The 1972 Ford Falcon 4WD ute based on the XY series. Picture: Supplied In June 1972 the third generation Falcon ute goes into production; 48,144 would be built across the XA, XB and XC models.

Roady’s Garage said the modified ute started its life as a BA XR8 Falcon and is powered by a Barra powertrain – an inline-six ...

Picture: Supplied The curvy XA Falcon ute, released before the XY 4x4 in 1972, made the older XY design look dated. Picture: Ford Australia The new. curvy and very ‘70s XA Falcon hit the road in ...

With Ford Australia set to cease local production on October 7, the Broadmeadows factory has had an early send-off for one of the Falcon-family, with the last Falcon ute built on Friday July 29.

We’ve already told the story of Holden’s cheeky ute exports to South Africa. But, as it did for decades, the red versus blue rivalry extended to exports, too, with Ford Australia getting in on ...

Perhaps the strangest and at the same time one of the coolest type of vehicle ever made is the Australian ute. Born Down Under ... about ones as unique as the Ford Falcon XR6 we have here.