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Showing my age here,but this was a beauty,back in the day,i thought it was awesome.........after growing up elswhere looking @ Cortinas,Anglias,Zephyrs,Consuls,Capris,etc etc........
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xb gt hardtop for me manual.yellow blaze. drool, slobber, big sigh !!!!
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Giddy up.
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Kramerica Industries.
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Hmmm Shaker XY, GT-40 or a coke bottle coupe.
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XD Fairmont Ghia
for me every time not the best to drive but definitely the best looking especially in Midnight Blue John |
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This ...... OMG back it the day it was untouchable
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Barra Turbo > V8
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The Experience...
Join Date: Sep 2010
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Maybe when the BA XR8s came out there was a real wow factor. Today, most likly a TE/TS50 III.
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You dig, we stick!
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Join Date: Aug 2005
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XW GT & BA XR8...
I own the latter, hope to add the other one day. |
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LIKE A BOSS 351
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Gold Coast
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Blood Orange BA GT-P
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When this picture was released...
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Tickford 220kw Windsor...
Join Date: Aug 2005
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For me its this, just with the correct wheels and if it had a factory sunroof....
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Barra Turbo > V8
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Damn yes a black T2 is nice, that car with a 5.6L and manual would be pretty much perfection.
XC Cobra is my fav coupe, even if it was gutless compared to the GT's. Obviously GT40, Shelby Cobra and Daytona Coupe, but for modern muscle this car gets me onto ebay quicker than most. ![]() |
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I'll never forget the day I first saw the cover of this Wheels magazine...
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Escort RS Cossie from the 90's.
Always dreamed of having one. I guess more of a rarity out here making them of a dream. Plus the old skool RS500s. They were animals.
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The Escort was a Ford that made me say whoa, but not in the sense of this thread! I looked at it against Corolla, Mazda, Nissen when choosing a car for the MIL in the 1980s. The Homebush-built Escort was the best design of the group but the build quality was just truly shocking - blatantly, visibly so. So it had to be a Jap unfortunately and the lasting impression kept me well away from Fords until the Territory (for which the build quality is still an issue but not to the extent of the Escort!). The Terri makes me want to say whoa but I err on the side of caution! |
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Turbo b series.. what an awesome move by ford. Creating a modern cult car.
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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I have been to virtually every Sydney Motor Show since I was able to get there by my own steam - in other words probably about 40 years or so.
There have only ever been two Fords that I have seen and knew immediately that I had to own. The first was the Falcon Cobra. The second was the T3. |
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Boss 335
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Cobblers!
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![]() I've had two now. One Red (in 1996), and one Grey, which I still drive.
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Ego BFII Ghia Titanium Silver E53 X5 4.4i Gunmetal EF XR6. Now retired from active duty. Roses are red. Violets are blue. OS X rocks. Homage to you. |
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Location: Brisbane
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I'd have to say xa gt in i think the colour is red pepper or some such. Any of the coupes. (xm-xc) And I love the fg.
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Virtuous Bogan (TM)
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Dont mean to post another pic but.....
![]() The BA XR was/is an awesome shape, but the FG XR series is brilliant. |
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Im a Holden man 100% yet I drive a B series turbo....maybe im not one hundy percent but for me its pipped by a 351ci XY 4 speed that when I was 12 or so at AIR would lift the rear wheels ever so slightly as well as the front on the 1-2 change through a toploader.N/A and in 1994 it was running low low 10s street driven.
Another from memory(im only 28 ![]() ![]() ![]() Off the showroom floor it would be the looks of the BA GT just like pictured above,toughest of the B and F series so far. |
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GT-40 made me go WHOA!
Another WHOA moment....not a Ford......the Audi A5. Love it!
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Loving The Blown Goodness
Join Date: Jan 2010
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For me there were a number of Fords. RS Cosworth started it all. Then seeing the first picture of an EB XR6 smoking it up in a Wheels magazine cover. This was my first real car lust. Then came the first ad I saw of the BA XR8 ute. Instant love. I used to drive past the local dealership, park, and just stare hoping to own one. I finally do have one and it is my pride an joy. Lately there have been two. Eric Bana's coupe in Love The Beast and tonight a picture of a FG2 XR8 that was photoshopped. If Ford do release this then there maybe a very good chance that the BA may have to go...
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Lacking Imagination
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ef/el xr six was the first ford i ever noticed and the au xr6 to i like the round head lights
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BA GT.......
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