Ford Model that made you say WHOA!!

[Feathers]

We borrowed my uncle's EA S Pack on a family holiday when I was 11 or 12. Loved it. Always thought they looked good.
But the one that I HAD to have, was a B series XR. Every time I saw one in Blueprint, I'd lose my train of thought.

I still get sidetracked walking past the garage, or through the yard at work just looking at mine.

Only other car I'd want (I still wouldn't give up my XR6) is a BF F6.

[Raptor]

This, in this colour & stripe combo please

[Fi.ES.TA]

Black limited edition GT 5.0-liter supercharged Boss V8
was parked next to me on friday while fuelling up @ forest glen up the sunny coast.Had to grab the bucket to catch the drool.

[XESP351]

When I was at Uni, advertising banners for the car below were everywhere, I remember thinking Whoa that is tough, I just wanted one. Sorry for the small pic, it's the only one I can find.



The XE ESP was also another model that made me go Whoa but that was after the EL XR8.

[XD 351 Ute]

Of all the Fords I've loved before, these have always been my pick:



but I am more partial to the utes.
Since then I've been keen on the ED Sprints, but have really been taken by the FG, even more-so after spending a weekend with a G6E.

So who knows what next year will bring?

Ed

[In Focus]

Digging this pic up reminds me of those little finned wiper attachments that all cool Fords had in the 70's and 80's. Don't know if they did anything, but you had to have them.

[2011G6E]

Originally Posted by XD 351 Ute

Of all the Fords I've loved before, these have always been my pick:

Holy crap! That looks like an original "Phase 5" body kit! I remember when they came out and were featured in heaps of magazines. They were pretty close to Group C flares and kit.

[GTENVY]

Originally Posted by Polyal

Yep have to agree with you on that one. 2000 Cobra R = horn.

There's one on ebay atm, item 320760582333. $38,500 and its your

Everytime I play Forza Motorsport I cant help myself I have to drive the Cobra R at least half a dozen times lol

But all time fav are 67 Ford GT, 69 Mustang Fastback and the XB coupe

[dylancox]

[TUF_302]

I love that red XE/D with the big flares!, is it just an XE/D with a phase 5 kit??

[rayner22]

Hey, no one said it had to be a GOOD "woah"......

[Till_Lind]

Not really a woah car. But after the fiasco that was the AU, to see the new BA in that ad that I really enjoyed certainly made me go woah.


And I know a lot of being think they are ugly as, but the GT90 did about the same too.

[FG XR]

Any XA gt sedan, gt90 prototype, mustang gtr, xy gtho, escort cosworths

[bingoTE50]

Reverse parking a issue.

[Boza]

xe esp for me also owned 1

[Falc'man]

Originally Posted by bingoTE50

Reverse parking a issue.

Turning most corners would be.

[Dr Smith]

Walking home from school reading a mag with the XE Ghia ESP vs VH SL/X comparo with the Ford getting the nod,... the gold rims, wide rubber, 2-tone paint, Scheel seats, and then suddenly walked into our driveway, head down still drooling....and ..."wack" literally kneed an all black XE Ghia ESP parked in our driveway....

[KITBAG]

First........


Then

[XR6_661]

This!

[66FAIRLANE]

Gee, some really strange choices here. Must be a generational thing.

[EFFalcon]

[zeuss000]

I have been right through this interesting thread and as much as many folks love the old XYGT i couldn't find a pic.
Sooo here's my baby..
Not genuine but near as i will ever get unless i win lotto

[mrbaxr6t]

for me it was the BA XR6T vowed to own one with a manual and in phantom purple before I turned 30 - I got it a couple months prior to my 30th still astounds me how good the car is, but lately those supercharged gts and the GT "BLACK" looks like absolute horn! I don't think I will ever own one of those unless its completely knackered and I spend 5 years of my life resto'ing it...

[XD 351 Ute]

Originally Posted by Dr Smith

Walking home from school reading a mag with the XE Ghia ESP vs VH SL/X comparo with the Ford getting the nod,... the gold rims, wide rubber, 2-tone paint, Scheel seats, and then suddenly walked into our driveway, head down still drooling....and ..."wack" literally kneed an all black XE Ghia ESP parked in our driveway....

I remember that magazine well, still got it somewhere.

Ed

[TheZHLANE]

[66 STANG]

These 2 would have to be my all time favourites (along with a much longer list of course!)

[Dr Smith]

Originally Posted by XD 351 Ute

I remember that magazine well, still got it somewhere.

Ed

Yep, on a pallet at work..ended something like this ..

"and that's the crux of this test, what the Commodore does, it does well, what the Ford does well it does better then the Commodore"

...or something like that..

[hawker]

I love the look of the new GT with 5L supercharged boss. Sexy as hell. Although a bit obvious, still love the look and the sound of GTHO Phase 3.

And the stand out for me, is the Ford Territory Turbo Ghia - pity it isn't still being made...



All 3 cars, when they come up behind you in the rearview mirror look the business end of some serious power!

[fords35to75]

OK here's a really strange list from someone in their '50s.

Next door neighbour's son came to visit once in an XP Squire Wagon;
XR GT was simply awesome when it was released, but so too was the XT in candy apple red with the silver reflective stripe;
Can then remember drooling over an XY GS wagon in Jewel Green (or whatever it was called) with gold stripe when they were frst released;
Then came the XA/B Hardtops. The one that really made me say "Whoa" was a wild violet XA Fairmont with white vinyl roof that was sitting on a used car yard in 1978 and I just happened to need a car as I had written the XA Wagon off a couple of months before - "whoa" it was mine although I still thought the XB looked tougher.
Worked in a dealership through the XE - EA era so had to say good things about all of them although the one that did impress was an NA Fairlane that the general manager had special trim put in and a supercharger bolted on.
Didn't get excited for a long time and was looking for another toy about six years ago and saw a red '65 Galaxie Convertible advertised for about the price of an average XP Hardtop and cheaper than a registered Mustang - "Whoa" had to have it - still got it and still reckon they are the most underpriced classic on the market.
There's also an orange Mustang similar to the one posted by 66 stang around town and my neck snaps every time I see it.

[JG34JA]

AUIII 220kw XR8 in blueprint on runout, brand spanking, in 2002. Wow.
I could have bought it and it would have been stupid. Kind of wish I did.

EB GT brand spanking in 1992. I'd just got my licence and it was beyond a dream in those recessionary days, but the way the dark paint shone as the sun sank into the ocean, and the radical, mean body kit...

My XW 302 Fairmont wagon. Beautiful. I'd go out to the shed just to look at it.

AUII Fairmont Wagon, V8 with all Tickford enhancements, near new in 2003. The sound, the looks, and the value of the deal its owner told me he got.