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- From the XR to the XB series - which is your favourite Ford Falcon GT? Colour, model, transmission, body style? Let me know? And don’t fprget to check put the full Ford Falcon history playlist for more episodes on the mighty Falcon! 👍
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Which is your favourite Falcon GT - from the XR to XB series? Mine is the XA GT hardtop. Wild Violet, white interior, factory sunroof, T Bar auto or manual would be fine. What is your favourite? Hit the old 👍Like👍 button and please Subscribe for more old car videos. Thanks for watching and let me know - which is your favourite GT - colour etc? 👍
Im in heaven 👍
😮Price wise collectable GT phase 3 the first GT always has number 1 aura mystique appearance is subjective so it should be a lively utube.
XA GT hardtop even auto 🤯 XW/ XY GT is when racing tyres where allowed ? normal tyres were failing at bathurst causing avoidable danger so bathurst motto win on sunday buy on monday was fading away
This GT fetish or commodification downside has spawned imitations counterfeit GTs all adds to the mystique
I have your dream car but with 2 extra doors mate.
XW phase one because of the mighty reliability of the 351 Windsor.
Yes, great machine. 👍
My 351 4v GXL...Only cause it was as close as i ever came to owning a GT....Big comfortable and fast beast a true sleeper !...part from that... loved all GTs because of their individuality.
Fair enough. The GXL could be had with the 5.8 GT Power Pack. 👍
Xy they were amazing and so comfortable
@@paulheywood2116 Yes, great model. 👍
For me it's the XA Hardtop. I'm lucky enough to have two of them, both G.T.'s. Bought them in black ( Very Mad Max ) but their factory colours were Summer Gold and Wild Plum. Bought them years ago when no one really wanted the XA's. Couldn't afford to buy one these days 😂
Wow lucky you. 👍👍
I think Xw was great looking and ground breaking. I owned an Xb and loved the cockpit styling. ❤
The XW was a really tough looking car wasn’t it? 👍
XA hardtop number one,just prefer the nose shape and rear tail panel features and will credit the XB for its tougher stance.Coke bottles over the square bodies,but they are all awesome.
I love the tail lights, angled in, on the XA hardtop. 👍
Yes , the angeled taillights on the XA looked much better than on the XB , and the shape of the nose and grille also much nicer . And another good thing with the coupe's is that they accept very wide rubber at the rear.
@@barrycuda3769 Yes, the XA was a gem. 👍
They are all expletive fantastic
😀👍
For me, it's the XA Hardtop. Purple with white interior perhaps, but I'm not fussy. They all looked great as I walked down the production line on my daily visit to the computer-room from the Broadmeadows truck plant. 👍
Man after my own heart with that choice. 👍
XW ...all the way👍
They are cool. Keep an eye out for the ZC Fairlane episode coming too. 👍
Based on looks alone, I’ll say the XR, it does it for me, although I also have a soft spot for the XA in either coupe or sedan form.
Fair enough nit was the first after all. 👍
Personally the XA Hardtop for the win. Cosmic Blue , white interior, auto , sunroof, fast glass, a/c, and a couple of RPO 83 options. Or Onyx Black or Wild Plum. I have the remains of a XA GT hardtop, very very rusty unfortunately. It was originally Wild Plum, White interior, but resprayed a metallic red and interior was swapped out for black. Didn't have the original motor or box and the dash was missing.
Nice choices. I assume the XA you mention is past saving? 🤔👍
Mate, they're never past saving. Someone with good metal skills can repair anything. And these cars are now so collectible they're worth putting the money into and you'll get it back !.
@@paulcanning4702 Yes, if you can do it yourself. 👍
First GT I ever saw was a XR, great car. Then I always wanted an XY but kids put paid to that, My favorite is still the XB in RED.
Nice. 👍
Loved my XT GT but always lusted after the XY GT
But then the XA GT hardtop came out .
We thought, back then !!!
Nothing Could be cooler than it
Yes, the XA hardtop in Wild Violet, white interior and sunroof is my all time favourite. Could have bought one when I first joined FPV. It was at the Nationals and was an RPO83. I think it was $38K at the time. 🫣
Brambles Red XW Phase 2 .Still stand out even today.
Very nice 👍
I love the XA GT but I can't tell if it's just because I love the XA anyway. Man you're totally right about the EL GT, it just completely misses the mark on what a GT should look like, wouldn't be the first time I've needed to have something pointed out to realise.
Ha, thanks for that. 😀👍
I'm biased as I have a Polar White XT It's well balanced car to drive. But the Phase 3 would even be better What it can still do 50 years later as in the Phase 3 Odyssey trip Awesome
White XT GT is a very handsome car. Nice.
Fair call. 👍
@@mahcooharper9577absolutely wish it were mine 👍🇦🇺
Hi Mark, The Falcon XY-GT in bronze or red with black stripes for me from the 1960's and the XB GT in Hard top the cobra in white with blue stripes from the 1970's I do like the look of a classic car, Thanks Take care
Thanks Shaun. 👍
The XA Hardtop. Polar white, black interior, 4 speed top loader. Sports road wheels, one lady school teacher owner. Ah the one that got away because her son thought an 18yr old was yanking his chain. Thanks Jim Shaugnessy, thanks for nothing lol. He sold it for $5k in 1997 😪
I feel your pain 😢
Ouch ,
I've always liked the XW, probably the underdog to the XY, maybe that's why.
Plus it looks excellent in it’s own right. 👍
Hmmmm I’m going XR because of its simplicity, classic good looks and for whatever reason I really like the 289. Second is XB GT Hardtop - the front end design lifted the whole package.
Yes, the XR was quite pure. 👍
Can't decide xr or xb has the nicest rear end just beautiful from the door back
One of each? 😀👍
Without a doubt the 1967 XR GT
The one that started it all 👍
XR - XB GT was all much the muchness with all the same underpinnings.
The AU TE50, TS50 range was the best GT by a country mile!
There is one out of left field. A GT all but in name. 🤔👍
My firm favourite would be the XR , but Iv'e never liked that one colour they came in from the factory , whereas the Mettalic green one that was raced at Bathurst looked great , and as I recall there was a beautiful vintage burgundy one as well. And the XA gt coupe is very nice as well , as is the XW GT . So , no firm pick there , but they're all good . These GTHO's selling for a million or more is insane, and not in a good way, although if I had one to sell , that would be perfectly acceptable.
Yes, there were some nice special build colours in the XR. 👍
XA GT RPO 83 in a sedan.Maybe I'm nuts but I love XA 4 doors.
I prefer the hardtop but the sedan looks excellent too. 👍
I like the 4 door
@@cherylstollery3444 It’s definitely a good looking car. 👍
XT 68
Nice one. 👍
The phase 1 has the best throttle response,the xb gt is the best built gt but my favourite is the xy. To be honest i would have any of the early gt falcons. They are the most exciting cars ive driven and ive driven everything
Fair enough. As you say, there are no bad ones. 👍
Fully optioned XB 4 door in red
Nice looking machine. 👍
XA Falcon GT for me! Whilst I love the XW and XY Falcon GT, I love the XA shape, colours, and style.
Me too. They are all cool though. 👍
Tough question Mark , i have always been an XY GT boy , I did get a ride in my dads mates white and black XY GT t bar auto , no not a HOEY , but still a fantastic cruiser that put a huge smile on my face and raised the hair on the back of my neck , at one stage i got as a young apprentice, i did get to drive moffats phase 3 from the Car park into the workshop WOO HOO which made my day as a young GTHO fan :) , , it was a grumpy bastard , and very much a race car that was quite rough around the edges , it was being prepared for sale and one of the older mechanics got to work on it .
i still have a soft spot for the old XR GTs , i owned a non Gt XR 289 , but i liked all the GT models , but the XB less of a favorite than the others for some reason , i dunno , it seemed a bit less muscle car like to me , although a mate had an XB ex chaser interceptor , it still had a good turn of speed .
Yeah ..... XY GT for me .... classic red and black stripes :) .
A funny story , at another time i was working at a GM dealer and come out at knock off time , and there was this beautiful XY GT , i couldnt resist , i had to check it out , it was a manual , it did have the GTHO on the glovebox , i suspect he may have had a bit work done to it , it had some mods to the sump that where not XY phase 3 , anyway the owner wandered across the road with milk and bread under arm , i complimented him on his gorgeous car , he smiled and hopped in , fired her up and gently backed it out on the road and then lit the tyres up going through the gears going up the road for what seemed like forever for my benefit no doubt :) .
i come into work the next day , and in lunch room and mentioned the GT out front smoking the the tyres , the boss piped up , yes it was good burnout wasnt it :) ,
One of the old car detailers piped up , young bastard :) :) .
AH the old cars , heaps of character , easy to work on , it took skill to drive them .
I hate these new Electric cars , ..... souless , characterless , no skill required to drive them dung boxes .
Sorry i get carried away .
XY it is. Great stories too. A special time. 👍
The XT GT 302 in four speed, no Vinal roof, and Zircron Green Metallic. It was actually a failure in terms of race reliability at 10/10ths, but as a London to Sydney race teams winner, it was great. The XR 289 K code in Australia's engine system was more reliable. The 302 failed in its job to win Bathurst. You can see how I was not only influenced by Sir, um, no, Dr John Wrights Thundering GTs. But his job was done as a 8 year old when I saw a picture of an XT GT being lifted off a boat in Graham Robson's " Encyclopaedia of the Motor Car". One black and white photo sold me an image of Ford's Falcon GT in XT form as a race winning car. Bill Burke Al Turner, Howard Marsden, and Sir Brian Inglis AC. Mostly those guys, continued on the GT as an integral part of Ford until the gas crunch and the de-contenting of the 351 for XA and XB let people know they were being cheated. A GXL 5.8 , ESP 351 or RPO 36 Falcon XE is more of a GT to me than the defanged XA or XB. Those cars list a lot of the edge Al Turner's Phase I, 1.5, II and III's produced. The stillborn Calypso Green Phase IV wasn't ever a proper production car, the H code 351 engine was such a special car, it would have done what the XT GT did to the XR GT..it would have been. A step on in refinement. The XW and XY Phase Falcons were going into a Four door Valiant Pacer phase. The XA Phase III was moving back to a more subtle form.
Yes, I like the XTs too. 👍
XR 1967 GT highland green from the states
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I would be honest and say I’d be happy with anyone of them
That’s fair. 👍
There all nice
Yep. 👍
For style it’s the XB hardtop, but still love the XY. What the hell, I love all of them
Fair enough. 😀👍
XA was the best it was an improved XY Came with different body styles and won more Bathurst's.
Fair call. 👍
i owned a xt gt in the late 70 's early 80's and a xa gt before that ,the xt handled beautifully and could be easily driven flat out , the xa was a lot more powerful and a lot less forgiving . For me its the xt gt
You’ve had some nice cars there. 👍
XR GT for the win
The first that started it all. 👍
@@markbehr88 uncharted waters for Ford Australia a special car with a singular purpose that was the catalyst for the fierce rivalry that became Ford versus Holden
@@darrenpalmer6073 I think that is what the XR GT was all about. 👍
An XY GTHO, Electric Blue. But I have a soft spot for the XA GT 4speed sedan in Lime Glaze, although an XB GT coupe, 4speed, Apollo Blue, would be very nice, or maybe, ......... Oh bugger, it's too hard to choose just one!
I know. Hard decisions. Apollo Blue in the XB is a great combo. 👍
G'day Mark. If I lived in Straya, I would've gone for the XT Falcon GT, the XW, the XY, and possibly the XA-XB Falcon GT. 🙂
The XT is my brother’s favourite too. 👍
@@markbehr88 It's weird, but Fords have always been my favourite cars. I don't know why. My grandparents preferred GM cars, particularly Chevys and Buicks. They always referred to Fords as *"F.O.R.D = Fix Or Replace Daily"* cars. I've always thought that was bullshit. Every car needs maintenance in order to keep running.
@@jasoncarpp7742 I like lots of different makes but I do like my Ford, Lincolns and Mercurys for sure. Funny how sometimes a family member just likes what they like, regardless of what the other family preferences are? Like Footy clubs I guess? 👍
@@markbehr88 I reckon so. I also like Mopars (Chryslers, Dodge, Plymouth) I've always been a car enthusiast.
@@jasoncarpp7742 Definitely. 👍
XY GTHO and XB
Both nice choices. Hardtop or sedan XB? 🤔👍
XA GT
Another win for the XA. 👍
@@markbehr88XB GT first with 4 wheel disc brakes its nice to arrive in style and safety 17 % to 30% shorter stopping distance depending on speed but a substantial increase in safety
XA GT RPO83 4 door sedan in metallic lime/avocado green, black interior with black decals & stripes (don't know the ford color name but one was discrete and classy) the ONLY Falcon I like pre 1988 EA's. The XA had fine, sharp styling coupled with smooth curves. Plus other nice details the bonnet pressing was stylish, the gills in the front mudguards all of it looked good and had little extra features, the XB was almost change for change's sake and gone were some of the little extra features I always thought that the XB front looked like someone had used the components from 2 different models as the grills just did not look correct with the vast bonnet overhang & always felt that the XC was just plain bland, thank the Ford "god" that they never bothered with a XC GT. When the XD was released what a bloody improvement, back to the class of the XA again.
The XA is a top looking car. 👍
Gotta be XW or XY for me. Yes, I understand they will both try to kill me every slightly damp day...
I'll take a metallic of classic Ford orange/gold & my wrap guy will put on black go fast stripes. =)
Nice choice 👍
That’s a tricky question!
Yes. I almost thought of asking colour by model as there as so many choices. But just your top pick? 👍
For Me XW Clevo. And XB four Door.
Both tough and cool choices. 👍
I always wanted (and eventually had) an XB GT hardtop in yellow, and would so love to have it still. Manual with air, was the spec I would go for.
I know it wasnt the "best" mechanically, but was always the best looking in my eyes.
Aside from that, I would love an XW.
Of the
Nice. Like the cool brochure image of it driving through the water causeway. 👍
Mark sorry for the long post your knowledge of cars is magnificent thanks for sharing, mate.
XY GTHO the horsepower for its era and potential to increase horsepower the Cleveland what an engine still sought after today.
Then the last ford falcon built the FG 351 FPV GT is that right Mark last Ford v8 here in Australia
had a BF XR 8 the aggressive bonnet hump also I always loved the body shape on the XR XT falcons the way the doors closed solid the GT dash chrome bumpers beautiful cars too i had a few XT XW mockups
No potential to incease braking.
Thanks very much. XY GTHO. It is the king afterall. The FG GT-F was the last GT but the FG-X Sprints were the last of the line - just not GTs. I always thought they should have done an FG-X GT too. 👍
Did alan moffat say in the phase 3 at end of conrod straight you need a change of underpants alluding to poor braking. ? ... any takers
@@Eric-kn4yn I don’t remember that. More welts on his back from sliding around in the seat. 🤔👍
@@markbehr88standard seats meger support no head restraints unyielding vinyl yes they were hard men in hard cars
Had an fpv with the coyote. Absolute weapon, wish i still did. The fg having some dna in supercars sure helped. But I've always had a soft spot for XR
Yes, the XR GT used to be quite affordable once upon a time. 👍
My Favorite has always been the XY GTHO Phase 3 in candy apple red, though I love all those models my first car was an Maroon XR 6 Cyl, 2nd car a Diamond White XW Futura 302 Windsor which I turned into a GT Copy of sorts as I fitted an XY front spoiler & rear wing plus the GT shaker it looked nice enough for me to use it as a wedding car for 3 weddings, I also had an XT Fairmont British racing Green 4 speed manual with a 302 Windsor with the GT grill, dash and chrome hubcaps also had another XT Candy apple red with a Windsor 302 4 speed manual, a Black XA 351 2 door hardtop, ZC 351 Diamond White Fairlane, Red XC GXL Fairmont 302 Station Wagon, Red XA 4 door 302, Blue XE 351 Wagon, White EB XR8 Sprint & still have my AU XR 8 series 2, I guess I must be a Ford nut though I did own 1 holden that I did not know how rare it was till I sold it a genuine Black SS Hatch Back Torana with a factory fitted L34 Blueprint engine, Sailsbury limited slip diff and the race heavy duty 4 speed gearbox I found out later it was one of 34 built for racing but was never raced and went back to the dealers to sell it was then fitted with a twin port sunroof and aircon and sold this was basically a one off car.
You’ve had some great cars. 👍
@@markbehr88 Also had some other different cars an original Mk 1 64 Cortina 4 door GT 4 speed, Fiat 128 sports coup 5 speed, Toyota Corona Mk2 6 cyl 5 Speed man look a bit like a celica, still also have a G6E Black, BF3 straight gas wagon for carting my RC model planes and a 79 F100 351 V8
@@mickgunn4979 very cool. 👍
Or maybe a Christou spec blue HO with a factory sunroof.
Real Men Smoke Eagers 👍
The factory roofs were great on those cars. All part of the freedom look of a muscle car. 👍
G'day Mark,
Hands down XA GT Hardtop
Sunroof
P/S & D/S racing mirrors
4 speed
Burnt Orange with Black outs
15 inch rims LTD rims colour match to the colour of the XA with dog dish hubcaps.
White Interior
LSD with 3:23.1 ratio
Cheers
Louis Kats 👍
Nice Louis. It’s free to dream right? 😀👍
@@markbehr88 👍👍👍
XA would have be my favorite first full Aussie design, but XR loved the gold first Aussie muscle car loved them all really.
A bit of love out there for the XA. 👍
I love every single one of them but if I had to choose just one then I would have to say the xy gtho phase 3.the ford motor company of Australia put every thing they had into this amazing vehicle simply because they were facing a great deal of competition from rival manufacture's such as those awful GM people.mine would be a wild violet, white trim example.in saying that,I love the xw's and have a big soft spot for the xb gt falcon.
It’s hard to choose isn’t it. 👍
Tough call this..... I can't answer. Wish I could afford just one of them : (
Dreams are free. 👍
Dreams are free. 👍
Gee i like XY four door but also like XA hardtop but it would have to be Phase 3 in red or blue with 351, super roo n stripes. I remember been in ute version of XY with 351, most fastest, well handled ute for its day. Although of all Ford cars excluding ute versions n before XE i always wanted Phase 4, then XE, EL GT, BF GT.
Nice one. 👍
I think a red XA GT Coupe
Nice. Red Pepper. 👍
I cant choose between XRGT and XWGT PH1, my 2 favourites.
If i had to say it would be the XRGT because if it was a flop, that would have also been the last GT !
Very true. 🤔👍
Sorry I forgot to say which colour I liked. I had reef green Xw but love the Silver fox with the orange strip Xw. 🚗
Both great combos. 👍
XY GT Shaker, not phase 3 HO.
Running on empty spec - Vermillion fire, black bonnet stripes, gold side stripes, boot spoiler and chrome 12 slotters.
Nice one. 👍
None are my favourite as I love them all. However XY GTHO in Wild Violet would be nice or maybe a rare XA RPO83 Hardtop.....
I get it. Both nice choices. 👍
For me any Falcon performance variant, Australia always punched way above its weight right until the end, preferably in a purple shade 😂
Good point Phil. I like your colour choice too. 👍
BA everyday. But seriously GT-HO phase 3 in vermilion fire. Dad had one but sold it to buy a farm. 😒
Fair enough. The farm and the XY GTHO might be worth similar money these days? 😀👍
Xw and XA
Fair call. 👍
While my favourite is the XA Hardtop, l think the best and most iconic is the XY and particularly the Phase 3 GTHO. It is considered the best muscle car ever and there are lots of reasons why.
Yes, that is fair enough. I like the XA best as mentioned but the XY GTHO is the most iconic. There would be few arguments against that. 👍
This is a hard one. I love all 6 of them. But I do have a dream car and it's not one of the 6. My dream car is the XC Cobra. Because I can't pick my draem car, I'll pick the next best thing. The XB GT Hard Top. With the AX GT Sedan coming in 2nd place. I love the body line, the others are a bit box like.
I remember ( vaguely ) the Cobra`s , they where all numbered , as a young bloke i got to work on No. 181 for a warranty job , Cobras where pretty rare in the workshop thats why i remember it , it had a noisy 9 inch diff which was a straight replacement noisy one out , new one in .
I often wonder if that one is still up and running.
Fair call. 👍
@@mikldude9376 I’d say so. 👍
@@mikldude9376 I just missed out on getting 170 a month ago, it sold before I got the money on hand.
The Snake that got away! 😀👍
Xb i had a xb gs fairmont metalic blue an black sedan
Nice one 👍.
XW in green
Reef Green? Nice choice. 👍
I would have to say, the CLEVELAND xy or xa GT
Hard choice. 👍
Mark.... come on the EL.....
Really 🫣
@@markbehr88 only because I had one ha ha ha
@@lukestocks4370 That’s the best reason. 👍
XT GT love the shape Brambles Red or Polar White
Very nice. Especially in Brambles red. 👍
I doubt most people here would truly know, given we've never ridden in, or driven one. All these vehicles were my parents generation cars.
I'd take a rough guess and say they peaked at XY.......based on the amount of media attention they still generate. From then, on, they got heavier, and began being fitted out with pollution equipment.
If ever someone offers you a ride or a drive in one these oldies mate , snap it up mate and see what you are missing , no bullshit gimmicky stuff , just good old cruiser technology , far more entertaining than the crappy whitegoods we get today .
I was lucky enough to ride around the Bathurst race track in a blue XY GTHO when we made the Mother of Performance FPV GT ad. 👍
@@markbehr88record lap and fastest speed on conrod straight
@@mikldude9376
I have ridden in Ford Falcon V8's that weren't GT's. They certainly went well when modified a little. If I knew of anyone now who owned one, I'd try to snap up a ride in one.......but most people in my circle have kind of moved on now, you know, Toyota's, SUV's, etc. ☹️
@@markbehr88
Yes that would have been an experience! How's your hearing?! 😉
XY GTHO phase 3
It has sheer presence
Muscular Menacing Mean and a Demonic Engine that shakes the ground
Yes, fair enough. It is probably one of the meanest and most valuable too. 👍
@@markbehr88record auction price is ?
@@markbehr88phase 3 earnt its reputation at bathurst thats when money started making its mark in dealer teams and allan moffat although allans canadian ? accent was never quiet another brocky
@@Eric-kn4yn I am not sure. Probably around $1M?
@@markbehr88owch phase 3 easy winner ?.?
Xy phase 111
A popular choice. 👍
Best classic GT has to be the XY, best looking is the XA coupe and I've only driven the XB GT sedan but always like the XT. As if that's not confusing enough, I always fancied a John Goss Special, which isn't even a GT but they look great.
Hard to choose isn’t it! 👍😀
@@markbehr88 Too right.
Can't go past the Hardtops for me, Mark. Know there was the Cobra, but no XC GT was a travesty.
Fair enough. The Hardtops would have to be the most stylistic GTs I reckon.
@@markbehr88 XB first GT with 4 wheel disc brakes very nice if your in a hurry and want to arrive safely
Yes that’s right.
@@markbehr88 As a five-year-old in '77 will never get the Bathurst 1-2 image of Moff and Bondy out of my brain! Don't know if the viewership or yourself Mark could answer, could Ford have homologated roller valvetrain with the 30 Bathurst-spec Cobra's to keep them competitive? Did Holden with the A9X have the roller valvetrain?
@@coalfacechris1336 My favourite Bathurst. I am not sure re the roller? 🤔👍
XA phase 4 there is 1 somewhere
Yes, I thought someone might say that model. 👍
@@markbehr88 🥇
There's a couple left. Rarest and now most expensive car this country has ever produced.
@@paulcanning4702 Yes, that would be the gold standard. Along with Bill Bourke’s 428 XW. 👍
XA GT for me, and most successful GT at Bathurst with 2 wins.
Yes. Hardtop? Any particular colour? 🤔👍
@@markbehr88 yellow fire, lime glaze or wild violet.
Lime Glaze. Another great colour. Per my comments in the BF episode. 👍
@@markbehr88XA 4 wheel disc brakes .?
@Eric-kn4yn Homologated thanks to the Landau.
I have a soft spot for the XT .. should have won Bathurst But Teams prize the London to Sydney Marathon AND the Surfers Paradise 12 start to Finish..never a fan of the Hardtop ..but my Favourite is the 4dr XA GT Best looking Oz car EVER
The XT still doesn’t seem the get the love like the others? It is my brother’s favourite. XA GT sedan. Yes, good looking car. 👍
GT or are you allowing GT-HO into the mix?
If just GT only then for me its the XB Falcon GT either hardtop or 4 door, that said if "HO" is allowed then obviously the XY GT-HO Phase III or the rarest of them all the XA GT-HO Phase IV.
That said I am more a XE Fairmont Ghia ESP fan (and owner of a 1983 302ci version).
Both. 👍
@@markbehr88 - okay.
Some friends continue to own there GT's.
XW Falcon GT 302ci with 4-speed top loader & XY Falcon GT 351ci with 4-speed top loader 9"inch diff, way way way back I knew someone who had a 1968 XT Falcon GT 302ci (in the mid 80's that offered for me to buy it and I said no)
Closest I got (lol) was my parents 1975 XB Fairmont sedan that had 4.1L 2V (re: two barrel carby) with 4-speed on the floor manual and 4 wheel disc brakes NO POWER STEERING (memories), did many highway km's, steering was accurate at speed thanks to the larger wheels and tyre upgrade that I did to it also pretty decent on fuel (when using SUPER leaded) and had the long range fuel tank.
@@351tgv XT 302 GT rather than XW (which was 351)? 🤔👍
@@markbehr88 -
I know you are not including "E" series, but there is one GT which would be a nice one to own (if it were possible) and that is the EA 351-GT which started the return to the Falcon and V8 power.
All XT GT's are 302ci Windsor v8, the XW GT (not HO Phase I (Windsor) II (Cleveland) are also Windsor V8 in ether 302ci or 351ci displacement.
The XY GT switched full time to the (then imported) Cleveland V8 (again 302ci or 351ci), it was not until the XA that Geelong started making the 302ci and 351 Cleveland V8 in both 2V and 4V versions which lasted until well into 1983.
In fact Americans are now scavenging Australia for those Geelong made Cleveland V8 (should be Y & D block) engines as ours are better than the equiv USA versions, from memory the US made Cleveland was only around for a short time (like 69 to 71) and was replaced by the "BOSS" which is Windsor bottom end Cleveland heads.
Also Geelong was the only Ford production facility to make the "302c" (4.9L Cleveland) V8 engine.
@@351tgv Yes, if you watch my Falcon history episodes on XT, XW and XY, I cover that off. There were XW 1.5 GT’s also that had the Clevelands. 👍
XR in factory bronze
Good choice. 👍
A matter of opinion really
Yes, keen to hear yours? 🤔👍
For looks and appeal XB the coupe of course. Fat , thick and that roofline
Nice choice. 👍
@@markbehr88 my father was an avid Holden fan , I tolled him I liked the XB GT and he called me a homosexual in strong words😅........
Geez! What do I say! 🫣
@@markbehr88 nothing it was a different time😅👍
@@EdmundSampson-pd7vi Yes, it certainly was. 😀👍
If the stupid Beaurocrats hadn't killed the XA GTHO program, then I would undoubtedly say that the XA GTHO would've been the best ever and would've won Bathurst.
The XA GT was a far more superior car to the XY GT in many ways, so on paper it was already a winner.
What a shame we never got to see it race.
My personal favourite is an XB GT Hardtop. They just look soo tough.
Yes, a great shame. XB coupe looks tough. 👍
XR shame they make it as a coupe!!
Shame they didn't make it as a coupe!!
In America they made something close. 👍
Early matlock police TV series late 1960s . aussie police drama XR GT is chased by VH police sedan siren wailing speedo reads 100+ mph but spins out on bend GT roars into the distance
Saw that episode. I thought it was an XR GT but could be wrong? 🤔👍
@@markbehr88 u could be right but it was a good clip maybe not bullit but i was thrilled VH 245 would have been flat out
Yes, it was a great segment. 👍
XA GT
Sedan or Hardtop?
@markbehr88 sedan for me, more practical and easier to see out of
Fair enough. 👍👍
@@markbehr88 were coupe bodies not as rigid they flexed more than four door bodies not desirable for precise tracking especially racing