{"id":3734,"date":"2026-03-27T09:40:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T09:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aussiefords.com\/?page_id=3734"},"modified":"2026-05-03T12:08:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T12:08:04","slug":"australia-in-1964-historical-snapshot-when-the-ford-xm-falcon-was-released","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aussiefords.com\/index.php\/aussie-fords\/the-complete-guide-to-australian-ford-falcon-models-1960-2016\/xm-falcon\/australia-in-1964-historical-snapshot-when-the-ford-xm-falcon-was-released\/","title":{"rendered":"When the Ford XM Falcon was released &#8211; Australia in 1964"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aussiefords.com\/index.php\/aussie-fords\/the-complete-guide-to-australian-ford-falcon-models-1960-2016\/xm-falcon\/\">XM Falcon<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The XM Falcon was released in 1964. Here is a bit of a snapshot of what things were like and what things costs in Australia at that time. 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