1971 Ford Falcon XY GTHO Stage 3: Giga 1/8th Range Die-Cast Representation
Being rather of die-cast representation collectors ourselves, we couldn’t avoid the fortune to relate you round this giga-sized, 1/8th range copy of the 1971 Ford Falcon XY GTHO Stage III from ‘Icon Models’ that desire be produced in a circumscribed sprint of 1,000 units each priced at a big $1,295 AUD - that’s round €700 or US$925. For non-Australian readers, the GTHO Stage II Falcon is single of the most iconic muscle cars from the earth ‘Down Beneath’ alleged at its period to be the fastest producing saloon in the world.
The existing ‘71 Falcon XY GTHO Stage III was powered near a modified 351 Cleveland V8 motor that produced somewhere about 380HP. Mated to a 4 rapidity manual-gearbox, the rear-wheel push Falcon was said to reach 60mph (96km/h) in 6.4 seconds and the fourth mile in 14.2 seconds while its summit rapidity was close to 230km/h (143mph). Sole a bare 300 examples of the GTHO Stage III were built and fewer than 100 continue today. The over hardly years, prices for the much sought after Ford possess skyrocketed to as tall as AUD$800,000.
As for the die-cast form of the Aussie muscle motor vehicle, the 60cm or 23.6-in. extensive 1/8th range copy looks the piece from the photos featuring numerous practical details, but we’d like to observe single up close previously spending a large on a die-cast representation. According to the maker, the Ford Falcon XY GTHO Stage 3 desire be at during the thrid fourth of the year.
Tie: Icon Models
