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.

383ci 1974 Ford XB Falcon Hardtop – Reader’s car
Peter Gatward made his dream a reality when he came across this XB Falcon hardtop on the way to a worksite

Family heirloom 574hp 1981 Ford XD Fairmont Ghia
Michael Ceyhan’s Ford XD Fairmont is a 574hp family heirloom

1200hp XE Falcon ESP gunning for sevens at Drag Challenge 2018
Fabian Huff’s 1200hp XE ESP Falcon is chasing sevens at Drag Challenge Weekend

Hillier Brothers XP Falcon hardtop
Pro-Tourer rather than Pro-Street, this sweet XP hardtop was built for cruisin’
Elite-level 550hp 347ci Windsor-powered XW Falcon – Video
Mick Bellette’s stunning XW Falcon tribute to his fallen brother Ray was a standout ride from Summernats 30

1200hp XE Falcon ESP coming to Drag Challenge Weekend 2018
Fabian’s genuine XE Falcon ESP should run sevens at Drag Challenge weekend thanks to a turbo small-block Ford

Video: Barra-powered XE Falcon ute
A budget-built Barra-powered XE Falcon ute – now running mid-tens down the quarter mile
Nulon Project XY, Episode 5 – Video
Nulon’s Project XY Falcon receives its finishing touches

Street cars at Calder Park – Video
Highlights from last Friday’s drag racing street meet at Calder Park

Turbo small-block XB Falcon coupe into the eights!
Phil’s 4000lb turbo small-block Ford XB Falcon coupe runs its first eight-second pass

Custom Ford XW Falcon coupe
A Mustang? No — but this Johnston-crafted showstopper is altogether another breed of horse

Barra turbo-powered Ford EL Falcon XR6
Back in the day, Tony Balalovski had the world’s first BA Falcon XR6 turbo conversion — and it was a beauty!

Twin-turbo 411ci Windsor-powered XY Falcon
All Alex Moshopoulos wanted to do was run an eight and drive home, and with this ballistic 1300hp XY Falcon, he can do just that

All Ford Day Geelong 2018 – our top 20 and gallery
Just a taste of the Blue Oval goodness on show at the 2018 Geelong All Ford Day

9-second 900hp 440ci XR Falcon At Drag Challenge – Video
Pat O’Shea’s 440ci, 900hp XR Falcon took on Drag Challenge 2017 just one week after it was finished, now that it’s run in he’s coming back for Drag Challenge Weekend!

Steve Bellia’s BFAT XB Ford Falcon
Look closely at Steve Bellia’s ultra-sanitary XB Falcon and you’ll realise that practically everything is modified
Nulon Project XY, Episode 4 – Video
In this episode of Nulon’s Project XY Falcon build, the car is painted red and it starts to look like a true street machine

Vortech-blown, Boss-powered XY Falcon
Would you believe this incredible XY Falcon was built in just nine months?

351 Cleveland-Powered 1973 Ford XA Fairmont Wagon
It’s heavy metal from start to finish with Darren Condy’s Ford XA wagon

9-SECOND 740RWHP 434CI XW FALCON
Marcus Howe’s 9-second XW Falcon was quickest without a trailer at Drag Challenge 2017