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.
Glenn Richards’s Barra-powered 1984 Ford XE Falcon at Drag Challenge 2019
One of a clutch of Barra-swapped 80s Falcons running in the XR6 Turbo Developments Six-Cylinder class, Glenn Richards’s XE sedan is a real sleeper at first glance
Cory Read’s LS3-powered Ford XF Falcon – Drag Challenge profile
Drag Challenge regular Cory Read isn’t about to make friends with the purists in the XD-XF Falcon Car Club, as his XF S-Pack runs eights thanks to turbo LS power
Phil Edmondson – Drag Challenge profile
South Australia’s Phil Edmondson had a massive lead-up to Drag Challenge 2019, switching his XB coupe’s exhaust from running one big single turbocharger to a pair of Precision 7875 snails
1200hp Barra-swapped XD Falcon – Drag Challenge 2019
Chris Palfreyman’s stonking XD Falcon survived the odds to nab second place in the Six-Cylinder class at Drag Challenge 2019
Home-brewed 1974 Ford XB Falcon
Tomi Vatavuk’s XB Falcon is an exercise in detailed design and homebrewed engineering, with 433 cubes for motivation
549hp 1971 Ford XY Falcon 500 sleeper
Mark Whelan has been wanting a wolf in sheep’s clothing since before it became fashionable
Natasha McMahon’s Ford XY Falcon ute
Natasha McMahon’s stunning XY ute has scored a trophy at almost every event it has been entered in
Interview: Dandy Engines’ Frank Marchese
Frank Marchese’s thirst for power nearly killed him as a kid, but the 2018 Drag Challenge champion has only got thirstier with age
Brenton Watkins’s FPV FG II Falcon GT-P
Brenton Watkins’s award-winning FPV GT-P is also his daily driver
302 Windsor-powered 1966 Ford XP Falcon
Fords are in Gary Taylor’s blood, and it shows with this beautiful tunnel-rammed XP Falcon
Blown and injected XY GT replica
A stunningly built XY GT replica with a 900hp, blown and injected twist!
Windsor 302-powered 1966 Ford XP Falcon coupe KNEE HI – flashback
Shane Allington’s Ford Falcon XP coupe is a ground-hugging head-turner
Blown 427-powered XW Fairmont on the dyno – Video
Flame-sptting, supercharged XW Ford Fairmont on the dyno
History of the Ford Falcon XR + XT
The XR and XT Falcon started our love affair with all things V8
Barra-powered Ford XD Falcon – Video
Kent Battle’s XD is an old-school Falcon with new-school grunt
What’s next for the $2K Challenge cars – Carnage Plus
We discuss the potential futures of our AU Falcon and VT Commodore from the $2K Challenge
XP Falcon coupe body swap onto an EL Falcon chassis
How to turn two rusty Ford Falcons into a low-buck fun machine over a four-day long weekend
Windsor 302-powered 1965 Ford XP Falcon coupe
Anthony Villani built this XP Falcon coupe from a shell back in the late 90s and has lovingly preserved it ever since
Dandy Engines 2800hp XW Falcon on the dyno – Video
Frank Marchese lays down some serious ponies with his infamous XW Ford Falcon
Big-block 1974 Ford XB Falcon hardtop
Pete Aitken didn’t let a rat infestation or blood disease stand in the way of his dream of building a blown, big-block XB hardtop