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Issue 510

ONCE DIME A DOZEN, THE XD-XF IS NOW A RARITY

- ANGELO LOUPETIS

AUSSIE LEGENDS

THE FALCON was once a common sight on Australian roads, but the local Ford XD-XF generation in particular seems to have vanished off the face of the earth. Clearly cars do exist, but compared to the numbers of similar vintage Commodores, time has taken its toll with many succumbing to the rust fairies.

With several now desirable XD and XE ESP versions gracing the pages of this fine magazine over the years, including the very first road prototype XD Phase 5, we were excited to finally get our hands on the uncommon XE Grand Prix turbo.

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1964 FORD ANGLIA

A FORD Anglia from the 1960s stands out on the road these days, particularly when it is a Broadspeed replica like this car.

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WATER BOYS!

THE GOLDEN AGE OF PUBLISHING IS IN THE PAST, SO WHAT'S A JOURNO MEANT TO DO? HOW ABOUT HYDRO-BLASTING

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7 mins

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JOHNSON'S TURBO VISION

It's a reasonably well-circulated theory that the mighty XE Falcon Grand Prix Turbo was a fairly desperate attempt to give Ford a chance at fielding a car in Australian touring car racing, moving forward from the axing of the Falcon V8 with the end of the XE model.

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5 mins

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1973 TRIUMPH TR6

WITH A clean design by Karmann, Triumph's TR6 has aged well and to this day holds a lot of visual appeal.

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1 min

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ALFA ROMEO SPIDER 1966-94

THE SHAPE introduced at Turin's 1966 Motor Show survived 28 turbulent years with just one significant restyle. Appropriately for a twin-cam, two-seat car it was called 'Duetto', and the man who won the competition to choose its name was rewarded with one of the first-built examples.

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2 mins

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HOARDER SYNDROME

JUST BEFORE WE START, A WORD OF ADVICE FOR THE INNOCENT. DO NOT RENOVATE. EVER. JUST DO NOT DO IT

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3 mins

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1968 FORD CORTINA

WHILE FORD aimed at the volume family market with its MkII Cortina series, it nevertheless enjoyed a spectacular motor-sport career.

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1986 BENZ 420SEC

FOR SOME this generation qualifies as one of the 'bank vault' Benzes – so called for their solid feel and relatively straightforward and robust engineering. The SEC coupe is one of more rare variants from the S-class platform of this era.

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1 min

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ONES THAT GOT AWAY

THE CARS WE SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT OR ARE DELIGHTED WE DIDN'T...

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3 mins

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ZRX1200R

KAWASAKI'S BIG NAKED BIKE, A HIGHLIGHT OF THE EARLY 2000S

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2 mins

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