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1994 Ford Falcon reveal
Ford Falcon

1993 Ford Falcon: Next-gen EF scoop!

Wheels snapped the hotly anticipated Ford EF Falcon before anyone else

1992 Holden Commodore vs Ford Falcon
Ford Falcon

1992 Ford EB II Falcon GT v Holden VP Commodore SS

After the Falcon XR8 nudged out the VN SS in August this year, the VP now carries Holden's hopes in the bent eight battle. And this time, as KEVIN BARTLETT and MICHAEL STAHL report, there's a twist in the tail.

1991 Ford Falcon
Ford Falcon

1991 Ford Falcon EB review

The EB marks the make or break of Ford Australia. It's hardly hot-blooded in body or form, but ANGUS MacKENZIE and MIKE McCARTHY dig under the skin, and find a very different beast

1990 Ford Falcon EA Series II
Ford Falcon

1990 Ford Falcon EA II brings back the bent eight

Okay, so Ford realised the decision to kill off the V8 was a bad one. Here’s how they breathed new life into it.

1989 Ford Falcon
Ford Falcon

1989 Ford Falcon EA Series II review

The big Ford at last gets the four-speed auto it needed. Other subtle changes help make the 1990 Falcon a much improved car.

1988 Ford EA 26 Falcon and Holden VN Commodore
Ford Falcon

1988 Ford Falcon EA 26 v Holden VN Commodore

Wheels took the two rivals and pounded them over a four-car total of 21,000km in our toughest-ever comparison. Trail boss Mike McCarthy gives the verdict.

1987 Ford Falcon SVO
Ford Falcon

1987 Ford Falcon XF SVO

Plans for Dick Johnson's SVO - Special Vehicles Operation - call for building 500 distinctive Falcons. Not V8s, but high-output sixes with the emphasis on quality and refinement

Ford Falcon, Holden Commodore and Mitsubishi Magna
Ford Falcon

1986 Ford XF Falcon v Mitsubishi Magna v Holden Commodore

Was this the start of the decline for the big, rear-drive Aussie-made six-cylinder?

1985 Ford Falcon
Ford Falcon

1985 Ford Falcon: 1988 EA 26 world scoop

In 1985, Wheels stunned Australian readers – and the world – with in-depth scoop on the EA Falcon three years before its launch.

1984 Ford Falcon
Ford Falcon

1984 Ford Falcon XF launches

Ford shifts the Falcon into the era of electronic engine management.

1982 Ford Falcon vs Holden Commodore
Ford Falcon

1983 Ford Falcon coupe conversion

Just because Ford killed off the Falcon coupe doesn’t mean you weren’t able to buy one

1982 Ford Falcon
Ford Falcon

1982 Ford Falcon 5.8 ESP v Holden Commodore SS Group Three

Commodore SS Group Three meets Falcon 5.8 ESP. Long live the bent eight!

1981 Ford Falcon at Luna Park
Ford Falcon

1981 Ford Falcon XD v Chrysler CM Valiant

An outsider passes judgement on Australia’s Own – the Ford Falcon and the Chrysler Valiant.

1980 Ford Falcon XD 1/2 review
Ford Falcon

1980 Ford Falcon XD 1/2 review

Out goes the Falcon’s iron head, and in swoops the Honda-built alloy one.

1979 Ford Falcon XD 1/2
Ford Falcon

1979 Ford Falcon XD: The new era dawns

We finally get our Aussie designed and developed Ford Falcon.

Ford Falcon
Ford Falcon

1978 Ford XC Falcon goes back in time

Ford’s third-generation Falcon, the XC, provided Wheels with the perfect opportunity to reflect on the car’s 20-year evolution.

1977 Ford Falcon XC
Ford Falcon

1977 Ford XC Falcon drives from Sydney to Perth

Sydney to Perth in 33 hours sounds much better as …Around the world in 13 days

1976 Ford Falcon
Ford Falcon

1976 Ford Falcon XC reveal

Ford decided the task of meeting the new Australian anti-emission laws meant more than making engineering compromises, so it came up with two new cross-flow, six-cylinder engines and more powerful eights.

Ford Falcon XC
Ford Falcon

1975 Ford Falcon XC scoop

Ford’s upcoming XC Falcon had to deal with tough anti-pollution requirements. Turns out it didn’t need those bulky American-style bumpers, though.

1974 Ford Falcon GT
Ford Falcon

1974 XB Ford Falcon GT review

Four wheel disc brakes and a headlight flasher . .. today's Falcon GT is more than ever a grand tourer.

Four car comparison
Ford Falcon

1973 Ford Falcon 500 v Leyland P76 Deluxe v Holden Kingswood v Valiant Ranger

Here for the first time, WHEELS has the Four basic Australian six-cylinder cars - all priced around $3200-$3400 - to compare. lt's the biggest and most important comparison test because these are the cars most of you will buy and want to know about ... P76 Deluxe v Holden Kingswood v Falcon 500 v Valiant Ranger.

Ford Falcon XA
Ford Falcon

1972 Ford Falcon XA review

With all the good points of the old car and a few new ones thrown in, Ford’s new one continues the “great road car” theme.

1971 Ford Falcon GT HO Phase 3
Ford Falcon

1971 Ford Falcon GT HO Phase 3 review

In 1971, Wheels gained an exclusive first drive of the car conceived by Ford to win Bathurst, the Ford Falcon GT HO Phase 3 – and using that now-famous doctored photo. Even today, this edition stands out as the magazine’s biggest-selling issue.

1970 Ford Falcon GT XY road test
Ford Falcon

1970 XY Ford Falcon GT road test

Bill Bourke's GT Special goes into production to top the new range ...