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https://www.flickr.com/photos/159068...posted-public/
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Is that an lp gas convertor bolted below the drivers side shock tower? Please don't flame me for asking, I don't have a thorough knowledge of the xy falcon gt, for all I know, that gadget is on all of them. But to my untrained eye, it looks very similar to an lp gas convertor.
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You would think a $600K car would at least have the leads run properly.
It costs the same amount of money to make a mess as it does to do it right. |
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Definitely not a 600K car. But at least it still exists. Its would also be a good contender for a full restoration. I wonder what else is hiding just out of view?
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That thing looks like its had a hard life and with all the strange add ons I can't see anyone paying $600k for it but who knows if the numbers still match a good restro might pay off.
What's with the alloy bars down the guard area. Are they because the bodyworks fatigued !!!!!! Will certainly require a real good look before parting with dollars as whilst the numbers may match who knows what's inside the engine and are the miles genuine etc. |
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It's was set up to skull drag gliders into the air.............. Cheers Mick |
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With the bonnet open it is a total POS, suggest they oxy the bonnet closed and stop insulting Ford fans. In over 30 years of delving into and playing with XW's and XY's I'll say the engine bay is the worst of the worst. Oh My F'ing God ! Last edited by cheap; 11-10-2017 at 08:53 PM. |
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Side scoops look ugly need to go, remove them and you might as well keep going will be a full respray
Can't see this getting that sort of money
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Just need to pull the junk out of the engine bay and give it a good clean, I would not restore it.
It tells a story, it was a car used for a purpose, no point hiding it with a shiny paint job, plenty of dudes doing that. Keep it unique. You could tidy that engine bay to a respectable level in one week end. |
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https://carsales.mobi/cars/details/M...AG-AD-14380115 just laughable isnt it that someone would pay similar money for a rattly old ford Even a clean fg xr6 is functionally a better car in every way than the old GT Last edited by Bayson; 12-10-2017 at 11:01 AM. |
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being alloy it wouldn't give much support if that's what its for
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Looks like someones tacked them on to cover the wiring loom.
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I like the Grover air horn sticking through the radiator support panel.
Still would prefer a tatty ol classic to modern plastic.
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Anyone have any idea what that tap type arrangement is on the LH head.
First I assumed it was a fuel/water separator but it appears to be threaded into the LH head with a glass bowl underneath so water only but why ? https://www.flickr.com/photos/159068...posted-public/ I would assume it will also get a battery at sometime so prospective buyers can ascertain if the engine actually runs and that air horn works ![]() |
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Yep.
I had one as well.
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If you dont drive it well how can it be enjoyed. If you do drive it well basically kiss goodbye its value. If you hold onto it, do you think the next generation will appreciate it and pay good coin for it??.. the current buyers are also the last set of buyers. (They are aged) This auction is a classic "dont be holding the bag" when the music stops |
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My late father left me his lifetimes work of stamp collecting. Some of those stamps have eye watering values in the tens of thousands each. Yet they are a tiny piece of paper and a bit of ink. It's the rarity and the chase that gives them value. Common sense doesn't come into it. Look at that 15 million dollar Ferrari, it would probably get beaten by an fg xt.
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Its not about the investment, its about owning one. When I first joined this forum I had similar beliefs to you and made an **** of myself trying to discredit people's reasoning behind wanting them, then I took off my blinkers and realised that to some people this is what being a car enthusiast is all about and as a Ford enthusiast, well, they speak for themselves, there is nothing better, unless your lucky enough to own the P4 and there's even pro's and con's with that comparison too. Last edited by BENT_8; 12-10-2017 at 04:27 PM. |
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hi Dr Terry my xtgt came with one and its log book but I cant comment on whether other models got one also. id suggest they did
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