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Ford ranger autotrader. Designed and built in australia for australians the ford territory provided the perfect mix of practicality comfort and power. The first fairlane was released in 1959 and was an australian assembled version of the fairlane from the usa. Ford australias original us falcon based xk has the dubious honour of being the first australian manufactured car not designed with local roads in mind.

Vds is a vehicle descriptor section. Durance and his wife ivy came from canada to port. A rich history we track the blue ovals local history and it started long before falcon although at least one ford arrived in australia in 1904 just a year after the formation of the ford motor company the local story of ford began in earnest in october 1909 when rj.

All makes in automobile catalog vin check detailed car history by vin. Vds is used to specify a type of vehicle and may include information about the model platform engine and transmission. Ford australia history vehicle range ford australia.

The rise and fall of local manufacturing as ford prepares to shutter its local factories next month we delve into the history of the blue ovals australian footprint. The ford falcon is a full sized car that was manufactured by ford australia from 1960 to 2016. Title problems prior damages unsafe salvage rebuilds odometer mileage theft past sales.

Despite running changes including fairlane ball joints and the introduction of a more powerful pursuit 170 cubic inch engine option sales slowed. These models were named the fairlane and the ltd. Explore the range and find a vehicle to suit your lifestyle.

Discover ford australias latest line up of passenger cars suvs and commercial vehicles. Introduced in september 1960 it proved fragile. A workhorse that didnt sacrifice style or performance the falcon ute was a true all rounder.

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. Specifications catalogue of the ford australia cars all models and types.