Big Announcement from Ford Australia?

[The Stylist]

Been reading over at FAF that there is possibly going to be a big news announcement from Ford Australia in a couple of weeks.

July the 11th is being mentioned as a possible date, can anyone here shed some light on this?

Could it be some thing to do with the following?

* BF2 Cobra?
* Orion?
* Export deal for the Orion?
* New Mondeo details?
* BF3?
* Stripes?

[FPV8U]

Orion would be too early i would have thought, BFII Cobra also too early?

What are the chances of BFIII with Orion upgrades?

[ClevlndStemer]

new stripe package i would imagine.
if not that then i imagine cobra

[mcflux]

Ford Marketing to receive electro-shock therapy depending on the performance of upcoming Orion adverts?

[The Stylist]

I'm expecting some announcement on the Mondeo and its spec levels/pricing.

[Piotr]

Originally Posted by The Stylist

I'm expecting some announcement on the Mondeo and its spec levels/pricing.

I agree. They go on sale later this year but still no word on pricing or specs.

[Decadentia]

The optimist in me is thinking " There was that yank guy out here in the last few weeks, who's got something to do with product/export viability ".

The pessimist in me is thinking " It's just going to be the same old 'new stripes and different badge' product mentality ". Point in case, Anniversary GT.

[Ghiadude]

those SNAKES wouldnt know how to market anything. Its probably something a little more sssinisssster

[Nostalgia]

Might be none of the above, it could be a shock to everyone.

[Redrum]

The return of those great Ford ads with the average family having 2.5 kids. Remember that little sitting in the middle of th back seat.......

[Fordman1]

I'm tipping either:

1. Probably FPV Cobra limited edition (White with Blue Stripes etc)

OR

2. Ford Australia to announce a third car line to be built in Oz (Focus or perhaps Mondeo ?).

[McobraR]

here's hoping they bring in the mustang GT from the states, with a realistic price of less than 40k

[Bluehoon]

Originally Posted by Barraxr8

I'm tipping either:

1. Probably FPV Cobra limited edition (White with Blue Stripes etc)

OR

2. Ford Australia to announce a third car line to be built in Oz (Focus or perhaps Mondeo ?).

Agree it will be one of those.

Seeings dealers are already taking orders for a plastic tart rip off of a XC Cobra...

[uranium_death]

Originally Posted by Redrum

The return of those great Ford ads with the average family having 2.5 kids. Remember that little sitting in the middle of th back seat.......

It was actually 2.3 kids. And I was the .3 (as my older brother said).
That kid sat in the back and measures the space between himself and his siblings, and was satisfied, stating that Ford Falcon has enough room for everybody in the family.

We had the XF station wagon (The Tractor) back then and it provided enough space for all of us. Pity I had to have that stupid safety harness as the lap-sash belts were not standard then. Ahhh, memories. Actually, of recent I've had a yearning to find out what happened to The Tractor. Sold it to some lady for 2.65k back in 2000. Would love to get it back and fix it up, when I get money.

Good car, the old XF wagon.

But in terms of announcements, without knowing nothing, I'll baulk.

[ef_classic]

Export deal.

Export the falcon to the US to replace the large car platform, crown vic, town car etc

[apolloxbgt]

Originally Posted by uranium_death

It was actually 2.3 kids. And I was the .3 (as my older brother said).
That kid sat in the back and measures the space between himself and his siblings, and was satisfied, stating that Ford Falcon has enough room for everybody in the family.

Those adds were for the laser,not the falcon.

[TUF_302]

Originally Posted by EAadam

Might be none of the above, it could be a shock to everyone.

Do you no more than your saying???

[Nostalgia]

Originally Posted by SVO_XR6

Do you no more than your saying???

Yes. No i cant talk about it. Sorry.

[Nostalgia]

Originally Posted by SVO_XR6

Do you no more than your saying???

Ok, its called COBRA. I say no more.

[Fordman1]

Originally Posted by EAadam

Ok, its called COBRA. I say no more.

A 'Big Annoucement' I thought would be something ground-breaking or a great coup for FoA.

Cobra Falcon with some stripes & a few Kw's isn't ground-breaking IMO.

A big export annoucement, or a new car to be built in Australia is 'Big News' The other things posted here are not really exciting.

I guess if it's the Cobra Falcon (unless it's VERY special) that's not really big news.

[gtfpv]

REMOVED . bad humour .

[Laminge]

Originally Posted by gtfpv

REMOVED . bad humour .

Was looking forward to a good alien or ghost conspiracy

[Tles]

Originally Posted by Laminge

Was looking forward to a good alien or ghost conspiracy

More of a chance than Territory LPG or Turbo Diesel

[eb2fairmont]

Announcement that they're finally going to outdo the power of the VTII GTS?

[Donut King]

V10, it's gotta be it

[CAMS290]

Originally Posted by Donut King

V10, it's gotta be it

I think you are on to something.lol

[AWD Chaser]

source: http://carsguide.news.com.au/story/0...-21822,00.html

The Cobra name is expected to return for Bathurst.

No one is confirming, or denying it, but Ford is working to bring back the Cobra name.

Indicators are strong that Ford may release a limited run of special-edition Cobra-badged Falcons in time for this year's Bathurst 1000 endurance race.

CARSguide understands that 300 V8 sedans and 150 utes will be built to coincide with the marathon race.

The cars are believed to have 302kW V8s and will be sold under the FPV banner as “spec R” cars, which means they have upgraded suspensions and high-performance brakes.

Earlier this year, FPV released 200 “spec R” Falcon GTs to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Falcon GT.

This year's Bathurst race also marks the 30th anniversary of Ford's one-two win with drivers Allan Moffat and Colin Bond.

To commemorate that win Ford Australia released 400 Falcon XC Cobra coupes in July 1978.


Ford Cobra Club of Australia president Rodney Hansen says he has heard that Ford plans to revive the Cobra name.

Several dealers have also heard the same story and some are prepared to take orders.

One FPV dealer, Jefferson Ford in Melbourne, has had strong inquiry for the cars.

But despite the speculation, Ford spokeswoman Sinead McAlary will not say if the Cobra name is returning.

She says there has been some talk of new model names at Ford, but this was normal for a car company.

Ford has registered the names “Falcon R6” “Falcon G” and “Falcon G6”, but McAlary says it is not uncommon for car companies to register names, then not use them.

“We like to keep a few things under our hat,” she says.

Ford could be reserving the “G” model designation for an upper-end next-generation Falcon, to fill the gap left by the outgoing Fairlane. The 5.4-litre Fairlane G8 is the long-wheelbase range-topper.

Fang-tastic prices

Holden has also been playing the name game, registering the “RXU” and “L8” names, which could point to new VE Commodore models.

Like many 1960s and 1970s Australian muscle cars, which are fetching stratospheric prices today, Falcon Cobras are becoming sought-after among collectors.

A mint-condition car can cost as much as $70,000 and a limited Bathurst Cobra can fetch more than $150,000.

When Ford built a batch of 400 Falcon XC coupe-based Cobras in 1978 they were painted white with blue racing stripes and had alloy wheels and a cobra snake logo emblazoned on the mudguards.

Half the cars were build with a 4.9-litre V8 and the rest with a 5.8-litre V8.

By today's standards, given improvements in engine technology, the outputs of the engines are modest. The 4.9-litre V8 developed 159kW at 4600 revs and 364Nm at 3000 revs and the 5.8-litre had 162kW at 4500 revs and 429Nm at 2700 revs.

The first 30 Cobras, called Option 97, were homologated for racing, with reinforced suspensions, transmission oil coolers, heavy-duty radiators and reworked mudguards, to accommodate larger wheels and tyres.

[XAGSV8]

Ford Taurus is replacing Falcon.

[silverxr8]

Just went to look on FAF about the announcement, but put fordaustraliaforums.com.au instead of just .com
Worst mistake i've ever made

[falzoony]

Originally Posted by silverxr8

Just went to look on FAF about the announcement, but put fordaustraliaforums.com.au instead of just .com
Worst mistake i've ever made

ok thats not cool.