Falcon GT trio up for grabs at Autumn Classic Auction

By Matt Brogan | March 11th, 2010

Shannons will put three high-performance Ford Falcon GT models under the hammer at Monday’s Autumn Classic Auction in Melbourne.

The pick of the trio for classic car lovers is a one-owner 1970 XW GT sedan. The original buyer’s father was a test driver for Ford Australia and after testing the car at the company’s Proving Ground near Geelong, earmarked the Grecian Gold vehicle for his son to buy because of its exceptional performance.

Offered registered with its original black and white Victorian number plates, the GT has been modified to run on premium unleaded petrol and comes with a supply of parts required for normal servicing, as well as spare decals.

The car is expected to sell in the $90,000 to $110,000 range.

For more modern enthusiasts, a one-owner 1997 EL GT sedan is also on offer. Build number 202 of the scheduled 250 built, the ’30th Anniversary Falcon GT’ was the first product of Ford Australia’s new high-performance partner, Tickford Vehicle Engineering.

Powered by a 200kW 5.0-litre Windsor V8, the EL GT includes such standard features as lowered suspension, climate control, premium 250w sound system and leather upholstery.

The car is expected to sell in the $22,000 – $28,000 range.

Finally, an even more affordable modern offering for GT buyers comes in the form of this 1992 EB XR8 ‘Allan Moffat’ HO sedan. The car began its life as a Falcon S Pack sedan before being delivered to Phase Autos early in its life.

There, Wayne Draper installed a host of available options including an oil cooler, high flow fuel pump and radiator, vented and cross-drilled discs with GT pads, sports suspension and a mandrel bent exhaust system.

This EB-HO has also been fitted with a two-way electric sunroof, tinted windows, power steering, air conditioning and a MOMO steering wheel. The personalised number plates HO 302 remain with the vehicle.

The car is expected to sell in the $16,000 to $20,000 range.

The three Falcons are amongst 52 cars and motorcycles and 20 items of automobilia in the Shannons Autumn Auction to be held Monday, March 15th.

toxic_horse

Ill take the EB thanks !
Ben

Ill have em all XD
Carlos

Geez those EL GT’s sound like a great investment to be $22-$28k after 13 years… weren’t they around $70k new? Not that the equivalent Holdens/HSV’s are much better….

Robin of Locksley

Technically speaking Carlos the base model GT sold for $64,990 new!

toxic_horse

Yea those were a big flop.
A performance body kit that just wasn’t right for a luxury tourer car.

http://Audi Robj

I think that XW may go a bit higher.
Valet Dabess

the second picture, oh man… looks like an exotic fish
Splatcat

The EB isn’t even a GT, it is a modified S Pack Falcon. So the claims of it being a GT are false, it is no more then me buying a FG XR8, modifiting the body kit to one off the FG GT and then calling it a FG GT.
loftie

Me thinks that the expected sell price for the EB is a bit steep – given that it is ‘only’ a modified V8 S-pack. Yes, it has been done by Wayne Draper @ Phase Autos (think XD Phase 5 etc)… but GT it is not…

The XW will be an interesting one to watch… I wonder if the spoilers were factory fitted?

Certainly will be watching this auction all the same…

toxic_horse

I guess the moffat name makes it worth more.

Crossy

The designer of the latest HSV’s must have been working for Ford/Tickford in 1997. That EL just doesn’t look right.
The XW is jewel in the crown here, I wouldn’t be surprised if it goes for at least twice that price.

My Cars Called T-Rex

Agree,the front spoiler is too high off the ground and turned up at the bottom thats why it doesn’t look right and the jail bar grill and bonnet detail look crap.No wonder these lost value,if they would have change th grill PO that bonnet detail and lower and turn down the front spoiler it would look good

toxic_horse

And get rid of those stupid fog lights or whatever they are.
And put a real GT engine in it.
Splatcat

They have devalued that is for sure, but it wouldn’t surprise me if in twenty years time their value started to rise significantly.

t

unfortunately when ford designed the EL gt, it was more about luxury than all out performance.

BUT i LOVE the agressive front end, and its individuality. You know nothing else looks like it.

id love one in that burgundy they came out in!

leather, electrics, wood ( plastic ) grain, and factory alpine audio! nice

Realcars

Think the spoilers(cattle catcher and boot lid) on the xw were HO options and were availble at the time on a GT either as dealer fitted or factory(on spec sheet).
Realcars

Prefer a good BA or BF GT.
Andrew M

The EB GT (which it isnt) would be lucky to get 10K.

The EL GT on the other hand should fetch more.
Ill take the EL over the other 2 anyday, but it looks heaps better in burgandy.
Depends on the condition of the EL, But I would say its worth towards 40K if its reasonable.

Now you have brought this to our attention Matt, I sure hope you can back it up with results….
Lynchy

It might just be my memory but I thought the original AMHO (Alan Moffit HO)had a supercharged 5 Lt. I remember the articles in Ford muscle, and thought they looked the shizza in Cobalt Blue, that and the fact I thought they had finally made a modern Falcon with some serious grunt (for the time anyway), even though it wasn\’t a factory Ford.

Gazza

You’re right, they were supercharged but they weren’t all V8′s.
They did the same package for the 6cyl, including a supercharger.

Likmyballs

I knew a Lebo who lives in Loch St Coburg who worked for Ford in ’97 who knew about the EL GT returning and he has ELGT plates on his ZL Fairmont. He still has em.
The car was proven to be a piece of 5hit. An XR6 ute was faster.

Good luck all these cars are garbage.

t

ill agree the last is garbage the middle is not the best but the first is PORN

you’ll find the xw will turn more heads than just about any other aussie car!

they may not be up to todays standards, but back then NOTHING came close!