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.
Double trouble: Two near-identical Ford XR Fairmonts
Two XR Fairmonts that could be mistaken for idential twins
Paul Rush’s twin-turbo Godzilla-powered EB Fairmont Ghia
Pro street E-Series Falcons are few and far between, making Paul Rush’s tyre-tucked, twin-turbo Godzilla-powered EB Fairmont Ghia a breath of fresh air
Video: Rod Shop’s WARBIRD at Summernats USA
It was a hectic build up for the Castlemaine Rod Shop’s WARBIRD to slay tyres at Amsoil Summernats USA
Family-heirloom XE Falcon wagon in the build
Family-owned since 1983, Harley Perkins’s XE wagon is being revived to put his Nan back behind the wheel
Dick Johnson tarmac rallies his DJR 320 Falcon – flashback
Back in 2004, Dick Johnston gave his DJR 320 road weapon a workout on the Shannons Ford-Holden Challenge – and we tagged along
TSS EA Falcon: twin tyres, Sprintex-supercharged!
Paul Connolly’s EA Falcon sports a twin-screw blower and eight (yes, eight!) tyres – and it was all fitted from new
Video: Vortech-blown XB Falcon hardtop
Scott Konndouras takes the iconic ‘Killer Tomata’ race car and reinvents it for the street
Grand illusion: Wheelboyz Falcon AU XR8 ute
Back in 2004, this ute proved that all you need for a killer ride is the right formula
Summernats 17 Burnout Champion Nathan Owens-Place’s XE Falcon
Looking back on the 2004 Summernats Burnout Champion and his nasty XE Falcon
Tim Ware’s twin-turbo XT Falcon
Tim Ware entered his twin-turbo V8 XT along with some exotic machinery through the stages of the 2025 Targa Tasmania
Vince Bodo’s blown EL Falcon XR8
Looking back at Vince Bodo’s fat, supercharged EL XR8
George Papas’s 600hp XW GT Falcon
George Papas has had a thing for Falcon GTs since he was a kid
Danny Musso’s supercharged XB GT
Some might call it heresy, but there’s no denying the tyre-frying ability of Danny Musso’s supercharged XB GT
Jesse Thomas’s home-brewed XA Falcon
From rusted-out shell to Lime Glaze street machine, this 1972 XA was a father-and-son build at home
Through fire and mateship: Why Rockynats will always bring Greg Larsen back
After a devastating shed fire, Greg Larsen fought back to continue a Rockynats tradition
Gary Myers’s XACUTER Falcon GT coupe – flashback
Looking back on the earlier days of Gary Myers’s SMOTY-winning AGROXA when it debuted as a naturally aspirated, two-tone XA GT
Jai Schluter’s Killer Tomata XB hardtop – flashback
Looking back on Jai and Corrina Schluter’s big, fat and potent XB coupe
Andrew Doherty’s XT Falcon ute
Andrew Doherty’s XT ute has been transformed from a once-humble vineyard workhorse to a 10-second street and strip weapon
Howard Astill’s SMOTY-winning XA Ford Falcon hardtop
Howard Astill set out to build a car capable of winning Street Machine of the Year. He got it right
Video: Harrop-blown, Godzilla-swapped XY Falcon
When his 500hp, Clevo-powered XY GT tribute felt a bit stale, Ryan Kelly added an extra 850hp to make it an epic, Godzilla-powered street-and-strip beast