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EA Falcon<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The EA falcon was the first of the fifth Generation of Ford Falcons<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The EA was available only as a sedan or a wagon, the XF Ute\nand panelvan were continued throughout the EA production run<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The EA Falcon went to market 6 months before rival Holdens\nVN Commodore<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The EA Falcon introduced a new body shape as well as new\nengines. The engines were inline 6\u2019s, 3.2L and 3.9L<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An estimated $700 million was invested in the development\nof the EA Falcon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The EA Falcon design was based on the European Ford Scorpio<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The EA series two was released in October 1989<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Power steering became standard with the EA across the\nentire range<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peter\nBrock made a limited edition EA Falcon, the EA Falcon\nAPV SR3900<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The EA was popular but plagued with a large amount of problems that had\nnot been seen since the original XK Falcon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EA Falcon<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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