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14-04-2007, 09:58 AM
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Whipper Snappa
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: SA
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Yep a lost generation of muscle cars. All the VLs and VKs are getting the fame from that era while XFs and XEs are put on bogan duty.
The most powerful engine from that time would of been the EFI crossflow...sad. |
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14-04-2007, 10:59 AM
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Oops, I slipped....
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Adelaide, SA
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Dick Johnson developed some turbo XE and XF 4.1's for sale through selected Ford dealers, much like Brock was doing with his Commodores. Both the XE and XF were ADR compliant, but Ford rejected both designs after testing because the cars failed their hot weather towing requirements. Pretty sad really, although Ford thought they were doing the right thing at the time, XE and XF killed the VH/VK/VL in sales.
A turbo XF would have gone well in Int'l Group A touring cars with a de-stroked motor, it might have even made Ford develop some decent suspension and brakes for it. And for those who haven't worked it out yet, anything said to frd_crzer is in jest ;)
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14-04-2007, 09:44 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Adelaide SA
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I really do like the XD/E/F shape and if they are lowered with a good set of wheels (17" max - IMO any bigger makes them look a bit overdone ) they can still turn heads
When I was based in Canberra, I worked out of an office block down in Tuggeranong (It's been a while but I think I got the spelling) anyway I had my XD ESP and I almost traded it on a 1987 XF Ghia with the EFI / T5 combo - this thing was white with the brown? interior (should have been grey) it had been optioned with the lowered Bilstein suspension and 17" Simmons wheels. It really was a great looking car and I really kicked myself when someone in the same office brought it and then I had to watch him destroy it. If I had brought it, it would have got an interior colour change to grey and a set of XE ESP Seats - as some of you have already made mention, a turbo conversion would have really finished it off.
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