10 facts you may not have known about the EB
Ford EA, EB and ED Falcon paint codes
The EB Falcon, a minor facelift of the previous EA Falcon, introduced to the Australian market in July 1991.
Like the EA before it, the EB Falcon was only available as a sedan or a station wagon, no utility versions of the EB were available. The XF Falcon Ute and panelvan was on sale at the same time as the EB. During the EB Falcon production run the XG Falcon Ute and panelvan was introduced to the Falcon line up. It looked somewhat similar to the XF but featured EB series 2 running gear and was available with an optional V8 engine.
The EB, known by many fans these days as the Ford that brought back the V8 engine. The EB was available with a 5.0L V8 engine which produced 165kW. The V8 engine, not been seen in the Ford line up since the XE Falcon in 1982, 9 years earlier.
The main reason for the EB upgrade was to iron out the inevitable bugs that came with the previous model EA Falcon. The main issues with the EA were related to build quality and reliability. One can observe the difference in the amount of EA Falcons and EB Falcons that can be found on our roads today. Although the EA was built first, there were 100 000 more built than the EB yet you will find significantly more EB Falcons on the road today. The EB was simply a more durable, quality car.
Visually, the EA and the EB were very similar, some of the main exterior differences being the addition of side indicators and the Ford emblem being moved from the bonnet to the grille.
The series 2 EB, introduced in April 1992, brought about an engine upgrade to the inline 6’s. The series 1 was a 3.9L and the series 2 was a 4.0L.
The EB Falcon was available as a 4 speed automatic or a 5 speed manual. EB Falcon production totaled 121 221 units. Production spanned 26 months. The ED replaced the EB in August 1993.