HOWZABOUT SOME LOVE FOR THE AUSTRALIAN FALCON?!?

The only car I ever regret selling.
They had a 265 Hemi straight six, Triple Webers , Hot Cam, Headers, Dual Plate Clutch , ROH Alloy wheels ,36 gallon tank etc from factory
Horsepower was 302hp for the E49 and 280hp for the earlier E38

They were at the time the fastest accelerating Aussie car. [Quicker than the GTHO Falcon]
I chickened out at about 140 mph in mine [running out of road]

Mine was a 1972 E38 basically a different cam and 3 speed close ratio trans. [and even Rarer]
It could do 70 mph in 1st, 108 mph in 2nd, 140 mph in 3rd

Mine was one of 5 imported into NZ by the Todd Motor Group for their racing program [and sold in their dealerships new]
Todd motors were the Chrysler importers and assemblers in NZ [later sold to Mitsubishi motors]

I was young ,stupid, and bulletproof back then [this car last changed hands at $225k and went back to Aussie back in 2016]
here it is





They still pop up occasionally online for sale
https://www.drive.com.au/news/hey-charger-1972-valiant-charger-e49-big-tank-for-sale-400-000/


When I sold mine back in 1982, I got enough to buy a freehold plot of land in a good neighborhood
Today that same land is worth $500K + so even thought the Charger was a rare example of keeping up with inflation, Most cars don't.
I only regret selling it for the memories, not the value

 

You forgot to tell us about the brakes.....

 

Discs up front , finned rear drums, poor mans ABS [aka NO BOOSTER] ,No power steering [16:1 quick ratio].
No sound deadener or carpet underlay. No centre console, just a golf club shifter out of the floor.

 

Driving the E38, and especially the E49 was a very primal experience. I drove a mate's a few times in the 80's. Only an E38 if I remember correctly, but it is a feeling that stays with you.

 

The E38 was like taking off in 2nd gear in an E49 [the close ratio 3 speed was similar to 2nd, 3rd, and 4th in the E49]
I remember driving past a cop with a radar and whacking it back into 1st at 60 mph [and staying there]
The thing was screaming ,but I wasn't speeding

To get this thread back on track.
Here is my last Falcon Race Car [NZV8 class Falcon AU]



The white doors were a result of "over enthusiasm"

 

@Harv ,,,,,Cmon Aussie,,Channel 9,,,,lol

 

It read as channel 6 when Kev had finished parking it greasy side up.

 

Them Falcon things apparently don’t like rocks on the track either….

cheers,
Harv

 

You talking about this one @Harv ?

 

Yep, that one. Would never have happened if it had a Polariser fitted

cheers,
Harv

 

Falcon GT Hardtop

 

Three gold Falcon GTs and a red one.

 

Some used Falcon GTHOs.All four door sedans ofcourse.

 

Falcon Hardtop with the then popular Holden SLR fibreglass hood bulge that every speedshop had. How did that old Jag get in there

 

If you had a V8 Falcon you had to have a towbar for the caravan , speedboat or car trailer.

 

This is what a die-hard Holden owner thought of the Falcon

 

Red?

“It’s your basic shade of green”

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0084616/
Running on Empty, an Aussie take on 2-Lane Blacktop, mostly with a Phase III GTHO Falcon.

Green is nice

cheers,
Harv

 

Huh ? Orange then . Is that green quote a line in the movie . Missed that movie. I was allready here in NL.
Just noticed the Anyhow have a Winfield sign. I still have a handfull of those bumper stickers somewhere in the attic.

 

Looks like that pic was taken at Southside Ford, Logan Road, Woolloongabba QLD.
Where did you spend your time in Australia?

..... and, by the way, the colour you are looking for is Vermillion Fire....

 

First 10 years Rosebud /Tootgarook on the Morninton Peninsula. Then Ringwood. My avatar is me washing dads FJ Humpy Holden. Sold my two Monaro,s when i was 24 and went to Europe, met the missus and stayed.




^^^^^^ Sunday morning on the banks of the Yarra ^^^^^^

 

Back on track, 1964 Press photo of a Aussie hardtop.

 

Yep, movie quote. The young bloke tells the blind gas pump attendant that his red Falcon is green.

https://www.tiktok.com/@chrisgetthedogs/video/6970552203639524610?lang=en

cheers,
Harv

 

I see, thanks. Thats Max Cullen with the shades. Met him in the Minyip Pub about 1986 where they were filming the Flying Doctors. ( Coopers Crossing fake town ) The episode where Hurtle ( Max ) had a stolen Rolls Royce. Flying Doctors was a big hit here, the missus wanted to see the town. She was over the moon meeting Max and Maurice Fields ( barkeeper Vic ) Did,nt see Rebecca Gibney ( girl mechanic Emma ) anywhere I read somewhere that she was the first female mechanic in a TV series or movie.

 

“victor charlie charlie, mike sierra foxtrot, over”

cheers,
Harv

 

This would have to be 1961/62.

 

Blue Falcon stationwagon between a Holden and a front-wheel drive Morris

 

Waaaaayyyy O/T, but Sydney Channel 7 is restarting the RFDS The Flying Doctors series in October. I’d offer to record them on VHS and send them over but not sure I am competent to record VHS anymore

cheers,
Harv

 

Just last week i sold my old VHS player and a box full of movies for a tenner . BTW, we have a nostalgia TV station here and at the moment Flying Doctors is in their programming . Also Robin Hood , Monkees, Love Boat , Addams Family and all the other old stuff you can think of. Elvis movies and Cliff Richard Summer Holiday movie was last week.

 

Back on topic.