![]() The exhaust is the same twin 2.25-inch as the 289 from the headers back, so Giles is confident there are gains to be made there. The engine chugs a steady diet of E85 distributed by a 950cfm Quick Fuel carb and a CHI single-plane manifold. The two-bolt mains are strapped together with a stud girdle to help keep everything straight when Giles spins it to 6900rpm, and a Canton sump and Melling pump supply the slippery stuff. South Street Auto Repairs in Perth built the 408 with a Scat steel crank, a big Crane solid-roller, Lunati lifters, Trend pushrods, CHI 3V heads, Crane rockers and stud girdles. ![]() Giles offered to trade a Harley 1200 Sportster Custom for it and the deal was done. Undeterred, Giles began the hunt for even more power and discovered that a friend was looking to shift the 408-cube stroker Clevo from his burnout car. It should be worth another 70hp at the tyres!” “I’ve acquired another bonnet to cut up so I can run a decent carb spacer for racing. “I had the intake milled down so I could fit everything under the bonnet,” he says. The engine bay is the only part of the XR that needed paint after Giles bought it. There are 4 new and used 1967 to 1969 Ford Falcons listed for sale near you on with prices starting as low as 22,895. “I took it to Racewars Cash Days and got thrashed by everything, but it was fun and the bug bit,” he says. The original six-banger and related driveline bits had been chucked in favour of a 289, C10 and nine-inch combo, and with 202hp at the tyres, it was enough fun for Giles for a few months. These seat covers are a correct reproduction of the factory pieces, crafted from the original Sierra grain in 32 oz. Distinctive Industries front and rear seat upholstery kit for 1966-67 Ford Falcon. Giles handed over the folding stuff and returned with this mint XR in tow. 1967 Ford Falcon Futura Front Buckets & Rear Bench Seats Upholstery Set Light / Dark Red. “I showed a friend and he told me to grab my money, get in the car and go buy it!” “I was after an XW or XY, but a bloke in Waroona sent me some pictures of an XR he had,” says the West Australian. “I like the sleeper look it looks like nanna’s car!” “I sacrificed tyre size for not molesting the body,” he says. The only external visual cue that this is more than a neat cruiser is the 100L aluminium drop tank, though Giles swaps the rear tyres for 225/50/15 drag radials on race day. This article was first published in the June 2019 issue of Street Machine Beneath the unmodified bonnet of this unassuming resto sits a 408-cube Clevo built to handle the rigours of burnout comps. With the prices of genuine XR GTs being nearly out of reach, this is a fantastic replica that will provide many fun memories.IF YOU spotted Giles Mortimer’s XR Falcon on the street, you’d be forgiven for thinking it was a neat cruiser, probably powered by a mild 302 Windsor with barely enough grunt to pull the skin off a delicious rice pud. The car has a new fuel tank and GT badging all round. ![]() New redline tyres, rear window louvre and rare remote boot lid option have been fitted. The original radio is in place but does not work.Īll gauges are new or refurbished and the odometer was reset at the time of engine rebuild. The interior has been re-upholstered to a high standard – the seats, door cards, dash and new carpet are all immaculate. Power is put to the road via a Ford C4 automatic transmission with a Hurst “look-a-like” manual shifter. Gold and powered by a strong 289ci Ford V8 with four barrel carburettor and MSD ignition inside a spotless engine bay. Stunning Falcon XR GT replica presented in sparkling G.T. Only approximately 684 genuine XR GTs were produced. The XR GT scored the first ever win by a V8 at the Bathurst 1000 – prior to 1967 the Mount Panorama circuit had been regarded as too tough for the larger V8 cars. A four-speed manual gearbox, sports suspension, steering wheel impact pad and 5.5 inch rims were all standard. The dawn of the Aussie muscle car started in 1967 when the XR GT variant was released - it featured a 225HP version of the 289ci engine and was developed from Fords’ special Police Interceptor Pack.Įxcept for a handful of cars, all of the original GTs were painted in “G.T. This was the first Aussie Falcon to be offered with a V8 engine - Ford’s sweet 289ci (4.7 L) Windsor unit – coupled to a four barrel carburettor. Introduced in September 1966 and based on the American Falcon, the XR Falcon was promoted as the “Mustang-bred Falcon”.
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