Ford Donates Limited-Edition Falcon XR8 Sprint to JDRF to Auction

Ford PR · 09-05-2016, 09:11 AM

Ford is donating the first publicly available version of the highly anticipated Falcon XR8 Sprint – one of the most powerful and high-tech Falcon’s ever – to fund local innovation for the JDRF Artificial Pancreas Project, which is exploring how to automate insulin pumps and deliver improved therapies and ultimately a ‘technological cure’ for type 1 diabetes (T1D).

The auction of the vehicle will run from May 7 through midnight on May 31, 2016. The specific vehicle will be a six-speed manual in ‘Winter White’ colour.

To learn more about the Falcon XR8 Sprint online auction, visit https://galabid.com/auction/ford/item/77411.

Proceeds raised by the auction will support JDRF’s innovative Artificial Pancreas Program aimed to decrease the burden of T1D.

Falcon Sprint Series development and innovation
Ford’s Asia-Pacific Product Development team based in Melbourne developed the limited-edition, high-performance XR6 Sprint and XR8 Sprint series sedans. The vehicles sold out in a matter of weeks after being revealed.

The vehicles feature significant suspension improvements and high-performance tyres to match the vehicles’ dynamic capability.

Falcon SXR8 · 09-05-2016, 09:22 AM

Nice work

Carrion · 09-05-2016, 10:41 AM

Well done Ford.

I guess that is the first of the special numbers that Ford wasn't going to sell.

Dose that make it three more to go or four?

geobar · 09-05-2016, 11:32 AM

Hi Ford PR,

The Details are a little vague. Is this a brand new car? or has it been used for publicity duties?

George

Ford PR · 09-05-2016, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geobar

Hi Ford PR,

The Details are a little vague. Is this a brand new car? or has it been used for publicity duties?

George

George, the car is No. 1 of 750. It's brand new, unregistered, just waiting to register to the winning bidder.

mcnews · 09-05-2016, 01:45 PM

Manual or Auto?

Ford PR · 09-05-2016, 01:51 PM

The vehicle is a manual.

mtbkym01 · 09-05-2016, 06:46 PM

Fantastic, Shame it's not a raffle, so I could have a crack

**DFB FGXR6** · 09-05-2016, 07:11 PM

As a type 1 diabetic I can only say thankyou to Ford for doing something like this to potentially help ease the burden or even find a cure for this disease that becomes the first consideration in every circumstance in the daily lives of suffers.

prydey · 09-05-2016, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6

As a type 1 diabetic I can only say thankyou to Ford for doing something like this to potentially help ease the burden or even find a cure for this disease that becomes the first consideration in every circumstance in the daily lives of suffers.

agreed. my daughter is T1D.

well done Ford for supporting JDRF!

Joshmcmillan · 09-05-2016, 08:58 PM

This is awesome! My Fiance has T1D

BFSixT · 10-05-2016, 07:18 AM

Fantastic, also daughter T1 so family really appreciate this.

Agile · 10-05-2016, 07:24 PM

My daughter has type 1 and has had to deal with it for 12 years. Thanks Ford .................................................. .........now get on with it and build my XR6 Sprint #325

malazn mafia · 10-05-2016, 10:33 PM

Now Ford Australia should kindly donate the tooling for FG Falcon to Argentina, so we can have still have FG falcon parts and panels for another 40 years. It should be a crime for the tooling to be destroyed.

esppwr · 11-05-2016, 01:48 AM

Thank you Ford for donating to such a worthy cause, from another T1D

**Professor Farnsworth** · 11-05-2016, 10:43 AM

up to 80K so far, i'm sure there's plenty more to come.

Big_Damo · 15-05-2016, 12:35 AM

Great work by Ford. Knowing how this disease has affected people close to me I hope it goes a long way towards cures and preventions
Ford is No.1

Sprint XR8 · 31-05-2016, 11:22 PM

Ending at midnight, now at $92,500.