Ford’s ‘coke bottle’ XA Falcons represented a huge step for the local arm of the company, with a product that was very much an Australian effort.
In a feature on the series we reveal: “As Australian as the Outback was one description of the XA Falcon when it rolled onto our roads in March 1972, a dozen years after the Falcon nameplate first appeared on an American-based sedan in Ford showrooms among the Customlines, Zephyrs and Anglias.
“The third-generation Falcon was significant as it was successful.
Not only was the XA the first ‘home grown Falcon’ it also revived the hardtop, something that wasn’t planned when the project commenced in 1968.”
This Fairmont claims a premium driveline with 351 V8, three-speed C4 automatic transmission and 9-inch diff.
Located in Victoria, it’s on the market for $95,000.