Kiwi Falcons
By (Author) Steve Holmes
David Bateman Ltd
David Bateman Ltd
12th July 2021
New Zealand
General
Non Fiction
Transport: general interest
Hardback
200
Width 260mm, Height 210mm
The Ford Falcon is as much a part of Kiwi Culture as fish and chips on the beach, or rugby, or wearing jandals in summer! Ford Australia launched the Falcon in 1960, and while it took the best part of five years before Ford New Zealand introduced it, it quickly became an icon, and remained that way until its eventual demise in 2016. The Falcon has played an integral role in New Zealand motorsport, beginning in the 1960s and continuing to this day. Ford car and car fans will adore this fabulous book. Kiwi Falcons is a scrapbook of personal photos by New Zealanders, of their own Falcons, or those that have played a role in their life, even if only fleetingly. The hundreds of photos are accompanied by images of Falcon sales brochures and of various Falcon automobilia. Ford may have ended Falcon production in 2016, but the model will be forever a kiwi icon.
Wairarapa-based Steve Holmes is the go-to guy on anything car-related in this country and is the author of Kiwi Muscle Car Collections, as well as many other motoring titles: Kiwi Bike Culture: Unique Motorbike Collections; The Kiwi Hot Rodder's Guide to Life; Petrolheads in Sheds; The Kiwi Ute Driver's Guide to Life; Kiwi Mustangs and Kiwi Speedway Culture.