This Ford XW Falcon GT could be the coolest car for a P plater

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Aaron Lofts

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What was my Dad thinking when he backed the bank loan for this Ford XW Falcon GT?

Although I was only 18 years old, the GT was my second car, replacing a Mini Cooper S.

My Dad had bought an XW station wagon as the family car when we were younger, so I guess the model stuck and I had to have one. 

She was an April-built 1970 Candy Apple GT with the Cleveland 351 and four-speed Toploader. I bought it from a bloke in Kurri Kurri for $7,500 around 1985, which was a lot of money at the time. I worked 70 hours a week to pay it off but couldn’t afford to keep it on the road so it stayed mostly garaged. 

She was modified, and went pretty hard. Regrettably, I sold it in the early 1990s… If only I knew then, what I know now.

Memories from Andrew Basford. Source: Survivor Car Australia

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Aaron Lofts

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From a very young age, Aaron was drawn to cars. Spotting chrome bumpered classics from the back seat of a 1978 Toyota Corolla as a child, his knowledge grew from basic brands and models to more details and specifications as a teen. He began buying and collecting magazines, reading them cover to cover absorbing as much information as possible. Primarily following local motor racing – and the cars they were built from, Aaron would watch the Bathurst 1000 coverage each year from start to finish. With a broad passion for all classic cars, his specialty is locally built and assembled muscle cars, whilst keeping an eye on the oddballs. Hunting for old cars and the stories surrounding them is a lifelong obsession, often finding them in the most unusual places or via the most unusual people. Fast talking and quick thinking, he’s always on the go. If you want to chat - you're going to have to try and keep up with him!
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