Helron Lance

the 4th Generation brought back the classic Falcon nameplate for the performance model in 2013.

## Overview

### Also called

Helron SuperCal (Australia)Helron Revival (2006 Concept name)

## Body and chassis

### Related

Irkland GeneralPeregrine S450

The Helron Lance was originally conceptualised in 1962 by Francis Helron as a car for the Youth. He wanted to make something powerful and cheap for the people. When it was released in 1967, the car basically rewritten the performance car book. It was half the price of most performance cars, yet double the size meaning it could still be a daily driver. With this, they started shovelling these cars down our throats every few years

**1st Gen:**

the first generation of the Helron Lance was put on sale in 1967 and was sold until 1972 when the oil crisis hit. From 1962 to 1966 Helron had drawn up several concepts of the Lance, orignally much more of a swoopy british design before the current shape was decided. It was sold with a 5.2 Litre V8 known as the "Koot", and had a 3.6 Litre I6 introduced as a cheaper and more economic choice.

The Irkland General was also built on the same chassis frame though the General was more luxury based, and was offered with the I6 only. This car was sold until 1974.

**2nd Gen:**

the infamous Lance MkII was hated as soon as it was released in 1975. It featured two engines, a tiny I3 producing 69hp, and an I6 that produced around 170hp. The car was much smaller than the original Lance, meaning the 170hp engine actually one of the fastest american cars at the time, becoming a speedy compact sports car. Despite this, the car was riddled with reliability issues meaning its great performance was never truly appreciated.

the fourth Generation of the Helron Lance was when the car was brought into the 2000s properly after the 3rd gen from the 90s had finished production. After 4 years, in 2006, Helron shown the Revival Concept. It had similar lines and all to the classic Lance of the 60s and 70s. In 2008, the Lance Base, Convertible and Shotgunn trims were put onto the Market (The Shotgunn being a callback to the Helron Lance used in the movie Shotgunn). In 2014, the Helron Lance received a facelift, which made it look more modern. This generation was the first time the Falcon nameplate had returned

in Australia this is known as the Helron SuperCal, named after the previous muscle car that they produced in Australia, the Callamester The SuperCal was physically the same as the base model Lance, however it was powered by a weaker V8. The Falcon 5.0 Engine was available in a special trim named the "Bathurst special". This trim was to promote the Lance in the V8 Supercars championship, and had a livery based off the Elelbrock racecar driven by Rickie Arrisa.

This generation of Lance also had some one offs made. The Banshee was a famous one off powered by a V10 instead of the standard V8, and has been sold around, reaching a price of $180,000 at its latest auction

**In Media**

In the 1970 movie "Shotgunn", the protagonist, Jackson Shotgunn, drives a Midland Green Helron Lance. This car has gone on to become one of the most famous movie cars in history

In the 1985 Movie "Invaders", the antagonist, Rick Scott, drives a 1983 Helron Lance that he nicknames "Bratty". This car was an integral part to the story

The Lance was featured in "the Fantasy of Francis" Documentary and was the main car of said documentary. This documentary shown concept cars off like the Thunderwagon concept.

In the 2014 game "Passion for Power: Hunted", the main antagonist drives a majorly tuned up Helron Lance Falcon

In "Long Gone Gears", the antagonist drives a 2008 Lance Falcon

In 2012s "Ryder", a 2010 Lance was used as the main protagonists partner car of choice. This featured an RLA engine for reliability's sake