{"id":3738,"date":"2026-03-27T10:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T10:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aussiefords.com\/?page_id=3738"},"modified":"2026-05-05T03:07:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T03:07:47","slug":"australia-in-1966-historical-snapshot-when-the-ford-xr-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\/xr-falcon\/australia-in-1966-historical-snapshot-when-the-ford-xr-falcon-was-released\/","title":{"rendered":"When the Ford XR Falcon was released &#8211; Australia in 1966"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The XR Ford Falcon was released in 1966. It was the first Ford Falcon to offer Australian buyers a V8. Here is a bit of a snapshot of what things were like and what things costs in Australia at that time. The landscape has changed a lot since the XR was first released and it is interesting to see where things were back then vs how they are today. 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