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  • Street Machine

    ROMPER STOMPER

    Aug 14, 2019 4 minutes
    STORY CRAIG PARKER
    PHOTOS
    BEN HOSKING

    THERE might be faster XYs, there might be finer XYs, but there are few tougher than this one! I know that’s a bold statement, but the guttural howl of the 8/71 huffer and whining Gilmer blower drive, combined with the thunderous bellow of nearly 1000 horses erupting through the three-inch exhaust, would surely make anyone stop and gape at this Falcon as it rumbles on by. Whipped into shape by Roy and Frank Velardi and the team at Sydney’s V Resto Garage, this Ford cuts an imposing figure, to say the least.

    Before going any further, let’s deal with the elephant poking out the bonnet. It’s a 438ci World Products Man O’War

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