EXTERIOR:
When Gary got his mitts on the XP, the once
pristine duco had suffered from a couple of years
of neglect. “The paint must be six or seven years
old,” Gary says, “but they did a really good job;
there’s no rust in the car.” Not one bit of factory
bling escaped the satin black treatment, and
the only shiny parts left on the outside are the
polished rims of the Rocket Racing IgnitorsINTERIOR:
The XL Falcon gauge bezel was originally
filled with cheapo clocks that couldn’t tell time
accurately, so Gary turfed them in
favour of classic Auto Meter Sport Comps.
There are plenty of neat details to be found in
here, like the custom-fabbed centre console
and the Kenwood stereo hidden in
the gloveboxI TRIED TO ROLL THE REAR GUARDS MYSELF, AND QUICKLY
DISCOVERED THAT I’M ONLY A WINDOW TINTER, NOT A PANEL BEATER!
ENGINE BAY:
That massive radiator was custom-made for
Gary by Adrad, and its fitment immediately
solved the Windsor’s overheating woes. Trick
shock tower braces were made by the original
builder, but all the plumbing and wiring is
Gary’s handiwork. He added the vacuum pump
to help address the woeful brakes when the
XP still ran the unreliable blower set-up