Wheels July 2010

[GTpilot]

Originally Posted by b2tf

Have had it for a week and now and for those who care to pull their heads out of their own dark personal cavities it is quite a good read. For those who still wish to whinge and ***** and moan and carry on, please keep buying the odd issue here and there because it is oh so much fun to watch you jump on here and make complete fools of yourself.

Bit harsh mate!
FWIW, I won't buy it because PBL media own the company I work for. there is no need, I get it for free if I want it.

[jpd80]

Here's an interesting passage that Wheels chose to add to the 50 year article,
it shows the bitter disappointment that Edsell II had for Wheels not giving the
Falcon COTY:

Edsel Ford II, Deputy MD of Ford Australia Spoke to Wheels before his return to the US in early 1981:
"It is my single greatest disappointment in my time in Australia that we didn't win the COTY award" he said, "The Falcon you see today is the last car to ever be produced in Australia that was designed, engineered and manufactured in Australia, by Australians for Australians.
I feel that sheer fact alone would have been the criteria for giving Falcon COTY.
I will go to my grave feeling that Ford Australia have been cheated."

[dannyhilton]

Grilling Wheels Magazine for putting Commodores on the front cover would be like hating on Zoo Magazine for putting Holly Valance, Rachel Weisz or Scarlett Johanson on the front cover. Putting the Commodore on the font sells covers, just like putting babes on the front of Zoo sells. If having a Holden on the front stops Zoo from putting my nana on the front of their magazine, then I'm all for it.

While I stopped with Wheels like two years ago, mainly because of stupid bias and articles that are the journalistic equivalent of Today Tonight, give them credit, the write up is fantastic. Well done guys. I bought your magazine this month...

[rex351]

What about the photo of the big block mustang engine (page 101) in the XA section?

[Melz]

Just picked up a copy, and so far I think its a pretty good write up and great layout (although there are a couple mistakes ). Love how they included the cover of the old mags and the timeline.

Looking forward to reading the rest of their write up (or look at the pics )


Oh and just a quicky, are any of the other Ford dedicated mags doing a tribute to the 50th???

[jpd80]

Originally Posted by Melz

Oh and just a quicky, are any of the other Ford dedicated mags doing a tribute to the 50th???

Happy 50th Anniversary Falcon

from all the marketing team at Ford Australia

[Melz]

Originally Posted by jpd80

Happy 50th Anniversary Falcon

from all the marketing team at Ford Australia

No you forgot the $1.75 badge on the boot of an XT

[jpd80]

Originally Posted by Melz

No you forgot the $1.75 badge on the boot of an XT

Glad my sense of humor was well received.

Having read the wheels article, it was more like the quality journalism they
used to do back in the 1970s and 1980s, I just wish their current articles
would maintain that old impartiality and let readers decide whether they
like the vehicles or not.

[smciner1]

Originally Posted by Melz

Just picked up a copy, and so far I think its a pretty good write up and great layout (although there are a couple mistakes ). Love how they included the cover of the old mags and the timeline.

Looking forward to reading the rest of their write up (or look at the pics )


Oh and just a quicky, are any of the other Ford dedicated mags doing a tribute to the 50th???

The latest Australian Classic Car has an article on the Falcons 50th, it has a True Blue Phase III and a Viper GT-P on the Cover.

[Bossxr8]

Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6

. They also claim the BA Barra 6 had a new block. .

The BA did have a new block. The auxilary shaft from the AU was deleted, the oil pump was moved to the crankshaft so the oil pump drive wasn't needed or the oil pump mounting pad.

Essentially it was a new casting.

[DFB FGXR6]

Oh, ok. I knew about these changes but didnt think it ment a new block.

[tezxr8man]

Originally Posted by rex351

What about the photo of the big block mustang engine (page 101) in the XA section?

And the Picture of the BA in the timeline Where the EB is supposed to be, and the picture of the EB in the EA Spec sheet

Are they blind or edit without using there eyes????????

[FG XR]

Originally Posted by tezxr8man

And the Picture of the BA in the timeline Where the EB is supposed to be, and the picture of the EB in the EA Spec sheet

Are they blind or edit without using there eyes????????

I guess they thought "oh well its only Ford"... wait till a Holden milestone.. everything will be checked, double checked, triple checked even put under UV light to make sure there are no marks before going to final print. Hell maybe they will even print it in a leather bound book

[vztrt]

Just read the article. Was a good read. Makes me wanna go buy an FG now!! lol

[GTpilot]

Had a flick through today. I was impressed by the ful page ads taken out wishing Falcon a happy birthday, especially the one from Merc. Would have cost them a bit of coin, and they really did not have to do it. kudos to them.

[callum]

As above on the ad from Mercedes, impressive that they would do that