If you have been eyeing Ford Australia’s Falcon Ute, here’s your chance to get one right here in the States – and not any version, mind you, but the “only Prostreet Ford BA XR8 drag race in the world” according to the RKMCCA auction house selling the car this Friday at the Charlotte Convention Center.
The car’s flyer also states that it is capable of “running consistent 8-second quarter mile passes on the drag strip, but even more impressive it can be titled/registered as a kit car depending on your state’s rules and driven on the street”, as it comes with everything that is required for street cars, including turn signals, and brake lights.
If you take a glance under the huge hood scoop, you’ll be greeted by a massive….8.9-liter (540ci) big block V8 with numerous upgrades such as roller rockers, a custom grind solid roller camshaft, steel race crankshaft, H-beam connecting rods, forged pistons and ATI balancer, hooked up to a Powerglide 2-speed automatic transmission with a 3,500rpm stall converter.
There’s no mention on output, but all data points to several hundred horses – let’s put it this way; you won’t feel any lack of power with a car running the quarter mile in 8 seconds…
We’re also told that the Ute was “recently fully rebuilt and everything brand new from every wire to every part was replaced per the owner’s request”, with the auction house saying it anticipates a sale price of between $90,000.00 to $120,000 (€66,200 to €88,300 at today’s rates).
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