Ford Australia Falcon XR GT
Ford turned an Australian family sedan into a V8 GT with firmer suspension, stronger brakes and a four-speed gearbox—and immediately took it racing at Bathurst.
1967 Australia Ford Falcon XR GT · Sicnag · CC BY 2.0
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More than a set of wheels.
Ford Australia added the Falcon GT to the XR range in May 1967. Every retail XR GT used a high-performance 289-cubic-inch Windsor V8 and a four-speed manual. The road car's stiffer suspension, radial tyres, front discs, sports instruments and low-restriction engine tune supported Ford's competition plan. An XR GT won the 1967 Gallaher 500 at Mount Panorama on debut, making the model a starting point for the long Falcon GT story.
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The GT's speedometer read to 140 mph, but that number was the end of the dial—not a promise that the standard car could actually go 140 mph.
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A road car built with Bathurst in mind
The GT was more than stripes and badges. Its 289 V8 gained a four-barrel carburettor, while the chassis used a quicker 16:1 steering ratio, wider radial tyres, firmer suspension and servo-assisted front discs. Those changes made the showroom car a stronger starting point for Ford's factory race effort.
Source: Falcon GT Club of South Australia · XR GT specifications ↗The first V8 Bathurst winner
A factory XR GT driven by Harry Firth and Fred Gibson won the 1967 Gallaher 500. A National Motor Racing Museum feature records that the Falcons were about five seconds a lap faster than the Minis that had dominated the previous year; that competition result explains why the GT name became much bigger than a single trim package.
Source: National Motor Racing Museum visit · SentiMETAL ↗Where these facts come from
- Falcon GT Club of South Australia · XR GT specifications
- National Motor Racing Museum visit · SentiMETAL
- Motorsport Australia/AHTCA · Falcon XR GT historic vehicle information sheet
- Wikimedia Commons · 1967 Ford Falcon XR GT
Selected facts checked for this edition. Some source pages link to broader model families. Last reviewed October 1, 2026.