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By LON - 13 Years Ago
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I think I have sent this link to a few guys on the site before ??At about the 4 minute mark on this video ,you will see a dark green 56 Customline in the foreground .This is none other than Alan Boughen (a.k.a. "Captain Cusso ")circuit racer ,Pro drag racer ,& street racer extraodinaire ??? If you have ever heard the saying "Drive it like you stole it " ,this guy is it .Enjoy . This video was taken at Australias # 1 race track .Mount Panorama ,Bathurst . http://www.mustang.org.au/forum/viewthread.php?tid=15263
Lon
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By glrbird - 13 Years Ago
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Great video, great sound, should take that Falcon to the panamerican race.
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By MoonShadow - 13 Years Ago
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I remember watching cars like the Cortina's and Super 7's race while I was stationed in England. I had no car then and wow did they run fast. Years later while stationed in Germany I had a 1969 Fairlane Cobra 428SCJ wow did those same cars look slow! Chuck 
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By snowcone - 13 Years Ago
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You would have noticed this car passing every thing in front of it.
That's because the Australian XW/XY Ford Falcon GTHO was the fastest 4 door production car in the world in 1970/71.
Admittedly it had a USA 351 Windsor engine.
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By 46yblock - 13 Years Ago
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Wow, that is a fun and exciting video!
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By Y block Billy - 13 Years Ago
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Was that a Windsor? I thought it was like the Boss 351, Solid lifter like the Y.
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By MoonShadow - 13 Years Ago
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I watched the film setting on my couch. Found myself slightly leaning into the turns and kept trying to pull my foot off of the gas! Really an excellent perspective. Must have been an inverted start to put the Mustang back with the washing machine motors. Chuck
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By YBLOCKMERC - 13 Years Ago
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I thought they ran 351 Clevelands in those.
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By LON - 13 Years Ago
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I believe 1969 XW Falcon GT had 351 Windsors & late model XW (1970 ) had Cleveland V8's .Not sure what motor was in the car in the video ,but he sure had to pedal to get past the old Customline ? Considering there is 14 years difference between both cars ,that old Y -Block wasn't about to move over and let him by . Lon
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By aussiebill - 13 Years Ago
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LON (10/15/2011)
I believe 1969 XW Falcon GT had 351 Windsors & late model XW (1970 ) had Cleveland V8's .Not sure what motor was in the car in the video ,but he sure had to pedal to get past the old Customline ? Considering there is 14 years difference between both cars ,that old Y -Block wasn't about to move over and let him by . Lon Yes lon, you,ve got the engine /yr combination right, i worked for ford dealers from 69-73 and was fortunate to work on and drive these among other new models, twin cam escorts, gt capri.s,2v falcons etc. i owned and drag raced ph111 XY falcon , ran 12.00. They were without doubt the best ford made here apart from customlines.
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By Moz - 13 Years Ago
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cool video i would say seeing it had the shacker sticking out of the bonnet & the shear acceleration of it that it has the mighty 351 cleveland in it
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By mctim64 - 13 Years Ago
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Wow!!! That was fun! 
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By Talkwrench - 13 Years Ago
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It's a great vid isn't it?! I used to put it on in my office just so I could listen [with the volume down a little ; o P ]. Boss loves it too.. thats because hes been trying to buy one..
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By Pete's Panel - 13 Years Ago
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That's a good video for showing how steep the track is, especially over Skyline, down the Dipper and Forrest Elbow onto Conrod Sraight.
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