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A "race replica" of the XR Falcon GT which won the 1967 Gallaher 500. Ford Works Team manager/driver Harry Firth, and a young Fred Gibson won the 1967 Gallaher 500 at the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst driving an XR Falcon GT. [4] [5] Firth and Gibson won the race by 11 seconds from their Sydney-based teammates Ian and Leo Geoghegan. The ...
The 1967 Gallaher 500 was a motor race for Production Saloon Cars [1] held at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia on 1 October 1967. The race, which was the eighth running of the Phillip Island 500/Bathurst 500 , was organised by the Australian Racing Drivers Club Ltd and promoted by Gallaher ...
The GT model was introduced as a performance variant of the Australian Ford Falcon XR series in 1967. They were also offered with the 1968 XT; 1969 XW, 1971 XY, 1972 XA, 1973 XB Falcon ranges. GT-HO ("Handling Option" [1]) versions were released with the XW and XY Falcon series, with were essentially further modified homologation specials for ...
The two-door hardtop and convertible were dropped, while the station wagon and Ranchero were moved to a larger platform shared with the contemporary Fairlane. The Ranchero left the Falcon line and adopted the Fairlane's front sheet metal for 1967. The 1966 Falcon was used in the Trans-Am series. The 1967 models were mostly the same as the 1966 ...
A "race replica" of the Ford XR Falcon GT driven by Harry Firth and Fred Gibson to win the 1967 Gallaher 500 A "race replica" of the Ford XA Falcon GT Hardtop driven by Allan Moffat and Ian Geoghegan to win the 1973 Hardie-Ferodo 1000 A "race replica" of the Ford XA Falcon GT Hardtop driven by John Goss and Kevin Bartlett to win the 1974 Hardie-Ferodo 1000
A replica of the Ford XR Falcon GT driven to victory in the 1967 Gallaher 500 by Fred Gibson and Harry Firth After a career that began in small production sports cars, first an MGA , and later the first Lotus Elan to run in Australian competition, Gibson quickly moved up into the touring car ranks.
The Falcon XR won the Wheels Car of the Year Award in 1966, giving Ford Falcon two consecutive wins. XR Falcon sedan The marketing focus on the Falcon's relationship with the Mustang's design appeal led to Ford introducing a Falcon GT variant of the XR in 1967, featuring a 225 bhp (168 kW) version of the 289 in 3 (4.7 L) Windsor V8 engine ...
1967 27 March New South Wales Road Racing Championship: Kevin Bartlett: Brabham BT11A Climax: 1 October Gallaher 500: Harry Firth Fred Gibson: Ford XR Falcon GT: 1968 15 April Bathurst Gold Star Trophy Australian Drivers' Championship, Round 1: Phil West Brabham BT23A Repco [29] 6 October Hardie-Ferodo 500: Bruce McPhee Barry Mulholland: Holden ...