{"id":3768,"date":"2026-03-28T03:05:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T03:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aussiefords.com\/?page_id=3768"},"modified":"2026-05-05T10:18:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T10:18:13","slug":"australia-in-1996-historical-snapshot-when-the-ford-el-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\/el-falcon\/australia-in-1996-historical-snapshot-when-the-ford-el-falcon-was-released\/","title":{"rendered":"When the Ford EL Falcon was released &#8211; Australia in 1996"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aussiefords.com\/index.php\/aussie-fords\/the-complete-guide-to-australian-ford-falcon-models-1960-2016\/el-falcon\/\">EL Falcon<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The EL Ford Falcon was released in 1996. 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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