Buying 3 Ford Fairmonts in 1 Day!!!
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- Опубліковано 26 жов 2024
- Here is a video on 3 AU Fairmonts (2 Fairmont and 1 Ghia) my friend David bought. We like to save Aussie cars so rather than let these get broken down for parts, David stepped in on this occasion to preserve these Aussie classics. Please give David a Thumbs Up 👍 by hitting that Like button. Please also Subscribe for more old car videos. Did David do the right thing saving these examples of our Australian automotive history. I say “YES”. 😀👍
Here is a video on 3 AU Fairmonts (2 Fairmonts and 1 Ghia) my friend David bought. Rather than let these cars get parted out, David saved these Aussie automotive gems. All 3 are running and driving cars and I reckon it’s important we save our Aussie automotive history. What do you think? Please give David a Thumbs Up by 👍Liking👍 the episode. It really helps the channel. Please Subscribe so you don’t miss an episode. Thanks for watching. 👍
Hi guys., I think that the AU1's had a higher ride height in the rear suspension, and when the AU2 makeover was done the subtle changes included lowering the front & rear ride height, along with adding plastic sill rail extensions. As my other mate from the Jaguar club Bruce has owned a AU1 Fairmont from new and it has that higher ride height front & back Plus going one step further, Annette's daughter & son in law had a AU1 with rear IRS no mods pure factory, when they updated to a AU3 , pure factory no mods, it scraped the underside of the car when the crazy steep drive finished and you arrived at the carport at the top, the car WOULD NOT make it onto the flat slab /carport, they tried backing it up as well as driving it up forwards, made no difference, either way the car scraped its belly and would have been totally jammed on the cement if you had tried to force it any further. When I was looking for an AU wagon for the shop in the country, near all the AU2's & AU3's I looked at had front tyres that had scraped the flange on the front mudguards due to lower ride height. the 2002 AU3 that I finally purchased was an ex-patient transfer car from a Victorian health dept' it had a higher front & rear ride height the front tyre well cleared the front mudguard like Bruces' standard AU1 does. My AU3 was a special build with a high backed bench front seat with a wide pull-out arm rest, and NO central console with a column automatic gear lever like a 1960's or '70's car and extra wide heavy duty wheel rims with hub caps, that car was excellent and when sold by Vic' Health Dept in 2008 , it had only 8,000klms on it in 6 years, like new. It also had a different looking dash that finished higher up as no console in ultra pale grey same color as the heavy duty cloth seats in it, these AU's were excellent cars, well made, with engines that give unbelievable mileages, to me both these AU wagons, and the prior series starting 1988 EA wagons have an almost French design look with their tall glass that is also very curved, as for the AU headlights they look almost like a pure French design that would be on a Citroen, Peugeot or Renault, very unusual.
I felt that the AU series be it a Falcon, or even a bigger Fairlane was Ford Aust's high point in design, as the bland BA/BF series that followed was "pure white good styling" I.E, no styling at all, then to add to the blandness the Fairlane & LTD's used the Falcon sedan little small taillights on the more expensive car of which needed something to break up the bland plainness that it had. I could not believe that when the FG series was released that there were no long wheelbase versions, wagon nor Fairlane.
Yes save as many as we can
That gold colour is called Amaretto I’ve actually got a Au series 1.5 Fairmont Ghia in Amaretto with 284000km i saved it from a paddock where it had been sitting for over 8 years and was going to be sent to the wrecking yard. Although it has quite a lot of clear coat peel the interior and engine seem as good as the day they came off the production line. Had it since July 2021
@@jacksonkalisch2943 Thanks very much. Good on you for saving the Ghia too. 👍
Wonderful to see. I bought my series 3 liquid silver full leather, low kms Fairmont Ghia a year ago to book-end my EH Holdem Prem. Both iconc cars and love them both. Finally fitted adjustable camber bolts and now with a perfect alighnment on all 4 double wishbones, it now handles and rides very much like an XF Jag. I don't believe there is any other Aussie car that can ride and handle this well. Always enjoy your vids Mark. Cheers Jeff
@@jeffreywhitehead9386 Thanks Jeff. Much appreciated. That sounds great what you have done to your Ghia. 👍
Three lovely motor vehicles.i am glad someone purchased them and will appreciate them for what they are.fine driving automobiles.
@@DarrelGarard-ky5vb Thanks. Agreed. 👍
9:42 au series 1’s built before may 1999 had a raised rear end suspension compared to au’s built after may 1999
@@jacksonkalisch2943 Yes, but I think this car has extra lift shocks and suspension to cater for the heavy duty towing. It still rides very nicely so ai would leave as is and use it as an occasional tow car. 👍
Good to see these have been saved.
@@phil4977 Agree. 👍
David seems a very nice chap . Am I right in thinking he looks like Sam Neill ?
@@barrycuda3769 Yes, he is. Now that you mention it……🤔
Love this video. I guess you could call me a "young guy" into the AUs. Under 25 crowd. Ive got an AUII Futura 75th in sparkling burgandy with 126K Kms. Very nice car and is the best driving car ive owned.
Can't wait to see your new au wagon mate
Fantastic car the AU
would love a series I Forte in silver one day, they're my personal fave 👍
@@chriss1905 Agree. I love my white Series 1 Forte V8 Police car. 👍
Cool to see three AUs in the one video. I've been driving a silver AU III SR Falcon since 2012. My headliner is held up by lots of thumb tacks. Many of them painted grey and a few left as silver. 😊
@@ssadelaidian3811 Thanks. David will get the headliner fixed. It is relatively cheap. $200-250. 👍
Those AUs are a sensible buy, well done David. The VCT engine is fine too. I wish I had room for even one project. Cheers from Canberra.
@@UncleJoeLITE Agreed. Thanks. 👍
In the bicycle fraternity it is described as a formula, H+1, H being the number of bicycles you own at that moment. In the guitar player orbit it is called GAS, Guitar Acquisition Syndrome.
@@anthonymaddison9588 Thanks. I feel I too suffer from this. 🤔👍
Awesome to get 3 good AU’s in the one day. 👍
@@alanbrown8837 Yes, great cars and great value. 👍
Bonzer.
Keep these old girls alive.
@@twentyrothmans7308 Thanks. We will try! 😀👍
Lovely.
@@robertristinge4385 👍
The greatest independent rear suspension, with more than a hint of Jaguar.
@@anthonywalsh2164 Yes, that’s right. 👍
Mate had a Tickford tuned Fairmont, traded it 2 years ago. Went good.
@@anthonymaddison9588 I am sure it did. 👍
Get the Mothers metal polish on those headlights and they will come up crystal clear in no time 👍
@@richardbeal4917 Thanks for the tip. 👍
Golfing around on Golf Links Rd and Grant Rd Somerville.
@@jimpikoulis6726 Yes. 👍
@@markbehr88 😁😁
Nice way of saying Australians have bland taste in cars.
Just look at the Commodore VT now. It was already a dated design when it came out with it's rounded contours. That came in vogue during the early to mid 1990s. Ford blended sharp edges into the body which was a foreshadowing of future cars.
@@jamesfrench7299 Yes, it was ahead of its time, but like the Chrysler Airflow, the market thought it was too much too soon. 🤔👍