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EA GT

Posted:
August 29th, 2012, 5:20 pm
by -fairmont-
Hi, this popped up on FB the other day and thought I would post it up here:

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ImageShack.usit did a tour around australia and people belived that it was crushed straight after but it IS still alive and is currently on show at the discovery center, melbourne.
Re: EA GT

Posted:
August 29th, 2012, 5:37 pm
by 67rce
Was on display in the FDC before it was shut in July..... This news is older than Jesus' first dinosaur.....
Re: EA GT

Posted:
August 29th, 2012, 5:56 pm
by Ef_frmnt
Indeed. That EA has been there since Jesus played fullback for Jerusalem!
Re: EA GT

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August 29th, 2012, 5:57 pm
by .tapeworm
It looks so good that thing
Re: EA GT

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August 29th, 2012, 6:18 pm
by Commando
Half of us mexikents have seen it in person. Ev nearly crushed it actually, but he sat on the EBGT instead.
Re: EA GT

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August 29th, 2012, 6:26 pm
by -fairmont-
67rce wrote:This news is older than Jesus' first dinosaur.....
impossible, EA's only started being made in 1988

Re: EA GT

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August 29th, 2012, 6:27 pm
by SnipeZ
Rear wheels and arches look the goods
Cheers
Re: EA GT

Posted:
August 29th, 2012, 6:27 pm
by -fairmont-
Commando wrote:Half of us mexikents have seen it in person.
Wish I could go see it... time to ask santa for plane tickets haha.
Re: EA GT

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August 29th, 2012, 6:32 pm
by XR_Lightning
-fairmont- wrote:Hi, this popped up on FB the other day and thought I would post it up here:

Uploaded with
ImageShack.usit did a tour around australia and people belived that it was crushed straight after but it IS still alive and is currently on show at the discovery center, melbourne.
So thats what we were all standing next to! Now it all makes sense!

Re: EA GT

Posted:
August 29th, 2012, 6:39 pm
by -fairmont-
XR_Lightning wrote:-fairmont- wrote:Hi, this popped up on FB the other day and thought I would post it up here:

Uploaded with
ImageShack.usit did a tour around australia and people belived that it was crushed straight after but it IS still alive and is currently on show at the discovery center, melbourne.
So thats what we were all standing next to! Now it all makes sense!

Nice photo

. So it turns out that it is more well know than I was led to belive...
Re: EA GT

Posted:
August 29th, 2012, 7:06 pm
by Josh L
Glad me and the wife got in the week before they closed.
Re: EA GT

Posted:
August 29th, 2012, 7:08 pm
by holmsy
lol. we also happened to get a very upclose look at a while back and pretty much went over it hunting for cool shit.
tech/index.php?title=ESeries_GTs
Re: EA GT

Posted:
August 29th, 2012, 7:11 pm
by Devo
lol at the engine bay...
Re: EA GT

Posted:
August 29th, 2012, 7:18 pm
by -fairmont-
Lets build another identical one

Re: EA GT

Posted:
August 29th, 2012, 7:22 pm
by LUXO_8
-fairmont- wrote:67rce wrote:This news is older than Jesus' first dinosaur.....
impossible, EA's only started being made in 1988

87 actually
Re: EA GT

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August 29th, 2012, 7:42 pm
by XR_Lightning
holmsy wrote:lol. we also happened to get a very upclose look at a while back and pretty much went over it hunting for cool shit.
tech/index.php?title=ESeries_GTs
yeah ive still got the pics from that day somewhere
Re: EA GT

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August 29th, 2012, 7:55 pm
by 67rce
LUXO_8 wrote:-fairmont- wrote:67rce wrote:This news is older than Jesus' first dinosaur.....
impossible, EA's only started being made in 1988

87 actually
And Jesus got his Dinosaur in mid '88
Re: EA GT

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August 29th, 2012, 7:58 pm
by ford_racing_8
I know its been around for ages, but I've also heard that the original was crushed, is it certain that its original? The cluster has around 30,000 on it or something.near there but the interior looked like it had done 200,000 ks and just looked like a standard ghia interior.
Has the bonnet ever been lifted on this thing?
And lol at ev sitting on the EB GT.
Re: EA GT

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August 29th, 2012, 11:36 pm
by LUXO_8
yes its the original car.
it had no interior as it was a prototype. - discovery center put that interior in it very recently..no idea as to why
yes the bonnet has been lifted and there is a 351W in it.
Re: EA GT

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August 29th, 2012, 11:39 pm
by needfordspeed
Did anyone take a look at the interior? It was so so so so FUCKED, would have been better if they just left it without an interior.
Re: EA GT

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August 30th, 2012, 7:51 am
by suspect
They let me open the bonnet, the day I was there.
Never seen so many people come straight over to an EA. Haha..
Anyone else knock the wing? It's definitely wood.
The interior was a let down.
I offered to buy it. They wouldnt sell

Re: EA GT

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August 30th, 2012, 8:07 am
by wombi90
I heard ford wanted it crushed but the employees buried it in a container? Don't know hug it's true or not though
Re: EA GT

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August 30th, 2012, 9:15 am
by Mr_4.0
Not true haha
Re: EA GT

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August 30th, 2012, 9:34 am
by ford_racing_8
I agree, would of looked better with no interior. I should of asked them to lift the bonnet the day i was there. Anyone got any photos of the motor?
Re: EA GT

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August 30th, 2012, 9:48 am
by EFFalcon
i'm surprised they put an interior in it, its been sitting there without one for so long.
hand the interior over to a tafe and get it done up all nice

Re: EA GT

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August 30th, 2012, 9:51 am
by Sunboost
When I did work experience at the Ford Factory back in June 2001 they were using the test mules as transport around the plants lol. My department had an AU Fairlane, another department had an AU2 XR8 and there were still some NL's kicking about.
I remember seeing the EA GT in 2000 when I first went Discovery Centre. The only good thing about it was the paint and the mint rear garnish and lights. Everything else was
Ahhhh those were the days!
Re: EA GT

Posted:
August 30th, 2012, 9:52 am
by EFFalcon