CHESTNUTXE 7,636 Posted June 28, 2016 The 28th of june 1960 is the day the first falcon rolled off the line.Add your comments 3 bear351c, SirkWhyXF and steve mcqueen reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bear351c 10,395 Posted June 28, 2016 Well............ not sure whether to celebrate the birth, or mourn the funeral. 2 FOMOCOHO and SirkWhyXF reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CHESTNUTXE 7,636 Posted June 28, 2016 agree,lets see if next year they can the coon on the 28th of june ? Also in 1928 this day was the founding of geelong plant,and we are still using leaf springs in the ute ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bear351c 10,395 Posted June 28, 2016 Bah ha ha ha......next we'll be celebrating 100 years of the Ford leaf spring. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SirkWhyXF 1,533 Posted June 28, 2016 Yes, i get genuinely depressed when i think about our beloved falcon being done and dusted Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crazy2287 1,889 Posted June 28, 2016 Stop please. I do not want these feels. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Polson 10,214 Posted June 28, 2016 3 user272, Fingers and SLO247 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gerg 10,875 Posted June 28, 2016 The FGX is a cracker of a car and.... zero fucks given by the marketing department at Ford. This is how it ends? Not with a bang, but a whimper? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CHESTNUTXE 7,636 Posted June 28, 2016 What sought of a car are we going to get to replace the falcon ? just the mustang or does ford intend on carrying on the ute line like they did in the xg-h models. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Polson 10,214 Posted June 28, 2016 Mustang to suit performance, Mondeo for family car, Edge (or Everest??) for SUV and Ranger for utes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CHESTNUTXE 7,636 Posted June 28, 2016 OK blown and injected ranger ute ! 1 bear351c reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bear351c 10,395 Posted June 28, 2016 Actually starting to like seeing Mondeo's around. Neighbour's got one, in silver and it looks good. Not sure my sons will ever get excited about restoring one........ 2 SirkWhyXF and steve mcqueen reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CHESTNUTXE 7,636 Posted June 28, 2016 Remember the TX 5 Telstar turbo ,i have not seen one of these for years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bear351c 10,395 Posted June 28, 2016 Yeah, a mate had a black one, a few years back, Mazda donk wasn't it? Got written off in a bingle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CHESTNUTXE 7,636 Posted June 28, 2016 It will sought of be like that era again after the falcon is gone with nissan xf utes and mazda tx-5's ? Then ford put the 5.0L in the eb and thought eerrr we should av kept the v8 as a option in the xf and ea,honestly a 5.0 windsor roller would have gone so well in a xf ghia or s pack with a t5 . 1 user272 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SirkWhyXF 1,533 Posted June 29, 2016 honestly a 5.0 windsor roller would have gone so well in a xf ghia or s pack with a t5 . It does Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SirkWhyXF 1,533 Posted June 29, 2016 Not sure my sons will ever get excited about restoring one........ Yes will be interesting to see if this ever happens, like you i doubt it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deankxf 20,824 Posted June 29, 2016 where's the XG and XH... i had a look in the back seat area of the mustang convertible.. . be struggling to fit 2 small kids in it.. not that i'm in the market for any new car, but if i couldn't buy an Australian made car i'd be going to Toyota... where are the other models made(mondeo etc) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bear351c 10,395 Posted June 29, 2016 I think the Mondeo is Spanish>?? My '06 Focus is from South Africa.!! 1 deankxf reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve mcqueen 1,796 Posted June 29, 2016 Actually starting to like seeing Mondeo's around. Neighbour's got one, in silver and it looks good. Yeah i love the station wagon in these things, they look trick Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FOMOCOHO 882 Posted June 29, 2016 OK blown and injected ranger ute ! Think I'd rather have the Raptor... like the yellow one Clarkson tried to break in the snow... but couldn't. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FOMOCOHO 882 Posted June 29, 2016 Yes, i get genuinely depressed when i think about our beloved falcon being done and dusted Stop please. I do not want these feels. What shits me about it is that what we drove is/was different to everywhere else in the world. We had our own identity. You knew you were in Oz. What's the point of travel if everywhere is the same...McDickheads on every corner and Kia's & Hyundia's in all the parks. 2 winton and user272 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CHESTNUTXE 7,636 Posted June 29, 2016 So does ford still keep the name FALCON maybe for a import car to serve us here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Polson 10,214 Posted June 29, 2016 So does ford still keep the name FALCON maybe for a import car to serve us here. Falcon name will be dead - I believe I read somewhere that Ford Aus thinks the name shouldn't be used on anything else given what it's came to mean to Australians. 3 LTD083, tpak addict and Crazy2287 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tpak addict 1,909 Posted June 30, 2016 Falcon name will be dead - I believe I read somewhere that Ford Aus thinks the name shouldn't be used on anything else given what it's came to mean to Australians. I agree... If it aint built here and its not rear wheel drive,,, I would rather it not be called a Failcon.... Holden owners on the other hand will love their new front wheel drive Commonwhores 3 2redrovers, Mr Polson and SirkWhyXF reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
