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Ivy Green. The XR falcon GT was built in 1967, The colour was mainly in GT Gold (8 in Gallaher Silver, 1 Russet Bronze, 1 Sultan Maroon, 1 Polar White, 1 Avis White, 1 Ivy Green). The XR was the 'Mustang bred' Falcon, completely new design with its long nose and short tail styling. It retained the traditional round Falcon tail lamps. The XR was the 1st Australian Falcon to have a V8, developed for the Police, as a pursuit vehicle. Further development led to the GT version, 596 were made, The GTs main purpose was to win the Gallaher 500 at Bathurst. The GT got improved suspension and brakes, 4 speed transmission and the 289 V8 got a 4 bbl carb, revised camshaft and exhaust manifold, giving it 225 bhp. The GT also got the Fairmont interior, extra gauges, Hurst shifter and Mustang steering wheel. Outside, chrome wheel covers, black grille and side stripes The XR GT won the Gallaher 500 in 1967 at Bathurst on debut, driven by Harry Firth and Fred Gibson.

This, the Ivy Green one, won the Gallaher 500 in 1967 at Bathurst, driven by Harry Firth and Fred Gibson. 2nd was another XR GT and 3rd was an Alfa Romeo 1600 GTV
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Author Sicnag
Camera location33° 26′ 22.07″ S, 149° 33′ 25.4″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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