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If you're a fan of the Blue Oval, we have one the largest collections of stories and images of fast Fords on the planet! Our local Falcons of course feature prominently, but we've got plenty of Cortinas, Capris, Zephyrs, Escorts, Galaxies, Fairlanes, Fairmonts, GT40s, F100s and of course Mustangs as well. 40 years worth, in fact!

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Ron Smith's Graphic Galaxie

Ron Smith bought his Aussie-assembled Galaxie at age 18 and 35 years later, they are still going strong!

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Flashback: Inside FPV's supercharged Miami V8

Under the skin of FPV's 335kW blown Miami V8

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Howard Astill's Rock 4 Compact Fairlane

Street Machine has given away over a dozen cars over the years, but Howard Astill’s show-winning Compact Fairlane, ROCK 4, was one of the best

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Mark Blekic’s EFI 250-powered XP ute

A lesson in subtle car craft, by a genuine Ford master

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Blown big-block 1949 Ford single-spinner 1BAD49

Brett Hewerdine is back with another epic streeter, this time a 1949 ‘shoebox’ Ford packing a blown big-block and Elite-level detailing

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Four-day XP Falcon wagon thrash build

An Easter long-weekend thrash by a bunch of good mates brings a languishing project to fruition

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Duratec-powered Restomod Mk1 Ford Escort

Adam Smith's Mk1 Escort has gone from tidy track car to neat streeter thanks to some modern mumbo

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Craig Lockhart’s XC Falcon ute

Laser-sharp metalwork and awesome attention to detail mark this as one of the best-bulit XCs ever

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Project Digger: Blown big-block 1978 Ford LTD

Our army might not be the world’s biggest but it’s got the coolest rides!

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Expression Session: Mad Max-inspired V8 interceptor Mustang

What if the last of the V8 interceptors was based on Ford's present-day two-door muscle car?

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Drag Challenge

Gassed AU XR8 Falcon takes on Drag Challenge

Ji and Tim Ackland threw old-school, tunnel-rammed nitrous goodness into an AU Falcon streeter to tackle Drag Challenge

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Dave Luff's widebody MkII Escort

We caught up with Dave Luff and his widebody Mk2 Esky at the recent Geelong All Ford Day

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Born again XP Falcon hardtop

This early-80s show car was saved and brought back badder than ever

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Drag Challenge

XF Falcon sleeper cracks the eight-second zone

Shane Neumann turned his dad’s ute from an original stocker into a eight-second Barra-powered weapon

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FG-X XR8 Miami-swapped XW Falcon

Ossie Fish's dead-smooth XW features 21st-century tech where it counts: in the engine bay

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855hp Raw Orange XY Falcon - PRO430

Serdar Karabulut is used to buying a car, doing it up and selling it off. But this 855hp XY Falcon ain't going anywhere

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Plastic surgeon - Peter Arcadipane

Many Street Machine readers will know who Peter Arcadipane is. His name is among the immortals for the nosejob he did on the star of Mad Max. No, not Mel — the real star, The Last of the V8 Interceptors

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Harrop-blown LS-powered XY Falcon drift car: XYNOT

James Mackie transformed a Blue Oval classic XY Falcon into a tyre-frying drift machine, thanks to some motivation from the dark side

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Dennis Laing's Pro Street 1964 Ford Galaxie

You can't see half of what makes Dennis Laing's Galaxie great

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The story of Bill Bourke's 428 Cobra Jet XW GT Falcon

We take a look back at the one-off Ford XW Falcon 428 Cobra Jet GT built for Bill Bourke

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John French XY GTHO Falcon Phase III

Age hasn't wearied John French's 1972 Bathurst GT HO

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Turbo 1980 Ford Escort Sundowner van

Having twice been brought back from the dead, it's finally time to rise and shine for Glenn Grant's Escort Sundowner

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Running on Empty (1982) Ripper Car Movies

Running On Empty (1982) is the quintessential Aussie car flick that's all about the cars

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557-cube 1961 Galaxie 500 streeter

Big-block power combines with modern running gear and timeless style in this classic road rocket Galaxie