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.
Mark Smith’s street-and-strip XD Falcon
Mark Smith’s XD Falcon suffers from a high-horsepower Vitamin C overload
Dave Waddington’s blown XE Fairmont ESP
When it comes to going fast, Dave Waddington likes to use the power of ESP. Oh, and a storming, supercharged Cleveland!
Stewart Parris’s 1994 XG Falcon panel van
After a tough cancer battle, Stewart Parris needed a therapeutic build and the result is this retro, burnt orange candy stunner
Joe Lipari’s brutal XW Falcon
When Joe Lipari spotted Scott Karandrews’ outrageous XW for sale, two years after seeing it perform at Willowbank Raceway, he didn’t think twice
Home-built turbo Windsor-powered XL Falcon
Clinton Leayr’s XL Falcon may look like a sweetly restored classic cruiser, but its under-bonnet powers have been given a boost
Louis Spelta’s XB GT: Six degrees of Helter Skelter
Memories of a classic 1980s street machine end up spawning an enduring friendship
In the build: XB GS hardtop destined for Godzilla power
Bradley Scott’s long-held dream is being realised with this XB GS coupe
Ford Falcon EA-ED – project car buyer’s guide
Ford’s 1988-94 Falcons can be made into respectable streeters, but it’s essential to start with a good ’un. Here’s what to look for
In the build: Harrop-blown, Godzilla-swapped XY Fairmont
Mick Noukaris’s wild XY project packs a Harrop-blown Godzilla V8, with engineering by some of the best in the game
Movie icons: Mad Max XB GT & MFP Interceptor replicas
Get out your leathers…it’s the cars from Mad Max
Mitch Rogers’s turbo Clevor-powered XT Fairmont
From stocker to tough aspo streeter to turbo radial racer, Mitch Rogers’s XT Fairmont has experienced a rapid evolution
Reader’s Rocket: Angelo Mete’s XD Fairmont
Angelo Mete had a long restoration journey with his XD but he couldn’t be happier with the end result
AGROGT: Attilio Labbozetta’s Pro Street Falcon XY GT tribute
Tubbed and caged with twin fours reaching for the sky, this XY sedan is all attitude
2QWIK4U: XA Falcon hardtop unveil
One of our favourite unveils from Rockynats 06!
In the build: Blown BF XR8, 13B-swapped Suzuki Sierra, VP Senator + more
We check out some of our readers’ projects from the March issue of Street Machine
Joe Gauci’s blown XW Fairmont GS
Working on cars is like therapy for Melbourne bloke Joe Gauci, and now he has this stunning blown XW to show for it
Jason Gollan’s XA Fairmont GS hardtop
After three decades, this forgotten shed survivor now has a new lease on life
Double trouble: Bad-arse Ford XR Fairmonts
Two XR Fairmonts that could be mistaken for identical 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