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Ford Chicken ‘Coop’ restoration begins
Mike Ryan
Finch Restorations commence ground-up restoration for new owner.
After making headlines around Australia last year when it emerged from a Queensland farm and sold at auction for over $300,000, the ‘Chicken Coupe’ 1973 XA Falcon GT hardtop is now being restored.
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Storing the XA Falcon GT RPO 83 hardtop in a shed fronted with chicken wire kept the birds out, but not the rats.
Rare Bird
Gaining its nickname for the decades it spent in a shed fronted by chicken wire, the Chicken Coupe was no ordinary Falcon GT. For starters, it was RPO 83 equipped, meaning it carried performance parts originally intended for Ford’s abandoned GT-HO Phase IV programme, like extractors and a 780cfm Holley carburettor. This was on top of the standard GT gear that included a 351 Cleveland V8, Toploader four-speed manual gearbox and 9-inch diff. ....

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