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One of my uncles had a Ranchero it was a great car. Ford did not put the marketing effort into it that Chevy did with the Ranchero. Ford was busy with developing a little something called the Mustang.

Hopefully you got the track key too.

This is one of my favorite of your "newer" cars. Nicely done review! Here's another favorite review of this model from the early days of a UA-camr who makes his living reviewing cars for 10 years now - ua-cam.com/video/xLjxZkh2O4U/v-deo.htmlsi=NW8JSVPqrSAcPBiP

Your Boss 302 Laguna Seca was a real future classic, even racier than the original in my opinion !!

That would be THE ONLY one in the US ! Being from NZ, I recognised the number plate instantly. I've had a handful of Aussie Falcon's, but my 2001 XR8 with the Tickford Hand Built 5.0L Windsor is the most special. These last pushrod engines took the builder a whole day per engine, and made 295hp, 55hp more than the '94 Mustang Cobra. Came with Gt40p heads with bigger intake/exhaust valves 70mm throttle body, roller rockers, mild port matching, unique camshaft and headers as standard. Every engine was hot run tested, and has a plaque on the rocker cover saying HAND BUILT WITH PRIDE, and the builders signature etched in !!

It's a fun choice!

Hope you have spare door handles mate.

Is it for sale?

Well I Love it!!!😊

That's a great classic car! -one that you'd want to take out and enjoy driving on a nice, sunny day!

That's a New Zealand license plate, not Australian

No one drinks Foster's here. Never see it in a bottle shop. Mainly brewed offshore under license

beauty

Are you sure it's not an Elcamino ? 😂😂😂

Dagahiem 4 speed , Put a 200 six in it and a Tremec T5 5 speed , it will run totally different , and get good milieage.

170 came in 61 , 200 in 64

Clean!

I like the Ranchero.

Man this is a clean Dakota. Dakota's are nice little trucks. I am typically not a Dodge person but this one I'd definitely consider!

In the 1964 James Bond movie, "Goldfinger," the villain's Korean henchman, Odd Job, used a Ranchero to recover the crushed cube of a Lincoln Continental. Although not the biggest stretch of imagination in the film, the viewer was led to believe that a 4,927 pound car, containing an unfortunate, 200 pound American gangster, could be easily transported in the Ranchero with no visual suspension strain. The third movie of the series also featured more of Ford's 1964 lineup, including a Country Squire (woody) station wagon, a T-Bird and the recently introduced Mustang. While the Aston-Martin DB5 stole the show, the film also introduced the new Piper Cherokee line of aircraft and spotlighted an emerging business jet fascination with a Lockheed Jetstar.

Falcon Ranchero was good. Worked well for small projects. Put a 302 4 bbl under the hood and you win.

Thanks for sharing- love that collection especially the Capri’s!!!!

This is such a great example! The trim is in unbelievable condition, as is the interior - real highlights on this Ranchero.

I remember the day I bought that car from the old man on Facebook. It does rumble a little bit from the aftermarket dual exhaust.

Looking sharp!

I would think a more comfortable daily driver then a Mustang. I was kind of shocked to learn how in the toilet Mustang sales are. I think Stellantis pulled the plug on the Challenger at just the right time. Time will tell if the new Charger can produce some good sales figures. From what I understand the Hurricane 6 is pretty potent and should have no problem keeping up with the V-8 Mustangs, Pretty sure they will also bring out a Challenger replacement on a smaller chassis them the Charger and that will be the real Mustang Competitor.

Some information for you: * Going by the dash and also the front panels this car is XF series (1984 - 1988) * The plate (tag) on the front bumper is from New Zealand, 100%. Australian ones are VERY different to that one. Hope this helps.

had same car same color v8 ( 85) - also have a 1980 with a 200 straight 6

I'm literally looking at one of these in a manual in South Florida.. I thought those $15k off prices were lies Lol.. I'm going to check out a dealer at the end of the month. Did you finance through stellantis to get the rebates? I know I can qualify, just don't know if I should go through them.

Looks Great! Love the T/A package! Its the best! Owner of a black and red themed Tor Red 2010 thats pretty modded. I love the wheel on this one even though their dark toned

Be careful. This looks identical to my T/A 5.7, and mine was just stolen.

I had an '83 Capri L. It was mis-badged as a Capri LX.

Had:a 4.0L XF in Caribbean Green.

Nice acquisition!

Looks good. Nice color combo! Congrats!

What a great find. That’s going to be a very comfortable ride for you. The Torred with matte black trim looks brilliant 👀

very cool! love the falcon

So a truck/van steering wheel wouldn't do it for you? they're out there.

Sounds the same as my 440 ramcharger with the pops. Also the lack of working gauges is the same but my speedo works but I would take a working fuel gauge instead.

the last of the "V8 Interceptors" is based on the XA to XC Series (so 1971 to 1979) Falcon sedan. Here is the issue though, the one everyone remembers and wants is actually a "Super Pursuit" black XB Coupe with the "Concord" front end design treatment is not an "Interceptor" which was the regular Falcon 4 door sedan, moving along. What you have (Falcon ute) is basically a "XD" chassis (1979) with "XF" body (1987) (save for the quad headlight treatment) with an "ED" engine (1993) with the quad headlight treatment which also came from the same era "ED Falcon XR8 Sprint" sedan which was also a Tickford* enhanced vehicle. *Tickford during this time was a 51% owned by Ford Australia 49% owned by TVE United Kingdom (Tickford Vehicle Engineering) company that Ford Australia contracted to make "enhanced" Ford Australia cars like Falcon, Capri, Laser and Telstar (not sure if the USA ever got Mazda 626 from 1980's 1990's era), the Australian made cars rolled off the production line in Campbellfield Victoria and then went across the road to Tickford were they were enhanced. Engine wise Tickford did: head, extractors, cam upgrade, different engine and fuel map , extra cooling for radiator, transmission, enhanced the steering and suspension and of course the exterior and interior, they also made the XR8 version where the 8 was for V8 as in a Windsor 4.9L (302ci) enhanced fuel injected V8 which was also used in various North American Mustang but heavily revised for right hand drive and fit into the Falcon engine bay, yours being an automatic its a 4-speed electronic (2 drive modes: Power and Economy) control BTR (re: Borg Warner) torque converter made in Australia. Power and torque (in metric) for this particular engine is 161kW at 5,500rpm and 364Nm from 3,000 rpm to 4,000rpm (yes it has a flat torque curve), its a simple 12-valve (so 2 valves per cyl) alloy head with SINGLE OHC on an iron block 4.0L displacement with Multipoint (batch fired) EFI. This example being a New Zealand specification does not have to comply with the ADR (Australia Design Rules) so there are minor variance differences like steering wheel and number plate holders. Anyway nice video, please try to keep the ol Falcon in decent condition and if you want more history about these cars just ask.

Great find you have, 440 is a beast. I also love the power wagons in that Era.

Had a buddy who had a 85 dark blue RS. 5 speed it was fast

The Plymouth Trail Duster is extremely rare. It would be nice to have one right now. It would make a great project vehicle to put a Hemi crate motor in.

Nice , I probably worked on that ute back in the 90s when I was at Selwyn Ford in Palmerston North.👍

The light really shows off that gorgeous gold color.

Nice Trailduster. I had a 1985 Ramcharger with the 318. Hope the 440 in yours has been messaged a bit. Great engine but down a lot in Hp in that timeframe.

I can see and hear why this one is in your top 10 👀

As others have said. Replace that beer flavoured beverage with some VB. (Absolutely no one here drinks fosters)

My profile picture is in my opinion the best car I have ever owned, unfortunately I sold it and have regretted it ever since. It’s a 1995 Ford Falcon EF XR8 option 20

If you ever need any help for parts etc reach out mate