"Barn Find"! - The last FGX XR8 Sprint found

**GO FURTHER** · 02-10-2018, 10:13 AM

To sell at close to RRP....

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/motorin...fa03c438062299

Bossxr8 · 02-10-2018, 12:06 PM

How did they forget they had it?

sixman · 02-10-2018, 12:07 PM

Still makes me excited to see a brand new Falcon!
The magic has not ended....

suttoo · 02-10-2018, 12:24 PM

Ours has sat under its car cover since we got it, no PD and only 13kms on the clock

**GO FURTHER** · 02-10-2018, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by suttoo

Ours has sat under its car cover since we got it, no PD and only 13kms on the clock

This one has never been registered.

Trevor 57 · 02-10-2018, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by sixman

The magic has not ended....

just a tinge of sadness

71cop · 02-10-2018, 01:07 PM

When the business changed hands last month the new owners did a stocktake and found the final Falcon among the 200 or so other cars in the inventory.

“For us it was like a barn find because we didn’t expect to find a Falcon still in stock,” says general manager Alexi Sakellaris.

“The previous owner was going to hang onto it but when he sold the business he said the Falcon would come with it, so there were no loose ends.”

So reading the quoted text from the story as I have posted above, first of all they didn't expect to find a Falcon still in stock but then in the next paragraph previous owner told them the Falcon would go with the business. What a load of BS, LOL

asagaai · 02-10-2018, 01:15 PM

What I want to know is whether it is healthy for a car to sit and not be driven for 2 plus years.

By not starting the engine and driving the vehicle say once a week or every fortnight to ensure oil films metallic surfaces in engine and gearbox and differential and to coat various seals throughout a vehicle - is that mechanically wise.

Which is better- to run a car and drive it 5 kms once a week for 4 years, or a car that sits idly for 4 years with no kms?

Bossxr8 · 02-10-2018, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by asagaai

What I want to know is whether it is healthy for a car to sit and not be driven for 2 plus years.

By not starting the engine and driving the vehicle say once a week or every fortnight to ensure oil films metallic surfaces in engine and gearbox and differential and to coat various seals throughout a vehicle - is that mechanically wise.

Which is better- to run a car and drive it 5 kms once a week for 4 years, or a car that sits idly for 4 years with no kms?

It's a good call. Can't be good for it long term.

lra · 02-10-2018, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by suttoo

Ours has sat under its car cover since we got it, no PD and only 13kms on the clock

Why ?

davenl5l · 02-10-2018, 02:15 PM

Comes with a 5 year warrantee, good luck with parts in 4 .5 years

suttoo · 02-10-2018, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by lra

Why ?

You could say its been put in our stock warehouse and forgotten about.
Strange that it has never been reported to Ford, they made us do ours once it was 12 months old.

**GasoLane** · 02-10-2018, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by 71cop

So reading the quoted text from the story as I have posted above, first of all they didn't expect to find a Falcon still in stock but then in the next paragraph previous owner told them the Falcon would go with the business. What a load of BS, LOL

Along with... 'It has never been registered or driven, has just 58km on the odometer"

Thats a lot of Dyno kms then

Sioso · 02-10-2018, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by asagaai

What I want to know is whether it is healthy for a car to sit and not be driven for 2 plus years.

By not starting the engine and driving the vehicle say once a week or every fortnight to ensure oil films metallic surfaces in engine and gearbox and differential and to coat various seals throughout a vehicle - is that mechanically wise.

Which is better- to run a car and drive it 5 kms once a week for 4 years, or a car that sits idly for 4 years with no kms?

I bought a brand new old stock 2011 GTP335 in 2013 and it had an engine failure (piston issue) at 7,000k's.......

Mercury Bullet · 02-10-2018, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by GasOLane

Along with... 'It has never been registered or driven, has just 58km on the odometer"

Thats a lot of Dyno kms then

Mine came with 40 something km.

I think a few of the xr8's were "tested" at the factory before being released.

Mercury Bullet · 02-10-2018, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by asagaai

What I want to know is whether it is healthy for a car to sit and not be driven for 2 plus years.

By not starting the engine and driving the vehicle say once a week or every fortnight to ensure oil films metallic surfaces in engine and gearbox and differential and to coat various seals throughout a vehicle - is that mechanically wise.

Which is better- to run a car and drive it 5 kms once a week for 4 years, or a car that sits idly for 4 years with no kms?

Shouldn't be too bad mate, just change all the filters and fluids.

We started a tractor that had been idle for about 20 years.
Biggest problem was all the birds nests getting thrown out of the exhaust stack.

With a car I'd want the weight off the wheels though.

EGOG6ET · 02-10-2018, 04:28 PM

Falcon might beat Commodore in this mouths sales if its sold.

The Yeti · 02-10-2018, 04:41 PM

That's not a barn find, that's long term parking at best

Chopped · 02-10-2018, 06:52 PM

“ It has never been registered or driven, has just 58km on the odometer...”

If it has 58km on the clock THEN ITS BEEN DRIVEN

FG50T · 02-10-2018, 06:59 PM

Out of curiosity, did anyone who wanted a Sprint when they were new miss out because they couldn't secure one?

**DFB FGXR6** · 02-10-2018, 07:44 PM

Having been sold since that article was posted, I just hope that it went to someone who will appreciate it and cherish it for what it represents as apposed to some investor who only sees the dollar value in 20 years time.

jgs393 · 02-10-2018, 08:23 PM

So if the new owner has an insurance policy that includes 'new for old', what would the insurance company do?

Get something equivalent? In today's market, what is equivalent to an fgx xr8 sprint?

**DFB FGXR6** · 02-10-2018, 08:36 PM

https://www.whichcar.com.au/news/Fin...-GT-Holy-Grail

Appropriate hands I suppose?

Trevor 57 · 03-10-2018, 04:50 AM

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Originally Posted by davenl5l

Comes with a 5 year warrantee, good luck with parts in 4 .5 years

from my understanding when I took people on a tour of the Ford spare parts facility at Broadmeadows was that they have to hold parts for 6 years - could be company policy, but I didn't think so

Trevor 57 · 03-10-2018, 04:52 AM

Many years ago the company I worked for got 2 new Falcons/Faimonts from Ford every 6 months (swapped over), I had one given to me (an AU) that was nearly 18 months old with less than 100 k's on the clock - was buried at a dealer and they had forgotten it

davenl5l · 03-10-2018, 06:20 AM

There's a black sprint with 16 klm's all its pd stickers signed by dick,scott & fabs for sale on yorke penninsular for $75,000. Dealer principals car from his collection as far as i know its never hhad rego i wonder if its still classed as new and gets the 5 year warrantee ?

davenl5l · 03-10-2018, 06:52 AM

The blue "barn find" is now sold to PremCar for a gt upgrade display car

Ford17 · 03-10-2018, 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6

https://www.whichcar.com.au/news/Fin...-GT-Holy-Grail

Appropriate hands I suppose?

So it has been quickly sold, and will shortly be receiving the PremCar HO installation as discussed here:
https://fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11473555

And featured here:
https://www.couriermail.com.au/motor...c8604053d18374

ebv8 · 03-10-2018, 08:26 AM

I have to ask why go to the trouble of fitting the PremCar HO kit and put it in a museum, bit of a waste, ifs its going on show why not keep it stock?? who is going to know its got internal modifications anyway

roddy1960 · 04-10-2018, 08:01 PM

Each to their own of course and no disrespect intended personally to anyone but if I had a classic late run Ford Falcon like a Turbo or V8 Sprint or one of the last 'normal' XR6 or XR8's I could not possibly bear seeing it sitting under cover for very long if at all .

Seems a travesty to have a car intended to be driven sitting around in a shed.