HARD TO BELIEVE BUT TRUE !
https://www.motoring.com.au/ford-falcon-xa-gt-rpo-83-hardtop-goes-to-auction-125304/
 
3 0 1  THOUSAND BUCKS PLUS SOME $22,000 IN COMMISSION TO "GRAYS"
 
FOR A RUST RIDDEN, PANEL DINTED, INTERIOR ROTTEN, ALL-OVER DAMAGED COUPE WHOSE ENGINE COULDN'T BE
STARTED !  ........  AND no guarantee it has Discs on the rear as you'd expect in a RPO83 (hope it has; for the buyers sake)
What exclusivity that comes with this car DOES NOT AMOUNT TO EVEN $100,000 imho
Then another $100,000 (minimum) needs to be spent to "bring it back from the brink"
 
Buyer's got bigger balls than most I know .......  love to know who paid this drug-money for a basket case !

Its a myth XA GT RPO 83 all had disk brakes on the rear
 
Its a myth all the XA GT RPO 83 all had the same extra left over homologation phase 4 parts.
 
Some got more parts than the others that are given the RPO 83 option.
 
Regarding authentic Bernie, a quick phone call to Ford would verify the cars options as unlike Capri's, Ford Australia keep the Falcon Production Records.
 
But thats is always up for debate and prob best left for discussion on the Falcon forums etc.
 
 
Regarding price, this was a very well known car with the collector / Falcon GT circles and thus created some hype when it was sold.
 
Is it worth the sale price, who knows but at the end of the day something is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it
 
Maybe Bernie you should sell one of your other cars via Greys auction to fund the restoration of your Capri.
 
 

It was the unicorn no one could catch, I think the value was in the bragging rights.
An interesting article on its twin, the other McRoberstons Old Gold Orange car
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-06/port-lincoln-mechanic-owns-ford-gt-identical-to-chicken-coupe/12526124?utm_medium=social&utm_content=sf236575520&utm_campaign=abc_adelaide&utm_source=m.facebook.com&sf236575520=1&fbclid=IwAR1WU0AcP2lMpvy5dUrUr4CebaBedwQaejq6OxgSZZRrw88wTFR4Z8yN7p4
 

900dukess
 
Maybe Bernie you should sell one of your other cars via Greys auction to fund the restoration of your Capri.
 
 

Why? The survivor car market is strong. Can't see the point plowing all that cash into something that wouldn't command any more premium when the dust settles. They're only original once.

hey 900dukess
I dont sell cars .....  My D-port Capri will be restored when it's time to do so, if ever, without funding from any other car.......... Anything is ORIGINAL only ONCE.
 
I just LOVE original, as Drewdog has put very well indeed. 
 
Stay safe everyone  ..........  if we all abide COVID regulations, we'll be home-free sooner !

Hi All,
As previously advised the RS has gone to a good home. been looking at AU Series 3 but still rubbish for the money. Went a bit upmarket for my cruiser and got this.....Sorry,will try again to load pictures- BA falcon GT

Aha, another can't load pics, Len I've been trying for weeks and has Mark that I know of.

My.friend.just,purchased.a.1974.LANDAU..........immaculately.restored.for.all.the."look-at-me".areas.inc/leather.interior.
He.paid.between.$110.and.$130.big.ones.from.what.ive.gleaned........insured.for.$150G
His.and.his.wife's.only.complaint.is.the.intense.smell.of.fuel..........I.noted.over-fuelling.at.the.exhaust.which.prompted.me.to.pop.the.air.filter.off........lo.&.behold.the.850.
Holley.DP.fuel-guzzler.which.made.me.think.it.shooda.been.a.Carter.Thermoquad????
Maybe.not!.......maybe.correct.Carby.in.need.of.adjustment???
In.retrospect.my.question.is........"could.it.be.a.detuned.351C.4V.from.the.XA.Phase.IV's.that
.were.knocked.on.the.head?......I.heard.him.mumble.that.the.seller.told.him.it.had.a.351C
.with."4V.Heads"and.High.Power.Output.and.I.dismissed.it............must.take.a.closer.look.
and.decipher.the.Engine.Number.which.I.know.matches.the.Chassis.Number.and.check.out.
Carby.Number............who.knows.what.we/may.have.here????????????
Others.Ive.since.spoken.to.,agree.a.number.of.DETUNED.Phase.Four.351C.4V.found.their.way.
into.a.number.of.Landaus.which.surprised.me.as.they.were.always.considered."Medium.Speed.
Luxury.Cruisers".when.I.was.around.them.as.a.Mechanic.48.years.ago...........maybe.anyone.here.might
help.with.any.info.please?
Cheers
Bernie

Most of the GT's had a 750 cfm carby. I had a 351 2v with a mid range cam which ran fine on a 600 4 barrel with vacuum secondaries,( fuel economy LOL ) occasionally used a 650 DP for a bit more go. Depends on what you want the car to do- 850 is pretty much race carburation. Len
 

Thanks.Len
hoping.someone.wili.know.what.CARBY.was.factory.fitted.in.the.1974.LANDAU.which.I.believe.ONLY.had.351C.fitted
Merry.Christmas
Bernie

Will try and upload pics of the car....