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Old 11-03-2023, 10:04 AM   #1
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Hello, Im attempting to identify a ford vehicle, im guessing early to mid 2000, a falcon or variant, which may have been involved in an attempted break and enter. This vehicle was light blue, four door, but had a distinctive grill which was the same colour as the car, and the grill had basic horizontal and vertical bars. Headlights were rectangular. Thanks in advance!
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Old 11-03-2023, 10:13 AM   #2
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Hello, Im attempting to identify a ford vehicle, im guessing early to mid 2000, a falcon or variant, which may have been involved in an attempted break and enter. This vehicle was light blue, four door, but had a distinctive grill which was the same colour as the car, and the grill had basic horizontal and vertical bars. Headlights were rectangular. Thanks in advance!
Google Falcon images and keep scrolling.
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Old 11-03-2023, 10:55 AM   #3
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Been doing that for thirty minutes. Been on just cars and carsales. Haven't spotted the same car yet
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Old 11-03-2023, 11:25 AM   #4
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Not 4 doors but your grille description made me think of this one. Some people refer to it as eggcrate grille and are interchangeable with a sedans

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Old 11-03-2023, 11:40 AM   #6
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Not 4 doors but your grille description made me think of this one. Some people refer to it as eggcrate grille and are interchangeable with a sedans

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I was thinking the same thing, the grille description is spot on.

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Old 11-03-2023, 12:02 PM   #7
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Not 4 doors but your grille description made me think of this one. Some people refer to it as eggcrate grille and are interchangeable with a sedans

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Next door Neighbour bought a brand new AU sedan, ordered from dealer with the body coloured “Ute Grill” as he hated the waterfall one, So I suspect there woulda been others?
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Old 11-03-2023, 12:02 PM   #8
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This vehicle was light blue, four door, but had a distinctive grill which was the same colour as the car, and the grill had basic horizontal and vertical bars. Headlights were rectangular. Thanks in advance!
A lot of early ford cars had that basic grille and rectangular headlights from the 90's
NA Fairlane
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Lazer sedan

Was it definitely a Ford?
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Old 11-03-2023, 12:28 PM   #9
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Ok I found a pic of the ute version, but car I saw was a four door sedan, and blue. Cant seem to upload the pic
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AU 'classic' sedan had that grill standard.
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Old 11-03-2023, 01:44 PM   #11
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not an XF? they have more "square" headlamps than an AU
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Old 11-03-2023, 02:26 PM   #12
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Ok I found a pic of the ute version, but car I saw was a four door sedan, and blue. Cant seem to upload the pic
Try using Postimage............


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Old 11-03-2023, 03:20 PM   #13
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lol tried postimages but said I was forbidden! Anyway its about a 2004 ba model , sedan, but has the coloured grill same as the car, which is found on the front of the falcon Rtv ute!
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Yeah look - it'll be a BA or BF for sure. It'd be highly unusual that an AU owner would be involved in any such nefarious activities...
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Of course, I humbly apologise if any ford owners got that impression.
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Yeah look - it'll be a BA or BF for sure. It'd be highly unusual that an AU owner would be involved in any such nefarious activities...
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