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20-04-2006, 08:48 AM
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Is the fairmont a fairmont or a falcon?
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20-04-2006, 08:56 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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'Fairmont' ..... i hate it when people say 'Ford Falcon Fairmont' , it just dosent flow..
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20-04-2006, 08:57 AM
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A fairmont is a fairmont, but it starts life as a falcon shell and so does a ghia.
However when speaking to people you have to say its a falcon quite often as fairmont or fairmont ghia draws a blank with them.
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20-04-2006, 09:12 AM
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I've got a mate who refers to his Calais as "the Calais" - never "the Holden" or "the Commy" or "the car" (eg whereas I'll move "the car", he'll move "the Calais"). It sounds pretentious to me. "Moving the Falcon" sounds a lot less pretentious than "moving the Fairmont" but not as pretentious as "moving the Ferrari" 
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20-04-2006, 02:04 PM
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20-04-2006, 03:59 PM
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20-04-2006, 04:05 PM
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Formally Kia Chaser
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Did you clean the 710 cap? hahahaha lol
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20-04-2006, 04:22 PM
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20-04-2006, 04:26 PM
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Formally Kia Chaser
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Wow. I really didn't expect this sorta response.
I meant technically, in Ford's books, is it a fairmont or a falcon fairmont, aside from them all being falcon shells, and the current BA/BF fairmonts being a trim package. Whats this about the plates being stamped Falcon? Take a look here: http://www.ford.co.nz/servlet/Conten...Page&c=DFYPage I think this kinda answers it maybe?
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20-04-2006, 04:35 PM
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...fairly odd
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its based on a falcon. its a falcon. id never call it a ford falcon fairmont id just say fairmont or probably just falcon. i refer to my mates GT's as falcons.
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20-04-2006, 04:42 PM
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sometimes i say i am 'going to move AUdrey' but thats just to ИИИИ my mates, cos thats the epitome of pretentious!
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20-04-2006, 09:18 AM
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Yeah my Mum refers to her VS as The Berlina. Never just The Commodore or Holden. Many non-car minded people don't know what I'm talking about when I say mine is a Fairmont Ghia so I just say it's a Ford
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20-04-2006, 09:23 AM
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fairmont is a falcon,
gt is a falcon everything starts from the falcon bodyshell, nuff said
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20-04-2006, 09:31 AM
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GT is a Falcon, Fairmont is not. Holden cars only have one name, which roll off the tongue better than Fairmont Ghia! Just say "I'll go move the Ghia!" that'll fix them! LOL! GK
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20-04-2006, 09:51 AM
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I just call mine "The Ute" ... and that's that.
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20-04-2006, 09:57 AM
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"The Beast?"
That way anyone with half a brain will know that you are talking about a ford!! "The Pussy" is for other makes
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20-04-2006, 10:00 AM
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The are all Falcons according to the ID Plates
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20-04-2006, 10:07 AM
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20-04-2006, 11:00 AM
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A Fairmont up untill 2002 was a fairmont, nowdays it's a dressed up falcon. The fairmont always differed greatly with the 'high series' dash board, differnent instruments and the woodgrain & chrome high lights.
Nowdays since the BA, the fairmont has the same dash (only major difference being the climate control & larger screen), instuments, woodgrain that doesn't stand out (black woodgrain) silver is used more than chrome. The fairmont these days has an almost identical nose & rear to the falcon. So, the fairmont used to be a fairmont, nowdays it's a plush falcon.
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23-04-2006, 12:54 PM
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20-04-2006, 11:25 AM
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A Fairmont Is a Fairmont.
A Fairmont Ghia is a Fairmont Ghia A Falcon is a Falcon. Simple as that. A GT is a Falcon GT. By saying that all of them start from a Falcon shell therefore are Falcons your saying that a TE50 is a Falcon, A V8 Supercar is a Falcon, and so on and so fourth. A FAIRMONT IS A FAIRMONT. unless its mine, in which case its a "Tickford Equiped Fairmont", but if i say that i sound like a ****er. When talking about it to the family or car minded people, i will call it either "fairmont", "monty" or "The Beast", but when talking to other people (Im in real estate and take people in my car every day), i simply say, ford. If you say fairmont they dont know what your talking about.
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20-04-2006, 11:52 AM
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ELGT is actually registered as a Fairmont... Fairmont Ghia, and GT go down the prestige line at Ford, so they are slightly different. I will post my ELGT rego papers to show its regd. as a Fairmont if you like... |
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20-04-2006, 11:42 AM
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Ford Falcon Forte
Ford Falcon Futura Ford Falcon Xr6/Xr8/TS50/TE50 Ford Falcon GT Ford Fairmont Ford Fairmont Ghia Thats how i always saw it. As for Holden i believe that even the acclaim is not a commodore Holden Commodore Executive Holden Commodore S/SS Holden Acclaim Holden Berlina Holden Calais *Having said all this they are still a Ford Falcon or a Holden Commodore when they roll on the assembly line, there just names i just call them falcons and commodores 90% of the time.
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20-04-2006, 12:08 PM
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20-04-2006, 12:16 PM
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Look on the compliance... All are listed as Falcon..
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20-04-2006, 12:17 PM
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Fairmont is a Fairmont. Starts life as a Falcon, then becomes luxury-ised and morphs into a Fairmont.
GT is NOT a Falcon, hell, they're not even a Ford - used to be (XW, XY etc), but not the new ones (BA to BF). They are an FPV GT, or FPV GT-P (The Fairmont Ghia version of the GT, LOL).
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20-04-2006, 12:19 PM
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I thought GT's were based off a Fairmont. But yet they still call it a GT Falcon?
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20-04-2006, 12:24 PM
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Old school = GT Falcon New = GT, or GT-P. GT is XR8 based, GT-P is Fairmont/Ghia based.
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20-04-2006, 01:45 PM
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Tickford Equiped
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When i said GT is a GT Falcon, i was thinking of Old School GT.
ELGT as said above is down as a Fairmont & New ones are well, GT or GTP. Basic fact. They are what they are. GT is a GT, Falcon (Forte, Futura) is a Falcon, Fairmont is a Fairmont.
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Is a Fairmont a Falcon?
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