{"id":3760,"date":"2026-03-28T03:24:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T03:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aussiefords.com\/?page_id=3760"},"modified":"2026-05-05T09:45:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T09:45:35","slug":"australia-in-1988-historical-snapshot-when-the-ford-ea-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\/ea-falcon\/australia-in-1988-historical-snapshot-when-the-ford-ea-falcon-was-released\/","title":{"rendered":"When the Ford EA Falcon was released &#8211; Australia in 1988"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aussiefords.com\/index.php\/aussie-fords\/the-complete-guide-to-australian-ford-falcon-models-1960-2016\/ea-falcon\/\">EA Falcon<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The EA Ford Falcon was released in 1988. 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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price<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Around&nbsp;$120,000\u2013$125,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Price of petrol<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Around&nbsp;80\u201385 cents per litre, following price stabilization after the mid-1980s oil fluctuations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Prime Minister<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bob Hawke (Labor Party)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Population of Australia<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>About&nbsp;16.5 million people<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Top-grossing movie<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rain Man, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and Die Hard were major hits in 1988.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Top song<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul 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