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AU
Falcon Coupe
No
your eyes are not tricking you, this is a
2-door Falcon coupe. Yes, that means that
Ford bet Holden to turn there family sedan
into a coupe. Talk to Ford man, Gavin
Hillier and his sons Troy and Clayton and
its clear that the inspiration for
building the coupe was to beat Holden to
the punch. Owning a Tenterfield based
coach and hearse-building gave them the
perfect opportunity. It might be built in
a backyard, but don't go thinking that its
just a falcon with the rear doors welded
up. No, this Falcon looks as good as if it
came out of a factory like the Holden
Monaro to come out later this year. The
coupe started like as a normal forte, six
cylinder with an auto, then the Hillier
boys were set to work to transform it..
The roofline is about three inches lower
than the standard roof, the B-pillar is a
whole eight inches further back, and both
standard screens are more steeply raked to
match.
Along with the lower, sleeker silhouette,
the window has been raise at the rear, in
concern with a smother and more curvaceous
C-pillar, give the car a tougher nose down
stance. On the front, they've put XR8
headlights on.
Its lower and chunkier and with side
skirts and a deep rear bumper, which
continues the meaner, more road hugging
aerodynamic theme. Even the drooping
fastback-style AU bootlid looks graceful
thanks to the aggressively-angles rear
window and deeper rear bumper. The front
seats have been modified to flip and slide
forward and all the seats are lowered to
give more head room and leg room. Colour
coded leather inserts line the door trims,
and the Hillier Coupe identification
adorns the seats and instrument panel. It
carries an inch less ride height than the
XR which helps the 17 inch alloys to fill
the wheel arches an also has the Fairmont
exhaust tips and full leather trim. Each
coupes are individually numbered and
supplied with an engineering certificate
and also Fords warranty is unaffected.
Cost?, The Hillier boys will transform any
falcon from forte to T-series into a coupe
for $30K and it costs more for extras like
leather seats.
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