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From the Futura
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Canberra, Australia
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It has rust..you can see a some under the windscreen corner.. otherwise fabulous car.. plenty of rare parts just needs the proverbial sensible offer.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Wollongong
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the XP is now at its new home, rust repair sections ordered (front floors and rear sills. Fhe Ford Racing block, Callis crank, rods and AFR 220's are at the builder now...
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CURRENT RIDES BA GT Mk1 #0009 - Narooma Blue SY Ghia AWD Black VZ LX8 Adventra Holden HX 50th Anniversary AU Saloon Car racecar 1980 GS1000ST - Wes Cooley Rep
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#723 | ||
AKA "the other bloke"
Join Date: Jan 2008
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Congrats mate, well scored, what colour will you do her in?
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Her's: 2000 AU II Fairmont Ghia 75th anniversary VCT meteorite & 2014 yaris - white His Toy: 2012 fg II GT-E, emperor red His: VS Ute 5 Litre 5 speed (povo pack) His: 2012 FG II GS, Vanish His: 2003 BA GT-P, Lightening Strike Jnr: 2002 AU III Falcon XR6 ST, 5 speed Blueprint & 1978 XC Fairmont Neptune Blue Previous: 1976 HX 50th Anniversary Kingswood 2014 FGX G6E Turbo 1980 XD Falcon GL 2003 BA Falcon XR6 1991 EB Falcon S 1989 EA Fairmont 1982 XE Fairmont 1968 XT Falcon |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Wollongong
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colour? its already done!! 2 tone rust over gold with a bit of red oxide undercoat
will be done in white afterwards but for the next year of so it will stay as it.
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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In America they got the good motors and body styles. 283 - twin 4 barrels or fuel injection. 348 - big block |
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Join Date: Mar 2012
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^^ we kinda settled on a 1960 4door impala a few posts back but yes a 59 it could be
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: by the beach
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a guy on the xa xb xc coupe facebook page just got given a xa factory v8 manual air con coupe 88,000 klm's been under a tarp for 25 years rusty but complete was running when parked...the lucky bugger https://www.facebook.com/groups/ford...7¬if_t=like
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Brisvagas
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Moderator Ford Coupe Club
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Vic
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Mitsubishi ASX Auto, White - Daily Commuter XC Fairmont Coupe, 351 4spd, Graphite Grey - The Antidote http://www.fordcoupeclub.org "If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there" George Harrison 2001. |
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#730 | ||
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sorry pics did come up when I posted I don't know how to put them up.he picked it up today and posted more photo's I will try to post
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2011
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https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=1&theater hope this works
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#732 | ||
If it ain't broke........
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it didn't
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did when I put it up must be because its a group
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#734 | ||
Blue blooded
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Geelong, Vic
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88,000 Kilometres on an XA, hey? By George, that's unheard of!
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#735 | ||
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Bellbird park
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Looked pretty shagged to me. Parcel tray are was bad, taillight panel was bad, cars just bad.
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Join Date: Nov 2009
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#737 | ||
Moderator Ford Coupe Club
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Vic
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Thanks for posting up the pics.
Big job to get that thing back on the road. Still, at the very least some good spares there. Such a shame it was left there to rot like that, looks like it would have been a good car.
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#739 | ||
XR 1967
Join Date: Oct 2006
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![]() I've posted the story of it in project cars, link below. http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11314700 |
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True Blue
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Brisbane
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Jan 2013
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Not quite a barn find, but thought you guys might like this.. Fella has had this tucked away for a few years, and looks like he's taken pretty good care of it!
And, it's up for sale! Note: It's not mine, not a self promotion, but someone might want this beauty so I'm posting it here. Sorry if this using allowed. Quote:
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used...-747398987.htm |
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#742 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Brisvagas
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Would have been much better driving that EL GT.
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#743 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: In Front of a Monitor
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What will happen to the XA Coupe? parts or restore?
So sad to see it in that state.
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#744 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Richmond, VIC
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who would even attempt to restore that
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Perth, Northern Suburbs
Posts: 4,919
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WHERE and HOW do you find such things?
Does one just drive slowly through the bush, peering into people's barns? Where could you advertise, that an old bloke is likely to read?
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#746 | ||
Isn't it obvious?
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Location: in a world of idiots
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local shops in the country have boards in their windows for stuff for sale, put a wanted poster up
put stuff up at the local pub if they will let you stick some posters on some lamp posts etc down the local street where the businesses are that people frequent
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Za Dom spremni
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Adelaide
Posts: 1,759
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mine found me. On a recent coupe cruise with some fellow forum members the3 of us stopped at al ittle pub in the middle of nowhere for a drink and an old fella came out and said gday. He then proceeded to say his son was selling an XBGT coupe and asked if any of use were interested..I was and I bought it.
right place, right time !
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#748 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Perth, Northern Suburbs
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Good thing to remember when we go for holidays, cruising, etc.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Location: Melbourne
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