Spotted: ford testing convoy on Hume

BlackLS · 28-11-2009, 07:11 AM

Saw a testing convoy yesterday as I was driving to Melbourne. Amongst the convoy was a GT badged Falcon with a heavily disguised front bar and a motherload of monitoring equipment mounted inside.

Another car is the upcoming ute ford was designing. Here's some pics my sis took:

Lukeyson · 28-11-2009, 09:22 AM

where is this GT of which you speak ? :p

JerseyVics · 28-11-2009, 09:51 AM

off topic... I saw a Pontiac G8 GT in Koo Wee Rup yesterday, had a big sticker across the rear bumper "Left Hand Drive"

are they selling these cars locally now?

zetec · 28-11-2009, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by JerseyVics

off topic... I saw a Pontiac G8 GT in Koo Wee Rup yesterday, had a big sticker across the rear bumper "Left Hand Drive"

are they selling these cars locally now?

No they're driving all the Holden development cars used to test the North American model

xr6turbo2005 · 28-11-2009, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by XR8fella

where is this GT of which you speak ? :p

x 2 i wanna see them

Windsor220 · 28-11-2009, 10:23 AM

The rear tray on that thing looks rather crap.

jasjul · 28-11-2009, 10:41 AM

off topic... I saw a Pontiac G8 GT in Koo Wee Rup yesterday, had a big sticker across the rear bumper "Left Hand Drive"

are they selling these cars locally now?

You often see Pontiacs and Camaros around that area, owing to the Holden Proving Ground just being up the road at Lang Lang.

imugli · 28-11-2009, 10:42 AM

I would imagine it's still a mule. New platform, bitsa body panels... You can see that the flares have simply been tacked on...

jasjul · 28-11-2009, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Windsor220

The rear tray on that thing looks rather crap.

Apparently, the flared wheel arch width is going to be the width of the new vehicle when it comes out. Bring it more into line with new Navara/Hilux.

dave351cid · 28-11-2009, 12:24 PM

cant be very well built if they need all that duct tape to hold it together. lol.

ZDI-970 · 28-11-2009, 03:10 PM

hmmm if only you could go to viroads and ask them what sort of car the number plates wxv469 are on...

galaxy xr8 · 28-11-2009, 07:23 PM

What a let down, come on mate, we really don't care about the ute/Ranger what ever it may be,
We want to see the GT pic's ??, did you get any ??.

prydey · 28-11-2009, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by galaxy xr8

We want to see the GT pic's ??, did you get any ??.

i'm tipping that if there were pics, they would've appeared in the 1st post before the ute pics.

Mr Brooksy · 28-11-2009, 08:01 PM

I wanna know whether it whined or not?!

SM1DY · 28-11-2009, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr Brooksy

I wanna know whether it whined or not?!

God I hope he says 'Yes'.

R-Design · 29-11-2009, 09:00 AM

The GT probably looked like this:

2010 FPV GT supercharged V8 ‘Coyote’ spied!

**DJM83** · 29-11-2009, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by dave351cid

cant be very well built if they need all that duct tape to hold it together. lol.

new2ford · 29-11-2009, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by dave351cid

cant be very well built if they need all that duct tape to hold it together. lol.

Being pre-production it is probably duct tape that's holding it together!

I've often thought they actually use all those black bits as a deliberate wind-up to attract attention. I read about one manufacturer years ago road-testing a new model that looked radically different and they drove it around for days without any disguise without attracting a glance.

Point is car styles are so similar nowadays not many would notice. I think I'll go out and cover the Terri in badly fitting black bits with a couple of odd unexplained shapely lumps of wood underneath and go out and see if I can get my photo in Wheels.

block58 · 29-11-2009, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by new2ford

Being pre-production it is probably duct tape that's holding it together!

I've often thought they actually use all those black bits as a deliberate wind-up to attract attention. I read about one manufacturer years ago road-testing a new model that looked radically different and they drove it around for days without any disguise without attracting a glance.

Point is car styles are so similar nowadays not many would notice. I think I'll go out and cover the Terri in badly fitting black bits with a couple of odd unexplained shapely lumps of wood underneath and go out and see if I can get my photo in Wheels.

that would be a good way to make money. A really good photoshopper could do that too.

elusiverunner · 29-11-2009, 08:12 PM

Look I may be stupid, and probably am, but can someone tell me how placing black tape and covers can possibly disguise a car. Even I can see from the photos that have been posted what the car's shape is and what it is.

Please can someone explain this?

vztrt · 29-11-2009, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by new2ford

I've often thought they actually use all those black bits as a deliberate wind-up to attract attention.

Bingo! As the release date comes closer there will be more 'spy pics' to get people's minds on the new model.

BlackLS · 01-12-2009, 01:04 PM

Looked like a FG with a car bra

Paul · 01-12-2009, 01:06 PM

Looks like the GT was this thing:

http://www.caradvice.com.au/49549/co...on-spy-photos/

and the Ute is this thing:

http://www.caradvice.com.au/31814/20...an-spy-photos/

vztrt · 01-12-2009, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Paul

Looks like the GT was this thing:

http://www.caradvice.com.au/49549/co...on-spy-photos/

Taking the pics from the article.

Riksta · 01-12-2009, 06:45 PM

Was it a supercharged V10 GTHO in testing that you saw?

R0BD0G · 01-12-2009, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Windsor220

The rear tray on that thing looks rather crap.

as apposed to a front tray :P

good spotting too

**Raptor** · 02-12-2009, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by galaxy xr8

What a let down, come on mate, we really don't care about the ute/Ranger what ever it may be,
We want to see the GT pic's ??, did you get any ??.

Each to their own.

I'd rather some info/pics on the long awaited T6 than yet another GT Falcon

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At least the T6 has global significance in the Ford world, even though it won't be made here.

Swordsman88 · 02-12-2009, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Raptor

Each to their own.

I'd rather some info/pics on the long awaited T6 than yet another GT Falcon

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At least the T6 has global significance in the Ford world, even though it won't be made here.

You're a funny bugger raptor...LOL! Though i don't necessaritly disagree since the GT was probably there for the ride (or to trump up publicity.....how coincidental they also had one drive right past the proving ground fence JUST LIKE LAST TIME when they launched the FG. They just ring up the guy/caradvice and say...'look i can't gurantee it but if you go down to the western fence around the tall pine tree yada yada yada around 10am like on thursday....you MIGHT see something....just a hint etc.' Three days later looks what turns up on caradvice!

The T6 is a critical projet for Ford Aus and ford globally but they are taking their time with it. It will be a thorougly new car and apart from column stalks and maybe the guts of the diesel engines its all new so it is going to take some time (and money). That is more work for the aus engineers and a better car in the end.... Apart from the VW effort (amarok??) this will be the only truly modern new-chassis LCV on the market. The hilux won't know what hit it.....

Falco GT51 · 02-12-2009, 06:47 PM

Man I would love to be one of those mule drivers, ''how do you get those jobs''.
Get home from work, hard day today got to trash a new car!!

bcky84 · 04-12-2009, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by zetec

No they're driving all the Holden development cars used to test the North American model

Saw a red one pulling out of a Shell station in Warrnambool 2 months ago.