Matt Teixeira is Enthusiast Motor Insurance’s Digital Marketing Specialist, meaning he needs to be able to work on the move! Here’s how he does it in style:
First published in the August 2025 issue of Street Machine
“This is my 1982 XE Falcon panel van, which I drove up to Cooly Rocks On and surfed out of on my way up the coast.
“I’m the digital marketing specialist for Enthusiast Motor Insurance, and the van was built as a retro tourer so I can do my work while road-tripping it.
“It features a 302 Cleveland V8, three-speed column-shift manual and built LSD.
“The car is fitted out with basic but essential camping gear like the awning, Esky and camp chair. Of course, working on the road has required me to fit the new-age Starlink internet.
“The XE also has a freshly retrimmed bench seat in Sierra Tan, and that, combined with the Ivory Cream paint, set the tone for the 70s influences such as the 70s-style curtains in the back, similar to what you’d probably find at your grandparents’ house!
“I’ve travelled all over Australia in the van and have slowly been filling the inside of the visor with stickers from each destination!”
SPECS:
| Make: | Ford |
| Model: | Falcon Panel Van |
| Year: | 1982 |
| Engine: | 302 Cleveland V8 |
| Transmission: | 3-Speed Column Shift Manual ‘3-On-The-Tree’ |
| Diff: | Built 3.45 ratio LSD from a late model falcon |
| Additional Features: | Triple Autometer gauges, Sony Double Din Head-Unit with Apple Car Play, retrimmed Sierra Tan Interior, custom retro 70’s curtains, and all the corduroy bed sheets and pillows. |
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