Unique Cars Australia – September 2019

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BUILDINGYOURDREAMGARAGECOMESATA PRICE

TOYBOX

a tributeGTata fractionofthe

coststartstolooklikea good

proposition.

That’swhatwe’relooking

athere– whatseemstobea

nicely-doneXYthatstarted

lifeasa FairmontinTealGlow

livery.

Theseller,AustralianMuscle

CarSales,saystheoriginal

buildwasdone 10 yearsago

witha refreshfiveyearslater.

ThepowerplantisbyKanaris

Enginesandisa 408Cleveland

strokerwithportedaluminium

heads,forgedcrankand

numerousupgrades.

It’sbreathingthrough

a 750cfmHolley,claiming

620hpat6750rpmwhenbuilt,

translatingto487hpatthe

wheels.Assumingthat’sright,it

shouldbea veryquickcar.

Thetransmissionisa

four-speedToploaderwithan

upgraded9-inchdiff.

Incaseyou’rewondering,

thesunroofisa periodGolde

unit.

AustralianMuscleCarSales

hasthisone,platedasan11/70

build,onat$115,000.

THERE WAS a time, as
recently as 15 years ago, when
the whole idea of a replica or
tribute GT Ford would have
seemed a little absurd. Why
would you go to all that trouble
when a real one was readily
available and not hugely
expensive? Then the first big
price waves hit – alongside the
mining boom – and good GTs,
and of course HOs, seemed to
be worth literally their weight
in gold.
In the last decade, not only
have replicas become more
numerous, but they’ve been
accepted as a legitimate part
of the classic car market, with
XY Ford GTs at the head of the
local pack. When an HO can
climb well past half a million,

BIG HANDSOME XYBOASTSA CLEVELAND STROKER

FALCON XY GT TRIBUTE

$115,000

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