As others have said thanks for saving it, the number of roached out Au's you see being driven into the ground or on episodes of Highway Patrol us unbelievable.
Wow, that car brings back memories. I was working in Oz, in Perth,WA specifically and I had a 1999 AU sedan that same color. It wasn’t the best looking car out there, but I wanted basic and reliable transportation and that car delivered it in spades, I really liked it the more I drove it. I only owned it for two years before I went back to the States but it only gave me trouble once right after I bought it. It was leaking power steering fluid, iykyk. I went to the spares shop and it went like this: Me: Hi, I have a 1999 AU Falcon and the power steering is leaking and… Spares Guy: Yep, here you go. He turned around and popped the little part right down on the counter without missing a beat. If I recall, it was like a little pressure switch that screwed into the rack. Anyway we drove the wheels off of that car from Albany up to the Pinnacles with Yanchep being our favorite beach area. We would go past the public beach up into the residential area and park and have our own private beach. Anywho, it was a great car and I’m sorry that Ford dropped out of making cars in Oz.
Great story that shows how good these cars were. Durable and enjoyable to drive. I love driving mine. Shame we couldn’t have exported the Falcon to the US I reckon. 👍
The AU are a beautiful car to drive with a beautiful interior. That's a nice example mark. I've had two wagons and done a combined 500k km with engines still super solid.
Thanks for saving the AU Mark. Especially an XR6 VCT manual. I once sold a beautiful galaxy blue Tickford XR6 VCT AU1 with the biplane wing that i lovingly restored, i had countless young dudes wanting to know if it does good burn outs e.t.c, to whom i refused to sell it to. It eventually went to a good home. Those AU's are the modern day Edsels, one day they'll be valued in the same way.
Well done, Mark on saving the XR6 form, as you said, a fate worse than death. Brings back lots of memories -- I had two AUII Falcons (Forte and Futura) as company cars at different times. Arguably not the best looking Falcon ever made (by a long shot!) but, boy, they could take a lot of abuse -- everything from towing my V8 Commodore rally car all over the countryside to getting pounded around Winton on Fun Days. A manual XR6 with a VCT engine would've been magic!! Keep up the great work!
You have been busy. Those small steps lead to bigger things. You know what you are doing clearly. You saved the car thankfully. Keep working at it. So you are working on two Falcon projects right now. It has to be enjoyable to see the cars restored.
Thanks Olds98. Yes,two Falcons plus the Seville and the F250 although Ray is doing the work on those ones. Always plenty of projects as I have a few others that are waiting their turn. 👍
@@markbehr88 I hope progress is being made on them all. I am rooting for the Seville to be back on the road and you are enjoying it as well. It is interesting to watch the Falcons get back to former glory as you make changes and update things. You know and love those Fords. I can totally understand that completely.
@@markbehr88 I know you love the Australian Fords from the videos on your channel. The Falcon series has been quite interesting. I thought the last Australian LTD and the generation before it were quitre nice looking. They look so much like our 1988-1994 Lincoln Continental. I know you love the American cars from your collection and travels. I discovererd your channel because of your Oldsmobile Aurora. That is how I learned about you and I kept watching.
Hi Mark look like you got a good solid car there the floor looks very solid. $60 for carpet is a good price, keep us up dated on your Falcon another good car saved, catch you soon Take care
Looks heaps better Mark👍 I was at Jolly's in corio on the weekend there was quite a few AU's in the yard with steering wheels intact, you might be able to get the switches from there
The backseat you have got currently in the car you've got now is out of an AU Series 1 - XR pack. Regards from William. Mount Gambier, South Australia.
You probably know anyway Mark , but just in case ,those are not the original wheels for the XR6 , those where the more sought after XR8 wheels , but the S2 XR6 models originally had the saw blade style. Just thought I’d mention it anyway mate..
Yeah still tickford mate , that was a bit of a distinguishing tell tale back in the day , and just about everyone swapped the the saw blades on the 6 for the XR8 wheels . Cheers . @@markbehr88
Hey Mark. You're doing a great job on her mate. Well worth the effort. My X drift car also progresses well and is now road ready. I look forward to seeing the rest of the Job on your girl.
Hi Mark. Way back had a Tickford AU XR6 for a loaner when my BA Turbo was off the road for a brief stint after a car park bingle. The AU handled the best of any big car I'd ever driven. If it had a Barra Turbo, would have been some car!
@@markbehr88 Shouldn't say this but in same BA Turbo raced a guy in a Tickford AU XR8 over mount Sugarloaf in NSW. Blew the guy away on the straights, but on the corners, made the BA look like a shopping trolley.
G'day Mark ..Huge fan of your channel by the way..I also have an AU Series 2 but mine is thge Futura Classic ..She has really faded paint due to being out in the weather for the 21 years so far I've owned her .. She has been always serviced correctly though and drives superbly ..Intech 157 kw SOHC withe the 4 speed auto. Needed one brake caliper , alternator because of a very slow power steering drip eventually causing issues , starter motor last year went , Cooling system still totally original and doesn't matter how hot , never runs much above a third on gauge , one wheel alignment in two decades and really even tyre wear still ...and drives simply beautifully and solid on the road ..Often mentioned by others travelling with me ...remote mirrors no longer work but all four power windows do ,A/C is okay , not much rust to be visually evident apart from a bit now appearing in bottom of bootlid ...I love this old bird ... Also a gorgeous FG XR6 too..Great vids...
Hi. It already has a roadworthy. If there is a malfunction regarding airbags there is a warning light on the dash. This also briefly comes on at start up to show it is functioning correctly. 👍
Nice work Mark hard to get rid of cigarette smell if that had it too, I'm liking these cars more the TS50 with the body Kit or a Fairmont Ghia 5.0 what is it with silver cars and clearcoat peel this car nice good luck with it love your videos.
Thanks Russel. Much appreciated. Surprisingly when I hosed the carpets down (pretty thoroughly) and bought an ash tray as the original was missing (full of cigarette butts too), once it was all cleaned, there is no cigarette smell at all. I was surprised as I did not use any car deodoriser etc. 🤔👍
@@markbehr88 when did cars stop putting ashtrays in i never have smoked thankgosh but im sure no car suv etc has them now smokers havent vanished would be tough now for them
Nice car mate, especially since it’s a 5 speed. Hope carpet was out of a Fairmont, so it will be a little more plush? I’m sure you’ll restore her to its former glory over time….Was the XR6 originally white?
Did you use a wet and dry vac after hosing the carpet? That would have dragged out a lot of the gunk. Must feel nice to know it's not a mobile RSL club.
I do have one of those, however, didn’t use it for the AU. The carpet was very thoroughly hosed down three times and left to dry for three days, so it came up really well. Certainly a big improvement over no carpet at all. Much quieter and generally a nicer environment to be in. Still plenty to do though. 👍
My sincere apologies.........the only AU variants i like are the utes, particularly the tabletops with V8 and manual. They will be worth heaps one day. The Fairlane and particularly the AU wagons, i found, to put it politely.......... insipidly styled! 😬👎
The basic sedans where never the prettiest for sure , and they copped a shit canning from the Holden boys and the press too when they where new , and the series one poverty models with the waterfall grille probably where the ugliest 😆, even the xr series looked like a cockroach to me , but they where a fantastic car to own and one of the best cars to actually drive and sit in , driving position , pedal placement , control placement , comfortable seats you sit in (rather than on like the b series), you could do a Melbourne to Sydney and not feel sore , I had my series 2 xr6 for 15 years , I loved that car , still not without one or two little faults like all cars , but still a really good car. Seeing Mark bring this one back to life is giving me bad ideas about resurrecting my old steed that’s been sitting out on the front lawn for about 3 years . Another thing I found with the XRs with their good handling and nice steering is they tow really well , mine did thousands of Ks with big ugly old caravan on the back, and it was like laser beam going down the highway , that Au IRS was bloody good .
@@mikldude9376 Thanks for the great comments. I reckon you should do it! Resurrect your car from the lawn. I love driving this car and the older they get, the cooler and more accepted they become. Their values have gone up a lot from a few years back but there are still some bargains out there. Own your piece if Aussie Classic motoring while you still can I say! 😀👍
Thanks mark , yeah very tempting mate , i`ll have to do some calculations in about a month , i m coming up to retirement very soon , funds is a bit of a question mark for me , well see how it pans out and hope for the best :) .@@markbehr88
As mentioned, I gave it a thorough wash and let it dry out over 3 hit days. All good. No smells or stains. I don’t have a steam cleaner but still would have down it this way given how much crap came out of it. 👍
Cooool rescue. Yours is like mine. Black steering wheel and grey airbag. A can of paint and prime from Bunnings will help this scenario. Well done on rescue!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🧰🔧🔩
Thanks. I’ll probably replace the wheel with a better one from the wreckers as it is quite sun damaged and sticky as the material is breaking down. A thorough wipe down with alcoholic wipes has made it much better though and not so sticky. 👍
@@markbehr88 yeah ive actually got the exact same car except it's galaxy blue & auto & they go pretty good as is....maybe im just getting old, but it feels plenty fast enough thanx 😛👍
As others have said thanks for saving it, the number of roached out Au's you see being driven into the ground or on episodes of Highway Patrol us unbelievable.
Cheers 👍
Wow, that car brings back memories. I was working in Oz, in Perth,WA specifically and I had a 1999 AU sedan that same color. It wasn’t the best looking car out there, but I wanted basic and reliable transportation and that car delivered it in spades, I really liked it the more I drove it. I only owned it for two years before I went back to the States but it only gave me trouble once right after I bought it. It was leaking power steering fluid, iykyk. I went to the spares shop and it went like this:
Me: Hi, I have a 1999 AU Falcon and the power steering is leaking and…
Spares Guy: Yep, here you go.
He turned around and popped the little part right down on the counter without missing a beat. If I recall, it was like a little pressure switch that screwed into the rack. Anyway we drove the wheels off of that car from Albany up to the Pinnacles with Yanchep being our favorite beach area. We would go past the public beach up into the residential area and park and have our own private beach. Anywho, it was a great car and I’m sorry that Ford dropped out of making cars in Oz.
Great story that shows how good these cars were. Durable and enjoyable to drive. I love driving mine. Shame we couldn’t have exported the Falcon to the US I reckon. 👍
The AU are a beautiful car to drive with a beautiful interior. That's a nice example mark.
I've had two wagons and done a combined 500k km with engines still super solid.
Thanks. They are really good cars and the styling has improved with age. They are also extremely durable as you say 👍
Thanks for saving the AU Mark.
Especially an XR6 VCT manual.
I once sold a beautiful galaxy blue Tickford XR6 VCT AU1 with the biplane wing that i lovingly restored, i had countless young dudes wanting to know if it does good burn outs e.t.c, to whom i refused to sell it to.
It eventually went to a good home.
Those AU's are the modern day Edsels, one day they'll be valued in the same way.
Thanks. I love those bi plane rear spoilers btw. And, coincidently, I also have a 1958 Edsel - so I must have received the memo! 😀👍
Surprisingly satisfying to watch.
Ha. Thanks James 👍
G’day Mark,
Bit by bit you will get there.
Cheers
Louis Kats 👍
Thanks Louis 👍
@@markbehr88 👍
Well done, Mark on saving the XR6 form, as you said, a fate worse than death.
Brings back lots of memories -- I had two AUII Falcons (Forte and Futura) as company cars at different times. Arguably not the best looking Falcon ever made (by a long shot!) but, boy, they could take a lot of abuse -- everything from towing my V8 Commodore rally car all over the countryside to getting pounded around Winton on Fun Days. A manual XR6 with a VCT engine would've been magic!!
Keep up the great work!
Thanks very much. Yes, the AU’s have very big hearts that is for sure! 👍
You have been busy. Those small steps lead to bigger things. You know what you are doing clearly. You saved the car thankfully. Keep working at it. So you are working on two Falcon projects right now. It has to be enjoyable to see the cars restored.
Thanks Olds98. Yes,two Falcons plus the Seville and the F250 although Ray is doing the work on those ones. Always plenty of projects as I have a few others that are waiting their turn. 👍
@@markbehr88 I hope progress is being made on them all. I am rooting for the Seville to be back on the road and you are enjoying it as well. It is interesting to watch the Falcons get back to former glory as you make changes and update things. You know and love those Fords. I can totally understand that completely.
@@OLDS98 Thanks. Me too re the Seville. I do like the Aussie Fords but I really love my American cars too, from all the manufacturers. 😀👍
@@markbehr88 I know you love the Australian Fords from the videos on your channel. The Falcon series has been quite interesting. I thought the last Australian LTD and the generation before it were quitre nice looking. They look so much like our 1988-1994 Lincoln Continental. I know you love the American cars from your collection and travels. I discovererd your channel because of your Oldsmobile Aurora. That is how I learned about you and I kept watching.
@@OLDS98 Thanks. I am glad you’ve stayed with the channel. Plenty more content to cover. That is for sure. 👍
Hi Mark look like you got a good solid car there the floor looks very solid. $60 for carpet is a good price, keep us up dated on your Falcon another good car saved, catch you soon Take care
Thanks Shaun. Will do 👍
Looks much better. A good steam clean when have finished the interior it should come up well.
Yes it has made a good improvement. Certainly much quieter to ride in. 👍
Thanks Mark, keep the videos coming
Thanks. Will do! 😀👍
Looks heaps better Mark👍
I was at Jolly's in corio on the weekend there was quite a few AU's in the yard with steering wheels intact, you might be able to get the switches from there
Thanks. 👍👍
The backseat you have got currently in the car you've got now is out of an AU Series 1 - XR pack.
Regards from William.
Mount Gambier, South Australia.
Yes it needs to be replaced! 👍👍
Here is a quick update on the XR6. Enjoy 👍
You probably know anyway Mark , but just in case ,those are not the original wheels for the XR6 , those where the more sought after XR8 wheels , but the S2 XR6 models originally had the saw blade style.
Just thought I’d mention it anyway mate..
@@mikldude9376 no worries 👍. It has a Tickford build plate on it re Alloy wheels so assumed these were those?
Yeah still tickford mate , that was a bit of a distinguishing tell tale back in the day , and just about everyone swapped the the saw blades on the 6 for the XR8 wheels .
Cheers . @@markbehr88
Good work Mark, I’ve done the same with my Falc, happy days. Love your videos.
Thanks Phil 👍
Hey Mark. You're doing a great job on her mate. Well worth the effort. My X drift car also progresses well and is now road ready. I look forward to seeing the rest of the Job on your girl.
@@user-ov5uu5nn3r Thanks very much. I have not driven it for a few weeks so need to get back on it. It is safe and sound though. 👍
I love these update videos. Keep them coming.
Thanks Andrew! 👍
Hi Mark. Way back had a Tickford AU XR6 for a loaner when my BA Turbo was off the road for a brief stint after a car park bingle. The AU handled the best of any big car I'd ever driven. If it had a Barra Turbo, would have been some car!
Yes, they do drive really well don’t they? The BA was heavier too so a turbo AU would have gone really well! 👍
@@markbehr88 Shouldn't say this but in same BA Turbo raced a guy in a Tickford AU XR8 over mount Sugarloaf in NSW. Blew the guy away on the straights, but on the corners, made the BA look like a shopping trolley.
@@coalfacechris1336 Wow. That’s interesting, esp given the weight of the V8 in the nose. . . 👍
@@markbehr88 some guys are prepared to dice with the devil 👹
@@Eric-kn4yn especially when you are younger. 👺👍
G'day Mark. Another awesome video. 🙂
Thanks Jason 👍
Yellow electrical connector means its restrain control component attached to it.
Right. As in seat belts etc? 🤔👍
G'day Mark ..Huge fan of your channel by the way..I also have an AU Series 2 but mine is thge Futura Classic ..She has really faded paint due to being out in the weather for the 21 years so far I've owned her .. She has been always serviced correctly though and drives superbly ..Intech 157 kw SOHC withe the 4 speed auto. Needed one brake caliper , alternator because of a very slow power steering drip eventually causing issues , starter motor last year went , Cooling system still totally original and doesn't matter how hot , never runs much above a third on gauge , one wheel alignment in two decades and really even tyre wear still ...and drives simply beautifully and solid on the road ..Often mentioned by others travelling with me ...remote mirrors no longer work but all four power windows do ,A/C is okay , not much rust to be visually evident apart from a bit now appearing in bottom of bootlid ...I love this old bird ... Also a gorgeous FG XR6 too..Great vids...
Thanks very much. Worth going to the wreckers to see if you can score a rust free boot lid while they are still out there. It will be cheap too. 👍
Great job Mark.
Thanks 👍
Great job
Thanks John 👍
Nice
Thank you 👍
Motor inspection for roadworthy how do they check airbags operational
Hi. It already has a roadworthy. If there is a malfunction regarding airbags there is a warning light on the dash. This also briefly comes on at start up to show it is functioning correctly. 👍
Nice work Mark hard to get rid of cigarette smell if that had it too, I'm liking these cars more the TS50 with the body Kit or a Fairmont Ghia 5.0 what is it with silver cars and clearcoat peel this car nice good luck with it love your videos.
Thanks Russel. Much appreciated. Surprisingly when I hosed the carpets down (pretty thoroughly) and bought an ash tray as the original was missing (full of cigarette butts too), once it was all cleaned, there is no cigarette smell at all. I was surprised as I did not use any car deodoriser etc. 🤔👍
@@markbehr88 when did cars stop putting ashtrays in i never have smoked thankgosh but im sure no car suv etc has them now smokers havent vanished would be tough now for them
@@Eric-kn4yn I think you are right there. 👍
Soundproofing replaced
The factory carpet has heavy soundproofing already as part of the underlay. 👍
Nice car mate, especially since it’s a 5 speed. Hope carpet was out of a Fairmont, so it will be a little more plush? I’m sure you’ll restore her to its former glory over time….Was the XR6 originally white?
Thanks. A factory silver car. 👍
wish i kept my 02 au xr6 my dumb younger self sold it for 1200 cause it was so rusted out and needed some work
@@Pharrell1 As they say, hindsight is 20/20 vision. They did rust though. 👍
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Did you use a wet and dry vac after hosing the carpet? That would have dragged out a lot of the gunk.
Must feel nice to know it's not a mobile RSL club.
I do have one of those, however, didn’t use it for the AU. The carpet was very thoroughly hosed down three times and left to dry for three days, so it came up really well. Certainly a big improvement over no carpet at all. Much quieter and generally a nicer environment to be in. Still plenty to do though. 👍
@@markbehr88 as long as it came out a lighter shade of grey with no brown tint anywhere, you're good to go.
@@jamesfrench7299 yes, when hosing the water was the colour of tea, so we hosed it until it ran clear. 👍
@@markbehr88 well it definitely worked. That must have fed the lawn.
@@jamesfrench7299 ha hah. Yes. 👍
My sincere apologies.........the only AU variants i like are the utes, particularly the tabletops with V8 and manual. They will be worth heaps one day.
The Fairlane and particularly the AU wagons, i found, to put it politely.......... insipidly styled! 😬👎
All good. I like the One Tonners but love the Fairlanes and LTDs plus the wagons too. 👍
The basic sedans where never the prettiest for sure , and they copped a shit canning from the Holden boys and the press too when they where new , and the series one poverty models with the waterfall grille probably where the ugliest 😆, even the xr series looked like a cockroach to me , but they where a fantastic car to own and one of the best cars to actually drive and sit in , driving position , pedal placement , control placement , comfortable seats you sit in (rather than on like the b series), you could do a Melbourne to Sydney and not feel sore , I had my series 2 xr6 for 15 years , I loved that car , still not without one or two little faults like all cars , but still a really good car.
Seeing Mark bring this one back to life is giving me bad ideas about resurrecting my old steed that’s been sitting out on the front lawn for about 3 years .
Another thing I found with the XRs with their good handling and nice steering is they tow really well , mine did thousands of Ks with big ugly old caravan on the back, and it was like laser beam going down the highway , that Au IRS was bloody good .
@@mikldude9376 Thanks for the great comments. I reckon you should do it! Resurrect your car from the lawn. I love driving this car and the older they get, the cooler and more accepted they become. Their values have gone up a lot from a few years back but there are still some bargains out there. Own your piece if Aussie Classic motoring while you still can I say! 😀👍
Thanks mark , yeah very tempting mate , i`ll have to do some calculations in about a month , i m coming up to retirement very soon , funds is a bit of a question mark for me , well see how it pans out and hope for the best :) .@@markbehr88
@@mikldude9376 The wrecking yard is always a great source of cheap parts. A bit of a fun project. 👍
Steamclean carpet
As mentioned, I gave it a thorough wash and let it dry out over 3 hit days. All good. No smells or stains. I don’t have a steam cleaner but still would have down it this way given how much crap came out of it. 👍
@@markbehr88 deep clean 🎯
@@Eric-kn4yn Indeed Eric 👍
@@markbehr88 the aussie summers picked right time of year for it
@@Eric-kn4yn the weather is all over the place these days. Hottest few days in a row since the 1940’s. 👍
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@@stalker_92kuda ty?
Cooool rescue. Yours is like mine. Black steering wheel and grey airbag. A can of paint and prime from Bunnings will help this scenario.
Well done on rescue!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🧰🔧🔩
Thanks. I’ll probably replace the wheel with a better one from the wreckers as it is quite sun damaged and sticky as the material is breaking down. A thorough wipe down with alcoholic wipes has made it much better though and not so sticky. 👍
It's got me stuffed why there was never a factory turbo intech xr6 AU cos THAT would've been THE MOST LEGENDARY FALCON......EVERRRRRR🔥👅😜👍
Agree Lance. That would have been cool. I am surprised how good this VCT engine performs in normally aspirated form. 👍
@@markbehr88 yeah ive actually got the exact same car except it's galaxy blue & auto & they go pretty good as is....maybe im just getting old, but it feels plenty fast enough thanx 😛👍
@@lancecooper4646 Yes, they’re good performers 👍