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Ford Australia's first products were Model T cars assembled from complete knock-down (CKD) kits provided by Ford of Canada. Of the many models that followed, the best known was the Falcon produced from 1972 to 2016, originally a US model introduced in Australia in 1960 and eventually adapted to Australian requirements and road conditions.
Henry Ford and the Quadricycle 1896 Quadricycle at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI 1903 Model A Ford Model T ad, c. 1908 1930 Model A Fordor The Ford Australia plant under construction in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1926. 1896: Henry Ford builds his first vehicle – the Quadricycle – on a buggy frame with 4 bicycle wheels.
The first major carmaker was Ford Australia and the first Australian-designed mass production car was manufactured by Holden in 1948. Australian manufacture of cars rose to a maximum of almost half a million in the 1970s (10th place in the World ) and still exceeded 400,000 in 2004. [ 1 ]
A new three storey factory opened on the Frankilin Street site in August 1924. In March 1925 the Ford Australia was established in Geelong, with bodies initially built by Duncan & Fraser and supplied through Duncan Motors. By May 1926 body panels were being imported by Ford Australia directly from Ford Canada and assembled in Geelong. [2]
Ford's made-in-Australia Falcon sedan. Photo credit: Ford Motor Co Ford said this week that it will cease making vehicles in Australia. Ford has been making cars and trucks Down Under since 1925 ...
The Ford Falcon is a full-size car that was manufactured by Ford Australia from 1960 to 2016. From the XA series of 1972 onward, each Falcon and range of derivates have been designed, developed, and built in Australia, following the phasing out of the American-influenced Falcon of 1960 to 1971, which had been re-engineered locally as the XK to XY series for the harsher Australian conditions.
Ford Australia's high-performance division, Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV), created even more powerful turbocharged variants. The first turbocharged straight six-engined car from FPV was the BA Mk II F6 Typhoon (2004), which produced 270 kW (362 hp) of power and 550 N⋅m (410 lb⋅ft) of torque.
The first Falcon sold in Australia was the XK series, which was introduced in September 1960. It was initially offered only as a four-door sedan , in both Falcon and Falcon Deluxe trim levels. The XK was essentially a right-hand drive version of the North American model, although local country dealers often included modifications such as heavy ...