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The XD Falcon was released in March 1979 [3] replacing the XC Falcon.Its design represented a major gamble by Ford Australia in a time of rising fuel prices; Ford having opted to retain the full-size Falcon platform rather than follow the approach of arch-rival Holden which had replaced its Kingswood large car with the considerably smaller European-derived Commodore.
Allan Moffat Racing was an Australian motor racing team owned by multiple-championship winning Canadian-Australian racing driver Allan Moffat.The team was highly successful, winning races on three continents including three Australian Touring Car Championships in 1976, 1977 and 1983, four Bathurst 500/1000s including a memorable 1–2 victory in 1977, and the 1987 Monza 500, which was the ...
Moffat and Bond split at the end of the 1978 season and Moffat continued racing in Falcons until the 1980 Bathurst race when he competed for the last time in a Ford Falcon with the XD model. In 1980 he competed in various cars and in various countries.
Allan Moffat Special. In 1977, a limited number (500) of the Falcon 500 sedan were marketed as Allan Moffat Specials. These cars received XB GT-style blackouts and a sticker on the front doors consisting of Allan Moffat's signature and an Australian flag, as well as other options such as the GS Rally pack and Sports handling suspension as standard.
Johnson's win gave Ford and its Falcon both the first and last ATCC wins under Group C regulations as Allan Moffat won the 1973 ATCC in a Falcon XY GTHO Phase III. [4] The win was also Ford's 12th ATCC win since the championship began in 1960 and the Falcon's 6th win overall after having previously won in 1973, 1976 , 1977 (all Moffat), 1981 ...
Reigning champion Allan Moffat (Ford Falcon) dominated the 1977 season. In addition to his victory in the non-championship Hardie-Ferodo 1000 at Bathurst , Moffat won his third Australian Touring Car Championship , leading home new Moffat Ford Dealers teammate Colin Bond for a series 1-2 result.
The 1970 Bathurst race was a 1–2 victory for the Ford works team with Allan Moffat winning his first Bathurst 500 in a Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II from team-mate Bruce McPhee whose car was much healthier but was holding back in the final laps following team orders.
Allan Moffat: Ford Motor Company: Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III: Australian Touring Car Championship 1974: Peter Brock: Holden Dealer Team: Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000: 1975: Colin Bond: Holden Dealer Team: Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34: 1976: Allan Moffat: Allan Moffat Racing: Ford XB Falcon GT: 1977: Allan Moffat ...