XA Ford Falcon GT Sits in Shed for over 20 years

[@PropanePete]

Beautiful car

[@kevinhamling1963]

It's an awesome piece of Australian motoring history. And it certainly sounds like the current owner is a worthy custodian. ✌️ Peace.

[@Timbomelb27]

@@kevinhamling1963 My thoughts exactly, nice to see it in his hands.

[@AussieGarage]

It was a great find to show off on the channel. A rare bird and your right about the owner.

[@Russeljfinch]

I had a XA GT red & black in ‘83 4spd. Then in ‘85 I brought another XA GT all black , red velour interior 4spd with a supercharger & my plate was GT-671 perfect condition..sold it in melb in 88 for $10k

[@AussieGarage]

It's great to have those memories. The supercharged XA GT sounds like it was awesome. And 10 grand was a lot of money back then.

[@davidbarnsley8486]

My first ever two pack paint job was in 1984 with spartan eurocril I loved it for application and finish

[@brianandglendaharkin9457]

The XA GT And the XW GT were the best GT build . Love the XA GT in mustard colour 👌. Drove a XA GT in Tamworth at my young brother wedding which was our Friends GT in Red with black trim 4 speed pulled real hard . My oldest brother had a XW Windsor GT . He sold it now and now had a full resto only time the motor came out was to fit a timing chain and freeze plugs it lived its life on dirt roads in them days . I know he had it up to 125 mph over taking a WB Ute 🙀. Man this was when you enjoyed your GT Or you’re Charger . Those days are long gone .

[@AussieGarage]

Yeah the good old day. A lot of good memories there.

[@JAStheACE]

Incredible the history on this XA and it still lives. Credit to the owners over it's life to not destroy it but keep it going, color change is no big deal considering the evolution it's lived through. What a gem of a car to own especially when you had your arse in it 7yrs old. I remember those days being a kid and the 351's scaring the crap out of me. Fond memories. Thanks for sharing this AG and current owner.

[@AussieGarage]

Thanks mate, we are glad you loved the story behind this one. Thanks for following mate, we really appreciate it.

[@downtheshedwithbyron]

Love the story behind it Beautiful car

[@garylee8338]

I had the pleasure of knowing John when he owned this beautiful xa gt ,back in Kalgoorlie .I was a passenger it it a few times, I have a couple of old pics, it had a chrome mag on it them days. ,

[@AussieGarage]

Awesome, can you send us photo's so we can show the new owner, please send to [e-mail]

[@marty308911]

Great car and history👍

[@Hazzy238]

Viewing such a rare machine a real pleasure. Thanks .

[@AussieGarage]

we appreciate you watching, thanks for this.

[@john2ndname]

I remember back in the 80's i worked in a shell service station it was closing time and a XA GT 2 door coup drove in. it was black with silver inserts lowered with the chrome splats wide rims. the guy driving was low on fuel but we already had closed down the console for the night and he was pissed so he got in and drove off aggressively. When he took off I heard it chirped in 3rd gear.. These cars are awesome. Great memories.

[@AussieGarage]

Great memory to have. he might not have made it home driving like that with low fuel. Thanks for sharing.

[@BADQ]

Whoa, awesome car great story, nice one!

[@kdfrkdfr]

Good story. Friend of mine bought an XA GT manual coupe when it was near new and drove it till the early 80's and like your car it was in storage for a long time. Somewhere over 20 years, maybe 25. Anyway he had it totally stripped down and restored and it came up like new, winning a couple of major prizes at car shows. It's complianced 10/72. I just checked my pics and it has an 8 grand tacho too. Something I didn't know that later ones were different.

[@AussieGarage]

Sounds like a great story and a great car. Would love to interview that one day and put it on Aussie Garage here.

[@Klink330]

I can’t believe that no one has mentioned the awesome XB/XC (forgive me for not knowing) panel van on the nature strip in the background! Two incredible cars in the one vid! To the owner - yes, I loved it!!! Edited to add…First time viewer and just heard some chat that makes me think it belongs to ‘Aussie Garage’ Phil haha.

[@AussieGarage]

Yes that's Phil's van. It's still a work in progress but we're getting there. It will be as nice as the xa one day.

[@brettjones5041]

Wish You All the Luck Mate.Awesome

[@AussieGarage]

thanks mate

[@simonstone3336]

Great work mate 🇦🇺 👍

[@AussieGarage]

Thanks mate. It's a beauty.

[@vrestogarage8943]

I’ve had a good look at this car when it was in Sydney… it has a Xcode block which was HO left over check it out👍

[@drifterdrifter9558]

I'm painting it again

[@rhettcorbett3346]

Although not the OG colour Onyx Black looks awesome. But would put it back to Wild Violet the OG colour.

[@subaruadventures]

@@rhettcorbett3346 OG?

[@AussieGarage]

I would also like to see it on wild violet but it still looks great in black.

[@_allyfab_9902]

My 69 silver fox xw gt came from Westland autos

[@danielmoore7495]

Is the car a RPO 83 option ?. With the 8k tachometer it could be a possibility.

[@AussieGarage]

Not sure about that.

[@danielmoore7495]

@@AussieGarage Another post says it has an x code block . I'm thinking this is built from phase 4 parts like an RPO 83 . Great buy .

[@subaruadventures]

Why are you taking to the invisible man?

[@AussieGarage]

He wanted to be invisible.

[@liamwindsor5854]

Must be a dentist

[@garycorbin625]

Seriously? With a beauty like this you'd want to stay off the camera.

[@AussieGarage]

@@liamwindsor5854 haha all by day

[@AussieGarage]

@@garycorbin625 it is awesome and a great story

[@jamiegreenwood7996]

car has been wrecked a bit from color change to Onix black ..a shame may be a thin layer of body .filler all over the car by looking at photo shots in video being a ex panel beater and spray painter my self ..will cost thousands may be 20k to 30 k to get original paint color back and still won't be right ....also rocket covers changed and sticker kit from ford under bonnet all gone and had so many owners car has had in the past ....good luck in the future with the gt still a nice ride

[@jackjfjfjf]

@@jamiegreenwood7996 looks better in this color anyway

[@AussieGarage]

The colour can always be put back. Not sure why you think that it won't be right if it is re painted? I get that the paint jobs these days are very different to the factory finish. Thanks for commenting.

[@jackjfjfjf]

@AussieGarage exactly 💯

[@restoblastrestoblast154]

Hearing of the time frame, and looking at the eurocryl sticker, that would nearly have to be the start of it. Eurocryl was the solid colour, ie the onyx black and the silver would have been in Eurobase, seems it's a metallic. I did my apprenticeship in an all Spartan shop, it's now Sikkens solvent base if he wants to use the same product. Was great paint then, still is now, along with Glasurit. There comes a time when everything needs restoration, not everyone can be a survivor. The fact that it's a matching numbers GT, if the restoration is done completely as per factory, is just as desirable as a survivor for me. I'm in a particular GMH scene, and there's numerous people say that they do them completely correct, but not 1 of them does. It takes lots of time, and a big amount of research and attention to detail. I love the look as it is, once the engine bay goes back to factory look, I'd be happy as Larry. Stunning car for its age.

[@restoblastrestoblast154]

If you can get a quality paint job for 20 grand in 2024 do it. I'd say more like 50 grand to do an authentic GT factory style paint job, by a specialist. The minimal modifications apart from the colour change is a saviour. The fact that it hasn't had some wanker welding all the gaps to make it perfect when an early falcon was nowhere near that, is an absolute blessing. The big thing is, original panels, correct date coded parts and correct finishes on everything, that turns a nice car, in to a desirable car.

[@aussieskater7462]

So much paranoia 😂