Ford Facts Quiz (yes i stole the idea from Eseries guys) - Page 4

nb_351 · 18-09-2005, 07:21 PM

well done psycho chicken, how much are left, and what happened to them?

Psycho Chicken · 18-09-2005, 07:26 PM

There's three left, Bowden owns one of the race cars, one of the other race cars was written off, no one knows anything about the guy who owns the road car. I can't remember about the other race car, I think it's owned by a dentist in Sydney but that might be the road car? Too lazy to wack the GT video in and check.

TIKFD6 · 18-09-2005, 07:27 PM

Dont forget that one of them was a Hardtop.

The only one that raced was actually used as a Rally car, very successfully.

Psycho Chicken · 18-09-2005, 07:28 PM

No they weren't, all were sedans. The hardtop wasn't even out when the Phase 4 was made.

TIKFD6 · 18-09-2005, 07:29 PM

You 100% certain about that mate?

Psycho Chicken · 18-09-2005, 07:32 PM

Positive. If I'm wrong I know 4Vman will set me straight, he's been looking for a while, has to be posting something. As far as I know the 3 race cars were track red and headed for the dealer team and the road car was green over silver. Forget which green though.

nb_351 · 18-09-2005, 07:35 PM

the road was calypso green...
the hardtop was going to be a phase 5, in 73...
yeah the guy has it locked up in his garage, keeping it secret... what a bastard... cant blame him though, i dont think he would still have it if people knew where it was... its sads though, robbing us of that car... although its more thsn just a car...

i think this one goes to psycho chicken again, your turn mate...

Psycho Chicken · 18-09-2005, 07:37 PM

Bill Bourke's CJ XW is the only car in the world with something. What is it?

nb_351 · 18-09-2005, 07:39 PM

factory k code 4 door?
is it k code, its something like that, the only cj 4 door officially made...

Psycho Chicken · 18-09-2005, 07:41 PM

Close enough. Only R code 4 door sedan in the world.

nb_351 · 18-09-2005, 07:44 PM

thats it... that would be a nice car to haveto walk out to and drive every day would it... wouldnt complain...
my turn again i spose...
how much phase 3s were made in onyx black, not gts, hos...

Psycho Chicken · 18-09-2005, 07:46 PM

Just the one.

TIKFD6 · 18-09-2005, 07:47 PM

Only car, or only Falcon?
with a Factory fitted 428/9,

nb_351 · 18-09-2005, 07:50 PM

just the one.. thats correct...
there were 9 gts in that i think, but one hoey...
another question plz?

Psycho Chicken · 18-09-2005, 07:53 PM

Besides being impossible, what would be the type of car, build date, engine type, trans type, paint and trim colours of a car with the following?

Vin prefix - JG65PR
Engine code - H
Trans code - N
Paint code - V
Trim code - P

nb_351 · 18-09-2005, 08:00 PM

i wont lie to you, i would have to look that up...
is that your car or something?
cant get that off the top of my head... i would be guessing...
something abit more level for a sunday night?

Psycho Chicken · 18-09-2005, 08:05 PM

Yes you'd have to look it up. It's also an impossible combination, so if anyone has it on their car I'd be shocked.

nb_351 · 18-09-2005, 08:11 PM

oh ok then... another question?

Psycho Chicken · 18-09-2005, 08:17 PM

You go for it, I'm having computer problems and won't be around.

Bossxr8 · 18-09-2005, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TIKFD6

Dont forget that one of them was a Hardtop.

The only one that raced was actually used as a Rally car, very successfully.

The rally Phase 4 was written off. The theory of the Hardtop was there may have been the possibility of the Phase 4 running gear from the written off rally car being put into a coupe body shell, but no one really seems to know wether it really happened or not.

TIKFD6 · 18-09-2005, 09:02 PM

Fair enuff, thanks for clearing that up.

347Stroker · 18-09-2005, 09:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bossxr8

The rally Phase 4 was written off. The theory of the Hardtop was there may have been the possibility of the Phase 4 running gear from the written off rally car being put into a coupe body shell, but no one really seems to know wether it really happened or not.

Thats a crock of stories...bruce Hodgeson had the one written off, and the parts never made it to any coupe.....thats for sure

klawsterfobik · 19-09-2005, 07:58 AM

It wasnt put into a coupe. I remember seeing a doco on it, someone found the XA GT 4door AS a complete rally car, and bought it. Im not sure if they kept it in its rally form or bought it back to road spec.

ELAUBA · 19-09-2005, 10:32 AM

I am very reliably informed that Bruce Hodgson sold the car he had (the rally car) to a person from Griffith, and that it was subsequently comprehensively written off near Goondiwindi. I'm not sure whether this was when the bloke from Griffith had it, or whether it was a subsequent purchaser. I understand that the wreck was parted out, although there wasn't much useful stuff left. The identification plates were kept and have not been used on another car (and won't be).

Unfortunately, at the time it wasn't considered anything terribly special, unlike now.

bathurst77 · 19-09-2005, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Bossxr8

Correct, it was originally going to be an option for the GL, not sure if they actually made any GL ESP's. I have the original sales brochures from the time, the September 1980 edition has the ESP option pack available on the GL, while the January 1981 edition has it available on Fairmont Ghia only. Maybe they decided to change it.

Cool! Looks like Im allowed to ask a question.. hmm what to ask?

Ok easy one for those who can research and given that we are on the run up to bathurst.

What model Falcons have won the Bathurst 500/1000 race?
Ok too easy, so give me year driver names and car numbers too.

(by model i mean XK, XL, XM up to AU, -and BA hope so!- just the two letters is all Im after, not after if it was gtho or whatever.)

To get you started
XC 1977 car1 Allan Moffat and Jacki Ickx

(ok it may have been built as XB but it looked like XC and was entered as XC so the books show it as XC)

NAK302 · 19-09-2005, 05:24 PM

falcon winners are

67 xr firth/gibson
70 xw moffat
71 xy moffat
73 xa moffat/geohegan
74 xa goss/bartlett
77 xc moffat/ickx
81 xd johnson/french
94 eb johnson/bowe
98 el richards/bright

bathurst77 · 19-09-2005, 11:04 PM

Looks rite Nak351

Geez only almost every model falcon XR-XD then only two since...

I remember now! The question i meant to ask was which cars were THE CURRENT MODEL when they won?
(in 71 the XA was already out and in 73 the XB was the current but the XA won)

Anyone want to bite?
I guess its naks turn to ask one tho

Psycho Chicken · 19-09-2005, 11:13 PM

XR, XC and XD would of been current.

NAK302 · 20-09-2005, 09:16 AM

i'll ask one that relates to what i've got in the shed at the moment.

how many XE ESP's were made with the 4.9 litre and 4 speed manual option?

NAK302 · 20-09-2005, 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bathurst77

Looks rite Nak351

Geez only almost every model falcon XR-XD then only two since...

I remember now! The question i meant to ask was which cars were THE CURRENT MODEL when they won?
(in 71 the XA was already out and in 73 the XB was the current but the XA won)

Anyone want to bite?
I guess its naks turn to ask one tho

that would be a tough one because a new model dosn't get developed to a winning race car within a month or so. remember Bathurst was always 1st weekend in October after the new model release in September. Dickies XD was the 2nd chassis after the rock but all the hard work would have been sorted out the year before (when he hit the rock) along with Carter's help.
i'd be surprised if the EL wasn't in fact a EF chassis. as we know most race cars were just facelifts to the later style.