Americans React to the Aussie XBOSS Falcon
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- We ask American Autorama showgoers what they thought of the Aussie built XBOSS Ford Falcon Coupe. Subscribe to Street Machine for V8-powered good times goo.gl/DTXEnl
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I’m a Holden man now, but grew up loving this era of Fords, and still do, and this is absolutely amazing.
Holden is all rebadged GM machines. Ford made the only full Australian car
Great to see you switched from the dark side brother
Swear it's old heads who still carry this Holden vs Ford crap, unable to appreciate both they've done nothing but restrict themselves
Hats off to the Aussies. I think they should have won.
davidbrennan5 Your cops buy our muscle cars.
GamerDares wins yeah, the police Caprice is a sweet cop car
It's America your not allowed to beat the locals
As a Holden man, I bloody love this beast
Mikey Boy as a Holden guy these are one of the few fords a really admire. XY XB XC
I love all Aussie cars but I do lean towards Fords. My favourite Holdens were the EH wagon, the 1-tonner, and the '77 Statesman Caprice, so Aussie.
I just love how cars can bring people together.
"DUDE! this car is amazing! it even helps you take the hood off." ~ David Frieburger.
I have to admit I have always loved the XA and XB body styles. It is a sick car build, one of the best I have seen.
I think the American/ Australian muscle car cultures fit perfectly together. Its the only other part of the world to really embrace it besides America. So when you guys bring something new and exciting, but still with enough familiarity to get what your conveying, its not surprising you'd get this much praise and attention.
Mustang Mach 1 was released in 1968 for the 1969 model year. XC Cobra was a last minute decision by Ford Australia to use up the last of the Falcon Hard Top body shells in 1978 before the release of the XD Falcon. Apparently Ford also had a time machine?
Brothers in Rodding.
caveman Versace : David Robertson (Wheels magazine interiew with Edsel Ford II in late 1980, before his wife and children left for home in Michigan. )
: EBII was Ford Australias Assistant Manager under Sir Ian from late 77 to late 1980. Before he left Dearborn for Australia, Edsel B Ford II had been part of the team that had oversean seen the Mach I/ Cobra version Mustang II. All the Cobra XC cars were modelled off what he couldnt do in the USA because of budgets verses Federal Motor Vehicle Safety, Emissions and EPA rules. But just like the V8 King Cobra Mustang II, the Falcon Cobra had no engine modifications ( except the accessory belt) . The difference was a 4.9 Cleveland with over 207 hp, and a 5.8 Cleveland with 216 hp, not 137 hp like the two Cobra Mustangs. Edsel Ford II is a true champion of walking the corporate line with diplomacy. The XB Falcon had zero Edsel Ford II content, but the 1982 Mustang GT 5.0 and Capri RS 5.0 157 to 161 hp tire fryers were his idea. The top brass have always given designers some leeway. The real boost was that the 1972 XA was American, Dearborn design with a huge amount of Rossi, Draper and Jack Talnack hands on design. Before Bill Bourke retired, Lee Ilococa said " You must trust your customers...these cars are very basic without any ornamentation". And although it looks like a 71- 73 Fastang has slept with a 70- 71 Torino, the XA and XBs are high hip lind Falcons with lowered US stlyle Sports Roofs de canted. Everything works together. When design was signed off in late 69, Rossi and Jack T made some great copies of the 70 Torino and 71 Sports Roof, but its unique to the Aussie car. Hood bumper and front quarter cornices might look 71 fatstang, but they are frumpier and less specialty sports coupe, more an integration between a sedan and a Nova style two door. A good example is the 2004 Pontiac GTO...Holden and Ford Two doors have always been a lot more conservative than an F body or Mustang...Thats why they were branded Falcon or Holden. Grey slurry with a little bit of pizzaz added. Thats all that was needed down Under. USA...look at how the Mustang and F body had to be radically remixed each year, with specialty variants required every year. Aussies never had to do that, so the Falcon Hardtop remained pure from 1972 to 1979.
@@terryjackson4538 still, as a holden owner of cars that era, that is a killler shaped car
Respectfully No. Australian muscle cars their own
And back in that day, all the XA XB XC hardtops were like VT Commodores of today, everywhere! Now, all the classic aussie cars are just priceless in this condition
jtbrownful in years to come when people are driving the some kind of chev that's made in some 3 world country they will be saying the same about a vt
Can thank bogans like my old man for the value of them shooting up heaps his first three cars for speedway, SLR5000 torana, HQ gts monaro and a genuine XY phase 3, all cheap as chips back then big bucks now days
I think what we see the most of is ba and bf falcons because they sold big and go forever
Aussie's are our Brothers in the love for cars.
I laughed when the guy at 1:30 says "I want one"...Now I'm pretty sure that's a Holden slogan.
+ZIGgassedUP
Yep, HSV slogan. We laughed too
+STREETMACHINETV HSV BOGAN
holden is "I just want one"
hmmm im not even a ford fan, and the sight of this car has me fighting down urges to suddenly start making animal grunting sounds in the style of tim allen from the "home improvement" sitcom
be proud ford and holden fans
It's good to see people appreciate new things instead of sticking only to things that they're use too.. difference & change is a beautiful thing don't be scared of it, celebrate it. We've loved American cars forever I'm glad they're finally appreciating our style of cars :)
Australia has a population of 23 million but has impacted the world so much through Arts, music, movies, medicine, athletes and motor vehicles!
It's in our DNA to be humble but sometimes it's hard to be humble when you are this good!
We have always punched above our weight. We always will.
Except in Rugby. No wonder they can spend so much time rubbing the car even flows through to their cricket balls. Kiwis think ozzies really are just cheats and overinflated with themselves Chuck another shrimp on the barbie mate. Lol. Cool car though
Kiwis only ever talk Rugby because it is literally the only thing you are good at... I mean we are on a Car video talking about an Aussie built car in the US and this gronk is talking about Rugby. LMAO.
@@dinoz85 funny ?i only just thought of kiwis then,we won the Americas cupfirst something the kiwis couldnt,theyre basically just another state of Australia should be called new south australia.I had a kiwi mate back in 91 who said the first thing he wanted to do when he came to Australia was have fairy bread and buya V8,they never got over the underarm incident even though it was a legal and in the end even russell crow said it the best god save the queen god bless America and god defend new Zealand but thank christ for Australia hahahaha
That's awesome that they really like it.
Absolutely beautiful, I love the xa-xb shape.
Beautiful XB. well done. :)
I think this whole thing is Beautiful to bring to Country's together like this, over A lot of work and expertise gone into this beauty of A car.
Australia muscle cars gotta be tough to survive in our harsh conditions.
Would of loved to see it cruising on US streets.
Going to look for clip of its arrival.
Good work fella. Aussie proud. 😆
I have nothing but praise for the American aftermarket, they truly rock. But I could/can never understand why they didnt properly leverage what we did for Ford/GM, all they did was stuff the aussie companies.
very well done guys! go the xb , I'd like to see a 4door xb done like this too, low and smooth, as they have the sleekest lines on any sedan. congratulations to the builders.
Remember the 4 door GTs? No one ever talks about them.
Although I personally would have smaller size wheels on that the car looks amazing! Beautiful work on that machine
Go Aussie bring back our auto industry 👍😎🌏🇦🇺🥂
WELL done guys, top work.
Our cars are sick!!! That’s a mad coupe.
Proud of our muscle 💪🏾
Super cool team
Wow beautiful machine ! 👍
Stunning car...
Stunning car.....superb job!
It is such a nice car. I prefer holden, however this is amazing. the articulation and design is perfect.
Kaneikins FORD POWEEERRRR
Im a Holden girl, but I have always loved the coupes
What bothers me the most
Is that they don't show the car that much, if I can't see this car why do I what to hear any one talk about the car.
Gorgeous car
What a amazing weapon!!!!!
Amazing
► Parents Reaction to Son Restoring Their 45 Year Old FORD XA Superbird
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★ FORD Falcon XA Superbird Restoration & Parents Reaction.
This car was bought new in 1973, the rolled in a crash and sat on a
farm for over 20 years and then Tommy restored it for his parents.
Tommy started on the restoration project in April 2013 and finished
November 2017.
Tommy spent $106,300 dollars restoring the car.
The car was restored to its factory original condition.
The following are the factory specs for the Superbird:
Engine Code: Y - Australian 302 4V Cleveland V8
Transmission Code: B - Factory 3 Speed Cruisomatic Differential: 2.92:1
Paint Code: T - Lime Glaze
Trim Code: B - Black Vinyl
Factory Options:
- Seatbelts
- Power Disc Brakes
- Sport Console
- Carpets
- Sport Handling Suspension
- Special Value Package
- Rear Louvre
Did the first bloke say he could tell it ha hand crafted guards ?
Yeah 😂😂😂
Would have been great to get chip or dave kindig to give their thoughts??
Aussie Aussie Aussie
tuff ute ...
OI! OI! OI!
oi oi oi !!
head turner!!
We Ozzie's love our fords, holden will wat can I say they don't look right after the hq stile.
I'd stick with conventional bonnet & boot lid. Looks a bit weird with them open.
I totally agree
Is that Boris doing the interviews ???
Where did they dig Errol Flynn up from? Nobody has mentioned it
Wow !
Back when ford existed in Australia
Did he just say his name was Chris spitmeat super funny
great looking car ,,, ,, I’d love to see it in orange , yellow or red
Eric is shakin in his boots
Beautiful
Detriot .. the home of the cousin cars of aussie muscle cars..
Hell YEAH!!
Not gonna lie I thought the dude in the thumbnail was Mike Tyson
long live the early 70s
Another car that has been lost:(
Another car that has been saved and given a new life. :)
Lost forever.
What happened to it?
Oggy Oggy Nothing, he doesn't know what he's talking about
Just one of the many cars we aussies get that the yanks don't have
I don't like they way the bonnet or boot lid goes
OH my god I am proud to be Australian, all the Falcon X range is incredible and this one is a diamond!
Should take a walkinshaw there they are beautiful
Stringy-bark creek : No way. I surveyed US website responses. The reaction to the Plastic Pig VL HSV is universally stunned mullet....in a hearing only crickets way. Jimminy Crickets
Its one of the worst howlers around. The VN Group A, a lot more favourable. For Aussies and Kiwis, seeing Win Percy take a VL Group A over Skline at Mount Panorama with 500 hp and 8000 rpm makes up for its Ugly Plastic. No one else in the USA understands a sedan with polycarbonate pannells. It likes like an EcoModder with a tin hat has gone overboard with a Brock Director. Which is Exactly what a Walkinshaw VL Commodore was. Its up with OTT. Over The Top.
Ya gotta be jokin' mate.
You couldn't have picked a more pig ugly car.
They didn't call them the "plastic pig" for nothing.
Have a cry ya little girls I'm a ford man till the day I die and still think a custom built vl Walkinshaw would be a good car to take it's just something different so no need to be plastic keyboard soldiers
A shame that the parent companies assisted in the death of the Aussie car.
MY EYES ARE HURTING………look at that reflection…WOW
Nice.
Any Aussies with the cash and desire to own an Australian muscle car from the 70s better grab one ASAP. Because the way the Americans are going wild for them, They'll all be getting shipped overseas.
Aussie Ford Muscle👍👍👍🇭🇲🇭🇲🇭🇲
Make a video when the Americans react to Australian burnouts
Doesn’t anyone interviewed reference the Torino?
Well done neighbour.
Nice looking falcon.
Mopar man myself as we have alot of your valiant chargers here in NZ but thats a nice car.
🇳🇿🤝🇦🇺
When the Aussies owned ford they made it so much better than the yanks
That’s a easy $100,000+ dollar paint job by itself
As if.
Why the hell we dont do reproduction bodys of the X series coupes. Very cool..monaro the same..
David Bell Bell I know! Then us yanks wouldn't have to butcher up real Falcons for Mad Max replicas then...
The platform for these are a torino based idea anyway from the 70s
David Bell mot Torino based. The rear seat window inspired by the torino, the bonnet inspired by the 71 mach 1 bit the rest an independent design with some adaptions from the US parts bin.
Dad I want one
Is this a Xc cobra?
Flynn Jacobs : No, 73 - 76 XB.
It’s the same car as the black car mad max drove in the original mad max movie
Same model, yes
@@STREETMACHINETV comment was so anyone that knew that movie would be able to reference what type of car xboss is
Guy kinda looks like Eric bana.
Bana has a movie called love the beast witch is about this model falcon
so........did it win ??
how many people did they have to survey in order not to interview anyone but ford fanatics ??????
Why do Aussies need to be Approved!!
Cars built by investors for other investors. This is why ratrods draw all the girls,
Beautiful car and all that but I have to say, as an Aussie I'm starting to cringe at this Australian need for validation from people from other countries, particularly the USA. When US celebrities come to Australia some stupid interviewer always has to ask "Do you LOVE Australia? Do you want to move here?" and all this bullshit.
Don't get me wrong, this video isn't as bad as that but I don't know... I'm just starting to see this too much and it boils my potato.
tosgem I know exactly what you mean. People need to just give credit where it's due, in some areas America does it better and some Australian's need to get over it
I cringe every time...
The cultural cringe isn't going anywhere. Just look at how Australian talent will take a career move to LA any chance they get. That is what all our actors aspire to like it's the be all.
James French
Its fine for actors like Hugh Jackman and all the rest to make it big they deserve it BUT hearing reporters ask an American actor what do you think of Australia when they have only just come through customs is bloody embarrassing. The cringe is not about Aussie actors its the stupid reporters begging validation.
rabbitphobia Hugh has that star quality and Hollywood is a natural progression, but all the aspiring actors that plainly don't have it from soaps that aspire to make it in Hollywood are who make me roll my eyes. Maybe not everyone is meant to reach that level. They imply that they aren't a success unless they attain it which is not true. That is what makes A list actors what they are, they had the attributes to make it that the bulk of people don't have.
Onto the reporters who persistently perpetuate the cultural cringe. I think they are in a bubble where they believe that is what the viewers want them to ask when it isn't so. I'm still waiting for an American celeb to say something disparaging like "look I have just arrived and am being paid to be here, how would I know??"
The local media would brand him or her the Aussie hating actor and make a beat up over it, so they always say the usual yeah I love your country like a good little obedient school kid.
You would think we were self assumed by now since our international success with Croc Dundee and all the Aussie actors that have become part of the Hollywood scene representing us, but we still need constant compliments and still lack collective self awareness that we are doing anything wrong. We are better than that.
It should have won
nice:)
I don't under the appeal of modern wheels on old muscle?
Raise the ass, put fat rubber under it and ditch all the pretty bling.. that's muscle
I don't under the appeal?? Wtf? Try to put a sentence together that makes sense you dumb fuck!!!
What? 2006 bf falcon 😂
All these Holden fanatic grubs coming on here and saying they prefer Holden blah, please stay off here you're not welcome. You would have a hissy is Ford fanatics went on a Holden video and said nice car but I prefer Ford's meself.
Go away GM grubs.
Just wondering why didnt you show us the car in detail? go over it with the camera.. ahh never mind its a ford lol
unenslaved2012 fuck you
Holden like coke ford like Pepsi
I love Pepsi
Give me a beer anyday !
Looks very nice but soo impractical
What a shame the didn"t take a 340 Aussie Charger over instead of a hand built full of rusty dents vehicle.
Ford taking on the best from America and the world you don't see any Holden's over there cause they can't compete with XBOSS
Gt40
Captain Kaos were is Holden’s rally team, nascar team, and Competition for the ford gt Holden is no where near close to competing with ford. And who has the lap world record at Bathurst it’s ford
Captain kaos also show me a Holden worth $14 million. Oh that's right there isn't any 😂
Captain Kaos What car held the record for fastest 4 door in the world? Oh yeah, wasn't a Holden, it was a XY FORD!
Typical Holden fanboy who can't handle facts 😂
@@jameslong3375 Maybe that's because Ford was founded in
Oh I don't know
The United States? So of fucking course Ford has influences in racing teams in the US you stupid fuck hahahaha
It’s a Ford it will be full of rust in a year
Slash Gunners your confident I reckon 3 months.
Proud ford owner in Australia!
But they all rot away it's a fuel saving measure for long trips economy increases as they get lighter.
react the skitz npcs
Why would you blacken it up with this stupid rims and tires..thy ride like crap with big rim and very little rubber..but the falcon is a super great looking car..
No merica all the way
CJHowellcarguy H Murica is junk.
Aussies mucle cars are beautiful and tough, even the US buys them.
CJHowellcarguy H I love both, hell the Falcon is my favorite car, but I think us yanks have the edge because we had more variety.
lol shoot those big old kangaroo mate good eating
Another bloody show pony
How childish.
fucking horrible - it's been butchered to the shithouse. Huge modern wheels on a 70s car just ruin the lines. And where are the GS driving lights? An XA or XB GT Hardtop in pristine condition that has been lowered just one inch and has tyres to fill the guards that are on 15 (or 16" max) period rims looks far better than this sorry example of a butcher job.
Yep it's gay it's a ford Holden better
Hsv maloo Peter Brock ...Holden fans get wrapped around trees at gidgegannup
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just jokin'...I'm a Ford fan and I still respected Brocky
Perpetual Mandelbrot but our barra kicks ss Holdens ass
All i got to say is ' FWD 4CLY BUICK COMMODORE'
Goes to show Australian muscle cars are the world’s best no one does it like we do it