Talk:Ford Falcon (Australia)

message: Is this the same Ford Falcon that has an infamous history of use by death squads in Argentina?  If so the name should not escape the history. 67.53.78.15 03:21, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: See Ford Falcon (Argentina). Grant | Talk 05:10, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Ah, yes.  Silly me.  I should try more searches in the future 67.53.78.15 16:58, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Argentina

message: The Fog of War features Mr. McNamara talking about his time at Ford Motor Co, including the genesis of the Ford Falcon. Perhaps it should be mentioned here?
: See the disambig and the previous comment, this is about the long-lived Australian version, not the Argentinian Death Squads or the former Secretary of Defense. Ford Falcon (North American) would be more appropriate. Karldoh 23:52, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Fog of War 

message: The EB II and the ED falcons are exactly the same car, albeit with a slightly different grill and a handful of options as standard. The big change in the EA-ED shaped cars was the introduction of the EB series II- Not the introduction of the ED. The EB series one has an awful lot in common with the last of the EA's. The introduction of the EB II in October 1992 was the point where the major faults of the EA were rectified, and only purely superficial changes were made until the introduction of the EF. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.167.70.88 (talk • contribs) 
:You have a point, but that is no reason not to include the ED section. Even though the cars are so similar, they are still not the same. And besides there is only a short paragraph on the ED section anyway. OSX (talk • contributions) 10:02, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  EB II - ED Falcons 

message: I found the following problems with this article:
* In the introduction please briefly mention the short history in America the Falcon had. The introduction mentions it but it does no tell the reader why it came over here. It also does not mention its main competitor the Holden Commodore and other competitors. 
::Yet oddly the articles that are linked from that change do not mention the Falcon as being a main competitor. Greglocock 23:38, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Why would it say that? LWB is still in production as of today's date.Greglocock 04:39, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

text: In an old job I was working on former police cars (From NT, WA, QLD and NSW) before they went into the used car auctions which about half were Ford Falcons although Northern Territory Police have started to replace the Ford Falcon with the Holden Omega sedans. NSW still has Ford Falcons but not as many as they use to have but Victoria seem to be sticking with the Ford Falcon but not sure about WA, TAS, SA, ACT and QLD. Also what I've just written is what I've seen but shouldn't be used in the article as this is just my observation. Bidgee (talk) 04:15, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Problems with this article 

message: Someone should mention that this car was made somewhat famous in the Mad Max movie series. There are even body kits available to modify an XB to look exactly as it did in the movies. And those kits are even available in the USA. I am sure there are other pop culture references besides Mad Max. Thaddeusw 05:54, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Pop culture and trivia sections are generally being removed from wiki articles in accordance with the guidelines. WP:TRIV Greglocock 06:09, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Popular culture reference

message: Looks like I need some help in getting the Notes and Refrences to work properly. I thought it was working OK until I saw that my Edit actions in XL, XM, XP etc had created multiple entries for "The Austalian Ford Falcon Collection, © 1989" under Notes and References. Apologies for these duplications and thanks in advance for any help offered.
GTHO 03:30, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Theres no need to be sorry for citing sources, thats something we need more of. Anyway, I've fixed up the references for you, and if you have any future issues, please do not hesitate to ask. Regards OSX (talk • contributions) 06:27, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notes and References 

message: 1) Anyone can give me some pictures of the EA Falcon (I'm not australian)?2) Who knows the measures of the wagon? I wrote only the sedan's.Thank you!Jacopobenz 13:39, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Images of the EA can be found here, and the station wagon's dimensions here. OSX (talk • contributions) 08:50, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Help me! 

message: Can somebody clarify the "replica" refs in the captions? I'm presuming they aren't 'glass copies, but something like resto or modified cars.  TREKphiler hit me ♠  06:31, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Copy protection?

message: There is a persistent meme in this article and others that models were introduced in response to some model from another company. That may be possible, but the lead time for a set of wheels and some pinstripes is 12 months, any real change is 2 years, and a fundamental change is more like 4 years. So this game of pingpong beloved of wiki editors really doesn't exist. Simple question, if pingpong worked, why did it take Toyota so long to bring the 4wd Kluger out? Greglocock (talk) 11:43, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I have removed some of these references (I think the ED one is valid though; its only an EB II with a new grille, etc). While your right in saying changes, even those minor take at least 12 months, it is not like Ford would not know when a new Commodore model is coming. VE was known about (in some detail) at least two years prior to its release. The same goes for the Alloytec engine, that was announced back early in the decade (2001?) and not released in a Holden until 2004. OSX (talk • contributions) 11:39, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: True, but you'll notice that details are only released six months ahead of J1, so any immediate response to a real innovation would be an SVP or price action. For instance the 3.0 l V6 on Commodore has not inspired ANY activity here, we're just going to watch and see if it tanks. The failure of the 3.2 litre I6 in the marketplace is still a sore point! It was actually quite a nice engine, with a turbo it would be great.Greglocock (talk) 00:53, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: in response to

message: As Geocities was closed down last month, Falcon Facts (referenced by this article), which was hosted by Geocities was automatically deleted. The website does has been archived and re-setup here at http://www.falconfacts.net/ OSX (talk • contributions) 04:18, 14 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Falcon Facts 

message: Hi Guys. I usually comment only on Holden articles, because that's my area of expertise, but I just read through the Ford Falcon article & thought that I should make comment. The paragraph on XH is quite short &  basically treats the XH as a minor facelift of the preceding XG. This is not the case, the XH was a serious upgrade. It gained all-new front suspension & rack & pinion steering from the EA-EL series cars. This meant all that the frame & bodywork from the firewall forward was changed. The turret (roof) panel on the utility was now domed & lost its squared-off appearance, increasing interior head room. I could go on, but somebody more familiar with the Ford product should do a re-write.(Terrybebb (talk) 00:32, 10 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi Terry, I have included the above information that you have suggested, but I'll leave it too someone else to add further information if it is known. OSX (talk • contributions) 02:52, 10 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: XH, Just an update ??

message: You've credited the XB GT with introducing "four-wheel disc brakes for the first time on an Australian-built production vehicle". This is not correct. The XB was released in Nov 73, but the P5 LTD & Landau, which were released in Aug 73 both had four-wheel disc brakes as standard equipment. I know it's only 4 months but credit where credit is due, surely. (Terrybebb (talk) 11:05, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: XB GT first rear disc brakes ??

message: was the rarest falcon to my knowledge  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.57.244.91 (talk) 22:05, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  XY falcon 4x4 utility  

message: I see somebody is trying to impose the new world order on this. Presumably with the same enthusiasm they have replaced the manufacturer of the Lotus Cars products by whoever ultimately owned the company at the time (Toyota, British Car Auctions GM and Proton, among others at various points)? I shall look for the manufacturer's nameplate on a Falcon tonight. Greglocock (talk) 05:03, 8 May 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: A sensible move. GTHO (talk) 07:55, 10 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Manufacturer 

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message: "Interestingly, although the Mondeo Wagon’s seat-up capacity trumps its previously mentioned rivals, its maximum volume is the smallest of the lot. Both are also mere drops in the ocean comparative to the old Falcon Wagon, which offered a colossal – and Holden Sportwagon-topping – 1254L seats up and 2584L seats down."
It's also almost 8 inches shorter. Greglocock (talk) 03:02, 27 August 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Size compared with mundano wagon