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XD/XE/XF
Ford 
March 1979
- February 1988
The fourth generation
XD Ford Falcon was introduced in March 1979 and although based
on the mechanicals and underpinnings of the XC, had an all new
design (with a similarity to the European Ford Granada). The
new generation also brought along the new ZJ Ford Fairlane,
released in May 1979, and the FC Ford LTD, released in June
1979. The facelifted XE Ford Falcon was released in March 1982
along with the ZK Ford Fairlane and FD Ford LTD. The last facelift
of the fourth generation was the XF Ford Falcon, ZL Ford Fairlane
and impressive FE Ford LTD released in October 1984. The fourth
generation was replaced in February 1988 by the stylish fifth-generation
EA Ford Falcon. The
XF Ute model lasted until April 1991 when it was replaced by
the XG update. The E-Series did not have a ute model, with the
XH Falcon being replaced by the AU ute in April 1999.
Falcon
XD
Falcon
On sale: March 1979 - March 1982
Body styles: sedan, wagon, utility, panel van
Range: Falcon GL sedan ($6,600), Falcon GL wagon ($6,981),
Fairmont sedan ($8,866), Fairmont wagon ($8,866), Fairmont
Ghia sedan ($9,558).
Utility and van: (from October 1979): Falcon standard
ute, Falcon GL ute, Falcon standard van, Falcon GL van.
Options: S Pack (option on GL and Fairmont), European
Sports Pack (ESP) (from June 1980, Fairmont Ghia January 1981),
Sundowner van.
Concept/Prototype: Moonraker (based on V8 Fairmont
Ghia for 1979 Sydney Motor Show), Mystere (1979)
Aftermarket: John Goss Special (Dealer option), Phase
5 (made by Phase Autos, V8 225kW, 1980)
Engine: 3.3L inline 6-cyl 82kW@4000rpm 228Nm@2400rpm,
3.3L Alloy Head inline 6-cyl 84kW@4000rpm 230Nm@2400rpm, 4.1L
inline 6-cyl 94kW@3600rpm 295Nm@1800rpm, 4.1L Alloy Head inline
6-cyl 94kW@3600rpm 305Nm@2000rpm, 4.9L V8 140kW@4500rpm 344Nm@3200rpm,
5.8L V8 149kW@4300rpm 415Nm@3000rpm
XE
Falcon
On sale: March 1982 - October 1984
Body styles: sedan, wagon, utility, panel van
Range: Falcon GL sedan ($9,758), Falcon GL wagon ($10,393),
Fairmont sedan ($12,136), Fairmont wagon ($12,892), Fairmont
Ghia sedan ($15,587).
Utility and van: Falcon standard ute ($9,090), Falcon
GL ute, Falcon standard van ($9,263), Falcon GL van.
Options: S Pack (option on all GL models), European
Sports Pack (ESP) (option on Fairmont Ghia).
Limited editions: X-Pak (upgrade of GL sedan and wagon,
late 1982), Fairmont Ghia Limited Edition (late 1983), Eclipse
(upgrade of GL sedan and wagon, early 1984)
Aftermarket: Dick Johnson Grand Prix (190kW 250 ci
6 cylinder with garrett T04 Turbo with twin CD Strombergs,
43 made, 37 in Zenith Blue (Tru Blu), 6 in Monza Red, 12 non-turbo,
1982-83), Phase 6 (made by Phase Autos), Phase 6 Series II
(Phase Autos, made in 2013)
Engine: 3.3L Alloy Head inline 6-cyl 90kW@4140rpm 240Nm@2500rpm,
4.1L Alloy Head inline 6-cyl 105kW@3800rpm 310Nm@2300rpm,
4.1L Alloy Head EFI inline 6-cyl 111kW@4000rpm 325Nm@2800rpm,
4.9L V8 140kW@4500rpm 344Nm@3200rpm, 5.8L V8 149kW@4300rpm
415Nm@300rpm
XF
Falcon
On sale: October 1984 - February 1988
Body styles: sedan, wagon, utility, panel van
Range: Falcon GL sedan ($12,007), Falcon GL wagon ($12,835),
Fairmont sedan ($15,042, Fairmont wagon ($16,214), Fairmont
Ghia sedan ($19,857), Fairmont Ghia wagon (from October 1986).
Utility and van: Falcon standard ute, Falcon GL ute,
Falcon standard van, Falcon GL van.
Options: S Pack (option on all GL models).
Limited editions: Falcon 25th Anniversary (1985), Falcon
Family Edition (upgrade of GL with six seats, April 1986)
Prototype: SVO (by Dick Johnson's Special Vehicle Operations,
1987, turbo 147kW), GT-HO
(by Street Machine)
Engine: 3.3L Alloy Head inline 6-cyl 90kW@4100rpm 240Nm@2300rpm,
3.3L Alloy Head Unleaded inline 6-cyl 88kW@4000rpm 235Nm@2200rpm,
4.1L Alloy Head inline 6-cyl 103kW@3750rpm 316Nm@2400rpm,
4.1L Alloy Head Unleaded inline 6-cyl 98kW@3600rpm 316Nm@2400rpm,
4.1L Alloy Head EFI inline 6-cyl 120kW@4000rpm 333Nm@3000rpm,
4.1L Alloy Head EFI Unleaded 121kW@4000rpm 325Nm@3000rpm.
Fairlane
ZJ
Fairlane
On sale: May 1979 - March 1982
Body styles: LWB sedan
Range: Fairlane sedan (4.9L $11,919). Initially released
as a 4.9L V8 or 5.8L V8. 4.1L inline 6-cyl released October
1979 ($11,831)
Options and limited editions: Sportsman (from August
1980)
Engine: 4.1L inline 6-cyl 94kW@3600rpm 295Nm@1800rpm,
4.1L Alloy Head inline 6-cyl 94kW@3600rpm 305Nm@2000rpm, 4.9L
V8 140kW@4500rpm 344Nm@3200rpm, 5.8L V8 149kW@4300rpm 415Nm@3000rpm
ZK
Fairlane
On sale: March 1982 - October 1984
Body styles: LWB sedan
Range: Fairlane sedan (4.1L $16,654)
Options and limited editions: Sportsman (from early
1983), Classic (1983)
Engine: 4.1L Alloy Head inline 6-cyl 105kW@3800rpm
310Nm@2300rpm, 4.1L Alloy Head EFI inline 6-cyl 111kW@4000rpm
325Nm@2800rpm, 4.9L V8 140kW@4500rpm 344Nm@3200rpm
ZL
Fairlane
On sale: October 1984 - January 1988
Body styles: LWB sedan
Range: Fairlane sedan ($19,688)
Options and limited editions: Sportsman (July 1987,
700 built, $29,639)
Engine: 4.1L Alloy Head inline 6-cyl 103kW@3750rpm
316Nm@2400rpm, 4.1L Alloy Head EFI inline 6-cyl 120kW@4000rpm
333Nm@3000rpm, 4.1L Alloy Head EFI Unleaded 121kW@4000rpm
325Nm@3000rpm.
LTD
FC
LTD
On sale: June 1979 - March 1982
Body styles: LWB sedan
Range: LTD sedan. Initially released a 5.8L V8. 4.1L
inline 6-cyl released October 1979 ($17,093)
Options and limited editions: LTD Carrier (from October
1979, $19,093)
Engine: 4.1L inline 6-cyl 94kW@3600rpm 295Nm@1800rpm,
4.1L Alloy Head inline 6-cyl 94kW@3600rpm 305Nm@2000rpm, 5.8L
V8 149kW@4300rpm 415Nm@3000rpm
FD
LTD
On sale: March 1982 - October 1984
Body styles: LWB sedan
Range: LTD sedan (4.1L $23,695)
Engine: 4.1L Alloy Head inline 6-cyl 105kW@3800rpm
310Nm@2300rpm, 4.1L Alloy Head EFI inline 6-cyl 111kW@4000rpm
325Nm@2800rpm, 4.9L V8 140kW@4500rpm 344Nm@3200rpm, 5.8L V8
149kW@4300rpm 415Nm@3000rpm
FE
LTD
On sale: October 1984 - June 1988
Body styles: LWB sedan
Range: LTD sedan ($31,167)
Engine: 4.1L Alloy Head EFI inline 6-cyl 120kW@4000rpm
333Nm@3000rpm, 4.1L Alloy Head EFI Unleaded 121kW@4000rpm
325Nm@3000rpm.
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XD
Falcon / ZJ Fairlane / FC LTD
XE
Falcon / ZK Fairlane / FD LTD
XF
Falcon / ZL Fairlane / FE LTD
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Colours of 1979 XD model:
Ghost Gum Beige, Arctic
Blue, Midnight Blue, Wedgewood, Nutmeg, Sandstone,
Gold Dust, Emerald, Mint Glaze, Hermitage, Pewter Glow, Burnt
Orange,
Marigold, Monza Red, Silver Grey, Sno White, Lemon Lime
Colours of 1982 XE model:
Bahama Beige, Charcoal,
Marine Blue, Polaris Blue, Copper Bronze, Caramel,
Chestnut, Satellite Brown, Sovereign, Green Jade, Monza Red,
Regency,
Silver Grey, Ivory Cream, Sno White, Stark White, Saffron
Colours of 1984 XF model:
Bahama Beige,
Charcoal, Atlantic Blue, Ice Blue, Sable, Autumn Gold,
Gold Mist, Olympic Gold, Deep Aqua, Monza Red, Regency, Platinum,
Silver Grey, Sno White, Stark White, Vanilla, Citrus Yellow
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Falcon
XD
Introduced: March 1979
Production: February 1979 to April 1982
Production sites: Broadmeadows
Number built: 200,849 (Sedan/Wagon: 178,713)
XE
Introduced: March 1982
Production: December 1981 to October 1982
Production sites: Broadmeadows
Number built: 191,174 (Sedan/Wagon: 172,681)
Fairmont Ghia ESP: 351: 178
(all 4 speed Manual), 302: 360 (260 auto, 100 manual)
XF
Introduced: October 1984 (XFII: October 1986)
Production: June 1984 to October 1986 (XFII: September
1986 to December 1987)
Production sites: Broadmeadows
Production volume: 322,778 (XF: 178,028, XFII: 146,701)
Brock ute: 1
25th Anniversary Falcon: 2000
Fairlane
ZJ
Number built: 20,888
ZK
Number built: 16,896
ZL
Number built: 26,195
LTD
FC
Number built: 3,979
FD
Number built: 3,436
FE
Number built: 4,156
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Australian
Touring Car Championship
- 1981
Australian Touring Car Championship
The 1981 championship was won by Dick
Johnson in the #17 Palmer Tube Mills XD Ford Falcon.
- 1982
Australian Touring Car Championship
The 1982 championship was won by Dick
Johnson in the #17 Palmer Tube Mills XD Ford Falcon.
- 1984
Australian Touring Car Championship
Dick Johnson won the 1984 season
in the #17 Palmer Tube Mills XE Ford Falcon.
Bathurst
- 1981
James Hardie 1000
The 1981 race around Mount Panorama, Bathurst was won by Dick
Johnson and John French in the #17 XD Ford Falcon for the
Palmer Tube Mills team, after Dick Johnson's promising but
devastanting end to the 1980 race.
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This GTHO was the idea of motor magazine,
Street Machine in 1987. Under the title One
Ho To Go, it was a gimmick where they modified a then
modern-day Falcon to commemorate the 20th year anniversary
of the GT Falcon (1967). When it was finished, it was given
away through a competition where you had to collect coupons
and answer a quiz correctly.
This is a modified last-off-the-line XE
Falcon 5.8L. (As when Ford ended the life of the V8 during
the XE model, they replaced the Falcon's front crossmember
and its triginometry, as it only had to cater for the sixes.
An XF 351 V8 would not be certified).
I don't have any performance stats at this
time. All I know is the Monza Red paint is very expensive,
it has a Momo steering wheel (Momo Ghibli 3), Recaro sports
seats (Recaro Orthopaedic LX's), aluminium alloy Compomotive
wheels, Pirelli P700's all-around (225x50VRC 16s beaded
on the front rims. 245x45 VRC 16s at the rear).
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The XD Ford Falcon sat as full-sized model
in Ford Australia's 1979 passenger range:
The XE Ford Falcon sat as full-sized model
in Ford Australia's 1982 passenger range:
The XF Ford Falcon sat as full-sized model
in Ford Australia's 1984 passenger range:
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Competitors at introduction of XD Ford Falcon:
HZ Holden Kingswood, CM
Chrysler Valiant, VB Holden Commodore
Competitors at introduction of XE Ford Falcon:
VH
Holden Commodore, MX63 Toyota Cressida,
R30 Nissan Skyline
Competitors at introduction of XF Ford Falcon:
VK
Holden Commodore, MX63 Toyota Cressida,
R30 Nissan Skyline
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