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Old 25-06-2019, 12:49 PM   #1
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Default Nice XD 5.8 Fairmont for auction

Firstly I have no involvement in this at all, just spotted it while surfing the net for cars.
This is a 1 of 2 supposedly and appears to be in very good condition, so if anyone is in the market...
https://www.graysonline.com/lot/0001...c-4-door-sedan
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Old 25-06-2019, 01:18 PM   #2
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Looks good. Air con must have come standard on the Fairmonts as I see it’s fitted but it isn’t listed on the verification letter as an option.
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Old 25-06-2019, 01:24 PM   #3
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Not sure why you'd option it with vinyl trim, the Fairmont cloth was nice.
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Old 25-06-2019, 01:49 PM   #4
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Do XD's have tacho's?
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Old 25-06-2019, 02:50 PM   #5
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Looks good. Air con must have come standard on the Fairmonts as I see it’s fitted but it isn’t listed on the verification letter as an option.

I've got a feeling that in 1979, Air con was a Dealer fitted Option.....

But happy to be corrected.!
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Old 25-06-2019, 05:07 PM   #6
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Do XD's have tacho's?
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Do XD's have tacho's?
Sure do.
LTD, Fairmont Ghia, S Pac and ESP package had the full instrumentation as standard.
Fairlane had full instrumentation minus tacho,
Fairmont and GL had the instrumentation as on this car.
You could option up the full instrumentation on the vehicles that didn't have it standard.
This car is quite unusual in that regard. Being a V8 but no full instrumentation.
Plus as said the vinyl trim in a Fairmont is also not usual.

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Similar to my first car. 79 xd fairmont 351 auto. But it was ghost gum in colour and had the s pac optioned up to it.
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That was my first thought, especially with the vinyl trim, but being a Fairmont would dispel that, but who knows, could have been a special order for a Commissioner or something, but then why would he want vinyl?
Cant' see any screw holes under bonnet or in the centre console, but again, could have been fixed up.
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Old 25-06-2019, 09:14 PM   #11
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That was my first thought, especially with the vinyl trim, but being a Fairmont would dispel that, but who knows, could have been a special order for a Commissioner or something, but then why would he want vinyl?
Cant' see any screw holes under bonnet or in the centre console, but again, could have been fixed up.
I think the Commish scored a Fairlane back then, I may be wrong. A few years later (5 or 6), he had both a Fairlane and a Statesman.
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Old 25-06-2019, 09:32 PM   #12
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I was thinking more like a detective's car or for surveillance. Discreet but could go like a rocket if needed.

For originality I'd personally hanker more after the JG23 XD Shannons sold last year for $44K.
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This Fairmont went for $20,200, not a bargain but a fair price I reckon.
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Was that hammer fall, or including all surcharges?

Subject to the real cost of dry storing it, someone may have purchased a fairly dependable long term investment.
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Similar to my first car. 79 xd fairmont 351 auto. But it was ghost gum in colour and had the s pac optioned up to it.
My ol man bought a Ghost Gum XD Fairmont Ghia the same year, first Ford he bought after a very long run of Holdens, nice colour.
I can remember he was quite impressed with it.
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Old 27-06-2019, 09:41 PM   #16
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Was that hammer fall, or including all surcharges?

Subject to the real cost of dry storing it, someone may have purchased a fairly dependable long term investment.
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This is a 1 of 2
So, two weirdos ordered V8 Fairmonts, with poverty pack vinyl trim??

Be interesting to know how the other options went, on a GL. Maybe this was the best (cheapest) way to get the 4 wheel discs, LSD, etc.

Or could have just been someone with an aversion to cloth-trim.

It's actually "1 of 1". I wonder what the unique option(s) was?
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My ol man bought a Ghost Gum XD Fairmont Ghia the same year, first Ford he bought after a very long run of Holdens, nice colour.
I can remember he was quite impressed with it.
My old man bought a New XD Station wagon in 1979. Pretty sure It was 8-9 month wait from Ordering (& paying deposit) to taking delivery..

It was the first car he ever had with A/C..
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Funny. In the '70s and 80's cloth trim was an upgrade from vinyl. Now we pay extra for pleather which is for all intents and purposes vinyl.
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