1971 Ford XY Falcon 'GT-HO Replica' Sedan

Description

The XY Falcon was released in October 1970 replacing the XW Falcon and is today widely regarded as one of the most desirable of the early Falcon models, especially in its ultimate GTHO Phase III guise. Based on the strong selling XW range, the XY facelift brought a new level of styling sophistication and aggressive design to the Falcon, introducing a new divided grille and cleaner, redesigned tail lights. There were also refinements to seating, safety equipment and ride quality, all offered across a range of eight passenger vehicle and three commercial models. A GS Rally Pack was available as an option on the Falcon 500, Futura and Fairmont sedans and wagons, with the GT in sedan form the ultimate sports model. The ‘hero’ of the XY range, of course, was the legendary Falcon GTHO Phase III ‘homologation’ (for local Series Production racing) model, released in May 1971. A four-wheel-drive version of the Utility was also produced in 1972, though only 432 examples were built. Engines across the XY range included the new 200ci (3.3 litre) and 250ci (4.1 litre) in-line six cylinder engines, replacing the smaller-capacity sixes offered in the previous XW models. Both the 302ci (4.9 litre) and 351ci (5.8 litre) V8s were carried over from the previous range, though the latter changed from the Windsor engine to the Cleveland engine. Production of the XY Falcon range totaled 118,666 units.