Ford Zephyr Mk.II Utility ( 1956-62) Engine 2553cc S6 OHV
Registration Number 354 YUL

Never built or sold by Ford UK (Europe), The Ford Consul, Aephyr and Zodiac Mk.II range were built by Ford Australia at a factory in Geelong, Victoria were along with the familiar Sedan and Station Wagon came this Coupe Utility. This one had only recently been imported to the UK and was not part of the Classic Car show.

The Coupe Utility body style originated in Australia, defined as combining a more stylish, comfortable and roomier coupe roofline with an integrated cargo tray and was said to have originated in the 1930's following a letter from a farmers wife in Victoria to Ford of Australia asking for “a vehicle to go to church in on a Sunday and which can carry our pigs to market on Mondays”. In response, Ford designer Lew Bandt developed a vehicle based on the client's request and the model (called a "coupe utility" at the time) was released in 1934. A whole plethora of Utes followed. n 1951, Holden released a model based on its 48-215 sedan, reinforcing the Australian tradition of home grown two-door passenger-car sedan chassis based "utility" vehicles with a tray at the back. Such a model is known colloquially as a ute,
America followed suit with the release of Ford's Ranchero in 1957 and Chevrolet's El Camino in 1959.

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Ford Fairmont XY (1970-72) 302cu in (4949cc) V8
Registration Number JUU 793 K
FORD AUSTRALIA SET
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The XY Falcon was released by Ford Australia in October 1970 replacing the XW Falcon. The XY was a facelift of the XW, featuring a new divided grille and redesigned tail lights. Improvements were made to seating, safety equipment and ride quality.
The XY Falcon range featured eight passenger vehicles and three commercial models including the Falcon, Futura and Fairmont names. Futura and Fairmont models, whilst marketed as part of the XY Falcon range, were not officially referred to or badged as Falcons.
The Fairmont was added to Ford's Australian lineup in September 1965 as part of the Falcon XP range. The Fairmont has been through many incarnations since then, each one aligned with the contemporary Falcon series but usually with a better grade of interior and different exterior lights, front grille and other features.

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Ford Falcon (3rd Gen) XA (1972-73) Engine 5800cc (351 cu in) V8 300bhp
Registration Number ABW 403L (First registered in the UK 2013, on an age related plate, first alloted to Oxford)

The end of production of the Falcon in the US paved the way for much greater Australian input in the design of Australian-made Falcons, from 1972 onwards, although for several years a distinct resemblance to the US-made Mustang

The XA was the first model of the third generation of Australian built Ford Falcons (1972-79). The XA Falcon, introducing a new hardtop coupe model bearing a strong resemlance to the 1970-71 US . Ford Torino, and shared its "frameless window" doors with the utility and panel van variants. The drivetrains carried over from the XY, although the 250-2V was soon dropped, and the 'full-house' GT-HO engines no longer required due to changes in production racing regulations. The GT variant kept the twin driving lights, but reverted to a bonnet blackout with no stripes at all on the vehicle. The front guards received fake 'vents' just behind the indicators, and NACA ducts were added to the bonnet., Steel 12-slot wheels were reintroduced, although some GTs received the five-spoke Globe 'Bathurst' wheels. The GT's rear suspension featured radius rods to help locate the elliptical-spring solid rear axle. Other performance parts from the aborted Phase IV found their way onto GTs, including larger fuel tanks and winged sumps. These GTs are generally referred to as RPO83s From the rear, XA hardtops can be distinguished from later models by the tail lights, which have lenses which slope inwards (towards the front of the vehicle)..

The Falcon XA was replaced in 1973 by the XB, which was introduced with the slogan "The Great Australian Road Car".

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Ford Falcon (3rd Gen) XA (1972-73) Engine 5800cc (351 cu in) V8 300bhp
Registration Number ABW 403L (First registered in the UK 2013, on an age related plate, first alloted to Oxford)

The end of production of the Falcon in the US paved the way for much greater Australian input in the design of Australian-made Falcons, from 1972 onwards, although for several years a distinct resemblance to the US-made Mustang

The XA was the first model of the third generation of Australian built Ford Falcons (1972-79). The XA Falcon, introducing a new hardtop coupe model bearing a strong resemlance to the 1970-71 US . Ford Torino, and shared its "frameless window" doors with the utility and panel van variants. The drivetrains carried over from the XY, although the 250-2V was soon dropped, and the 'full-house' GT-HO engines no longer required due to changes in production racing regulations. The GT variant kept the twin driving lights, but reverted to a bonnet blackout with no stripes at all on the vehicle. The front guards received fake 'vents' just behind the indicators, and NACA ducts were added to the bonnet., Steel 12-slot wheels were reintroduced, although some GTs received the five-spoke Globe 'Bathurst' wheels. The GT's rear suspension featured radius rods to help locate the elliptical-spring solid rear axle. Other performance parts from the aborted Phase IV found their way onto GTs, including larger fuel tanks and winged sumps. These GTs are generally referred to as RPO83s From the rear, XA hardtops can be distinguished from later models by the tail lights, which have lenses which slope inwards (towards the front of the vehicle)..

The Falcon XA was replaced in 1973 by the XB, which was introduced with the slogan "The Great Australian Road Car".

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3hot The National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Stafford shire 26:04:2015l:2015 Ref 105a-628

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Ford Fairmont Falcon (XB) Sedan (1973-76) Engine 4900cc
Film Mad Max
(UK) Registration Number OLW 893 P


The Ford Fairmont is a full-size car built by Ford Australia as an upmarket model of the Ford Falcon from 1965 to 2008. It featured a higher level of standard equipment than corresponding Falcon models of the same series both in terms of addition creature comforts and a higher mechanical specification a larger capacity engine and refinements such as disc brakes, power steering and automatic transmission that were extra cost options for the Falcon were fitted as standard equipment for the Fairmont. It was available as a four-door sedan throughout its life, as a five-door station wagon from its introduction through to 2008, and as a two-door hardtop from 1972 to 1978. The Fairmont has been through many incarnations since its inception The Ford Fairmont (XB) ran for model years 1973-76, logically between the XA (1972-73) and XC (1976-79)

MAD MAX - OLW 893 P
Med Max was a 1979 dystopian action-thriller Australian film directed by George Miller and starring Mel Gibson as "Mad" Max Rockatansky, a police officer-turned-vigilante in a near-future Australia in the midst of societal collapse of murder and vengence in which a vengeful police officer (Mad Max) becomes embroiled in a fued with a vicous motorcyle gang. Shot in Melbourne over six weeks, on a budget of 40,000 Australian dollars it became a cult classic, earning more than US$100 million worldwide in gross revenue and held the Guinness record for most profitable film. It went on to spawn two sequrls Mad Max 2 (1981) and Mad Max - Beyond the Thunderdome 1985. A reboot series Mad Max - Fury Road (2015) and the yet to be released Mad Max - The Wasteland

The Mad Max 1975 Australian Ford Fairmont Falcon XB in the livery of the films MFB Main Force Patrol (MFP) – Australia's highway patrol unit. In the film it was destroyed in a fiery crash leading to the death of Maxs partner. Before Max finally rlimates the gang using his supercharged V8-powered black Pursuit Special

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Shot 01.01.2018 at Brooklands, Weybridge, Surrey Ref 132-109

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