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Professional Mouse Jockey
Join Date: Nov 2005
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Happy birthday XA.
Had an XA coupe as my first car. And it wasn't that long ago; mid '90s. Would love a manual V8 XA sedan as a toy...maybe one day.
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Nice thread who would of thought 40 years young.here's some pics of some special xa's that have been in my life-
Dads xa 250ci 2v ![]() My first xa 250ci ![]() second xa 250ci ![]() first and current xa 351ci ![]() Happy Birthday!!! ![]() |
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I'm one of the youngins.. or used to be. I bought my XB sedan when I was 18. I (now) have a 1972 XA Coupe and a 1973 XB Sedan. I'm 13 years younger than the XA.
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: sutherland shire
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my first car was a xa superbird coupe in lime green paid $1700 .
i was only 16. it was 14 years old and full of rust great memories |
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^^^ sacrifices you make at the time....
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^^^^^^^^^ omg what happened^^^^^^^^^^^
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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ill raise you
![]() bought it for the 9inch diff.it had a 460 in it but was a roller when i bought it.i told the guy at the time it was going to a good home... i spent the day cutting it into pieces then it got dumped at the local tip.it still makes me feel sick. ![]() |
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1st car 75 XB Fairmont wagon 302C converted to 351C. 2nd car 82 ZK Fairlane 351C 4spd AOD LPG/Avgas 3rd car 97 EL Falcon police car 4L auto dual fuel 4th car 90 XF ute (work car) 5th car 06 SY TS AWD Territory Orbital LPi 6th car 95 XG ute 7th car 2014 SZ Territory TX Petrol Fords all my life. |
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This XA was at last years' All Ford Day. It looked brand new:
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The Zircon green car above is currently for sale at $73k
What a car! |
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Regular Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Best Falcon ever
![]() Here's some pics I took at the XA 40th Anniv. Show at Caribbean Gardens back in March. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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The 1971 Boss 351 Mustang excelled in every category of performance, but as a one-year-only model in a "heavy" body style, it doesn't have much of a following. On race tracks it was a different story. Starting in 1972, Bud Moore realized that the 351C could make significantly more power than the Boss 429 when the Boss engine was hobbled by a restrictor plate. Even when the Boss didn't have the restrictor plate, the Cleveland wasn't too far behind, and it saved a significant amount of weight over the 429. Bud Moore (who had previously embarrassed Carroll Shelby's factory-sponsored Trans Am Mustangs with his heavier '67 Mercury Cougars) led the transition from big-block to small-block engines in NASCAR, and the 351 Cleveland was the engine that did it.
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Trev
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Was Perth, now country Vic
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Wow, how time can change perceptions... I always thought the XA was the ugly duckling in the GT lineage, but age has obviously not wearied them as some of these cars look fantastic and better than I ever rememer XA's looking through my younger eyes.
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Restoration Garage
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Victoria
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I wonder where they'll be in 40 years from now? Lovin this thread, lovin the original plates on those car (all starting with L) Pure XA Porn!
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2012 Ford Ranger XL Supercab 3.2D 1973 XA Falcon Ute 1973 XA Falcon Superbird Coupe 1975 XB Falcon Sedan |
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Melb
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72 XA Fairmont 302 was my first car, she's 9 years older than me.
My sister got a $2500 XF wagon as her first car, 2 years later I got a $6000 XA, but Mum knew it was the price to pay to make me happy. Meant heaps to me, Mums gone now so the XA will be with me forever. The chief loves it too, but she knows that the house would sell before the XA does! Happy Birthday to my big girl! this means I'll have to re-reg her and put the 351 in like I've always planned....
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Another one of my genuine Superbird that i changed to a GT replica.
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Anyway [IMG] ![]() [IMG] ![]() Happy 40th Sweetie.......The last 40 years have been hard ones let the next 40 will be much brighter...... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cheers Ryan
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Ahhh, FAT HO taken at the 2005 GT Nats in Ballarat. I was there and saw his last run down the strip where he nearly shat his dacks and lost her..
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Here's mine, she won't be 40 till Sept tho
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pure porn.... lol
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Love the XA. Had a Falcon 500 with a 302c in it once. Cost me $800 was one of the best cars i ever had.
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poofy beige sleeper...
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Za Dom spremni
Join Date: Dec 2005
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you're all pretenders
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the good ol' days when they were daily drivers
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