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Cultural snapshot from when each Falcon model was released

Here we have put together a bit of a ‘cultural snapshot’ if you will about what was popular/ what was happening when each Falcon model was released. We have listed the prime minister, the number 1 single, the NRL grand final winner, biggest news item and from 1972 onwards (so XA), the top grossing movie in Australia.

XK Falcon: September 1960

Prime Minister: Sir Robert Menzies

Number One Single: ‘Its now or never’ – Elvis Presley

NRL Grand Final Winner: St George

Most Newsworthy Event: An eight-year-old schoolboy, Graeme Thorne, is kidnapped in Sydney, apparently to extort money from his parents who had recently won the Sydney Opera House lottery. – July 7

XL Falcon: August 1962

Prime Minister: Sir Robert Menzies

Number One Single: ‘Working for the man’ – Roy Orbison

NRL Grand Final Winner: St George

Most Newsworthy Event: Paddington train depot fire: One fifth of the Brisbane tram fleet is destroyed when the Paddington tram depot is burnt down in suspicious circumstances. 65 trams are destroyed. – 28 September

XM Falcon: February 1964

Prime Minister: Sir Robert Menzies

Number One Single: ‘Love me do’ – The Beatles

NRL Grand Final Winner: St George

Most Newsworthy Event: The Beatles tour Australia

XP Falcon: March 1965

Prime Minister: Sir Robert Menzies

Number One Single: ‘Shakin’ all over’ – Normie Rowe

NRL Grand Final Winner: St George

Most Newsworthy Event: Wanda Beach Murders – January 11

XR Falcon: September 1966

Prime Minister: Harold Holt

Number One Single: ‘These boots are made for walkin” – Nancy Sinatra

NRL Grand Final Winner: St George Dragons

Most Newsworthy Event: Decimal Currency introduced – February 14

XT Falcon: March 1968

Prime Minister: John Gorton

Number One Single: ‘Hey Jude’ – The Beatles

NRL Grand Final Winner: South Sydney Rabbitohs

Most Newsworthy Event: Australia’s population reached 12 million

XW Falcon: June 1969

Prime Minister: John Gorton

Number One Single: ‘Come Together’ – The Beatles

NRL Grand Final Winner: Balmain

Most Newsworthy Event: Prime Minister John Gorton announces that a withdrawal of Australian Army troops from the Vietnam War would begin in 1970.

XY Falcon: October 1970

Prime Minister: John Gorton

Number One Single: ‘Let it be’ The Beatles

NRL Grand Final Winner: South Sydney Rabbitohs

Most Newsworthy Event: Melbourne airport officially opened

XA Falcon: March 1972

Prime Minister: William McMahon

Number One Single: ‘Puppy Love’ – Danny Osmond

Top Grossing Movie: The Godfather

NRL Grand Final Winner: Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

Most Newsworthy Event: ‘Smoking is a health hazard’ becomes compulsory on cigarette packaging in Australia.

XB Falcon: September 1973

Prime Minister: Gough Whitlam

Number One Single: ‘Tie a yellow ribbon round the ole oak tree’ – Tony Orlando and Dawn

Top Grossing Movie: Alvin Purple

NRL Grand Final Winner: Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

Most Newsworthy Event: Sydney Opera House Opened by the Queen

XC Falcon: July 1976

Prime Minister: Malcolm Fraser

Number One Single: ‘Fernando’ – ABBA

Top Grossing Movie: The Towering Inferno

NRL Grand Final Winner: Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

Most Newsworthy Event: Cigarette and Tobacco advertising banned on TV and radio

XD Falcon: March 1979

Prime Minister: Malcolm Fraser

Number One Single: ‘Lay your love on me’ – Racey

Top Grossing Movie: The Muppet Movie

NRL Grand Final Winner: St George Dragons

Most Newsworthy Event: Mad Max is released

XE Falcon: March 1982

Prime Minister: Malcolm Fraser

Number One Single: ‘Eye of the Tiger’ – Survivor

Top Grossing Movie: The Man From Snowy River

NRL Grand Final Winner: Parramatta Eels

Most Newsworthy Event: Lindy Chamberlain is committed to trial for the murder of her daughter, Azaria. Lindy claims her daughter was taken by a dingo

XF Falcon: October 1984

Prime Minister: Bob Hawke

Number One Single: ‘I just called to say I love you’ – Stevie Wonder

Top Grossing Movie: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

NRL Grand Final Winner: Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs

Most Newsworthy Event: Medicare comes into effect in Australia

EA Falcon: March 1988

Prime Minister: Bob Hawke

Number One Single: ‘Simply Irresistible’ – Robert Palmer

Top Grossing Movie: Crocodile Dundee II

NRL Grand Final Winner: Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs

Most Newsworthy Event: World Expo 88 takes place in Brisbane

EB Falcon: October 1991

Prime Minister: Bob Hawke

Number One Single: ‘I Do it for You’ – Bryan Adams

Top Grossing Movie: Dances with Wolves

NRL Grand Final Winner: Penrith Panthers

Most Newsworthy Event: Australia sends troops to assist the United Nations in the Gulf War

ED Falcon August 1993

Prime Minister: Paul Keating

Number One Single:

Top Grossing Movie: Jurassic Park

NRL Grand Final Winner: Brisbane Broncos

Most Newsworthy Event: Sydney named to host 2000 Olympic games

EF Falcon: August 1994

Prime Minister: Paul Keating

Number One Single: ‘Love is All Around’ – Wet Wet Wet

Top Grossing Movie: The Lion King

NRL Grand Final Winner: Canberra Raiders

Most Newsworthy Event: Telephone numbers in Australia begin transitioning to 8 digits

EL Falcon: March 1996

Prime Minister: John Howard

Number One Single: ‘Macerena’ – Los Del Rio

Top Grossing Movie: Independence Day

NRL Grand Final Winner: Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

Most Newsworthy Event: Port Arthur Massacre

AU Falcon: September 1998

Prime Minister: John Howard

Number One Single: ‘Maria’ – Ricky Martin

Top Grossing Movie: Titanic

NRL Grand Final Winner: Brisbane Broncos

Most Newsworthy Event: Illawarra Floods

BA Falcon: September 2002

Prime Minister: John Howard

Number One Single: ‘Without Me’ – Eminem

Top Grossing Movie: Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones

NRL Grand Final Winner: Sydney Roosters

Most Newsworthy Event: Worst drought seen in Australia in 100 years

BF Falcon: October 2005

Prime Minister: John Howard

Number One Single: ‘The Prayer’ – Anthony Callea

Top Grossing Movie: Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

NRL Grand Final Winner: Wests Tigers

Most Newsworthy Event: Bali Nine

FG Falcon: March 2008

Prime Minister: Kevin Rudd

Number One Single: ‘Low’ Flo Rida ft T-Pain

Top Grossing Movie: Dark Knight

NRL Grand Final Winner: Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

Most Newsworthy Event: Australia withdraws its troops from Iraq

FG-X Falcon: October 2014

Prime Minister: Tony Abbott

Number One Single: ‘Happy’ – Pharrell Williams

Top Grossing Movie: The Hunger Games

NRL Grand Final Winner: South Sydney Rabbitohs

Most Newsworthy Event: MH17 Plane crash

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