You can no longer buy a new Falcon XR8. But you can buy a second-hand one – and turn it into a lightweight AC Cobra-style two-seater roadster.
That’s the essence of an exciting Australian-made sports car from ACR Industries. The body/chassis unit comes from ACR ready for you to add the Ford mechanicals. And by Ford mechanicals, we mean the lot: the entire drivetrain – engine, transmission and rear axle assembly – front and rear suspension, front and rear brakes, the dashboard module and all the related computer electronics you get in an FG-model Falcon. The ACR Stryker will even accept the standard Falcon air conditioning.
“In theory,” says Steve Seretis, one of the key men behind the ACR Stryker, “you could have a car rolling in three hours.”
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