What does RPO 83 mean?
What does RPO 83 mean?
Regular Production Option
The XA RPO 83 soon arose from the ashes of the Phase IV and would become the basis for Ford’s 1973 Bathurst-winning XA GT. 10. The name comes from the production option code RPO (Regular Production Option) 83 which was available on the XA GT and included a number of components from the stillborn Phase IV program.
What year was the XA Falcon made?
1972
Overview. Sold between March 1972 and September 1973, the XA series was the first Falcon to be designed (with assistance from Ford’s US headquarters) and manufactured in Australia.
What is a sido number?
SIDO is an order number. The numbers are sequential based on orders, however due to production mix (i.e. they can only build ‘x’ turbos or ‘y’ wagons in a single day) the SIDOs aren’t always produced sequentially.
What is a XA GT RPO?
The GT Special, which was called RPO (Regular Production Option) 83, featured certain GTHO Phase 4 bits such as the 780 cfm Holley carburettor and the exhaust headers, but it did not have the camshaft and valve gear modifications of the Phase 4, or the special “finned” sump of that car.
When did Ford start in Australia?
1925
Ford Motor Company of Australia Pty Limited is a subsidiary of Ford Motor Company, founded in Geelong, Victoria, in 1925.
When did the Ford XA Falcon come out?
Back in April 1972, Wheels magazine ran with a cover story on the new XA Falcon range from Ford. Fascinating as it is to read all these years down the road, it was the very last paragraph that really got our attention: “On the competition front a special Cortina 250 has been lapping the You-Yangs proving ground at up to 138mph.
When was the XA Falcon 500 four door built?
Here are some further photos of an XA Falcon 500 four door that was built in December, 1972. They more clearly show the single plate and the twin plate holes. Cock-ups and mis-stamps appeared on the twin plates as well. Here the date of manufacture – 02 75 – appears on the wrong line. And here, the trans code appears in the engine box.
Where is the compliance plate on a xa Falcons?
Early XA Falcons followed on from the previous XW and XY’s and used a single compliance plate, fixed to the cowl and visible from under the bonnet on the passenger side. The information on the plate took the following form.
Is the Rothmans Ford XA Falcon Phase IV rare?
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Early XA Falcons followed on from the previous XW and XY’s and used a single compliance plate, fixed to the cowl and visible from under the bonnet on the passenger side. The information on the plate took the following form.
| Watch next: Rothmans Ford XA Falcon – rarer than a Phase IV! As has been recorded by us and others over the years, just four cars survived the mess – a prototype road sedan in Calypso Green, plus three would-be racers in Brambles Red. The owner of one of those cars, Paul Carthew, last April detailed the story surrounding his car…
Where was Ford Falcon XA GTHO Phase IV built?
They were all standard XA GTs as delivered to the Ford Special Vehicles factory in Mahoneys Road where they were built up to Phase IV specs by the race-team mechanics. One of the racecars was sold to NSW rally driver Bruce Hodgson who rallied it in competition. It was eventually destroyed and no longer exists.
Back in April 1972, Wheels magazine ran with a cover story on the new XA Falcon range from Ford. Fascinating as it is to read all these years down the road, it was the very last paragraph that really got our attention: “On the competition front a special Cortina 250 has been lapping the You-Yangs proving ground at up to 138mph.
