The 1973 Ford Falcon XB was never meant to be a global superstar. It was engineered for Australian roads, sold in right-hand drive, and largely unknown to drivers in America and Europe when it was new ...
In 1979, Wheels pitted the all-new V8-powered Falcon XD and Commodore VB manuals against each other in a battle to crown 'The King of the Hill'.
We headed to Mt Panorama in 1968 to test Ford and Holden's big bangers ahead of the Bathurst 500... and to declare a winner.