🎫Ford's Barra Turbo and the BA Falcon - The Birth of Australia's Best Performance Engine 4.0L 6-cyl 

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It's still unbelievable that you can produce content on this scale of quality with the budget you have and doing it on a one man team. Seriously underrated man. Love your work.

This is the greatest BA Falcon video I've ever seen on RU-vid.

the quality of this video was so i good that it felt like a mini movie

My F6 Tornado was a pre release prototype that had 14,500 kms on the clock when I bought it this years she’s just clocked 477,000 kms and she’s still the ever reliable workhorse!! Love this ole girl!!

Bro the production quality of your videos just keeps getting better and better! Keep it up man, love your videos - that trailer for this one was nuts! Can't wait to see the real thing!

I like and own ecotec V6 Commodores and I love this! Great stuff! One of my workmates who has a manual BA 6 cylinder Ford Falcon (I swing spanners at a car dealership for a living) asked me this: “What does a Holden V6 driver and a bad fisherman have in common?” Then he said “They’ll never catch a Barra!” 😂

My old man was one of the engineers that designed and built the production line for that engine. He spent many late nights working on it. They kept that engine a massive secret.

I'm smiling... I can't stop smiling! That ending was incredible mate!

I actually met the programmer and software engineer, while I was working. He had so much time to talk about it, However where I was working, they hated people just talking and no work being done. Geelongs old factory is now sold, the back area and some of the factory is still building and modifying cars that they test, either at the Lara track, or they’re driving around the refinery area.

Thanks for watching mate! If you enjoyed this video please share it with your friends to spread the love 💙 I make these videos by myself and I'm not perfect, so please forgive me if I got any of the details wrong. Make sure you throw me a like and subscribe to the channel for more BA Falcon action coming up soon 👍✌

Loved it dude, honestly you are un-matched in production quality, no body on RU-vid makes car related videos at the same level as you, I hope to see your channel skyrocket some day, you are awesome.

We the Australian people should own the blueprints to the Barra

Has to be one of the slickest 'backyard' productions on RU-vid. Great work as usual 👍

You are spot on I worked in a Ford dealership from 2003 - 2011 In both parts department and workshop mechanic People loved these cars and I still remember the smiles on so many faces when they would come in even with the issues they did have they would still say I love the car and then they would want to talk about racing because we were finally smashing them The proud Ford owner was re awoken from the 70s I also got to meet the man Geoff polities what a true legend r.i.p and many of the great staff from Ford Australia who were really passionate about both falcon and territory programs It was a magical time for a true Ford fan

love these vids man.......ford or holden.....doesnt matter.....we need to celebrate aussie built.....keep up the good work .....BIG THUMBS UP

*wipes tear away* As a proud 11 year owner of an XT 2003 Model, they are without doubt the best car to see the country in. Side note, I wish I had sent in my video but thought it wouldn't make the cut 😭 Amazing video as always.

This video made me literally tear. Well done. May the Falcon live on

I'm never been a big fan of Ford or Holden. But you Sir, makes me want one!!! Great video

That was incredible man. I’m str8 up crying rn

Two words. One name. Geoff Polities. May he Rest In Peace. He earned it. And then some.

I’m almost speechless. I’ve always been a fan of your videos, how well they’re put together, the information provided and the quality of the whole thing. I’ve also always gotten a bit teary eyed with your videos at times as we look back at the cars we’ve made in years gone by, the Ford vs Holden rivalry. Growing up I was more in the middle of the Ford/Holden thing, maybe with a slight skew towards Ford as the years went on, bolstered by my brief ownership of an XF Falcon that I loved. As I got older and started understanding things at a depth I never could when I was younger, I realised Ford had a much harder time than Holden did because they were out on their own with a bespoke platform and engines for their cars on a smaller budget and I really grew to respect that. But this was on a whole new level and very quietly between you and me, this one gave me tears streaming down my face at the end. Keep up the good work

Loved “Your fancy as fuck Fairmont Giha”

Never owned a Ford, never driven one, not into Aussie cars ... but watched the whole episode with interest, this channel is not about cars, its about telling beautifully crafted stories! Awesome!

I remember seeing a Ba or Bf Falcon on tv as a teen and thinking I didn't know what it was but, it was the coolest car ever. Asked dad what it was and he had no clue either. Found out when I got to school the next day, on the computer, it was an Australian Ford Falcon. Since that day in junior high I have been patiently and sadly waiting to import one into the US. Come on 2027. The mighty Falcons were such wonderful cars, with an even better racing heritage. It truly was a sad sight to see it, along with Ford Australia, basically die in 2016. Much love from across the pond.

I'm an eagle eyed viewer, so here's the no. of Barras that were in the video: 10:55 (green BA wagon), 12:47 (blue BA ute), 24:36 (red FG ute) & 25:30 (white SX Territory). Not to mention the quite stunning XR6 Turbo you have yourself and the montage at the end. The BA Falcon is personally my favourite Falcon and honestly my favourite car of all time, a lot of this is due to childhood nostalgia, as well as they're solid, dependable, reliable vehicles that if given the right circumstances could be an exciting and thrilling vehicle to drive. I was born in 1997, so I grew up watching these on TV just as Ford started winning again after the four years of straight losses with the AU. I remember seeing Marcos Ambrose in the blue Pirtek BA & Russell Ingall in the Caltex BA winning in approx 2003 or 2004, then throughout the years seeing Loundes & Wincup winning in BAs and BFs. I even remember getting up super early in 2007 when I saw Ford unveil the BF Cobra GT & Cobra Ute as a special anniversary model to commemorate the XC Cobra. It didn't help that we also had Fords growing up, since my Dad, Grandfather & my Uncle were also Ford men themselves, we had several Fords growing up. Dad had an XC GS 4.9L V8, XD Fairmont wagon 4.9L V8, XF S-Pack wagon, both us and my grandfather had ZK Fairlanes with the 4.1 EFI six (he also had an XD GL sedan before his ZK, and my uncle had an XD panel van, an XE wagon and an XF sedan), then after a detour with an L67 VS Statesman which got stolen and wrecked, & a Land Rover DIscovery (which was a disaster) for a few years, we went back to Ford and Mum got an FG G6 in 2014 which we had until 2019, then a BA Futura after we were forced to sell the FG due to needing money, and now she has an EL Fairmont Ghia, and I myself now own an AU II XR8 that I just got about a month ago. The blood in my veins is clearly blue lol. Ford Australia have always made good and honest cars and I always tend to smile when I see one, and I really only remember having trouble twice out of all of the ones we had, our ZK Fairlane's engine died at about 350k so we swapped in the XF S-pack engine into it as that was off the road (they were both 4.1 EFI sixes so it worked fine), and the FG needed the bushes done (which if I think about it was around when it hit 100k so you were right when it comes to diff bushes), and the immobilizer prevented it from starting once due to a weak battery causing us to be stranded. Overall though I love the BA and while I don't own a decent one yet, someday a goal of mine is to find a nice F6 Typhoon and keep it next to my AU XR8, as both of those are in the top three of my dream cars (the third being a V2 Holden Monaro). One other project I've dreamed of since I was 17 was to create a custom Barra turbo wagon, I'd love to find a BA XT or Futura wagon, grab the engine and a manual trans out of an XR6T, F6 or even just build one myself from an NA Barra, and the body kit from an XR6T or a Typhoon/Tornado and stick it on a wagon body. I have an unhealthy obsession with wagons, so I'd kill to have something like that. Shame Ford never did it as I see plenty of fast V8 Holden wagons everywhere so there could have been a market for it. Anyways enough rambling about my love of Fords, you made a great video, been subbed since an American friend asked me about Aussie Fords and linked your original NC Fairlane video a few years ago, and after I watched it I wanted I liked the content that I subbed. This video by far is the best one you've made so far so keep it up my man.

mate I’m speechless, what an amazing video. Top shelf stuff

I hope you continue this type of content. I'd love to see you cover the BF, and then FG.

32:55 Onwards was quite an emotive ending, just seeing all those proud owners standing next to their either stock or tastefully done up BA and BF Falcons was just such a nice touch to add to the end. You should definitely do more of that like in feature videos or just whenever relevant.

Best production , editing and most informative video on youtube well done keep up the great work you put a lot time & effort in too what you do 👍 I have a 2004 BA Falcon Wagon it's done 440,000 klms and still going strong & we also had an AU Falcon that had 637,000 klms on it these things never die if maintained correctly , good old Aussie engineering it's a shame it's gone now 👍

I almost cried at the end... RIP to the last completely Aussie built sports car. Up the mighty barra 💪🏽💪🏽

Thanks for featuring my car in your video🤙

The great days of Geoff Polites and the real FordForums. I still remember the raid where we saw the BA first and before its release. I got one of the two Pursuit utes built on Day 1, and got another one about a year later. In retrospect, the barra was a way better engine than the Boss 290....

That was great man! the quality of videos you are making now is seriously rivaling some of the best... great storytelling and i can see how much work you put into the videos as i know how hard it is to film and edit good videos lol Keep it up mate loved it!

The ending brought a tear to my eye

i still remember the day the bf turbo falcon became my dream car and after many years i have one and i wouldn't give it up for anything. there are better cars out there but i dont want better because to me the falcons are the best. keep up the good work fella

The production quality in this video is off the scale. My favourite factory Barra video on RU-vid for sure. I look forward to seeing this channel hit 50k subs

Can't wait... Picked up an XR6 Turbo Ute a few weeks ago. Weapon of a car

Keen as. On a sad note tho... I just traded in my BF xr6 ute (n/a) Definitely going to miss it.

I cannot watch this without a tip of my hat to Geoff Polites, Stone Bros Racing and Marcus Ambrose, and all their hard working team members. They gave us blue oval fans, something to cheer about after such a long drought in racing, but also the stunning new look of the BA. Thank for such a great video yet again Sean, well done.

Can't believe I only saw this now instead of last week! That end montage was something else mate, can't wait to be able to say I was a part of this channel back when it had less than 10,000 subscribers

Good old youtube algorithm not show us what we really want to see unless we like and put notes on

that ending sequence bought a tear to my eye, extremely well done and absolutely love the content :)

Incredible. I've said it before and I'll say it again, there's a place in my heart for the BA Falcon, which no other car could ever take away.

This was the send off the Ford barra deserved. The closure Ford Australia needed. Rip Ford Australia. You've done us all proud mate, great production!

Mate that video quality and the clear insane effort put into this is incredible. Gives off similar 'vibes' to the movie interstellar.

So glad I'm putting a barra turbo and tr6060 into my AU Fairmont, two of the best things ever built in Australia coming together 👌 great video mate!

As a Holden guy I can totally agree with everything in this truly beautiful love story. To the BA.

Holden fan here, but I have to admit the BA was a great model. Especially the turbo and xr8. Keep up the good work very easy to listen to and informative!

That was amazing, was insane quality, absolutely loved it, very excited I made the cut, looking forward to seeing what the future brings for the XR6-T

Fantastic documentary Sean! Really miss my BFII Fairmont Ghia, was such an amazing car, It massively exceeded all of my expectations. Such a comfortable cruiser, and fantastic tow car. One of the Last B series falcons, being a early-mid 2008, and was so well refined.

Great video I’m the proud owner of a BA XR6 Turbo I bought brand new & it’s still in beautiful condition cheers

What an absolute stunning piece of work you have created here! The production quality is off the charts for a relatively small RU-vidr. You should be extremely proud of what you have created here! Long live the Barra legend!

Congratulations mate that was brilliantly done 👍. It’s a crying shame that Ford and Holden stopped manufacturing cars in Australia 🇦🇺.

If you take the Holden/Ford preference out of the equation I would actually say the VE was the probably a more important car to our motoring history, don’t get me wrong Ford made the best engine hands down with the Barra but Holden were always pushing Ford to higher levels which Ford were reaching. Holden never had an answer for the Barra but they didn’t need it as their cars were selling well so why change something that was working. Holden together with HSV were always one step ahead of Ford and that is not knocking Ford in anyway but Ford always followed suit with Holden. We were lucky to have both brands pushing to outdo each other and give us these cars we enjoyed and sadly at the end of both Ford and Holden in Australia you have to say we had cars that could compete with most other manufacturers around the world, unfortunately the Australian public lost their patriotism with Aussie cars and jump on the Europe/Japanese market and thus was our demise. I hate trying to prefer Ford or Holden even though I have a softer spot for one of them, both brands were bloody awesome and our generation was lucky to have that. RIP Holden & Ford, you may be gone but you won’t be forgotten anytime soon

Congratulations on 1000 likes.

I love my FGmk2 ute. I never want to get rid of it. It's just so good for trade work. Alloy tray back fits a full sheet (2400x1200) flat loaded at waist height and 6.0 timber on top right onto your shoulder, or, a literal tonne of whatever. It drives just like a sedan, comfy and low and a heck of a lot quicker than 90% of traffic. The new utes are some hybrid family adventure vehicle, fucking useless elephants that bog up Bunnings with the trailer they have to cart just to be able to load anything.

I'm glad that you had Ross's Typhoon in there! Pity that you couldn't have Gap Sauce's BA GT though, but finally the episode that we've been so long waiting for. 😥

Most excellent sir. Production values through the roof! I'm now going out to the garage to give my Falcon a man-hug.

Stunning production and story telling once again. Some great drives in our part of SEQld. Every time I view one of your vids, I get closer and closer to getting my ED XR8 Sprint back on the road. Just need the $$. If I see you around The Swich, I'll say hi.

Absolutely agreed with everything you said. My first BA was an XT wagon and compared to my previous falcon, an EL wagon, this thing was a great step forward in not only power, but ride quality and stability. I then upgraded to an FG XR6 but I missed the practicalities of the wagon. I solved this by buying a Territory Ghia Turbo. For me, the best car Ford Australia ever produced.

Very well done. Music was really well done too. It will be sad to see all the AU, BA,BF and FG falcons dwindle over the next 10 years. Same to be said about the VT, VY, VZ etc

Picked up a genuine set of genuine 18' xr8 wheels today to replace the fake 18" twisties on my ba xr6 turbo.

Brilliant!! The car that saved ford Australia on the track and on the street! Was a privilege to make panels! Goosebumps when marcos and the pirtek falcon appeared! Well done!

Awesome video, the production quality keep getting better and better. Great to find a channel still producing content about the older Falcons. Keep it up!

Another great vid, i swear they're only getting better so keep it up mate love to see such effort put into telling the stories about aussie cars where that no-one else is. I've been subscribed since the original nc video and every second of every vid is worth watching. I'm sure you're channel growth is gonna be exponential so big congrats from accross the pond

You’ve earned my subscription with this outstanding content and production quality. I’d love to see a video similar to this talking about another one of ford Australia’s most beloved and iconic modern falcons, the FG falcon.

This has to be the best video on RU-vid explaining the passion for these monsters where the passion comes from and how it just flows when your behind the wheel Really good video/movie

Absolutely loved this Sean...it's so well made. Love your calm and soothing voice. Great channel with incredibly great content. I throughly enjoyed watching this and im sure everyone else did as well. Thank you so much. Your hard work in making these is much appreciated. 💯👍👍

I've owned an XR6 BAII manual N/A, a BFII XR6 T (heaps of grunt that sadly attracted Kangaroo's on old drivers) and FGII NA XR6 limited edition (G6E leather interior) with a few minor mods. All cars are in the element on the long car trip, effortless cruising. Sadly now most people want SUV's, they're what killed our local motor industry and Ford and Holden were too slow to adapt.

Great video. I'll have to live with my slightly worn and tired AUIII SR for the moment. It does okay. And Although the AU is seen as a disaster I don't think its seen that way now. It has an unbeliveable following online and in real life. I just sodl an old battered and tired AUI for more thn it should have as a drift racer.

This video is a piece of art, mate. I thought your BA video with the model range overlays was amazing. This one blows me away - and quite literally at 15:05. And knowing you're doing it on your own with limited resources is makes it even better. Great Work!

The quality of these videos continue to get better and better. I loved the little loading screen nod at the beginning too. My BA XR6 has since been passed on to a family member and recently passed 300,000km on its way across the country. Was a great car. Can't wait to see the mods on your Turbo 🚗💨

10/10 production, research and content. Watched twice. I have "Angel"...2003 BA Fairmont I6 with street legal supercharger (Western Australia) and has just turned 76 thousand kilometers. Yes really. There is a reason for supercharging? That long 1st gear is just...dynamite! I look forward to more from MBOX in the near future

The way I looked at the exterior styling changes from the AU to BA, is Ford actually stepped back a bit, and reworked the EL end bits, then stuck those on the AU middle bit. Perhaps the AU went a bit too different, too quickly, and should have only gone half way.

Beautifully done, as always! Makes you really think... if only we still had local production and a proud army of Ford Australia workers. What a loss we have suffered. This channel, and your content, are something very special.

All your effort and work that you put into this video shows in every single second. This is simply the best video about a Falcon, I’ve ever watched and I agree that while later models put more refinement on the design, it was absolutely a diamond in its own right from day one.

Can’t wait for this. I don’t expect mine to get in as the quality was crap, but doesn’t change how I want to watch other people’s falcons

Great show and review, in NZ these are highly undervalued and rated .My BF fairlane even more so ,cheaper than a Falcon in our market. Love my Barra 190.

Great video. Not only in the showrooms the BA was winning , but what the BA Supercar did in particularly in the hand of Marcos Ambrose was record breaking! Making it the MOST winning falcon supercar with 25 race wins in 2 years. 2003/2004.

Honestly you and Johnny Ross reviews do the best Videos on RU-vid about the Australian cars and everything you said about the BA is exactly why I will never sell mine it's a 2003 Fairmont Ghia done up as a XR6 just so hard to believe they are 20 years old

If only they built them with the same skill and passion as your video editing Shorno!

Well done mate 👍👍

It was incredible how much change Ford was able to bring for $500 million. 4 new engines, complete new interiors, new IRS, new transmissions and a major restyle. Compare, the VX - VY Commodore update. Basically a new nose and tail, new dashboard and some small suspension updates. That cost the same $500 million.

Great quality video! I love my BA XR6T, had it for over 10 years and still going strong! (As long as you stay on top of maintenance)

Brilliant video mate! Even as a Holden guy I’m loving it 👍. And the production quality is mint!

Nice work

Without doubt the ba Barra turbo definitely put Ford back on the map. I was all hsv until my cammed ve $60k gts got gapped by a 10k xr6t. Had to see what the fuss was about myself & brought a typhoon. Never looked back. It’s like we back in the 80s & the vl turbo was born. These (ba turbos) will soon to be up there with vl turbo/ gt price range. Definitely underrated cars. Thanks for bringing the vision to screen.

well that was a flamin beautiful video. Brought a tear to my eye. I love these cars and my BA Fairlane Ghia. You're a legend MotoringBox

Why am I crying :')

This is gunna be a banga 👌

Think ive watched this video about 30-40 times now, seeing your journey with your ba xr6 turbo inspired me to get one. and after find a $600 05 ba mk2 futura that no one wanted and slowly turning it into the falcon ive wanted for a long time has been great. All inspired from you. Such a excellent video and cant wait to get mine back on the road to enjoy, even take it to the same place as the original advertising video Ford did.

Bravo! That was great. You captured the feeling I get every time I drive my car. It's more than just a machine, it's a Falcon.

I would say the Barra is the best Engine known to mankind. My dads Ford falcon had over 700,000 km running on the original oil he just kept topping up. Also they will run fine with bent rods just a little knocking sound

34:12 😔 Sold my XR6 very recently after getting something new. It’s great to come back and rewatch this magnificent video again. The montage still gives me goosebumps to this day and I’m glad I’ve taken the opportunity to be apart of it!

Fantastic video, Sean! The quality was excellent and I enjoyed seeing you driving on roads that I'm familiar with.

Counting down the minutes , watching from the mountains of Northern Thailand .. G'Day everyone ..

BARRA THE WORLD

Love your tributes to our great cars. Thanks for the work you put into them and please keep them coming!

Man the goosebumps I've got right now. The production of this video was beautiful, and the way you told the story of this awesome car was spot on. Thank you for this masterpiece. I've got a bf LPG motor in a Ford Maverick short wheel base that makes 530hp and 1000nm at the wheels on 14psi, and you can't wipe the smile off my face even just looking at it. These motors are one of, if not the best ever made.