AH, FORD Falcon! How we miss thee. You arrived in Australia as an American design, but you were soon adapted to local conditions. And when the Yanks cruelly dropped you, we kept the dream alive with our own spin on the concept, growing in size and sophistication with each generation until Ford gave up on local manufacturing altogether in 2016.
Godzilla-powered HO Phase Auto XE Falcon project
HO Phase Autos enters a new era, with an exciting new project
Video: These kids turned an XP Falcon beater into a Summernats showstopper in 19 weeks!
Meet the third place-getter in this year’s Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse YSMOTY competition!
Gary Myers’s Repco XACUTER Falcon GT hardtop
Looking back on the earlier days of Gary Myers’s SMOTY-winning AGROXA when it debuted as a naturally aspirated, two-tone XA GT
After 40 years, Heath has treated his XY to a stunning rebuild
Heath Lloyd has given his faithful XY the ultimate rebuild
In the build: VN S-Pack Commodore, XB ute, 1978 Pontiac Macho T/A & TC Cortina
We check out some of our readers’ project cars from the July issue of Street Machine
Mark Rachele’s 1964 Ford Falcon Futura
Mark Rachele wanted a Falcon that stood out from the crowd, and this Yankee ’64 Futura fit the bill nicely
250PWR: Bad-arse XY GS Falcon tribute
Charles Beecher was competing with his XY at the no-prep street drags at Rockynats 6. We caught up with him for a chat
The Fords of Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse Young SMOTY 2026
A look at the variety of Fords currently in the running for the 2026 Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse Young SMOTY
Hud Johnson’s custom XW Falcon coupe
A Mustang? No — this Johnston-crafted showstopper is another breed of horse altogether
Gez Di Giammatteo’s 427-cube XR Falcon
Gez Di Giammatteo’s XR Falcon packs style, substance, and 620hp into one slick package
Five-day Summernats thrash: Jim Dawson’s Moly Orange AU Series II ute
Jim Dawson and his mates give a whole new meaning to the term “Summernats Thrash”
Chris Gofton’s blown, Raspberry Metallic XY Fairmont
Looking back on Chris Gofton’s tough XY, adorned in custom raspberry
Reader’s rocket: Drag Challenge-proven XD Fairmont
With the help of his mates, Craig Walker took this tough XD from bare shell to Drag Challenge contender in 11 months
Ford EB Falcon S XR8 1992 Indy pace car
For performance-starved Ford fans that had endured the 1980s doldrums, a V8 Falcon leading the 1992 Indy Car field at Surfers Paradise was a sight for sore eyes
Paul Halstead’s ‘Rattlesnake’ T-top Bathurst XC Falcon Cobra
Checking out the late Paul Halstead’s XC Cobra!
Expression Session: custom Falcon AU & BA utes
Looking back on Ryan Carter’s ideas of two really cool Ford utes
Calvin Heyden’s XY Fairmont
This ultra-classy XY avoids pretending to be a GT clone – and is all the better for it!
1977 XC Falcon Sundowner Panelvan
What do you do if your panelvan is too good to use? Haydn and Lisa Rowley’s answer is to use it anyway
In the build: Grandad’s XP ute reborn
Currently being restored by three generations in the home shed, this XP ute remains a treasured family heirloom
Paul Agius’s stunning 570hp XM Falcon
Paul Agius turned an unfinished XM Falcon project into a 570hp stunner and called her Gracie to really make her part of the family