What a great sounding EF Falcon. It looks like it’s been very well looked after. You really did get some great reviews while in Melbourne. Looking forward to the rest of them.
I remember back in the day thinking what a slow gas guzzling tank, now when I see one at cars and coffee I'll always go check it out, they look cooler as they get older
Beautiful car. As someone who was a teenager in the 90's and was a big Glenn Seton fan, I will always have a soft spot for the EB to EL series Falcons. I was actually looking at buying an EF XR8 a few months back, but the example I saw was a bit too rough for the money being asked.
I still remember when the EL was new. It was my dream car for a long time. EF was nice in XR form too but its the only Falcon i have never owned from XD onwards along with fgx. Remember finally getting an EL and it was a brilliant time. Rock solid cars back in the day
@@RossReviewsau Just gotta say, mad respect for how you still interact with your community in the comments. Shows that you enjoy what you do and don't take subscribers for granted. Top stuff mate
mate i owned a 97 el base model for 14 years, gearbox and engine ran sweet the entire 300+ klms i had done on her, sad to let it go but i finally upgraded
Oh man, this takes me back, I traded in my 1996 EF XR6 ute and bought the EL XR8 ute, 5 speed manual, brand new as soon as it came out in NZ which was 98. I still remember this car as being the quickest I have ever driven for the kW rating, I think factory the EL was 185 kW, but because it was light it really was great performing and handled phenomenal. The ute was only around 1500kg. Nice to see there are still some getting around. I drive a BF XR6T ZF6 now, love the FORDS. Oh yeah, and the Windsor is a beautiful motor, compact and very refined.
Yeah my grandads lived on his property for like 50 years & he doesn't use any form of internet so he's pretty outdated. He owns a AU falcon wagon & he thinks it absolutely flies. But when you compare that to a teen of this time (me) an au is slow
@@Raven-cf5qd guess it's a generational thing right. Back in the early 80s when we were teens we made everything fly. V6 granada conversions into mk1 cortinas at 16 we got down to a fine art. Our mums called them death traps we just called them frigin fun.
@@craigstevens5735 haha yeah look to be fair these days most cars capable of doing 180kmh+ so top speed really isn't the thrill anymore its the first to third pulls at any intersections that gets the heart pumping. You can have all the speed in the world but if you dont have a torquey diff ratio no one gets excited.
Very nice ride and another great review. I've got supercharged el fairmont and had to replace the hydraulic engine mounts for a wof so bought some tuff mounts online and had them shipped here to nz. I've gotta say, they changed the driving experience totally. You can feel the v8 not just hear it and believe me, it sounds wild. Long live the E series!
All the Tickford Falcon's are a living time machine from time's past. Every new generation version always got the people pumped up around the Ford dealership where I worked at the time... My ED XR8 Sprint is a ride I never plan on parting with, not much on the outside to pick them from the other XR versions but boy, they pack some serious mumbo for what they are. Something that perhaps you could do a review on in the future. Super comfortable in all settings, especially the open highway... 😎
Makes me miss my old EF xr8's ! I had 2 of them at separate times. Had a nice clean heritage green EF xr8 auto with the sharkfin wheels and bodykit was an option 20 ex cop car, and then sold it for a gunmetal grey EF xr8 manual which I lowered and had 18" mags on...was also an option 20 ex cop car. Great cars definitely miss them
@@RossReviewsau yeah to think the top dollar I could get for it only in late 2017 was around 4k...I switched to the FPV's after the EF xr8's but the fpv bf gt is still a great investment though 👍🏻
I also had an auto heritage green EF XR8 option 20 with shark fins. It’s in my profile picture when I won chuck a spud with it in singleton show n shine 2014. It was the only driving event I have ever been in and had everyone in a frenzy trying to beat my time to no avail. Sold it in early 2015 and have been kicking myself ever since for letting go of it.
They sold these for like a year or two in South Africa as the Ford Falcon Fairlane, Falcon Fairmont and Falcoln XR8 (or maybe XR6). All I remember is that they had 4 litre engines.
Wow! We asked and you delivered! What a beast of a car! 😍 it’ll be good to see a Fairmont Ghia of the same year with all the Tickford goodies especially the Tickford 6 👌🏼. Keep the great content coming 🙏
Great Video. I remember back in the day a lot of people were buying XR6's as they were quicker than their XR8 siblings. E series cars are getting rarer and rarer by the day. You just don't see them...
This car is cool. My dad owns a Red 1998 EL Falcon with the Tickford XR8 specifications. He has BA XR8 wheels on it and it just sits under a tent at home Infront of the shed it's almost road ready hopefully we can get it on the road in the future. It's one of the coolest cars we have apart from a VAliant and Xy ute
100% agree. thats what i loved about the old 5 Litre holdens as well . you felt like you were drivnig a race car with that sound and heaps of low down torque. but y ou could give it a boot without getting to dangerious speeds too quickly
It's had a respray I'd say since you can tell the XR8 badges on the side are in a different spot and you can see the old badge lines. but beautiful car, E series XR 2nd best looking Ford made imo
@@randomdude4669 Haha, Habit of being an ex spray painter. Common thing to see if it's had a basic shell respray. It could also mean it's just had new badges put on at some point but this colour was so prone to clear coat peeling I feel very comfortable saying it's had a respray.
Another awesome review👍🏻. That is one super clean EF! These look great with the factory Tickford kit, not to mention extremely rare with a sunroof. Cannot go past the sound of the 302, they may not be impressive in stock 'HO' form, but decent alloy heads, cam, intake and full exhaust upgrades wake these up a fair bit👌🏼
Great review Jonny. That O-1OOKMH was 10+ seconds. You could have held 2nd gear all the way to 1OOkmh as that 2-3 change also killed the time. EF -EL XR6 are nice looking cars.👍👍
My first car was a '94 EF XR6 in Polynesian green & I terrorized the XR8's, SS Commodores and the 185 and 215KW HSV's at the time ('98) as the XR6 was 164KW, the XR8 was 165KW but the HSV's iirc were heavier hence why the XR6 beat them off the mark.
Love this car, it's got so much character. The Windsor sounds fat, better than a Boss and way better than a LS. Poor thing would have been quicker if it wasn't on the fuck off Simmons, it's effectively geared down fairly hard (it needed third to get to 100) - on the standard wheels it would have gotten there in second and probably about a second quicker.
I just found a 94 xr8 in white auto old lady owned it for 17 years and it's only just up the road going to go have a look before it sells it's only 10k Ono so won't be up long
Yeah Man that's a sick old beast,sounds chunky nice note indeed she's also in mint condition & it looked like you were doing bloody 160 kmh around those corners flying lol,that burnout at the end was that you Johnny haha,great work man loved it.
Man I chewed through couple of these bk In the day , now I feel guilty for not looking after them haha I even had 95 Tickford Fairmont all white full body kit , badging was cool and I wrote that off after a car cut me off haha
5:28, the 16" sharkfins were standard fitment for all the EF/EL XR8's. The 15" alloys were standard fitment on XR6's, but you could option the sharkfins if you wanted to.
The sixes had a different set of ratios in the t5 compared to the v8's. I'm 95% sure that the xr6 all had a 3.45 rear end where as the xr8 had a 3.23 up until late 97 when the xr8 got the 185kw spec engine with a 3.45 also
Great video 👍 Is this car owned by a P-Plater? This has been tastefully modified and he shouldn't do stupid things or neglect this thing... Could you please review an SS Commodore from this era?
@@MartinJones123 not wrong on the fuel side of things. Admittedly mine has a cam upgrade along a few other things, but im doing well to see 16/100ks haha
What a clean beast only let down for me is the front end never liked them love the Fairmont Ghia front end but credit to the owner for keeping this old girl tidy also she sounds great
great review and great car. Always liked the E series. You wrecked it for me though, doing that burn-out on public road - thought you had more class than that
@@RossReviewsau not wrong . I had a el EF xr6 back in 2002. But really wanted a xr8. But sadly. Was out of my budget as young fella back then. Still want one now. And I'm 46 now. 😂😂
I had a new 1995 EF series 2 GLI 4.0 six auto wagon company car. I called it the sled. I liked it so much I bought it at end of lease. the wagon was huge and I would go out and have a bed in the back and share it with new fiends.
MAAATE that Falcon is just perfect,this message is for the owner ,please dont do anything else as the way it is now is on point,will be checking out hes detail shop as mine needs a good tub and if he can get it to half as good lookin as this one ill be stoked,hey Ross top job on presentation bud ,fully expect for subs to hit the roof with content like this
The supercharger has a bypass & you will hear or feel a 'clunk' at about 2200RPM so its like a xr6t cruising around with under boost⁉️ Both in the garage but manuals😅‼️
Would like somebody to replace that Windsor V8 with a Shelby Mustang GT350R NA V8 engine with the 6 speed Manual into that. Keep the current tacho but cut the needle to allow it to spin well past the red line at 6.
Dam now you are making me sad,I made the mistake of selling mine same Blue ,it was always fun to drive especially when there were no boys/ girls in blue around ! Mind you I had to upgrade a few things like the headlights weren't much chop and the brakes really required upgrade of calliper s and discs , then she stopped nicely ! That engine and driveline were good for 500k at least ! Nice to see the excellent condition.
I do like the look of mid 90s xr8s and the ss. But how Australian is the end of the video and nice skid next minute a random tractor drives past lol 😆 😂
When you went from EF, EL then AU XR 8 I let out an eww. The E series were so sharp looking in comparison. The AU has grown on me but the direct contrast reminded of how controversial it was.
@@RossReviewsau I still see ELs, and the odd EF and they still look really sharp if they're in good condition. Shows what a job they did with the rework in 94.
I remember looking at potentially buying one the same colour that was in pretty good shape and had reasonable kms (160k kms) not quite 10 years ago just before I was on my P’s but back then Victoria had that stupid blanket rule of no V8’s at all for P-platers so I gave it a miss and bought a ba xr6, I didn’t want to deal with the hassle of dealing with the police and getting in trouble if I was pulled over. Then of course not long after I was off my P’s they went back to the old power to weight ratio rule. But yeah the no V8’s for P-players back then was so stupid, as I also had a 1977 Xc wagon with a 351c that I was also “not allowed” to drive (still used to take it out on weekends), yet my xr6 was a lot quicker but i was allowed that. It just made no sense.
How's things Ross the el xr8 sprint was the best of the xr8's basically the same car as this one with abit of extra performance extras on top the tickford upgrades
I actually really like this car and agree with most, nearly all of what you say. It's just funny though... 5.0L V8 with 17X kW 😂😂😂. That's so bad HAHA. I'm no tree hugger, I have a V8 also but my new Fiesta ST and it's 3 cylinders will have more power and be high 5 sec to 100kmhr once it's tuned and completed it's run it procedure. They reckon 200kW at the hubs
@@MartinJones123 yeah but at least it's an I3 and if you remove the GFP and after market exhaust it's ok. The FGX XR8 doesn't though 😊. Can't wait to hear the Give the Z06 with its NA flat plane crank
Had an auto version not a Tickford got rid of after I found the chassis under the back of it was crushed due to some idiot using a forklift on it but now I'm Rockin a 1 of 166 1998 series 1 AU Fairmont 5ltr wagons B5 sparking burgundy with factory Tickford rims rare as Rockin horse shit but absolutely lovely to drive got stolen last year recently recovered but love it
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What a great sounding EF Falcon. It looks like it’s been very well looked after. You really did get some great reviews while in Melbourne. Looking forward to the rest of them.
Cheers Peter yeh this one was pretty awesome 🤩 loved it
Hows it going Ross I was wondering which car would win in a race between this car and vs clubsport
EL
Oh really the club sport has 185 kw and el xr8 has 170
@@armandoafonso9632 standard ba 6cyl has more power than both. just the era
I remember back in the day thinking what a slow gas guzzling tank, now when I see one at cars and coffee I'll always go check it out, they look cooler as they get older
100% getting cooler as time goes on! such a rare car now
Beautiful car. As someone who was a teenager in the 90's and was a big Glenn Seton fan, I will always have a soft spot for the EB to EL series Falcons. I was actually looking at buying an EF XR8 a few months back, but the example I saw was a bit too rough for the money being asked.
very hard to come by clean examples like this one know.. really really rare cars to see on the road in good shape
I still remember when the EL was new. It was my dream car for a long time. EF was nice in XR form too but its the only Falcon i have never owned from XD onwards along with fgx. Remember finally getting an EL and it was a brilliant time. Rock solid cars back in the day
still an amazing machine! really enjoyed this one
@@RossReviewsau Just gotta say, mad respect for how you still interact with your community in the comments. Shows that you enjoy what you do and don't take subscribers for granted. Top stuff mate
I had one of these in Heritage Green for around 5 years and I miss that car so much. Hearing that Windsor again is music to my ears. Great review!
Amazing machines
Heritage Green EF's are the best! 😍😜
I absolutely love the EF & EL falcons. Had an EL XR6 about 14 years ago. Really want another again. Beautiful cars.
mate i owned a 97 el base model for 14 years, gearbox and engine ran sweet the entire 300+ klms i had done on her, sad to let it go but i finally upgraded
@@paulsmith3416 how good is that! Can't beat a good falcon. 👍
Couldn't agree more! i want one too!
When these came out the looks were wild. they blew the VR/VS SS commodores out of the water for looks
I love the look of em very tough
they still look pretty damn good in 2022
Oh man, this takes me back, I traded in my 1996 EF XR6 ute and bought the EL XR8 ute, 5 speed manual, brand new as soon as it came out in NZ which was 98. I still remember this car as being the quickest I have ever driven for the kW rating, I think factory the EL was 185 kW, but because it was light it really was great performing and handled phenomenal. The ute was only around 1500kg. Nice to see there are still some getting around. I drive a BF XR6T ZF6 now, love the FORDS. Oh yeah, and the Windsor is a beautiful motor, compact and very refined.
glad you enjoyed this episode mate :) definitely a brilliant car
Anything under 10secs (for a non-exotic car) 0-100 was pretty quick back in the early 90’s.
Yeah my grandads lived on his property for like 50 years & he doesn't use any form of internet so he's pretty outdated. He owns a AU falcon wagon & he thinks it absolutely flies. But when you compare that to a teen of this time (me) an au is slow
@@Raven-cf5qd guess it's a generational thing right. Back in the early 80s when we were teens we made everything fly. V6 granada conversions into mk1 cortinas at 16 we got down to a fine art. Our mums called them death traps we just called them frigin fun.
@@craigstevens5735 haha yeah look to be fair these days most cars capable of doing 180kmh+ so top speed really isn't the thrill anymore its the first to third pulls at any intersections that gets the heart pumping. You can have all the speed in the world but if you dont have a torquey diff ratio no one gets excited.
EB XR6 manual was decently quick.
i reckon your on it mate.. the wheels would have hurt this time also :)
There's nothing quite like an E-series 5.0 manual!💙
Rare beasts nowadays
Awesome car & owner, and definitely no beating the sound of the older V8s!
Couldn't agree more!
Very nice ride and another great review. I've got supercharged el fairmont and had to replace the hydraulic engine mounts for a wof so bought some tuff mounts online and had them shipped here to nz. I've gotta say, they changed the driving experience totally. You can feel the v8 not just hear it and believe me, it sounds wild. Long live the E series!
Very nice! would love to see that one day!
If you can find a manual EF XR6 Wagon (only 198 built), I'd be in love. This XR8 is sweet though, love the exhaust note
Let’s hope one day some one hits me up with one 🙏
One for sale around Newcastle atm.
Biggest regret I’ve ever had in my life was selling my heritage green EF XR8 option 20. It was such an awesome car!
Damn! Worst feeling ever eh mate
@@RossReviewsau could not agree more. Kicking myself to this day over it!
I always loved the el/ef with the big body kit.
But of course it's a P plater car. The best rims on these are 18" ajrs
I was amazed also it was a p plater car 🤣
All the Tickford Falcon's are a living time machine from time's past. Every new generation version always got the people pumped up around the Ford dealership where I worked at the time...
My ED XR8 Sprint is a ride I never plan on parting with, not much on the outside to pick them from the other XR versions but boy, they pack some serious mumbo for what they are. Something that perhaps you could do a review on in the future. Super comfortable in all settings, especially the open highway... 😎
mate i would love that one day if your serious! they are such special cars.. really rare to see now.
Makes me miss my old EF xr8's ! I had 2 of them at separate times. Had a nice clean heritage green EF xr8 auto with the sharkfin wheels and bodykit was an option 20 ex cop car, and then sold it for a gunmetal grey EF xr8 manual which I lowered and had 18" mags on...was also an option 20 ex cop car. Great cars definitely miss them
After reviewing this I really want one 🤣 so damn rare now tho🥲
@@RossReviewsau yeah to think the top dollar I could get for it only in late 2017 was around 4k...I switched to the FPV's after the EF xr8's but the fpv bf gt is still a great investment though 👍🏻
I also had an auto heritage green EF XR8 option 20 with shark fins. It’s in my profile picture when I won chuck a spud with it in singleton show n shine 2014. It was the only driving event I have ever been in and had everyone in a frenzy trying to beat my time to no avail. Sold it in early 2015 and have been kicking myself ever since for letting go of it.
They sold these for like a year or two in South Africa as the Ford Falcon Fairlane, Falcon Fairmont and Falcoln XR8 (or maybe XR6). All I remember is that they had 4 litre engines.
Wow! We asked and you delivered! What a beast of a car! 😍 it’ll be good to see a Fairmont Ghia of the same year with all the Tickford goodies especially the Tickford 6 👌🏼. Keep the great content coming 🙏
Cheers James I try n get the cars you guys want to see!
that's the perfect drivers car.
the only thing I'd change in that EF is a 6 speed instead of the 5 speed.
really was a great car.. proper fun to drive even if it aint that quick ;)
Great Video. I remember back in the day a lot of people were buying XR6's as they were quicker than their XR8 siblings. E series cars are getting rarer and rarer by the day. You just don't see them...
They just might have been back then eh! Super rare to see in good nick
This car is cool. My dad owns a Red 1998 EL Falcon with the Tickford XR8 specifications. He has BA XR8 wheels on it and it just sits under a tent at home Infront of the shed it's almost road ready hopefully we can get it on the road in the future. It's one of the coolest cars we have apart from a VAliant and Xy ute
Nothing wrong with the performance. Just means you can stretch out that Windsor longer, legally.
100% agree. thats what i loved about the old 5 Litre holdens as well . you felt like you were drivnig a race car with that sound and heaps of low down torque. but y ou could give it a boot without getting to dangerious speeds too quickly
Amen brother 🤣 was a blast to drive
@@RossReviewsau I bet!! God bless American I mean Canadian Windsor's!!
It's had a respray I'd say since you can tell the XR8 badges on the side are in a different spot and you can see the old badge lines. but beautiful car, E series XR 2nd best looking Ford made imo
I was wondering if anyone else saw that
@@randomdude4669 Haha, Habit of being an ex spray painter. Common thing to see if it's had a basic shell respray. It could also mean it's just had new badges put on at some point but this colour was so prone to clear coat peeling I feel very comfortable saying it's had a respray.
nice spot.. but man its been well looked after.. id kill to have one like that
@@RossReviewsau without a doubt
Fantastic Xr8 ,very nice and a great vid bud:)
cheers mate
I had an EL xr8 it was fantastic. The one in this video needs some 17/18's and it will handle/go so much better.
Yeh the big Simmons are slowing her down
It's a great looking car I have always liked the Ford XR6 and XR8's the Simmons wheels make it look even better classic car.
I totally agree!
@@RossReviewsau thanks Ross for your reply keep your car reviews coming.
Kudos to the owner, that EF is immaculate 👌 gotta love the sound of a Windsor too.
The Windsor is a gem eh.. credit to the owner on this one
My EF company car was excellent. Well made, handled great. Huge improvement on EA, EBs.
Thanks for sharing
Well done Ross, another great video mate. Very nice example you drove there. The owner should be stoked with how nice it is.
cheers mate.. owner was a legend
Mad review!! Love it good job Jonno!!! Great location for it.😉😉
Glad you enjoyed it! was a great spot mate :) yours coming soon
Another awesome review👍🏻. That is one super clean EF! These look great with the factory Tickford kit, not to mention extremely rare with a sunroof. Cannot go past the sound of the 302, they may not be impressive in stock 'HO' form, but decent alloy heads, cam, intake and full exhaust upgrades wake these up a fair bit👌🏼
Cheers man.. it might have been a bit of a slug 🐌 but man who cares when it’s making noises like that.. I couldn’t stop smiling
6 months after this EF Falcon XR8 review I still love the look of this old car even though I'm a Holden Fan
It’s a beautiful csr
Reminds me of the EL falcon we had in our family from almost new!
epic cars
Great review Jono of a very nice car in very good condition for its age, would be a great cruiser!
It really is!
Great review Jonny. That O-1OOKMH was 10+ seconds. You could have held 2nd gear all the way to 1OOkmh as that 2-3 change also killed the time. EF -EL XR6 are nice looking cars.👍👍
possibly but i didnt wana blow her up lol
@@RossReviewsau I understand it’s not your car but trust me you would need a repeat of Hiroshima to blow up an old Windsor
My first car was a '94 EF XR6 in Polynesian green & I terrorized the XR8's, SS Commodores and the 185 and 215KW HSV's at the time ('98) as the XR6 was 164KW, the XR8 was 165KW but the HSV's iirc were heavier hence why the XR6 beat them off the mark.
bloody awesome cars.. :)
Same same had a manual Ef and I humiliated 5.0 commodores and falcons of that era
Jesus this thing sounds awesome. Better than the newer versions.
Great to see the old XR8 filmed
Cheers Peter
...what a beautiful Ford - thanks for the show 🇨🇦
Glad I could show you some Aussie 🇦🇺 Fords
Love this car, it's got so much character. The Windsor sounds fat, better than a Boss and way better than a LS. Poor thing would have been quicker if it wasn't on the fuck off Simmons, it's effectively geared down fairly hard (it needed third to get to 100) - on the standard wheels it would have gotten there in second and probably about a second quicker.
i reckon the wheels did hurt it.. but man what a machine eh! really enjoyed this one
Burn all Simmons I reckon ugliest rims ever made the person who made them has taste for rims in there ass
Again Ross with another great review going back to the 90's. Our modern day Australian Back to the Future.
This was a real gem 💎
I just found a 94 xr8 in white auto old lady owned it for 17 years and it's only just up the road going to go have a look before it sells it's only 10k Ono so won't be up long
Cheap
Loved that, I had a au tickford,best sound v8 ever produced
glad you enjoyed it mate
I remember bumping into the car and the P plated owner at at car wash in Sydenham melton Highway this thing is clean as
Mine is a 94 ef ex police special
That one looks fantastic mine is under construction
And an auto which is a bit unfortunate but I really like it
Still amazingly rare cars so hold onto it
That sound mate...a beauty.
I SEE SOME YEAH BUDS! hell yeah what a car
🤣 yeah buds for the win!🥵
Sounds fuckin amazing the colour is incredible
The old Windsor sounds a treat
Nice car, great video and I love the ending too!
Glad you enjoyed it
Yeah Man that's a sick old beast,sounds chunky nice note indeed she's also in mint condition & it looked like you were doing bloody 160 kmh around those corners flying lol,that burnout at the end was that you Johnny haha,great work man loved it.
haha the owner was a bit of a mad man lol just like me so we got on great ;)
Man I chewed through couple of these bk In the day , now I feel guilty for not looking after them haha I even had 95 Tickford Fairmont all white full body kit , badging was cool and I wrote that off after a car cut me off haha
not many left like this sadly eh.. owners now really gotta take care of them
@@RossReviewsau have to look after them now for sure
5:28, the 16" sharkfins were standard fitment for all the EF/EL XR8's. The 15" alloys were standard fitment on XR6's, but you could option the sharkfins if you wanted to.
cheers for the info
EL was standard, EF was a $2000 option
I'm pretty shure that actually the xr6 off this model was actually faster than the xr8 , the 6 was only down 5 kw but a bit lighter
The XR6 with a 5spd was faster than these and 304 powered commodores.
I can believe that
The sixes had a different set of ratios in the t5 compared to the v8's. I'm 95% sure that the xr6 all had a 3.45 rear end where as the xr8 had a 3.23 up until late 97 when the xr8 got the 185kw spec engine with a 3.45 also
Great video 👍 Is this car owned by a P-Plater? This has been tastefully modified and he shouldn't do stupid things or neglect this thing... Could you please review an SS Commodore from this era?
I'd guess so, it's on historical plates too so it's legal for them to drive.
@@Low760 And the power to weight ratio is probably low also...
@@MartinJones123 power to weight on these is down around 120kw/T
@@SJN302 Which makes it legal for P platers to drive... Though fuel will be pricey...
@@MartinJones123 not wrong on the fuel side of things. Admittedly mine has a cam upgrade along a few other things, but im doing well to see 16/100ks haha
Love e series falcons and a EF gli now got a Fairmont it's a 94 so doesn't handle great but I love it
great cars
Beautiful car, when the owner sends it at the end 🤤🤤🤤 love to see it
great owner haha
What a clean beast only let down for me is the front end never liked them love the Fairmont Ghia front end but credit to the owner for keeping this old girl tidy also she sounds great
The young Kid has done well keeping it tidy
Great review. Has me seriously reconsidering the idea of selling my ef xr8.
Don’t sell it mate will be instant regret 🥲
great review and great car. Always liked the E series. You wrecked it for me though, doing that burn-out on public road - thought you had more class than that
Well it wasn’t me doing the burnout 😅 people in Melbourne seem to absolutely have no issues with it (at least while I was there)
My dream falcon.
Loved them since I saw them new
They are beautiful eh
@@RossReviewsau not wrong .
I had a el EF xr6 back in 2002. But really wanted a xr8. But sadly. Was out of my budget as young fella back then.
Still want one now. And I'm 46 now. 😂😂
I had a new 1995 EF series 2 GLI 4.0 six auto wagon company car. I called it the sled. I liked it so much I bought it at end of lease. the wagon was huge and I would go out and have a bed in the back and share it with new fiends.
I definitely could see the appeal of the E series after this review. Was great to drive
MAAATE that Falcon is just perfect,this message is for the owner ,please dont do anything else as the way it is now is on point,will be checking out hes detail shop as mine needs a good tub and if he can get it to half as good lookin as this one ill be stoked,hey Ross top job on presentation bud ,fully expect for subs to hit the roof with content like this
Thanks you mate.. car was a gem and so was the owner 👌 appreciate the kind words
ford 5L are in the top 10 best sounding v8s. change my mind
This sounded bloody good
Yes 👌👌
Bias tho
EF Fairmont factory 5L with full tickford kit ..
its a wicked machine eh
Very nice car, would be nice to see a vs next in any of the hsv spec
I’d love to review one if I can find something
I’d love to review one if I can find something
I’d love to review one if I can find something
I have an Ef xr6 in cobalt (C9), got 90% of the parts to adapt stock barra parts to replicate what StreetMachine did to an Au XR6
Ohh sounds interesting
The supercharger has a bypass & you will hear or feel a 'clunk' at about 2200RPM so its like a xr6t cruising around with under boost⁉️ Both in the garage but manuals😅‼️
Love the sound of it absolute legend
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Ef-el are one of the nicest falcons they made 👌
I want one eh
Sounds so good. Awesome video
Thanks bro
Drove my client xy gtho phase 3 yesterday , they handle bad but v8 sound like it on steroids why the worth so much
Beautiful car❤️ I have a 1997 xh xr6 in the same colour 😎 Thanks for sharing Ross, enjoy this video very much
Lucky glad you enjoyed it
Can someone explain "yeah bud" Simmons please iv herd it for years must be a story behind it
One of my most favourite falcons that looks good and sounds nice
I really enjoyed it too
Everyone is importing Japanese cars into the US but I really want to import one of these. Or a Commodore.
That’s what im talking about brother 👏🇦🇺
Really nice car, I wouldn't change a thing about it.
Me too 🥵👌
Would like somebody to replace that Windsor V8 with a Shelby Mustang GT350R NA V8 engine with the 6 speed Manual into that. Keep the current tacho but cut the needle to allow it to spin well past the red line at 6.
My first Falcon was an EF XR6. My first true love
Great cars
What a great example 👌 love it
Was bloody clean
Dam now you are making me sad,I made the mistake of selling mine same Blue ,it was always fun to drive especially when there were no boys/ girls in blue around ! Mind you I had to upgrade a few things like the headlights weren't much chop and the brakes really required upgrade of calliper s and discs , then she stopped nicely ! That engine and driveline were good for 500k at least ! Nice to see the excellent condition.
I don't care what anyone says. can't beat that 5ltr windsor sound 😍 I don't like Simmons but agree they look good on the e series!
The noise was on point eh
@@RossReviewsau better than a pair of boobs 🤣
I do like the look of mid 90s xr8s and the ss.
But how Australian is the end of the video and nice skid next minute a random tractor drives past lol 😆 😂
🤣 I was in hysterics.. the tractor 🚜 driver loved it also 🇦🇺👌
@@RossReviewsau haha so glad you left it in and he was cool about it 😎
Ross would u do a review on my hsv clubsport 650hp
Absolutely give us a pm on Insta or fb
Other than 1 pot brakes they were a pleasurable car to drive/own. Now try and find someone with a Tickford NL Fairlane for a drive!
Brakes are how ya going 🤣 but man was such a fun old car
This Falcon was the best body of all falcons in my opinion what I love about them is the front end the quad Circle head lights it looks mean AF.
I do quite like it eh..
@@RossReviewsau yes man the Toughest looking XR8 in my eyes
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When you went from EF, EL then AU XR 8 I let out an eww. The E series were so sharp looking in comparison.
The AU has grown on me but the direct contrast reminded of how controversial it was.
I still love the AU but this was really cool to see loved the E series look
@@RossReviewsau I still see ELs, and the odd EF and they still look really sharp if they're in good condition. Shows what a job they did with the rework in 94.
YES!!!!!!!! E series FALCONS!!!
I loved it
@@RossReviewsau about bloody time mate haha hardly see this around probably one in my town
I remember looking at potentially buying one the same colour that was in pretty good shape and had reasonable kms (160k kms) not quite 10 years ago just before I was on my P’s but back then Victoria had that stupid blanket rule of no V8’s at all for P-platers so I gave it a miss and bought a ba xr6, I didn’t want to deal with the hassle of dealing with the police and getting in trouble if I was pulled over. Then of course not long after I was off my P’s they went back to the old power to weight ratio rule.
But yeah the no V8’s for P-players back then was so stupid, as I also had a 1977 Xc wagon with a 351c that I was also “not allowed” to drive (still used to take it out on weekends), yet my xr6 was a lot quicker but i was allowed that. It just made no sense.
Awesome review as always bro, that beast looks absolutely mint. Dayum 🤘🤘🤘 love it 💯❤
Cheers bro
How's things Ross the el xr8 sprint was the best of the xr8's basically the same car as this one with abit of extra performance extras on top the tickford upgrades
I think your right for early model Fords here this E series was a winner
Great cars, definitely not throttle by wire through 😀
Ba was the first.
my bad then haha
Good launching man I like it
Cheers man!
Cool review !! really love the older ford v8's
Gotta love em eh
Yes yes yes! Now that's a beautiful car! 😍
Legendary
Love a nice v8 note
That Windsor 🥵
Maybe Ross should have let the owner do the 0_100 , the way he was driving it through those corners reckon he's all over it ,
He was flying around them corners 🤣
1:10 your Canadian really came out then🤣
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I actually really like this car and agree with most, nearly all of what you say. It's just funny though... 5.0L V8 with 17X kW 😂😂😂. That's so bad HAHA. I'm no tree hugger, I have a V8 also but my new Fiesta ST and it's 3 cylinders will have more power and be high 5 sec to 100kmhr once it's tuned and completed it's run it procedure. They reckon 200kW at the hubs
Yeah, I get what you mean but you can't beat the sound of an old-school V8... Your Fiesta ST would sound bad in comparison....
@@MartinJones123 yeah but at least it's an I3 and if you remove the GFP and after market exhaust it's ok. The FGX XR8 doesn't though 😊.
Can't wait to hear the Give the Z06 with its NA flat plane crank
@@LawrenceAbramoff Still not the same as a V8...
Had an auto version not a Tickford got rid of after I found the chassis under the back of it was crushed due to some idiot using a forklift on it but now I'm Rockin a 1 of 166 1998 series 1 AU Fairmont 5ltr wagons B5 sparking burgundy with factory Tickford rims rare as Rockin horse shit but absolutely lovely to drive got stolen last year recently recovered but love it
Australia made some beautiful cars eh
Yep they did not anymore