Ford Falcon GT-HO Phase III: Australia's greatest ever muscle car | MOTOR
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- Опубліковано 9 вер 2024
- MOTOR teams up with Aussie racing legend John Bowe to discuss why the Ford Falcon GT-HO Phase III is the ultimate Australian muscle car.
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I’m a huge Holden man, but I can still appreciate the Phase 3’s. Beauty!
Still my favourite car. For me the main thing I love about the phase 3 as a production car was the utter insanity of it. It was pretty much a case of the ford engineers going "Right lads, let's grab the biggest most powerful engine we have and wack it in. Don't worry about fucking around with suspension or brakes, she'll be right". you'll never see anything like it again.
But it wasnt the biggest & most powerful Ford V8 available at the time. Werent Ford thinking about a 427, they took 2 xy's to the USA & tried them with the 427 ?
@@alexspano6970exactly after all the 351 is just a small block.
the stat i love the most is that it was the fastest 4 door production sedan in the world on its release 🤎
My favourite car ever.But sadly it was never the fastest 4 door sedan there were afew of them that were faster
@@mrporsche4236 I think the ute variants were better looking then the sedans
@@mrporsche4236 they did say at their release but not currently or even thereafter..
@@mrporsche4236 they were
Phase 3 XY GT was the fastest 4door passenger Production, car on the Planet 1971.
6150rpm 145mph.
7k rpm 157mph.
The Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III was the pinnacle of Aussie 60's and 70's muscle cars.
So many extremely fast Australian cars have come and gone since then but somehow the car still occupies a status in Australian culture that defies logic.
A 4V Cleveland engine with a solid cam and lifters plus headers and a special aluminium inlet manifold. The twin point ignition system also had a rev limiter built in with a four bolt block and a tweaked bottom end as part of the package.
Around 500hp at the crank in race tune was the norm with the general consensus being the engine produced around 400hp straight off the showroom floor. It was basically a 1971 Boss 351 Mustang drivetrain with some Australian specific changes.
At the time of release the GT-HO Phase III was the fastest four door production car in the world. Coupled with the crushing win at it's first racing debut at Bathurst this iconic car deserves It's mythical status in Australian Automotive history.
When tested at the time a 13.9 second quarter mile was recorded with 3.91:1 gears fitted to the nine inch rear end with a Detroit locker used as well as a Toploader gearbox.
Those were the days when the Engineers were king and not the bean counters.
These cars were credited with instigating the supercar scare that stopped the Ford Falcon XA GT-HO Phase IV from being built.
GO AUSSIE GO 😎🇦🇺🥳🥳🥳
Love the super roo on the side 😉👍
They are a hot car but they were beaten at the Bathurst 500 mile by an N/A 6 cylinder Torana and from memory the they were beaten down the 1/4 by an N/A 6 cylinder Charger
PINNACLE OF ALL CARS EVER
@@streetguru3054 yeah and the Sierra smashed them all using a 4cyl lmfao
@@WHOHATESTOWORK l wouldn't say that noisey lifters and a valve train that has to be adjusted and a very heavy clutch and gearbox.
But it did it's intended purpose well.
@@WHOHATESTOWORK Yeah force feed because they make no power otherwise and the N/A VL Group A beat all the force feed cars at Bathurst in 1990
Went for a hot lap with John at Sandown, the man can pedal!
I’ve never been a Ford fan, but you have to admire the beast that is the XY phase III, if you consider yourself an Aussie muscle car fan.
Luv the Venetian sun shade in the back window, it’s just so GTHO ph III !
I love how this really f**ks Holden Heads.
My uncle had an original ph 3 with 3.9 gears.with a set of slicks and an unrestricted rev limiter he did a 13.4 on the quarter mile
Phase 111 GT-HO, Quarter mile time 14.7 @ 100mph. Not so flash, even less flash when a cute little GTR-XU1 (6 Cylinder) flogged the HO's at Bathurst....;)
It took rain for that to happen. In the dry it was no contest.
The perfect car looks sounds and drives awsome the ultimate Aussie prize perfect addition to any Aussie family
" i drove a phase3 that was for sale late 70 s running on " av gas " peter molloy did the engine ( allen moffat s engineers should have bought that car $ 7000 ) great off the mark when " the cam cut in " nose of car lifted raised up in " a brutal fashion !" 👏
Imagine if Ford put a 302 or 351V8 into the cortina then all those torana Bathurst victories whould have been a serious win for gmh but thats a story for heaven for those who make it😇
It's down graded duration cam verses the Phase II GTHO, it's huge amount of extra fettling over the Windsor XW GTHO, it's factory Four door status. And the engine wasn't a Boss 351, but a reworked M code without Forged pistons, four bolt mains, and just a Boss 302 carb. It was greater than the sum of its parts....Great Article
Would I like to have one? Sure. Would I pay the insane dollars asked for? No way. Worked on some XY GT's back in the late 70's and they were fun, but nobody today would say they are quick or handle or stop well. Still, if I was handed one, I'd take it and drive the damned thing as a daily driver!
Mate I’m a Holden guy through and through but if one thing that makes me drool is a gtho tuff as fuck I respect anything that came from the big three the e49 charger very under rated fabulous Monaro the giant killers xu1 ad a9x but the gtho man fastest 4 door production car I’m a young bloke wish I’ve could’ve grown up in that era
I did. I've driven all of them. There's no best one. The HO is just fucking brutal. The XU1 is a wicked little beastie and the charger is kinda lacking in a few bits.
It was a 4 door shopping car with big donk.
RT E49 was a real race car with 2 door coupe format. E55 had crazy potential.
How many Bathurts did they win again ?
The hottest Falcon ever beaten at the Bathurst 500 mile by an N/A 6 cylinder Torana
Yeah from a broken $2 Valve spring
Toranas had the advantage in the wet weather...
@@hoey3510 thats a cop out. Toranas record slower lap times in the wet as well you know
Not in 1970 0r 71 man,you're FOS
@@streetguru3054 who cares brock still won Bathurst 1972 in a torana.. wet weather was to his advantage.. Im stating facts. And im not even a Holden guy 😄
AHHH THE GOOD OLD DAYS, ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL MOTOR VEHICLES.
It is my grandpappys dream car
This could have been the Shelby Falcon in the States. I seen what GM did with the Nova in the late sixties. Ford should have done the same thing with the falcon.
The interesting thing is it could have been better. The Cleveland is a heavy lump to produce 380bhp. Developing the Windsor to make even only 350bhp, would have made a car that would have accelerated nearly as well, cornered and braked better and been more reliable. The Cleveland had many issues as a race engine in a production car.
Um, the E38 charger was quicker than the phase 3.
0-60mph; E38 6.3. Phase 3 7.1.
0-100; E38 17.2. Phase 3 24.6.
1/4 mile; E38 14.8. Phase 3, 15.1
These are verified times, not wishfull think. In saying this, the phase 3 had a higher top speed
E49 was the fast Charger, your times for the Falcon are all wrong. 0-60 = 6.4 0-100 = 16.6 1/4 mile = 14.7
All simulated stats man.Check to real power to weight ratio's on both of them....especially the Torque figures.My Phase 3 passes my brothers E38 sideways from behind.Chargers are awesome but how many Bathurst wins do they have ?
@@peterkay1091 exactly the same as the XJ12.
@@russcooke5671 xj 12 , 0 - 60mph = 7.1 seconds, 17 second quarter mile.
@@peterkay1091 that’s still a good time.
Looks like a fairmont gt mockup, never seen a genuine gt with a vinyl top
Very rare option.
Ford did produce some Falcon GT's with vinyl tops.
It's a GT,not a GTHO! Nice car though.
Bruce Clarke no, it’s a genuine Phase III
In South Africa they were called Fairmont GT, I had a '72, white with black factory vinyl top. Went like stink, miss that car....
Great car had a XY 351 GS, Very dissapointed when they zoomed in on the steering wheel which has a GT badge and the change it too a Fairmont Badge,
Looking into the crank young lords showing mind older confusion come in with the distributor and adding more piston to when the cranks pushing for the twisting forces had to get older as the lords are showing me my mind from young to once I’m older for how I was working things out this will become important for examples
braaaah. My dad was telling me how he bought this car when he was 19 in 1970 and he had it for 4 years then sold it for 1.5k. This car could of been a family heirloom
My Dad had one and wrapped it around a tree trying to get away from cops 😂👍🏼
I wounder what ever happened to the 2 special gtho race cars built for moffat and gagan that had over 600bhp
What about the two produced for the boss and his secretary with 429ci?
One automatic and one four on the floor.
600 HP is lala land man......complete BS
@@sheepdog4041 No it's for real. Moffat and Geoghegan had them, 620hp, google is your friend mate !!
Best car ever made in Australia.
until the HOLY GRAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Beautiful
The 😈 Beast of From the DEEP
*One* of the best, 'the best' depends on who you ask.
Ugly car from all angles.
I own one im so glad lol
R/T E49 Charger quicker and a proper better looking better thought out 2 door Muscle Car.
Spiritual successor maybe arse.
T3 Is the second best falcon.
Up the AU💪
Of course it had success as a race car. It was a V8 racing against 6 cylinder cars hahaha
Fool put a V8 in any Torana and they would still be left in the dust or on the side of the road Ha ha ha ha
Street guru, salty much? The GTHO is Australia's muscle car icon. That's an inescapable fact. No Holden ever will replace it at the pinnacle of Australian motoring folklore.
Get used to it.
What about the V8 Monaros?
V8 Toranas dominated touring car racing
@@streetguru3054 When ?
But ohhh those brakes 😂
Mad Max car
LOL Guess I spoke too soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not an original. Alloy wheels on the car not original nor is the paint job nor the wire mesh covers on the headlights - yes it does make a difference.
Wrong.
Do some research mate.
@@Rob-fc9wg lmao you clearly don’t know who I am
@@Rob-fc9wg the car is 100% genuine Phase 3, day 1 original paintwork, factory supplied Bathurst globes, dealer fit mesh headlight covers
@@normackland2055
Yeah, I fully agree.
Tell that to Robert Carisbrook.
Do a skid
New thing got hit with an ugly stick!!!
Yes, the new thing is not the same thing or even close. I agree, They got that ugly stick out they used on the AU Falcon and wacked new thing with it.
😎🤙
You need an expert to say it was fast in the day. Now it is not?
@Jimmi Johnson In it's day it was the fastest 4 door production car...in the world
They are still fast by any standard, new average cars today don't push you into the seat like a Ho.
140MPH off the show room floor 220KPH is the minimum guarantee 160+ if you're brave enough.
4 door taxi/grand tourer ..not muscle car.. what are Aussies thinking 🤣
lifted emissions laws\displacement, truck engine in a car.
Pity it didn't handle or stop.
The steering, brakes and suspension are straight off an 1850s Cobb & co coach.
still smoked any Holden or Chrysler shit.......7 out of ten place getters in 71 Bathurst haha
@@sheepdog4041
Yep.
Overrated shit box. Never stopped never handled. Australian my ass. Top loader AMERICAN,9 inch AMERICAN,351 AMERICAN. Interior 90 percent AMERICAN influence or design. Bonnet shaker AMERICAN. Only fuckwits pay the ridiculous prices for these things.
stick to your vn executive fark wit as you could never afford one anyway
said the armchair reviewer that has never been lucky enough to drive one
Whilst your Opinion clearly states AMERICAN, there is one flaw in your gum bumping dribble..... it was made in AUSTRALIA, not Merica 😂
Give it up mate. Holden could only WIN in a lightweight Torana. As for your comment about American design almost every Holden design prior to last shit box Commodore was pen ed in USA once again give it a rest .
The roof 👎🥴
A9X Torana
Shame that its a dinosaur that only the very rich can afford to drive.
So Australia's greatest muscle car is a heavy, slow, bad handling, badly designed car, sound about right for something coming out of Australia.
I can't wait until 'army dreamers' builds the best car the world had ever known. It is so easy to be critical of others. Show us your vehicle. Impress us. Entertain us. Come on. We are waiting!!!!
Yep we provide wool as well 👍
I think "greatest" in this sense talks of its celebrity status, the car we all wanted but were too young or too poor to afford - and it deserves that accolade. We know cars get faster and better - that's what technology does after 50+ years. That's why my non racing car 3.6 litre Subaru Outback has virtually the HO's top speed , gets triple the fuel mileage and brakes and steers better while doing it quietly
Big bucket of crap steed like a boat with no rudder ,with same body roll as a boat ,hit a cattle grid and the things would crack in half
This whole video is an insult to the GTHO Phase IV
Mate the GTHO Phase IV was never massed produced Ford pulled the plug on the GTHO Phase IV because of that rubbish scandal speed scare. Only a handful of GTHO Phase IVs survived. People never knew years back the GTHO Phase IV existed.
@@phantasyboy1031 Doesn't make the car any slower
@@JohnDoe-ji5wg They are talking about full production touring cars, not touring cars in general
@@phantasyboy1031 It was supposed to be full production, it wasn't using any fancy racetrack-only crap
Only 4 Phase IV's were built, so they actually do not count as they never raced or were put out in production.
It's a 4 door; it's not special.
4 doors or not, this was and still is a special car to us Australians, worth close to a million dollars, you call that not special ???
So who cares what you think. The GTHO only came out in limited numbers. There were 1,557 XY GT's made from September 1970 to December 1971. There were 300 XY GTHO Phase III's built between May 1971 and November 1971.
@@BatMan-oe2gh why do you people down there like 4 doors so much? It's 2 doors or nothing. Those things are just fast taxis
@@Trendyrapslut Because the only people who could afford those cars were family men, so doors to fit the family in and go on long holidays. Dont forget, Australia is nearly as big as the USA. And when those cars came out we only had a population of 10 million. So the Holden Monaro, Charger and from the XA onward, all Ford GT's in Coupes or Sedan. But all had coupes. Just Coupes are not that special in Australia. And the four door was always more popular due to the Family Man.
And if you saw out taxis you would change your mind. Pure poverty packs.
Oh, the Holden Ute was popular in the country areas, and I drive one. Cheers
@@BatMan-oe2gh then your country has been playing you for 50 years
Shit I can’t believe how slow these things are at 0-100 in 6.2 seconds. I remember when I was in my late teens/early twenties and thinking how unbelievably fast they were. My C 63 s AMG 2018 model does 0 -100 in 3.7 seconds. It makes these things look laughable
No way....
Wow, who would have thought a 49 year old car wouldn't be as fast as something that came out recently
@@yak2019 yep, the Falcon beat the AMG to the finish line by FORTY SIX YEARS! Anyway, just throwing a set of sticky modern tyres on would make a big difference.
Wow, so you are comparing Apples with Oranges. 48 Years difference. And your AMG has 2 Turbos. Take them off and see how fast it is.
Bloody hell, even the Mercedes C 43 AMG shits all over the GTHO Phase 3, and it’s only a three litre. C 43 does 4.5 seconds in 0-100. The more I look into it the more I laugh at the GTHO. Watching now the bloody thing driving along now it even looks like a bucket of bolts.
Bulllshit the A9X was a better car and the last commodore with the supercharger has to be the best
The roof, 🤢