50 years, six commemorative Falcons

The Ford Motor Company of Australia is preparing to introduce a six-strong fleet of anniversary sedans and utes, as the Falcon approaches its first half century on sale.

The celebratory Falcons will comprise G Series and XR models wearing special garb including badging, colour accents, interior embellishments and extra equipment.

G Series anniversary models will include G6E and G6E Turbo variants featuring "unique accent colour treatments with 'Medium Stealth' touches on the upper and lower grilles, and rear bumper insert, plus 'Light Stealth' accents on the fog lamp bezels and alloy wheels."

The seats will get new leather trim embroidered with 50th anniversary logos, while a special interior trim will appear on the "centre console, ICC, instrument panel and front door spears."

Standard equipment will include satellite navigation with Suna traffic channel, and G Series 19-inch alloy wheels with special accent treatment.

Two new exterior colours will also become available for G Series (and other Falcons) at 50th anniversary time: Havana, which is "a soft neutral mocha metallic with smoky brown graduated hues and a dark, deeper bronze highlight" and, in August, a "dark charcoal with a hint of blue featuring a dark, sparkling luxury metallic highlight," dubbed Edge.

The XR anniversary Falcons include XR6 and XR6 Turbo sedans and Utes and, similar to the G Series anniversary models, are treated to exterior and interior embellishments, as well as a new exterior hue -- "an intense and saturated effervescent burnt orange" called Sunburst. Ford says this will be the "hero" colour for XR models.

XR anniversary Falcons will get XR50 badging, body stripes and a 50th anniversary logo on the front guards. XR50 identification will also be found on seat logos, floor mats, instrument graphics and door sills. Dual zone climate control and a leather-trimmed steering wheel will be standard.

The XR6 Turbo will add leather seat trim (the regular XR6 gets part-leather), premium audio system, rear parking sensors and specially detailed 19-inch XR alloy wheels (18-inch for the XR6).

Ford has not yet announced prices for the Falcon anniversary models, although the company has flagged they will offer value for money rather than just 50-year exclusivity.

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