4x4 XY V8 wagon on ebay

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http://cgi.ebay.com.au/4X4-FORD-FALCON-XY-302-WINDSOR_W0QQitemZ120007234411QQihZ002QQcategoryZ10 2226QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


Looks half decent.

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"Dan---" <Nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> http://cgi.ebay.com.au/4X4-FORD-FALCON-XY-302-WINDSOR_W0QQitemZ120007234411QQihZ002QQcategoryZ10 2226QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>
>
> Looks half decent.


God damn Linux keeps changing my time and date!


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"Dan---" <575hp@detroitdieselpower.com> wrote in
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> "Dan---" <Nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:pan.2006.07.12.16.09.15.892600@nospam.com...
>> http://cgi.ebay.com.au/4X4-FORD-FALCON-XY-302-WINDSOR_W0QQitemZ1200072
>> 34411QQihZ002QQcategoryZ102226QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>>
>>
>> Looks half decent.
>
>
> God damn Linux keeps changing my time and date!
>
>

I was going to say, ODD?? until I read it.

I have only seen genuine Utes in 4X4. Did see a blue wagon at a car show
once, it had been converted.

Ron

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Dan--- wrote:
> "Dan---" <Nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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>> http://cgi.ebay.com.au/4X4-FORD-FALCON-XY-302-WINDSOR_W0QQitemZ120007234411QQihZ002QQcategoryZ10 2226QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>>
>>
>> Looks half decent.
>
>
> God damn Linux keeps changing my time and date!
>
>
You need http://www.mepis.org/ you do.

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"Dan---" <Nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> http://cgi.ebay.com.au/4X4-FORD-FALCON-XY-302-WINDSOR_W0QQitemZ120007234411QQihZ002QQcategoryZ10 2226QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>
>
> Looks half decent.

Looks like a lot of problems though for $10k. Although it's not likely to
devalue much if that's what it's worth.

Michael

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"atec77" <" atec77**"@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> You need http://www.mepis.org/ you do.

Cool thanks.


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"Dan---" <575hp@detroitdieselpower.com> wrote in message
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> "Dan---" <Nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:pan.2006.07.12.16.09.15.892600@nospam.com...
>> http://cgi.ebay.com.au/4X4-FORD-FALCON-XY-302-WINDSOR_W0QQitemZ120007234411QQihZ002QQcategoryZ10 2226QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>>
>> Looks half decent.
>
> God damn Linux keeps changing my time and date!

That wouldn't happen with OE :P

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Dan--- wrote:
> "atec77" <" atec77**"@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> You need http://www.mepis.org/ you do.
>
> Cool thanks.
>
>
n/p . wife got the install right 1st time so I expect you to .

[Ext User(Noddy)]

"Ron" <X101@newsguy.com> wrote in message
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> I have only seen genuine Utes in 4X4. Did see a blue wagon at a car show
> once, it had been converted.

XY Utes are the only 4x4 vehicles that Ford ever made in the Falcon range,
and they only made 432 of those as a special contract order for the QLD &
NSW state electricity commissions for use as service vehicles in remote
areas.

Despite rumours to the contrary, *all* of them without exception were
delivered as per the contract to the Queensland & New South Wales
Governments, and none miraculously found their way into private hands as
brand new vehicles. Ford built the minimum number they were contracted to
built, and all were delivered to the relative government departments.

It was only *after* they had served their time with those departments were
they auctioned off and found their way into private hands, with most of them
ending up as farm vehicles.

Utes were the only body type this driveline configuration was ever available
in, and all were 250 cubic inch non crossflow 6 cylinder powered with a
three speed manual transmission and a spicer transfer case. They also all
had a factory fitted bullbar, with a power take off winch as standard
equipment.

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"Michael C" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Looks like a lot of problems though for $10k. Although it's not likely to
> devalue much if that's what it's worth.

It's worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it, but seeing how it's a
"made up" vehicle (it's not factory original), it's value is debatable.

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"Noddy" <dg4163@dodo.com.au> wrote in message
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>
> "Ron" <X101@newsguy.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns97FF9D7B9FAE1mcgricenewsguycom@129.250.170 .81...
>
>> I have only seen genuine Utes in 4X4. Did see a blue wagon at a car show
>> once, it had been converted.
>
> XY Utes are the only 4x4 vehicles that Ford ever made in the Falcon range,
> and they only made 432 of those as a special contract order for the QLD &
> NSW state electricity commissions for use as service vehicles in remote
> areas.
>
> Despite rumours to the contrary, *all* of them without exception were
> delivered as per the contract to the Queensland & New South Wales
> Governments, and none miraculously found their way into private hands as
> brand new vehicles. Ford built the minimum number they were contracted to
> built, and all were delivered to the relative government departments.
>
> It was only *after* they had served their time with those departments were
> they auctioned off and found their way into private hands, with most of
> them ending up as farm vehicles.
>
> Utes were the only body type this driveline configuration was ever
> available in, and all were 250 cubic inch non crossflow 6 cylinder powered
> with a three speed manual transmission and a spicer transfer case. They
> also all had a factory fitted bullbar, with a power take off winch as
> standard equipment.
>
> Regards,
> Noddy.

So there were no 4x4 GTHO phase3 2 door sedans? :)

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"Dan---" <Nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> http://cgi.ebay.com.au/4X4-FORD-FALCON-XY-302-WINDSOR_W0QQitemZ120007234411QQihZ002QQcategoryZ10 2226QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>
>
> Looks half decent.
>

Was the ute it came from a factory job? Doesn't say.

[Ext User(Ron)]

"Noddy" <dg4163@dodo.com.au> wrote in
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>
> "Ron" <X101@newsguy.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns97FF9D7B9FAE1mcgricenewsguycom@129.250.170 .81...
>
>> I have only seen genuine Utes in 4X4. Did see a blue wagon at a car
>> show once, it had been converted.
>
> XY Utes are the only 4x4 vehicles that Ford ever made in the Falcon
> range, and they only made 432 of those as a special contract order for
> the QLD & NSW state electricity commissions for use as service
> vehicles in remote areas.
>
> Despite rumours to the contrary, *all* of them without exception were
> delivered as per the contract to the Queensland & New South Wales
> Governments, and none miraculously found their way into private hands
> as brand new vehicles. Ford built the minimum number they were
> contracted to built, and all were delivered to the relative government
> departments.
>
> It was only *after* they had served their time with those departments
> were they auctioned off and found their way into private hands, with
> most of them ending up as farm vehicles.
>
> Utes were the only body type this driveline configuration was ever
> available in, and all were 250 cubic inch non crossflow 6 cylinder
> powered with a three speed manual transmission and a spicer transfer
> case. They also all had a factory fitted bullbar, with a power take
> off winch as standard equipment.
>
Interesting, Noddy.
I often wondered why they were a one off.

I was in Singapore in 1971/72 so I missed a lot of info on events over that
time.

Ron

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"atec77" <" atec77**"@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Dan--- wrote:
>> "atec77" <" atec77**"@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:44b5f5a6$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au...
>>
>>> You need http://www.mepis.org/ you do.
>>
>> Cool thanks.
>>
>>
> n/p . wife got the install right 1st time so I expect you to .

I haven't installed it yet but I shouldn't have any problems installing it.

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"Rainbow Warrior" <pizza@sbs.com.fr> wrote in message
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> So there were no 4x4 GTHO phase3 2 door sedans? :)

Sadly no, although I'd hazard a guess and suggest that the demand would have
been pretty small :)

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"Neil Gerace" <geracen@iinet.net.au> wrote in message
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> Was the ute it came from a factory job? Doesn't say.

May well have been, as there's still a few kicking around.

A bloke around the corner from me has one sitting in his back yard that he
"always planned to restore", but never got around to it. It's complete and
original, and still ran the last time I saw it a few years ago, but it had a
rather large tree fall right on the middle of it's roof while parked in his
yard and the body is now rooted.

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"Noddy" <dg4163@dodo.com.au> wrote in message
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> "Rainbow Warrior" <pizza@sbs.com.fr> wrote in message
> news:ufrtg.4368$tE5.1862@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>
>> So there were no 4x4 GTHO phase3 2 door sedans? :)
>
> Sadly no, although I'd hazard a guess and suggest that the demand would
> have been pretty small :)

Ford was (according to Wheels) planning to offer the 4WD platform as a ute,
van and wagon with XA, but no coupe or sedan unfortunately. Would have
scared Colin Bond and the HDT rally team.

[Ext User(D Walford)]

Noddy wrote:
> "Ron" <X101@newsguy.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns97FF9D7B9FAE1mcgricenewsguycom@129.250.170 .81...
>
>> I have only seen genuine Utes in 4X4. Did see a blue wagon at a car show
>> once, it had been converted.
>
> XY Utes are the only 4x4 vehicles that Ford ever made in the Falcon range,
> and they only made 432 of those as a special contract order for the QLD &
> NSW state electricity commissions for use as service vehicles in remote
> areas.
>
> Despite rumours to the contrary, *all* of them without exception were
> delivered as per the contract to the Queensland & New South Wales
> Governments, and none miraculously found their way into private hands as
> brand new vehicles. Ford built the minimum number they were contracted to
> built, and all were delivered to the relative government departments.
>
I think I've mentioned this before but a Ford Tractor dealer(Leo
Wignall) in Euroa had a new 4WD XY in his workshop, I last saw it in
about 1982 and it had less than 10 miles of the odo.
He planned to do a V8 conversion, the engine was sitting in a crate next
to the ute, it had taken him 12 yrs to remove the 6cyl and thats as far
as he got, AFAIK its still where I last saw it 14 yrs ago.
http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~lloyd/4/Ford/XY/
AFAIK it was a Ford built XY 4WD but the web page mentions his name as a
well know convertor of Fords.
One time I visited him he threw me the keys to yellow XC ute and asked
me to test drive it and to let him know what I thought, it sounded a bit
noisy when I started it so I opened the bonnet only to find a 6.248
Mazda/Perkins diesel:-)



Daryl

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D Walford wrote:
> Noddy wrote:
>> "Ron" <X101@newsguy.com> wrote in message
>> news:Xns97FF9D7B9FAE1mcgricenewsguycom@129.250.170 .81...
>>
>>> I have only seen genuine Utes in 4X4. Did see a blue wagon at a car
>>> show
>>> once, it had been converted.
>>
>> XY Utes are the only 4x4 vehicles that Ford ever made in the Falcon
>> range, and they only made 432 of those as a special contract order for
>> the QLD & NSW state electricity commissions for use as service
>> vehicles in remote areas.
>>
>> Despite rumours to the contrary, *all* of them without exception were
>> delivered as per the contract to the Queensland & New South Wales
>> Governments, and none miraculously found their way into private hands
>> as brand new vehicles. Ford built the minimum number they were
>> contracted to built, and all were delivered to the relative government
>> departments.
>>
> I think I've mentioned this before but a Ford Tractor dealer(Leo
> Wignall) in Euroa had a new 4WD XY in his workshop, I last saw it in
> about 1982 and it had less than 10 miles of the odo.
> He planned to do a V8 conversion, the engine was sitting in a crate next
> to the ute, it had taken him 12 yrs to remove the 6cyl and thats as far
> as he got, AFAIK its still where I last saw it 14 yrs ago.
> http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~lloyd/4/Ford/XY/
> AFAIK it was a Ford built XY 4WD but the web page mentions his name as a
> well know convertor of Fords.
> One time I visited him he threw me the keys to yellow XC ute and asked
> me to test drive it and to let him know what I thought, it sounded a bit
> noisy when I started it so I opened the bonnet only to find a 6.248
> Mazda/Perkins diesel:-)
>
>
>
> Daryl
Sitting in the car-park this arvo in Browns Plains outside food for less
two spaces up a white wy 4wd ute with those old 5 spoke mags jacked to
the sky stopped and parked.. never seen it before buy there ya go there
are still a few about .

[Ext User(D Walford)]

Ron wrote:

> Interesting, Noddy.
> I often wondered why they were a one off.
>
Imagine if someone in power at Ford in the early 70's had known how
popular 4WD/AWD vehicles are today.
If Ford had developed a 4WD Falcon Toyota may not have had such a
strangle hold on 4WD sales.


Daryl