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Old 23-11-2016, 02:34 PM   #1
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Default Retroautos October 2016 - XA Falcon Prototypes Exclusive

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Retroautos October 2016 - XA Falcon Prototypes Exclusive


04 October 2016

By Retroautos





Retroautos has broken into the vaults at Ford and found the photos of the design prototypes, sedan and coupe, that led to the1972 XA Falcon.

Many of the photos, taken in 1968 as work on the XA started in Detroit, have never been published before. It’s a must-read exclusive.

And did you know that the first Falcon was a Chrysler? We’ve got the story about how the Ford Falcon got its name.

Also featured in Retroautos is Sam Princi’s fabulous 1960 FB Holden ute. What was once a tradies workhorse is now a commercial classic.

Tony Alessi talks to us about his long lost custom-built 1965 Valiant GT, a four door Plymouth Barracuda. Does anyone know if this car is still around?

It is all in Retroautos this month.



View magazine here (The Ford XA starts on page 11): http://www.shannons.com.au/library/n...ex.html?page=1



Read more Retroautos articles here: http://www.shannons.com.au/club/news...dby=retroautos




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http://www.shannons.com.au/club/news...pes-exclusive/
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Old 23-11-2016, 11:08 PM   #2
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Have read a lot of things in AFF, but this has to be the best story / articles.
Love hearing about what might of been.

You wonder what the Falcon would of been called if Chrysler kept it & just the story of how it all came to be is a ripper..

Wonder if it is true that Ford trademarked the 'Falcon' 20min before Chrysler.
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Old 24-11-2016, 10:07 AM   #3
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Chrysler falcon , I actually like the look of that
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/wp-cont...ler_Falcon.jpg
wonder if it would have sold if it made production
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Wow... amazing article, thank you so much for sharing!
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Lol CobraJet Falcon...would have been a handful.
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Replying here so as not to miss any future editions of that magazine - may we see plenty more - great history.
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