Has anyone heard of an R series ?

[R-series]

Hi all, Just bought myself an au falcon and it has "R series" on the guards and embossed into the back seat, but i cant find anything about ford making an r series au falcon anywhere . just curious if anyone has heard of them and if they are rare etc ??

[DoreSlamR]

Sounds like a dealer-spec special.


Try in the AU section, you'll have better luck in there

http://www.fordforums.com.au/forumdisplay.php?f=241

[falzoony]

I've never heard of them before but would love to see some pics of yours

[R-series]

ok cheers guys will try the falcon section
new to this whole thing sorry , and will get some pics asap

[adrian k]

this is the AU section.... :

[Auslandau]

Originally Posted by adrian k

this is the AU section.... :

....... Was moved from the Pub!

They had did have the S for a short time but I have never heard of an R at all.



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[The Monty]

Ive seen one or two around Brisbane, just a dealer thing Id say.

[mik]

maybe its a typo .

[Auslandau]

Maybe original owners name was Robbie ...... ?



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[ehast13]

I have just sold an r-series (Monday).

Denmac (and I believe Torque and Metro too) Ford got a good deal on x-police cars. They sold them for $22,888 driveaway with a wing and some alloys, a red pinstripe and some r series stickers and/or embossed into any number of seats. The bad news is that it is nothing more than a dealer special.

Here's the good news...

They generally had LSD (3.45 ratio), tickford suspension, ABS, Police speedo (increments for every 2kph rather than 5kph) and dual airbags.

Some buyers were lucky enough to get xr6 164kw motor and deeper front seats (becasue cops wear utility belts but still need to sit down to drive).

I buy and sell many fords and have come across a few. My father and Uncle bought the R-series from the dealer (12months or 40,000kms was the cop limit). They were both able to get the xr6 engined ones.

Have a look at your speedo, then have a look at the size of your catalytic converter. The speedo should be marked for every two kph. If you have the bigger cat u may also have the 164kw engine (some didn't have red rocker cover, some did).

They are a great car to drive hard. Funniliy enough the TARE weight for the xr6 spec ones is listed as only 1438kg. I've never found out why. They ride a bit harsher and seem to have more road noise)

Pity they are all autos

[Buzz Box]

Would it be anything like those Craig Lowndes 'Race Specials' you know the white ones or whatever??

[R-series]

Thanks Ehast13 it has a sticker inside the door saying campaign end date etc so i figured it may have been an ex cop car. how can i tell if its an lsd just by looking at it ? also what sort of price would be fair for it ? i bought it with no front end as such , missing bar grill headlights bonnet otherwise is immaculate - cheers

[blackers10]

the campaign sticker is for factory recalls (like the steering rack bolt that undid by it self so they welded it to prevent any more people driving on the wrong side of the road with the steering wheel straight haha

[R-series]

nice to know, it does have the 2km increments and dual airbags , tickford suspension im not sure about as with the diff, cat convertor doesnt look all that big though :( and on the comp plate the weight is "OPT20"

[Mr Hardware]

OPT20 = ex cop. What ehast13 said is about the best info you'll get. Usually LSD's will have a large yellow tag around the diff filler hole that says "LSD" on it.

[Polyal]

Well thats a new one.

I could imagine them having the OPT20 but not an XR engine. Pics would be good.

[R-series]

will be parting this car out if anyone is interested , front end gone as in guards bonnet bar grill and lights but if there is interest for the auto , engine and 3.45 high performance lsd let me know cheers

[InfernoSR]

So why are you parting it out? and when will we get pics? :P

[R-series]

parting it out cos i bought it with the intention of slapping a front end on it and selling it with 12 months rego but wreckers want stupid amounts for front panel parts - parting out sounds easier given up on the idea of making money off it , just want to cover my outlay :( - will post pics on weekend

[InfernoSR]

Originally Posted by R-series

parting it out cos i bought it with the intention of slapping a front end on it and selling it with 12 months rego but wreckers want stupid amounts for front panel parts - parting out sounds easier given up on the idea of making money off it , just want to cover my outlay :( - will post pics on weekend

Sell it to me... lol!

[R-series]

haha if your up for a roadtrip to lismore its all yours - otherwise if the price is ridiculously right i will drop it at your door wrapped in a red bow ;) make me some offers

[InfernoSR]

Originally Posted by R-series

haha if your up for a roadtrip to lismore its all yours - otherwise if the price is ridiculously right i will drop it at your door wrapped in a red bow ;) make me some offers

lol!!! need pics first... got another car that i could be interested in too atm... and its closer :P

I can always make you too haggle to "win" me as the buyer and money holder... hehe

[ehast13]

The one I sold last week was a friends car and no-one would trade it in (typical we don't need the car, we'll knock $1000 of the new car price etc) on a new xr6 turbo. I bought it for 2grand (no rwc) I cleaned it up and another mate wanted to buy it so I sold it to him for 2 grand plus RWC costs ($0 - it was pretty good) plus a small fee for my detailing/TLC efforts.

As for the xr6 engine. Some cars have it, some don't (as per ef/el pursuit cars). Some have the red rocker cover some don't. First time I realized that some had the xr engine but not the red rocker was when I pulled the head off one and needed to replace some valves. They have the (from memory) 41mm exhaust valves instead of 39mm and of course cam differences and bigger bore cat.

I'll look up my charts on monday and see what the difference is.

I was told OPT20 car had less sound proofing but it was hardly from a reliable source.

[T-Pak Addict]

Originally Posted by Mr Hardware

OPT20 = ex cop.

Opt 20 applied to Police cars and Taxi Packs, each having different specs.....

Mine is a Factory Duel Fuel (Tickford) X cab 6 seater Column shift Auto
and also has Option 20 on the plate

[InfernoSR]

Originally Posted by AU Falcon 99

Opt 20 applied to Police cars and Taxi Packs, each having different specs.....

Mine is a Factory Duel Fuel (Tickford) X cab 6 seater Column shift Auto
and also has Option 20 on the plate

I thought yours would have been like mine... OPT25

[R-series]

mine definitely says opt20 not 25 have decided i will most likely end up keeping the lsd, in fact the entire drivetrain and throw it into my 35 pickup -ONE DAY- not enough sheds and not enough free time :(

[InfernoSR]

Originally Posted by R-series

mine definitely says opt20 not 25 have decided i will most likely end up keeping the lsd, in fact the entire drivetrain and throw it into my 35 pickup -ONE DAY- not enough sheds and not enough free time :(

The comment i made was more directed at AU Falcon 99... :P

[T-Pak Addict]

Originally Posted by BLUEPRINT

I thought yours would have been like mine... OPT25

Just double checked.... Option 25 on mine too
Thanks Blueprint.....

they used to be the same on the earlier E Series but obviously changed them.... My stuffup... oops

wonder if there are other option codes "out there"

[Dauphin]

Interesting car you have found and a new category created for aufalcon.com.

[R-series]

just a slight update, pulled the lsd down last night and its a 3.23 h/p lsd not 3.45 as suggested - does this make it better or worse ? i realise its all relative but generally speaking what would people prefer to have ?