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 Ford Falcon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Falcon sedans are commonly used as police vehicles in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory, and the Northern Territory.
Ford Australia needed a car that was larger than modified North American or British models, such as the Ford Zephyr, which were not always considered suitable for the Australian market.
The Ford Territory is a crossover SUV built by Ford Australia and based on the EA169 platform of the Ford Falcon, released in April 2004.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ford_Falcon   (3587 words)

  
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 Encyclopedia: Ford LTD
The Ford Torino was a car produced by the Ford Motor Company for the North American market between 1968 and 1976.
In Australia, the LTD name adorned a luxurious, long-wheelbase version of the Ford Falcon from 1971 and is favoured by government officials there.
The Ford LTD is a car model name that has been used by the Ford Motor Company both in North America and Australia.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Ford-LTD   (1557 words)

  
 Ford Falcon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ford Australia needed a car that was larger than modified North American or British models, such as the Ford Zephyr, which were not always considered suitable for the Australian market.
The Ford Territory is a crossover SUV built by Ford Australia and based on the EA169 platform of the Ford Falcon, released in April 2004.
Ford's next model Falcon, the "XD", introduced in 1979, bore some styling resemblances to the European Ford Granada, but was somewhat larger, and eventually outsold the Commodore.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ford_Falcon   (3556 words)

  
 Ford Falcon - Open Encyclopedia
Ford Australia needed a car that was larger than modified North American or British models, such as the Ford Zephyr, which were not always considered suitable for the Australian market.
Ford's next model Falcon, the "XD", introduced in 1979, bore some styling resemblances to the European Ford Granada, but was somewhat larger, and outsold the Commodore.
McNamara left Ford shortly after the Falcon's introduction, but his faith in the concept was vindicated with record sales; over half a million in the first year and hitting over a million sold by the end of the second year.
open-encyclopedia.com /Ford_Falcon   (2221 words)

  
 FordEurope.net - independent portal site about Ford of Europe
I heard second hand that Ford though there was a North American market for the vehicle, but they didn't think that they had enough capasity in Australia to build enough.
Ford had a Falcon Ute (XR6, I think) on display at their Centennial in Dearborn in 2003.
The Falcons shown at the top of this thread were done by Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV) who are a factory supported do-up company.
www.fordeurope.net /forum/viewtopic.php?t=446   (559 words)

  
 FordEurope.net - independent portal site about Ford of Europe
I heard second hand that Ford though there was a North American market for the vehicle, but they didn't think that they had enough capasity in Australia to build enough.
Ford had a Falcon Ute (XR6, I think) on display at their Centennial in Dearborn in 2003.
The Falcons shown at the top of this thread were done by Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV) who are a factory supported do-up company.
www.fordeurope.net /forum/viewtopic.php?t=446   (557 words)

  
 Ford Crown Victoria
The Ford Crown Victoria is a variety of automobile made by the Ford Motor Company and sold mainly in the North American market.
Ford was rumored to be considering replacing the aging Panther platform with a derivative of the Australian Ford Falcon for 2008, but the company has denied this.
Ford has offered an upgrade kit to owners of Crown Victoria, Town Car and Grand Marquis cars to reduce the chance of the problem occurring.
read-and-go.hopto.org /Rear-wheel-drive-vehicles/Ford-Crown-Victoria.html   (1306 words)

  
 Shell Australian Touring Car Championship
9th Jason Bright Pirtek Ford Falcon EL 10th Alan Jones Komatsu Ford Falcon EL 11th Tony Longhurst Castrol Ford Falcon EL 12th Paul Romano Holden Commodore VS (first Level 2 car)
Neil Crompton made a welcome return to the Shell series after a year in the North American Super Tourers.
Although having won the first heat and maintaining third place in the championship, John Bowe, and Ford with him are slipping from championship contention.
www.ecn.net.au /~amib/satcc06.htm   (1306 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Compact car
Although compact cars had been made in the United States before, the modern compact class is considered to have begun in 1959 and 1960, when the Rambler American, Studebaker Lark, Chevrolet Corvair, Ford Falcon, and Plymouth Valiant all appeared in rapid succession.
Compact car is a largely North American term denoting an automobile smaller than a midsize car, but larger than a subcompact car.
Within a few years after that, the compacts had given rise to a new class called the pony car, named after the Ford Mustang, which was built on the Falcon chassis.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Compact-car   (986 words)

  
 Compact car - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Although compact cars had been made in the United States before, the modern compact class is considered to have begun in 1959 and 1960, when the Rambler American, Studebaker Lark, Chevrolet Corvair, Ford Falcon, and Plymouth Valiant all appeared in rapid succession.
Compact car is a largely North American term denoting an automobile smaller than a midsize car, but larger than a subcompact car.
Within a few years after that, the compacts had given rise to a new class called the pony car, named after the Ford Mustang, which was built on the Falcon chassis.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Compact_car   (267 words)

  
 World Championship 1967
17 Tom Payne / USA Ford Falcon Robert Johnson T+2.0 Don Sesslar / USA 25 Giampiero Biscaldi / I Ferrari Dino 206SP Scuderia Sant Ambroeus P2.0 27 Peter Gregg / USA Ferrari 330P3 North American Racing Team P+2.0 Jo Schlesser / F 33 Willy Mairesse / B Ferrari 250LM Ecurie Francorchamps?
Ecurie Francorchamps P2.0 0:00,000 27 Pierre Bonvoisin / B Apal - Ford Pierre Bonvoisin P2.0 35.
64 Marcel Martin / F Abarth 1300 OT Ecurie du Maine 262 1.
www.classicscars.com /wspr/results/wscc/ms1967.html   (267 words)

  
 World Championship 1967
17 Tom Payne / USA Ford Falcon Robert Johnson T+2.0 Don Sesslar / USA 25 Giampiero Biscaldi / I Ferrari Dino 206SP Scuderia Sant Ambroeus P2.0 27 Peter Gregg / USA Ferrari 330P3 North American Racing Team P+2.0 Jo Schlesser / F 33 Willy Mairesse / B Ferrari 250LM Ecurie Francorchamps?
66 Tom Yeager / USA Ford Mustang Thomas D. Yaeger 498 4.
www.classicscars.com /wspr/results/wscc/ms1967.html   (7386 words)

  
 Ford Ranchero - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Ford Ranchero was a car / pickup truck combination vehicle produced between 1957 and 1979 by the Ford Motor Company for the North American market.
The Ranchero evolved along with the Falcon in 1964, becoming just a little larger along with its parent, and with the availability of larger engines including a 289 cubic inch (4.7 L) V8.
Between 1957 and 1959 the Ranchero was based on the full-size Ford Fairlane platform.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ford_Ranchero   (7386 words)

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