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Old 23-02-2012, 08:14 AM   #1
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Ever seen one of these? (Ignore the pointless, rambling article accompanying the pictures.)

http://jalopnik.com/5882221/when-aut...ery-goes-wrong

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Old 23-02-2012, 08:32 AM   #2
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Yep, saw plenty when i was in Argentina a few years ago. check out this tread;

http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthr...44#post2783844
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Old 23-02-2012, 08:36 AM   #3
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hahaha i dont mind the black out rear. the original is better but yeah haha classic!
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Old 23-02-2012, 10:35 AM   #4
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Not sure of there fuel price, market and wealth, but a LHD Falcon and Terri could well have found market there
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Old 23-02-2012, 10:54 AM   #5
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Yep, saw plenty when i was in Argentina a few years ago. check out this tread;

http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthr...44#post2783844
Interesting.

And I'm guessing if they had to cobble together cars and could only redo the noses, importing Australian Falcons probably would have been too expensive (especially when they'd still have to be converted to left-hand drive).
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Old 23-02-2012, 12:01 PM   #6
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Ah yes, the Argentina Falcon. It gives you the idea what our Falcon would have looked like if Ford just kept facelifting the original body style without moving on to the XR body.

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Old 23-02-2012, 01:31 PM   #7
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The car looks like an XP Falcon with XC GS front and TF cortina rear
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Old 23-02-2012, 05:26 PM   #8
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There is something cool about this look though. Put white walls on it... and oh my.

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Ever seen one of these? (Ignore the pointless, rambling article accompanying the pictures.)

http://jalopnik.com/5882221/when-aut...ery-goes-wrong
Did you notice the first comment below the article. NSFW
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Old 23-02-2012, 06:04 PM   #9
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They look great for their age

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Old 23-02-2012, 08:19 PM   #10
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I like the front end with the twin headlights...the back of the other one is just OK, but the original rear end would probably synch in with the round headlights better.
You're right...lowered, moon caps, white walls...
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Old 23-02-2012, 08:54 PM   #11
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here is a few pics



And this is my favorite



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Old 23-02-2012, 09:24 PM   #12
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That one^^ looks like the early 60's compact Fairlane
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Old 23-02-2012, 09:29 PM   #13
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yeah thats the 1974 model very nice all the lights suit the body lines well
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Old 23-02-2012, 09:37 PM   #14
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Saw somewhere they had their own version of a 2v head on the 221 engine, different looking intake manifold than our 250 version.
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Did you notice the first comment below the article. NSFW
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Old 23-02-2012, 10:35 PM   #16
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Any pics of the interiors?
May be some bolt on parts available we could import to modernise our old girls...
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Old 23-02-2012, 11:06 PM   #17
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It wasn't just the Falcon they kept producing, they did the same with the 1967 Galaxie which ran until 1983. Imagine being able to buy a classic Galaxie brand new, almost 20 years on.

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Old 23-02-2012, 11:08 PM   #18
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Any pics of the interiors?
May be some bolt on parts available we could import to modernise our old girls...
http://www.todofalcon.com.ar/modelos.htm
Website with models by year, and interior pics.
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Old 23-02-2012, 11:10 PM   #19
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Old 24-02-2012, 12:31 AM   #20
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Nice picture finds, guys!

I knew about Brazilian Galaxies, but not Argentinian ones. The Brazilian Galaxies mutated interestingly.
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