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.
Michael Agius’s XY Falcon GT tribute
Michael Agius turned two dead Ford XY Falcons into this stunning GT replica
340 hp 1964 Ford XM Falcon convertible cruiser
Packing a 302ci Ford racing crate motor and built to cruise, Peter Antoine’s ’64 XM custom convertible cruiser is lower than a Jamaican bobsled
800HP FORD FALCON XA GT COUPE
Tony Murr’s big block-powered Falcon XA GT coupe is a stunning example of all that we love about early-70s muscle cars
Steve Edsall’s SKDUTE XC Falcon ute
Steve Edsall’s blown Ford XC Falcon ute was born for burnouts
Brock Mahoney’s XC Falcon hardtop: INENVY
Brock Mahoney drags the family Ford XC Falcon coupe of his childhood into the 21st century
FAREWELL FALCON – XA TO XC
Today we pay tribute to just some of the great XA, XB and XC Falcons that have graced the pages of Street Machine
L98-powered XD Falcon wagon
Anthony Burns XD wagon has survived multiple Drag Challenge events with aplomb
LAST AUSSIE-BUILT FALCON MARKS END OF LOCAL FORD MANUFACTURING
This morning the very last Australian-built Ford Falcon rolled of the production line. Bruce Newton recently spoke to some loyal long-term Ford employees about what the Blue Oval has meant to them and what the future holds
FAREWELL FALCON – TOP 21 XR TO XY
As the Aussie Falcon disappears into history, we pay tribute to the greats, starting with the XR, XW and XY
BLOWN 383 CLEVELAND-POWERED FORD XY FALCON
Matthew Basanovic’s blown 383 Clevo-powered XY Falcon was built to cruise Summernats, and the street
Mark Sgaravizzi’s 351-powered XD Falcon 88NATS
When they bagged his six-pack falcon, Mark Sgaravizzi didn’t get aggro, he bought an injected 351 and blew ’em away!
BLOWN 302-POWERED XR FALCON UTE ITHOPS
Harry Haig’s XR Falcon ute became famous after doing an 11,000rpm burnout at Ultimate Burnout Challenge 1
BLOWN BIG-BLOCK 1967 XR FALCON – ATRISK
Looking back on Peter Grmusa’s tyre-killing ATRISK XR Falcon
MAD MAX REUNION TOUR CLUNES – GALLERY
The cars, the bikes, so many Interceptors, and general Mad Max madness. It’s the ‘Toecutter Gang: Johnny The Boy Lives Tour’ at Clunes showgrounds
1973 FORD XA FALCON COUPE – UNCIVIL
Tim Nelson’s Ford XA coupe proves you don’t need a blower to be tough
AWESOME REAL-LIFE ACTION FOOTAGE FROM MAD MAX: FURY ROAD – VIDEO
Amazing compilation of CGI-free thrills and spills from Mad Max: Fury Road
1966 Ford XP Fairmont – reader’s car of the week
Ford nut Melissa Davis wanted a modern colour for her XP Fairmont, but it had to suit the classic look of the original hubcaps and whitewalls
600HP STREET AND STRIP FORD XP FALCON SEDAN
Big rubber and big horsepower make Pat Manariti’s street and strip, show-quality Ford XP Falcon one tough ride
XB GS Fairmont – GSHOON
After a collision with a concrete block, Michael Stivala’s Ford XB GS Fairmont GSHOON is back and better than ever
FORD XA FALCON COUPE RISES FROM THE ASHES – VIDEO
Dean Cole brings his much-loved ’73 XA Falcon hardtop back from the dead after a shed fire