Born in Australia, bred in South Africa
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The difference between Australian Falcon GT and South African Fairmont GT
XY GT Seat Trim
Australian XY GT Seat Trim
Thank you to Cameron Manewell of RestoPrep for permitting the publication of the below information
South African Fairmont XY GT
South African Fairmont XW GT
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White perforated hood lining
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C-pillar port lights
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Speedometer in KM/H
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Top speed 240km/h (140MPH)
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100lb Oil pressure gauge marked in Bar, so it goes to 7 Bar
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Temp gauge is in Celsius. They are badged Fairmont GT instead of Falcon GT
XY GT Door trim
XY GT seat trim
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Both have Australian Seats frames
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South African GT’s had vinyl coverings with different patterns on the insert.
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Some SA GT’s have been seen with Australian seat trim patterns, these may have been re-trimmed to match Australian GT’s
Wood grain is missing from the
dash, as is the padded section
under the glove box
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South African Fairmont XY GT
Australian Falcon XY GT
Aussie XY GT’s black perforate hood lining
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GT Steering wheel
GT Console
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As was Selectair integrated Air Conditioning
XY GT Driving lights, same brackets and same switch.
(After 30 years pretty much all the cars have had there original
driving lights changed to another brand, but originally they
were the same as the Aussie GTs)
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South African Fairmont XW GT
The XW’s featured different interior patterns to those seen in the Aussie versions, but key
features like the GT dash, console and steering wheel were the same as the Australian
GT’s. The SA XW GT had the 140MPH speedometer as fitted to the Aussie GT’s and the
8,000rpm tachometer as they were a Cleveland powered XW GT.
