the track so please subscribe. There were some aftermarket companies putting the V8 in the early Falcon coupes from 1964-66 (260 V8) but sadly we didn’t get the Sprint or optional V8. I wish we did. Appreciate your comments. 👍.
Seems odd to me that they mention the Thunderbird inspired roof when afaik Australia never received the T’Bird?
I’m imagine that Ford Australia would have imported some Thunderbirds for motorshows etc, however, I get what you mean. It wasn’t as if they were running around everywhere.
Tie in with New Compact Fairlanes ?
I think the valiant were much better and stronger , I do have one bf falcon now.
Hi Peter. I think you are probably correct there.