🎫Ford's Unloved Child: The AU Falcon. One of Australia's Toughest, Ugliest and Most Infamous Cars. 

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DUDE WHO EVER EDITED THIS VIDEO NEEDS TO BE AWARDED. The edits on the engine ... the edits of the front grills and how it changes when you mention the models. what. congrats, i touhght this was a million plus sub channel by judging by the quality of the content, I was very surprised when I found out you had 3k, subbed, you guys def deserve way more subs !

These days it's notable for the most appearances on *Dash Cam Owners Australia* spinning out on the motorway...

Towed a caravan 27,000km around Australia over 8 months in one. Up and down mountain ranges, across dirt, in 45 degree heat. Did not miss a beat. All I had to do was replace the rear half of the exhaust for $220. That’s it. It was super comfortable and used as little as 12L/100km towing a 1500kg caravan. Great car which helped us have a great trouble free adventure I will never forget.

As a taxi driver some time back, I drove the A.U. Falcon before my boss replaced it with a B A wagon. The old A.U. Clocked well over a million kms, although going through three gear boxes. It was re registered and sold, the motor never had the cylinder head removed in its lifetime. You can’t get those ks out of any Holden ,not even a Holden cab.

the AU falcon is a part of Aussie history and should rightfully be on the $50 note. AU= AU-stralia

Am I the only one who thinks the TE50 looks really cool?

It looks as if an American Ford Taurus and Chrysler Sebring had a bastard child lol

The AU Falcon's styling grows on you after a while...a bit like a wart.

The actual fuck do you mean unloved? It's incredible at doing incredible things.

Video looking excellent mate. Well done!

My Au Falcon has 370,000km on the clock and hasn't skipped a beat.

We are a country with virtually no identity or culture, so whatever culture that comes out of Australia must be treasured, that is why people keep the AU falcon.

For me, I personally didn't like the AU Falcon when it launched (as did a majority of people) but over the years I've come to accept it for what it is. It stands out from other Falcons with its design. Something totally unexpected. Now I love the car. And I'm glad many others found a place for it in their hearts. It may be 20 years late, but the AU Falcon finally got the love it deserves. Awesome video.

AU falcons are like the cockroaches of the road.. they look ugly, they are everywhere and they don't die.

A Bunnings snag made the correct way, with the onion above the snag

I bought a bran new AU Falcon in 2000 and loved it. It's still going with the original engine and gearbox. It was roomy, powerful and economical on fuel. Never regretted buying it and the insurance was cheaper than it's competitors.

I bought my Au Falcon just over ten years ago. Prior to buying it I asked several mechanics if there was anything wrong with the car mechanically. They all said no. I needed a new car as my daily driver and thanks to motoring writers and public opinion AU Falcons were being sold cheap. I also had LPG installed making it dual fuel and at that time the government was giving a rebate on cars converted to LPG. I paid just over $6,000.00 for the car and it had about 120,000 ks on the clock. Well I have clocked over 465,000 ks and what has it cost me in repairs other than routine maintenance, one alternator, which I only replaced a couple of months ago. A tank of gas costs me about $40.00 and will get me at least 400 ks. Don't tell me the AU Falcon is a crap car, I'd buy another one tomorrow. Running it on gas gives you a large comfortable car with a small car fuel bill. Go the AU.

yeah, if you don't care about appearances, and you need a big, comfortable, fast, reliable, very cheap car, the AU is for you. Personally, I don't even think they look that bad. Also, I love the way you throw the profanity in to a formal style of delivery :)

Can't wait to see one legally imported into the United States.

Drove one once in the country. Oh man they are comfortable , effortless , cheap ( gas converted) and powerful. Loved it.

I'm a proud AU owner, I love everything about it.

What an amazing well edited video, wow I've seen channels with millions of subscribers who can't even do a quarter of this style of editing work

Is it just me, or if find this car look absolutely normal?

My dad had one of these while I was groing up. Thing went well and was super reliable

Please do more reviews/stories of Aussie cars or imports! You have give us so much info and its obvious you spent time making this and it paid off real bloody well! Was a good laugh and real informative. I love it!

Dammit, now I feel a very strong urge to go and buy an old Falcon.

I agree with The Prophecy Cat's comments,drive and enjoy the Falcon,like my Father used to say "if it ain't broke,don't fix it" . Cheers from America.

My AU has been in our family for the last 10 years and now my dad owns it and loves it just as much as I ever did 😘

I hated how these cars looked on first release. But I reckon it's aged better than most Fords and Holdens of a similar era. Reminds me a little of a W219 MB CLS.

I like it better than a lot of American cars from that time. I don't think it's bad to look at at all. Better than the Taurus, or sable.

I personally loved the AU falcon, my first car was a 2001 AU XR6 and to this day i still look at the old pictures i have and remember it fondly and those bubble lights gave it a great mustang vibe.

I actually saw this vid and went into it not expecting much but was well surprised. Good editing, good humour, even got some emotion in there.

A motoring writer once said the following. This best thing about the AU is that you can't see the outside when you are driving it , By the way, I own a BA Falcon so I am Biased.

Drove one as a cab. Bulletproof and easy to maintain. Want a car to hate? Start with the Cortina Six, Holden Camira or the Morris Marina. The AU was perfectly serviceable and durable.

Production value is top notch. Subscribed.

Ford AU were ahead of time. Mercedes copied the rear end in the CLS.

My 2002 dedicated gas wagon is still going strong at just over 500000 kms still the original engine and gearbox and as far as I know timing chain too, I bought it in 2007 with 100000kms on it and I was told it was just run in, I looked at him as if he was smoking something but now I understand! This car proves that you can make engines and gearboxes to last, not like the crap scrapped at 200000kms European cars!!!! The Au is a dead set Aussie legend!! I'm glad I got to experience it!!

LOVE IT! I learnt on an AU series 2 S pack in red back in the day...great car...my daily is a 03 BA Fairmont Ghia and love it! Go Ford!

As a non-aussie, this video is simply amazing. Very well edited, clear shots, and superb explanation. I just saw a guy with an AU Falcon profile pic who was trolling a discord chat so I wondered what was that car about, very interesting to see its history and its status in the Australian minds.

0:45 across the ditch here in New Zealand... The Au Falcon needs no introduction either.

Dude, I just love your sense of humor. Btw, I own an AU XR6. I absolutely love it. Done almost 300000km now and only a few small electrical issues.

Bro.. How have you only got 3k subs.. This video is awesome!

Great car - smooth is exactly how I'd describe it too! It rides beautifully.

Wow, I ignored this YT suggestion for a long time. I'm glad I finally watched it. I HAS SUBSCRIBED!!! Fabulous work, simply astounding. BTW, I have a 2003 BA LPG Wagon - and LOVE IT.

I personally always really liked the look of this car. I was in High school when it came out also. Eventually a few of my friends owned them and I got to drive them. Loved it! Now I want an AU Falcon haha!

It's where Mercedes got its Gen 1 CLS design from, but absolutely nailed it.

Easily one of the best engines ever built by FoMoCo. It's nothing for them to do a 1,000,000+ km. Many years ago I had an AU taxi come into the shop with over 1.4 million on the clock still going strong on the original donk. Let's see an alloytec do that😂

Brilliant video. My mates love the AU Falcon. And over the years, I’ve come to love it too.

This isn't Regular Car Reviews. I've been had.

As a foreigner, I learned so much about Australia in this video. Thanks for the history lesson!

Awesome video dude. I've lived in the UK for 10 years and this was just what I needed to remind me of home!

Actually not so bad looking. I like that they used the trusty straight six engine that Ford sold here in US. That engine might have been a good fit for the Ford pickups, like they were before, but with the modernized design used in this car.

I am about as far away from you as is physically possible (Sweden), but I’ll have to say, you and your videos are top notch, superb quality. You’re better than Doug, in my opinion. Keep ’em coming!

I had an AU series II ute. Absolutely loved it but had to part with it. It was only an S pack with the square grill and it towed so well. It just kept going.

The production / editing value is top notch. I will probably never see a ford falcon in my life. But this video helps with that.

Seriously good. Both review and the car. Where are all your subs?? I have an AUII XR6 ute and love it to bits. Tough as nails and doesn’t ask for more than a tank of fuel and oil change every so often. My ugly duckling. Great piece of commentary. Well done. 🤙🏽

I can definitely see how the looks were polarising back then, but looking back now it just seems like another rounded early 2000's car. Which means it was ahead of its time

Very very well done video, it sums the AU up perfectly, the editing was on point but most importantly the story of the Au got told perfectly. It was a pleasure to view.

Great edited video. I loved my AU Falcons - had 3 of them.

I had an AU2 wagon with Tickford dual fuel, could do like 1300 Kms on both tanks, very comfortable car and very reliable, bought it because it was more comfortable for me than a commodore and there have always been more old Falcons on the roads than old Commodores and I drive older cars, it was a great car, now I have a dedicated gas BF Falcon which has been a great car for me for nearly 10 years now. What to buy next is a bit of a quandry!!!!!!!

Wow. So wasn't expecting this video to be so professional. Perfectly put together video and car. Well done.

Nice report. 😀 I owned a 1999 AU Fairmont wagon for many years. Great machine. Gave it to my son who drove it even further. Then I bought a 2010 Focus 2 L turbo diesel with the wet clutch auto. This car is still going well with my daughter. I replaced that with a 2008 BF Falcon wagon. Still driving it today, excellent vehicle and superior to the AU in most ways - except that the AU seats were better, and the AU steering was better. Let me expand on the steering. The AU had variable ratio hydraulic power steering, the variable ratio being provided by the Bishop technology steering rack. This jewel provided more direct steering as you increased lock, and at straight ahead was a very smooth easy rolling feel, such that cruising on the highway was easy and relaxed. Enter the Focus. 11years on design wise and the steering was wooden and needed more attention than the AU on the highway. Enter the 2008 BF wagon. Steering in this car is similar to the Focus - in their wisdom Ford dropped the variable ratio steering and now I have steering which is wooden, does not roll easily from centre and requires more work on the highway than the AU. I've driven my wife's 3 Commodores, only the last one with electric steering steered better than the AU, and lately I drive a Hyundai i40 (once a week or so for the Red Cross) and the steering on it can be described in the same way as the BF, although it is helped by being lighter. So there you go, more cudos to the mighty AU. As an afterthought, why did Ford fit a TAPE player to the Fairmont AU. At that time nobody used tapes anymore, I wasn't even able to find a tape in the bottom drawer! I had to go to Dick Smith and buy one of those tapes with a 3.5mm jack wire coming out of it to play my music. . . 🙄🙄

I moved to Australia last year and bought a thirdhand falcon last year, its taken me around Australia and my favourite car I have ever driven. I love it !

That video-editing showcasing the various models is absolutely amazing! Well done editing!

The look grew on me over time and now I love them. Owned an AU ute for 14 years

I own an Au series 3 falcon. It has 235 000kms on it, and everything works. I look after it, oil every 5000kms, Trans 50000kms. I replaced the ignition system, and injectors and fuel pump with aftermarket, but apart from that it's standard. It has excellent performance, and by locking the torque converter by selecting 3rd for speeds under 80km/hr, I achieve on average 10 litres per 100kms on regular E10. I prefer the single overhead cam straight 6, just more simple. My car seems to be quicker than the BA's.. even though their figures are better for peak power and torque. I can consistently do 0-100kms in high 7 seconds. Standard cam and all.

I'm not often commenting on RU-vid but this video truly deserves my credits! I had some good laughs and the editing is just breathtaking! You earned yourself a new subscriber!

Wow...an AU fairmont ghia thats not that terrible beige brown, not full leather, and under 200K on the clock...thats truly a rare find!

It may seem strange to some but the most unloved falcon ever seems to have been a decade too early and really styling wise seems to fit here and now. This is a great review and to be honest it seems there are more AU Falcons than VT's on the road at least in QLD. Good work guys !

Nothing wrong with the look of the AU, IMHO. It was the first Falcon I had paid attention to since the XC (yes I'm that old and owned a few). After they toned down the AU Falcon shape they went back to Boring rectangular boxes that hardly differed year after year. Your story should also have made mention of the return of the ozzy made 1 tonner ute in the AU which even made Holden re-enter that market after nearly 2 decades absence.

I don't know why this turned up in my recommended, but I'm glad I watched it. This is the sort of thing I wish we got in the States. Sure, we got the Commodore in the form of the Pontiac G8 and the Chevy SS, but we never got the Falcon, and we never got the Barra. And that's a bit sad.

Incredible editing and really enjoyable video. Cheers from Brazil

I drove many as cabs. Ahh memories. I preferred them to the BA and BF. I did a shift in an AUII with 700,000km and was smooth as butter (gorgeous actually) and made the most amazing transmission whine. It was like fine music!! The body felt as tight as a drum. My mum's partner has an AUII ute with a canopy and it drives nicer than my NC II (un)Fairlane V8.

Solid and well edited video and spot on review on what was then a publicly maligned car is now an iconic and well beloved meme.

This. This is the proper AU Falcon video we need but don’t deserve. Bravo 👏🏻

The most underrated channel on RU-vid. Bless you mate and keep 'em comin

Great video, mate. The Au Falcon is one of the most underrated, reliable cars ever made. Sure they may look like a spannered crab, but they are very reliable.... I myself own an AU, it has close to 400k kms on the clock but still runs like a dream, it has never let me down, the only work ive had to do to it is replace the alternator, power steering pump, and power steering switch in the 3 years ive owned it. They are an Aussie classic. You and Barry keep up the good work now.

Loved the video mate, great content and style/delivery. Aussie without being over the top bogan. Subbing 😁 I owned a series 2 AU and have lots of mates that have had them over the years as well. I also owned a VT and whilst I still prefer the exterior look of the commie the falcon did everything else better. Economy, driving comfort, interior quality (minus the sticky steering wheel) etc etc If I had the room and the means to support a garage of classics and memorable vehicles I'd definitely have an AU on the roster, restored to showroom condition. If you don't intend on keeping yours please make sure it goes to a good home, there's so much life left in it for someone to enjoy.

First video I've seen from this channel. Amazing work, guys! You earned my subscription! Keep up the awesome work mates!

I bought an AU back in 2009 for a roadtrip - fresh out of highschool and never had anything bigger than a 1.8L before, but decided I needed some horses after our poor Camry died en route to the Nullarbor - overworked in the WA summer. I hit up Gumtree. I viewed an ED falcon for shits, but decided it wouldn't go the distance as the owners informed me that it 'overheats sometimes' while filling the radiator straight from the hose, as I looked on at their bogan mansion (complete with overflowing wheely-bin and sticky barefooted kids who should have been in school at the time). I viewed a suspiciously cheap V8 VS Commodore, with gold spoke rims and a very enthusiastic seller who took us on a thrash around the block to show us 'she fuckin' goes alright', but decided it was probably just too thrashed-out and far too thirsty. I viewed an AU in a Kalgoorlie dealership with epilepsy. All of the electronics were truly fucked; lights flashing on and off randomly, doors locking and unlocking themselves non-stop from the moment you turn the key, rough body and a slightly concerning 330,000km on the clock and passed up on it, but something stuck... _she's not pretty but I reckon she'd go the distance_ I settled on an ex-realestate agent's car. A sporty red 2000 AU II Falcon with spoiler and alloy rims, single small scratch on the door handle and 220,000km on the clock. $3200, cash in hand, rego transfer papers signed off on the boot lid, done deal. She was a mighty AU falcon which would go on to do 6,000km across Australia in the next 8 weeks - from cruising at 140kph on the Nullarbor to the shaky unsealed back roads of coastal South Australia, from the Great Ocean Road and rolling hills of inland Victoria to the windy mountain roads of Kosciuszko, the stop-start traffic in Sydney and all the way up to Cairns. She never missed a beat! She was smooth and quiet, sitting effortlessly on 110 even with an arse full of tents, tools, baggage and 3 adults. Need to overtake some grey nomad with a Maui going up-hill? She'd roar to life and leave them in the rearview mirror. Never overheated and surprisingly wasn't even that thirsty. The AU falcon was the perfect Australian touring car. I fell in love. I ended up regretfully selling her (for more than I paid), but went on to buy another AU and 2 BF Falcons since then. I became a sensible-6-cylinder-overhead-cam torque connoisseur in an economical-4-cylinder man's world.

This popped up in my recommendations and I couldn't be happier! Great content, fantastically shot and edited, delivered with charm and eloquence! Subscribed in Texas, looking forward to more reviews in the uncanny valley of Australian cars from American marques!

Fantastic video mate. Excellent editing and just well put together. Throughly enjoyed watching. Have owned many models of ford but the AU will always have a special place in my heart. I truly dont think the AU will be forgotten in time. With the social media love it receives, the old bangas on the local skid pad and the still mint looking bone stock rollers, I think itll live on

The food analogies are always my favourite and man the editing you do to make that car look like its counterparts...

13:43 - LOL the Cockroach of Australian cars. I like it.

Could not agree more, one the best cars built in Australia in terms of reliability and drive ability. I had an AUII Fairlane, way comfier than my WM caprice.

AU III for the win. IRS system was far better than the BA/ BF's by far

It's interesting that the car was panned for its design in the 1990s, but has aged better than most of its contemporaries.

Immediately subscribed. The production value is absolutely top notch and I NEED to see more content from you. Definitely deserves more subs to keep this interesting stuff going! The editing is absolutely superb! Good work!

Almost all of them are handsome cars yall were just picky.

Ford: We've spent a lot of time on this car, it's perhaps the best car you can get for your money. Australia: But it looks kinda funny

Now this is a vehicle review I can relate to! Subscribed and thumbs up in response for what can only be described as a brilliant work of art (not the car, the video). Engaging, humorous and detailed. I can see you put a lot of effort into the video, and I sincerely appreciate that.

the AU will never be forgotten, its shapely figure is seared into the nations eyesockets from countless hours spent on the m1 between stepmums hosue in darlinghurst and dad's house in cessnock.

Top content and production quality. You have a new sub!

I owned the Ford Falcon TE50 2001 model . It came out at just under $80,000 in N.Z, I purchased mine for 40k..........220kw hand built V8 engine with tiptronic on the steering wheel ....it was a rocket, great car and now a collectors item. TICKFORDNZ

Thanks for the very slick, professional, and enjoyable production. A+

I bought a second hand AU wagon for a thousand bucks, it was a bit knocked around but it sure was a nice car to drive especially on the long drives on the Stuart highway from the Northern Territory to South Australia. Very comfortable and economical, certainly one of my favourite cars!

I have an au2 wagon - best car ever baught new from ford drive her every day still 👍✅

Top-notch production mate, on with the top reviewers of YT, congrats

I genuinely loved this video, keep up the good work!