So what needs repairing on this 1 OF 400 🇦🇺 COBRA Ford Falcon crashed 25 years ago
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- TTT Accident & Restoration - Ep2 After proving so popular it's my pleasure to welcome Phil back onto the channel in this second part of my visit to TTT in Korumburra, South Gippsland.
I recently saw a Mustang II Cobra at an event in Melbourne and though it brought back memories of a certain blonde crime buster of the period, I couldn't get away from that fact in terms of presence, it failed miserably when compared to those cars that had worn the name in previous incarnations. It also reminded me of the Aussie Cobras I'd come across of late, not least the one being readied for a full restoration after being crashed some 25 years ago. Now I'm not one to concern myself with what others think about my ride, heck, I use a Corolla to get about. Only sure way of guaranteeing I'm going to get some place if you ask me. But given the comments the 'stang II Cobra has got on the socials, you've got to wonder if you're some sort of pariah turning up at an event and everyone passes by to por over a FSM Niki (Fiat 126).
So what would you prefer? A bashed up Aussie Cobra (and a lotto ticket) with the potential to build one that could bring in way in excess of $300,000 or a $10,000 show car that will likely even have your mates shunning you in embarrassment?
TTT built up a reputation in the area for building quality restorations as well as their bread and butter crash repairs. What took my eye each time I passed were the two iterations of Ford Falcon usually parked outside. One, a four door Cobra the other a yellow GT. I had to go knocking and glad I did. What a lovely chap Phil is. Been painting cars since the mid 1970s and what he doesn't know ain't worth knowing. In this episode a Chevrolet 3100, another XC Cobra Falcon in for crash repair, a Holden ute and a very special 1969 Mach 1 Ford Mustang.
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what number is the cobra matw
Mate can you make another video clarifying the 300 hours on that panel?
300 hrs 🤔 😂
dave looks sounds like benny hill's bother
Always interesting to see the cars that never made it to the states. Keep up the good work.
300hrs on a quarter wat a scammer cars gunna cost 5 million to restore with this gronk. SMH
Thats what i instantly thought could have the rear quarter done in a day easy
@@code187_m.d.k5absolutely no way you could do that 1/4 panel in a day! If they are replacing it or removing it then reusing it then all the paint and seem sealer has to be ground away, all the spot welds have to be drilled out, the lead work on the sail panel has to be removed and that's just to get to the inner wheel tub that is all caved in and probably needs some rot and rust repair but before they can even start doing that they have to try to get most of the dents pulled. If they're going to repair it without removing it that is a ton of hours. I did a very simple 1/4 panel skin job with some trunk drop off rot repair about 2 years ago on my cobra and I probably had 125 hours into that and it was nowhere near this bad it also wasn't the first one I did so I knew what I was doing.
Remember being in that cobra some 35 years ago good to see it being restored
Really interesting & informative. Thanks Dave & TTT A & R (great work saving the classics).
You are most welcome
I own Cobra 349. Nice to see my car is not the only one where the stripes are not straight.
There was no mention of what number Cobra this was.
Going by the power windows is an auto with A/C and power steering. We don’t know if a 302 or 351.
There is a guy Jamie in Melbourne that makes rear 1/4’s they are in the 12k range. I have used his parts for a different project.
All in good time 😊
300 hours is 38 days at 8 hours a day on one panel Tell him he's dreamin'
It is for all intents and purposes, in 999 out of 1000 skilled tradesman's eyes, an absolute and utter write-off. That car is ready for the crushers. It is stuffed. Most people could never even make it close to good again, let alone make it right. Just to take it on, and do it properly, in metal, zero bog, to a quality that will absolutely be better than new, yes, absolutely. It will take years. Love all the YT panel beaters sitting there, saying how ridiculous it is, knowing better. When you're good enough to charge someone that money to take on that sort of a write off project, then you can talk.
@@dons1932 It's not really about that. It's one comment about one panel and the time it takes. Do the math's at that guys hourly rate which is likely $100 minimum and multiply through the rest of the build. I have worked with motor coach and body builders many times on strange projects. Seems exaggerated to me but good on you if you want to apt him on the back.
Definitely looking forward to seeing this restoration project glad it's being saved thumbs up 👍👍👍👍👍
You and me both!
The Ford Cobra. Such a beautiful car. My favorite of all the Fords.
🤤 🤤🤤
Fine looking machine that’s for sure ua-cam.com/users/shortsdEsMpYl6Mho?feature=share
I had an early 69 Black Jade M code Mach 1 just like that from May '81 to Sept '20. It had the same hood with the 4 cutouts under the scoop that later changed to solid underneath, and the teak woodgrain instead of the later walnut. It also had the early fiberglass quarter panel extension caps. I right away bought a '69 B302 chinny from the dealer which was still available at that time, and added used louvers and wing. I bought a '70 wing since '69 wings were hens teeth and no good anyway because the roto moulded plastic deformed over time unlike the later fiberglass. I also cut my trunk bracing copied from '70 to fit the mounting brackets instead of drilling 4 simple bolt holes like in '69 for the wing. Thankfully I had no problem with my trunk lid staying up and didn't need the '70 prop rod setup because it wouldn't suit fiberglass extension caps.
This is not a mustang !
Great Channel, good commentary and questions, really interesting builds.
Much appreciated! And glad you're enjoying the channel.
7 weeks for the 3/4 panel repair??
Still remember the Cobra's and GT's running around in the late '80's when they were really cheap. Guy in year 12 got one and he paid $6k for it. I tried to buy a GT RPO at a local auction but I couldn't attend and I had a max bid of $3k and it sold for $3500 so just missed out.
Don’t dwell on it mate, it’ll only make it worse. I sold my 1600E Mk2 Cortina for $50 in 1988. Mind you, I had rammed it up the back of a Transit.
It’s satin finish on Mach hood, not Matt.
The Buick looks right for Ralph's Hotrod W33 called the Grey Ghost
Hey is this the guy who played the skipper on Gillian’s Island?
Same bubbly character
Amazing
Very interesting.
I find the perception and "history/folk lore" of many cars interesting.
The actual history I remember and experienced seems to be far different to what the mags/forums/pub talk now tell. And magazines and doco's tend to support the bizarre.
Read any mag or doco, and "everyone had V8's in the 70's/we all loved our V8's/petrol was free."
And God forbid anyone who "yeah, hang on..." Heaven forbid we were there and lived it and have a memory. Even as far as the under 30's guys arguing about the "supercharged Highway patrol chargers in NSW." Mention that they weren't supercharged and were Hemi 6 packs or V8's, and just get abused. A mate of mine drove them when he was a cop (and then a cop academy driving instructor) and get "Nah, bullshit, my mate reckons..." Again, what would people who were there/drove them know?? And petrol was proportional to wages. And insurance was almost impossible for anything with any power.
Reality like the fact that yes, many did have V8's. But factory specials (GT's etc) were ultra expensive. And "all the other V8's" were Fairmonts and Holden Premiers/Fairlanes and Statesmans, and THEY were expensive, and mainly driven by our Dad's and Uncles, who kept them stock standard. That was before V8 Toranas. But MOST (3 in every 4) Holdens/Falcons were 6's. And underpowered at that for the heavy body.
So hardly any of the people I grew up with had factory orig "hot cars". We all had to make do with "doing our cars up" and Repco/Speco/ etc etc made a fortune out of us.
To that gen, Ford wise, the XA/early XB GT's were the last of the factory "hot cars". Even the XB's started to get standard port heads half way through, unlike the earlier huge GT ports.
There was conflicting changes. Up until XA, the only cars that had even a 4 barrel carb were the GT (and in XA, LTD). The "Uncles car" Fairmont and Fairlane had a stifling 2 barrel on a 351. Ridiculous. Of course, everyone put 4 barrels on them. While the XB started the transition to "soft" andthe smog rules that were coming, they did stsrt to get 4 barrels on the "Uncles cars."
The XC Cobra had a legion of "pub lore" about it. "The car that Moffat needed to win Bathurst." Hardly. By then racing rules freed up cams etc, so the road cars didn't have to have the same specs to race them. They had 400 body shells they couldn't shift, as people turned away from 2 door cars. (Hence no 2 doors in XD/cdre lineup in late 70's launch - the Toranas were the exception) Sell them cheap? Nah, number them and sell them as a "limited edition performance" car.
They looked ok................ but most who were driving a Falcon when those cars came out saw them as a soft option compared to XW/XY/XA GT.
But of course, as cars run out, people "rediscover/use what is left/make the most of what they can get". Look at how many people are raving over XD/XE now, wheras before - they came and went/many didn't care.
Nothing wrong with liking old cars. I have had my share, and at the moment I have 4 cars, 4 bikes, ranging through 63, 69, 74, 76, 76, 2006, 2007, 2016.
I also understand "keeping a car/wanting it fixed" when many others think it is old junk. Just last night I hit a kangaroo in my 2007 car. I have looked after it, and I love it, it does everything I want it to do. I find out tomorrow if they fix or write it off. I can "just go and buy another one same" (nowhere near anything unusual or collectible, hardly) but I have maintained it/looked after it. And nothing newer really does anything for me.
I understand people wanting cars that they had good times in and around. But I also think that rose coloured glasses tend to be opposed to history/facts.
When I said the Cobras were a "shift 400 excess body shells" exercise. Similar to the LE Monaro, although that was a blatant "get rid of options/clear unsold stock" car. I mean, they came standard with an 8 track stereo, and those "honeycomb mags" that were a steel wheel with a rubber "mag look" trim stuck on. Talk about getting rid of options nobody bought. There were a lot of "stripes/sporty interior packs" around at the time. The Japanese started that idea, ie sporty looks with same base car drivetrain rather than individual options that we had always had. I mean, you COULD get factory instruments on an EH/HD/HR etc, but there are hardly any around, as, again, they were expensive. Like many "SS" cars that were stripes and instruments, maybe bucket seats and a floor shift. But identical engine to the "Uncles Premier/Fairmont". The GS Falcon was the "stripes and instruments with basic drivetrain" (although some did have 2 bbl carb on a 6, similar to 186S option on Holdens) but they were actually very rare, as expensive for what they were. Most bought a basic model and did the mods themselves. Again, didn't Smiths and VDO make a fortune out of us? (And Impala shifters.) And a Holley carb was $15 in the weekend paper, so.....................
The Cobras didn't go as far as the LE Monaro with the "old unsold options" thing, apart from the body. :-)
But when they were new, they weren't seen as the "big deal" they are becoming now. Rarity and time does that.
Like I said, each to their own. Love and have what you like.
But history/what happened often different from the hype. And what motoring mags spruke.
A fair old write up there. Thanks. I myself have developed a tick whenever a report/reporter mentions the world “everyone” and do my best to steer clear of such language.
As for Cobra numbers, I’m pretty sure it was 400 ua-cam.com/users/shortsdEsMpYl6Mho?feature=share8
@@davesclassicgaragetours Hello mate, you are right, it was 400, I knew that, dunno why I said 1,000, thank you, have edited above.
Yes there were the 30 "Bathurst cars" with bits and pieces, mostly bodywork/scoops (elec fans?) but at the time the word was that Moffat wanted engine mods but didn't get them (roller rockers??) as the engines weren't any special spec, or so we were told at the time. Hence why anyone who had been around XW through XA GT saw them as a bit soft, and a marketing exercise more than anything.
Didn't help that my mate and I were dedicated AC Cobra fans, so to us THAT was more of a Cobra. Again, each to their own. I had a Moylan Cobra kit for a while.
I always liked the 2 doors (XA/XB/XC) and they were all nice enough looking cars, although the XC's interior was very "plastic". I had a 73 LTD that I put a 4 speed top loader and 11 inch clutch in, and I always wished I had bought a Landau. I towed a huge boat with mine.
There was one (XC Cobra) for sale here. The guy had fitted a Mercedes 6 litre with twin forced induction, can't remember whether supercharged or turbo. . It absolutely FLEW - but the bonnet had huge scoops ALL OVER it to fit the forced induction plenums and gear in. Ugliest car I have ever seen with that much extra bulk on the bonnet.. 🙂
Cheers, and thanks for the vid/story.
4:31 WTF, Youre not from this area we cant do your car? What horse shit is that all about... ( This guy enjoys listening to his own voice ) 😂
I know guys who have sent their Australian classic cars interstate for work at particular shops. This sounds really weird.
He’s got more than enough to do serving the area that has supported him throughout his career.
Understand?
Mach1 was used to describe Fords performance oriented vehicles. Much the same as what mach3 means for the Navy/Airforce fighter jets.
Mach 1 refers to the speed of sound
A stark indication of where the hobby is at in 2023. Aping Carroll Shelby on an overweight shell well past it's prime must have seemed like genius at the time, but compared to the XR-XB GT, the Cobra was a cartoon. As insane as the prices for the first-gen GTS Monaro have become, I get why an enthusiast would pay for a full Resto. Like many here, I walked away from an insane deal in the late 90s because acid-dipping would have been the only way forward. The owner had everything else for that HG and was clearly pissed off that he had to face the same reality. Rust is a bitch, no question, but compared to this rollover every dollar would have been returned 10 times over. Crystal balls and bottomless bank accounts ;)
In bodywork and paint, Remember these words. Until you remove the paint, you'll never know what's underneath!!
At least someone knows what they’re talking about
How the hell do you say it going to take at least 300hrs to repair that Rear Quarter Panel, you'll have to break that down for me to understand that quote??? But I am glad that the Car is going back on the Road 👍
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HG Belmont Ute is my dream car
I’d love to see this one finished
What’s the attraction?
@@davesclassicgaragetours I had a few when I was a teen in the late 80s, n sold them unfortunately. I did restore a couple of ek Holden utes in the nineties, however in 2000 I moved to a very remote location, where I still am, so old car restoration isn’t really an option. To this day when I’m down south, in the real world, n I see an hg, hk or an ht Holden I still drool. I think there is something about a bench seat with a column shift I can’t get out of my system.
So to answer ur question, I guess nostalgia is the main reason, and I do reckon they are a great looking Ute, especially with reversed deep dish rims and original hub caps.
Thanks for asking. I enjoy ur vids 👍🍻🎯
Is the Buick fan on backwoods .?
Poor old Hardtop :(
Well if you want it done right you gotta have patience but don't leave it on the back burner to be forgotten about. Whom ever car that is when they get it back it'll be as if it just rolled off the assembly line.
Better I’d say.
G’day guys, great work and videos. Wondering if you would know of any one that does the xb dash crash pads in original material without stitching? Thanks for any info 👌👍🏻
Grand Tourer can arrange that for you. Give David a call. The number is on their site
Why R them steering wheels on the wrong side of those other cars?
That’s the way we like ‘em.
Holy crap what did that car hit???
Itself and the ground multiple times as it rolled
@@davesclassicgaragetours holy crap, mate would love to see this car saved!!! Hope whoever was inside is ok!! How many cars are there that have ended up in scrap pile when they could've been saved, awesome video!!
I’ll make a Monaro hg ute but won’t do a cobra ute and Im a ford fan. lol. And 300 hours Righto
300 hours. Bloke is taking the mick
there a mob in adelaide making those quarters
"It's all matching numbers"
Yeah, I assume nobody would put another engine in that few hundreds $ worth of scrap metal.
One person’s scrap is another person’s gold
I've been doing this for 49 years and if it took me 300 hrs to fix that quarter panel I'd shoot myself, 60 hrs is more than enough someone is on crack.
Used a lot of bog in that time have you?
Wtf 300 hrs on a quarter??? That’s about 30k to fix a quarter panel. At that rate the car should cost about a million dollars to restore!
Not even close
So many owners and most still can't pronounce it's name correctly.
Didn’t understand what was the reasoning for them denying the XC Ute tribute build?
Same here. Sounds a bit odd. “You’re not from this area so we can’t do it”? I know guys who send their classic cars interstate for work at specific shops that have a great reputation. Very weird.
@@TheWombat2012 They would rather service the local clientele that have kept them in work for nearly five decades. Still plenty of cars to do from Gippsland without taking on work from elsewhere.
He said the rejected the job because Ford never built an XC Cobra ute.
No, he's having a lend of you guys. My shop would have the whole car restored for Les than the hours said on the rear quarter.
This guy is one of the reasons why restoring cars are so expensive.
Always do your homework shop about get quotes also speak to other customers, and ask to see work carried out to date.
Does that include time to film, edit, and stream the restoration? ;)
Sure you would.
Don’t you think people might’ve been coming to TTT for years for those very same reasons?
Post the name of your shop so we can all be aware of where to avoid getting a cheap arsed job.
I've got a framing hammer and a socket set. I'll restore that car for $1,000 USD. You'll have it back by Monday.
If your saying you can fully restore a car like this for 30-40k, your not fully restoring a car to any decent quality level 🤣
The main reason car restoration is so expensive is because by the time the cars have reached a quality resto shop like this one, they have already been fucked around by idiots like you that reckon they can do it cheap and end up fucking the car up even more!
I'm glad to see that Cobra is getting restored/repaired. It might not make much sense on some level, but I still think it's worth it, and I'm not strictly speaking a Ford guy.
300 hours on that rear quarter 🤨🤨🤣🤣
yeah that is ridiculous it should be 300 hrs for the entire body shell!
50 hours would all that quarter would need but better to make a new one and massage it through an english wheel. I think someone has been overcharged on this restore. No wonder the fella whose getting paid big $$$$$$ to do it can't stop laughing and can't stop smiling.......
100%
Not trying to be a smarty pants but its plenum not plellum.
300hr on the quater you must be joking , if you couldn't do it in 40hrs pack it in , 8hrs to remove , 8 to replace , leaving 3 days to massage the dents
Would rather someone that takes their time to be honest
Except they aren't replacing it, they are restoring it in order to retain the most original sheet metal as possible
Yes 300 hours for a professional is ridiculous. These guys just see dollars. The fender is pretty straightforward. The rest of the car however requires much more difficult fabrication.
@rosewood1 even replacing a roof if a good one is obtained isn't the biggest job for a professional restorer, I know people that would do this car in 6 weeks by themselves, body only including paint
300 hours is ok if he only charges $7 an hour..
300 hours for that panel bull💩
Hi - great to see that you can repair the Cobra. I have Falcon Cobra 032 (fortunately has not been rolled).
It's criminal that cars like this aren't and can't be still manufactured IN AUSTRALIA.
Well done the custodians of these motoring treasures.
At least you had them the U.S. stoped alot of cars ya'll steel were makeing .
300 hours for just the quater panel. Must be about 19000 hours for the whole car. Need to shop arround. Respect quality work but that seems alot.
19000 might be pushing it. Make sure you subscribe and keep up to date with the progress.
I was in high school when the Ford Cobras were new on the market. Our class had to walk to the local pool as the school didn't have its own.
On the way to the pool, we went past the local Ford dealership, and I remember seeing the Ford Cobras in the show room.
Me and my mates used to drool over them.
Great memories
The four slot, shark gill-styled mudguards were fitted to the earlier Monaros - the HK through to the HT or HG (Holden model designations are quite illogical) - whereas the horizontal slots were fitted to the HQ. I THINK that from the HJ through to the HX and HZ, there were three squarer apertures. And, by the way, the HZ wasn’t a Monaro; it was just badged as the GTS. A great video. Thanks.
Thank you Alastair. As you can tell, this Pom’s red and blue knowledge is a little lacking.
Been on Aussie muscle cars since the 70s so easy answer, what scares me is a panel guy that’s the same age as me that doesn’t
Upper Middle petrol head??!
That's what I thought exactly. Xu1 also had the shark gill type guards only 3 gills though
The Guard flutes Are GTS guards not just monaro as stated @11.41 And probably premier front twin headlight not just a 'monaro' front no such thing the bonnets with flutes are GTS again shared these the instrument cluster from a monaro is different with more gauges than standard dash Again GTS dash all top of the trim level
Strip to bare metal, place on jig, do roof, rear quarter and A/B pillars at the same time. A good month of solid work. Once the chassis is strait and windows fit, front rails replaced, aligned, then the real work begins. I'd expect, with a lot of enthusiasm, a solid year.
Greetings from Boston , USA. That Falcon is absolutely super and well worth the time involved to fix it right. This shop does fine work, Thanks for the tour.
Thanks for your kind words. Indeed, Phil, Liaam, Rodney and Emmasyn are a great bunch of professionals. Please make sure you share the films amongst friends, we need all the overseas support we can get.
300 hours for a 1/4 repair is outrageous!
@TyaxComp No, but anyone who has any autobody experience knows 300 hours is outrageous.
The old man has lost his mind
It is for all intents and purposes, in 999 out of 1000 skilled tradesman's eyes, an absolute and utter write-off. That car is ready for the crushers. It is stuffed. Most people could never even make it close to good again, let alone make it right. Just to take it on, and do it properly, in metal, zero bog, to a quality that will absolutely be better than new, yes, absolutely. It will take years. Love all the YT panel beaters sitting there, saying how ridiculous it is, knowing better. When you're good enough to charge someone that money to take on that sort of a write off project, then we'll talk.
@@dons1932 $30000 to fix one 1/4 panel would want too be better than new
I actually worked in autobody years before I became a police officer, so I know what the repair entails and 300 hours for a 1/4 repair is ridiculous. Either he doesn't know what he's doing, or he's a crook.
300 hrs? Is he doing it telepathically, mind bending the metal.
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300hrs on that quarter tells me your a frigger
In the riggin?
@@davesclassicgaragetours sorry my bad he must of ment 300hrs of completed sheet metal work all over the body and chassis
Ford did paint up falcon utes in the cobra livery they were used as marshal cars at the 1978 Bathurst
I’ve seen one in central Queensland on a farm. Guy has all the paperwork and proof of what it is. No idea why they didn’t do them from the factory alongside the coupe.
The Cobra build was done to run out the coupe bodies as they were going out of production. They probably didn't realise at the time that the Cobra style would become legendary
300 hours on one panel WTF
Time to resurrect the last of the V8 Interceptors...will be worth watching this series. Will have to subscribe.
He must be the slowest panel beater in the world 300 hours that’s a joke more like 3 hours I could do
Are you a multiple show winner for your work?
Great project. Looking forward to seeing this cobra coming back to life. (subscribed).
Thanks for the sub!
Nothing is better than restoring these old cars,my HT Monaro is similar wreck to that Cobra but rust has taken out alot of the floor. One of my club members has one of them Cobras bought it brand new,he be interested in having a captain cook at that one,his a few minutes from your shop. 😁😁
I started modifying cars in the 80's and every young bloke around was getting HQ to HZ utes and "Tunners" and putting WB fronts on them......amusing to see old mate doing it in reverse now
More on the Cobra repair, please. You could easily do a UA-cam series on it & it would rate big time. Mach 1 is the term used for the speed of sound so that Mustang would struggle a bit.
That’s the plan.
@@davesclassicgaragetours yes please show the metal work being done..maybe time-lapse of the dent repair.
300hours to repair that qtr panel, tell him he's dreamin. 40 hours more like
Couldn't agree more. Has all the hallmarks of the time-honored rip off artist sounding out gullibility & pocket depth of the client while taking on the mien of the 'expert.' Run, just run.
300 hrs divided by 40 hrs a week equals 7.5 weeks. 7.5 weeks to fix one quarter panel is ridiculous
That includes paint and however many times it needs blocking if that makes it sound any less ridiculous
@@davesclassicgaragetours Not for a spray painter... It's fu***n nuts.
@@blakamin are you actually listening to what the man is saying? 300 hours to fix the panel. That's make it like new again. Straighteing the bodywork and paint. If you have no experience in the field and no means to pay what is required to get the job done, then yes, I guess it's nuts. But to get the job done to the degree the client requires, without gallons of bog, then 300 hours is quite reasonable.
Historically interesting cars only due to their low numbers….
But absolutely overpriced claggers! You get so little car for your money! Take one to a car show and line it up next to a half dozen or more identical cars for an absolute snooze fest!
You’ve got real beef with the Cobra haven’t you?
@@davesclassicgaragetours I used to think they were the cats pyjamas but now I’ve seen pretty much every model FOMOCO has to offer, they aren’t as cool as they once were.
So at $100 an hour that rear quarter alone is going to be $30,000. Convict culture alive and well in Oz!
WTF 300 hrs to repair that quarter panel, that's Ludacris
I believe Mach 1 was the project code assigned to development of the first Mustangs. The prototype of the first Mustang (aka, Mach 1 Project), is better known as a GT40.
Actually, the code name for mustang development was Torino.
Mach I refers to speed of sound.
The GT40 was based on a Lola and had nothing to do with the Mustang.
Interesting little shop, i enjoy what these guys are doing, thanks Dave.
Glad you enjoyed it
I remember seeing one of these at Beaurepaires Rockhampton back in the early 90’s, I assumed the boss man owned it. Beautiful car, nearly as good as a HQ Monaro. 😉
In the US the Falcon was a boxy short car. My first car was a 1964 Falcon 2 door hardtop with a 260 V8 and a T10 4 speed. It was blue on blue with bench seat. There was a Sprint tack in the heat gauge hole and a gauge cluster under the dash. To many have been converted into drag cars.
Yes Aus South America had same Falcon.
Australia had the same Falcon too in the 60s but then Ford Australia designed their own Falcon rather than adapting the US design. The Cobra is a late 70s model. Think Mad Max interceptor in white with blue stripes.
Squint hard at a Ford Torino gran sport sport roof and a falcon xB hard top jumps out at you
Love my Fords I owned a 1968 XT Fairmont that I restored to look like a replica GT Falcon. I always regretted selling my beautiful Ford I now own a BA XT MKII 2004 Ford Falcon.
Well worth the restoration. Why scrap a numbers matching car. Not alot of them left. BUT you NEVER beat the originals. They CANNOT be replaced by anything. ( just my opinion that's all )
XC Falcon Ute with Cobra paint job,.... and a 460cube motor built by Allan Moffats engine guru and actual downforce making wing on the back with the rear quarters lead-filled for more grip on the rear tyres.
Yes, there was one, back as far as the '80's, privately built. Was/Is owned by a bloke whose workshop did automatics and the like in Melbournes western suburbs. There were plenty of other Utes with the stripes, again, privately built.
you know there is an AU falcon like in the title. for once there's a truthful thumbnail. i remember seeing many XA-XB-XCs as a kid, bloody tanks.
My HX 1 Tonner, i could take a pallet of 745ml crates of Beer on the back, made the old girl lean backward, thank goodness for the heavy duty 4 speed manual box, had to drink a few after unloading them, great ole wagon, face lifted to a HZ, new doors, new front guards, new nose cone, awesome
300 hrs for the whole body maybe but one quarter panel?
Well Hokey Flingin Money POO!! I didn't know the the Aussies got a "Cobra" Version of the Falcon! I thought it was only on the Mustang seeing as we here in Canada didn't see much else except a few imports from Europe. COOL!!
They are aren’t they? Second only in livery spec to the XB John Goss Special ..in my humble opinion. Check out this little historical video I made KNOWN IN 60 SECONDS first video & it’s the iconic Falcon XC Cobra from Ford’s Australian arm
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The John Goss special had 302 Cleveland,s ( yes US people I said 302 Cleveland) and a D20 Borg Warner four speed mated to a Borg Warner 78 limited slip diff .
What a shame he wouldn't let you do the shell. I think it would be stronger than sections. My father was a heavy collision Man. He did sections, tops , quarters, floors. I can see the 300 hours easily. I remember it taking my father a year to fix one car before. It was actually an old corvair convertible. Another one I remember took a long time was a 58 Chevy. You guys that do that type of collisions work are true artists and skilled metal workers.
Mach numbers was proposed by Swiss engineer Jakob Ackeret in a 1929 lecture in Zurich. Ackeret named the number after the physicist Ernst Mach, who conducted an experiment photographing an object moving faster than the speed of sound in 1887.
Ford had first used the Mach 1 badge on the futuristic Levacar concept, first shown in 1959.
Gale Helderman, who also designed the Mustang, designed the Levacar Mach 1 it was seen as a hover car that floated on a cushion of air. Even if the radical Levacar came to nothing, the Mach 1 name clearly stuck with Ford executives for future use.
Ernst Mach photographed an object travelling faster than the speed of sound in 1887 so Mach was adopted by the scientific community and later by Ford
That cobra wasnt the one fliped near summertown norton summit rd Adelaide. Number just under 30 .
If it is restoration respects. Legend of a car murraybridge to toll gate in 17mins old freeway . Too. Every cobra has a special historic story.
They were a really controversial car the old cobras… you either loved them or hated them.. they were by no stretch a GT but considering all they were meant to be was a quick way to offload the remainder of the XC shells to make way for the XD… by Christ it did well!
Certainly coveted nowadays with that paint scheme.
@@davesclassicgaragetours agree… they may not have been overly quick but defiantly looked awesome
As a hardcore Chevy guy ...I would gladly own an XC Cobra any day of the week...
Only 400 made so a bit thin on the ground
I think I can remember driving past this poor bloke in the crashed Cobra, between Lock and Bena on the sth gippy hwy many years ago, Ambos n Cops everywhere, wow flashbacks
If we only knew the value in these cars 40 odd years ago. I would have bought heaps of them!
They couldn’t give them away when new. How times have changed. Personally I always wanted one.
Good old hindsight. We’d all be multimillionaires!
I had a mate with a HG ute. I loved it. He said it was the worst car he ever owned. It was a shit box I'll admit, but i saw its potential. Never attempted sadly.
The guy is clearly passionate about the cars he’s restoring
I to just subscribed. I'm looking forward to this journey!
Stick around. It’s going to be epic
Its to do with the 'jet age' and Shelby retired from car building and Ford wanted something that meant speed, and Mach 1 is the speed of sound .
The Mach 1 came into existence when Ford was splitting with Shelby at the time. It more or less replaced the GT350.
2 door-anythings are pretty rare from what I understand. A cobra is incredibly rare nowadays.
1969 Mach 1 428SCJ is the best one!
Nah , the Aussie Ford Falcon John Goss Special with the 4.9 litre 302 ci Cleveland ( yes US people I said 302 Cleveland) was the best.
Gidday mate 🤠🦘 most of that will polish out ✌️✌️🤣
You know it
Most of that car won't be Original when finished . Any Original metal will be stretched shrunk and have its metallurgy drastically reduced in Integrity . Basically a Patch work Quilt miles from Original
I reckon if you hooked up some active tabs linked to AI with a 3d CAD mapping of the panel. 300 hours would turn into 300 seconds…. Just around the corner!
Some work to do there. Even the trans tunnel looks crushed.
There’s certainly plenty to do.
Plenum chamber
As a Kid we had an Alan Moffat Special. It was a black & white 4 door. Dad sold it to a mate, I was a devastated 12 year old.
Anyway that seems like a forgotten beauty.
Not many people know the AM specials I remember one of our teachers owned one....god that is a long time ago.