The Ford Barn

scrapiron · 10-19-2017, 08:42 PM

Very sad,,,indeed.

That UTE is really slick. Instead here we have monster PU's that cost 40 grand.

Former owner of 2 '63 Falcons.

mercman from oz · 10-20-2017, 01:12 AM

These pictures show the final Australian Ford Falcons, Code Named FGX.
The lower photo shows the final Ford Falcon leaving the production Line on October 17, 2016. It was an XR6 Falcon Sprint. Ford Australia auctioned this car off and it sold for A$81,500. The money realized was then donated to charity.
This last series was the best model that Ford Australia built. It is sad to see that there will be no more.

mercman from oz · 10-20-2017, 01:21 AM

A bit of history on the Australian Ford Falcons, the first XK model of 1960 is shown in the above photo:-
The very first Aussie Falcon left the Ford factory in June 1960. The last Falcon is number 3,578,689, a number that includes sedans, wagons, utes and panel vans built over more than 56 years of production, making the Falcon Australia’s longest running nameplate.
In its heyday, Falcon sold in numbers large enough to top Australian sales sheets. The biggest single year of Falcon sales came in 1995 where the changeover from EF to EL garnered 89,679 sales for the Blue Oval, including 81,366 sedans, 6922 utes and 1391 vans.

mercman from oz · 10-20-2017, 03:32 AM

I know that these pictures are not of Fords, but between the Holden Commodore and the Ford Falcon, both provided many years of great service to Australian families and enthusiasts. The lower photo shows the final VF II Holden Commodore October 20, 2017. Thus ends all motor vehicle production in Australia. A sad day for all Australians.
It marks the end of 69 years of local production for Holden and almost a century of car making for Australia.
The final tally for Holdens built since the first car was assembled in Port Melbourne in 1948 is 7,687,675.

10-19-2017, 08:42 PM	#1
scrapiron Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Independence, VA Posts: 423	Re: End of the Line Very sad,,,indeed. That UTE is really slick. Instead here we have monster PU's that cost 40 grand. Former owner of 2 '63 Falcons. Last edited by scrapiron; 10-20-2017 at 06:54 AM.

10-20-2017, 01:12 AM	#2
mercman from oz Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 12,007	Re: End of the Line These pictures show the final Australian Ford Falcons, Code Named FGX. The lower photo shows the final Ford Falcon leaving the production Line on October 17, 2016. It was an XR6 Falcon Sprint. Ford Australia auctioned this car off and it sold for A$81,500. The money realized was then donated to charity. This last series was the best model that Ford Australia built. It is sad to see that there will be no more.

10-20-2017, 01:21 AM	#3
mercman from oz Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 12,007	Re: End of the Line A bit of history on the Australian Ford Falcons, the first XK model of 1960 is shown in the above photo:- The very first Aussie Falcon left the Ford factory in June 1960. The last Falcon is number 3,578,689, a number that includes sedans, wagons, utes and panel vans built over more than 56 years of production, making the Falcon Australia’s longest running nameplate. In its heyday, Falcon sold in numbers large enough to top Australian sales sheets. The biggest single year of Falcon sales came in 1995 where the changeover from EF to EL garnered 89,679 sales for the Blue Oval, including 81,366 sedans, 6922 utes and 1391 vans.

10-20-2017, 03:32 AM	#4
mercman from oz Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 12,007	Re: End of the Line I know that these pictures are not of Fords, but between the Holden Commodore and the Ford Falcon, both provided many years of great service to Australian families and enthusiasts. The lower photo shows the final VF II Holden Commodore October 20, 2017. Thus ends all motor vehicle production in Australia. A sad day for all Australians. It marks the end of 69 years of local production for Holden and almost a century of car making for Australia. The final tally for Holdens built since the first car was assembled in Port Melbourne in 1948 is 7,687,675.