Foamy T. Squirrel Posted September 22, 2015 Author Share Posted September 22, 2015 Down boy, down. Ozi & I don't live in a swamp like you do, and we don't salt our roads either. For the first several years of its life, Mustangs had a very dependable and properly boring Falcon chassis and drive train topped with an amazingly cool looking body. Iaccoca's little dream machine utterly saved Ford Motor Company. Then they fucked it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG 150 Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 I'll keep that in mind. But was happy to support the charity and got to sit in the front seat and fantasise about being out on a nice open road somewhere. Hope they don't find any more classics or I'll go broke. If you really want to tame the Outback, do it in a Cadillac convertible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARMY SNIPER Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 If you really want to tame the Outback, do it in a Cadillac convertible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foamy T. Squirrel Posted September 23, 2015 Author Share Posted September 23, 2015 Aussies living in the Outback like to do things their own way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozi Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 1971 Ford Falcon XY GTHO Phase III Sedan 4dr Man 4sp 351 V8 with 58,000 genuine kilometres One of the best 'muscle cars' ever produced. Ford had to produce a minimum of 500 to qualify for production car racing. Because it's based on a standard Falcon there are plenty of fakes around but normally easy to spot. Compliance plate makes it easy with only 500 to account for. I had the base model with the 302, but still an awesome vehicle. Wish I still had it. This one is genuine, asking price $370,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linked Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 1971 Ford Falcon XY GTHO Phase III Sedan 4dr Man 4sp 351 V8 with 58,000 genuine kilometres One of the best 'muscle cars' ever produced. Ford had to produce a minimum of 500 to qualify for production car racing. Because it's based on a standard Falcon there are plenty of fakes around but normally easy to spot. Compliance plate makes it easy with only 500 to account for. I had the base model with the 302, but still an awesome vehicle. Wish I still had it. This one is genuine, asking price $370,000 Is the 351 a Cleveland or the Windsor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG 150 Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 I can't see the rocker covers. A 45o slant is a Cleveland. Flat top covers are Windsor. I'd probably go with Cleveland on the exports, but then again, it was a Aussie build car. Just the frame and driveline were sent CKD (completely knocked down) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozi Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 I can't see the rocker covers. A 45o slant is a Cleveland. Flat top covers are Windsor. I'd probably go with Cleveland on the exports, but then again, it was a Aussie build car. Just the frame and driveline were sent CKD (completely knocked down) Spot on. The Ford Falcon GTHO Phase III was built for homologation, it looked almost identical to the GT. The modified version the Falcon GT built in 1971 with a heavily upgraded engine, a 4 speed top-loader gearbox and Detroit locker 9" differential. It was also equipped with special brakes and handling package, plus a 36 imperial gallons (164 litres) fuel tank. Winner of the 1971 Bathurst 500, driven by Allan Moffat, the Phase III has been described as "...simply one of the best cars in the world, a true GT that could take on Ferraris and Astons on their own terms..." by Sports Car World.[3] The GTHO's 351 Cleveland engine output was understated as 300 bhp (224 kW) to satisfy insurers. It is generally accepted to produce in the region of 350-380 bhp (265 kW -283 kW). Initial cars were equipped with an electrical rev limiter which came into effect at 6,150 rpm. With the rev limiter disabled, the engine was reputed to pull in excess of 7,000 rpm, even in 4th gear. The Phase III GTHO was Australia's fastest four-door production car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG 150 Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Jeez. That's a 43 US gallon tank. My pick up only has a 36 USG tank on it. Everything back then had rev limiters on them for just as stated, insurance companies. The big Chevies, Olds, Buicks, Fords and Mopars had at least another 25%-30% more power in them than advertised. Remember reading in the spec books, 400 advertised BHP? It was really closer to 460. And that was HP at the crank. It's what hits the ground that counts. Oh, and the Cleveland engine had different heads on it too. The plugs were slanted in at an angle whereas the Windsor used a straight on plug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozi Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 This is what the Ford Performance Vehicles, the racing arm of Ford Australia, were running with. Sadly, as a result of cut backs etc, they shut down last year. 5.4L Modular "Boss" V8 Boss 290 Based on the cast iron 4V DOHC Boss short blocks sourced from Windsor, Ontario, the Boss engines include some locally sourced parts such as intake and pistons coupled with DOHC 4-valve cylinder heads from the Mustang Cobra R engine. FPV named this uniquely tuned engine as the Boss 290 because of its power output. It produced 290 kW (394 PS; 389 bhp) at 5500 rpm and 520 N·m (380 lb·ft) of torque at 4500 rpm. Boss 302 For the BFII FPV GT Cobra special edition, the Boss 302 was created. The GT Cobra motor produced 405 hp (302 kW) and 398 lb·ft (540 N·m)). Boss 315 For the FG MkI, the 5.4 was further tuned to produce 315 kW (428 PS; 422 bhp) and 551 N·m (406 lb·ft). FPV achieved this through a new camshaft profile, new camshaft timing, strengthened piston assembly and a higher compression ratio (10.5:1 to 10.8:1).[15] 5.0L Coyote "Miami" V8 In October 2010 FPV retired the 5.4L Boss V8, in favour of a new supercharged 5.0L V8. The project, codenamed "Miami", is based on the Coyote 5.0 litre V8 and is a supercharged alloy quad cam engine.[16] It has cost FPV $40 million and has taken 3 years to develop. The engine was offered in three versions, Boss 315, 335 and finally 351. Boss 315 Used in the entry level GS sedan and ute, the Boss 315 produces 315 kW (428 PS; 422 bhp) at 5750 rpm and 545 N·m (402 lb·ft) between 2000 - 5500 rpm. Boss 335 Available in the GT range, the Boss 335 kW (455 PS; 449 bhp) between 5750 - 6000 rpm and 570 N·m (420 lb·ft) between 2200 - 5500 rpm. The latter is offered in the GT range, which includes GT, GT-P, and GT-E. Fuel economy was improved dropping 4.5% to 13.7 L/100 km for the auto and 13.6 L/100 km for the manual. Boss 351 This is a specially tuned variant of the 5.0L unique to the GT-F, similar to the Cobra before it, the 351 is a reference to the Cleveland engines offered in the Falcon in the past. The engine is capable of up to 15 per cent more power and torque, equivalent to over 400 kW and 650Nm, when the conditions allow. 4.0L "Barra" I6 Barra 270 For the BA/BF F6 Typhoon and Tornado models, the boost from the Garrett GT3540 turbocharger was increased over the Barra 240, producing 270 kW (362 hp) @ 5250 rpmTorque: 550 N·m (406 lb·ft) @ 2000-4000 rpm Barra 310 With the FG series,a larger turbocharger and intercooler were added. This is the most powerful engine with 310 kW (416 hp) @ 5250 rpmTorque: 565 N·m (417 lb·ft) @ 1950-5200 rpm (and the first to produce more than 100 hp (75 kW) per litre) manufactured in Australia. As a result, the F6's rolling acceleration from 80 km/h (50 mph) to 120 km/h (75 mph) is 2.8 seconds. Not likely to succeed but trying to finalise a deal with a bloke at the moment for a ute, similar to this one, my offers $9,000 below his asking price but he's been trying to sell for 5 months. Canary yellow with black trim and the 5.4 L V8, guaranteed to attract the attention of every cop within 100 kms: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie140 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 ....ozi Do you think these will ever go into production or is it just a prototype . Well when i blow it up the interior makes it look like it could be a photoshop ... someones digital creation . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG 150 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Not too far off. But I would venture to guess that would be a hot seller in the 35-50 age group. Of course it would never make production. All of the really cool prototypes are shitcanned. It's going to take something that doesn't look like a jellybean rolling down the road to bring back the interest in the car again. By that time, they'll drive themselves. And with the driving skills the average idiot has today, that just might be a good thing. :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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