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View Poll Results: Best interior in a FORD .... ?
XW - XY All models 1 2.56%
XA - XB All models 7 17.95%
P5 LTD - Landau 6 15.38%
P6 LTD - Including Silver Monarch 1 2.56%
XC Cobra - Bathurst & Regular 0 0%
XF GHIA 2 5.13%
EF/L GHIA, LTD (Cappuccino) 4 10.26%
EL GT 2 5.13%
AU TS50 with aubergine interior 3 7.69%
AU Ghia, Fairlane & LTD 5 12.82%
BF GT 0 0%
FG GT-E 2 5.13%
FG G6E-Turbo (Cashmere) 6 15.38%
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Old 20-01-2013, 09:07 AM   #1
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VK Calais… the dashboard
XF Ghia – still wonderful to this day
XA/XB ‘cockpit’ style
EF/EL Fairmont Ghia
AU Ghia
HB Torana with horizontal speedo
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Old 20-01-2013, 09:27 AM   #2
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AU1 TE50
AU3 TS50
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Old 20-01-2013, 09:34 AM   #3
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au2 ltd and xe esp?
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Old 20-01-2013, 09:42 AM   #4
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AU1 Classic

as a former AU1 Classic owner, i disagree.

But this really is an eye of the beholder thread isn't it, where facts don't matter, only opinions.
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cant go past xa/b dash cockpit style. roebuck vinyl and basketweave looking thru windscreen of xw and xy falcons is great also. can vouch for the red velour in wb statesman caprice also. hk dash is great also of the other breed as is hr premier of the ones i have taken notice of!
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It's gotta be AU TL50..! with EL GT a close second..!

But AU LTD, XF Ghia, FE LTD, XE ESP and HSV Coulson seats are nice too!
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XF ghia/FE LTD, AU2 LTD, EL GT, P6 LTD.

I think that Ford have had consistently better interiors than Holden.

I also think the last opulent interiors were high end AUs. Today, cars seem to be more
'streamlined' in their interiors. Not much of a difference between low and high end in feel. In the 80s, there was no way you could confuse the interior of an XF GL with a Ghia.
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Old 20-01-2013, 10:31 AM   #9
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VB Commodore - green, tan, grey, red and blue. VH SL/e 'claret'. XE ESP is great.
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VH SL/e 'claret'.
This man knows the score
I can't find a pic on the net to do it justice
I almost bought one about a decade ago
man that interior was lush, thick carpet and velour everywhere
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This man knows the score
I can't find a pic on the net to do it justice
I almost bought one about a decade ago
man that interior was lush, thick carpet and velour everywhere
Nothing says you've made it like thick velour, 9 out of 10 maffia track suits can't be wrong!
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46 mercury
XK falcon
ZC fairlane

Afte that IMHO there's too much plastic and pointless gauges that mean nothing to 99% of drivers
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EL GT for me then TS50
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P6 Silver Monarch. Still a nice place to be
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Old 20-01-2013, 11:24 AM   #16
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Yeah the EL Ghia/high series was nice.

Im biased but I love the high series AU's aswell. Low series is pretty poor though, the center section gets highlighted in a bad way.

Thread needs pics BTW.
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Never really thought about it, but some that have always been on my 'Should be in my garage' list:

E55 Charger
XA GT RPO83 (Coupe Or sedan)
Series III TE50
XY GTHO Pase III
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I loved the interior & dash on my old Torana LJ XU1 - it was a fantastic combo in its day. I also enjoyed the dash & electronics in my TX5 Ghia (full electronic dash & motorised air vents).
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Old 20-01-2013, 12:57 PM   #19
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my old vh sle that had the dark blue velour interior was pretty hard to beat,and xe esp but most are good for one reason or another,atleast they had real carpet back then not fury board like new cars
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Old 20-01-2013, 03:45 PM   #20
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TE Cortina Rally Pack (biased though...we owned one)
I'd agree with VK Calais...great dash! Plush seats, comfortable and quiet an handled very well. Again, we owned one.
1971 GT Cortina (which we also owned...see a pattern here?)
"Yellow Needle" GTS dash. (Guess what dash our WB ute has in it...?)
AP5 Valiant Regal with the push button auto! They also had carpet up the bottom of the doors and luxurious seats.
770 VH Charger. That auto shifter on the floor with the button in the top of the knob, that fake turned metal finish on the dash panel!
XY GT. Enought said.
mid-50's Austin A30...yes, really. Surprisingly comfortable seats despite thier small size, lots of head room, Lovely shaped chrome bezel on the instrument panel, beautifully lettered instruments, jewel-like light lenses for warning lights...just a shame that behind it was a handful of typically-British Lucas electrics...
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XB GT
R31 Skyline GTS
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RS2000 for me as well, ahead of its day here in Australia.
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XA XB GS/GT
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Star model Customline (if they fit into oz catorgory?)
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XF Ghia
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XM Futura 2 door
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and the worst, 1970 Escort 1100 panel van followed by the hard, cold, sludge grey interior of my SY Territory Ghia.
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Giacattolo !! In orange it is so gaudy I love it.



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LC GTR/XU1
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XW/XY GS/GT and XA/XB GS/GT purely for the dashbords. Supurb lay out. Also love the FG F6/GT, finally got some guages back.
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EL GT does it for me. A beautiful combo of woodgrain, suede and leather!
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EA Fairmont Ghia. I love that digital dash, it's a shame they dropped it for the later E-Series models.
EL Fairmont Ghia. Classic mix of gorgeous beige leather with woodgrain trim.
DL LTD. As above.
BA/BF Fairmont / Fairmont Ghia. Love the elegant sophistication of the high end B-series dash. It's not just attractive, it's also very user friendly.
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