[DFB FGXR6]

Who remembers the Explorer? A car from a time when Ford would actually take a gamble on making a certain group of vehicles from the US market in RHD. The Explorer didn't have much of an impact on the Australian market, but in the US, this was a pivotal model for Ford and the entire US car market in general. You may not realise this, but the very first Explorer is credited as one of the very first SUV's, a vehicle that while it could go offroad, was more geared towards on road driving.

The first Explorer's in Australia were dubbed the UN and UQ and were only available in 4.0 V6 form. (The US also had the 5.0 Windor V8) Manuals got the ancient OHV 4.0 V6, the 5-speed auto's had a SOHC 4.0 V6 that produced the same power as the Aussie SOHC Intek Inline 6, 157 kW. That 5-speed auto would actually reappear on the FG Falcon in 2008 to 2010.

My English teacher in high school had a red Explorer, fittingly, her sons also played soccer.