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- From: pzh@myna.dsto.gov.au (Paul Heuer)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos
- Subject: Re: FALCON GT
- Message-ID: <1992Nov9.095103.165034@dstos3.dsto.gov.au>
- Date: 9 Nov 92 15:51:00 GMT
- References: <Bx7G4J.4JB@cmptrc.lonestar.org> <1992Nov5.023003.35545@datamark.co.nz> <1992Nov6.132157.165019@dstos3.dsto.gov.au>
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- pzh@myna.dsto.gov.au (Paul Heuer) writes:
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- >thomas@datamark.co.nz (Thomas Beagle) writes:
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- >>In article <Bx7G4J.4JB@cmptrc.lonestar.org> neal@cmptrc.lonestar.org (Neal Howard) writes:
- >>>In article <3360194@hpcc01.corp.hp.com> zampicem@hpcc01.corp.hp.com (Mike Zampiceni) writes:
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- ><< lots of stuff was here...>>
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- >The Ford Falcon is still made here in Oz. These days it's __VERY__ similar in
- >style to the English Ford Granada though it runs an Aussie designed 4.0 litre
- >six or a US 5.0 V8.
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- >The US motor is lifted out of the Mustang (I think), ant the GT is to run the
- >High Output Mustang donk. There is also a GTHO version due out in very small
- >quantities. This was developed by Tickford in England and is damn quick.
- >You have to laugh though, an Australian car with an American motor that is
- >tweaked by a Pommie performance company. Put in a German ABS, Pirrelli tyres,
- >etc and you've got a 'World Car' again!
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- *** OOPS! I got my "facts" wrong! The GT is the limited edition Tickford tickled
- car. The XR-8 is the car with the Mustang motor. Sorry :-)
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- Paul Heuer.
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- >Cheers,
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- >Paul Heuer. (pzh@aeg.dsto.gov.au)
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