FORD PHASE IV AUCTION RESULTS AUSTRALIA
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- PHASE IV AUCTION RESULTS | GTHO PHASE IV AUCTION RESULTS | Australias most expensive car | GTHO FALCON | 1972 Ford Falcon XA GTHO Phase IV | GTHO PHASE 4 AUCTION | Most expensive car in Australia
FORD PHASE IV AUCTION RESULTS AUSTRALIA - Australia's most expensive car auctioned By Lloyds Auctions. Auctioned LIVE, Lloyds Gold Coast Auctioned the only unrestored one of only three genuine Phase IV Ford Falcon XA GTHO Falcons believed to be in existence. Bidding on this car started at $1.56 million ahead of this weekend’s auction - already well above the $1,030,000 paid for a GTHO Phase III in June. Lloyds Auctions Chief Marketing Officer Brett Mudie, whose company sold a Phase III once owned by fast bowler Jeff Thomson earlier this year for more than $1 million, said this is the first Phase IV to go under the hammer. Australia's most expensive car GTHO PHASE 4 AUCTION RESULTS Live from Lloyds auctions. The most expensive Ford Falcon in Australia
On Sunday, 25 June 1972, the front page of the Sun-Herald article titled “160MPH ‘Super Cars’ Soon” set off a chain of responses from the Minister for Transport, Milton Morris, who called for the ban of these supercars just three days after the news article. After what would later become known as the "Supercar Scare", Ford announced the cancellation of their Phase IV program on the following 2nd July. Just one production car had been sent down the line, and three XA GT sedans were in various stages of construction to Phase IV specs at Ford Special Vehicles, Ford's internal race division.
When the Ford GTHO Phase IV was built in 1972, as part of Ford’s plan for supremacy on Mt Panorama the year after Allan Moffat won the ’71 race with a XY GTHO Phase III. Ford dominated the race with eight of the top 10 places. But the fight with Holden and Chrysler went pear-shaped when the Phase IV appeared on the front page of a Sunday paper under the headline “160mph ‘Super Cars’ Soon - Minister ‘horrified'” and the then NSW transport minister reportedly called them “bullets on wheels”.
It was an era when there were no speed limits on some rural roads and the maximum speed was 70mph (113km/h) across Australia.
The story became known as the “supercar scare” and by the end of the week, Ford had abandoned plans for the Phase VI. Just one road car and three Phase VI prototype race cars, designed for Moffat and co-driver Fred Gibson, were built.
The Ford Phase VI Falcon
Brock won the ’72 Bathurst race in a Holden and within 12 months, Chrysler would depart the Bathurst race. Moffat boycotted the journalist, Evan Green, for years.
V8s eventually became a race staple in 1974, but just three of the XA GTHOs are believed to survive.
The GT model was introduced as a performance variant of the Australian Ford Falcon XR series in 1967. The GTHO Phase III (the HO stood for handling option) was built for homologation - one of a limited number of specially built road cars modified for use on a racetrack. The late Howard Marsden, Ford Australia’s racing manager in the early 1970s, said those initials (HO) meant that the motor was ‘virtually hand-built’.
The homologation specials reached their peak with the Ford Falcon GTHO Phase III in 1971, a car which Allan Moffat used to defeat all opposition in the 1971 Bathurst enduro and was crowned the fastest four-door production sedan in the world. Ford further developed the HO series with the XA Falcon, and were ready to produce the Phase IV to homologate the car for Group E Series Production Touring Cars racing, including the 1972 Hardie-Ferodo 500
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I wish this car went into production. The XA Falcon is one of my all time favourite Fords. Also great to see two Aussie racing legends in this video. Thanks you for sharing Steve. 👍👍👍
My mate Jack had an XA GT
So sad to see Alan Moffat in a nursing home now with dementia and it was only 4 years ago he was there to witness the auctioning of our country's most finest and most valuable muscle car. He probably doesn't even remember that now.
IS HE?? Shit, I didn't know that. He was never my favourite (I liked Brocky) but always had respect for the position...Dementia is a bastard of a thing!😥
@@SteveMack Sadly yes. I did notice that during the auction when he was spoken too, he seemed a little slow and thought perhaps that was when it first began to fester. I don't think he's long for this world.
Here's the report:
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VERY sad to see. It's a horrible affliction.😥
My old man brought the xa station wagon back then in Wellington NZ had the 302 the front end still has the best look
Very nice!!👍🙂
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And its a 4 door, love the XA's
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Definitely a must watch for all people that love Aussie muscle cars.
It WAS on one of my other channels, with many thousands of views, but I moved all (99.9% anyway) videos as you know to this channel, so lost them.
I wonder what happened and who has the BILL BOURKES XW big block ....black with a shaker .... 1 of 1 only built for him ..... curious to know it’s value today and if it’s still in Sydney nsw
@Brandon lee Doesn't worry me mate- I'm just a bit confused by your poor grammar, as to what exactly your point is...
@@mrgozz2780 That car would surely pass $1.5 million!!
My Favorite Ford Falcon XA Gtho Ever
I agree!👌👍
@@SteveMack Yes Sir
A great professional Auction....well done...
Price was ANTICIPATED to be much more, but...👍
Had an XA GT with the factory phase 4 goodies got a few speeding fines I must say .Sold it for peanuts for a house deposit . Miss it 😢B Chisholm
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This was thrilling to watch...and I'm not even into cars! lol nice job. xo
I'd put it on my HOW TO HACKS channel, where it has 6900 views, so thought I'd share it here also (too late, but...)
Be nice to have that in the collection its a very Special car its the King of Aussie GT Mussle. Congratulations whoever owns it now.
It sure would!👍
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@@SteveMack Yep
Wow!
Yes - A very far cry from the original purchase price of around $10,000 😬👍😜
I had the chance to buy the green phase 4 from Lahood motors in Strathfield back in the 80 s ..... but it was a lot of money at the time for a car falcon .... not knowing it was a phase 4 .....it was dark green then ... I ended up buying a get coupe .... for less .... regretted ever since ..... but life goes on ....😪😪😪😪
Yes we all have regrets, but so long as there are more victories than regrets, I suppose it works out all right in the end.🙂👍
@@SteveMack life's been good so far .... we just take things for granted .... on special days you can see some of the real old school muscle cars getting about ... but now that are all memories of How it used to be ... driving your GT or SLR was a everyday thing ....
@@mrgozz2780 yes we always take things for granted don't we?
Before I got married in '77 I had located an add in Car & Driver for an ex race Ford GT40 with a broken transaxle for sale at a UK Race School. I had negotiated a price of $6500 Australian and was making arrangements to ship - my fiance convinced me buying a house was a better idea - who could know what 40's would be worth - no-one really wanted them - I just loved the shape - I loved the shape of my girl more though - still got her too. Sigh!!
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I'm surprised that Lindsay Fox didn't come down and try and buy it. But he probably owns the other remaining race prepped car.
Maybe he put in a phone bid?
Wow, Steve, if I knew you then, we could have partnered and bought this car.
All we would have needed was a third partner with $2,000,000.
hahaha
If I had a lazy $2m to spare I'd spend $1.9m on prostitutes, booze and drugs, and the rest I'd just waste 😆
...With the way the car makers have gone, SO WOULD I MATE!!! LOL 😆👌👍👍
You will need help spending it ....add me in.....
Its not a GTHO....Its an XA GT prototype race car. There is only one XA GTHO and it is green. Ford never claimed these red cars were Phase 4 GTHO's.
It went for a pretty penny, regardless.
Now they race badges around .
😁😉👍
I wish you would of kept it as you found it,it's only original once,if you did you wouldn't care if it got scratched.
International bidders, LOL yeah right.... if you knew the international market you would know how silly that statement was.
FIRE UP THE PURSUIT 170!
Why is it such a big secret that we can't know who bought the damn car ??
Big bloody deal right ? It's our heritage and we have a right to know.
A lot of people are like that - Security concerns also, in letting people know who you are (& can be located).
@@SteveMack True, yes I agree with security concerns, but at least tell us if it stayed in Australia. I'd really hate to think it was snatched up overseas when we have a multitude of rich assholes here who could've bought it.
Damn, If I had a lazy 2 mil, I would've bought it and everyone would be able to see it.
It'll just disappear into Mr Rich man's little cave of toys never to be seen again. I can't stand rich greedy, selfish people.
I'd like to think it stayed in Australia also, but we'll not likely know, until perhaps in time, it too gets on-sold to someone else. I know a guy who has a company, who has one; he started off storing it in Australia, but ended up shipping it to the USA, where it is cheaper to store, and also gets started weekly and the upkeep is included...'Money in the bank' as they say - Unfortunately, some vehicles are now worth SO much, it's no longer feasable to even take them out for a run, lest they encounter a dingle.
No mention of the Dentists green HO?
Nope
The greatest performance myth ever created.
Hahaha...at least they didn't try and say how great cars of that era handled (because they didn't!)😁
@@SteveMack was courage more than anything right.....and a drive train tougher than coffin nails ;
@@scarto3887 hahaha...more like big arm muscles to park!😁
@@SteveMack 16:1 steering ratio comes into it's own @ 140 mph ;-)
TRUE😉
I won the auction drove it home and it hot pinched off the front lawn
SERIOUSLY??
Green and Wherrit are rotting in their own dull place. The rest of us can only imagine how good the racing and the cars would have been. Well I think we caught back up. Now where’s it going? Don’t blame me I never bought an Asian vehicle!!!!!!!
Really pisses me off when i see cars like this not driven at all. Cars are MADE for DRIVING, and it's a waste for this car to sit and being used.
That's true, and as someone who used to have too many toys, like a Harley, 2 corvettes and a '56 F-truck; I can also add that vehicles MUST be USED regularly, or else things start leaking (i.e. brake seals) & falling apart - even just sitting in a garage!
You can build one for $100,000.
True...A replica.
Did she stay in Australia ? Absolute travesty if it didn't . The rest of the world doesn't deserve this amazing car .
I don't know who bought it, but totally agree
who bought it ? Eric Bana ?
Undisclosed.
nevill bartos
I inderstand It didn’t sell, but was sold a little later for a little but less than the high bid here through Australian Muscle Car Sales. 😃
3 red 1 green /the 2 rally cars are still in existence the photo of rally car wreck ? Look closely at suspension and exhaust/ the car has never been a insurance write off and is repaired / the 2 rally cars had damage all repairs are good / so 4 p4 the green car is road car . not race prep
P3 QC option cost $250
300 sold /hand built motor RPM limited 6,000
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I wish this car and the XU1 V8 Torana were made and raced, STUFF YOU SUPERCAR SCARE.
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Alan Gower don’t forget the charger Reggie!!!
The XA raced as a coupe
@teledine ...and nothing ever will - especially after 2020!
@teledine the average Australian road toll in the 70’s was over 3500 per year mate. It’s around 1200 per year now so yeah it was horrendous back then. Lots of drunk driving and no seatbelts I’d imagine.
I fail to see how you cant know how you are getting screwed....
... I can't see the conversation thread so I have no idea what you're talking about🙃
I hope this car didn't end up in a container and sailed off O.S . I would rather have it remain down under sticking to the great aussie tradition of it rapped around a tree .
That I don't know, but I agree.👍
the car belongs downunder
@@gregorybathurst4326 Yep👍
i DONT GIVE A RATS ASS..ITS A 4 DOOR!!...nO WAY..IF THAT WAS 2 IT MIGHT BE WORTH IT.
... I'd still accept it as a gift😁
You can soooo see how the auctioneer is faking bids and pushing up the price.
...Pretty standard practice I dare say
If you listen properly they are asking for the next bid not faking the next bid....
Probably sold to a shitty banker who's already got a hangar full of cars and will never drive it or show it.
Probably!👍
What a rip off
Lot of money for a car isn't it?
@@SteveMack especially for a car thats being made out to be some thing that its not.
@@daniellebcooper7160 They handled like dog shit compare to modern vehicles, but rarity is the reason for high asking prices.
@@SteveMack My point about that particulur car, is that its not what the owner is trying to make it out to be,, which is a factory race ready car. It was when it left the workshop, little more than a standard XAGT with a roll cage and a few other bits and pieces.
@@daniellebcooper7160 this was the " spare " car . the famous lot 6 photos show two cars on stands in pieces , this car is sitting in the background on it standard 12 slotters . no mention is even made of it in the magazine article .