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Old 17-06-2007, 09:05 PM   #1
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Default A differant type of XR8.....circa 1984
Well I know in Aus the XR8 badge was used on the high performance Falcons but here in South Africa we only ever got one XR8 and it was an XR8 that the rest of the world couldnt buy....the Sierra XR8, only 255 were ever made to homologate the the car for racing.

It took the 5 door Sierra bodyshell, used the XR4 rear wing, diff was an upgraded uint from the Granda, wheels and brake components were both custom made.

Cars nose was also custom, lenghened to accomodate the 302 that was fitted, the water pump was an Essex V6 item, not to bright as XR8's soon got rep for overheating, despite that fact that 2 giant electric fans were fitted. The motor was mated to a Mustang T5 gearbox and the motor was aso fitted with an oil cooler.

Power was 161 kW but torque was 374Nm which in a fairly light bodyshell made for 0-100 in 7 sec and 230 km/h top speed. Today these cars have become series collectors pieces, funnily enough one of the few SA fords that havent found there way to Aus...yet!
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Some pictures, all cars were painted white.
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Awesome, there is atleast one over here, and one of the site sponsors, FTG, had it last I heard. They would hammer.
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I just spotted what the cars are on each side of it. Seriously cool...........
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I just spotted what the cars are on each side of it. Seriously cool...........
Can post more pics of those if you want but one is a Chev? Will maybe start general thread for those pics, some interesting cars or can add to this thread?
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I have seen the older type in Turkey with a v8 in it
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Some other pictures from that same show, will stick to Fords though....not sure how well the odd old Holden would go down here.....though technically they were Chevs in South Africa...
Falcon GT......please stop taking these out of SA, almost all of them have been exported to Aus....

Capri Peran in orginal Peri-Peri colour
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Some other pictures from that same show, will stick to Fords though....not sure how well the odd old Holden would go down here.....though technically they were Chevs in South Africa...
Falcon GT......please stop taking these out of SA, almost all of them have been exported to Aus....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...ari360/GT2.jpg
Capri Peran in orginal Peri-Peri colour
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LOL..they are fetching good money. Plus the yanks take our coupes and butcher them so its only fair.
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No doubt it goes but it's ugly as sin.
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Some more pics.
Ford GT40 replica.

Nice V6 Capri
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Ford F100 powerd by 460cu V8 linked to C6 box....this thing is a monster, has a special hand mad cross over exhaust system so when this thing starts up the ground does a shake.....
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you're more than welcome to post pics of the holdens here too mate, i and i am sure others too would love to see them.
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Can post more pics of those if you want but one is a Chev? Will maybe start general thread for those pics, some interesting cars or can add to this thread?
I know it's a Chevrolet.
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May I please have one XR8, one Perana in peri peri and one of those chev 302 powered homolagated things on the other side of the XR8
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you're more than welcome to post pics of the holdens here too mate, i and i am sure others too would love to see them.
OK will do, just I know there is some serious rivalry between the two brands and....
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What I think you would call a Holden Statesman here is knows a Chev Caprice

This we call the Chev Baumont, very nice car
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May I please have one XR8, one Perana in peri peri and one of those chev 302 powered homolagated things on the other side of the XR8
That Homologated thing is a Chevrolet Firenza Can Am....only 100 made this one is actually a faithful replica...
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Pics of the Can Am
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some sweet cars there.....
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Chevrolet El Camino aka Holden UTE

Willy, powered by 454cu V8


The face of a legend...
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Thats it a Can Am, theres a genuine one here in Perth. Thanks for all the photos, always great seeing something different.
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Thats it a Can Am, theres a genuine one here in Perth. Thanks for all the photos, always great seeing something different.
No problem, there are apparently 2 Can Am in Aus with a 3rd on its way......
Hows this for differant, Opel Rekord Coupe, powerd by 400cu Chev to BMW 5 speed manual box...with ford 9 inch in the back
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Sorry but I cant help but see what I think is a marroon Morris 1100 with a wing on the boot beside the Opel. There definatley seems to be a power to low weight ratio trend in SA cars being homolagated for racing back in the seventies.
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Sorry but I cant help but see what I think is a marroon Morris 1100 with a wing on the boot beside the Opel. There definatley seems to be a power to low weight ratio trend in SA cars being homolagated for racing back in the seventies.
That wasnt a homolgation special but its been modified, has a 2 liter Mazda motor in it.....
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No problem, there are apparently 2 Can Am in Aus with a 3rd on its way......
Hows this for differant, Opel Rekord Coupe, powerd by 400cu Chev to BMW 5 speed manual box...with ford 9 inch in the back
Some Holden HKTG styling there.
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Picure of thay 2 liter Mazda motor....not to my taste but nice conversion anyway...


More to my taste..
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Some Holden HKTG styling there.
was thinking the very same
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Could be Holden based, but was launched here in SA in 1969-1970, not too sure where it orginate from if it was an Opel of not, because the Firenza Can Am was based on a Vauxhaul...
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Some nice cars there mate, good stuff!
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Could be Holden based, but was launched here in SA in 1969-1970, not too sure where it orginate from if it was an Opel of not, because the Firenza Can Am was based on a Vauxhaul...
Nah it's German and predates the HKTG, so Holden must of got some styling ideas from Opel. The chassis and suspension is nothing like the Holdens.

I have seen them in movies before. I think The Day of the Jackal had one.
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