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.
Greg Maskell’s blown XR Falcon ute
Whaddya do when you’ve learned all the tricks of the trade with your own streeter? Go into business, of course
Video: XF Ford Fairmont Ghia sleeper
George Hatzi’s Barra XF is the ultimate drag and drive sleeper
Tony Di Biagio’s 905hp Clevor-powered XY Fairmont
Tony Di Biagio’s naturally aspirated, 451-cube Drag Challenge XY is all kinds of cool
Greg Xerri’s 351 Clevo-powered XY GT replica
Whatever you fancy, this GT’s up for it
Rebodied Ford Falcon XY GTHO Phase III sold at auction
A rebodied example of what is arguably Australia’s most desirable muscle car has gone under the hammer this afternoon
Chris Frankling’s elite XR Falcon
Chris Frankling’s after-hours XR Falcon hottie features smart custom lines and Clevor shove
Turbo Arrow Cleveland-powered XT Ford Fairmont
This 1440rwhp, all-Clevo XT Fairmont doesn’t muck around!
Twin-turbo Barra-powered John Goss Special
It might upset some purists, but the Corish brothers’ twin-turbo Barra-motivated XB sure has been turning heads at ’Nats 36
Bob Kernot’s blown 351 Cleveland-powered XB panel van
Bob Kernot’s tough-as-George Foreman XB is a work of art
Falcon XY GT replica 7.3-metre stretch limo
You know you’ve made it when you step onto the red carpet from this magnificently customised XY GT
Family-heirloom Falcon XM ute
Oozing 60s cool and burbling with latent V8 muscle, Bradley Donaldson couldn’t let his uncle’s XM ute leave the family
Flashback: Gary Myers tests FPV’s mad DRIF6
When FPV dipped a toe in the murky waters of drift back in 2006, we took Gary Myers along to see what he thought
Race relations: Ford Falcon GTHO Phase I – IV test
Street Machine presents the definitive GTHO test: Phase I through Phase IV
Mark Miocevich’s XB GT Falcon hardtop – FAT GT
Mark Miocevich’s gut feeling to limit mods to his GT and concentrate on the detail was spot-on
Big-block-powered XC Falcon hardtop 4×4
This big-block Ford AWD makes HSV’s Avalanche look like a gentle rock slide
Aaron Young’s turbocharged Falcon EL XR6
With 545hp at the treads and a killer sound system, this XR6 will blow your senses
Reborn pro-street 825hp XY Fairmont
Timeless pro street cool meets 825hp of all-motor Clevor in Adam Francica’s reborn street-and-strip XY
Video: Turbo Taxi rides again
In this episode of Carnage, Scotty attempts to take Turbo Taxi racing after a four year hiatus from the drags
FORGED XY Ford Fairmont
Dan Morton’s FORGED XY Fairmont brings concept-car execution to a classic Aussie muscle car
Video: FPV F6 does Drag Challenge
Doug Beaton’s FPV F6 is a nine-second, genuine street car that shows how simple the recipe can be to successfully take on the likes of Drag Challenge