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... Australian Car Spotters Guide- 1993 Also see: 1993 USA Car Spotters Guide| 1993 British and European Car Spotters Guide| 1993 Japanese Car Spotters Guide Ford Falcon EB Also see: Ford Falcon XD to EF Road Tests and Reviews When Tickford Vehicle Engineering was established, Ford fans were once again salivating for a new performance Falcon. Set up as a joint venture with Ford Australia, one of the first models to come from this operation was the hot new S XR6. Released in October 1992, Tickford improvement gave the 4 litre enough performance to match a V8. A month later a new GT Falcon was unveiled to celebrate 25 years .In early 1993, a lap sash rear seat belt became standard- a first for an Australian car. Holden VR Commodore Also see: Holden Commodore ...

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... civilian car rationing commenced. Gasoline (petrol) rationing and a national speed limit followed, in order to conserve fuel and rubber. On the last day of 1941 the Automotive Council for War Production had been set up with the aim of applying the facilities of the automotive industry to all-out war production. Chrysler stepped up its production of tanks, spending $40 million on plant expansion, Ford opened the Willow Run Michigan Bomber Plant in May, General Motors produced countless items of war material including Chevrolet and GMC trucks, Nash-Kelvinator produced aircraft engines, helicopters, etc. Pontiac was the first automobile manufacturer to win the Navy 'E' Award, Chrysler's Tank Arsenal the first to win the Army-Navy 'E ', which superseded it. Total value of ...

... than just assembling them (the "AP" referring to Australian Production). Entirely new sheet-metal with new body panels were stamped at the new South Australian Tonsley Park facility. Surprisingly the AP5 only shared 6 common body panels with its US cousin, the left hand drive cowls being initially imported from the US with wipers sweeping to the left. Valiant AP5- Top Quality by Design XM Ford Falcon Also see: Ford Falcon XK to XC Car Reviews and XM Falcon Specifications Around 1,500 modifications were made with the launch of the XM. More chrome was added, heavier front end suspension and a new Super Pursuit engine (6 cyl., 200 cubic inch) was added. Most importantly for Australian buyers, the Falcon XM was promoted as a stronger more rugged iteration. ...

... USA Car Spotters Guide- 1967 The US Automotive market was changing quickly by the late 1960s. With good reason, Detroit began to worry about foreign competition, the European makers adopting ever-higher technology, and Japan appeared as a serious car-producing nation. General Motors, Chrysler, and Ford tried radical small cars, like the GM A-bodies, but had little success. Captive imports and badge engineering swept through the US and UK as conglomerates like the British Motor Corporation consolidated the market. Performance became a prime focus of American Automotive marketing departments, exemplified by pony cars and muscle cars. The incredibly popular Ford Mustang (first released in 1964) finally had some competition in 1967 with the release of the Chev Camaro. Looking back now, we can see that this ...