Falcon XF
| Purchase Price | Sales Price | Year Purchased | Year Sold | Years Held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $11,990 | $6,500 | 1989 | 1995 | 6 |
My XF Falcon was the first ‘nice’ car I owned. When I purchased it in 1989 it was only three and a half years old and in awesome condition. My day went guarantor on my loan of $12,000 that I paid for the car.
The car was a 1985 Ford Falcon GL Sedan 3.3-Litre automatic (XF) December build. It had no power steering, no air-conditioning, no power windows and definitely no power with it’s tiny 3.3 litre motor pushing 1,360kg.
The interior of my Falcon was a pretty basic affair. As it was the GL model (think Taxi-pack) there were cloth seats, manual windows, no power steering, no air-conditioning and no lidded centre console.
I fitted my Formuling steering wheel from the (previous) Datto but it made the steering soo heavy I ended up taking it off.
Other mods included:
- Lowering (after I bought this car, my dad lowered it for me)
- Headlight protectors
- New stereo, amp and speakers
- Rear window louvre
*The first two pictures are my car with heavy AI upscaling and restoring. The interior pic is not my image and was sourced off the internet. The interior configuration is exactly as it was in my car
Favourite Memories
Checking my top speed
Coming along the Bridport Highway while on a drive one day, I decided to test out the Falcon and see what she’d do. After winding her up for a few kilometres, I finally coaxed 160 kph out of her.
Not the fastest of the Falcons…
Random other memories (good and bad)
Having my back seat burnt
Driving around with a car full of people and the lit end of a ‘cigarette’ fell onto the seat (in the middle position) and burnt the buggery out of it. There was no hiding it and no covering it up without seat covers.
Busted by the cops playing cards
TD and I were playing cards in the car on Denison Road, just up from Duck Reach one night when the police turned up. We were both taken out of the car individually and questioned as to what we were doing. My car was searched and the only thing that was found was my (not illegal to have but illegal to use) radar detector. It was promptly confiscated and never returned.
* All stats on this page from https://www.automobile-catalog.com
Identification Data
Ford Falcon GL Sedan 3.3-Litre automatic (XF) (aut. 3 speed) as offered for the year 1985 up to December 1985 in Australia
Production/sales period of cars with this particular specs:
October 1984 – December 1985
Country of origin: AUS Australia
Make: Ford (Australia)
Model: Falcon 4th generation (XD-XE-XF-series) 1979-1988
Submodel: XF-series Falcon Sedan 1984-1988
Class: mid-size / large family car
Body style: sedan
Doors: 4
Traction: RWD (rear-wheel drive)
Basic dimensions
Length: 4774 mm / 188 in
Width: 1860 mm / 73.2 in
Height: 1367 mm / 53.8 in
Wheelbase: 2829 mm / 111.4 in
Fuel capacity: 66 liter / 17.5 U.S. gal / 14.5 imp. gal
Drag coefficient: estimated by a-c: 0.45
Weights
Curb weight estimated: 1360 kg / 3000 lbs
Engine Specifications
Engine manufacturer: Ford Falcon Six 200
Engine type: spark-ignition 4-stroke
Fuel type: gasoline (petrol)
Fuel system: carburetor
Charge system: naturally aspirated
Valves per cylinder: 2
Additional features: Weber ADM 1-barrel
Cylinders alignment: Line 6
Displacement: 3273 cm3 / 199.7 cui
Horsepower net: 89.5 kW / 122 PS / 120 hp (DIN)
Torque net: 240 Nm / 177 ft-lb / 2500
Car power to weight ratio net: 65.8 watt/kg / 29.9 watt/lb
Car weight to power ratio net: 15.2 kg/kW / 11.1 kg/PS / 25 lbs/hp
Transmission specifications
Gearbox transmission type:automatic
Number of gears: 3