Fords best looking falcon - Page 3

302 XC · 31-01-2011, 10:44 AM

XC Fairmont 4 door

XA GT 4 door

XE Fairmont Ghia ESP Charcoal/grey

They would be the 3 Fords id like
So id only say these

Cheese3 · 31-01-2011, 10:51 AM

the best thing about this thread!

the person who made it just got a shock of his life that AU T-Series has been mentioned by alot of people. considering he is a hater of AU's! and not many has mentioned B'series! Ha

1) ED sprint - would love one
2) XW wagon
3) T-series

flappist · 31-01-2011, 11:23 AM

Advocacy 1.01: Never ask a question that you do not know the answer to......

Bad Bird · 31-01-2011, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by mcnews

Have to disagree there, I always thought the 70s Falcon coupes were a bit fat and a little disjointed compared to a Charger and the interior of those model Falcons was an absolute travesty.

I couldn't feel that you could possibly be more wrong. Their lines are so clean and swoopy, and big wheels take care of the 'fat' factor. And the cockpit dash of the XA and B is gorgeous.

JaguarDave · 31-01-2011, 11:28 AM

XA Hardtop, P6 LTD, XY GS

JaguarDave · 31-01-2011, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by mcnews

Have to disagree there, I always thought the 70s Falcon coupes were a bit fat and a little disjointed compared to a Charger

I'm saying this as someone who currently owns four chargers but I only wish the charger had the clarity of line and form that the XB has.

The charger is a very wild and informal looking design which I love from most angles but the front doesn't seem properly to flow to the back like the XB hardtop does. Like the entire VH range the charger front clip seems to be from a different car to the back two thirds.

**FTE217** · 31-01-2011, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by flappist

Advocacy 1.01: Never ask a question that you do not know the answer to......

haha touche !

XAGT sedan
XEESP
T3TS50

Noddy · 31-01-2011, 11:56 AM

In no particular order my favorites are
1.XC Coupe/Sedan GXL
2.EL2 XR8
3.T2 TS50
3 BF GT-P

Zedjay · 31-01-2011, 12:00 PM

#1 Landau

#2 AU 111 XR8 220

#3 FG XR6/8

mcnews · 31-01-2011, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Bad Bird

I couldn't feel that you could possibly be more wrong. Their lines are so clean and swoopy, and big wheels take care of the 'fat' factor. And the cockpit dash of the XA and B is gorgeous.

LOL, we are all different eh. I will give you that putting huge rubber on the Falcon coupes certainly does transform the car somewhat. But mate, the dash.... Sorry that could never be even vaguely referred to as anything remotely attractive :-) Vive La Difference

fordv8! · 31-01-2011, 12:06 PM

xe esp ghia
xr8 sprint
xw/xy
then the coupes

4.0i OHC · 31-01-2011, 12:43 PM

1. XA
2. XB
3. XC

Love the 70s coke bottle styling.

Whitey-AMG · 31-01-2011, 01:01 PM

1. XAGT
2. BFGT
3. XBGT
4. AU T3 ( although I'd need to squint a little......LOL )

ute83 · 31-01-2011, 01:07 PM

My list;

1. XE ESP (any colour)
2. Coupes
3. XR-XY GT
4. T-series

**Revolver** · 31-01-2011, 01:19 PM

Here are mine:

Paull · 31-01-2011, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by T3man

That's correct - T-Series are a model in their own right and do not wear a Falcon badge.

Correct me if I am wrong, but are the FPV's not considered Falcon (even a Ford too for that matter). That being the case, none of the FPV's could be considered here?

However, reality comes into play in that all Tickfords (excluding the Fairlanes) as well as all of the FPV's (excluding the Terri's) are simply Ford Falcons to start with and then get further work prior to being sold to the customer.

RAPID_BA · 31-01-2011, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by ZA-289

Yes people do have different opinions to you.....

True but they dont base the best looks on what a minority think.

Some people will like au as their favourite but cant be the majority

RAPID_BA · 31-01-2011, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by T3man

That's correct - T-Series are a model in their own right and do not wear a Falcon badge.

I should have clarified in the OP, any car sharing the falcon base... Otherwise we exclude fairmonts, fairlane etc etc etc

The t-series is more like an au falcon than a ferrari base isnt it?

Bud Bud · 31-01-2011, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by JaguarDave

I'm saying this as someone who currently owns four chargers but I only wish the charger had the clarity of line and form that the XB has.

The charger is a very wild and informal looking design which I love from most angles but the front doesn't seem properly to flow to the back like the XB hardtop does. Like the entire VH range the charger front clip seems to be from a different car to the back two thirds.

I was referring to the complete look of the whole XB range including the 4 door Falcon 500. For a face lift it was so clean and crisp looking and did not suffer the change for change sake syndrome like The XC did of the XE from XD did etc. I know the coupe is the family favourite and for all the right reasons but I just think the 4 door looks great in any trim (from the exterior). OK well the dash was a bit ostentatious and if we voting on dashes only then for me, the XC wins hands down.

There is no doubt that the Charger is just a beautiful thing. It had such a huge impact on the Aussie psyche that at one stage, 1 in every 4 Valliant's that rolled of the line was a 2 door. They did not even have the same Bathurst pedigree of the Torana's and the 2 door big Ford Coupes but to most, it just did not matter. I actually disagree about the non cohesion design from the front to the back of the Charger though.

This was such an Aussie thing to graft a taxi front onto a sports rear. Our designers were probably at the top of their game back then because the rest of the world and especially the Yanks did not have to work with this handicap. The Camaro/Mustang/GTO/Challenger sports/muscle cars all had their own dedicated design. Can you imagine a Brady Bunch Wagon with a Mustang or GTO front clip, or worse a Mustang with the brady bunch wagon front clip?

This whole idea was lost in the today's generation when Holden first released the Modern Monaro. Most young people at the time said that it just looked like a 2 door Commy, which was exactly just the point, when did they not look like a 2 door Kingswood or a 2 door Falcon or even a 2 door Valiant?

The AU and perticulary the AU1 Forte, well I still can not beleive that no one did not blow a whistle before it ultimately ended up in production. Somebody was really asleep behind the wheel during this time imho. If this was a Commodore instead of a Falcon, I would find it hard to believe that any one here would still defend it, after all the VE gets smashed here at times for its looks and it is not in the same league as the AU again imho. And the dash is the worst of any of them. The car itself is bullet proof though but I did not think that this was the point of this thread. If somebody started the worst looking Falcon thread, I wonder how many times the AU would be outed?

The BA especially the XR6 and more so the XR8 is probably the best face lift Ford ever did on a Falcon. Are we still only talking about general looks only here?

Bud Bud

Smoke Pursuit · 31-01-2011, 01:50 PM

1) AUII XR.. Love these cars
2) FG
3) BA/BF

SVR73 · 31-01-2011, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Scotty85

My Top 5:

XB Hardtop (Yellow Blaze FTW)
AU1 XR in full trim (Silhouette is HORN)
AU T3 (Narooma Blue FTW)
XC Panelvan (Any colour, just give me one)
AU1 Forte with Whaletooth Grille (Galaxy Blue is HORN)

Yeah, im a nasty little AU Fanboy....

Good on you Skotty for waving the AU Flag

Honestly I can't choose. too many good ones. XC GS wagon, XB utes, AU1 XR in full trim like mine, BA super pursuit ute.

Fireblade · 31-01-2011, 01:56 PM

Again I claim your an imbecile Hulk after the last few posts. Your attitude towards AU owners is poor at the best, you don't like the car fair enough to tell them like you just have is just c**p.

1. BF F6 of course
2. T3 TS50
3. ED XR8

Smoke Pursuit · 31-01-2011, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by HULK_BA

Never a more true word spoken. As i said elephant man looks and noone answered if they found the au designer at the bottom of the harbour in his concrete shoes.

The Yeti · 31-01-2011, 02:00 PM

top 5 no actual order
Sedan XL
Coupe XM
Ute / Wagon XR
Special mention XC GXL

JC · 31-01-2011, 02:00 PM

1 - XA-C Coupes
2 - AU3 T3
3 - Mustang GT 500 (both old and new versions)

Bad Bird · 31-01-2011, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by mcnews

Sorry that could never be even vaguely referred to as anything remotely attractive :-) Vive La Difference

Well a lot of people disagree with you on the dash, myself included. But hey, I agree with the vive la difference sentiment.

ST · 31-01-2011, 02:11 PM

Can somebody please close this thread since HULK_BA already knows what the best looking Falcons are and he unfortunately has to put up with ludicrous uneducated opinions of all the others in this thread.

My sympathies go out to you mate.

Ford_The_Win · 31-01-2011, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Bud Bud

The AU and perticulary the AU1 Forte, well I still can not beleive that no one did not blow a whistle before it ultimately ended up in production. Somebody was really asleep behind the wheel during this time imho. If this was a Commodore instead of a Falcon, I would find it hard to believe that any one here would still defend it, after all the VE gets smashed here at times for its looks and it is not in the same league as the AU again imho. And the dash is the worst of any of them. The car itself is bullet proof though but I did not think that this was the point of this thread. If somebody started the worst looking Falcon thread, I wonder how many times the AU would be outed?

I don't think the AU is quite as bad you make it out to be, Bud Bud. In 1998 it was weird looking and very hard on the eyes, compared to the VT which looked great. Hindsight is a wonderful thing though, and the AU today looks really fresh and sleek. I'd definitely pick an AU over the new Mondeo. The AU has aged brilliantly, whereas the VT has aged terribly. I was looking at a tidy, clean AU1 Forte last night with the optional 5-spoke alloys and they really aren't that ugly.

mrghia · 31-01-2011, 02:20 PM

by looking at this no one has said the GT-HO P3 wasn't on my list but I wouldn't say no to a Tru Blue manual with wind back sunroof.

T3man · 31-01-2011, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Paull

Correct me if I am wrong, but are the FPV's not considered Falcon (even a Ford too for that matter).

Well I think that was mentioned by someone but it wasn't moi. I don't know what it has to do with T-Series not wearing a Falcon badge. Neither does a Fairmont. But we all agree they are Falcon based so I don't know why there's any debate over it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paull

However, reality comes into play in that all Tickfords (excluding the Fairlanes) as well as all of the FPV's (excluding the Terri's) are simply Ford Falcons to start with and then get further work prior to being sold to the customer.

Actually Tickford produced quite a few models that had nothing at all to do with a Falcon base vehicle.