Ford Falcon XB Hardtop Restoration: An Incredible Story
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- Опубликовано: 2 сен 2022
- Grand Tourer Ep1 - This is the story of the restoration of this mighty 1975 pollution upgrade Ford Falcon XB coupe.
Twice weekly visits to classic auto workshops featuring cars from the veteran to RADwood eras & including car restoration, rebuilds, repairs and restomods to anything from Aussie V8s, American muscle cars, Euro exotics, JDM, your coveted everyday runabout and more. If it's built before 1999, there's every chance I'll film it.
My name is Dave and I simply l love old cars and visiting workshops to chat to the people working on them. Added to that, I devour car content on youtube so I thought I'd join in and make some myself.
Hopefully you might like to come along for the journey as well.
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Anyway, here's the first part of my my visit to Grand Tourer in Melbourne's north. They work specifically on Ford GTs which to you and me having not grown up on them, is big Aussie V8 sedans and coupes that ruled the roost up until 1976 when the company stopped production, not bringing the badge back until the early nineties.
Just 949 of the coupes, or Hardtops as they are more formally known, were sold making them ultra rare and now extremely valuable. This one in Tango orange (is that where the UK soft drink got the name from?) will soon be making its way back to it's owner but the team have let me in for a get to know you session. I'm looking forward to when that engine first gets run. you can be sure the sound will be epic. #V8 #falconGT #xbcoupe #ford
Thanks to Dan, David and the rest of the team at Grand Tourer
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I love seeing tradesmen that actually care about top notch workmanship.
Something all too scarse. What consummate professionals. Magnificent.
They definitely care at Grand Tourer james, as with the rest of the workshops I've come across. I've been lucky on that account to have found such dedicated trades people.
Australia got and gets so many Great FORDS that we never even see in the U.S. I would LOVE to take at least a half dozen models that are Australia spec and convert them to left side drive. You Australia are THE CLEVELAND KINGS!
Noooooo. While I understand your perspective that would be sacrilege.
There are RHD cars going in the U.S.
If I shipped an American car over, I would leave it LHD as many are doing in Australia. I know there are challenges driving them on that opposite side, but you're not likely to drive a classic as an every day driver.
David is a great mate and he sold me my July 21 2016 built XR6T ute that I ordered in December 2015. He is a legend.
Mate that’s 100 times better than factory. Outstanding.
They know their stuff at Grand Tourer
this is amazing skill applied to Australian automotive beauty. these cars look better than they did from the factory.
These guys were my inspiration 10 years ago when restoring my yellow Ochre Jack Brabham XY GS Fairmont, their photo gallery on their built site was invaluable, Dan was very helpfull.
He remains so as well. Great bunch of lads at GT.
Been following this build for a while now cause im restoring one myself. Thanks for sharing 😎
Hopefully more to come on DWT.
@@davesclassicgaragetours yes, interested in the continuing series in this build. badass car! shop's doin it right and the owner seems locked in too, knows exactly what he wants. nice :)
Fantastic video enjoyed it lots. Knowing Dan and Grand Tourer the quality of cars leaving GTR will be spot on. Great to see Thommo's legacy live on with these iconic Australian Muscle Cars getting another life. Thank you Dave from GTR very informative. And Dave behind the camera awesome work.!!
Thanks Boxy. Dan and the rest of the lad's commitment to getting things bang on is indeed an inspiration.
My father brought an XA coup it had 20,000 miles on it. In the mid 70s. Looked really good. Very quiet to drive didn’t know it was running. Until it rained. My uncle was a panel beater he went over the entire car found rust holes as big as fist holes in underneath front guards and rear panels
Windscreen was masking tap and clued in
Due to the track was rusted away. Only thing worth saving Was the engine and transmission
Who doesn't love a Falcon coupe? Back in the mid 90s you could pick these up for anywhere between $1000 for an auto 6, up to $10000 for an RPO83 XA GT. I passed up a XB GS 4sp 302 coupe in about 1994 for $3500, as I was 18 and didn't have the money.... They are big old boats and rust badly - as anything pre 1980s did... Call me a traitor, but I ended up getting into Holdens and have owned half a dozen VN to VY V8s and still own my VY Calais LS1, which is putting out around 400hp at the crank. I'm hoping to get a VF LS3 soon
Wow , you all do beautiful work. 🤩
My story-I was 17 in 1978 and my first car was a white XT ex-police pursuit with 302W column auto. It cost me $1800.00. I fitted twin exhaust, and 4bbl Holley carb, lowered it a bit. It was pretty stock, front bench seat, sturdy suspension, uprated springs. My mate had an LS Monaro with 308 Trimatic, black vinyl roof, twin system etc. stock but nice. Showing off one night in Sydney in the wet, aquaplaned of the road, went through a very sturdy brick fence and totalled the XT. Haven’t really thought that much about it really until I saw a video recently on a black XT GT tribute build from W.A. What might have been?? Anyhow, time marches on and one thing does surprise me and that is how the Australian Muscle Car is now such a valuable commodity. Maybe one day i will get another XT (if I can find one first up, and can I afford one!!). Cheers all!
It’s a right of passage is that Rod. I stacked my first car, a Mk2 1600E Cortina up the rear end of a transit.
We live and learn.
At least some of us do.
I hade a lime glaze xa matching number GS fairmont. Now I’m in the process of building my xb falcon and the colour is tango. And looks absolutely stunning. Just in the process of getting the bodywork
Enjoy
I got to admit, I am a Holden gal, but I was mesmerised watching this. I DO love allot of the cars from 70's-80's. Id give my left arm to drive that tango falcon!! 🔥🔥🔥
Beautiful cars. Your passion shows in your work. Had a 68 Torino GT fastback with a 390 block with I think 428 heads. 390 stock manifolds would not fit the heads. Of all the cars I ever owned it was my favorite. Never had not one single problem with it. Not one. Wasn't quick, but was very fast.
Gee the bloke talking about the car look,s like his father 🤣👍👍 , good one Rock,s👍👍😎
My first car was a XB panel van
Absolutely wonderful video Dave....Really enjoyed that ..Love my Fords...especially anything that has a Falcon on it ,,I've owned the following ..XB ute , XE GL , EF Futura , BA Fairmont Ghia , AU ll Futura and 19 years after buying her still got and she runs as good as ever and a gorgeous FG XR6 since 2016 as well .. Also four Escorts and a Telstar Ghia at different times .. Cheers ..
No doubting your Ford fascination Rodney. Thanks for your comment. There's a few other videos from Grand Tourer I hope you'll also enjoy. Some more to come as well.
@@davesclassicgaragetours Thank you Dave
The Coupe that was the Interceptor, was purchased in Orange NSW when the crew were travelling west to make the movie. Brand new of the showroom floor.
Weve got some cool cars in the states but we dont get many XB Falcons its sad but true
great show a hug from brasil !
Glad you enjoyed it. Make sure you tell your friends
Great video, high quality production and a great workshop doing top tier work. I have the Grand Tourer DVD’s from years ago. Neil was so passionate about the GT’s, he is missed. Subscribed!
Thank you. Hope you enjoy the latest from GT in part two.
Got all the GT DVDs too , great shows, didn't know Neil passed, very smart man when it came to GTs , sad to learn he passed away
Just reminding me of my stolen phase 3 , found it burnt out. Yes a real phase 3 original owner , not replica stolen then burnt. I’ll never get over that one.
That must’ve hurt.
XBs rule. Except the Mad Max XB GT was Polar White.
Didn't have a passenger side mirror either.
Please forgive a little poetic license. Hope the rest of the vid didn’t disappoint.
@@davesclassicgaragetours It was the Ducks Guts mate. Mad Max Rulz.
@@davesclassicgaragetours Movie car guys, dude, that's asking a lot. 😄
I get ithe MadMax reference in the title; this is the car how it looked from the factory - whilst a great video, I agree with some of the comments asking where is Mad Max and feel your title is straying into clickbait.
It’s a fine line but it would never get the views overseas had it only mentioned a Falcon XB coupe in the title.
@@davesclassicgaragetours as an Aussie not clickbait at all. It's truthful and you are right, that the reality is that overseas viewers need that hook. The Aussie car scene is very parochial. That's just the reality.
So there is NO Mad Max Interceptor in this clip at all
No. Just an example of the model it was based on. How it would’ve left the factory …except it’s orange rather than white.
A GT not having a rear anti-sway bar as standard fitting?
XW's and XA's are the shiz, they had badges galore and other bolt on bits that caught your eye. But the sticker cars seem to be pop you lar like the Anglia.................
Not quite sure how a little Anglia relates to these big Aussie beasts but there you go.
I dont think anyone would know excactly how these cars were out of the factory
If anyone does, it’s Dan. Years of experience and study into the subject.
I came here for mad max. But it’s a show about boat anchors
An example of the boat anchor that the Interceptor was built from.
Sadly from 2030 on all combustion cars, trucks and busses including classics will be banned from public streets in entire EU and Scandinavia :-( In Germany the Green Peoples Party gave order to shorten fuel supply from 2025 on by reducing petrol stations to only one state operated central gas station per city. From 2027 on in the EU certain car spare parts will be banned too....as exhaust systems, turbo chargers and even some engine and gearbox oils...California and New York will do the same from 2027 on.... So no investments should be done in oil burning cars any longer....They even created a new kind of crime here, called emissions and smoke crime.