V8 ute
Ford’s XA-XC series was a monumentally important step in the local history of the company.
In a feature, Mark Higgins notes: “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 1977 GS ute runs a 302 V8 with three-speed auto and is said to have undergone a total restoration.
It’s with Pennant Hills Auto Traders in Sydney, priced at $60,000.