ford stuff i never knew

S3SR · 27-09-2006, 09:18 PM

ford exported the dedicated lpg AU by the looks of it to hong kong

and an ef/el xr in south africa

theres more info but im watching the interview with terri irwin....sorry

b2tf · 27-09-2006, 09:24 PM

EL GT also went to Surth Efrica.

LUXO_8 · 27-09-2006, 09:42 PM

woah never knew they sent au's to hong kong......

Paull · 28-09-2006, 04:26 AM

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Originally Posted by MADNC_8

woah never knew they sent au's to hong kong......

They had to send the ugly pieces of crap somewhere!!

Casper · 28-09-2006, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Paull

They had to send the ugly pieces of crap somewhere!!

This from a person that owns a Silver Monarch (ugly land yatch), Town Car (same ugly) and an XC Cobra #140 (Its really a GT, kinda, ok, its a sales gimmick)

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foxtrot · 28-09-2006, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Casper

This from a person that owns a Silver Monarch (ugly land yatch), Town Car (same ugly) and an XC Cobra #140 (Its really a GT, kinda, ok, its a sales gimmick)

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LoL,

That was kind of Harsh but rediculously funny...

All he did was insult the Hong Kong LPG AU wagons... they do kind of look ugly.

Paull · 28-09-2006, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Casper

This from a person that owns a Silver Monarch (ugly land yatch), Town Car (same ugly) and an XC Cobra #140 (Its really a GT, kinda, ok, its a sales gimmick)

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Land yacht (correct spelling

is a nice term, thanks. Most people call them Land-going Barges, so thanks for the kind words. Ugly - well 99% of the population think they're ugly so I cant argue with that. However, atleast that makes them cheap, bit like the AU's I suppose

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: :Reverend:

Cobra - in todays terms I'm just glad I have one.

Now back to the AU.
Man, that is a handsome car - NOT!!!!

http://marks.4t.com/cgi-bin/i/AU/au1forte.jpg

As they say, "You can't polish a ****"

ing_sm

S3SR · 30-09-2006, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Paull

Now back to the AU.
Man, that is a handsome car - NOT!!!!

http://marks.4t.com/cgi-bin/i/AU/au1forte.jpg

As they say, "You can't polish a ****"

ing_sm

i find everyone who doesnt own an AU doesnt like it, and they ALWAYS use the AUI as the example. sorry im not having a go its just...well more AU for me

out:

Smoked · 28-09-2006, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Paull

They had to send the ugly pieces of crap somewhere!!

He's just jealous.

EF, What else? · 28-09-2006, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Paull

They had to send the ugly pieces of crap somewhere!!

It's ok, you can come out of the closet (or garage) and admit you want one. :1syellow1

**DJM83** · 01-10-2006, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Paull

They had to send the ugly pieces of crap somewhere!!

Thats the pot calling the kettle black ****er

AEF_Silver94 · 27-09-2006, 09:59 PM

thats cool

S3SR · 27-09-2006, 10:09 PM

ford aus built 420 of these sexy beasts - 4WD XY falcon ute, wheres the 4WD BFII i say

iTec · 28-09-2006, 01:56 AM

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Originally Posted by FALCONSR

ford aus built 420 of these sexy beasts - 4WD XY falcon ute, wheres the 4WD BFII i say

there is a club for them... The XY 4x4 club of australia i think it is from memory

wouldnt be that hard for ford to build the RTV ute of the territory would it...

Outbackjack · 28-09-2006, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by FALCONSR

ford aus built 420 of these sexy beasts - 4WD XY falcon ute, wheres the 4WD BFII i say

There is a nice one of these kicking around the Alice, I alway's thought that it was an after market thing....

Allen · 28-09-2006, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by FALCONSR

ford aus built 420 of these sexy beasts - 4WD XY falcon ute, wheres the 4WD BFII i say

Apparently there were a few (6 I think) that came with a factory fitted 429...

Bigblock + 4wd = Fun

They were also considering building XA versions aswell, but the demand for XY 4X4 wasn't great, so they scrapped the idea...

fat289 · 30-09-2006, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by fairlane_ghia

Apparently there were a few (6 I think) that came with a factory fitted 429...

Bigblock + 4wd = Fun

They were also considering building XA versions aswell, but the demand for XY 4X4 wasn't great, so they scrapped the idea...

No V8 4x4 ute built period!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Monty · 28-09-2006, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by FALCONSR

ford aus built 420 of these sexy beasts - 4WD XY falcon ute, wheres the 4WD BFII i say

I think there was around 5 of these at the last All Ford day at Kedron.. Pretty good turnout for such a limited build. There turning circle is also 55 feet, or 16.4 meters. Good luck doing a U-turn.

DJR MAN · 28-09-2006, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by FALCONSR

ford aus built 420 of these sexy beasts - 4WD XY falcon ute, wheres the 4WD BFII i say

Whats doin' with the ute 10 feet in the air, with a spoiler on the front?????????
I'm glad they didn't do the whole GT/ Shaker/ HO thing on it!

outback_ute · 29-09-2006, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by DJR MAN

Whats doin' with the ute 10 feet in the air, with a spoiler on the front?????????
I'm glad they didn't do the whole GT/ Shaker/ HO thing on it!

I think there were Ford photos from the era with the spoilers fitted, it would have hidden the leaf spring mounts etc.

They did use Jeep transfer case, diff etc. The main reason they didn't continue with it from what I have read is that the leaf spring mounts fed loads into areas of the body shell that were not designed to take them, basically it was too expensive to design the body intended for coils to take leaf front suspension for the number of sales. Goldie is right too, they used the 6cyl tilted to make room for the front diff, together with the 3 speed manual.

S3SR · 27-09-2006, 10:10 PM

btw credits to 100 years of motoring
Australians and their cars by bill tuckey

RPO83 · 28-09-2006, 11:28 AM

The Falcon wagons, powered by LPG, was part of an environmental program by the Hong Kong Government designed to reduce vehicle emissions and improve air quality in the city. By this year they will have replaceed their fleet of 18,000 diesel-powered taxis to LPG. It was partly a merketing exercise by Ford Australia to get some recognition for the dedicated LPG Falcon, it didn't get much coverage by the press though.

S3SR · 28-09-2006, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by RPO83

it didn't get much coverage by the press though.

at least we know.

BlueRaven · 28-09-2006, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by FALCONSR

at least we know.

Is that going to help your decision to buy a dedicated LPG wagon?

aquahead2001 · 28-09-2006, 12:41 PM

Did you know that there was a reasonable export program to the UK for AU Falcons, Wagons, Utes, Fairlane Wagons and Sedans?

The utes were brought in as LPG only (& Branded as Tempest??) and the Fairlanes end up in the funeral service. the late great George Best had his last ride and a Fairlane hearse.

BA's are also going over there too, plenty ont he web about Aussie fords being flogged there by low volume importers...

S3SR · 28-09-2006, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by BlueRaven

Is that going to help your decision to buy a dedicated LPG wagon?

EDIT: i wouldnt ever buy a wagon even if i had 7 kids, they can walk, or make 2 trips but id rather not buy an lpg car ever even with $2L fuel

LTDHO ive been living in tville....lol thats why

seriously though i knew about some very small numbers but none of this is ever in the media so i dont no about it

LTDHO · 28-09-2006, 01:03 PM

FALCONSR where have ya been? This sort of stuff is commonly known.

Fairlane · 28-09-2006, 01:22 PM

Yeah coleman milne import Fairlanes into the UK for the funeral service, as their is no real suitable european Ford.

AU Utes wre also imported into Uk in reasonable numbers.

The AU Wagon thing in Hong Kongs was from what ive heard was a bit of a disaster, they were too expensive like 48,000 $AU compared to like $24,000 for the JDM LPG Toyota Crown Comforts/Majestic. They had more space than the Crown's but they were expensive and ultimately an unknown quantity.

vztrt · 29-09-2006, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Paull

They had to send the ugly pieces of crap somewhere!!

Better than storing them at Fowels Auctions!

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Originally Posted by Fairlane

Yeah coleman milne import Fairlanes into the UK for the funeral service, as their is no real suitable european Ford.

Coleman Mine are still buying from FOA, they sent a whole heap of "pimped" up wagons over. Funny I looked at it and they looked like they might sell here.

Iphido · 28-09-2006, 02:19 PM

Ford sold the AU falcon engine I6 to fit into AC cars in the UK. Not sure how many if any were built.