Ford's Amazing AU Falcon Mobile Office Pack

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Today we're looking at the rarest of the rare: Ford Australia's 'Mobile Office Pack' which they offered on the AU Falcon.
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@MotoringBoxTV Год назад

Thanks for watching! Like, comment or sub to support the channel. 👕Or grab a shirt from www.motoringbox.com/shop

@reeffeeder 4 года назад

I just watched a 16 min video on an obsolete car table. Brilliant!

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Thanks for spending those minutes here! Glad you enjoyed it.

@thedave7760 4 года назад

I just realised that myself after 7 minutes, I am outta here now.

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

@@thedave7760 missed the best part though to be honest.

@reeffeeder 4 года назад

I would have watched for 160 minutes.

@pauljones8260 Год назад

hahaha this is how i felt

@mightycarmods 4 года назад

Epic video as usual man - really great to see how far this channel has come. Now back to business: Yaris VS AU? I’m ready when you are...

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Thanks for getting involved! Yaris VS AU would be interesting, on a tight track it might be closer than you think. A true David vs Goliath battle.

@SATTY5611 4 года назад

The mighty AU will beat it mate because AU's do amazing things

@TVperson1 4 года назад

Front wheel drive VS rear wheel drive. Gotta go with the local car on this and bet on the AU.

@xgford94 4 года назад

Yep 4 part two per channel in a commuting challenge full boring/funny style

@somethingquick 4 года назад

YES!

@tangneptune 4 года назад

Keep all your receipts for the AU. These are now tax deductible office expenses.

@robt326 4 года назад

Haha fair call

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Good point!

@MrWilliam.Stewart 4 года назад

Car $100 Chrome arches $200 Table $500 😜

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

@@MrWilliam.Stewart $800 all in, gotta be happy with that.

@MrWilliam.Stewart 4 года назад

@@MotoringBoxTV I'm taking the pee of course, really appreciate your senses of humour. Wishing you lots of fun in this field, a vocation you were obviously born to do well. Cheers old bean.

@MrHappy351 4 года назад

Can we start a ‘gofundme’ or kickstarter so you can get the table scanned and put back into production? The AU was truly ahead of its time, it wasn’t the car for 1998, it was the car for 2019!

@abhinisakaran7570 4 года назад

Was thinking exactly this

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Didn't cross my mind, I wonder if Ford would care?

@camerongeraghty4709 4 года назад

Get on to rare spares or something. They may have some aftermarket manufacturers that might want to reproduce it

@MaStars22 4 года назад

@@MotoringBoxTV Stuff em, if they don't supply them anymore not much they can complain about

@TheOneWhoMightBe 4 года назад

If someone wants to make a V2.0, I would suggest 'pockets' to actually hold your food or whatever rather than just dumping a bag on top.

@LukeLappage95 4 года назад

Moog clearly needs a lesson on Au falcons doing incredible things.

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

A lesson which only an Intech VCT can deliver.

@arokh72 4 года назад

@@MotoringBoxTV nah. Only a Barra, like in my BF Fairmont Ghia, can deliver. Or if you must go AU, the 5.0 Windsor V8 in the XR8...or Fairmont Ghia V8. :P

@thomasholley1110 4 года назад

V8's sluggish 🤮

@alexdelo882 4 года назад

Thats funny as my intech au has beat every ba bf and fg non turbo ive ever raced so

@alexdelo882 4 года назад

@@thomasholley1110 and the v8s only got like 15 kws on the 6

@benny3337 4 года назад

By obtaining the AU ’Mobile Office Pack’ you’ve inadvertently reached the high point of your life, everything from this point on will seem dull and lacklustre. Bittersweet moment man :-/

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Don't worry man, I'm riding the wave. Admiring the view. The world's at my feet.

@P.k.c781 4 года назад

2019: Do not use your phone while driving 1998 Ford: Hold my polystyrene coffee

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Hahaha, love it mate.

@Cris-iw6su 4 года назад

You failed to mention it’s a great table for racking lines of cocaine, a must in any high pace office, along with the grip handle.

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Maybe the pen slot would come in handy after all.

@timsmith854 4 года назад

Cocaine? Lol, more like powdered speed cut with brick dust. It is an AU, not a car a High Court judge would be travelling in.

@MrHappy351 4 года назад

Cocaine snorting facilities was built in for the 1980s models on the XD-XF and EA Falcon version of this table. Why do you think the interior was made of velour? To help hide cocaine dust!

@geoffwood211 4 года назад

you would have to be on cocaine to have bought one of these piles of shit in the first place

@mattiVX 4 года назад

It's a testament to your enthusiasm and production skills that I just got immersed in a 16 minute video about a plastic table. Superb! 💪

@mattiVX 4 года назад

Also, I feel almost jealous that Australians get slightly bigger drinks cans.

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

As I finished the editing I suddenly wondered whether anyone would care! Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed it.

@tristanmccauley2318 4 года назад

He could talk about a potatoe for 15 minutes and I'd still be entertained

@clikz1945 4 года назад

You are SUCH an awesome human being i can't describe it. This content makes me feel more happy feelings than tv has ever offered + there arent 3 minute long ad breaks at the good parts. Thank you for the au falcon videos even if the topic gets stale. The way that you play such a creative spin on a relatively weak subject is really impressive and always leaves me entertained!

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Thanks mate from the bottom of my heart, that means a lot. I'm glad to hear my videos are being enjoyed by people I've never met from around the world - it's what drives me to produce more of them.

@MrWilliam.Stewart 4 года назад

@@MotoringBoxTV Your videos do bring joy, absolutely.

@evanboubouka3031 4 года назад

So many emotions! I was disappointed to see the superimposed image, but my joy was restored when the box came out of the boot! Excellent work finding one! Also, please take Moog up on his challenge, and smoke Yaris Hilton!

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

That was all on purpose, sorry!

@beaujenkins2739 4 года назад

Moog on the phone!!! Well done 😂 Great video, I’ve wanted that table for a while

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Thanks mate! I hope there's a mobile office horizontal work table in your future...

@trooperturner 4 года назад

Man your videos are so well done. I never would have thought i would be hanging on every word on a video about an AU falcons office pack option. Bravo Sir.

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Thanks mate! The table is pretty special, I couldn't refuse.

@findmyrideaustralia2597 4 года назад

Dear lord can you imagine how many lines were done off the “office table” 😂

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

More than a few I'd say! I wonder if they stopped promoting/selling it for any particular reason, or whether it simply wasn't popular?

@lQuadXl 4 года назад

Did you notice the built in Bong holder for the table, also?

@blatantly6758 4 года назад

good vid man, chop that Yaris for us please 😆😆😆

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

I think the Intech VCT would smash it. 4 gears are all I'd need.

@sircharlesbongwater 4 года назад

Why love a car that is built for australia.. For the everyman the taxi driver the officer the family and a passion project to the few of us that truly admire the au it still makes the rounds 19 years later running screaming and even with the eventuality of her breaking down in 40c weather trying to climb the moutains of Southern nsw shes still a beaut i cant ever fault u feel proud looking around to see her sitting in the car park next to cars 50x times her price and you still hold your head high.. Now thats the au experience. Pride and appreciation. Thank you motoringbox for being one of the few on yt to take the au to the masses and create something that makes any au owner feel closer to there aging gem. To many km's forward! Cheers!.

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Awesome comment mate. I bought it as a joke. But I genuinely like it now.

@chrissmith9854 4 года назад

My god you actually found one I think it’ll be worth more than ur car soon..very well presented as usual

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

The values are already closer than you'd think...

@robt326 4 года назад

Love the videos mate! As a proud owner of a TS50, i feel the AU is the greatest Falcon ever! How's about a video on the TS50/TE50? Keep the videos coming!!

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

It'd be cool to take a look at a TS or TE, if someone was able to lend one to me.

@robt326 4 года назад

@@MotoringBoxTV More than welcome to borrow my TS50 although I'm in W.A. If it's too far to come I will ask around in the Tickford forums. Surly someone will lend you theirs for a video!

@robt326 4 года назад

Just found someone who has put his hand up for you to borrow his cars. I've sent you an email with more detail. Cheers mate.

@Gazzitas 4 года назад

Aw fuck yeah, the TS and TE50's were the best looking of the 6th gen Falcons. Even better than the boring BA's and slightly better than the BF's since the New Edge styling is more expressive and cohesive. Had the styling of all the lower range and luxury models been based on the Tickfords, the AU would've stood a chance if not actually thrash the VT's and VX's. Hell, the BA's may have never needed to exist and the Barra engine gets introduced with the AU IV or something.

@KBHDGaming 4 года назад

Mate this is real content, never seen someone as obsessed with an AU more than me. Keep up the beAUtiful work.

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

It's starting to get under my skin... just an honest old car and I love it.

@jamesfrench7299 4 года назад

@@MotoringBoxTV don't sell it then if you're so attached to it. I bet it out performs the Fairlane.

@casey6933 4 года назад

THIS. IS. EVERYTHING! I remember seeing this in the brochure when dad got an AU Fairmont and then an AU2 Fairlane Ghia and thinking it was so awesome!

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

I know right? After seeing the original brochure image I was really dying to find one.

@casey6933 4 года назад

@@MotoringBoxTV I'm so glad you did. I've only ever seen them in the brochure. Never in real life, never in private photos. I honestly think that Ford Australia was so forward thinking. Just pity that the design let the car down. Dads AU mk2 Fairlane Ghia was, I'm my eyes, the pinical of luxury executive motoring. Dads company cars were turned over every 3 to 4 years. The AU Fairmont in black highlighted the chrome and made it look as close to its $50k value and separate it from the Falcon and XR range. The Fairlane Ghia was big, boxy and that huge chrome grill as well as the BMW style due light headlight clusters made it really stand out.

@casey6933 4 года назад

@@MotoringBoxTV The first part, the flip mounting pad for the phone cradle, dad had that in the AU Fairmont and AU mk2 Fairlane Ghia. From memory, he had a Nokia 2110e cradle in the Fairmont (could be wrong) and in the Fairlane it was another Nokia cradle. Finished with the phone, flip it into the glove box, phone, cradle, cables and all. The flip cradle also replicated the coin holder slots that it would mount over. And from memory - and I could be COMPLETELY wrong. The Fairlane had mobile wiring pre installed. So the antenna, was on the rear of the roof (same location where BMW's mount their shark fin antennas), you'd remove the plug out of the mount and screw in a mobile antenna. This negated the need for the glass mounting of a mobile antenna on the rear glass. And an installer running cables through the trim of the headlining.

@winstonjiang9126 4 года назад

one of the main reasons i want a au falcon is because of your videos, good job keep it up

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

I told myself I would sell it after I filmed the AU feature video, and yet here it still is...

@gfox382 4 года назад

17mins of my life well spent. Absolutely brilliant video.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Thanks for spending a part of your life here!

@happymradrian 4 года назад

I'm amazed you got through as much of that corporate speech as you did. Bravo.

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Haha, thanks mate!

@TheOneWhoMightBe 4 года назад

The vomiting certainly was a paradigm shift.

@rh9329 4 года назад

Perhaps the mobile phone presenter is the only surviving child of the mobile office pack. At $25 new it is the best accessory I’ve ever bought for my BF. As it’s a blank slate you can mount any phone to it, so the mobile office pack lives on in 2020 with a late model iPhone. Thanks AU!

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

So the BA/BF had one too? Never knew that.

@rh9329 4 года назад

Yep fit to any BA/BF or SX/SY. Should hopefully still be able to get one off eBay.

@fredzfrog 4 года назад

I love that the mobile office even features a floating ceiling. :)

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

It's got all the modcons!

@fredzfrog 4 года назад

@@MotoringBoxTV subscribed.. my 01 Forte wouldn't forgive me otherwise :)

@robbieaussievic 4 года назад

...... Deployed roof airbags. (in anticipation of roll-over incident).

@oscarp1039 Год назад

I worked for Ford back in the day and fitted a few mobile office packs at pre-delivery. Rare as gold now.

@whstato0212 4 года назад

As much as I'm a Holden guy and dislike Fords, I gotta admit this is such a cool feature for a 20+ year old car to have. Keep it up dude :D

@jamesfrench7299 4 года назад

You need to revise your thinking. The AU Falcon is the most Australian car in existence.

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Thanks mate! I love the Holdens too, I might even feature some in the near future.

@tonystevala5629 4 года назад

In all my years I never knew nothing about those tables .. I would suggest that the Majority of the public really didn’t know about it .. when the au come out I was working at Ford and I never seen one or even Heard of the concept of the mobile office table.. it’s fantastic that you go through all the trouble to Educate people about a car that was Truly appreciated .. cheers

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Thanks Tony, interesting to know that you never heard about it before - and glad I was able to bring you up to speed! Cheers

@landcruiserfan4206 4 года назад

Thank you MotoringBox, Very Cool!

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@02lucy666 4 года назад

A Ford AU Falcon video a day keeps the mosquitoes away. I love your glamour shots and your video editing! Sadly we never got them over here in Germany :( about the table? i want one. now. for my jzx. this is brilliant! ironically enough, that might just work out on an AT early model Toyota jzx100 too.

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

So long as the cupholder to shifter measurements align it could possibly work!

@southerndiy1 4 года назад

Duuuude I remember these. Back when the AU came out, I wrote to Ford and they sent me brochures of the AU range, which included this mobile office 😅

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it! Pretty cool piece of Aussie motoring history I think.

@simoncarter5951 4 года назад

Man that is so cool. That is shore to become like the peter brock polariser. Vary rare and worth way more than its intrinsic value could ever be. You are the possessor of a rare and priceless artefact from the ancient period of the AU. Keep it safe.

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Thanks mate, I feel the same.

@benwerner5952 4 года назад

I reckon your AU is the cleanest example ever.

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Haha no way. It's better than average, but far from being the cleanest one around. Rough around the edges but with a heart of gold.

@timsmith854 4 года назад

I am actually one of maybe ten people who actually bought one of these! I do remember that the price was quite reasonable (what AU part wasn't) and it arrived at my country dealership in about two working days. In case you are wondering, I needed to use a laptop regularly in the cabin. I really enjoy watching your channel all about the cockroach. I had a series 2 ute, so I missed out on watching my mates hit their heads on the roof as they entered the rear of the sedan....he he. Edit: When I received it, I thought the logo looked like it was done by Mambo.

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

That's cool - an original owner! I imagine Ford must have sold them for well under $100?

@timsmith854 4 года назад

@@MotoringBoxTV Now that is really stretching my memory. I think it was about $80. It would have been better with a USB jack, but that would have been way ahead of its time lol. The bag was a real bonus as I was expecting a FOMOCO cardboard box.

@dev10199 4 года назад

Heaps of AUs on the road in country SA, sometimes even see 2 or 3 pass by in a row! Very cool vid 👍

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Pretty sure it's Australian law that if you see another AU on the road, you're required to drive in formation.

@marcuswellby1 4 года назад

Mid north, flinders. AU country

@brendondart2542 4 года назад

Heaps in the scenic rim region in qld . I pass the same 4 driving to work every day.

@ytxmak 4 года назад

Geez mate, your excitement at opening the brown box with the AU Falcon work table took me back to when my authentic Denise Milani blow up 'gentleman's friend' doll finally arrived. I get where you're coming from! And I'll never get sick of looking at that tasty Falcon! Thanks :)

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

"Inside, we catch our first look at greatness. A flesh coloured foot with an inflation valve..."

@cameronrussell9362 4 года назад

I just disliked this video because its not long enough.

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

I didn't want to push it any further - there's only so much you can say about a plastic table! Thanks for watching.

@willb3636 4 года назад

Motoring Box produced quality that I would expect from maybe a 3 million subscriber channel, I really hope you grow because I love your videos.

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Thanks mate, hopefully one day we'll get there.

@railtrolley 4 года назад

Well done. I don't think you missed a single one of their time, office buzzwords. I have never seen or heard of that accessory table. The general rule for rare items is, keep everything, including the plastic bag and the original cardboard box it came in. You never know what it could be worth to a collector in years to come, if AU's become collectible. When I had an AUII ute, I had the aluminium 'smart bar?' bull bar, which wasn't a very common accessory. It had it's own body-coloured trim surround, which replaced the front bumper, so it looked well integrated into the front end styling.

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Yup, I will be keeping it complete for sure. The table is already very rare, and I imagine many of the others that exist out there may not be boxed. I think I remember those bull bars, they were very well integrated!

@louiekiwi 2 года назад

"Going forward"

@OFFICIAL_VIDEO_AWARDS 4 года назад

Can I just say your editing, framing and flow has skyrocketed. Your going to be massive. Probably your own tv show massive.

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Thanks a lot mate, I'm sure my videos will get better with time, and one day I'll look back on these and cringe!

@OFFICIAL_VIDEO_AWARDS 4 года назад

@@MotoringBoxTV we all look back and cringe at ourselves. I just moved to Brisbane and love filming and editing. If you ever want a car enthusiast mate to give you a hand let me know bro.

@tx5brent 4 года назад

I think we need to have that table 3D scanned, so that we can print our own!

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

I imagine the finish would turn out pretty rough.

@rayf7953 4 года назад

@@MotoringBoxTV yes, but you sand the rough print down to make it smooth, organise an injection mould of it and then you print money

@deanchur 4 года назад

@Motoring Box It's plastic from Ford circa 1998, I can't imagine that level of quality is difficult to achieve ;)

@tx5brent 4 года назад

It would need to be finished off, it could be sanded, bogged or even trimmed in leather to match the ghia interior...

@joeconti2396 4 года назад

I swear your videos are spot on. They're like watching Top Gear bits. Well done!

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Thanks mate!

@afewthings3d 4 года назад

This information is not remotely relevant to me, but damn your videos are quality!

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it Mike!

@nicNmd 4 года назад

ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT. As a fellow AU and 64 owner, this video has made my day. Too many priceless moments to mention. Keep up the good work!

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Thanks mate!

@MrWilliam.Stewart 4 года назад

Top shelf edit there, this is doco quality content man. That joker on the phone, what a clown 😜

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Thanks mate!

@jamesfrench7299 4 года назад

That clown sounded like a typical ignorant young inner city buffoon.

@MrEBog 4 года назад

Yes! I was wondering when if I'd ever get to see one of these outside the brochure shot. Today was a special day!

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it Mitchell! I felt it was worth doing just to document it.

@anthonypllu3864 4 года назад

reading lights and grab handles had nothing to do with the tech pack, was a feature on all the high spec models, Ghia/Fairlane etc. keep up the vids good to see some aussie cars, would love to see more on the Fairlane

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

The info I found specially said they were part of the mobile office pack, which itself was only available on base model cars. So it's essentially adding a few high spec items to low spec cars.

@anthonypllu3864 4 года назад

@@MotoringBoxTV in that case it does sound like a strange thing. might have been just for adding the coat hanger hooks, witch are mobile office type of things, would of been easier for production just to chuck the Ghia roof lining in rather then making a separate lining just for the tech pack

@nspacemonkey 4 года назад

I was in Europe/ usa for 6months in 1998. Checking the internet news from LA, in Australia the new Au falcon was out. My brother and i could not believe the new stylist monolithic shift! Its taken 2 decades for me to learn that it was really a mobile office pac on wheels we were looking at, minus the little stool!

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

I think the step up to the AU was a bit much for most people back in '98. Today it doesn't look too out of place on the road.

@aus1571 4 года назад

Where did you find the chrome fender arches?

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Straight off eBay like usual. I may address them in a future video - they were an awesomely easy way to cover the existing fender scrapes.

@klasseact6663 4 года назад

@@MotoringBoxTV look like they came from JC Whitney🤔💡

@MrWilliam.Stewart 4 года назад

They certainly look the business.

@reeffeeder 4 года назад

Yeah I was starting at them anytime they were in shot. Sexy.

@TheOneWhoMightBe 4 года назад

@@MotoringBoxTV I believe I now need some of these for my poverty-pack AUII Wagon.

@taderman2235 4 года назад

I honestly didnt think the table existed, i thought it was just a meme from facebook, but now realising that it was a real production factory option makes me happy

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

I'd love to know how many Ford made - I reckon it must have been less than 500.

@taderman2235 4 года назад

MotoringBox I reckon less than that if you were lucky, but just seeing you use it, that made my day, Gone But Never Forgotten Keep up the great work mate

@10fttall6ftwide 4 года назад

Cavalier front. Taurus body. KIA Forte rear end.

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Not sure about the KIA part!

@jamesfrench7299 3 года назад

You Yankans need to start using Aussie car bits to sum up your models. Your really are a centric people.

@christopherhill5890 Год назад

Loved how you assembled all the corporate buzz phrases into a presentation

@klasseact6663 4 года назад

I'll tell you what, I'll watch everyone of THESE videos over any video from Schmug150's, that's for sure🛎🛎

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

I'm a bit sick of supercars too, to be honest.

@qshank2752 4 года назад

@@MotoringBoxTV But you are driving one...

@innocentbystander2673 4 года назад

Great video, very creative and thank god you chose something 'semi' decent for that 'corporate lunch'. Thanks for the chuckles :)

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@pier11francesco 4 года назад

good content man cheers from Italy!

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

G'Day from Australia!

@cuda260 4 года назад

Honestly thought I was going to skim this video and watched it from beginning to end. You put a lot of thought and effort into how you present your videos and it shows. Thanks.

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@truck-a-bout1958 4 года назад

If you ever need to sell this majestic machine for any reason, I hope it finds a caring and loving home.

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

I sincerely hope so too...

@jamesfrench7299 4 года назад

Nearly all I see have some sort of blemish, be it a dent here and there or deteriorating clear coat. I think a lot of them aren't well cared for. There was an AU Fairmont Ghia at my local mechanics they said is owned by a nutter that had a whole heap of issues due to his neglect. Also I came across a burgundy forte apparently abandoned with an impound notice and unlocked! I sat in the driver's seat and nearly all the steering wheel rim rubber had come off in chunks! The body looked in great condition on the outside. Shame I didn't try and save it.

@MartintheTinman 4 года назад

@@jamesfrench7299 . The paint on mine is shocking but it's not because the car is uncared for. Unfortunately I don't have undercover parking but I have maintained it the best I can. Never missed a service and all issues are repaired asap. When I can afford it I'm going to get it repainted matt black with a flame job

@sourwords1808 4 года назад

What an awsome piece of cinematography and all from only a hallow plastic office attachment for ford falcon. I can't imagine what you will come up with in the future. Love the content.

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Thanks mate! It may just be a hollow plastic table, but it's somehow much more than that.

@kvrh 4 года назад

that table should be standart accesories on every car and is that moog on the phone? i didn't realize it until the voicemail lol

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

They're damn useful that's for sure!

@MilesB1975 4 года назад

The Horizontal Table was based on the earlier idea of the Vertical Table, which customers complained about being completely useless as a table.

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Haha, yeah the "horizontal" name is a bit stupid.

@captainzoll3303 4 года назад

but does the table work if I have a manual gearbox?

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Auto only unfortunately. But then again, Ford also said it would only work in Park, and they lied about that too.

@calebgarland1093 4 года назад

I have to say you are the definition of subtle bogan traits in a person, but its served with professionalism. Love it

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

I try not to take myself too seriously. Thanks for the comment!

@anarkyautismo1646 4 года назад

My school teacher tell me not to talk about AU Falcons or even mention them during class descusion

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Sounds like a crappy place to be.

@trevorcrane1664 4 года назад

Ask the teacher would they prefer you talk about AU Falcons or tactical stratagies for active school shooters....

@MartintheTinman 4 года назад

Just remind your teacher that they peaked years ago and for you the future is unlimited. Fucking teachers are shit

@watsisbuttndo829 4 года назад

Teachers shitty wheels have been chopped by a AU obviously.

@GreenyAU 3 года назад

i literally just bought myself a 2002 ford AU falcon futura series 2, cant wait to play with that thing

@matthewwijsma9978 4 года назад

Yesss MCM Collab hahaha Carn the AU

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

It's probably the sort of challenge that would come down more to the driver than the cars!

@Gazzitas 4 года назад

There is such a strong, unshakable aura of sarcasm resonating from your voice that I cannot determine if anything you say is even remotely serious. I see you're another fellow local of SE QLD; take care of yourself and your AU out there during this bushfire season.

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Thanks mate!

@TheRealMrCods 4 года назад

OMG Ford came up with some crap lol. awesome video about crap I didnt need to know about but glad I do now 🤣🤣🤣 (Oh shit Moog on the phone haha)

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

I'd love to know more about the development, and who's idea it was to develop the option pack!

@dalechenoweth915 4 года назад

A couple of months ago, i was tossing up between an AU Falcon or a WK Statesman. In the end i chose the Statesman, but your videos turn me green with envy. Great vid!

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Don't have regrets, WK's are awesome!

@sheepgti390 4 года назад

I cant really fit a table like that in my Micra, cause its probably the size of the whole car XD

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

It's surprisingly large!

@kanjoracer4914 4 года назад

Driving around in a mobile office.. Like Homer Simpson. Awesome video by the way, Just the idea of tracking down the desk for the AU and actually purchasing one deserves a like and and subscription

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Thanks mate. I searched for a good few months before giving up. Then this one suddenly came up, like it was meant to be.

@televisionandcheese 4 года назад

I don't think I'd like a table in my car Because like... I need to change gear

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Changing gear is overrated.

@televisionandcheese 4 года назад

Yeah, you're right. I should just leave it in 4th and just ride the clutch to move.

@RennieAsh 4 года назад

Just make a custom table where the gear stick pokes through (you may have to extend the stick) and the front leg rests on another part of the car :)

@televisionandcheese 4 года назад

@@RennieAsh Ooh that's perfect. Instead , I'll let the table rest on the clutch pedal. Problem solved :)

@jamesfrench7299 3 года назад

@@MotoringBoxTV says the man who ended up with an XR6 manual. If anything automatics are overrated.

@erichyun6065 4 года назад

Another amazing video! Love your videos men keep it up 👍

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Thanks mate!

@jayr6637 4 года назад

I remember how challenging it was to drive a manual car around Melbourne in the 90's... while eating a greasy souvlaki and talking on a mobile phone in traffic... I wish I had a table like this, I would have had somewhere for a drink & chips!

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Sadly we can't have that sort of fun around here anymore. Well, legally anyway.

@HubNut 4 года назад

As a recent AU purchaser myself, I have much envy Mr Office Man.

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Hope your Fairmont is still treating you well!

@HubNut 4 года назад

@@MotoringBoxTV Loving AU life! Even though I've got the poor man's beam axle rear...

@chrisnewton2325 4 года назад

Loving your videos mate, I'd love to see you cover more Aussie cars especially different falcon models

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Thanks mate - I will certainly be looking at more soon!

@Matto_Harvo 9 месяцев назад

Hmmmmmm , reaching across your laptop to get the coffee: spill danger!

@patrickmaclean1524 4 года назад

Having a table such as that in my very own car would be nothing short of sublime. Imagine how much it would increase my productivity in my day-to-day life. It seems that, Ford Australia really hit the nail on the head with the mobile office package, it’s a shame that we don’t see this in modern cars of today.

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

I think it's a neat idea. Perhaps not enough demand for manufacturers to bother.

@SarahH0g4n 4 года назад

RU-vid premium knows me too well and suggested this video. Very awesome channel indeed, subscribed. Well Done!

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Thanks for your support mate!

@rileynewton17 4 года назад

I love how much this guy loves his regular car.

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Shit yeah, it's awesome.

@johndedominicisjr8973 4 года назад

I love this. Your best video yet! Really wish we’d gotten the Falcon/Fairmont in the US. These were such great looking cars.

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

I've had quite a few American commentors confessing their love for the AU and admiring the styling - it really sounds like Ford missed out on a big export market with the AU!

@johndedominicisjr8973 4 года назад

@@MotoringBoxTV They ABSOLUTELY missed out on a huge market here, but I'd say with all of the Falcons after 1970 (which was the last year for that model here). It would have been a great addition to the FoMoCo lineup here...and we could have avoided the horrible Fairmont we were stuck with in the late '70s and early '80s! EEK!

@Dave.S.TT600 4 года назад

at the nine-minute mark, we explore a very cool list of cliches. Hahahaha sublime stuff!

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

They drive me up the wall...

@jetnavigator 4 года назад

You have achieved the impossible: making the AU seem desirable. You, sir, are a marketing genius.

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

It's been one of the best cars I've ever owned (so far anyway). I guess sometimes it's good to give things a second chance as opinions can change with time.

@jetnavigator 4 года назад

@@MotoringBoxTV I was a copper when the AU came out. We hated them. We got the base models and the Commodores had more power and handled better. Mind you, the Falcons were more comfortable for 8 hours of driving with the softer suspension. The EA Falcons were better liked than the AUs. No doubt the Ghias were a better experience.

@jessjames93 4 года назад

I'm gonna make a table for my car now, best video yet keep it up!

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Good luck!

@glenn1111 4 года назад

As a Brisbane based sales rep - this would be amazing in a modern car... balancing a tablet in my lap whilst in my car for 8 hours trying to bust out pages of documentation would definitely be easier with a modern version of this that was telescopic!

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Time for an AU!

@_autoverse 11 месяцев назад

The new Transit Connect has a steering wheel that flips up to form a table, it instantly reminded me of your vid. And I guess someone at Ford (or maybe YT) did too because I was served an ad for the van showing off the function as a result of searching for your channel. There was text explicitly stating the result was because of the search term.

@Dustavio 4 года назад

Greetings from Texas! Digging the channel so far dude! That table would be pretty gnarly for road trips but i'm curious why they couldnt make it a slid out table with a bracket like you see at universities.

@noelgibson5956 4 года назад

Australia had a lot of great locally made Fords......but the AU wasn't one of them. Search out P6 LTD, ZD Fairlane, XE ESP, Ford Territory and EL XR8. Holden and Chrysler Australia had some cool classics as well.

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Thanks mate! I also think the table could have folded back somehow. Like you see on some planes.

@paddy-uf8el 4 года назад

I always expect this channel to have well over a million subs. Definitely deserves it. Very Professional

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

I hope with time we'll get there, that'd be a dream come true.

@dinosshed 4 года назад

This is gold, I'll shout you a hood liner to prevent the curtains comming down any further.

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Got a few strategically places staples to keep everything in check!

@jonjon9135 4 года назад

Hi Officer Smith from the QPS here I’m afraid I’m gonna have to write you a ticket for driving a AU Falcon.

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Causing a distraction to other road users?

@Gondriman 4 года назад

I luved the tent effect in the head liner , giving it a a vanguard rustic camping look

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

So very opulent.

@maxgillespie1336 4 года назад

I don't really know how else to explain it but this gave me the same vibes as the show totally wild did.

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

No idea where those vibes came from, but now I've got the theme song stuck in my head. So thanks for that!

@tanitank 4 года назад

I have no idea why I love this car that I have never seen in real life, and has the steering wheel on the wrong side and is basically a Ford Tarus. I watched the entirety of a video about a car table 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Your content is captivating and uber interesting even when the subject matter is bland

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Thanks for watching! The table is crazy rare, so when I had the chance to do a video about it I couldn't refuse it.

@joeb3767 4 года назад

Far I had an au paddock basher years ago that had one of those in the boot... actually remember jamming it under the wheel when we got stuck... in all honesty it’s probably still there buried in the mud! Cheers from nz

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

@ThatTonybo 3 года назад

We have this kit installed on our AU Series 2 wagon. It's odd, sure, but cool!

@HellenikBoy 4 года назад

Made my day watching this video. Good to a piece of Australian History being shown!

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

Glad to hear mate, thanks for watching!

@JGHDVCFGT 4 года назад

The rear grab handles have a coat hanger hook, to hang your suit jacket before you drive, or hang up spare shirts. A must for Mr Buisnessman

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

You know I completely forgot about that. Hahaha

@tristanmccauley2318 4 года назад

A lame plastic table and the nintendo, oh the nostalgia, takes me back to much happier times thank you. My dad had the office pack, he never used the table, it was never opened and was tossed out, what a shame. Series 1 au forte gold wagon.

@MotoringBoxTV 4 года назад

I do miss the 90's. One of the signs I'm getting old I guess.