1974 Ford XB GS - today's tempter

By: Guy Allen, Unique Cars mag

Date: 16.01.2023

1974 Ford XB GS - today's tempter

1974 Ford XB GS - today's tempter

1974 Ford XB GS - today's tempter

1974 Ford XB GS - today's tempter

V8 auto

Of all the locally-built Ford product across the decades, it’s the XA-XB-XC series which stands out as a proverbial line in the sand, where the local product stood out as truly home-grown.

In his feature on the series, Mark Higgins wrote: "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 1974 XB GS was ordered as a six-seater with the 302 V8 and three-speed auto. It’s said to have been with its first owner for some 45 years and is now with its second. The seller mentions the body shows a little wear.  Priced at $73,000, it’s located in Melbourne.

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