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.
George Haddad’s 945hp 1967 Ford XR Falcon – flashback
Yes, it makes almost 1000hp, runs nines and is street legal
Big-block 1970 Ford XW Falcon – OLDSCL
The OLDSCL Ford XW Falcon is the product of a Sydney workshop that put the ‘V’ in virtuoso
302 Windsor-powered Ford XR Falcon wagon – flashback
Ford should have named this model the Phoenix
Holden versus Ford $2K Challenge – Carnage episode 25
It is Holden V8 versus AU XR6, nitrous versus turbo in our brand-new Carnage series
Budget AU XR6 Ford Falcon upgrade – Carnage Plus
Scotty gets the jump on Bubba with a quick budget upgrade session on his AU XR6 Falcon
Jason Thomas’s Ford Falcon XP coupe
Jason Thomas transformed a shed-find XP coupe into a beautiful 480hp cruiser
Supercharged BA Falcon burnout car
Want some extra go for your Barra but not interested in a turbo? Well these boys have the answer for you
Ford XA Falcon ute in South Africa
This Falcon ute made it all the way to South Africa, and is about to get a stout 302 Windsor transplant
351 Cleveland-powered 1973 Ford XA Falcon – XAKUTE
Making this Superbired a street-legal was Kris Hodges’ number one priority
Brad McGill’s 1969 Ford XW Falcon ute
Brad McGill’s 1969 Ford XW Falcon ute
600-cube big-block Ford XA Fairmont coupe – PHAT A
A 600-cube big-block, Kawasaki Green paint and massive rubber make Brad Fletcher’s Ford XA Falcon one killer coupe
Servicing two new project cars – Carnage Plus
We prepare for our long-awaiting Ford versus Holden battle with the purchase of AU Falcon and VT Commodore project cars
Aussies take on the $10k Drag Shootout
Six Aussies are heading to the US to take on America’s best in the Horsepower Wars $10K Drag Shootout
World’s first seven-second street XR6 Turbo – Video
Maria Passos’s RIPSS Falcon XR6 Turbo goes into the sevens on radials and independent rear suspension
Bubba Medlyn races the XR6 Turbo Developments FG Falcon ute – Video
Bubba Medlyn jumps in an FG XR6 Turbo ute at Calder Park and tries to crack the nine-second barrier
Street Machine: April 2019
The April 2019 issue of Street Machine is on sale now!
Win a restored XC Fairmont hardtop or $100k cash with Jimmy’s Chop Shop
Want to win a super-rare 1978 Ford XC Fairmont hardtop? No? How about $100,000 in cold hard cash? Well if you’re interested in either, the guys at Jimmy’s Chop Shop on Queensland’s Darling Downs have you sorted.
Steve Bezzina’s XW Falcon runs 6.85@215mph
Steve Bezzina’s twin-turbo 481X-powered XW Falcon cracked the sixes at Sydney Dragway last week
Alex Moshopoulos’s twin-turbo 1971 Ford XY Falcon
Alex Moshopoulos’s street-driven XY Falcon ran mid-eights at Drag Challenge 2018
2000hp Barra-powered FG Falcon street car in the build
Jim Gianna’s FG Falcon isn’t your average XR6 Turbo, he hopes it will run sevens at the drag strip!