Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Falcon GT
Posted on 1:58 AM by jig.amanv
The Falcon GT started life as the brain child of then Managing Director of Ford Australia Bill Bourke,
who decided to fit the Mustang 289c.i. V8 mated to a 4 speed gearbox,fit the up market Fairmont interior,throw in some Stewart Warner gauges,a chrome Hurst shifter,deep dished wood rimmed wheel,a few stripes,black out the grille and a smattering of GT badges onto the then XR Falcon sedan.Pow the Falcon GT was born.You could have your Falcon GT in any color as long as it was bronze or GT Gold as it was called.
The Falcon GT became the quintessential Aussie muscle car,it was also in those heady days the only performance 4 door sedan in the world,it was an Aussie first.The Falcon GT went on to evolve with engine capacity being increased from 289c.i. to 302c.i. then onto its ultimate form the Cleveland 351c.i. V8.The most sought after model of the Falcon GT started life with the release of the XW Falcon GT when Ford built a special version of the Falcon GT Called the Falcon GTHO the HO standing for “handling options”this was developed with the intentions of winning the annual Bathurst 500.
Ito Falcon GT at GTHO talagang tumingin sa bahagi na may hood scoop, takip ng makina pins, taba guhitan at Superoo decals, ito lamang ay tumingin kaya mabilis at malakas na ilaw trapiko drags ay nanalo nang hindi na gumawa ng kahit ano.
Ang absolute Top Dog ng Falcon GT ay at laging ay ang XY Falcon GT na dumating na kasama ang mga sikat na "nagkakalog" isang air scoop inimuntar sa itaas ng engine na yumanig sa engine revs bilang ito poked sa pamamagitan ng bonnet.The XY Falcon GT kasama ang kanyang kapatid na babae rarer ang Phase Falcon GTHO III ay unarguably ang pinaka na hinahangad matapos at mahalagang bilang isang collectible.In katunayan sa isang kamakailan-lamang ng isang auction XY Falcon GTHO Phase III na nabili para sa $ 683,650 hindi masama para sa isang kotse na nabili para sa mga bagong tungkol sa $ 5400.Kaya doon kayo ng isang napaka maikling kasaysayan ng Falcon GT.
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