40th anniversary of the XA Falcon

[Powdered Toast Man]

Happy birthday XA.

Had an XA coupe as my first car. And it wasn't that long ago; mid '90s.

Would love a manual V8 XA sedan as a toy...maybe one day.

[Oxa384]

Nice thread who would of thought 40 years young.here's some pics of some special xa's that have been in my life-

Dads xa 250ci 2v


My first xa 250ci


second xa 250ci


first and current xa 351ci


Happy Birthday!!!

[lilmattie]

Originally Posted by OzJavelin

Nice one .. the XA has aged well IMHO.

As a matter of interest how many XA owners here are younger than their cars? probably a lot I'd think?

(One of my Javelin's and my Fury are '69 builds so they are the same age as me .. but the other Javelin is a '74 so it's only a young buck)

I realized they were 40 years old the other day too, prior to reading the article.

I'm one of the youngins.. or used to be. I bought my XB sedan when I was 18. I (now) have a 1972 XA Coupe and a 1973 XB Sedan. I'm 13 years younger than the XA.

[BOSS 540]

Originally Posted by gcg2503

Mr Potty - that looks more like Jewell Green to me

Does anyone have a pic of a Deep Ivy XA sedan?

[4VCLEVO]

Originally Posted by BOSS 540

Does anyone have a pic of a Deep Ivy XA sedan?

Originally Posted by lilmattie

I realized they were 40 years old the other day too, prior to reading the article.

I'm one of the youngins.. or used to be. I bought my XB sedan when I was 18. I (now) have a 1972 XA Coupe and a 1973 XB Sedan. I'm 13 years younger than the XA.

I thought I was doing well with being 10 years yonger than my GT, and I brought it when I was 21.

[XAGSV8]

Originally Posted by OzJavelin

As a matter of interest how many XA owners here are younger than their cars? probably a lot I'd think?

My XA turns 40 next month. Was around 8 years before I was.

[madmatty]

my first car was a xa superbird coupe in lime green paid $1700 .
i was only 16.
it was 14 years old and full of rust
great memories

[pottery beige]

[pottery beige]

^^^ sacrifices you make at the time....

[Oxa384]

^^^^^^^^^ omg what happened^^^^^^^^^^^

[Oxa384]

ill raise you



bought it for the 9inch diff.it had a 460 in it but was a roller when i bought it.i told the guy at the time it was going to a good home...
i spent the day cutting it into pieces then it got dumped at the local tip.it still makes me feel sick.

[TMC]

Originally Posted by Polyal

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Waaaait a second...did they say legendary 5.7L..is this a case of it being 5.79999L or are they being typical 'tards? Or maybe a pedantic ford forum member?

Yeah I picked that up too. It's a 5.8L. But back in 72 it wouldn't have been called anything but a 351 Cleveland. A motor Australia took from America and made a legend out of, while America largely ignored it. Australia claimed the 351 Cleveland as it's own and we absolutely loved it. What an awesome engine the 351 Cleveland was. Raw brute power, and done right, they screamed when the loud pedal was opened up. I have many fond memories of my Cleveland. We went everywhere together. :(

[Ford17]

This XA was at last years' All Ford Day. It looked brand new:

[gcg2503]

The Zircon green car above is currently for sale at $73k

What a car!

[Sta Arhidia Mou]

Best Falcon ever

Here's some pics I took at the XA 40th Anniv. Show at Caribbean Gardens back in March.

[Moby Vic]

Originally Posted by TMC

Yeah I picked that up too. It's a 5.8L. But back in 72 it wouldn't have been called anything but a 351 Cleveland. A motor Australia took from America and made a legend out of, while America largely ignored it. Australia claimed the 351 Cleveland as it's own and we absolutely loved it. What an awesome engine the 351 Cleveland was. Raw brute power, and done right, they screamed when the loud pedal was opened up. I have many fond memories of my Cleveland. We went everywhere together. :(

It wasn't much of a factor in street American Fords because it debuted just as compression was reduced and emissions and fuel economy became major issues.

The 1971 Boss 351 Mustang excelled in every category of performance, but as a one-year-only model in a "heavy" body style, it doesn't have much of a following.

On race tracks it was a different story. Starting in 1972, Bud Moore realized that the 351C could make significantly more power than the Boss 429 when the Boss engine was hobbled by a restrictor plate. Even when the Boss didn't have the restrictor plate, the Cleveland wasn't too far behind, and it saved a significant amount of weight over the 429.

Bud Moore (who had previously embarrassed Carroll Shelby's factory-sponsored Trans Am Mustangs with his heavier '67 Mercury Cougars) led the transition from big-block to small-block engines in NASCAR, and the 351 Cleveland was the engine that did it.

[mcnews]

Wow, how time can change perceptions... I always thought the XA was the ugly duckling in the GT lineage, but age has obviously not wearied them as some of these cars look fantastic and better than I ever rememer XA's looking through my younger eyes.

[GA_0009]

Originally Posted by OzJavelin

As a matter of interest how many XA owners here are younger than their cars? probably a lot I'd think?

15 Years younger than mine..

I wonder where they'll be in 40 years from now?

Lovin this thread, lovin the original plates on those car (all starting with L)
Pure XA Porn!

[mrjg66]

72 XA Fairmont 302 was my first car, she's 9 years older than me.
My sister got a $2500 XF wagon as her first car, 2 years later I got a $6000 XA, but Mum knew it was the price to pay to make me happy. Meant heaps to me, Mums gone now so the XA will be with me forever.
The chief loves it too, but she knows that the house would sell before the XA does!

Happy Birthday to my big girl!
this means I'll have to re-reg her and put the 351 in like I've always planned....

[Pinkbits]

Another one of my genuine Superbird that i changed to a GT replica.
What was i thinking?

[bionic2006xr6t]

Originally Posted by oxa384

ill raise you

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bought it for the 9inch diff.it had a 460 in it but was a roller when i bought it.i told the guy at the time it was going to a good home...
i spent the day cutting it into pieces then it got dumped at the local tip.it still makes me feel sick.

This one looks like it need to be posted in hardtop graveyard to me........

Anyway
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Happy 40th Sweetie.......The last 40 years have been hard ones let the next 40 will be much brighter......



Cheers Ryan

[Donny]

Originally Posted by 4VCLEVO

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Ahhh, FAT HO taken at the 2005 GT Nats in Ballarat. I was there and saw his last run down the strip where he nearly shat his dacks and lost her..

[BOSS 540]

Here's mine, she won't be 40 till Sept tho

[Jim Goose]

pure porn.... lol

[Rockape]

Love the XA. Had a Falcon 500 with a 302c in it once. Cost me $800 was one of the best cars i ever had.

[pottery beige]

poofy beige sleeper...

[anto]

you're all pretenders

[anto]

the good ol' days when they were daily drivers

[galaxy xr8]

Originally Posted by Donny

Ahhh, FAT HO taken at the 2005 GT Nats in Ballarat. I was there and saw his last run down the strip where he nearly shat his dacks and lost her..

I remember seeing that car at the Ballarat Nat's aswell, seem's like yesterday, I also remember a XW (I think) shearing the diff flange at the wheel, very scarry.

[pottery beige]

Originally Posted by anto

the good ol' days when they were daily drivers


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feeling like an old fart now.. goodtimes bro...









cosmic.. sunroof.. white interior...