Looks like am AMC Ambassador with a Chrysler Cordoba nose.

Hi, Aussie here. Some clarifications to make: * The T-bar auto shifter indeed uses the thumb button to actuate it. The "button" you see on the "pinky" side is a fake one to make the handle symmetrical. We aren't that stupid, c'mon! *The 351 Cleveland was assembled locally from 1972 from local and imported parts, and completely made here from around 1975, finishing in 1982 in mainstream Fords but continuing in some non-emissions vehicles (ie: F-trucks) for a few more years after that. Ford Oz were the source for all DeTomaso V8s until the supply dried up in 1988, when they went to the US 5.0 EFI. The P6 LTD was a stretched Fairlane body. They are effectively a factory limousine. The stretch came from lengthening the body aft of the B-pillar by approx 6", with the roof joint conveniently being covered by the vinyl. The door skin I believe was bespoke but the frame was cut and shut with extensions being spot-welded in. I've seen one at the wrecking yard with its rear door skins gone and saw the said joints in the door internals. Not sure about the windows, but longer glass wouldn't be too hard to make. * The P6 nose was fibreglass. * I don't think many share your distain for its styling. There are plenty of uglier cars out there, many of them American. * Ford Australia kicked off its own Fairlane line really in 67 with the ZA. Unlike the US Fairlane, it was entirely based on the Falcon platform (with different front and rear panels and lights), but were lengthened at the rear wheel dogleg by around 4". The Falcon ute and wagon also shared this stretched chassis. Although the first Fairlane used a few bits and bobs here and there from their Ford US counterparts, they were for the most part, a local development. We did amazing things on a shoestring, things that US makers could only dream of doing on the same money. Have you ever heard of the 250 six crossflow? That came out in 76 and an alloy version came out in 80. It used Cleveland canted valve geometry and made great power for the smog era. * We could only update major sheetmetal every 8 years or so, with a facelift every 2-3 years. Luxury cars were a big deal considering the outlay in body tooling needed vs sales volumes. * The Aus Fairlane tradition of basing the chassis on that of the Falcon continued nearly (not quite) to the bitter end in 2016, but the extra long wheelbase LTD was only offered over three Fairlane models: ZF (73-74), ZG (74-76) and ZH (76-78). The ZF and ZG era LTDs were assigned the "P5" model (the ZG was a facelifted ZF) whereas the ZH as you mentioned was the "P6" in LTD form. From 79 onwards, the LTD would share the Fairlane wheelbase (I think they had ample rear legroom by then to be honest) but it would have higher luxury trim levels and gadgets than its stablemate.

Growing up in Australia in the 70’s I remember them well , by the time I got my license in the late 80’s these are cheap and fun to drive.

The P6 LTD was a very cool and prestigious car in Aust in the late 70s. I have a local car magazine from 1977-78 where a US Ford exec wrote a letter to the magazine stating that he'd been on holidays in Aust with his wife and while here, visited a Ford dealership to see what was availabe. He said he thought the local range was better than what Ford was offering in the US at the time.

Here in New Zealand, back in the day a friend of mines father had one of these. It was the Silver Monarch edition with plush red upholstery. Never forgotten that car.

Variable ratio steering was invented in Australia. Patented by Arthur Ernest Bishop.

love the Aussies morphs of American cars. Mark Behr has a channel all about these types of cars. thanks for this feature, Adam

Ricardo Montalban would be proud of how they built this car down under... Especially the interior upholstery with the rich "Corinthian Kangaroo" leather. 😄

I owned one of these. It was my daily driver from 2006 to 2010.

The peak of LTD in Australia was really the first; that being the 1973 P5 LTD. Stunning car, and the only Australian car I can think of with hidden headlights (ignoring the Landau variant). Also the gear selector has the button on both sides for decoration, but it's only functional on the side with the thumb.

🥝✔️ Bishops Kirby power steering was an Australian patent, that GM procured. The 71-73 Mustangs got it from the F body GM cars. Ford Australia and GM- Holden used it from 1971 to the late 80's...same ratio as the Firebird and Camaro

Well some on here may not like the styling, but remember this car gave you Mad Max, because both of them are variants on Australia's Ford Falcon under the skin, running on a variant of the same chasis and mechanical package and both are from the same generation of Falcon. Take a look at those big leaf springs on this LTD and you might remember them being just as prominent under Max's car. Now have a good look at the door handles and the windscreen. Even the front doors look the same, just a bit stretched on the coupe - which is exactly what Ford did. Yes, this is Max's work car if had had moved up the ranks to commissioner in Main Force Patrol.

Well Adam....you done did hit it out of the park with THIS one!!! It seems many of the Ford of Australia were a cut above, or at least a little more "modern" looking than the U.S. models, and this one is no exception. As the video progressed, I was flip-flopping between "weird" and "gorgeous". Then the rear 3/4 view and interior just blew me away! In addition to Cordoba, Rolls and Italian influences, it does scream to me of AMC and even a little '69 Grand Prix in the rear. Wow! AND....Those short glimpses of the Australian Fairlane??!!! Gimme more!!!! Thanks Adam for all you do with these videos. There is NOTHING automotive related on YT that I look forward to more than your releases. Your attention to detail is mind-blowing.

I rode around in one of these a fair bit as a kid in the late 70's, as a neighbourhood friend's dad had one of these (he was a senior manager in a pharmaceutical firm and I believe it was a company-supplied car). I remember sitting in the back seat and playing with the cigarette lighter secreted in the arm rest in my door card; being a typical 70's car it had like five ashtrays and as many lighters scattered around the interior. I also remember playing endlessly with the power windows & door locks, which my own parent's very plain Ford Cortina certainly did not have. Also, since these Aussie-built high-compression 351 Cleaveland V8's ran on premium leaded gas without the cats & most of the other US-style emissions restrictions, those big cars really had some pep and were quite lively on the road from memory.

I remember these well. The ride of NZ PM Rob Muldoon and Aussie PM Malcolm Fraser. A neighbour of ours back in 80/81 had the Silver Monarch version, which was silver (obviously) with bordello-burgundy interior. Even as an 8 year old I loved it! Someone will confirm or correct me bit I *think* Broadmeadows used a RHD-configured Mercury dash in the '76 ZH??? Could be wrong. Hearing it pronounced "zee-aitch" is just funny to my ears. The true-blue way would be "zed-haitch"😁 Love these videos Adam, and Americans' reactions to what must be really strange cars to you guys. For this car's purposes, Australia shall now be called the "Landau Nunder" (boom-tish, etc).

Looks like a Rolls that was born and raised in America, then grew up and moved to Australia for that promising new career 🤣

Adam, that was a nice clip. Sorry but you’re completely wrong about the T bar. The button was thumb activated and you should be aware that this arrangement was used in the UK and South Africa on many floor shift automatics. The variable ratio steering was locally made and no GM parts. Australia was ahead of the US in terms of running gear. The 4 wheel discs were all ventilated as well. See if you can source some info about the P5 LTD, you should have a look. Those things flew. Ford Australia continued to make the Cleveland 302 and 351 long after the US stopped production and Australian 351s were used in De Tomaso vehicles

That center console is totally Ferrari, look at those switches mounted between the seats. Love the Lincoln side view mirrors. Would love to know more about the Australian car market (South American as well), with the mix of US developed floor plans and then augmenting from there. Yet, lot’s of bits and pieces that were probably shipped straight from Detroit for use on the vehicles.

Anything American in '76 would have had enormous bumpers. This car looks pretty good to me.

I was about to point out how popular these cars were in Australia, when I noted you had dedicated the episode to just that. Their engine capacity meant they were hardly strained, so became cheap, and very reliable transport for quite a while. People in their 20s would hot them up and fir massive stereo systems to them. They became theft magnets sadly.

Very cool, even has Lincoln side mirrors. The front is so very Cordoba. But still cool. The back looks like an AMC Ambassador.

I like the car. I love the interior. I wish it was available in the US. You do an amazing job, Adam. Thank you!

Interesting episode. The styling really says "AMC" to me, rather than Ford.

My father had a P6 LTD as a company car (Dad was fortunate to have driven many different cars from Ford Australia, Holden, Chrysler Australia and Leyland Australia back then). As a young guy in the 70’s, I remember the LTD being huge (by Australian standards) and the ride being ‘wallowly’ and interior very plush. One being in Velour (from memory the Silver Monarch version) and the other Town Car model part leather. Actually worked for Ford Australia back in the mid to late 80’s, both at the Geelong works 0:15 and later Head Office in Melbourne (Campbellfield). At that time the XE Falcon, Fairlane and LTD were about to be released to market. Great video, as all your video’s are.

Great video - the Brazilian Ford Landau and Spain's Dodge 3700GT would make interesting subjects as well. Flush door handles were a requirement in Australia. Do a search for Australian-built Minis and you'll see they have flush door handles.

Always great to be introduced to a never-before-seen model. I appreciate your detailed descriptions and supporting images. 10/10

I've been on a mission for years to show my American friends these cars, as they really have no knowledge of them, and now thanks to you I can point them to these detailed and complete videos that tell the whole story! Thank youuuu

Australia had some great cars.

G’day Adam, You little ripper featuring the P6. I remember seeing these everywhere into late 80’s highly sort after even knew of one in Adelaide with a 460 BB do low 11’s down the quarter mile. Now only at car shows, my neighbour Johno his father bought one knew & now it is passed onto him & it is immaculate. It was the car of choice for the Prime Minister of the day too. Now you gotta do one on my favourite the P5 LTD. Hope you are well, come to Australia I will organise you a cruise in a P6. Cheers Louis Kats your number 1 Fan in Melbourne, Australia 👍 🇦🇺 🇺🇸

It looks like an AMC Oleg Cassini Matador that had a child with a Ford Torino.

Australian GM, Ford and Chrysler cars has always had interesting takes on their North American cousins.

Australia for the win...cool cars down under..😀

My uncle has an LTD like the one shown. Silver with plush red velour interior. For everyone in the family it was such a treat to go for a ride in it. Beautiful car.

Ford Australia made terrific cars. Such a shame all local manufacturers closed.

Interesting to note that the back seats had shoulder belts, long before they became standard in the U.S.

They have a turn signal stalk with horn switch similar to that used on my 1974 Mercury Capri. The inner body and leaf springs appear to be derived from the 1966-71 US mid sized Fords.

Thank you. I had no idea our cousins "down under" had a flare for large luxury cars. I especially like amber rear turn lights, which American auto manufacturers seem to avoid.

Always entertaining and so cool to see the cars from the past.

Personally I never liked the P6 looks, but the P5 looked awesome imo. Hidden headlights really suited the extended XA Falcon style front guards, a full width rear light and running lights in the top of the rear guards. We had some friends who always drove LTD’s when I was a kid. They were huge. The best of all though was the P5 Landau, which was an XA Falcon coupe but with the LTD treatment. A mate bought one in the early 80s - they looked great and had absolutely every option including full leather interior, 351, 9” LSD and 4 wheel disc brakes.

I dig those aircraft control style levers for the AC in the center console.

I never seen a picture of that or knew it even existed...lol

Former owner of a 1991 DC LTD here- terrific cars, I always loved the Lincoln-esque styling of them. Currently on the hunt for another.

nice video. i love to see the different versions of ford and others in both australia and canada versions. i am suscribed to you now. keep 'em coming!!

As soon as I saw that padded center console I thought Maserati. I'm stunned that Ford was still using leaf springs that far into the 70's. I'd drive one in a heartbeat though.

I owned a ZH Fairlane for over 13 years. 351 Cleveland coupled to a C4 T-bar auto. Dark metallic blue with a light blue vinyl roof. Very 1970s. One of the nicest cars I've ever owned. Because of the rapidly rising price of petrol I had an LPG conversion done with special valve seats installed in the heads. The boot was so huge that the LPG tank fitted neatly under the rear parcel shelf. At one point LPG was less than 30 cents a litre so it was surprisingly cheap to run. A mile-eater par excellence. Sorry I ever sold it.

My neighbour owns one he restored it. My dad owned a later model LTD back in the late 80s very nice cars.

I love Aussie Fords and Holdens. I wish they’d have imported them to the States. I love perusing through old Aussie car brochures and dreaming of what I would have driven over there.

To an American, Aussie Fords, Chryslers and Holdens always look like they came from an alternate universe. So close to US stuff, but not quite right.

Adam, a very notable Rolls-Royce specialist in Chicago - lovely Australian chap - Rodd Sala - Park Ward Motors has at this very moment a P6 LTD in his glamorous showrooms. It stands proud and prestigious amongst British Royalty, as it should. The quality of the Australian LTD was astounding. They were designed and offered for Heads of State, Corporate and Government Elite. I know... I owned one for 14yrs. They would give a Lincoln of the same era a run for their money. I own a 1976 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow now and I can confirm the LTD rivals her in ride, comfort, silence, handling and braking. I would ask you research and present a 1973-1975 P5 LTD Limousine and Landau also - I would stretch to say they are even more exquisite in styling, plus the original Australian designed and built LTD.

Thanks for covering this big (121”/3074mm wb) Aussie LTD -sort of the ultimate malaise/brougham era car! I love the interior, but the front end is a little over the top and I never cared for those 1971 style door handles.

There is a Aussie guy in Chicago who has one in his collection , if you track him down and see if you can do a drive of it .

Cool to see these local-focus cars. I much regret the move toward "world cars" crushing local/regional design initiatives of eras past.

Looks like a AMC matador with a new front end

I do enjoy your selection of Australian products from the Big 3. There are definitely some very interesting vehicles that got developed down there.

I wish that they had been available in the U.S., with LHD, of course! Minus the vinyl roof, it has that taut European Ford styling, IMHO, and a sweet interior! And 351 (hopefully not Modified) power, C6 trans, and 9" rear end...bulletproof!

The variable ratio steering boxes were made by Bendix Bishop. I think they were Aus made. Remember they are right handed, the American boxes are left handed and won't interchange. They are great to drive. People that have never driven a Ford with a Bendix Bishop steering box don't know what they are missing. They crap all over any rack and pinion any day. The chassis is basically 68 Mustang (as were all Australian Fords from the 60s to into the late 80s) but stretched to get the extra length. Those LTD/ZH Fairlane seats are super comfortable. You could drive all day and not get a pain or fatigued.

I love both the P5 and P6 versions of the Ford LTD Town Car from Australia. I'd love to export one to Thailand since we drive on the same side of the road as Australia.

Great video as always!

Nice seats/upholstery. Tail lights look similar to the early to mid 60s Riviera, IMO.

The interior accoutrements and finishes in the P6 are enviable considering the era, despite the LHD gear selector. Small bumpers lend a muscular exterior profile, especially in 3/4 view. The design, coupled with a global parts bin approach looks good even today

Once again, Adam hit us with some of the most obscure cars but from the down under this time!!

Before you mentioned the AMC Ambassador, you had shown a rear view of the car and I thought it reminded me somewhat of my parent's 1969 Ambassador from my childhood.

The bucket seat design could equally easily be described as having Japanese inspiration. I've seen pictures of a '70s Nissan Cedric or Gloria that had very similar seats, upholstered in that finest Japanese crushed velour.

A hybrid vehicle of a different kind. When I look at this LTD TC I actually see a kind of Bentley bespoked for the Australians. The four round headlight pattern, a Bentley grille v Rolls, a fuselage/coke bottleish rear quarter panels. If I knew nothing of this car I would think it possibly was a one off Crewe build out on special order from a middleast sultan for Bentley but made on another brand’s platform like they used to do with Range Rovers. Crazy but think of it.

I really enjoy your factual, interesting and detailed content. I grew up in the US in the 1950's & '60's. I took my DMV Driver's License test in a 1963 "wide track" Pontiac Bonneville wagon. Thanks!

Great episode. Grew up with fairlanes, ltds in oz in 70s, 80s.

Adam, thanks for this great video of Australia's P6 Ford LTD. The dad of my friend in school bought a special version of this car, called the Silver Monach. (Silver exterior and crushed red velour seating) He was one of the first to have this particular special model, and i remember going for a ride in it. I was amazed by its luxury, and smooth quiet ride, and with electric everything,, this was something to behold. But trust me, just please do a review of Australia's GM subsidiary and Holdens Flagship car, the 1980 - 85 WB Statesman Caprice...this car was an outstanding luxury car in every respect, including ride and handling. It was simply called the Statesman Caprice by General Motors....the Australian Company name of Holden was not written anywhere on the car, or even mentioned in the advertisements.. Designed by ex General Motors designer Leo Pruneau....Wayne Lady would know him, and i think they may have even worked together at some point. This was Australia's Cadillac Seville or even Rolls Royce, with Mercedes inspired Headlights and a Rolls Royce Grill. Leo Pruneau also said that the Aston Martin Lagonda was a strong inspiration for this car, and their are similarities indeed. With Flagship Opel Senator luxury buckets seats front and rear (the rear seats were slightly modified by being very deeply sculptured, and with plush raised headrests to suit being chauffeur driven in), and with ride and handling to match flagship Mercedes and BMW's of the time....and it did more then hold its own during comparison tests with such cars. The more you research this WB Caprice, the more impressed you will be. This car had it all at the time....and was a great and most interesting mix of American and European luxury.... i loved this car. When this car first came out, i was in college doing graphic design, and the dad of my classmate girlfriend owned a Holden Dealership at the time, where he was delivered one of the first Caprices. He also had one of his own to drive around, it was stunning silver with crushed red velour interior. I remember being taken for a ride in this very car, and i couldn't believe how smooth and quiet it was, and luxury like i'd never seen. I also never forget the sight of another beautiful silver Caprice, parked at the front and near a busy business district intersection, with its hazard lights flashing. This car had a chauffeur with black suit and cap in the drivers seat, and a beautiful and elegant sophisticated lady in the rear, just sitting there and putting her lipstick on using a mirror. Perhaps it was a clever publicity stunt by Holden to expose and announce this amazing car to the high end of town... its target audience. If it was, then it was brilliant, because there was a lot of business people walking by, and it caught most peoples attention. This car certainly had classy presence. Fun facts ....they even flew one to the US for the annual General Motors showcase event for their executives to view the up and coming models.....apparently they were all very very impressed with the Caprice. The Rolls Royce inspired grill was hand assembled in the factory. The Caprice also had exclusive designed and made 15" polished alloy wheels, using flush Allen key Bolts, so that they could not be stollen easily. It used sophisticated independent Radial Tuned Coil Suspension all round, including disc brakes all round too. LSD was optional, as was a heavy duty radiator for big country crossings. With a six window design, this car was most elegant in profile too, and again very Rolls Royce like. From the direct rear, it looked a bit German, with its horizontal lights. Just an outstanding example of American and European luxury all in one.....It would have been a better car than the highly regarded Seville in virtually every respect for this very reason i would have thought. Please check it out.

I would say a fuselage-era Plymouth with ‘78 Riviera taillights and, sorry Adam ,Cordoba front. Great interior.

The side profile reminds me of my old 70 LTD.

Very classy for Australia. Built on a stretched Falcon wagon chassis. Favoured by Government and business Huge rear leg room. The ZH was actually a good handling big car. I owned inexpensive with 302 Cleveland.

The variable ratio steering was designed by a company called "Bishop Steering", which developed many innovations over the 30 years from the late '60's to the late 90's. (I worked there from the late 80's till 2001). It originally went into Jaguars , then into Holdens and Fords. it was manufactured in Australia by a company called "Kirby Engineering" in Rockdale. Bishop invented variable ratio rack and Pinion steering, which first appeared in the Camira, then went into all Commodores until the new millennium. It was used in many overseas cars as well. Unfortunately with the demise of Australian manufacturing, it all disappeared.

I never knew Ford had an Australian only model. Looking at it, I see hints of Chrysler, Ford, and AMC. I think I have seen those tail lights somewhere before but I can't place them.

To me it looks like a 71 Mercury

I had a 1970 LTD, black over gold with bone leather interior, it had hidden headlights and small wings at the rear, it was also the first Australian designed and built sedan with four wheel disc brakes. Lowered cruiser with fat tyres, was a barge boat, but still a lot of fun to drive. Although it was a 351, V8, If you flattened the throttle, is would not skid, but instead point its nose in the air and gracefully coast off.

Love these barges

My little, 5 foot tall Grandmother drove a 1985 Ford LTD Crown Victoria. 😅 White with blue velour interior. I remember it being pretty “lux” for a ford. A big car also. My Grandmother looked like a little kid behind the steering wheel. 🤭

We always used them as towing cars. They were very good at towing our horse floats.

I had one back in the 90s, bought it for $400 as a parts car, the roof was completely rusted out, like sand, you could push your finger through the headliner and out the vinyl top. The E brake had rusted so bad it wouldnt disengage, so i had to drive it home with the e brake on, smoke pouring out of both back drums😂 Great driveline though, 351 4v, fmx and 9 inch lsd

Remember seeing these in Melbourne as a kid in the 80s, we thought they were gangsters cars!

Wow 😳 1976 looks like a Catalina, AMC, Cordoba, and a FORD got Down and Got FUNKY LOL 🤣

These vehicles were also exclusively used as Commonwealth (Government) vehicles for Federal politicians and government officials. I was an RAAF (Airforce) officer at the time of their release and was happy to be chauffeur driven in one of them, on a daily basis, to and from my off base unit (rather than getting a petrol allowance, using my own car). It was extremely comfortable and a relaxing way to get to and from work.

Thanks again Adam, great work, all the way from Tasmania, cheers.

Very strange car! It looks a lot more like a Chrysler of the time than a Ford.

A few points: 1. The P6 was a facelift of the P5 which was basically the same, but with new grille/front end and new dashboard. The P5 had covered headlights. 2. The Town Car was a limit3d option, as was another version called the Silver Monarch (another RR reference) which was all silver with cranberry velour interior 3. Nearly all senior politicians, serving as Ministers and indeed the Prime Minister, had these and the P5 that preceded it. Many were white. 4. The Fairlane in Australia was a stretched Falcon and this was a stretched Fairlane. LTD’s had a 121 wheelbase. 5. GM and Chrysler had no direct competitors as the LTD had a considerably longer wheelbase (the others were 116 or 114 inches like the Fairlane. They were exceptionally comfortable and well equipped cars and made quite a statement. You knew there was an important meeting happening when you saw several of these parked outside!

If the Chrysler had made a four door Cordoba this would have been it however I do like the car. Thanks for doing a video on this I enjoyed it.

Great vid!!! 🤜🤛

I remember as a child in 1977 car shopping with dad.... it came down to the P6 and a Fairlane 500 72 ZC...... we drove away in the ZC.... he didnt like the levers on the centre consol.

Overall a strong resemblance to the AMC Ambassador of the same era. Always find Aussie cars a strange but interesting 'mashup' of British and American styling from the parts bin.

The P6 LTD front end design also resembles mid 1960s Mercurys and the ‘65 Lincoln.

Love the Australian cars in the original Mad Max film! Few of those cars have made it over to the US and are still very popular among collectors…

This car reminds me of those photo composites used in car insurance ads where they don't want you to recognize the brand, so it's a random mixture of all.

I remember growing up with these back in the day, Such a comfortable car on those long drives. The variable ratio power steering while not sporty did give the car a nice feel without feeling too disconnected from the road. Just some additional info The ZH Fairlane in Marquis Spec received a six way power split bench seat imported from the US for the first couple years of production before changing to bucket seats in the last year or two of production. Fairlanes were always a great full size car for the money, so always sold in in greater numbers (approximatly four times more) than the LTD. Power outputs were probably greater than you were getting in the US as while we had some emission controls, we didn't move to catalytic converters and Unleaded fuel until 1985

Neat and very different looking car.

That character line in the side body panel that lilts around the C pillar looks like early '70s Plymouth Fury. Perhaps the variable ratio power steering unit was sourced from GM's Holden Division in Australia ?

What a treat to see you feature this car! During two visits to Australia, I was always on the lookout for the local market LTDs and was luck enough to see a few, as well as a Ford Landau (the two door version in the previous generation) in yellow gold metallic, driven by the proverbial "little old lady". There was also a "Silver Monarch" edition with silver paint and vinyl roof, and red interior trim. And if you look closely, you'll see a lot of parts from US cars, including the concurrent Lincoln drum speedometer, window switches, the chrome trim on the door panels, etc. Also, the only FoMoCo product of the era that I'm aware of that was available with variable-rate power steering was the 1971-72 Cougar. It was included in a couple of GT/high performance option packages. (It may have been available on the concurrent Mustang as well.). Lastly, the local buff books considered the ZH Fairlane front end to be a good copy of the '68 full-size Mercury, and I agree.

These P6 LTDs were very popular in their segment and were favoured by Gov’t depts. despite being unitised, they rode on the same 121” wheelbase as the outgoing 1972 Ford Galaxie. NVH was not quite as good as the American cars, however, handling, braking and rear legroom was superior. The burgundy car you showed towards the end was the Town Car edition - available in Burgundy or Dark Grey. The ZH Fairlane front styling was influenced by the 1968 Mercury full size cars. It too had standard air conditioning and four wheel disc brakes. Both cars were the top sellers in their segments. I have a ZH Fairlane in my collection. The 351 V8 was a Cleveland design and Ford made these into the early 1980’s and in fact exported some of the engines for use in the DeTomaso Pantera.

Thanks for the video! It's interesting to see what US automakers were doing in other parts of the world. The belt line of the P6 (especially the curve-up of the rear door going reward) along with the inset door handles remind me of the 1971 US LTD/Marquis (a favorite body style of mine). The door pull straps are very mid-70's Ford.

Great video Adam, I have always had a love for these Aussie greats. Some of which I wish had been produced here in the states. 😀

Grill on the AU Ford Fairlane GH looks straight from late 60s US Mercury's, particularly the Cyclone.

The styling looks more like 1970 than 1976. The front end of the brown one is giving late 60's Lincoln-Mercury.