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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 12, 1976
Page
2
Australian motoring writer lauds the full size XC Falcon for passenger room comfort and luggage space at a competitive price. The article notes revisions from XB to NC, engine updates for emissions, fuel use, and performance, plus interior redesign, comfort, and handling details across XC and Fairmont GXL models.
A compact summary lists turning circle of 10 m and weight 1475 kg unladen, plus fuel consumption figures ranging from 14.1 to 17.6 litres per 100 km. Interior measures include front seat head room 90 mm and rear leg room 680 mm. Standard equipment notes a bench front seat and basic ventilation. Boot width 850 mm and length 114 mm, with loading lip and parking challenges noted.
The SS car line grew from Swallow Side Car and Coach Building Co in Blackpool, started by William Lyons and William Walmsley in the early 1920s. It evolved into four wheel motoring with Austin-Swallow and later badges on Morris and Standard lines, the initials SS debated as Standard Special Swallow Sports or Swallow Special among enthusiasts.
An Eric Wiseman piece surveys the SSI and SSH00 Standard Ensign based cars with 3 liter engines, noting their low build, limited visibility, and intimidating cockpit. It critiques handling and pace, remarks on prices around 320 pounds and 31000 dollars, and explains the wartime rebranding to avoid SS initials, ending with a nod to the era’s postwar renaming.
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