Did any manufacturer ever put out a straight-up 1973 Ford Falcon kit?

Detailfreak,

This is a '78 Aussie "XC" Falcon Cobra. 400 were built in this trim, half of this number with a 351 and the otehr half with a 302.

The "XC" series was the last of the "Coke bottle" body style, the following 1979 "XD" having a "European inspired" boxy shape.

Check out these pics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/carphotosbyrichard/tags/gtcobra429/

There's a definite family resemblance.

detailfreak wrote:

not certain but you could perhaps modify a 73 torino to get a reasonable falcon.Actually it may be a 72..Again a little research may be in order.I believe falcon production ceased in 72 in the states.Perhaps someone out there could further enlighten us both.Good luck and keep us all updated.Check out ,cargurus.com,I actually googled 72 ford falcon.

The "Falcon" brand continues to live on here in Australia.

Looking at various Torinos, it looks like the XA-XC series Falcon coupe body most resembles the 1970-ish Torino GT/Cobra, but don't take my word for it, I'm not really a car guy.

Well, score! I just picked up the Aoshima kit off ebay.

Now, I just need to learn to sculpt, so I can have Max and his dog in 1:24 scale...

Well, it's an improvement, of sorts. They have a 73 Falcon resin body for $80 AUS, which requires an additional kit (apparently I have to order it to find out what) to supply the chassis. My guess, though, is that with shipping from Aussie-land, It'll be the same as any resin kit I could get here.

But thanks! It's a start, at least.

Try these guys. They seem to have a lead on resin kits of many Australian cars

http://www.scaleautomobilia.com.au/