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16-08-2012, 04:21 PM | #31 | |||
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as if you would diss or even try to compare new cars to cars like xy gt falcons. They are historical beasts....machines which have nothing to prove anymore and exist as a legacy. Purely to be enjoyed.Not compared at all with modern vihicles.
And from what ive seen the most likely replacement for the new falcon will be what ever model they decide to go with for the new GLOBAL large car |
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i was merely stating a fact that not everyone soils themselves over 40yr old cars. i'm well aware of the history and heritage and dribble over them in magazines or at shows, but i would never own one as a daily. i like modern. i'm pretty sure i'm not alone.
junk may have been a poor choice of wording but i think my point was made |
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A GTHO would be our flagship, at the moment the GT R Spec is our flagship. That would be a little more accurate. Saying that GT R spec is a GTHO is bassfaming to me as a Ford fan. and a bit arrogant |
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17-08-2012, 07:32 AM | #37 | |||
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The R-Spec checks of most of the GTHO requirements, its a GT that is focused on track work.
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a cool classic will always turn more heads than a new car though imho because they really don't make them like that anymore (which is a good and a bad thing but a fact of life and what people pay $$ for). all the best for a great weekend everyone. |
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17-08-2012, 09:09 AM | #39 | ||
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I think the best part of those statements is what was not said.
FPV have recently said they have no interest in small cars, so they must be very confident that come 2016 there will be a RWD Ford of some descritpion big enough to accommodate a 5.0 Supercharged V8 available in Australia. They still have $36 million to recoup and are apparently confident of doing so, so that means its a Falcon or a US substitute but its still RWD and V8. Thats good news all around in my view.
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I am still of the unsubstantiated opinion that The Falcon will morph into a world car, likely a Lincoln in the states (manufactured in USA for LHD, and maybe Australia for RHD). It then may be in Au as prestige only (no XT?). And FPV would would use that as a performance car.
This fits well with the new names on the Fairmont and Ghia. |
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My father was a foreman /road tester at Metro Ford Brizzy in the early 1970s. They had a GTHO come in for a service, the plugs were all fouled up from low speed traffic driving. After a regular oil change, filters and fresh plugs, a pair of Mechs reportedly went out and gave it a lung full up the back of Herston Road and came back sweet as a nut, owner was advised and very pleased with results. ( but that was 40 years ago and such things don't happen today...) |
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i love a good old falcon, but the reality is, in todays terms, they are not much chop. a standard falcon xt taxi would lap bathurst quicker as well. just sayin Quote:
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18-08-2012, 11:50 AM | #48 | ||
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Back in '69 -'70 the price of a 440 Cortina was $2250, a Falcon 500 was around $2500 and the GT nearly double that.
Time and inflation, add 15x to those prices and you get around $34K for a Mondeo, $37,000 for an XR6, and around 75,000 for a GT. |
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2:36.5 Allan Moffat 1972, in a Phase 3. 12 seconds faster than the previous years record. http://www.bathurst12hour.com.au/eve.../2012-results/ If you have a look at last years results from the bathurst 12 hour it takes significantly more than a 6 cylinder falcon to eclipse that time. I have both ends of the spectrum, a G6E turbo, and a 65 mustang built in September of 1964. I can tell you now the old car is much more exhilarating when you are up it, even though it only has 220rwhp from its' dinasour carb fed 302. |
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18-08-2012, 12:32 PM | #50 | ||
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there was no chase in 1972.
this is getting way off topic. i admire the cars of yesteryear, but for me it is not taboo to put them down compared to todays cars. it seems for some it is sacrilege to mention them in a bad light. sure they have character and all that. it was not my point. |
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For sure old cars are lighter and have no sound deadening etc. and thus 200km/h feels frighteningly fast, while in these modern FPV/HSVx 200km/h is a comfortable cruising speed.
On two wheels on a sportsbike it feels like walking speed they are so composed and just starting to get into their element. Then you jump in my 59 Dodge Flathead and wind it up to 55mph and my god it is extremely frightening, you can't really compare. 55mph in the Dodge is scarier than doing 200mph on a Hayabusa, or 120mph in an FPV. There is no point in the comparisons.
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There is a point in the comparisons though, because driving is about enjoyment. I enjoy driving the older one much more. |
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18-08-2012, 12:48 PM | #54 | ||
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I do too at slow speeds enjoy driving the old stuff more, as the low mechanical grip levels and heightened sensation of speed makes it easier to have relatively safe sideways fun.
It takes much more commitment and skill to do it in the latest stuff as the limits are so much higher. This is part of the reason why I don't like the 4wd sports cars like WRX etc., you have to be so far in the zone of get it wrong and you will be off a cliff backwards before they actually start to move around and become fun, and that is a level that no sane person wants to be at on the road really. So I understand you to a point, but the old stuff is only more enjoyable because it feels faster, but there is no getting away from the fact that it is because they are just so completely crap compared to modern stuff. But that is also why we love them.
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