Ford Falcon/Fairmont XA, XB, XC
Virtually every kind of XA-XC Ford is enjoying outstanding popularity. Basic cars have pretty much cracked the $20,000 barrier while V8s are easily exceeding $30,000 and one uprated sedan was offered at $60,000.
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Add 25 per cent to the buying price if you find a Falcon or Fairmont with the factory four-speed gearbox. A small sample did reinforce doubts that $37,500 represented a realistic average for six-cylinder Fairmonts so be cautious and think $25-30,000 when buying.
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Fairmont 351 Hardtops aren’t listed as family cars any more but that still left an excellent array of 4.1 and 4.9-litre two-door cars in our sample. Most manage $55-65,000 but a V8 manual Fairmont that’s exceptional could be headed for $100,000.
XA-XC Falcon $18,650 [36]
XA-XC Falcon V8 $32,190 [14]
XA-XC Fairmont $37,500 [4]
XA-XC Fairmont V8 $40,800 [8]
XA-XC Hardtop $66,320 [14]
[*] = number of recorded sales
(Note: concours & special cars may demand more.)
Numbers from our 2019 Aussie Family Car Market Value Guide.
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