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Eff structural integrity. We need music. (No but seriously it is really bad. I have replacement sills, just got to get them in)

Haven't found any extra holes anywhere, but there were some wires underneath the carpet that went to the lights controller under the passenger seat, some glue marks in the passenger footwell (probably used for equipment for quick access or radio), glue marks on the dash (either for radio or radar) and the headlights were wired into a relay (either kill switch or flasher). It also had a rear spoiler, firmer suspension and an ECU with different shift patterns, where it holds the transmission in 3rd until 65km/h. Speedo adjustment mode can be achieved by holding down the odometer button for 10 seconds with ignition on. Interior-wise, it got all the features you would've expected the base model to come with like grab handles, reading lights and a passenger airbag. It has an alloy tailshaft and 3.23 LSD. No bash plate tho, only from the bumper to the radiator. This part's pretty funny 🤣🤣 "a mysterious blood stain on the headliner (never could get that out)"

That sucks. It's happened a few times from memory and it's always worse if the cars are expensive or collectable.

@@skatshot3990yeah that’s true. Mine isn’t anything special. It’s a non taxi column shift automatic with a bench seat

Column shifts are pretty rare nowadays. Is yours a sedan or wagon? I've got a '96 EF which is pretty much brand new since it's only done 95k. I think pretty soon they'll be worth as much as the XD/XEs, which go for about 20-30 grand over here. In the past two years, I've only seen about 15 EFs for sale in WA because of the smaller population.

@@skatshot3990mine is a sedan. It’s done 439 thousand.

Nice. A column shift sedan is rare. I think I've only seen one EF but plenty of EAs for some reason. I bet that foot park brake is kinda annoying though.

Cheers. Hopefully with the new sills and a polish it will look mint.

@@jamesdennis2244 Thanks for the support! The wires went up into the B pillar and presumably down the drivers A pillar, where they may be terminated. I'll have to have a look under the dash for them. They'll have been used for lights and loudspeakers and whatnot.

Yep! Genuine cop car. I've got a pic of the compliance plate which I might show off in a video later today. Did you mean there were only 60 GLi V8s ever made, since I've seen heaps of XR8s for sale from time to time and plenty of 6 cylinder cars too.

@@skatshot3990 I do believe there were only 60 option 20 el falcons

Cool. It's a rare find then. Especially since it's a base model with a V8 in it. It doesn't have any holes on the inside or outside, which leads me to believe that it was an unmarked car, and the absence of a cage makes me think that it belonged to someone high ranking that never had anyone in the back.

@@skatshot3990 all of them were base models with the v8. They never had cages in the rear

Melbourne and Sydney used XR8s for their interceptors, I've also seen some 6 cylinder option 20s too. From my research, there were different types of accessories that could be fitted to each car like power windows, light bars, computers and evidence lockers etc. This one's a six and has heaps of accessories my one never had: ua-cam.com/video/rEwwqR4WOGU/v-deo.html and here's an XR8: ua-cam.com/video/maQFGaTzv5g/v-deo.html

Most of these fluids are what the manual specified, it seems to go alright with it in, but won't know for sure until it's been driving for some time. Different years and specifications of the Windsor engine could make a difference too.

All that room in the speakers and they use the speakers from a watch.

Thanks 👍

I've honestly found so many of these, pretty sure if I ever need to upgrade, there's one sitting on the curb that works. Pity nobody wants to buy used TVs anymore.

it's so sad that people throw out working tvs

Thanks. Let me tell you that there will be a LOT of videos coming soon.

@skatshot3990 I shall look forward to seeing more videos coming and continually supporting your channel. Thanks very much. Bill's Channel 1987 I also have quite a few videos on my channel too that you might be interested in too. My current vehicles are. 2001 AU ll Ford Falcon SR sedan. Narooma Blue - T-Bar automatic. 4litre inline 6 - Petrol. My Daily. 1984 Nissan Urvan diesel SD23. Column shift 5-speed manual. Nissan White 805P. My camping holiday vehicle.

Appreciate it man. I've been wanting an old Falcon for some time now. I think the E-series ones are still pretty cheap but I can see them going up in value really soon especially since most have ended up around power poles or at the speedway lol. The plan with this one is eventually to give it a full respray and some dark tint, maybe some better wheels too. I reckon it'd make a great sleeper, especially cause you don't expect the base model to have a huge thirsty V8 in it.

Thanks! I should do a video about the history of this car sometime. The general story is that it was bought in 1997 for the WA police and spent about a decade in the force with someone fairly high up since there aren't any holes around the car, so it wasn't a squad car or interceptor. It had done about 15,000 ks every 3 months so my guess was that it was visiting regional centres. In 2007, I believe it was handed into the wreckers where the guy I bought it off worked, and when it closed down in 2011, he took it with him, periodically doing it up every few years until I bought it. Either that, or someone bought it from a police auction in 2004ish and sent it to the wreckers in the late 2000s. Still a very cool car and I'm looking forward to getting it re-registered once the new sills go in.

I might try to deck it out with some mods like that after she gets registered. For now, I'm just trying to get a roadworthy.

Sure is!

Oh were you the other buyer? It's a good car but has some rust on the sills which we'll hopefully fix up soon. 😂

​@@skatshot3990sounds good mate👌 but nah I didn't enquire on the car was gonna though then it sold😭

Yeah, it's pretty neat. It also has the sports suspension, interior map lights, no speed limiter, various shielding to prevent interference with the radio, a wing and alloys. I wanted to get the verification letter from Ford but it's been discontinued.

@skatshot3990 I'm pretty familiar with the opt20 packs but I've never heard of the radio shielding. Could you explain what that is, I don't think I've seen it before. Thanks

@@jamesdennis2244 Reading up on the old Ford forums, I believe the diagnostics port and possibly the ECU were surrounded by a tin can to prevent interference with the police radio.

2000 bucks

It was too weak to do that.

@@skatshot3990 get a difernt amp

As opposed to being crushed by the roadside collection truck and being sent to the tip? Almost all of these have been fixed up and sold by now.

@@skatshot3990 I see what you did there. Well do done....well done.

It was the only one I had at the time. It’s a Sony DCR-SR47 from 2009

It’s not sadly but it would be awesome if it was

BRO EXACTLY

Sorry but I am sensitive to being called names like “bro” not trying to be mean but I am not your brother

@@IceFansBusesMore it's just a term....