The King of AU's🇦🇺T3 TS50 with ESS Buttons! Full Review*
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
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On this weeks Video
we check out the Tickford series 3 TS50 with the ESS steering wheel buttons :)
Since driving the manual TE50 a few months ago.. i've been very keen to try a TS50 with the ESS buttons..
The buttons may be a bit of a gimmick but the car is pure joy to drive! This particular one in Venom red was in amazing condition and drove like new.. I especially love the bodykits on these series 3 tickfords.. they really do look like old V8 Supercars on the road..
Watch my review on the T3 TE50 here :)
• The Tickford T3 TE50*🇦...
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CYA! on the next one..
Such a nostalgic car for me, I used to drive this thing all the time back on NFS Hot Pursuit 2
no way they had these in that game! haha i need to check that out.
gran turismo on playstation had AU XR8 supercar too, and some kind of holden rubbish
@@RossReviewsau luv the content ross ✊
Coll video bro
God i loved that game. Its seeems to be completly forgotton in todays world. That was the og of car games with aussie cars. I loved the vt clubby in the police livery 👌🏻👌🏻
Feck I love this car.. I come back to watch this video time and time again
She’s a beautiful thing
The T3 TS50 and TE50 are some of my all-time favourite cars.
Beautiful cars
@@RossReviewsau ....oh yeah. The TS is based on the Fairmont hence the more classy interior. I wanted one but I was not in the financial position. I did have an AU3 SR Falcon that I thought about putting on a TS/TE body kit as well as mags but I sold the car, which was a top highway cruiser. Awesome comfort. I have gone up and down the Stuart Highway a few times. In a Corolla, 97 Camry V6, Falcon, Mitsubishi DB2 380 SX....that was nice and this last week in my Kia Optima for which I have done the Stuart Highway (and connecting highways) to Darwin and south down to Adelaide and Port Lincoln a few times.
But being in central Oz and want to do a grand fishing tour, it maybe time to get a ute. Though I'd still love to buy an FGX XR6 non-turbo.
Such a cool car. I admired it at the Sydney motor show reveal back in the early 2000s. These things have sure aged well.
they really have eh! the looks grow on me even more every time i see one haha
6:23 faaaaarrrkkk sounds amazing when that motor starts up.
got that old school sound to her eh! love the idle on this car
I was aroused
Yep. There a phenomenal car to drive.
The AU has aged well and these tickfords still look fantastic for near 20 year old designs
especially the tickford T3 models... seriously good looking cars
I have a te50 t3, narooma blue, so i suppose biased. I love the look of these t3 but also acquired one simply due to the low numbers and uniqueness. Just to cover, last windsor blocks imported to australia, only hand built bored blueprinted balanced and signed engines made by ford, fastest pushrod v8 ever made by ford inc the phase 3, lowest body kit ever approved by ford in the world, last tickfords made, 1st ford with brembo brake package and a sweet ride to match. And what an engine note! Unique, rare and good a great moment in Australian car manufacturing thats now lost forever!
they are true classics :) one of a kind cars that's for sure
This is about the nicest looking AU I've ever seen. And the sound is orgasmic, love it!
its really is isn't it haha! that old school windsor stroker v8! best
The Au is awesome, I own one in the 6. I've owned all the E series models of the single overhead cam and I am so impressed with the Au. I've owned mine for 7 years, been very happy with it. Pros: nice wide car, some serious space inside, nice big wheels standard, very comfortable and quiet. The dash is not cluttered and it has easy to work controls. Materials used are higher quality than newer imported junk. I drove a kia hire car once, and it felt like it had a lawn mower engine in it compared to my Au 6, and it was so cramped inside. A very underrated model the Au, some further refinements of the earlier ones.
I remember these coming out, when I was about to depart Oz for U.K in late 2001.
Great story. Tell it again?
Beautiful looking beast. ❤️
Can not spell, beautiful without au 🤣😎👍
😏 you got that right! haha amazing rigs
@@RossReviewsau not wrong mate.
👍
This is my dream car and even though they’re so rare, I WILL own one! 😁
Very cool cars
YEAHHHHHH THE MIGHTY AU.
Whoever designed the ess should be given the order of Australia.
haha! hell ya... i reckon eh
Just picked up a S1 AU XR8. It took awhile to warm to but I’m growing to love it!
Brings me back to my HP2 days!
the quality of the videos are insane, definitely deserve a lot more recognition, keep grinding!!!
Appreciate that! more to come!
What a great job you have. You do an amazing job Ross keeping these cars alive. Thank you🙏🙏
Much appreciated
NFS Hot Pursiut 2. Absolute Legend. One of my favorite V8 cars.
Classic🇦🇺👌👌
Absolutely LOVE it!! I own a base model 5.0l AU Falcon Ute. I had the engine stroked to 347 by Springy Performance head engine builder Peter Cassar and turned by Dan Pirotta (God rest his soul) awesome machine.
I'm impressed that stroker V8's were built for these car's. Engine sounds good on outside startup, especially when played through a good speaker.
in person it sounds so good.. like a proper old school V8
Hey bro been watching your channel for a while now your camera work and presentation is top notch well done!
Thanks man really appreciate that!
The body kit really adds something! and that sound wow!
so good the T3s love em
Very happy you found the TS50 mate, and it's very well presented too 😀😀
Thanks M8👍 it was such a clean example.. epic car
This will always be a rare find, cheers for the content aye 😀😀
Great review of a very iconic Aussie muscle car. Good work
Glad you enjoyed it thanks m8!
That's literally my dream car.. Man she's a beauty
cleanest TS50 ive ever seen.. was a killer car to drive
You're getting really good at this. Loving the reviews👌
Thank you so much 😁 more to come!
Ohhh, the old ticky 👌🏾
Looks very nice👌, the AU's definitely look better with a body kit
& darker headlight's.
love the body kit!
Looks incredible!
Man, I'd be hyped just to own ANY AU Falcon...but ones for sale seem few and far between where I live.
Great review!
Aus are great man
Loved the te/ts50 when they came out! Looked away better than the normal xr8
100% agree.. they did such a good job on the bodykit!
Great review Ross. I think another reason why the T3 handle so good compared to the BA boss (other than the better suspension and IRS) is that the stroker engine is lighter and sits a lot lower in the engine bay and also pushed further back towards the rear of the car, making it almost mid-engine compared to the BA.
Great points! yes its really crazy to jump from my ute into one of these and see the noticeable handling improvements! the AUs where ahead of their time, just ashame most people hated the looks back then
@@RossReviewsau The T3 was very fast on the track too.Check out this T3 at wakefield park ,basically factory stock . Only mods was a modified exhaust, but still faster on the track than two xr6 turbo's (red one very modified), B-series GT Falcon and WRX. ruclips.net/video/GZN7VJA1ht4/видео.html
Had a te50 t3 same colour and wheels. Loved it.
Good choice! they are sweet rides
Another great review. Very professional, and interesting. Keep up your great work. Regards Paulfromperth
:) glad you enjoyed it
love it.. Ive got a T2 TE50 ESS,momo,sunroof,azzuros .. love it.. interestingly the T2s were all fairmont based.. mainly brakes ,suspension, front seats and fog lights was the differences between the TS ,TE models.. Id also owned the TL50 with all the fruit which was also a very unique vehicle
thats killer man! i really love these cars eh.. very unique
Another enjoyable review. As a teenager who some how supported Ford during the AU-era, I'd agree that this was the most special AU ever made. The AU2+ XR8 was decent but these were the first AU series that properly took it up to the HSVs. Interesting about the reason for the name as I'd always wondered what it stood food. Pity they didn't call it the TS56, though.
(oh and I agree that the AU1 was hideous but slowly improved with AU2 and AU3. It was never beautiful but it ended up looking OK)
yeh they really should have changed the name for the series 3 cars.. but i guess they didnt want to confuse everyone lol.. these are so cool n the looks are amazing even still today! :)
AU lover/owner here.
My little Gtvi sirion has the same shift buttons on the steering wheel (cira 2002). The thing is a bloody hoot to drive. 1.3L 800kg 4 speed auto. It honestly has the best auto box I've ever driven.
Great review btw.
thanks mate! glad you enjoyed the review.. loved this TS!
Great review! Beautiful car!
Kudos to the owner for such an excellent example of a very rare vehicle!
Glad you enjoyed it! yes the car was immaculate credit to the owner fully
@@RossReviewsau
Yes indeed!.......thanks for taking us along! And the detailed specifics you provided about the vehicle were excellent. Learnt a number of things I was unaware of.
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@@Oscar_Charlie_Delta great to hear m8! :)
One of your best ones Ross.. great car, can see when you are really into a review/car..
really! haha thanks man appreciate that... was such a clean example
G'day Jon again......LOVE THE AU....They have become one of the great Falcons ...They have character , they have a 'up yours' attitude to the detractors and they have stood the test of time better than most other models . I recall seeing a dyno test of a TS 50 V8 a while back and some of the U.S comments made you think that they believed the AU was current when it had been out of production then by about a decade . The 4.0 inline 6 is essentially unkillable too . They torture it time and again and it just keeps going . .Thanks so much ..
up the AU! they really are some of the best falcons! these stroker V8s are unreal and the tickford supercar style bodykits😍 best
Definitely love the AU as well. I've had a fully kitted, black AU1 XR8 for nearly 17 years now and love it to bits. The looks are so unique, and anyone who knows anything about cars will not mistake it for anything else
It's very similar to that T3 TE50 that you have reviewed earlier in the year but instead the auto with the sport shift feature that I,ve been long looking forward too.
yeh very very similar minus the suspension from factory & the dash.. basically identical - the wheel design too
Man that is a neat example! Far out it sounds good too.
Was so clean!
Best looking car at its time.
Great vids! There getting better and better. Should do a review on a FPV Force 8 since you love the V8's!
thanks m8! glad your enjoying them.. i really want to do some more FPVs! they are always so good to drive..
@@RossReviewsau absolutely man. Try do a FPV Force 8 as you seem to like the rare V8's 😁
Great review! Good to see people taking about the TS50 series 3. Ive had mine for 15yrs now and I find people talk about it more now then when I got it.
thanks m8 glad you enjoyed it! yes its true haha the car seems to be gaining more popularity the older it gets. i love the looks of this beast, the V8 supercar style body kit with them headlights👌
I owned a blue one back in 2016 had it for 3yrs traded it on ebgt wish I had kept it as was not impressed with GT I think car is now in Rockhampton Qld cheers Errol.
Hi Ross reviews this is Jordan’s car reviews here. I found a RUclips channel called decadence Australia 🇦🇺 and the RUclipsr has a black 2016 HSV GTS and its in WA and can you please there’s a Facebook page called the Same thing as the RUclips channel. Can you please try and track that car down and do a review on it please. The RUclips hasn’t uploaded in 4 years so I don’t know weather he’ll still be around. Can you please also go to the car sales and there’s are grey HSV GTSR W1 for sale in WA and can you please find out what dealership it’s at and do a full review on it please.
Decadence eh.. i will try n find it n contact him.. always keen for a collab. as for the W1 i've been trying to get into some of those dealers for a while haha they aint easy to persuade especially on a 250,000+ car.. will keep asking tho m8 appreciate your support
My parents have a T1 Te50 full optioned auto and now just got a T3 ts50 auto in blueprint with 60k on the clock and some Craig lowndes signage. More comfy than my 350z.
thats awesome man! they are very cool cars.. love the look of these T3 TE/TS50s
David Flint told Geoff Polites that it was going to cost to much to build. Geoff said i don't care just build it.
thank god for Geoff Polites haha
Geoff Polites was a one in a million Big Kahuna (Boss) very in touch with grass roots folks and listened to the loyal fans 🙏🙏 so sad when he passed but thanks Geoff !!! I think he tried for the then Paxton Supercharger for TS 50 but knocked back by bean counters 😢
LOVE , LOVE LOVE IT ,Great vid :)
Thanks so much!!
I had a 5L, it was a very good car. Very light on power but nothing that couldn't be sorted.
gotta love them V8s eh.. was a great car this
Love your work Ross! You've nailed it!
I own a T3 TS and a T3 TE if you want to review them side by side. In saying that you're probably all T'd out haha
ah m8 thank you for the offer that could actually be a very cool little video! if you could email me or send me a message on FB/instagram that would be great..
All you need now is the rare TL50 to finish the trio 😂😂
Rob that’s jus showing off! I love that shit👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇦🇺
Hey Johnny mate,you've done it again man nice review very nice tidy car & it sounds beautiful,in years to come that will be worth heaps of cash,anyway you all take care & keep the great vids coming mate you are going really well my friend.
Thanks pete! i reckon you are right this car will be worth LOTS very soon.. great car n was a pleasure to drive it! appreciate all the support as always pete :) CYA on the next one
I always thought these look best in blueprint but shit that looks good in red!
so did i! haha this red was a stunner tho.. really hit the sun nicely
I could imagine what it goes like , i briefly had a AU series 3 XR8 ute and that thing wanted to go sideways when you nailed it .
Love the vid .
Thanks mate! They rip hard! Great cars
Haha you legend :D looking forward to this
:)
Always adored these 🤩🤙 Great vid mate 👏
Glad you enjoyed thanks brotha
This was my favorite car to use in Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2 on the ps2 lol
Awesome memories
In my opinion, T3 proves that the fundamental styling of AU was spot on and it was only the details (grills, wheels and trims) that made the more mainstream cars look bad.
I have got a 2001 AU falcon XR6 ute it is Red and i have red seat covers in it and my Ute looks pretty good 😌 the Au,s are the best.
up the AU brother :) love a good ute
wouldnt mind that ts50 AU looks the goods in red nice car...sitting in my own collection of fords with my ba xr8s and xr6s.and my.au tickford pursuit ute would look the part...great review Ross thumbs up
sounds like you got a nice collection going already nice work! :) yes this car was very very clean and in the venom red it looked so good! thanks for watching
@@RossReviewsau Allgood Ross enjoying all your reveiws thank you for giving them to us all cheers bloke
That’s a very rare red colour only handful of red made still remember shooting the pics of it at 3am for motor mag the sat before they were shipped to tassie for the launch
the red suits it so well also! this car in particular was in such great condition really felt like a brand new car still
Ross Reviews got to love car enthusiast they care for their cars ......the red cars were a limited run because Geoff polities wanted a red one as his daily driver and they needed to put a few down the line.
Awesome video bro, great work
Glad you liked it cheers
I'm a sophisticated man I see tick ford I click.
legend haha
Amazing car - when are you reviewing a p250 🥺
well you will be pleased to hear very soon :) haha
Hey Ross, great review. The fake carbon is actually the same pattern as the mesh inserts on the front and rear bumpers.
thanks m8 glad you enjoyed the review :)
Best looking front on the AU. I had a 5 litre and in terms of handling the only thing I did was put in Koni yellows and it handled insane good. The weak point in handling was the seat.
Thanks for sharing yes the underneath of these AUs was actually a far superior car more than anything else on the road at the time.. it was just the looks that scared a lot of people off..
@@RossReviewsau Agree. The car in this video being an exception. I think this particular body kit did very well.
Hey Ross, perfect two tone interior match for the bright red exterior. Well done.
What the car makes me think....Ford Australia looked at the American Taurus, Hold my beer, this is how it's done......SPANK!
Great job Ross.
great call with the Taurus reference! totally agree with that haha.. the Aussies sure knew how to do epic 4 door cars!
When it comes to the best looking 4 door production cars.
My top 3 best looking goes as follows
1 BF Phoon burnt orange colour
2 VX GTS panther mica
3 AU TS50 blueprint
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i can respect that list! all epic cars
@@RossReviewsau
Epic indeed.
Looks, power, comfy,
That 5.7lt Callaway was a monster,
Not many saloons had 400hp 510nm that could give a super car a decent run.
Then the Phoon 🥰 what a gorgeous car and able to match or beat even 911 turbo from 80kph.
The T series was like a angry child that wasn't loved enough.
It screamed for attention and got it 10yrs to late.
@@xr6tgtx737 hahaa these are all so true... love the AU comment i reckon that bang on!
@@RossReviewsau
This one 🤣
Love the look of that car.
Beautiful machine
a pity that Ford never brought this model to sell here in Brazil ... and so many other cool cars sold in Australia that would be successful in our market. a sadness. :'(
so many amazing australian cars never left here! its really sad.. thanks for appreciating these aussie cars :)
Man you should definitely try and get your hands on an ED XR8 Sprint or and EB GT
would love to! i find it very difficult tho to sind some of the older cars to review..
Absolutely beautiful cars the AUs
The best
@@RossReviewsau Yep. Got a S3 AU XR6 all original low ks and love driving the thing!
The Apex AU !
they are the best looking AU eh!
Seen one in NZ just come up for sale a blue manual with 95,500 ks on the odo $74,990
here from memories of nfs hot pursuit 2 on gamecube, that was my first game that was mine and i played it till the case fell apart.
such a sweet game and sweet car eh!
Good observation about them not calling it TS56 cos the 5.4 was coming out. You'd be dead rite.
👍 cheers brother
My dream car, but I guess an au xr6 s3 tickford vct will do
Mean looking car with a mean v8
love the T series look.. V8 Supercar for the road
Rare beast. Nice one buddy. 👍
Thanks 👍 was a great car to check out
The AU was so far ahead of its time we still haven’t caught up 😂
Amen 🙏
TE50 - Tickford Executive, Fairmont Based(AUIII was XR based)
TS50 - Tickford Sports, Fairmont Based
TL50 - Tickford Luxury, Fairlane Based
spot on :)
Weird about the buttons on the streering. Theres a TS50 Automatic for sale with the shift buttons and volume controls. Don't know why this one doesn't have it. Great review though! Such a unique car
really?> that is interesting then? i might have to follow that one up. thanks you though glad you enjoyed it :)
Mate you should try and get a turbo territory to review
so keen for one of them.. hard to find.. have had one offered to me tho he was in adelaide
Gotta love the au falcons
People always complain about the front end making it look like a depressed clown or with the boiled egg eyes but you gotta look past that
i love the looks on the T series.. the regular AU yeh not a fan.. but this i love
Looks good!!!
beautiful car!
I don’t get the hate against the TE50 and TS50 falcons, there fast, the sound like a nascar and it’s practical, what’s not to like (besides the crap fuel efficiency of the 5.6 litre V8)
people dont like the looks.. i reckon they look epic
Sounds better than any LS. Coming from a Holden guy. Ford's best modern day falcon is definitely the AU.
these windsors are epic eh!
These things were awesome… Still are!
Amen brother
double wishbone suspension all round is super impressive
The AU was the best
3,369th view bloody bit late i am. Great review Jon like always and that windsor sounds so good.
No worries m8! haha better late than never :p was such a clean example so the video practically made its self
The older style Subaru liberty autos have similar shifting buttons on the steering wheel
really thats funny! must be the only other ones i would think..
that’s cool as my xr6 has the same gauges as the te50
Ross, See if you can find a ED Series XR8 Sprint in WA
will keep an eye out! would love to review one
I know some people don’t like the look of Au but I think they aged well
I love it too
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That thing is sick!!🚀🚀
thanks brotha was such a clean rig!
Personally I think both the te50 & ts50 look hot, unlike the rest of the au range
something about the AU! I love it!
anyone got one they want to sell just hit me up please!
BeAUtiful cars eh
That interior in “bogan wet-suit red” is why only a select audience bought them.
HAHA! yeh the interior is the biggest let down to a very cool exterior in my opinion
Those interiors were an option not standard , way nicer than straight black but hey im biast
I feel like Australia had the mental muscle cars.
they 100% did!!! some of the best ever where made here
Those "button shifters" are the most bizarre thing I've ever seen.. Must be one of the only cars in the world to have system like that..
that was the reason i wanted to film this car again! since the TE & TS 50s are so similar.. the TE50 was manual i reviewed before.. so the ESS buttons really got me curious lol very bizarre indeed
The lexus gs300 has the on the back of the steering wheel