Ford 300+ Coupe for sale WA

[Road_Warrior]

Originally Posted by grey_esp

the show car had a black engine bay too. Makes you wonder if its even the same car. I thought you could just order them from a company here back in the day??

You could, that was the intent.

[fgpsi]

Sexy

[dead_man00124]

the Arrow Coupe currently resides in QLD. member on here Stagg as some photo's with the car

[Uncle_Ken]

Originally Posted by malazn mafia

Was that an actual Ford product or a chopped sedan? What is that engine, doesnt look like a Wheezer V8 fitted to normal AU?

Like this not sure on specs
Uk

[Stefan]

That BA Looks like sh...t

Roof line is completely wrong and way to high.

All the other AUs are not much better.

[STINKY NINJA]

How to ruin a perfectly good t2,if it was actually a t2 before they chopped it...
I saw the sister car to the 300+ at a ford cruise at curtin uni a few years back,the sedan version,didnt like that either.
The ba i like the most,looks kind of weird,nowhere as tidy as a late model munro but ok.

[eb2fairmont]

hilliers did the conversions.

[Sorted]

Originally Posted by Stefan

That BA Looks like sh...t

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[CJR09]

^^^ that looks better

[malazn mafia]

Originally Posted by Sorted

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That looks amazing. BA looks good in every shape.. sedan, wagon, ute, coupe

[HULK_I6T]

Originally Posted by lilmattie

And you'd be the proud owner of an AU. Not the 300+

At least this one is a bit different from the norm. Price is a bit high, I agree but he's right in saying that it's one of a kind now.

Unless the others still exist somewhere?

For $58k you can buy a brand spanking new xr8 with more than 300kw, brembos and a full warranty.

[MITCHAY]

Definitely not for me but it is rare and ultimately the market will determine the price as with other cars.

I don't think anyone but the most die hard Ford fan would buy it though for many reasons.

[STINKY NINJA]

Originally Posted by STINKY NINJA

How to ruin a perfectly good t2,if it was actually a t2 before they chopped it...
I saw the sister car to the 300+ at a ford cruise at curtin uni a few years back,the sedan version,didnt like that either.
The ba i like the most,looks kind of weird,nowhere as tidy as a late model munro but ok.

I remember now that i spoke to the owner of the sedan 300+,at the time i owned my meteor coloured t2,he said his was just like mine but alot better,lol.
Yeah alot better, if better is taking an awesome brand new t2 and totally ruining it!
Its quite possible the owner of the car im talking about is a member here,he wont be happy with my comments haha

[OwnTheRoad]

Ok just to add a little info here, the green 2 door and the red 300+ are the same car, the green car was commissioned by Ford and was built by Hilliers of Tenterfield , they are master coach builders, the Arrow coupe also belongs to Hilliers.
Ford then off loaded the green car to sprintex so that they could add some improvements to it as a show car , now a green AU will have a black engine bay however a red AU car would come from the factory with a red engine bay, so I'd assume it was painted as well at some time.i hope this clears up a few things.

[40RDT]

That guy is delusional asking 115k for that...

[brismike]

That carsales ad says it has got 4 doors .. I only see 2 lol.

Cheers Mike

[falcon_bandit]

Originally Posted by HULK_I6T

I am a car enthusiast also but also keep a level head perspective on car values.

your comparing a FGX XR8 to an AU Coupe?

2 totally different markets there.

[Uncle_Ken]

Originally Posted by OwnTheRoad

Ok just to add a little info here, the green 2 door and the red 300+ are the same car, the green car was commissioned by Ford and was built by Hilliers of Tenterfield , they are master coach builders, the Arrow coupe also belongs to Hilliers.
Ford then off loaded the green car to sprintex so that they could add some improvements to it as a show car , now a green AU will have a black engine bay however a red AU car would come from the factory with a red engine bay, so I'd assume it was painted as well at some time.i hope this clears up a few things.

Interesting info. When I posted this I thought:
1. That's a lot of money even for a 'rare' car.
2. I don't know if I like how it looks/works as a coupe.
Still it will be interesting if someone does buy it and for how much.
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[Sox]

Originally Posted by HULK_I6T

Riduculous price.

I like the low km but at the end of the day its a au with a windsor v8 in it. Might give him $8000 because it has low km.

Can buy a t3 for under $20k if you must have the best AU.. other AU falcons are worth much less than that..

Can get a new fgx xr8 and a new mustang for his asking price

I agree the asking price of $115,000 is ridiculous.
However, your offer of $8000 is just as ridiculous.

Given the cars rarity and exclusiveness, and that it's an AU (which goes against it), my guess is somewhere around $20,000 to $35,000.


I love the concept as I love 2 door cars.
They seriously screwed this one up though, the front, the rear wing, the stupid 4.6, and a few other things.

To me it would be worth more if it had a proper XR front, sensible wing, T3 5 spokes, and a 342 Windsor.
All of those things could be easily done anyhow, and it would then look fantastic and as Ford would have rolled it off the line.


I still have the idea in the back of my mind, some day when I grab an XR8 220 cheap enough, I'm gunna attack it with a gas axe...

[MercurySilver]

yeah cant say i like it either
but its prob worth more than 8 grand lol

[LeadFoot81]

I was a teenager when the 300+ was released. Went to see it at the Motor Show, grabbed some posters (which I still have) loved the concept, loved that era.

(If I was in the position to spend big on unique toys) I would buy it. And that wouldn't make me any different to the guys that bought Phase 3s for close to a milly. Everything's worth something to someone, and once an object transcends what it is (just a car) it becomes invaluable.

[Uncle_Ken]

Originally Posted by Sox

I still have the idea in the back of my mind, some day when I grab an XR8 220 cheap enough, I'm gunna attack it with a gas axe...

I'm saying away from you then, one car is enough

UK

[falcongt4me]

found the original MOTOR article fyi...

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I have the rest but will need to post up later tonight...

[CAT600]

The disappointment out of all of this is was the 4.6L Sprintex supercharged combo wasnt picked up in 2002 with the BA... can you imagine the postion FPV might have been in now with 13 years of supercharged factory goodness behind them?

The recovery came 8 years later when we got the Harrop partnered Miami I guess, they worked out that the N/A 5.4L didnt cut the mustard in a 4 door.

When I drove the black 4 door TS50 (TE50) showcar at AEC back in 2004 or therabouts (they wanted 40K for it with a Sprintex blown 4.6L and T56) I knew we had missed out badly, thats why I built my own

Daniel

[LoudPipes]

Originally Posted by HULK_I6T

I am a car enthusiast also but also keep a level head perspective on car values. Always remove the emotion and value from a non enthusiast perspective..otherwise your ripe to be ripped off real hard. A real home run for the seller.

Ask yourself why enthusiasts sell their cars if they are so passionate? Reality sort of hits them and they offload to other enthusiasts before they see the bubble burst.. (cycle repeats).

Car collectability is a good sales pitch.. again always value from a non enthusiast perspective.

Ask a non ford guy what that au coupe is worth.

I’ve never met a car enthusiast who would truly say they were either level headed or non-emotional when it comes to the cars they are passionate about.

If you don’t like the car then yes it’s easy to say it’s overvalued and I admit I fall into that category.

For someone who sees it differently and likes the look with the added appeal of limited exclusivity then the asking price starts to become somewhat fuzzy when competing with desirability.

Why bother asking a non-Ford guy, just ask someone who doesn’t appreciate a car with more than 5km on the clock.

[Uncle_Ken]

Originally Posted by falcongt4me

found the original MOTOR article fyi...

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I have the rest but will need to post up later tonight...

Mate do a good copy and pass onto the forum bosses. It would be an interesting read. Thanks for posting
UK

I wonder if it will sell or if the takes it off the market??

[CFOUR]

Originally Posted by CAT600

When I drove the black 4 door TS50 (TE50) showcar at AEC back in 2004 or therabouts (they wanted 40K for it with a Sprintex blown 4.6L and T56) I knew we had missed out badly, thats why I built my own

Daniel

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I miss the ol terminator, was such a bad *** street car with the 4.6 motor the first kb and the viper spec t-56. that build thread was mr toads wild ride for car guys.

the coupes have aged worse than t3's have but they are a cool piece of history.

[neptune blue]

It's an AU. Doesnt matter how it's tarted up its still the ugliest car ever produced by Ford Australia. They never recovered from that disaster

[OwnTheRoad]

That 300+ as presented in Motor is a good looking machine , it's a shame it's been altered now.

[ST]

Originally Posted by neptune blue

It's an AU. Doesnt matter how it's tarted up its still the ugliest car ever produced by Ford Australia. They never recovered from that disaster

The XRs and T3s looked great, some of the best looking cars ever produced by Ford Australia in my opinion.