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Ford XY Falcon

The XY Falcon sits at the sharp end of Australia's early muscle-car era, spanning everyday family transport through to the GT-HO Phase III, one of the most mythologised local performance cars ever built.

1970-1972Expanded pageHomologation Specialmusclebathurstford
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Variants covered
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Body styles
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Bathurst entries noted

Gallery: 1/1 live images or illustrations

Highlights

Why this series matters

  • Home to the GT-HO Phase III and a major pillar of the supercar era.
  • Bathurst wins and Allan Moffat's race program made the series legendary.
  • Still one of the essential pages for Australian muscle-car search traffic.

Body styles

Factory spread

SedanWagonUtilityPanel VanHardtop

Variants & Specs

Trim and body branches

1970-1972Mainstream family specification.

Falcon 500

Bodies:Sedan, Wagon, Utility, Panel Van
Engines:Inline-six, V8 on selected applications
  • Volume-market anchor
  • Broad body-style reach
  • Everyday Falcon identity
1970-1972Better-equipped private-buyer trim.

Fairmont

Bodies:Sedan, Wagon
Engines:Inline-six, V8
  • Upmarket trim
  • Comfort and visual upgrades
  • Bridge to performance flagships
1970-1971Performance hero within the mainstream Falcon family.

GT

Bodies:Sedan
Engines:V8
  • Muscle-car identity
  • Bathurst relevance
  • Key enthusiast branch
1971Peak homologation-era performance Falcon.

GT-HO Phase III

Bodies:Sedan
Engines:High-performance V8
  • Legendary status
  • Allan Moffat association
  • One of the most famous Australian muscle cars

Gallery

Photos and artwork

1 live images or illustrations | 1 tracked assets

AI-generated illustrative artwork inspired by the Ford XY Falcon era.
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AI-generated illustrative artwork inspired by the Ford XY Falcon era.

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