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Old 28-06-2010, 06:46 PM   #1
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Default Falcon Job 1 and Assembly plant pics

Hey guys,

Anyone got links to pictures of Falcon Job 1's from over the years? I know a few have floated around, there was one of BA Job 1 on here about 8 years ago now, Narooma Blue XT with Geoff Polites and co standing in front of it.

If not, anyone got decent pictures of the inside of the plant, pictures of car production, all that kind of stuff?

None of that myford spec stuff.


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Old 28-06-2010, 07:45 PM   #2
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I've uploaded a picture of the Barra you speak of.

http://www.fordforums.com.au/photos/...hp?photo=57590

I'll see what else I can find on my desktop.
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Old 28-06-2010, 11:07 PM   #3
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Appreciated!
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Old 28-06-2010, 11:32 PM   #4
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You think they could have rolled out a Fairmont Ghia as number 1 lol!
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Old 29-06-2010, 12:21 AM   #5
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Old 29-06-2010, 02:33 AM   #6
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WOW!!!!!!!!!!

Great photos.

Love seeing the XR and MK 1 Cortina on the same production line.

I think the XA,B,C Landau Coupes didn't get the treatment as in the last few photos though.
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Old 29-06-2010, 10:29 AM   #7
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What exactly is that treatment? some sort of anti rust but what exactly?
Pretty sure the early stangs in the US didn't get this treatment, cause everyone's complaining at how silly the Ford engineers were to spotweld the upper and lower cowl together without any treatment in between...

These are great pictures...
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Old 29-06-2010, 04:02 PM   #8
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Wish we could buy copies of these photo's there great.
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Old 29-06-2010, 04:12 PM   #9
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Nice collection CoupeXB
XR XT and my favourite Mk1 Corty

xrfalcon was thinking the same thing would, they would look great in the garage
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Old 29-06-2010, 04:37 PM   #10
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I just found them search Sievers, Wolfgang, 1913-2007
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Old 29-06-2010, 04:41 PM   #11
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Great pics.
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Old 29-06-2010, 06:39 PM   #12
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I've uploaded a picture of the Barra you speak of.

http://www.fordforums.com.au/photos/...hp?photo=57590

I'll see what else I can find on my desktop.
For the life of me I do not understand how they thought that the BA XT looked better than the AUIII Forte.

Now, I am talking ONLY of the AUIII, I seriously belive that the AUIII Ford finally refined to a point where they looked quite good in all forms bar the Fairmonts, where BA XT Futura Fairmont's looked big boring and rounded. and definitely less modern (save for the Interior). The BA XR's were a different story, they always looked good.

How funny is hindsight? Many Lament that the BA is what the AU should have been, where I reckon had Ford bought out the AUIII line instead of AU1, Ford Oz's fortunes would have been much different.

However, it could be pondered upon that we probabably would never had the BA BF FG (arguably maybe not even the turbo's), if the AU had succeeded.

Sorry for the OTT'ness....
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Old 29-06-2010, 07:43 PM   #13
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beauty is in the eye of the "beer holder" my friend.

we all see the world through our own custom tainted glasses.

We may as well argue whether chocolate ice cream tastes nicer than vanilla.
But there's one thing that united us all!

"Toyota's are boring!" hehehe
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Old 29-06-2010, 07:53 PM   #14
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after seeing those old pics of the factory, i have to say that it still looks close to the same way as it did 40 years ago except for safety enhancements and the old piant shop has been decommisioned for many years now i think since the xf's release.
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Old 29-06-2010, 07:57 PM   #15
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Old 29-06-2010, 09:37 PM   #16
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Pics are from the State Library of Victoria website.

http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/pictures/inter/34937.shtml
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Old 29-06-2010, 10:15 PM   #17
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Ford Geelong 1951 pics
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/pictures/inter/34859.shtml

Ford Geelong 1957 pics
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/pictures/inter/34935.shtml

Ford Geelong 1958 pics
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/pictures/inter/34936.shtml

Assembly and manufacture of prototype car and testing procedures at Ford Research Division, Broadmeadows
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/pictures/inter/34939.shtml
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Old 29-06-2010, 11:24 PM   #18
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I've uploaded a picture of the Barra you speak of.

http://www.fordforums.com.au/photos/...hp?photo=57590

I'll see what else I can find on my desktop.
Geez that Barra still looks as great today as it looked nearly 8 years ago. I still cringe when I see a clapped out, beaten up taxi example.
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Old 29-06-2010, 11:38 PM   #19
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When blood sweat and tears where used to make cars not keystrokes and pecentages.

great pics indeed.
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Old 29-12-2017, 12:42 AM   #21
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Default Re: Falcon Job 1 and Assembly plant pics

Sorry to bring up an old thread but does anyone have more details on the Job #1 Barra? What date was this photo taken, what is it's VIN, does anyone know where it is?
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