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.
371-cube Windsor powered XR Falcon
Andrew Goodwin’s XR Falcon looks pretty unassuming, until you step on it and 620 horses are let loose
Larry Orsmby’s XW GTHO Falcon
The legendary XW Falcon that was Aussie racer Larry Ormsby’s car, gets restored to its 60s/70s drag racing spec
MAD MAX-INSPIRED XC FALCON IN THE USA
With a little bit of inspiration from Mad Max, this all-Aussie XC Falcon looks right at home cruising highways in the US of A
VIDEO: INTERVIEW WITH XBOSS OWNER CHRIS BITMEAD
We talk to the man behind the incredible XBOSS Falcon
VIDEO: AMERICANS REACT TO THE AUSSIE XBOSS FALCON
The Yanks may have stopped making Ford Falcons in 1970, but they sure took a shine to XBOSS
VIDEO: CHECKING OUT THE XBOSS FALCON UP CLOSE
Let’s have a closer look inside, underneath and all over Chris Bitmead’s XBOSS
VIDEO: PREPARING THE XBOSS FALCON FOR THE DETROIT AUTORAMA
The XBOSS crew prepare the Ridler contenting XB Falcon coupe for its Detroit Autorama reveal
XBOSS FORD XB FALCON – FIRE UP!
Our first look at Chris Bitmead’s mighty XB Faclon coupe
Falcon XR6 and XR8 Sprint models confirmed with up to 400kW
FORD reveals its final fast Falcon models, with more grunt from its turbo six and supercharged V8 engines
BLOWN 565HP FORD XM FUTURA COUPE
Blue, blown and tubbed – Dick Tierney’s XM Futura is the realisation of a 20-year dream
TWO SEVEN-SECOND FALCON XW STREETERS
The crew from Dandy Engines deliver a pair of hard hitting seven-second XW Falcon streeters
351 Clevo-powered XY GT replica
Paul Cassar’s XY Falcon is a stunning GT replica with a cool rest-mod bent. We look back to our June 2014 issue
Darren Blackman’s Blaze Blue XB GT hardtop
We join Darren Blackman on his first cruise in his show-spec XB GT Falcon coupe
Ford XB Fairmont coupe – reader’s car of the week
Anthony Thomas has spent eight years perfecting his XB coupe
VIDEO: PSIPOP – BUDGET RACER RUNS MID-NINES
Boosted ED Falcon budget drag car runs in the nines with an ex-taxi motor
Scott MacFadyen’s stunning XT Falcon ute
The Ford XT ute that shares a shed with an LX Holden Torana
Plastic surgeon – Peter Arcadipane
Many Street Machine readers will know who Peter Arcadipane is. His name is among the immortals for the nosejob he did on the star of Mad Max. No, not Mel — the real star, The Last of the V8 Interceptors
THE REAL STORY OF THE MAD MAX XB GT FALCON
Mad Max: Fury Road is creating a new generation of fans, but you can’t beat the magic of the original. If you’ve never read it before, this is the true story of The Last of the V8s
GALLERY: LAST OF THE V8 INTERCEPTORS
The Mad Max Interceptor, last of the V8s and the car that launched a thousand imitators. Well, a few dozen at least, and few could claim to be as correct as Kerry Turley’s amazing tribute to the road warrior
Taverna Brothers Engineering’s BAD ATTITUDE FG Falcon
Taverna Brothers Engineering’s new G6E Falcon is a monster!