Auction Immaculate HO3 - Page 4

**PG2** · 18-06-2018, 08:08 PM

My head hurts...

slowsnake - I don't know if you are trolling or not, but if you keep making posts about stuff that is simply not true I'm going to start deleting them.

Rico 110s · 18-06-2018, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by slowsnake

Hello,
You would have to be either a fool or have too much money to spend, on car that you can build yourself (replica), from an old Ford 500 shell?..for what $25-30 thousand?

They are not really for looking at but driving,they are a drivers car,that's why there are only a hundred left.
But its just too much money Rico!

Cheers Billy.

I was never in the hunt Slowsnake!

I only posted to help others that wanted to know where the Auction finished at.

Regards

Rico

jandj · 18-06-2018, 08:31 PM

Hello all,

Can someone please tell me what to look for to I.D a PH3 HO Falcon , I have the privilege to go look at a PH3 HO Falcon ( apparently).
It's my sister inlaws uncle's car ( yes I know what you my be thinking), all I know about car the car is
He wrote off his first falcon GT ( apparently it was a HO falcon as well )
His sister bought a brand new falcon HO PH3 to replace wrecked one
It has 50 miles on speedo ( apparently)
A few years back he spent $140k returning it back to original, i.e factory colour, and engine bay .
I've know about car for a few years now , and my brother inlaw filled me in on the weekend about car.

Rgs Jason.

pottery beige · 18-06-2018, 08:49 PM

delet

Express · 19-06-2018, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by jandj

Hello all,

Can someone please tell me what to look for to I.D a PH3 HO Falcon , I have the privilege to go look at a PH3 HO Falcon ( apparently).
It's my sister inlaws uncle's car ( yes I know what you my be thinking), all I know about car the car is
He wrote off his first falcon GT ( apparently it was a HO falcon as well )
His sister bought a brand new falcon HO PH3 to replace wrecked one
It has 50 miles on speedo ( apparently)
A few years back he spent $140k returning it back to original, i.e factory colour, and engine bay .
I've know about car for a few years now , and my brother inlaw filled me in on the weekend about car.

Rgs Jason.

I'm a bit confused, are you saying he restored a car that only had 50 miles on the speedo back to original?

Why on earth would a car with only 50 miles on it have been modified so far from stock that it cost $140k to restore it anyway?

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Rico 110s · 19-06-2018, 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by slowsnake

Never ceases to amaze me - 4V was 4BBL carby, zip to do with port size

Hello,
No need to be sorry,what for?
Did you know you can buy Boss302CHO heads,the HO means " High Output "
But Ford Australia could not use words like High Output or anything close to more or superior power,surely you must remember the early 70's and having to queue up for fuel for 5 miles just to get 5 bloody gallons, just for work for the week,and all these idiot 18 yr olds buying,driving and dieing in V8 missiles?

Cheers,King Billy to you!

[/QUOTE]

Dear Snowflake

The HO stands for "Handling Option" the GT of the day came with up-rated suspension and others can re-quote me if wrong but from what I understood was that apart from the normal changes they made to the GT suspension a special front axle assembly coded as 22R to help steering axis inclination.

Cheers

Rico

Rico 110s · 19-06-2018, 07:43 AM

Dear Slowsnake

The HO stands for "Handling Option" the GT of the day came with up-rated suspension and others can re-quote me if wrong but from what I understood was that apart from the normal changes they made to the GT suspension a special front axle assembly coded as 22R to help steering axis inclination.

Cheers

Rico[/QUOTE]

My bad sorry got your name wrong.

jandj · 19-06-2018, 11:15 AM

Hope this reply works,

So the story goes , he wrote off his first HO PH3 falcon. His sister bought him a new HO PH3 falcon, he change the color of the car and chrome the engine.
He only put 50 miles on the second HO PH3, a few years back he had it restored back to original color and factory engine bay. It was a bare metal respray and the cost was $140k .
Someone years ago offered him big money for the falcon, but he doesn't want the money and apparently passing onto his son.

Cheers Jason

jandj · 19-06-2018, 11:22 AM

So if someone has info how to identify the HO falcon, it would be appreciated.
On a side note, I was speaking to a mate in qld and his Dad owns a HO PH2 falcon.

Cheers Jason

**FairmontGS** · 19-06-2018, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by jandj

So if someone has info how to identify the HO falcon, it would be appreciated.
On a side note, I was speaking to a mate in qld and his Dad owns a HO PH2 falcon.

Cheers Jason

I know I shouldn't but...

18138 and Engine H should do it.

https://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.a...identification

https://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.a...specifications

http://www.fomoco.com.au/PH3DIFF.html

ozrunner · 19-06-2018, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rico 110s

Dear Snowflake

The HO stands for "Handling Option" the GT of the day came with up-rated suspension and others can re-quote me if wrong but from what I understood was that apart from the normal changes they made to the GT suspension a special front axle assembly coded as 22R to help steering axis inclination.

Cheers

Rico

As Snowflake indicated that's what Ford Oz decided to cleverly designate it as due to not wanting to advertise extra power so in OZ yes that is what it stands for

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But in reality back in those days Ford US designated HO as High Output. Mustangs were also available with a 351 HO.

Mercury Bullet · 19-06-2018, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jandj

Hello all,

Can someone please tell me what to look for to I.D a PH3 HO Falcon , I have the privilege to go look at a PH3 HO Falcon ( apparently).
It's my sister inlaws uncle's car ( yes I know what you my be thinking), all I know about car the car is
He wrote off his first falcon GT ( apparently it was a HO falcon as well )
His sister bought a brand new falcon HO PH3 to replace wrecked one
It has 50 miles on speedo ( apparently)
A few years back he spent $140k returning it back to original, i.e factory colour, and engine bay .
I've know about car for a few years now , and my brother inlaw filled me in on the weekend about car.

Rgs Jason.

Is your sister in laws uncle..(my head hurts

) Roy, by any chance?

Bossxr8 · 19-06-2018, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by slowsnake

Sorry oh mighty master,but you are wrong,dead wrong,and I would take Brian Baldwin over "Bossxr8" any day of the year,sorry to not know as much as such a majestic know it all as yourself!

Cheers Mr Factual

I would rather take the word of the Ford Motor Co over some internet nuffy. They are the ones who said it stood for Handling Option. Try getting your facts right before you make an absolute fool of yourself like you just have.

arronm · 19-06-2018, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by slowsnake

Hello,
Just a little bit more about the designation " HO "
Most think its either " Handling Option "...Bigger springs and swaybar,or more suitably " High Output "..but in reality it meant neither!
So what did it really mean?...well it meant " Homologation Option ", and that is exactly what it meant,apparently you could not insure the car for street use as it was classified as a race/track car!

Cheers Billy.

I know very little about these cars but doubt Ford would bring out a "homo option"

I always thought it was "high output".

pottery beige · 19-06-2018, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by FairmontGS

I know I shouldn't but...

18138 and Engine H should do it.

https://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.a...identification

https://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.a...specifications

http://www.fomoco.com.au/PH3DIFF.html

H code - 4v heads

Express · 19-06-2018, 11:57 PM

HO

I'm another one who has always believed it was Handling Option.

Though if I was pushed into a corner I couldn't honestly say I know as it's just something I've read and heard over the years.

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BENT_8 · 20-06-2018, 12:05 AM

Whilst we've all heard of HO standing for 'Handling Option' or 'High Output' depending on the story teller, is it possible that for the XY series of GTHO's it did infact designate a 'Homologation Option'
The reason i ask is because im sure i remember Norm telling us that XW GTHO's had their own model code whereas in the XY, and perhaps XA, HO was an option on a GT model code.

Ford17 · 20-06-2018, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Express

HO

I'm another one who has always believed it was Handling Option.

Though if I was pushed into a corner I couldn't honestly say I know as it's just something I've read and heard over the years.

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That's what the magazines reported back in the day.

Officially it was "Handling Option", but unofficially it was known as "High Output".

Blueford260 · 20-06-2018, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slowsnake

Hello,
You would have to be either a fool or have too much money to spend, on car that you can build yourself (replica), from an old Ford 500 shell?..for what $25-30 thousand?

They are not really for looking at but driving,they are a drivers car,that's why there are only a hundred left.
But its just too much money Rico!

Cheers Billy.

I've got $25-30 thousand, Built a XY GT HO replica and I'll buy it from you if you do a good job.

jandj · 20-06-2018, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FairmontGS

I know I shouldn't but...

18138 and Engine H should do it.

https://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.a...identification

https://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.a...specifications

http://www.fomoco.com.au/PH3DIFF.html

Thanks for the info FairmontGS, look it's a helluva story. Do I believe he had a HO PH3 yes, do I believe his second falcon is a HO PH3 I'm very skeptical.

Cheers Jason.

ford71V8 · 20-06-2018, 01:33 PM

In many, many publications since the 1980's I have always read it and referred to as Handling Option.

Vesper Martini · 20-06-2018, 02:06 PM

I think Billy just realised his Boss was FOS all those years ago

Sioso · 20-06-2018, 05:17 PM

Ford - Named after Harrison Ford.
Falcon - In recognition of the Millennium Falcon he piloted.
GT - Gran Turismo, the original designers of the car.
HO - The type of women you can pick up in it.
Phase 3 - The electricity connection required at the factory where they built the cars.

**PG2** · 20-06-2018, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Sioso

Ford - Named after Harrison Ford.
Falcon - In recognition of the Millennium Falcon he piloted.
GT - Gran Turismo, the original designers of the car.
HO - The type of women you can pick up in it.
Phase 3 - The electricity connection required at the factory where they built the cars.

Yep, very funny, however, the auction has been done and dusted.

Thread closed.