Abandoned AU Ford Falcon S3 XR8 | Another Project Car.
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- čas přidán 27. 06. 2024
- This Series 3 XR8 Ford Falcon was left sitting in this family's drive way after it was handed down to them from their fathers passing.
As you'll see Zak got to this Ford Falcon just in-time as mother nature was starting to set in.
Is this car worth a restoration? Or more importantly.. Will it start?
These are some of the questions Zak is asking himself.
Let us know what you think of this car? What would you do with it? Tell us down in the comments.
▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
00:00 - Traveling to collect car
01:38 - Revealing car
08:24 - Got it home
08:37 - The big clean
10:37 - Update on repairs
13:38 - Steam clean carpet
14:47 - Fixing the rear end
18:00 - Viewers thoughts on this car. - Auta a dopravní prostředky
really happy another falcon got saved
Nicely done, i had one of these. Awesome cars, enjoy!
Good on you for saving this Falcon. Nice touch keeping the former owners family involved
I hope to bring the former owner's son onto the channel in the future to tell us about the history of this car.
What a great choice, mate, and what a good find - looking forward to seeing the whole car cleaned up and fully restored.
You and me both!
Great to see the old girl getting a new lease of life
Fantastic find, look forward to seeing the car cleaned up.
I’ll make sure I record all my works to share.
Nice score. The sunroof is a bonus something I always want in my car. Looking forward to more content on this xr8 💪
And the sunroof works! Unlike the rest of the electronics in this car. 😂 Did you get an aftermarket sunroof installed in your car?
Very rare also being blueprint
Was there not to many made in blue?
@@tictacaus1554 was a colour used for testing for the ba serious
Nice find mate
Look forward to see what’s to come
Me too mate, I should have it looking close to show room when I'm done.
What a score that's sick bro. Look after it for old mate🙏🏼
Modern classic falcon and it’s a beautiful colour. It’ll be worth a few dollars in years to come if restored and looked after.
Love how your partner is apart of this channel well done
Yes, she’s a big part of this channel. Our main part of this channel is travel vlogs, the cars are my thing.
Firstly What a great pick up. Low K's and pretty straight considering it's age. I wouldn't have had a moment's hesitation of picking it up myself. 130 odd thousand Ks on the clock that V8 would only be just run in so there is a mountain of life left in it. But please DON'T modify it. If it was mine I would just do what is needed for roadworthy mechanically and fix up the paintwork. I see too many nice cars like this get Destroyed by backyard screwdriver mechanics who think they can make it better but end up making a mess of it.
It’s all good, I don’t have intentions on doing any modifications right now. I just want to get it back to its original form. Then use it as a weekend cruiser.
love the AU falcons
I’m starting to like them to now.
I can't understand how they made the XR6 look so nice while the standard looks like a meme 😅
Cool find!
I agree the standard AU falcons look terrible.
Looks like you are onto something good as long as there isn't hidden rust. I thought the old guy R.I.P. deserved a little more respect, He was smoking those tyres up before you were born. Anyways good luck, you know what you are doing. 😎👍
From what I heard, he loved this car and was very proud of it. I'll be keeping in touch with the family I bought it from as they are keen to see what I'll do with it. Cheers mate, I must look younger than what I am. I would of been still riding my BMX bike while he was thrashing this AU. 😂
@@tictacaus1554 good on ya mate. 😎👍
Awesome score mate! Registered with those kms on it, in the buying condition I'd probably max out at around5-6k personally. After the tidy up anywhere from 5-10k. The ultimate value with abit of work is limitless really. In nice condition could be anywhere from 15-40k. Good luck with it all, keen to see the progress! Subbed🤙🏽💙🦍
Very nice example of a series 3 it appears fully loaded with sunroof, momo wheel and shifter, leather interior and those quite rare tickford wheels it still has the original engine dress cover. As it stands about $14500 to $16000 fully restored should pull the $20000 plus mark these in fully optioned spec are very rare,theres plenty of base spec cars,but when you start looking you realize there few and far between.
I didn’t realise what this car was until getting closer to owning it. I just thought it was a regular AU XR8 falcon.
When I noticed it had a full leather interior and a badge on the back that indicated it had 220kw. I thought to myself, I don’t see this on other XR8’s out there.
People dont realize just how hard it is to find one much less a highly speced car, the 220 kw where released in june 2001 I have the same spec as yours but in a series 2 with the body kit. You've got yourself a very nice and collectable falcon.
hate to tell you, but maybe 10k as is... the market has crashed for these. Maybe 14 to 16 in top condition.
Oh, I think you know EXACTLY what you got :) A low k S3 XR8, in blueprint (the rarest colour) full leather and momo, plus sunroof and a set of the most sought after and expensive wheels on the second hand market - 'Azzuros'. Wouldn't be surprised if there were premium brakes fitted as well but can't quite tell.
its also a Rebel... Great score.
Love it! I noticed the 220 badge on the boot lid, I might be wrong but I believe they were all hand built 347 strokers, they are a special AU for sure and with low k's that's one to hold onto.
The only stoker engines were in the persuit 250 utes and the T3 series. The series 3 xr8 and the late series 2 also had the handbuilt 220kw engine. They were a 5.0 302 windsor engine with heads cam intake and exhaust all modified by tickford.
That's tricky to say on price, so much potential and lots of parts are in great condition. Maybe 5k as found, but I could imagine paying more if there's definitely no engine issues and very little to no rust. All fixed up maybe worth 15k? Auto is a detractor, but the leather, Momo wheel, Azzuro alloys I think they're called, and last 220kw engine all add up, and blueprint of course...
But I wouldn't worry about that, these cars are great to keep long term regardless of what they're worth! Personally I'd just hot rod it a little. Headers and exhaust, tune, maybe a shift kit. Bit like an old muscle car but with fuel injection and a bit more modern interior and handling!
Cheers Sean, for your comment. I think you're spot on with the value. I'd like to hot it up a bit, but not anything over the top.
Great Score mate. the wheels are standard that's an XR8 Rebel. Have seen just the body kit sell for $2000 plus. Wheels $1500 plus. you do the math on the value. if you paid under 5k i think you stole it haha
I had one of these many years ago and still regret selling it. If you love the car it does not matter how much you put into it. I would like to see it restored, the only mods I would probably put on is a new exhaust. Can’t wait to see what you do with it.
An aftermarket exhaust is something id like to put on this car too!
$6000 -8000 low kl Winsor with some knowledge have a ripping car the winsor stroked to 347 nice body kit second hand always have to pay some money out i would be spraying rust protection up in sill and lower pillar assemblies to stop rust beautiful car id love it
Cheers mate, I'm proud to own it and be working on it.
we bought a series 3 off a deceased estate too, had the same phone holder in the centre consol must have been a thing in the day.
Lucky you, I hope it was in better nick than this one. I like the fact this old falcon has so many modern accessories.
Lucky you, I hope it was in better nick than this one. I like the fact this old falcon has so many modern accessories.
Nice, I had one in black many years ago, I loved it but it was just too slow and that ticking from the carbon canister was awful.
Those series3 xr8s with the handbuilt 220kw engine are very rare now. It's great that you have saved it when running properly they go really well and with a decent exhaust they are best sounding Ford V8. I personally would have paid about 12 grand for it as it was. Once restored which will cost roughly 6 to 8 grand they do sell for 20 grand plus. If you don't mind me asking what the name of the engine builder?
Thank you for your comment Yusuf. Do you know how many of these cars where made like this one? I didn't realise they where so rare. The engine builder was J Neves.
@tictacaus1554 There was around 1500 made in the series 3 in total. Roughly 350 were manuals and the rest automatics. That particular car you have with the momo steering wheel and shifter the leather interior and premium sound is the best combination. Its had all the options ticked.
With so little kms on it I’d say minimum 8k
looking at the body kit and wheel looks like the rebel
I haven't found any info in the car, indicating that its a rebel.
First im sorry for wat in bout to say but it has a happy ending. So im a Holden guy through and through and always hated au's and the taurus from the day they were made. Fast foward 20-30 years i now have grown to realy like the au's esp after we have u and a heap of aussie car guys with au's ramming au content down my throat.😂😂😂 il never change on the taurus though.😂
Mate the base model AU falcons are pug ugly, I can’t blame you for not liking them when they came out, and don’t get me started on the Taurus. 😂
But yes, I’m also guilty of falling in love with falcons. As for this falcon, the XR model looks a lot better to me, and I’m now proud to be restoring one.
PS. Don’t be worried about giving me and Holden slack, the farther in law gives it to me all the time.
im just surprised u found one with the front kit still on lol, they almost always get taken off
Is the front bar something that gets stolen easy?
If it was a 5 speed manual be an absolute cracking car to buy , autos not quite the same
I like that it's a auto, as my other car is a manual. Your right though, from the research I've done, people now days want these cars in manual.
if you got it for a steal, i'd say around 10k, maybe 8-12k. In it's condition when you picked it up I wouldn't be surprised to see it going for 15-18k? What should you do with it? Probably resto to good running order and fix the paint/panels (maybe update the ICE), stretch goals would have to be a small supercharger? :D
These cars must be starting to hold some value similar to my other falcon. Do you think the supercharger would add value to the car, or just add enjoyment?
@@tictacaus1554 don't bother supercharging it. Too much coin for not much gain. If anything convert it to manual. They're so much more fun to drive in manual
just give it a good detail .
7k i reckon it’s pretty sweet, low km but auto sucks, sunroof though which is sweet
I love the sunroof, can't believe it still works when half the electrical in this car didn't.
still has the engine cover, pretty stock
$1500 keep it stock worth more in time to come if its stock
Would of paid 5k for it and prob move it on due to amont of water in it cos itll be rusting out oretty soon.
26000
12500
5000
She didnt sound to good coming out of the shed it seemed vary rattly in all the wrong places. I hope im wrong and just needs a good going over. Best of luck with the build bro.
It’s all good, it’s a healthy motor. Just needs a good service and tune up. Something I’m working on as we speak.
LOL why?
3k
I'd have paid up to $1,800 in it's mouldy state, sank $2-3k into it and move it on for $6-$6,500. Just being practical and realistic. It isn't a rare car, they produced thousands of XR8s in the early 2000s and it is now 22yrs old.
Alternatively, keep it a few years and enjoy the nostalgia. The car should hold it's value once you get everything working and looking pretty.
The mold was sooooo bad when we picked it up. I'm thinking of keeping it, because its a fully optioned XR8 that should make a good cruiser for little cost.
@@tictacaus1554 Agreed
$6-$6,500? Find me one ill pick up right now, and find me one with the spec in the video for 14-15 ill pick up right now
@@Entertainment247365 White XR8 ute in Perth right now for 5k. FB Marketplace. CZcams won't let me post the link.