VERY RARE 1973 XA GT FALCON COUPE - Phase 4 Engine Factory Fitted!

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  • This 1973 Ford Falcon XA GT Coupe is one super rare 1 of 1 Australian Muscle Car, factory fitted with a real Phase 4 engine that was destined for the ill-fated GTHO Phase 4 production cars that were designed for race homologation before the early 1970s Supercar scare bought it all to a tragic end here in Australia. Ford, General Motors Holden and Chrysler were at war for race track supremacy with Bathurst victory in their sights and each manufacturer was desperate to win this battle at all costs, even if it meant 160mph muscle cars to be sold to the general public in order to qualify for homologation requirements under the regulations.
    At Master of Machines, we love cars, in fact, we love anything with wheels or an engine, from American Muscle Cars to Australian Muscle Cars, Race Cars and Classic Cars of all kinds and even Barn Finds. If it's fast, powerful, restored or hidden away in hibernation then we'll cover it, and in most cases, we'll even drive them!

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  • @boskomarkoski1503
    @boskomarkoski1503 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    The best Coupe ever built in Australia by a country mile. Absolutely Stunning Machine & priceless.

    • @pashakdescilly7517
      @pashakdescilly7517 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Chrysler E49 Charger was a pretty stunning car

    • @chargerwoh
      @chargerwoh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      There all good but Aussie charger is a beast

    • @boskomarkoski1503
      @boskomarkoski1503 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@chargerwoh actaully a Ford GT sold for 3 mill & the HO had the best top speed out of the top 3.

    • @chargerwoh
      @chargerwoh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Bosko Markoski true and on a big open track it would be hard to catch the falcon because of its speed but despite the high dollars $$$ the GT’s still pull in just remember out of all the Aussie muscle the charger did absolutely dominate NZ production car racing for several years even Moffat struggled to get a podium finish against the e49 and don’t forget they had the greatest power to weight of them all ...I always believed all the bullshit rumours about chargers and I’ve Owned a few now and they more then capable also love the other makes .why doesn’t anyone talk about the supercharged rally cross torana that Peter brock drove that was another rocket

    • @boskomarkoski1503
      @boskomarkoski1503 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@chargerwoh the chargers didn't do much here in Australia. How about when Ford wanted to put a V8 in Capris & Cortinas but they wouldn't allow it.

  • @kevinmoor26
    @kevinmoor26 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    More proof that Governments should stick to maintaining roads and collecting the rubbish.

    • @cavscout62
      @cavscout62 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Absolutely! We faced the same thing in the States with FE’s getting phased out and small blocks being choked to death with “smog” pumps and 2 barrel carbs. Nobody and Nothing can screw things up like over reaching government idiots. Hell, look where we are today.

    • @davidburne9477
      @davidburne9477 ปีที่แล้ว

      Only proof that you are guilty of simplistic analysis - the ‘moral panic’ over Supercars was a product of media selling newspapers and TV time. The media went to the government and stirred the pot. If the cars of the day had safety features to match the HP it might have ended differently. As Glenn pointed out, the brakes were hopeless and the seats wouldn’t hold you in place against the lateral forces.

    • @Nobody-oc4qb
      @Nobody-oc4qb 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They are the rubbish.

    • @charliepyle1626
      @charliepyle1626 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No. I am 65 and way to many people arent here now. These things had big HP, shit tires, LSD, bad roads and grog. LSD was limited slip diff, and sometimes the other.

    • @hamishfullerton7309
      @hamishfullerton7309 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Grog doesn't mix with a morris minor ,however I do get your point if you were young guy you needed to have your wits about you in that period and say that as youth of the90s and early 2000s, especially getting in to a cars like that with the wrong driver. However think a balance could have been found and essence of the era better preserved, the US had more powerful cars than us ,but better roads but in typical Australian fashion we don't apply rules with out any nuances,and in today's world high horse power has been heavily skewed to rich older xers and baby boomers to enjoy with most budget modern cars being quite vanilla and banal, and lot more people die of suicide,heart disease cancer and diabetes , so we haven't gone forward in many cases

  • @guysoceanharmonics
    @guysoceanharmonics 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Magnificent restoration, well done, pure rolling art.

  • @SuburbanConan
    @SuburbanConan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I'm a Holden guy. Always have been. Owned 13 HK/T/G Monaros over the years, along with Toranas and a Brougham.Current drive is a VF Series II SS Redline.....which I think in time will become the recognised pinnacle of Aussie performance cars....(HSV excluded)
    But even I have to admit that the XA/B/C coupes, once they have that fat black rubber on the rear, is probably the meanest, gruntiest looking car ever made in Australia. It just looks angry.And fast.In Cobra form it looked amazing.
    But this car?
    This car is a unicorn.
    Unique.Truly a dream car. Never can be replaced...
    And he's one lucky, lucky, lucky guy....
    R.I.P Commodore 🇦🇺
    R.I.P Holden 🇦🇺

    • @7071t6
      @7071t6 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Its all to do with mad max, if that movie was not made then the XB coup and XA coup will be selling for what a GT is worth these days and all GT owners are asking way too much even muscle car value book based on original condition say concourse its only worth around 150K full stop? I too have a VF redline and they are just going up in price every year its going up and less and less are for sale and those ones which are have double or triple KMS of mine yet are asking more than what i paid for it, also mine is a direct South Australian Holden Elizabeth Factory Holden Mangers daily driver car, ex Holden factory managers car, not just a VF redline 2nd owner etc. lucky me ha ha. cheers:) a

    • @rodneyjones4890
      @rodneyjones4890 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@7071t6 WHY are Holden Muppets commenting ? Holden was NEVER Aussie. These Coupes are. First all Aussie car - XA. First Aussie Holden - VE. You seem to forget that the XA-B-C Coupes won Bathurst multiple times. :)

    • @johnbrooks9523
      @johnbrooks9523 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@rodneyjones4890
      Yep, the XA Falcon is easily the fastest car ever overlap spotwelded together on this planet.
      Even a HD HOLDEN can't rust as fast the ridiculous XA.

    • @johnbrooks9523
      @johnbrooks9523 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@rodneyjones4890
      Oops, did I say car?. . . I meant turd.

    • @rodneyjones4890
      @rodneyjones4890 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@johnbrooks9523 Ok paedo internet hero.

  • @marklowe7431
    @marklowe7431 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Already unique and then unique again. What a diamond. It really is gratifying to see someone do such a good restoration to it and keep it perfectly concourse. In excellent hands.

  • @hamishfullerton7309
    @hamishfullerton7309 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    One of my favorite muscle cars, that motor , rp03 specs,cavernous interior, yum,big $$$$$,savour it

  • @nickefgen9219
    @nickefgen9219 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    What a beautiful car thank you for showing it

  • @davidwynne9012
    @davidwynne9012 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Great show Glenn. That’s one very special car. I remember a few dark horses go off the the final line when I worked at Ford in 73. The Plant Engineer Dept was right next to the end of the final line and test rollers x 2. The Q/C guys used to wind them up through the gears on the rollers then take the vehicle for a quick run on the bitumen track. Saw the last Phase 3 do just that! Fantastic memories of raw muscle!

  • @V8AmericanMuscleCar
    @V8AmericanMuscleCar ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It's not just the most beautiful car in Australia, it's one of the most beautiful cars ever. ❤

  • @mrbreezeaau
    @mrbreezeaau 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Still the best mag wheel ever... I'm yet to see a modern version of this style that i like as much as these

    • @weldmachine
      @weldmachine 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The rims fitted to the GT XA definitely look good especially on this super tidy car.
      Full credit to the current owner, even has the original Ford Motor Co slip around the sun visor.
      He has gone to the trouble of doing a full concourse rebuild on this car.
      Excellent work.

    • @chocodiledundee1
      @chocodiledundee1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes globe star is true blue Aussie icon ... I do believe they only exist in Australia

  • @rockinfreakapotimus
    @rockinfreakapotimus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Amazing! I knew of the Phase 4 XA Sedan in Calypso Green, but never knew they did an XA Coupe too! Bluddy fantastic!

    • @wetbehind-br8uh
      @wetbehind-br8uh 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      they didn't make a phase 4 hardtop

  • @SidewaysSurfDrinksHQ
    @SidewaysSurfDrinksHQ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is just an epic beyond words story. Simply the most beautiful car shape I’ve ever seen in my 56 years. 👏👏👏

  • @Kingmick58
    @Kingmick58 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Mate. I'm green with envy. Marvellous stuff.

  • @cyclonecj4285
    @cyclonecj4285 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Well done once again Glenn. I wish I still had my XA GT coupe.

  • @weldmachine
    @weldmachine 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Definitely fits into the COOL car category.
    I know some might say they don,t handle as well as cars of today.
    But in years to come they will be saying the same thing about the cars we drive today.

  • @rossgarykelly84
    @rossgarykelly84 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Look at it and listen to it! An absolute credit to the owners hard work. One of, if not the best colour too and sunroof. Thanks for such a great video

  • @michaelparadisis4076
    @michaelparadisis4076 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Probably the best Aussie muscle car , certainly as far as I’m concerned.

  • @kdfrkdfr
    @kdfrkdfr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My friend has a green XA GT coupe, a 72 build. Car went off the road around 1981 and sat in storage for 30 years. Had a full disassembly restoration and it's just mint. Won big prizes at shows.

    • @darrylmackie9184
      @darrylmackie9184 ปีที่แล้ว

      Heaps of Shit, WHAT'S THE GOOD OF IT SITTING IN A SHED, probably had a collection of Playboy as well.

    • @kdfrkdfr
      @kdfrkdfr ปีที่แล้ว

      @@darrylmackie9184 suffer.

  • @clarkstar11
    @clarkstar11 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What a beautiful machine! FORD POWER!!!

  • @bonarasmey5563
    @bonarasmey5563 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Remember when im just turning 18.just love this model version

  • @darrindouglas1
    @darrindouglas1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Had a 4 door ( fake Jewel Green GT ) genuine guards and bonnet, 351 auto. Really loved that car, even though I wasn't a fan of the brown interior. Sadly it caught fire from an electrical fault ( not mine ) Lucky you for getting a drive of this legendary Aussie muscle.....

    • @chocodiledundee1
      @chocodiledundee1 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I love brown / red or bony interior nice car far out man

  • @andrewrose9707
    @andrewrose9707 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awesome car and I love the colour. Yellow GTP in the background looks fantastic too... Cool garage!

  • @mrporsche4236
    @mrporsche4236 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I had an xbgt it was one of the best handling cars ive owned and with 4 wheel discs stopped as good as a modern car.with mild mods was incredibly quick even by todays standards.but the torque on the clevelands is unbelievable

    • @michaelcalder9089
      @michaelcalder9089 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep. Handling great cos of proper wide track car.

  • @Virvum_Juggernaut
    @Virvum_Juggernaut หลายเดือนก่อน

    “I’m here to visit a good friend of mine by the name of Les. I’m told he’s got a great little car collection” … Ummm, if he is indeed such a good friend Glenn, I’m certain you’d already have known of and personally visited his car collection previously lol.
    Stunning unique version of my favourite Falcon. I inherited my father’s XA GS Coupe with a 302 Windsor mated to a 4-speed Top Loader (now converted to a 351 Cleveland).
    Edit : Mine also has the factory wind-up sun-roof.

  • @mlp-hot-rod5824
    @mlp-hot-rod5824 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Actually, being a 2 door, you could call this a Phase 5. The only one of its kind in existence.

  • @Scrambler85
    @Scrambler85 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing looking car, nothing but envy from the States

  • @jeandibb4111
    @jeandibb4111 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Shame the music completely drowns out the exhaust note...

  • @chisel83
    @chisel83 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That's just pure horn. Killer XA

  • @chocodiledundee1
    @chocodiledundee1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Absolutely beauty mate can’t top that .... back in 2002 living near Hurstville with my brother Rod and Peter , Peter was a Scania Diesel mechanic originally from Wagga Wagga he had a 1975 XA coupe Fairmont 500 it was purple with white bony interior it was for ages in our back yard it was perfect condition, back in 2002 he couldn’t get $ 7.500 for it , he offered it for me for 5 k but I didn’t want cos I was a Chevy guy back then so I bough a lap top ....now I am a die hard ford with all my heart and gee don’t I regret it omg ....

    • @GlennEverittMasterofMachines
      @GlennEverittMasterofMachines  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      There is a coupe just like that on the same episode here that features the green HT350 Monaro Survivor. :-)

  • @BadApe351
    @BadApe351 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You always do a great show Glenn. Old school Aussie muscle...can't beat it.

  • @1968lr
    @1968lr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Good on him for keeping it original

  • @michaeldonnelly1657
    @michaeldonnelly1657 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Beautiful restoration Les, inside and out looks superb, congratulations mate

  • @Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism
    @Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    "They're a muscle car and they required a muscle man to drive it." hahaha hell yeah. That's a man's quote right there. Those are good looking cars. Not too much left by '73 so it's cool to see them featured like this.

    • @onedayiwillmakesomecontent
      @onedayiwillmakesomecontent 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tell that to the old lady who had an XA GT coupe, 4 speed manual, no power steer, in the town I lived in. She drove that thing from her 50's into her 70's!

  • @SCCIT-jq6jh
    @SCCIT-jq6jh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The amount of undies I have changed looking at this car man!

  • @mickcarson8504
    @mickcarson8504 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hello Glenn. I remember them. White police interceptors, fastest Ford's of '72. Never forgot the greenie meanies. I'd shed a tear.

    • @GlennEverittMasterofMachines
      @GlennEverittMasterofMachines  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Mick, thanks for watching. I love hearing people’s personal memories and history. Such a great era, wasn’t it.

  • @perryt8442
    @perryt8442 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I spent many hours working on this restoration.

  • @PaulStewartAviation
    @PaulStewartAviation ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome video! Looking forward to binging this channel over the next few days!

  • @danielball9013
    @danielball9013 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Beautiful XA GT coupe mate

  • @becs2635
    @becs2635 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    better than any "replica" beautiful restoration

  • @chrisweeks6973
    @chrisweeks6973 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Once a day, in 1972, I would walk from the Broadmeadows Truck Plant down to the computer room in the Car Plant. It was a real joy to see the beautiful XA GT sedans and Hardtops progressing down the line. The thing I didn't like about the vehicle was the horn, activated by pressing the rubber ring on the inside rim of the steering wheel. When maneuvering in and out of parking slots it was far too easy to inadvertently sound the horn. Brakes were marginal too; try 3 or 4 hard stops at the end of Calder Park's front straight and they'd go out to lunch. All that said, they were a lovely-looking car, in either format.

  • @TrackRecord3455
    @TrackRecord3455 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It's a very special car i'd love to own it

  • @silviofontana3666
    @silviofontana3666 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    had a friend in 1973/74 who bought one of these, its was called "American Colt" stars and stripes, an awesome ride, I have never seen one since.

  • @samiam9059
    @samiam9059 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful car and perfect color for it. wow!

  • @robzippier1332
    @robzippier1332 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very lucky getting to drive it👍

    • @GlennEverittMasterofMachines
      @GlennEverittMasterofMachines  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Rob Zippier , spot on. It was a huge privilege, and while I tried not to show it for the camera, I couldn’t help but be a little nervous.

    • @robzippier1332
      @robzippier1332 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Glenn Everitt - Master of Machines is there a way I can contact you via email?

    • @GlennEverittMasterofMachines
      @GlennEverittMasterofMachines  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@robzippier1332 , sure, you can contact me here via my media company's website. www.everforgemedia.com/

    • @robzippier1332
      @robzippier1332 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Glenn Everitt - Master of Machines I sent you mail Glenn cheers

    • @GlennEverittMasterofMachines
      @GlennEverittMasterofMachines  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@robzippier1332 , I've not seen it come through. Just double check the address again.

  • @damirbabic7403
    @damirbabic7403 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a great beautiful aussie muscle car 73 ford falcon the last of the v8 good job sir good job i love it 😎😎😎😎❤❤❤❤

  • @stripervince1
    @stripervince1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yeah that’s a beautiful thing. I could never drive that on the wrong side like that

    • @GlennEverittMasterofMachines
      @GlennEverittMasterofMachines  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You get used to it, like we do with left hand drive cars we own here in Aus. Doesn't take long to dial in. :-)

  • @FJ20
    @FJ20 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Always a Hardtop. Never a coupe.
    It’s perfect. 👍🏼

  • @stevenhoman2253
    @stevenhoman2253 ปีที่แล้ว

    The father of my mate next door, used to get around in an old 63 Ford Falcon station wagon, with the factory heater.
    He came into some cash in 73 and bought an XA with the 351 in bright red, with a black vinyl roof and a white interior. He almost never let anyone sit in the car except himself, but the twin exhausts sounded so good at idle, it was like being in it.
    This bloke has done himself proud with this restoration. What a beast. How many ponies?

  • @MightyMick88
    @MightyMick88 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good come back Fletch, little collection you nailed him.

  • @lepoetegribouille1532
    @lepoetegribouille1532 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    beautiful ! Amazing car.

  • @johnmcmullen456
    @johnmcmullen456 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I live in the states, Ohio, and saw one of these at a local fall collector car show several years ago. At first glance I assumed it was one of our near identical Ford Torinos. Very beautiful, cool car.

  • @belalmohammad3705
    @belalmohammad3705 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Mate, that car is an amazing beast. Would love to own one of these one day. Like you said, not much electronics, so the driver is in control.

  • @zwiastunburzy7188
    @zwiastunburzy7188 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The skinny rear wheels and tyres looked ridiculous on these beasts. Especially considering the vast amount of room in the rear wheel wells. But what a car!
    Back in the day I had an XA Fairmont that I upped to GT specs. Everything. From the big 351 Cleveland, the Toploader, 9" diff, to the upgraded suspension package complete with nolathane bushes, even fitted 4 wheel disc brakes. That car had the factory fitted sunroof as well, which worked properly and didn't leak! I wish I still owned it, I miss that car. It sat beautifully on the road, with bugger all body roll courtesy of the correct anti-sway bars, and could take most bends at double the suggested speed, without getting loose.

    • @michaelcalder9089
      @michaelcalder9089 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's correct, big sway bar at the rear was the stock things to do. The steep twisty Royal National Park road Audley to Bundeena was a great drive with the falcon riding handling like it was on rails! Had good rubber on all wheels....not cheap Chinese crap that passes nowadays.

  • @RT038
    @RT038 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    love these coupes at least i can say i have owned a few but not a gt coupe 1 gs coupe 1 xa coupe and another xb coupe 302 love this rare xa gt coupe

  • @nickkostakis9600
    @nickkostakis9600 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great show great car

  • @davidbarnsley8486
    @davidbarnsley8486 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very lucky man in my favourite colour 👍👍😍😍

  • @Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism
    @Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Wow what a cool story. Never heard of any of this stuff. All news to me. I love it! What an awesome car show you have going on here Glenn. It's grade A, mate! That's so cool you showing up in a first gen camaro. Muscle cars don't get any better than those, only different. You have a really nice one by the looks of it.

    • @GlennEverittMasterofMachines
      @GlennEverittMasterofMachines  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wabanaki [A Travelin' Indian] , glad you’re enjoying it! We have some great stories to tell here in Aus, and our car culture here has a heavy American influence, dating right back to the early days of transport, and a lot of interesting history. Knowing that enthusiasts like you are are enjoying it really inspires me! 😊👍

  • @heyguyswhatshappening6210
    @heyguyswhatshappening6210 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "It's important to look where you are going"
    proceeds to look at the camera

  • @coralblake9868
    @coralblake9868 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I would love to still have my Dad’s XA Coupe, it was walnut glow with the gold XB line work on the side. Apparently he ordered it as Ford was changing from XA to XB, so several parts were XB. It was a gorgeous beast. I only got to drive it once. My brother purchased it from my dad and I wasn’t allowed near it ever again. He traded it with a friend, so long gone. Pity.

  • @angelisone
    @angelisone 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This car reminded of my overhauled daughter's non-muscle car, Yugo GTO.
    And it is still going strong.

  • @doriankeating1963
    @doriankeating1963 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Wow , good for you mate, what a privilege.

  • @craigsommerville2300
    @craigsommerville2300 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful old beasty!

  • @badenpobjoy1877
    @badenpobjoy1877 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    GREAT video and a GREAT bit of Aussie history even if you are red or blue "imo".....

  • @michaelcinar1452
    @michaelcinar1452 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you excellent video.

  • @BLUEZz73
    @BLUEZz73 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Special Car a beautiful restoration the ultimate Ford.

  • @jakespeed63
    @jakespeed63 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fantastic Machine!!!

  • @peterhall6656
    @peterhall6656 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I went Warwick Farm as a passenger in whjat I vaguely recall was an HO ( I could be wrong) in 1972. It was sideways with smoke coming through the windows on exit from Creek Corner. The car was owned by a guy whose name was I think Les Appa (?). He was running it in the context of Peter Wherrett's advanced driving course.

  • @culpritmedia7026
    @culpritmedia7026 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "A good friend of mine... I'm TOLD he's got a great little car collection..." You would think this is something a friend shouldn't need to be told about.

  • @scottmuller
    @scottmuller 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awesome mate

  • @garydargan6
    @garydargan6 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I hear you about the rawness of the old muscle l cars compared to today. My sons drive modern cars with ABS, traction control and stability control and they push them to the limit. Unfortunately one of them pushed it too far and had a really significant crash and was very lucky to escape unscathed. The old cars would talk to you. They would let you know when you were pushing a bit too hard and would give you enough warning to back off. These days they just fail spectacularly and are virtually impossible to recover. All they do is let unskilled drivers drive even more dangerously.

  • @woopimagpie
    @woopimagpie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Aside from the Street Fords magazine feature on the restoration done on it a few years back, I wonder will we ever see the one and only road registered genuine GTHO Phase IV in the public eye again? "The dentist" oversaw its incredible nut and bolt restoration to 100% factory original in 2009, and he does a fantastic job of keeping it hidden away. I believe it made a rare appearance at Unique Cars Rolling 30 last year too. I bet you'd like a drive of that one eh Glenn? Wouldn't we all....

    • @phantasyboy1031
      @phantasyboy1031 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep and here's a true story that was the only GTHO Phase IV that was built road legal. And that GTHO Phase IV first belonged to the great man Sir Jack Brabham

    • @XAY00T
      @XAY00T 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      the calypso phase 4 was brought out at all ford day Sydney, in 2018.
      It was a real sight to behold

    • @warrenjensen4670
      @warrenjensen4670 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@phantasyboy1031
      It was built for Sir Jack, but he turned it down because it had a automatic gearbox.

    • @phantasyboy1031
      @phantasyboy1031 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@warrenjensen4670 Nope it was a manual Sir Jack didn't want a manual 4 speed gearbox

    • @warrenjensen4670
      @warrenjensen4670 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@phantasyboy1031
      Righto, I knew I was one or the other.
      Either way, I doubt he knew what a rarity he was turning down until much later.

  • @hubertmantz1516
    @hubertmantz1516 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The best of the best. Stunning colour! What a shame we don’t get some nice green shades these days. There’s a few but not nearly enough 👎🏼

  • @ripposte
    @ripposte 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I bought one of these baby's back in 1980, the car was advertised in the trading post as a XBGT for $2500. I was 17 at the time so I borrowed the money off mum and bought it. When I got the car home my friends were pointing out that it had a winged sump , 4V heads, 750cfm holley with a ford tag hanging off it, H & M headers, detroit locker diff and of course a top loader gear box. I took her to Castlereagh dragstrip and did 14.1 seconds down the quarter mile and the car was stock standard. This car was an XA with a XB front end and apparently the car dealers used to put XB front ends on XA's so they could sell them as an XB. I sold this car 2 years later for $4000 which was ok money at the time but I wish I had kept it!

  • @carolynbarnett7158
    @carolynbarnett7158 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Reference time 1:45: you would have to have elephant balls to take an XA to 160 MPH. Owned one, they don't stop and don't steer, even a coil over mod barely made them acceptable. Can get big rubber under the back end though (265). Lovely car, but a better museum piece than a driver.

    • @starboy2013
      @starboy2013 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah a fucking death trap at 160MPH especially in the hands of young guy.

    • @montinaladine3264
      @montinaladine3264 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Have to agree, but obviously they can be made to handle very well at high speed otherwise they would not have been able to race them so successfully. But yes it takes some money and effort to get to that stage.

  • @artoodiitoo
    @artoodiitoo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    4:03 I instictly felt scared of seeing it from this angle, instantly brought back images of one in black, with only the inner front lights, and a chrome skull on the bonnet

  • @jasonmorahan7450
    @jasonmorahan7450 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    IIRC the phase IV was essentially the phase III engine fitted to the XA with big discs and ventilated drums, I think it was Moffat or someone who mentioned once, regardless of the conservative Ford quotes they were actually getting around 420hp from them on the track in factory spec in 72. It's a monster engine, even by today's standards. Beautiful car by the way, fantastic restoration job. Masterful.
    Interesting note, the following year in 73 when the rules changed from factory spec to track modification the little 3.3 XU1 were getting around 290hp which, in a 1200kg car is a monster engine but I suppose the Fords had started marching their way towards 600hp under those rules so it became V8 or nothing and the next Torana L34, well memory fails but was competitive. I knew a bloke in the 80s had an original L34 took me for a drive, decided to impress, fishtailed our way through an entire suburb, down every street, every corner, insanely powerful. His mate had an original Chevy 302 track engine imported from the US he fitted in his HJ wagon with a muncie 4 spd, went like a professional drag car but that L34 was quicker. You basically held the cage bars for dear life in the back seat the entire ride.
    Did know one bloke with an original XA GT sedan fitted with a factory 4v engine but it was the hydraulic cam. That thing was easily the other side of 350hp. Took us deer hunting once and we went up dirt tracks in the middle of the night in rough bushland at 100mph but it was the way he did that, see the track is barely wider than the car and you get to hair pins doing about 40mph and he squeezes the pedal a couple of times, we're on straight dirt, seconds later as the wheels are finally gaining grip proportionate to velocity and I mean seconds later the speedo goes from bouncing between 80 and 120mph to level off gaining grip at 100mph in what seemed like running distance from 40. Even that was an insanely fast car.
    L34 was easily the quickest out of that whole bunch but I never got to go in a genuine Phase III spec engine car. Did go in a Phase I with a retro shaker fitment though, Windsor motor. No slouch.
    Every "XY HO" we get in the panel shop however is a GS mockup with a 150 grand asking price, a stock 2v Cleveland and a shaker, which makes sense since the real thing is what, half a million now? Well it's only about 170hp difference.

  • @antzman88
    @antzman88 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Tidy old girl 😍 love my cobalt ed xr6 can't compare cars but I love it all the same knowing the blood line of the falcon stretches pretty far 😎

    • @GlennEverittMasterofMachines
      @GlennEverittMasterofMachines  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm hearing you, and although I have an XY GT Replica for the weekends, my daily driver in an FG XR6. Fantastic and highly underrated car. In the day my Mum had a brand new Cobalt Blue ED XR6 and it was a sensational car, a real surprise package.

    • @antzman88
      @antzman88 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I've had v8s etc awsome cars and a whole lot of fun couldn't afford it now though but the xr6 shits on them for the get in and drive factor had bugger all go wrong with it has the grunt etc even if I had the money I don't think I'd give my ed up 🤷‍♂️

    • @GlennEverittMasterofMachines
      @GlennEverittMasterofMachines  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@antzman88 , funny, I feel the same way about the FG, I'm hesitant to upgrade!

  • @ripme6616
    @ripme6616 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Congratulations 1 of 1

  • @DavesIneosGrenadier
    @DavesIneosGrenadier 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    He's a good friend of yours but ..you are told he's got a great car collection.

    • @GlennEverittMasterofMachines
      @GlennEverittMasterofMachines  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dave Boreland, correct, a good family friend that I hadn’t seen for several years. 👍

  • @mickeydee3595
    @mickeydee3595 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My grandmother used to make these at the Broadmeadows plant.
    She was never really into cars and my grandfather was a massive alcho so they never had a car of any kind. When I showed her the prices of the Fords she used to build a few months back she almost fell over 🤣😂
    She replied to me in Portuguese with "Do you know how much I could have bought that for back when I worked there?!" haha

  • @johnnyborg9835
    @johnnyborg9835 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You're a lucky man Glenn

  • @barryphillips7327
    @barryphillips7327 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful car love the colour!!

  • @rossawood5075
    @rossawood5075 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Back in the day I purchased a six month old 1973 Ford Landau 2 door, it came supplied with a 4V 351 750 Holley and pulled far harder than other standard 351's of the day.
    I always felt like it had higher compression than the rest and idling in traffic on a hot day would see a temperature rise on the unique guages, no worry when running hard and fast though.
    Always wondered if it was a RPO version, no winged sump however but slight lope, not GT but not std.
    The Landaus are probably rarer now than the GT coupes, traded it for a new 1978 bright orange XC GS 351 T bat auto ute with all the gear, steer, air and GS options.
    but the detuned 351 in the XC never pulled as well as the 73 Landau and ithe color attracted the attention of highway patrols more than the dark blue and black Landau.

  • @mchristr
    @mchristr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I so wish Ford had produced a North American version instead of the larger Torino. They probably didn't because it would have cannibalized Mustang sales. What an awesome car!

    • @GlennEverittMasterofMachines
      @GlennEverittMasterofMachines  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Miles Rains , when you put them side by side, it’s quite interesting how there are some elements in the Torino that are very similar, particularly the shape of the rear quarter panels, in fact one of our episodes that features the blue Plymouth Superbird tribute also features a Torino GT and the owner talks about the floor pan being identical to our Falcon 2 door of the same era. This shows that the designers in Aus and Detroit often worked hand in hand.

    • @sdmercuryman
      @sdmercuryman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I would have loved to see these marketed in the Mercury line up. Yes, I agree this Falcon would have certainly have dove into the Mustang sales.

  • @weldmachine
    @weldmachine 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I remember Eric Banner ( famous for playing Chopper ) restored a GT Coupe but finished up destroying it in a rally, i think from memory it was a rally he was in which was in Tasmania ??
    He spent so much time and effort rebuilding the car it was a huge shame to see it as a wreck.

    • @mattniven6380
      @mattniven6380 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah Targa

    • @TASMAN-1
      @TASMAN-1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Correct, Targa TAS. Eric made the age old mistake of hitting the brakes into a corner, locked up the fronts & expected it to turn. Hit a tree along the drivers guard.
      It takes courage & experience to take ya' foot off the brakes at that moment, but it works!
      To my knowledge Banas Beast has since been repaired.

    • @weldmachine
      @weldmachine 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TASMAN-1
      He did a great job of rebuilding it the first time.
      Was a shame to see it wrecked again ??

    • @michaelhart5886
      @michaelhart5886 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TASMAN-1 yep the beast has been rebuilt with help from the dick Johnson crew to a better standard than beforehand

  • @londonman8688
    @londonman8688 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    amazing car .

  • @timothylanders3189
    @timothylanders3189 ปีที่แล้ว

    Concerning the engine, reminds of my R/T E38 when I had the engine rebuilt many years back. While it was @ the Workshop. Got a call one day to be told the conrods were not listed in any service manual mechanic could get. It had brass bushes that the piston/rod gudgeon pins floated on (full floating pistons). So, he had to get aluminium ones made as a substitute to use with some alloy Sterling pistons from the US...

  • @Jo_Wardy
    @Jo_Wardy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Coolest of the fastback fords.

  • @rhettcorbett3346
    @rhettcorbett3346 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Was not a factory fitted Phase 4 engine. It was Bruce Hodsons Phase 4 engine ? That was returned to Bruce to rebuild his Red Phase 4 rally car ? As Rebel said in Running on Empty- I like green, green is nice.

  • @mickeybowmeister1944
    @mickeybowmeister1944 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I reckon this car would be close to $750k

  • @jarrodgray6570
    @jarrodgray6570 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Half of us are here to hear these beasts and it's covered with music...why!?

  • @jameswood1935
    @jameswood1935 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    "a good friend of mine" .... "that i hear has an RPO..." can't be too good a mate if he won't let you in his shed haha

  • @jamesrudolph9054
    @jamesrudolph9054 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Remember those when I worked at KMP in Oz saw them and the only 2dr Leyland force 7 it never made it to the road thanks to the government of the day , was when cars were cars .

  • @installer1571
    @installer1571 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That is one absolutely beautiful car I love the colour I love the grill the sad thing about that car is that short drive probably cost in a tank of fuel they weren't what you call fuel-efficient but who cares

  • @423FGFDFHFHV
    @423FGFDFHFHV 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So unique is impossible as unique means one only.

  • @fernandojuancadena2475
    @fernandojuancadena2475 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It was because of the oil crisis in the Middle East they were forced to make smaller engines for better fuel economy people that lived through that time know exactly what I'm talking about

  • @ripme6616
    @ripme6616 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Speechless

  • @marygraham6735
    @marygraham6735 ปีที่แล้ว

    Holycow!!!! Awesome, learn new stuff on here all the time😁 Super nice car. That motor 😎 so cool. Love ole school. Didn't know that The Aussies even made a 351 much less this involved with ford! Just saying. I'd take any 70's Ford. 😊

  • @velocityjet1884
    @velocityjet1884 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I know a bloke in Sydney, who has a Blue Ford Landua with a Phase 4 engine.

  • @luvskippy
    @luvskippy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It’s a RPO, all RPOs had the phase 4 gear.

    • @christheodore7772
      @christheodore7772 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      RPOs did not have a phase4 engine, if anything the phase4 engine was more like the phase3 engine as where the bits that went on RPOs, they all started at the phase3... the carby, extractors, the slave cylinder