Here are a selection of cool Ford Falcon XY TV ads, including the ute. What a wonderful celebration of our Australian car industry. Please support the channel by giving the episode a 👍Like and Please Subscribe. Also, check out the Old Car TV Ad playlist. Thanks for watching. 👍
We didn't get all these big three advertisements on TV in NZ , it seemed to be a case of find out about their existence yourself, or maybe from reading Wheels magazine, which was very popular back then.
@@markbehr88I remember being in the school library in about, I suppose 1972 ish , so, I was eight ish , and there was this car magazine that had a big fold out poster type advertisement for the XA Falcon hardtop , the featured car was mettalic brown , I was already into cars , but that Falcon made a big impression on me , I thought it was probably the most beautiful car I'd ever seen . My teacher at the time had a '61 Impala .Those were the days, although I still had another seven years or so before I could drive.
The XY is definitely a hero model. Beautiful looking car and of course the legendary GTHO Phase III is what made this model even more popular into modern times. Australia has changed so much since this time!
The XY had great styling for an Australian made vehicle. When you see a Ford Calendar which I purchase from a newsagent (online) every year its the most displayed one in all of the different models Ford have made here. I worked with a fellow who had one, it was just a reasonably basic model but he loved it.
@@markbehr88 Mark I always found that in my opinion the Falcons were more comfortable and just generally nicer inside than the respective Holden"s. One issue I had with them that to me they seemed "very floaty" in handling compared to the Holden's, especially when the Radial Tuned Suspension was introduced like on my VC, SL Commodore I had for many years.
@@markbehr88 Mark I am talking about the 70's with State Govt. cars we used in NSW. It was probably just my perception back then. RTS did not come in till the end of that decade. I did find however that my BA Fairmont was much more floaty than the FG. The first time I drove my FG G6E I was amazed how much more planted it felt vs the BA.
In the 70’s my uncle Joe had a ZG Fairlane and drove it like he stole it! I couldn’t see over the dash but I’ve got vivid memories of that Cleveland singing, he was my favourite uncle until my uncle Dave bought a brand new ZH fairlane( in 77 I think). He soon became my favourite uncle! I grew up in an AP6 Val wagon so you can imagine what it was like riding in both my uncle’s limo Fords and they both had lead feet🤙
Lovely work Mark! Just waiting on the comments about “…that second one on the right was my aunty’s boyfriend… it could do 110mph in first, 150 in second and topped out at 390mph in fourth… 210 in reverse “ 😀 Just wait… you’ll see 😂
@markbehr88 the wagon was a bronze Fairmount 250 ..the sedan was a ex Qld police dimond white 3 speed manual..the second ute had a bit of a make over to a 302 4 speed with a 4 barrel holly. .. looking back on the days mate 👍
I had an XY ute with a 250ci six , it was the only car I've owned that I think I could actually see the fuel gauge moving as I drove , I don't know if that's typical for the 250 ? ,maybe it was because of the diff ratio?
I saw the same thing in my 200 CI XY when going up long hills. A common experience in Falcons, not just the XY or the 250 motor, it was due to a couple of factors:- 1. Fuel tank float forward of the tank centre; 2. A bimetal strip fuel gauge. These work by the electric current heating a strip made of two dissimilar metals, causing it to bend. This makes the gauge very sensitive to battery voltage. When going up hills in an automatic, the engine revs increased, causing the battery charge voltage rising slightly. The rise is less than 0.1 volts, but it does affect the gauge. I now drive a 2006 Commodore. The fuel gauge in that is hilarious. Go up a long steep hill with the guage showing 1/4 full at the start, the trip computer will beep a tank near empty warning at the top, and show 15-20 km distance remaining. Then a kilometre or so after reaching the top of the hill, it will show 90 km distance remaining. Commodore fuel gauges would have you think that going down hills actually makes petrol.
I bought a brand new XY when it came out. Great looking car, strong mechanically, good reliable motor. Excellent visibility and driver ergonomics for me, only 5' 4". But the darn thing rusted out within three years and I had to replace it. Ford paint was terrible, very prone to pinholes from dust, didn't adhere properly to the very thinly zinc treated metal.
Here are a selection of cool Ford Falcon XY TV ads, including the ute. What a wonderful celebration of our Australian car industry. Please support the channel by giving the episode a 👍Like and Please Subscribe. Also, check out the Old Car TV Ad playlist. Thanks for watching. 👍
God some of us are old enough to remember these ads !
@@Xchardtop I remember the 1970’s ones from about 74. 👍
@@markbehr88 my parents moved on from hillmans etc and bought an XW and we never looked back.
We didn't get all these big three advertisements on TV in NZ , it seemed to be a case of find out about their existence yourself, or maybe from reading Wheels magazine, which was very popular back then.
@@markbehr88I remember being in the school library in about, I suppose 1972 ish , so, I was eight ish , and there was this car magazine that had a big fold out poster type advertisement for the XA Falcon hardtop , the featured car was mettalic brown , I was already into cars , but that Falcon made a big impression on me , I thought it was probably the most beautiful car I'd ever seen . My teacher at the time had a '61 Impala .Those were the days, although I still had another seven years or so before I could drive.
@ Much smaller market I guess. 🤔
The XY is definitely a hero model. Beautiful looking car and of course the legendary GTHO Phase III is what made this model even more popular into modern times. Australia has changed so much since this time!
It has and not for the better in many ways. 🫣
Yes agreed but I much prefer the aesthetics of XW.
XW was also HO
@ Me too although I love the shaker. 👍
The XY had great styling for an Australian made vehicle. When you see a Ford Calendar which I purchase from a newsagent (online) every year its the most displayed one in all of the different models Ford have made here. I worked with a fellow who had one, it was just a reasonably basic model but he loved it.
@@arunta5 Yes. Very popular model. I had a Futura years ago (I talk about it and a 351 Fairmont in my XY Falcon episode on the channel). 👍
@@markbehr88 Mark I always found that in my opinion the Falcons were more comfortable and just generally nicer inside than the respective Holden"s. One issue I had with them that to me they seemed "very floaty" in handling compared to the Holden's, especially when the Radial Tuned Suspension was introduced like on my VC, SL Commodore I had for many years.
@ I agree but pre RTS the Fords handled better than the equivalent large Holdens. 👍
@@markbehr88 Mark I am talking about the 70's with State Govt. cars we used in NSW. It was probably just my perception back then. RTS did not come in till the end of that decade. I did find however that my BA Fairmont was much more floaty than the FG. The first time I drove my FG G6E I was amazed how much more planted it felt vs the BA.
@@arunta5 Yes, the BA was a nice, touring car with a good ride. I liked it. 👍
Dad's XY was my 2nd favourite after the ZB. The dash looked cool to little me. Cheers Mark.
@@UncleJoeLITE I can understand that. 👍
In the 70’s my uncle Joe had a ZG Fairlane and drove it like he stole it! I couldn’t see over the dash but I’ve got vivid memories of that Cleveland singing, he was my favourite uncle until my uncle Dave bought a brand new ZH fairlane( in 77 I think). He soon became my favourite uncle! I grew up in an AP6 Val wagon so you can imagine what it was like riding in both my uncle’s limo Fords and they both had lead feet🤙
@@MachineintheMonkey Very cool. Your ZA would be a Windsor. The ZH s Cleveland. 👍
@ I apologise mate, it was the ZG 🤙
@ All good. That’s a Cleveland. 👍
Ahh they were the days! 👍
@@jamesgovett3225 The Indeed they were. 🤔👍
Thanks Mark..........👍 like the utes
Yes, they are pretty rare and valuable now. 👍
Lovely work Mark!
Just waiting on the comments about “…that second one on the right was my aunty’s boyfriend… it could do 110mph in first, 150 in second and topped out at 390mph in fourth… 210 in reverse “
😀
Just wait… you’ll see
😂
Ha. Very funny. Thanks. 😂👍
Had two XY utes a sedan and a wagon 👍
@@tonybennett638 Big $ now. 🤔👍
@markbehr88 the wagon was a bronze Fairmount 250 ..the sedan was a ex Qld police dimond white 3 speed manual..the second ute had a bit of a make over to a 302 4 speed with a 4 barrel holly. .. looking back on the days mate 👍
@ Nice. 👍
Sleek, smooth, strong with built in quietness 😂
@@MitchTube Where do I sign? 👍😀
Very creative!
@@tonyscarcare5657 Thanks Tony. I am looking forward to seeing more on your Squire too. 👍
@@markbehr88time and weather are interfering!
G'day Mark,
Another great video expecting abit more on the GT but very minimal otherwise great to watch
Cheers
Louis Kats 👍
Thanks Louis. The fact they even included the GT was great. 👍
@@markbehr88 👍👍👍
@ 👍
Is that Slim Dusty singing to the Ute AD?
@@AnyoneSeenMikeHunt I am not sure. Maybe a similar sounding talent? 🤔👍
I had an XY ute with a 250ci six , it was the only car I've owned that I think I could actually see the fuel gauge moving as I drove , I don't know if that's typical for the 250 ? ,maybe it was because of the diff ratio?
@@barrycuda3769 Or a bad fuel float. 🤔
@markbehr88 Yeah , could have been .
I saw the same thing in my 200 CI XY when going up long hills. A common experience in Falcons, not just the XY or the 250 motor, it was due to a couple of factors:-
1. Fuel tank float forward of the tank centre;
2. A bimetal strip fuel gauge. These work by the electric current heating a strip made of two dissimilar metals, causing it to bend. This makes the gauge very sensitive to battery voltage. When going up hills in an automatic, the engine revs increased, causing the battery charge voltage rising slightly. The rise is less than 0.1 volts, but it does affect the gauge.
I now drive a 2006 Commodore. The fuel gauge in that is hilarious. Go up a long steep hill with the guage showing 1/4 full at the start, the trip computer will beep a tank near empty warning at the top, and show 15-20 km distance remaining. Then a kilometre or so after reaching the top of the hill, it will show 90 km distance remaining.
Commodore fuel gauges would have you think that going down hills actually makes petrol.
@ Interesting 👍🤔
I bought a brand new XY when it came out. Great looking car, strong mechanically, good reliable motor. Excellent visibility and driver ergonomics for me, only 5' 4". But the darn thing rusted out within three years and I had to replace it. Ford paint was terrible, very prone to pinholes from dust, didn't adhere properly to the very thinly zinc treated metal.
Yes, rust was an issue which is why the survivors are worth so much now. 🤔👍
Or you could drive a 203hp Crysler 265.
You could I guess. 🤔