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| FALCON Standard |
The basic no-thrills, cut price series
version for low-end market buyers carried plain 'Falcon' badges
and came
without most of the standard factory extras found on the higher grade XC series.
The sedan and wagon were also
assembled via CKD kits in New Zealand. There was no two-door hardtop
offered in the XC Falcon Standard series
and the GS Rally Pack was not optional except for the commercial ute and
van.
This series now had the bench seat
foldaway armrest and rubber floor
mats as standard fittings. A separate Falcon
line was established for the taxi
sedan with its own model number. |
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| BODY STYLES |
Sedan, Wagon, Utility, Panel Van |
| STANDARD FITTINGS |
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Engine: |
Crossflow 130hp 200ci (3.3L) Inline 6 Cylinder / 1V /
HC |
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Transmission: |
Manual 3-spd Column Shift (All-Synchro) |
| STANDARD RPOs |
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03 -
Seatbelts |
Mandatory. |
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13 - Rubber Floor Mats |
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20 - Front Bench Seat /
foldaway Centre Armrest |
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63 - Van Side-Hinged Rear Doors |
Van only from 1978. |
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77 - 15 cwt (750kg) Load Capacity |
Ute, Van only. |
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| FALCON 500 |
The 500 series remains the main and most
common version in the XC range. Reclining Bucket Seats and Carpets
are now standard fittings with a Centre Console Armrest added if column
shift gearing is installed. Better AM
radios now featured a swish lock-down aerial. Body Side
Protection Mouldings were also a
standard feature
across all body styles. There were no regular Falcon 500
Hardtops on offer with the XC model as they were
all now factory
produced and marketed separately
with the GS Rally Pack as a standard fitting (see below).
A separate Falcon 500 line was established for the taxi sedan with its
own model number. |
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| BODY STYLES |
Sedan, Wagon, Utility, Panel Van |
| STANDARD FITTINGS |
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Engine: |
Crossflow 130hp 200ci (3.3L) Inline 6 Cylinder / 1V /
HC |
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Transmission: |
Manual 3-spd Column Shift (All-Synchro) |
| STANDARD RPOs |
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03 - Seatbelts |
Mandatory. |
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09 - Tonneau Cover |
Ute only. |
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19 - Reclining Bucket
Seats |
Foldaway Centre Console Armrest with column shift. |
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39 - Carpets (Loop
Pile) |
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43 - Van Side Glass |
Van only. |
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59 - Lift Up / Drop Down Tailgate |
Van only. |
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69 - Bodyside Protection Mouldings |
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71 - AM Push Button Radio with Lock-
Down Aerial |
Standard with Sedan, Wagon only from 1978.
xxxxx |
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77 - 15 cwt (750kg) Load Capacity |
Ute, Van only. |
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95 - Heated Backlite |
Rear Window Demister. Sedan
only. |
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The new XC Falcon sedan had metric engine
badges and a further upgrade to the front grille
and rear tail lights
plus much more under the hood. |
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An XC Falcon 500 with GS Rally Pack
featuring blacked out grille with driving lights, blacked window
frames, bonnets scoops, front
bumper overriders and left side exterior mirror. |
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| FALCON 500 GS HARDTOP |
Falling sales figures for the two-door
coupes in the later part of the 1970s saw Ford offer the Falcon 500
Hardtop
body
style
with factory fitted GS Rally Packs as standard equipment. Column shift
was no longer optional here
but the 3-spd
T-Bar
automatic and the usual 302ci and 351ci (GT Power Pack) V8 engine options
remained. |
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| BODY STYLE |
Hardtop |
| STANDARD FITTINGS |
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Engine: |
Crossflow 155hp 250ci (4.1L) Inline 6 Cylinder / 1V /
HC |
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Transmission: |
Manual 4-spd Floor Shift |
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Other Fittings:
a
a
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GS Dashboard / 'Soft-Feel' Steering
Wheel
Bonnet Scoops / Quarter Panel (Dummy) Air Scoops
Cloth Seat Upholstery 'Houndstooth' |
| STANDARD RPOs |
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03 - Seatbelts |
Mandatory / Inertia Reel. |
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19 - Reclining Bucket Seats |
Mandatory with all XC Hardtops. |
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23 - Front / Rear Bumper Overriders |
Standard with GS Rally Pack. |
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30 - Electric Clock |
Standard with GS Dashboard. |
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32 - Sports Console |
Mandatory with all XC Hardtops. |
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39 - Carpets (Cut Pile) |
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48 - GS Rally Pack |
with Bodyside Protection Strips. |
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52 - Sports Alloy Road Wheels
xxxxx |
Slotted Steel with Chrome Trim Rings.
Standard with GS Rally Pack. |
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56 - Driving Lights (Long Range) |
Standard with GS Rally Pack. Blacked out front
grille. |
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60 - Rear Outboard Inertia Reel Seatbelts |
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61 - Styled Exterior R/V Mirror LHS |
Standard with GS Rally Pack. |
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69 - Bodyside Protection Mouldings |
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71 - AM Push Button Radio with Lock-
Down Aerial |
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95 - Heated Backlite |
Rear Window Demister. |
| TYRE OPTION |
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89 - ER78S x 14 - 4 SBR |
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The flash GS configured XC Falcon 500 Hardtop had all the
factory added goodies to pull in customers
on the ever decreasing sales of two-door coupes during the later 1970s.
This one features the Ford
blue oval badge on the front grille indicating a late production car. |
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| FALCON 500 SUNDOWNER VAN |
"You're at home on the road" was the sales
pitch for this factory built XC Falcon 500 Panel Van variant aimed at
the
nomad traveller / surfer market of the 1970s. Over 1,100 Sundowners were
built up to 1979 each sporting
an eye-catching set of full-body side stripes and decals. Unlike custom
panel van options in the previous XB
model range, the Sundowner did not come with any built-in home comforts,
these being left to the customer.
V8 and automatic transmission options were available along with the
other usual options including the latest
AM/FM radio. There were three Sundowner colour decal choices:
Red/Orange, Blue or Green - which
colour was selected depended on the base colour of the vehicle. Many of the Sundowners were painted in
the striking yellow Pine 'n' Lime (Code: P) colour which used the
Red/Orange decals. |
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| BODY STYLE |
Panel Van |
| STANDARD FITTINGS |
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Engine: |
Crossflow 155hp 250ci (4.1L) Inline 6 Cylinder / 1V /
HC |
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Transmission: |
Manual 4-spd Floor Shift |
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Other Fittings:
a
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GS Dashboard / 'Soft-Feel' Steering Wheel
Bonnet Scoops |
| STANDARD RPOs |
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03 - Seatbelts |
Mandatory / Inertia-Reel. |
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19 - Reclining Bucket
Seats |
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32 - Sports Console |
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39 - Carpets (Cut Pile) |
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47 - Delete Van Side Glass |
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52 - Sports Alloy Road Wheels |
Slotted Steel with Chrome Trim Rings. |
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56 - Driving Lights (Long Range) |
With blacked out front grille. |
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59 - Lift Up / Drop Down Tailgate |
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65 - 10 cwt (500kg) Load Capacity |
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| TYRE OPTION |
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46 - ER70H x 14 SBR |
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| SUNDOWNER FEATURES |
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– Sundowner Stripes and Decals
– Load Area Rubber Floor Mat |
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The psychedelic 1970s panel van era was unique in automobile history
with the XC Falcon Sundowner
being a leading example in the custom van range with the bright colours
and side-striping. |
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XC Sundowner Panel Van Production
1977: 678
1978: 357
1979: 142
Total: 1177 |
Ford XC Sundowner advert. |
Sundowner decals and their application as per the XC Parts
Catalogue. |
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| FAIRMONT |
The top regular luxury option was still
the Fairmont series by now fitted with many more convenience items
to fill the gap left by the demise of the Futura and performance based
GT series. The XC Fairmont Hardtop, due
to falling sales, was offered with extra standard fittings not on offer
with the sedan or wagon. The Fairmont series
was not available in the commercial ute and van range and was not
factory taxi optional. Additionally, the GS
Rally Pack was only optional for the sedan and wagon and not optional
for the hardtop body style which
already featured most of the GS items as standard fittings - except for
some reason the rear panel side flutes. |
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| BODY STYLES |
Hardtop, Sedan, Wagon |
| STANDARD FITTINGS |
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Engine: |
Crossflow 155hp 250ci (4.1L) Inline 6 Cylinder / 1V /
HC |
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Transmission: |
Automatic 3-spd T-Bar Floor Shift |
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Other Fittings:
a
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Bonnet Scoops (Hardtop only)
Cloth Seat Upholstery 'Houndstooth' (Hardtop only) |
| STANDARD RPOs |
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03 - Seatbelts |
Mandatory. |
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05 - Quartz Halogen Lamps |
Fairmont rectangle lamps. |
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06 - Power Steering |
Standard on Hardtop only. |
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11 - Laminated Windshield Tinted Band |
Standard on Hardtop only. |
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19 - Reclining Bucket Seats
xxxxx |
Foldaway Centre Console Armrest with column shift in
Sedan,
Wagon.
Mandatory with all XC Hardtops. |
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23 - Front / Rear Bumper Overriders |
Standard on Hardtop only. |
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30 - Electric Clock |
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32 - Sports Console |
Mandatory with all XC Hardtops. |
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39 - Carpets (Cut Pile) |
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52 - Sports Alloy Road Wheels |
Standard on Hardtop only. |
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60 - Rear Outboard Inertia Reel Seatbelts |
Hardtop, Sedan only. |
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61 - Styled Exterior R/V Mirror LHS |
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62 - Styled Exterior R/V Mirror RHS
Remote Control |
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69 - Bodyside Protection Mouldings |
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71 - AM Push Button Radio with Lock-
Down Aerial |
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76 - Intermittent Windscreen Wipers |
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85 - Dual Action Tailgate |
Wagon only. |
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95 - Heated Backlite |
Rear Window Demister. Sedan,
Hardtop only. |
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The XC Fairmont range was easily distinguishable by the twin
rectangular front headlights fitted to all
body styles. This coupe has the now standard bumper overriders and
body-side protection mouldings. |
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| FAIRMONT GXL |
Designed as a Falcon GT replacement
loaded with the usual RPOs and extras, the GXL had the standard
Fairmont
fittings but added performance items like 4-wheel disc braking, alloy road wheels, LSD and the
classic GS bonnet
scoops for a hybrid
'GT look-a-like.' Because power steering was a standard fitting, no
column shift option was
available with the GXL but 4-spd manual floor shift was available plus the 302ci and 351ci (GT
Power Pack) V8
engine options. The GXL was only available in the sedan range and not
offered as a hardtop likely due to
the declining sales of that body style. |
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| BODY STYLE |
Sedan |
| STANDARD FITTINGS |
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Engine: |
Crossflow 155hp 250ci (4.1L) Inline 6 Cylinder / 1V /
HC |
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Transmission: |
Automatic 3-spd T-Bar Floor Shift |
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Other Fittings:
a
a
a
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GS Dashboard / 'Soft-Feel' Steering
Wheel
Bonnet Scoops
Cloth Seat Upholstery 'Cord'
Front Door Map Pockets |
| STANDARD RPOs |
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03 - Seatbelts |
Mandatory. |
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05 - Quartz Halogen Lamps |
Fairmont rectangle lamps. |
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06 - Power Steering |
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11 - Laminated Windshield Tinted Band |
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19 - Reclining Bucket Seats |
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23 - Front / Rear Bumper Overriders |
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30 - Electric Clock |
Standard with GS Dashboard. |
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32 - Sports Console |
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39 - Carpets (Cut Pile) |
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45 - Limited Slip Diff (LSD) |
Mandatory with 351ci V8 option. |
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52 - Sports Alloy Road Wheels |
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53 - 4-Wheel Power Disc Brakes |
Mandatory with 351ci V8 option. |
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60 - Rear Outboard Inertia Reel Seatbelts |
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61 - Styled Exterior R/V Mirror LHS |
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62 - Styled Exterior R/V Mirror RHS
Remote Control |
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68 - Sports Handling Suspension |
Mandatory with 351ci V8 option. |
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69 - Bodyside Protection Mouldings |
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71 - AM Push Button Radio with Lock-
Down Aerial |
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76 - Intermittent Windscreen Wipers |
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87 - Tinted Side and Rear Windows |
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95 - Heated Backlite |
Rear Window Demister. |
| TYRE OPTION |
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90 - FR78S X 16 - 6 BSW |
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The XC answer to the defunct GT range was the Fairmont GXL which
had all the usual GT fittings
except the engine which was just a six-cylinder unless a V8 was customer
optioned. The example
above has a '5.8' engine badge indicating a 351ci V8. |
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