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Speaking of the XA, Ford US was pressuring Ford AU to adopt the Torino platform but it was too big for the AU market and would have conflicted with the established Fairlane line that was making good money for Ford AU. Ford US persisted and AU designers tried shortening the front and rear of the 1970 Torino body to make it work.
I've never seen the design but I made this several months ago, blunting off the front and rear of the Torino body to see what it may have looked like. 
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GTV Ute
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GTV Ute is a very weird concept, looks like a vehicle you’d have a high chance of losing your head while driving along in 
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These pics make me miss the old Ford Discovery Centre..... What great place that was...
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How good does that sail plane on the FG ute clay look. Wouldn't allow the hard-lid to lift in the current form, but that could be worked on. Would have been a nice addition to the XR6/8 utes. Blind spot visibility may have been a negative factor though.
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Bloody great stuff ..AWESOME
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..  McLaren F1 Dick Johnson Racing "Those were the days when the cars were cars, they weren't built out of an Ikea pack like they are now and clothed in plastic; they were real cars." John Bowe Last edited by DJR-351; 25-02-2018 at 11:47 AM. |
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I was wondering if anyone has any pictures of the BA and BF design sketches or prototype concepts/clay models being worked on? I cannot find one single thing on Google Images!
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I found some:
    
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Great shots Dauphin. I really have a great appreciation of the guys/girls that had the skills and foresight to design, mould, tweak, and build the Falcon's we see and drive today!
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Anyone know what's happened with the Discovery ctr vehicles (saw the note earlier about them being stored on the old site but...)? These cars were created in the best days of FoA, something hard to explain to my kids...i'd love the opportunity for them to see what was and what could have been. Some are obsessed with 'Ford', they don't know why, but they are (well programmed by dad!).
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In Geelong they have reopened a museum which houses a few of the old cars/display items from the old Ford Discovery Centre. Just went in there today, and they have the EB GT, a cut away of the AU falcon, the exercise bike when you pedal it turns an engine which you can see a cutaway of the insides of it. Also at the moment have the last FGX Falcon made, a white BA GT (with 5speed manual), a miami engine on a stand, a barra turbo engine on a stand with the rocker cover partially cut so you can see inside, a prototype sequential gearbox that was going to go into the BA GT and a lot more... GEELONG MUSEUM OF MOTORING + INDUSTRY and their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/geelongmuseumofmotoring/ Opens on Thursdays through to Monday 10am to 4pm. I've been told it'll be open for the next 3 years at least and see what happens after that. If you're in Geelong - check it out. Its behind Western Heights Secondary College, Building 5, on 23 Waymouth St, Hamlyn Heights. Run by volunteers so please try support this good thing! Last edited by baboon; 03-11-2019 at 06:35 PM. |
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They wanted the bulk more towards the center to make the car look smaller, something along those lines.
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Apparently the design itself was done in house at Ford.
Edit: Yes - it was in fact Wheels' interpretation - I misread the article. Quote:
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Id take the GTV ute in a heart beat..just love it.
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