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Old 21-01-2011, 02:57 PM   #1
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Im just in the middle of reading the just cars mag and there's a xd coupe for sale not many details except for it'll tipped if it doesn't sell. So is it possibly a genuine coupe?
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Old 21-01-2011, 02:59 PM   #2
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not a chance i would say.
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Old 21-01-2011, 03:00 PM   #3
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definitely not factory mate!
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Old 21-01-2011, 03:14 PM   #4
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definitely not factory mate!
No reason why a coupe couldn't have been made - They could've just used the ZJ Fairlane wheelbase and ute doors but it would have been a pretty ugly specimen of a car...probably why Ford stopped making the coupe after the XC

Loved the XD to XF series and owned both XD and XF Fairmont Ghias in the late 80's, early 90's...when I look back now I wonder what I was thinking - they have dated terribly - probably worse than VK/VL Holdens.

The XA/XC series on the other hand just get better looking everyday
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No reason why a coupe couldn't have been made - They could've just used the ZJ Fairlane wheelbase and ute doors but it would have been a pretty ugly specimen of a car...probably why Ford stopped making the coupe after the XC

Loved the XD to XF series and owned both XD and XF Fairmont Ghias in the late 80's, early 90's...when I look back now I wonder what I was thinking - they have dated terribly - probably worse than VK/VL Holdens.

The XA/XC series on the other hand just get better looking everyday
No they stopped making coupes because they were no longer selling.

The Cobra was a limited edition because it was designed to use up the last of the coupe shells.
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Old 21-01-2011, 03:38 PM   #6
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No they stopped making coupes because they were no longer selling.

The Cobra was a limited edition because it was designed to use up the last of the coupe shells.

Yep true Flap, but can you imagine what an XD/E or F coupe,would have looked like...bloody awful

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No reason why a coupe couldn't have been made - They could've just used the ZJ Fairlane wheelbase and ute doors ...
Ummm, coupes are usually on sedan wheelbases (or shorter) and XD/E/F/G/H ute doors are exactly the same as the sedans anyway

But that's getting us off topic and I think the question has been answered.
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Ummm, coupes are usually on sedan wheelbases (or shorter) and XD/E/F/G/H ute doors are exactly the same as the sedans anyway

But that's getting us off topic and I think the question has been answered.

righto sorry..maybe I'm thinking of the XA,B,C ute doors
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Loved the XD to XF series and owned both XD and XF Fairmont Ghias in the late 80's, early 90's...when I look back now I wonder what I was thinking - they have dated terribly - probably worse than VK/VL Holdens.
I wouldn't say they've dated terribly, from certain angles they look quite tough. The XF Ghia interior though... That being said there weren't a lot of good looking cars coming out of the '80s. That coupe looks like one of those ugly Chrysler coupes from the late 70s/early 80s.
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Old 21-01-2011, 03:16 PM   #10
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There are no 'genuine' coupes after XC.
There were companies that would chop up your sedan and make a coupe (or a convertible), but they were never 'genuine'.
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There were XE 2 doors around
Theres even a thread or two on them
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Old 21-01-2011, 03:19 PM   #12
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There were XE 2 doors around
Theres even a thread or two on them
And they werent 'genuine' either.
There was a 2 door XE ragtop here in Warrnambool but i have not seen it for many years now.
Wasnt in the best condition either, last time i did see it.
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Old 21-01-2011, 03:18 PM   #13
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GTO132 is correct, definately weird looking and for $10K, see below link!!

http://www.justauto.com.au/justcars/...3-1abe38ece186
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Old 21-01-2011, 03:32 PM   #14
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GTO132 is correct, definately weird looking and for $10K, see below link!!

http://www.justauto.com.au/justcars/...3-1abe38ece186
Thats the one. I don't think they look too horrible i mean they can never beat the xa,xb and Xc coupes tho
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Old 21-01-2011, 05:54 PM   #15
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GTO132 is correct, definately weird looking and for $10K, see below link!!

http://www.justauto.com.au/justcars/...3-1abe38ece186
that, wouldnt look too bad with the right wheels and paint.....
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Old 23-01-2011, 11:54 AM   #16
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GTO132 is correct, definately weird looking and for $10K, see below link!!

http://www.justauto.com.au/justcars/...3-1abe38ece186
that look quite good, sorta has an old Merc or BMW look to it.
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There was a mob around years ago who were manufacturing rear 1/4 panels and doors to turn them onto coupes.
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Saw this at a show in Melbourne in 2007.





Not sure of it's story - but as previous...
There was never FACTORY built XD/XE coupes...
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Not sure of it's story - but as previous...
There was never FACTORY built XD/XE coupes...
I can tell you that this car was made from a Genuine 351 4-Speed XE ESP.
A legit Option 54 car...

My question - is why????
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I can tell you that this car was made from a Genuine 351 4-Speed XE ESP.
A legit Option 54 car...

My question - is why????
yep.. that thing needs more than a change of wheels to look good......
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That just spells WRONG!.
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Are we all sure that the one in the ad is not a Mustang?


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The Mustang of the era was smaller than the XD, smaller than a VB Commodore in fact. Did have similar square lines like the Falcon.

Like mentioned stang777 there were no genuine XD/E/F coupes but there are a few after market created examples floating around.
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I wonder why people dont go the extra effort and do a proper hardtop look with the raked roof rather than making longer front doors and same roofline? I mean just like the photoshop of the green FPV GS that someone here did last year, that looked great and not like these abortions...
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A well proportioned XD/XE/XF coupe would look good
The pics above well,not for me
Remember the XA/XB/XC coupes are more rounder in style ,than the square edged XD/XE/XFs
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I saw a AU Coupe at Mcdonalds in Grafton recently my son took some pics on his phone I'll try to put them up.
Whoever built it did a great job and the roof etc was raked as well.
A waste of money on a AU IMO.
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I saw a AU Coupe at Mcdonalds in Grafton recently my son took some pics on his phone I'll try to put them up.
Whoever built it did a great job and the roof etc was raked as well.
A waste of money on a AU IMO.
There was also an AU Falcon concept. It was powered by a supercharged 4.6L.
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Some of the XD-XE coupes looked ok, however some of the ill proportioning make them look like large 80's model Nissan EXA coupes.
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There were a couple of AU Coupes over here in Perth a few years ago...Some sort of joint venture between Sprintex Superchargers and Hillier Conversions if I remember rightly.......

I also think the name of the company doing the XE 2 doors all those years ago were Spanmoor?

(I own a 2 door BA Falcon.......oh that's right it's a Super Pursuit Ute....lol!)
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