What is falcon 500 ?

[Trendseeker]

Originally Posted by wello

I am wonderous what the 500 means . Just a trivia question as I am restoring an xy wagon 6cyl 250 , cheers . I will start a build post of sort when I get this organized .PW

It’s an interesting question and discussion, and it appears that the number 500 had no meaning in relation to the car’s attributes.

The Wikipedia entry for the Ford Falcon includes the following statement:

“Ford New Zealand, which assembled the Falcon 500 at its Seaview, Lower Hutt, plant near Wellington, introduced a short-lived Falcon 600 model into the XR and subsequent XT ranges, with additional equipment such as a heater standard”.

A higher number for a higher level of features. It seems to be about a model number that sounds good for marketing the car more than anything else.