The Purchase

I've always liked Ford's. Most guys in high school went on about Commodores but they didn't excite me like the X series Australian Falcons did.

I want to restore a Ford Mustang at some stage but my budget won't stretch that far and as I've never owned or driven a V8 before and when the black XE came up for sale in Dandenong on eBay for $1100 last December 2008, I grabbed it.

Buying sight unseen on eBay is probably not the best but I've done it so many times now with VW Kombi's that even if it's full of rust it can still be fixed.

The car is a 1983 Ford Falcon with Fairmont Ghia headlights and bonnet. The donk is a "302" or 4.9L V8.