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Track Red. An extensive facelift on the XT; new grille and taillights, most exterior panels changed and a new interior. The GTs engine size was increased to 351 cu in, 9in diff and got more in your face styling with bolder stripes, hood scoop and blacked out bonnet, the HOs got a front spoiler. During the XWs short life, it saw many mechanical upgrades and options; May 1969; XW 351 Windsor GT introduced 290bhp (450 cfm carb) June 1969; GTHO Phase 1 intro; 260 made, 300bhp 600 cfm carb, alloy inlet man, hydraulic lifters, better suspension and heavier tail shaft. Jan 1970; Windsor 351 replaced with the Cleveland 351 March 1970; HO Phase 1 1/2; 115 made, standard 351 Cleveland but Phase 1 running gear May 1970; 12 slot rims replaced now with 5 slot June 1970; HO Phase 2; 287 made, 750 cfm carb, solid camshaft & lifters, bigger pushrods, close ratio gearbox, Daytona diff and bigger brakes Although the Windsor powered XW did not win the big race in 1969 (mainly due to a poor choice of tyres) Ford was back on the podium at Bathurst in 1970 with Allan Moffat and a Cleveland powered XW GTHO phase II winning the Hardie Ferodo 500 Total 2287 GTs and 662 GTHOs

55 GTs and GTHOs made in Track Red
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Author Sicnag
Camera location37° 56′ 49.71″ S, 145° 31′ 54.83″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Sicnag at https://www.flickr.com/photos/42220226@N07/8494838640. It was reviewed on 6 December 2014 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0.

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