X POLICE XA falcon GT HO PHASE 4 CHASER INTERCEPTOR 1972

BUILT at the end of the 1972 FORD SUPERCAR CRISIS in JULY 1972 The Police version XA 351 was built without a governor (rev limiter) so the production GT-HO Phase 4 was built with the restricted rev limiter The Police version could handle another 1000 rpm although 5500 rpm was a recommended range by FORD 24.4 mph per 1000 multiply that by 6 is 146 MPH- 145 MPH later in the PRESS release add another 1000 hey! do the math
X POLICE XA falcon GT HO PHASE 4 CHASER XA HO 4 POWER BUILD DATE correction JG 23 MD 1 of 4 IDENTICAL Colour, U Trim S & Specifications RPO 36 Official Government Order were ordered and completed JULY 24th 1972 as the HO 4 was PHASED out WHERE DID THE HO ENGINE'S Go!?
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Well lets introduce you to one the fastest POLICE HIGHWAY PURSUIT INTERCEPTOR The FORD Australia Falcon XA 3rd GENERATION.The Falcon already ceased production in the USA the XY shape was their LAST. This is the FIRST ALL AUSTRALIAN model.The falcon XA INTERCEPTOR 1972 or Police HIGHWAY PURSUIT 351 V8 4 SPEED MANUAL SEDAN All GT drive train with modest falcon 500 interior plus HANDLING OPTIONS (H.O) some say High Output is HO. The falcon GT HO PHASE 4 catcher was purpose built 351 Regular Production Order (RPO 36) Police extras for VICTORIA POLICE to catch the fastest cars if needed. In 1972 in JUNE 1972 3 brambles red falcon GTs were being transformed into HO PHASE 4.The POLICE INTERCEPTOR external appearance was an unpretentious unmarked ultra white falcon 500 this was the 1972 XA falcon 500 GT HO PHASE 4 modified ENGINE PERFORMANCE VICTORIA POLICE HIGHWAY CAR by FORD MOTOR COMPANY AUSTRALIA in 1972 exactly a month later there were other Police XA GT Variants commenced in JUNE THE SUPERCAR SCARE HEADLINES 160 MPH+ (miles per hour) cars on the street killed the advent of 200 PRODUCTION falcon GT HO PHASE 4s maybe beside four models accounted for in our history how about the XA VICTORIA POLICE INTERCEPTORS PRODUCED as falcon 500 351 that were out to catch any of these that may break the road rules...enter THE falcon HIGHWAY PURSUIT XA 351 CARS the ones built around mid 1972 too were such a BEAST and 4 months later on the production line were the CANDY CARS with candy stripes front and sides although some were an unmarked white colour with simple 351 badges on the lower front of the front fenders..with saddle trim and rubber moulded floors this SUBJECT the rally paint inc blackout bonnet painted by B S Stillwell's and plain rear it would have had siren on the bonnet and at least a roof ariel and blue revolving light
THIS IS my oh my one fast road car This one after 36000 miles of duty as an Victoria police highway car I was lucky enough to have this as mine in NOVEMBER 1973 when Victoria POLICE Mobile TRAFFIC SECTION ( MTS) decommissioned the car This PURSUIT car which was substituted dated Sept 1973 just before the HIGHWAY PATROL Princes Highway patrol EAST finished with it also had a GALAXIE AG62MD Bigger? , or a code number for one of 37 police allocated HO engines ? ..BUILD DATE in JULY 1972 SOLD by B.S. STILWELL $3,800
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