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Ultra-Rare Ford Falcon ‘Chicken Coupe’ Sells For $215K After Sitting For 30 Years – The Drive
The RPO 83 hardtop was parked in ’88 due to high insurance prices, and it’s finally been brought out of storage.
The RPO 83 package came to be when Ford of Australia intended to build a Falcon GT Phase IV, but was forced to cancel the project due to politicians saying it was too powerful for the road. With the performance parts already on the shelves, Ford went on to create a Regular Production Option series instead, thus homologating the Falcon GT for racing. To hit the limit of 250 units, Ford built an estimated 120 coupés and 139 sedans.
This 1973 Falcon GT RPO 83 hardtop came with all the bells and wh…
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