Full build pictures are available with the car as well as a stack of receipts for various components. There was never any question in Bosko’s mind that this GT was going to be as close to factory as possible, but one area where he wavered from this edict was under the bonnet. While the last of the V8 Interceptors in 1979's Mad Max was a 1973 Ford Falcon XB GT, the car in question here is an earlier Falcon XA GT with the much desired RPO 83 … It was a very original car. The lower control arms use factory riveted ball joints. “I definitely needed lots of that waiting for NOS stuff to turn up,” he admits. But after five years and very little progress, Bosko paid what he owed, dragged the car out and started scouting for a new, more expedient workshop. WhichCar is now home to Wheels, Motor, 4X4 Australia and Street Machine magazines. AMT 1957 FORD THUNDERBIRD CAR MODEL KIT. Select cars to compare from your search results or vehicle pages, Bosko Serkinic's rare Red Pepper XB GT Falcon coupe is bog-stock but built to perfection, A rare Red Pepper XB Falcon GT coupe that's hot by name and hot by nature, This article on Bosko Serkinic's XB GT was originally published in the February 2017 issue of Street Machine. This immaculate 1974 XB GT Coupe has undergone a full nut and bolt ground up build. Want to see new stock first? There’s no denying the MK3 Falcon featured in the franchise is one of the most recognisable and iconic movie vehicles ever used – right up there with the DMC DeLorean and Bullitt Mustang. Legend Forever ! Up for sale is a 1974 xb gt hardtop. It still maintains its 351 4V V8 cleveland engine, T- bar auto and power steering option. Just like in the film, this recreation has the fully functional Weiand supercharger topped with dual Holley four-barrel carburetors and a chrome scoop. FORD got it 100 per cent right with the XA-XC Falcon hardtops. Unfortunately, old repairs from what looked like a sideswipe down the left rear were completely sub-standard. Not long after Bosko took possession of the car, it commenced a stint in ‘panel shop A’. $20.50 + shipping . Originally purchased from Cam Dawson Ford in Geelong VIC. The WhichCar Network: Everything car buyers need and car lovers want. Howard Astill-built XB GT Falcon hardtop At the rear, the sedans scored wrap-around tail-lights, while the coupe lights moved to a flush-fitting two-piece design Ford’s two millionth car was an XB but as that base-model Falcon rolled off the production line, it lost its newsworthiness when Gough Whitlam found himself searching Positions Vacant for a new job. Luckily Troy from Slammed Creations came to the rescue with the stunning factory Red Pepper hue. © Copyright Are Media Pty Limited. The bodies are custom fiberglass pieces made in-house and are designed to both be easy to remove and to fit a standard space frame chassis. Billet Specialty wheels were custom ordered to finish off the look measuring 15×8 in the front and a meaty 15X10 in the rear. Stripped to bare metal and equipped with twin superchargers the vehicle was most notably utilized by Slit in the final chase scenes of Fury Road. The original car is a white 1973 Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop / Coupe. :-)HD,Full HDSubskrybuj / Subscribe - Dzięki / Thanks ;-) “The more they looked, the worse it got,” Bosko says. The NOS bonnet, doors and boot lid were all separated frame from skin to ensure no part was left untouched. The original interior presents in Parchment vinyl with cloth insert, power windows factory A/C, SUNROOF and matching number four-speed manual muscle car. It’s one of the nicest-looking shapes ever penned in this country – and certainly looks the business in GT livery. The car was manufactured and first registered in Australia with the car to this very day. The car handles nicely using an RSS Rack and pinion steering setup. Brand New. It’s hard not to admire a bloke who’s put so much time and effort into preserving this iconic Aussie muscle car – good on ya mate, future street machiners will be forever grateful. Up for sale is a 1974 XB GT Hardtop. Copyright © All Rights Reserved - Seven82Motors. This included removing every panel from the car including both rear quarters. His enthusiasm was a breath of fresh air.”. Shop millions of cars from over 21,000 dealers and find the perfect car. Motor runs, new carb but linkage needs to be hooked up. 1974 ford falcon xb gt 3 sp automatic 2d hardtop. Known as the CK617 big-port option, this is one of only 211 XB GTs (of 1952 sedans and 949 coupes) built with this option – and the 66th build of this model to come off the production line. From here, any rust issues that needed to be repaired were taken care of. It started life as a mulberry metallic xb gt with parchment trim,... 39. 96 talking about this. Fortunately the car had never been crashed in the front and was pretty straight. In the interim, Troy from Falcon GS GT Restorations was tasked with final assembly. $23.95. Over time as it exchanged owners it was repainted in Onyx Black. “I love opening the garage door and seeing it, after 10 years of it not being there, and I really want to jump in and drive it down the street. The Ford Falcon XB GT was the coupe to have in mid-1970s Australia By Craig Fitzgerald from July 2010 issue of Hemmings Sports and Exotics It was still a small world circa 1980. “After all, you just can’t make 540hp with a yellow-top coil and standard air cleaner.”, Although not factory-fitted, Bosko's XB is equipped with a 120-litre long-range fuel tank, which is why the spare tyre sits on top of (instead of down into) the tank. Grand Tourer made a press to redo the rivets - their tooling even replicates the factory finish. Since being completed in 2018, the car has only covered approx. Not only was the Grand Tourer team fastidious in their workmanship, they had a lot of the samples and tooling necessary to recreate numerous factory fittings and fixtures such as brake and fuel lines. Once stripped, Grand Tourer pulled the rail straight and started from there – using original sheet metal to resurrect the shell. PLEASE CONTACT BEN ATKINSON ON 0416407540. Launched in September 1973, the XB range was restyled with a new split grille, one-piece tail lights and some significant mechanical improvements such as the option of four-wheel disc brakes. See 5 results for 1974 Ford Falcon xb for sale at the best prices, with the cheapest used car starting from $ 14,000. Another small deviation was the newer-than-new suspension. This video is about my 1974 XB GT 351 Coupe Restoration Project from early days to the end. Buy It Now +C $28.82 shipping. Leave your details here. A full commission three years ago included a new NASCAR 6498 V8 powered engine fitted producing a top speed of approximately 170 miles per hour. This was a standard production model available in Australia from 1973 to 1976. “I drove seven hours from Wollongong up to Coonamble to look at it, then seven hours home again. With a lot of parts missing, and not knowing if primo examples of hard-to-find parts would ever emerge, Bosko often had no choice but to purchase multiples of many parts – three sets of kick panels to get one good set, as well as three sets of wheels to create one set with the right date codes. The seats are late model Falcon for extra comfort and bolster when throwing the car into corners and have the mechanism for the seats to fold forward. In total 960 hrs in metal preparation was spend before it went to panel and paint, ensuring the body looked better than it did when it left the factory and will stay that way for many years to come. As the last inventory of 4V engines and Top Loader gearboxes ran out in late ’73/early ’74, all subsequent Aussie Fords (including GTs) were fitted with 2V 351s and single-rail four-speeds. The car was then repainted in circa 2017 in its original Yellow Blaze and black colour scheme using clear over base by Darren at Hell Town Hot rods. However, minor rust in the A-pillars and sill panels had been patched poorly. $ 165,000. GOT A CLASSIC CAR TO SELL? The current owner began the extensive build … “The grille is NOS, and it took three years for me to convince the guy in Queensland to sell it to me.”, Despite some minor rust and some heartbreakingly dodgy old repairs, when stripping down the car Grand Tourer discovered all the factory markings and where they'd etched into the paint. “I spotted this one online,” he says. Like everything else in this build, the interior was not overlooked featuring Black and Yellow Italian Leather throughout. AMT 1968 FORD FALCON PLASTIC MODEL CAR INSTRUCTION SHEET 5128-6. Having previously owned a GXL with 351 and nine-inch, an XD ESP, and a Red Pepper XB GT sedan, Bosko went looking for an XA or XB GT hardtop as his next project. The body work was performed by Huns Gillard in Woolooga QLD who’s old school panel beater methods have proved valuable on a number of high end builds. Sold As Is For Parts. The 1973 Ford XB Falcon GT - abbreviated as Ford XB Falcon - is a RWD muscle car by Ford featured in Forza Motorsport 4 and all subsequent Motorsport titles except Forza Motorsport 6: Apex. This Ford Falcon XB GT Coupe muscle car is an iconic piece of Australian motoring history, presented in WALL NUT GLOW with silver highlights which is a very rare colour combination. Burwood, New South Wales. FORD got it 100 per cent right with the XA-XC Falcon hardtops. The original and matching numbers JG66 engine block is included in the sale. Number built: 1930 (sedans only) Body: integrated body/chassis four-door sedans Engine: 5763cc V8 with overhead valves and single downdraft carburettor Power & torque: 220kW @ 5400rpm, 510Nm @ 3400rpm Performance: 0-96km/h: @8.0 seconds, 0-400 metres @16.0 seconds Transmission: 3-speed auto or 4-speed manual Because the car was in bare shell at this stage, every inch was covered for a show worthy finish including the underside of the floors. This clone was built with the exact same specs as the original film car with the big, bad Clevland 351 V8. Explore Ford Falcon for sale as well! Barra six-powered elite-level 1964 Ford XM Falcon, A 1000rwhp, Barra-powered, corner-carving masterpiece wrapped in a classic Falcon shell, 1400hp turbo Barra-powered 1980 Ford XD Falcon, Speed Pro's Marcus Cripps sticks 1400hp worth of turbo Barra into an XD Falcon to create a seven-second street monster. “Troy did an awesome job,” Bosko says. “There’s not many Ford wreckers these days,” Bosko says. Up for sale is a 1974 XB GT Hardtop. This immaculate 1974 XB GT Coupe has undergone a full nut and bolt ground up build. Inspections by appointment only. Although built to be driven rather than shown, the car has been awarded trophies at every event it has been entered into including; best Aussie and Best in show at Gympie in 2018, Best Ford at Muscle on the Mountain in 2018 and best XB GT Hardtop at the Hardtop Hussle in 2019. “Tony over at Superoo Falcon Spares in WA was extremely helpful. – Carnage Plus episode 92. I was very lucky to get it a reasonable price, before the prices went berserk.”, The striking Red Pepper paint that adorns Bosko's XB was first offered in 1971 on the XA Falcon. 7,000 kms. It started life as a Mulberry Metallic XB GT with parchment trim, T Bar auto, 9inch diff with power steering option. This car was built with zero regard for cost and without the intention of ever being sold. Despite being finished for more than 18 months, the hardtop has covered just 44 miles. Helping get that power to the ground is a Quick time bell housing, NPC billet fly wheel and single plate clutch assembly built for 800hp paired to a Tremec T56 Magnum 6 speed manual transmission. $9.95. Even the steering wheel and shifter boot weren’t excluded wrapped in the same black leather with yellow stitching. Shop millions of cars from over 21,000 dealers and find the perfect car. from Australia. GT historian Mark Barraclough was invaluable in helping me research the car’s history, and when Neil found out how rare the car was, he immediately wanted to get involved, insisting I bring it straight down. In early 2015, shortly after final paint, Neil succumbed to a long battle with cancer. 8330. The model has been revived several times since but failed to engage enthusiast the way the original XR to XB models did. The more famous Pursuit Special is a heavily modified Ford Falcon XB GT, built on a vehicle originally assembled stock at the Ford plant in November 1973. It is also featured in Forza Horizon 3 as the 12th Barn Find , and in Forza Horizon 4 . The Ford XB-model Falcon GT represents the end of the line of models that established the GT legend. Ford Falcon GT Mad Max Ford Falcon XB GT coupe movie car vintage car 1974 Ford Falcon XB GT. Being an October ’73 car, it’s one of the very last 4V and Top Loader-equipped cars ever built by Ford Australia. Originally purchased from cam dawson ford in geelong vic. The 1979 movie “Mad Max” called for an intense, mean-looking vehicle to match the mood of a disenchanted Australian police officer looking to exact revenge on a motorcycle gang that killed his wife and son. Power is provided by an angry 427ci Clevor V8 consisting of a Dart SHP block with Scat rotating assembly (rods and crank), comp cams roller cam shaft, 225 CHI heads and intake, Holley 950 HP series carb, ICE ignition and Romac balancer. AMT ERTL 1963 Ford Galaxie 500 Model Kit 1:25 Please Read!! only covering 43. Performance modifications to Ford's BTR automatic transmission, Ford’s four-speed auto can be quite a performer — with the right modifications, Our turbocharged AU Falcon is for sale! I made a couple of offers over the next few days before finally securing it. Not original motor is a 351 Windsor (6 cyl car), C6 automatic, Ford 9 rear end. C $80.29. But disappointment struck yet again with paintjob number one. Silvio at Glenroy Exhaust fashioned the beautiful three-inch system that gives this GT a proper muscle-car note. All the correct factory markings have also been added, With the build lasting 10 years, one thing Bosko had to develop plenty of was patience. AMT 1:25 Scale 1968 Ford Shelby GT-500 Boxed Model Kit . Ford Falcon XB GT Coupe. Top Rated Seller Top Rated Seller. also known as Mad Max's V8 Police Interceptor. One of the most iconic movie cars ever made, the Falcon XB Interceptor, or Pursuit Special, started life as a 1973 Ford Falcon XB by Ford of Australia. We are also practising social distancing so please be mindful of the 1.5m rule. “Mick Pitt from Grand Tourer was very fussy about the bodywork; like me he wanted everything just right.