Taste of Mt Joy Australian 1978 Ford Falcon Cobra

[@lewisstone4203]

The interview with this knowledgeable owner is as interesting as the car itself

[@carshowreporter]

Thanks Lewis! He brought the joy of the hunt and research to life!!

[@davidbush5323]

Awesome car

[@carshowreporter]

Thanks David!!! Glad you appreciated see it!

[@danielulz1640]

Well, now, that is something that you do not see in every Walmart parking lot! Thanks, Pam, for showing it to us.

[@carshowreporter]

Parked next to the RVs???? You know I love sniffing out these more unusual cars, Daniel !!!!

[@brianthomson6512]

Auntie used to have the 302 version back in the 70s-80s. fun times.

[@carshowreporter]

Hot rod Auntie!! I bet she was your favorite!! Thanks for tuning into my channel, Brian.

[@brianthomson6512]

@@carshowreporter had 7 Aunties, all pretty cool. had 7 Uncles all had cool cars over the years, then there's their partners. ive had some good ones too. good memories, good cars.

[@allanpower8041]

I was a 10 year old kid in Australia when these came out and have always loved them. Not happy you Yanks have one of our Cobras!

[@carshowreporter]

Sorry Allan, but I know of another in California!!! This is a an inspirational car for impressionable kids ... of all ages!!!!! 😉😆 Please check out my other videos, Allan.

[@carshowreporter]

This is an inspirational car for impressionable kids of all ages!! 😉😄

[@allanpower8041]

@carshowreporter Just for your information, half of them came with a 5.8 L 351 ci motor, and the others had a 4.9 L 302 ci motor, which was in the car in your video.

[@carshowreporter]

Thanks for the info, Allan.

[@stevepierce3509]

Great to see an Australian Icon in the States guys. This one you have going by the front Guard badge is a 4.9 ltr. The Cobra Coupe from Australia also come out with a 5.8 ltr (351) Just an insite so you folk know over in the States, These Limited Edition Factory Ford Cobras off the production floor on the assembly line were all painted Blue, then the White colour was painted over the top to finish the body off.

[@carshowreporter]

Great bit of Cobra trivia, Steve!!! We car nuts love these insider info. Thanks!!!!

[@Ticonderous1]

I am a through and through Chevy guy ,,, But Damn i love a XC Falcon Cobra ...

[@carshowreporter]

Thanks Ticonderous!! This is a really interesting rarity!!!

[@Ticonderous1]

@@carshowreporter I am from Australia , and trust me they are just as rare to see down here ...

[@Southernsled68]

One badass car man.Wish we still made them. BETTER THAN ANYTHING MADE TODAY.And the fuel mileage was better.

[@carshowreporter]

Well, the fuel mileage may not be up to today's efficiency standards.... 😉 Thanks for watching and commenting. Please check out the other cool rides on my channel !!

[@genogeno6643]

Some fun facts from Wikipedia. The first 200 came with a 351 Cleveland and, number 351 was also a 351 Cleveland. These cars were created when they had 400 left over XC Hardtop shells at the end of the production, Instead of scrapping them this car was produced. The cars were painted Bold Blue with an overlay of Sno White, with Olympic Blue accent stripes separating the two colors.

[@carshowreporter]

That is why I am on a monthly donation to Wikipedia!! They give you a good start and the links to back up the info. Please check out of of the other, interesting cars on my channel. Geno.

[@jamesgovett3225]

The Cleveland engines in Australian Fords from late 72 were all Australian built Cleveland’s at Fords Geelong, Victoria factory and were in 302 and 351 ci, the 302 version was unique to Australia and came in 2 and 4 barrel versions and powered Aussie Fords from F-series pick ups, Falcons, Fairmonts, Fairlanes, LTD’s etc, From 1972 into the 1980’s, as an aside nearly all of the De-Tomadi Panteras were powered by Australian built 351 Cleveland’s, Australia also used Windsor V8’s from the early 60’s in 221,260,289,302,351’s in a range of Australian Fords, those Australian Falcon coupes als came in a myriad of models and options, GT’s, Falcons, Fairmonts etc and limited edition models like John Goss specials, super birds to Luxury Landon models based on the Falcon coupes but with slightly different styling that was the equivalent to a coupe version of the Aussie LTD’s, which are probably rarer these days than the 2 door Falcons

[@carshowreporter]

Thanks for the in depth look at the Austrian Ford V8, James!! Were parts interchangeable with the American 302 and 351????

[@jamesgovett3225]

@@carshowreporter some parts were the 302 was a de-stroked version of the 351, I believe our Australian Heads were sought after in the US as I have an old American Hot Rod magazine advising a reader to source Australian made Cleveland heads first his project, apparently our Heads etc were developed further after US Ford gave us the Cleveland whereas the US stayed with the Windsors in small blocks, Australia started with Windsors in our Falcons from the 289’s, 302’s & 351’s and changed to our Cleveland’s from around 1973 with the fully Australian XA Falcons, ZF Fairlanes and LTD’s, Ford F-series and Broncos, the 302 Cleveland was the first to be released followed a few months down the track with the 351’s, it’s interesting that we did the full circle and re-introduced the Windsors in injected form with the EB Falcons and other models and later 351 strokers in FPV models until changing to another Aussie developed Quad cam 5.4 V8’s to the Miami/coyote engines in Falcons near the end of production

[@carshowreporter]

In 1972, Detroit was evolving into the detuned and choked, '70's. This may be why us Yanks want your Ford heads!!! Thanks again for this interesting discussion!!

[@jamesoreily1472]

even though that generation of mustangs are hated in the us, that thing is beautiful! next time get him to start it. and I know its a falcon!

[@carshowreporter]

Thanks James, I will ask him to start it up, but the drive past in the beginning of the video should give you an idea of the beautiful music she produces.

[@nevillejohnson8316]

Wow, back in the 80's we had 3 of these traded in at the Ford dealer where I worked within a couple of months. From memory they paid between 2 and 3 thousand dollars each.

[@carshowreporter]

Where did you work, Neville??? Do you remember anything about them???? 😬

[@nevillejohnson8316]

@@carshowreporter Southwell Ford, Warrnabool in south west Victoria. All 3 were 302's, bone stock from memory. No air conditioning or power steering. Traded in for run of the mill Falcon's which seems a shame now and the owner's would probably have to be kicking themselves. Then again nobody could really have foreseen the desirability at the time...

[@Luke-PlanesTrainsDogsnCars]

Perhaps this gentleman was still under the spell of Tina Turner singing Thunderdome, you were of course correct Pam, Edsel Ford 11 was two IC at Ford Australia at the time. Even Mel Gibson was still coherent then. Nothin like us knowalls in the motoring world.😄😅😉 _We don't need another Hero_

[@carshowreporter]

Sometimes we are a little to much for some people ... Well, that's OK!! 😄 I edited another faux pas to keep the owner looking good. After all, he has the the knowledge to appreciate his XC Falcon Cobra!!!

[@nhraandnascarfanatic5907]

In the way of performance, the old cobra was unfortunately abit of a knife in a gun fight… but they were a very cool looking car! I love them

[@carshowreporter]

Keep in mind the era. There was more muscle before and after, but the Cobra was a strong competitor in the late '70's. Which muscle cars from down under are you thinking of???

[@nhraandnascarfanatic5907]

@@carshowreporter I’m not sure I quite understand what you’re saying.. I’m talking about the XC cobra.

[@carshowreporter]

The XC was a muscle car for the era. There has been more powerful cars from Down Under after them. Most recently the Holden Commodore VF SS and the Monaro ( Chevy SS and GTO in the US )

[@nhraandnascarfanatic5907]

@@carshowreporter yes I realise that, what I’m saying is that there were much more powerful Aussie muscle cars in that same era and before

[@peterj5751]

They were a victim of the relatively new exhaust emission laws in Australia that came into effect in 1976. They weren’t a complete slug but they were definitely less powerful than the pre-emission cars.

[@DarrenShaw-ev5tb]

What did he say price wise ? 250g

[@carshowreporter]

He did not give the exact price he had to pay for the honor of being the care taker of this rare Cobra, but, with a little help from Google, that is the neighborhood these Aussie muscle cars are trading in!

[@lewisstone4203]

I think - given the timeframe- Edsel II was too young so probably Hank the Deuce

[@lewisstone4203]

..as you said

[@carshowreporter]

No, it was Edsel II who had a brief stay down under.

[@tOxIc_TrEaSuRe]

that's the most beautiful car from AU because all the other cars look like they were designed by kangeroos

[@carshowreporter]

Oh, now, tie me kangaroo down sport... 😉😅 How about these MOPARS?? kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3q4oXasiaeBgposi=PjQx4YQgaHgVZzCN

[@deandee8082]

🏁 4 - 9 V8 ? 🏁 can someone elaborate on the 4 - 9 please ... here in the states we get like 4V 2V so forth for 4 and 2 barrel designations ...

[@carshowreporter]

It is a 4.9 liter which is 301.6 cu. in. topped by a 4bbl ( barrel ) or 4v ( venturi ) carb. In 1966 Ford offered a Galaxie 500 7ltr ( 428 cu.in. ) . The world has used metric a long time. It has finally caught up to us!! Don't worry, Dean, it could have been worse. It might have been Whitworth!!!

[@peterj5751]

Yep. In the US this was a 302 Cleveland, though we made them here Australia too.

[@jamesgovett3225]

No the 302 Cleveland is unique to Australia, and all Clevelands from 1973 to the 1980’s were all built here in Australia atbFord Australia’s Geelong factory in the state of Victoria along with the 351’s, the USA did not get our 302 Cleveland and we built the Cleveland’s far far longer than the USA, and as an aside nearly all of the De-Tomaso Panteras were powered by Australian built Cleveland’s when the USA pulled the pin with them and settled on the Windsors

[@jamesgovett3225]

The 4.9 or 302 Cleveland engines are unique to Australia as what is in that XC Falcon Cobra and were only built here also in 5.8 or 351 also, All Australian built, the USA never made the 302 Cleveland, youse settled on the Windsors which we also used en masse in all sizes as well, we built the Cleveland’s right into the 1980’s

[@deandee8082]

nice snake . . .

[@carshowreporter]

Yes, and it has a nice bite, too!!! 🐍

[@ToranaA9X308]

Ultimate Aussie muscle car 😂😂😂😂😂 American engine gearbox and diff parts bin US interior and even the stripes and name COBRA not Australian. These things were an overrated pile of junk. Achieved NOTHING in racing were THRASHED at sandown in 78 79 and DECIMATED at Bathurst by the REAL ultimate AUSTRALIAN designed and built muscle car the A9X Torana. A 351 ford XC Cobra couldn’t even crack 200 Kph as a road car. All stripes and no substance.

[@carshowreporter]

Oh, Torana, what do you REALLY think???!!! 😉😅 The auction prices of the A9X Torana reflects the status it had earned on the track. By the by, the Torana used a lot of off the shelf bits, as did Shelby, Yenko and many others. Nothing wrong with that when you get the right combination!

[@rodneymcgiveron]

What a sad misery guts you are.. I do like the A9X very much but that had lots of money thrown at it for racing , The XC Falcon didn't.. As for the Cobra it was an end of run tribute and marked the end of the X Series of Falcons much loved to this day by true car enthusiasts ...Your comments are just bitter ...