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Ford Falcon Ute (XF Falcon ute)

XF Falcon ute

Make: Ford

Model: Falcon Ute

Released: Jan 1970

Discontinued: Oct 1986

Ford logo1 Oct 1984

By BYRON MATHIOUDAKIS

Third facelift of XD arrived with an all-new front-end styling and a complete cabin makeover.

New seats, a colour-coded dash and more electronics debuted.

The base 90kW/240Nm 3.3L I6 employed improved engine efficiency, although mandatory unleaded fuel (ULP) changes dropped its power output to 88kW from January ‘86.

A three-speed column-shift manual was standard with the 3.3L. Side indicators found in the front bumpers identify these.

Ford couldn’t believe its corporate luck when Holden discontinued the WB series in December ’85 (the old Holden ‘six’ couldn’t be successfully adapted to use ULP), handing over the Blue Oval a big ‘6’ ute monopoly.

Engine options: 103kW/316Nm 4.1L I6 (until Jan ’86), 97.5kW 4.1L ULP I6 (after Jan ’86).

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