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10 | 15.38% |
| $3,000 to $5,000 |
  
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16 | 24.62% |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Ford have finally listened to the AFF and created a new division, Falcon Huate Couture (FHC) specificly to address the needs of those who just can't find the right combination of Falcon options.
FHC will take a basic sedan or ute (wagons are now dead) and fit any combination of Falcon/G6/FPV components to build you your dream car. Any colour, wheel/brake combination, interior etc. will be available with the proviso that it must be safe and technically possible e.g. 16" steel rims and brembos can't be done. The only badge will be FHC as GT/F6 etc belong to FPV and XR/g6 etc belong to Ford so you can't make a GT ute et. al. Of course there is a huge overhead as it has to be hand built so how much more is a fair thing? Based on a VERY conservative estimate of $200/hr internal costs the extra cost of this car would be $4000 if it took 20 man hours, $10,000 if it took 50 man hours etc. This is on top of the actual costs of the components so a V8 G6ET like vehicle (G8ESC) or (GT-E without brembos) might actually cost more than a GT-E. So: Are you interested and how much extra would you pay for the privilege of owning a unique (until someone copies it) Australian car? And no it will NEVER be cheaper...... |
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