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50 YEARS 1972-2022 CANDY CARS
On this day 12th December 1972 the Age newspaper readers were informed of the new dedicated SUPERCARS  which were S CARS and supported by...

8 XA CANDY CAR GROUP 
Dec 12, 20221 min read
 
 
 


50 YEARS 1972-2022 CANDYCARS
50 YEARS 1972-2022 CANDYCARS The ADVERTISER in SOUTH AUSTRALIA informed their readers of the new Victorian  Police CANDY CARS as they were...

8 XA CANDY CAR GROUP 
Dec 11, 20221 min read
 
 
 


1972-2022 50 YEARS VICTORIA POLICE GET 145 MPH SUPERCARS
1972-2022 50 YEARS VIC MPH  POLICE GET 145 MPH SUPERCARS On this day 11th December 1972 the media were invited to see the new weapon to...

8 XA CANDY CAR GROUP 
Dec 11, 20221 min read
 
 
 


50 YEARS 1972-2022 CANDYCARS SPECIAL 'S CARS new SIGNAGE '
50  YEARS 1972-2022 CANDYCARS SPECIAL  'S CARS new SIGNAGE ' In 1972  Victoria Police Mobile Traffic Section ordered these S cars which...

8 XA CANDY CAR GROUP 
Dec 7, 20221 min read
 
 
 


50 Years 10th November 1972 New squad for Victoria Police Mobile Traffic Section in 4 divisions
50 YEARS in 1972 the XA FORD FALCON 351 GT variant  aka Candy car was to have 8 cars plus

8 XA CANDY CAR GROUP 
Nov 11, 20221 min read
 
 
 


50 years ago - 11th of November 1972 research on this day in the news media
On this day in  some media news on the 11th of November 1972 that is exactly 50 years ago research on the Ford XA 351 POLICE Candy Cars...

8 XA CANDY CAR GROUP 
Nov 11, 20221 min read
 
 
 


50 YEARS AGO TODAY 1972 NOV 7th
Media articles on the new Victoria Police Mobile Traffic Section divisions & High Powered PURSUIT CARS with the creation of a new highway...

8 XA CANDY CAR GROUP 
Nov 7, 20221 min read
 
 
 


50 YEARS LHH-035 built October 1972
Q CAR & 8 XA CANDY CARS celebrate 50 YEARS  October 1972-October 2022

8 XA CANDY CAR GROUP 
Oct 13, 20221 min read
 
 
 


Post JUNE 1972 Ford FALCON 351-4V GT POLICE variants inc HIGH OUTPUT
Most info for the XA SUPERCAR era Police PURSUIT cars are from  Victoria Police Mobile Traffic Section transport office records thanks to...

8 XA CANDY CAR GROUP 
Sep 24, 20223 min read
 
 
 


POLICE SUPERCAR 148MPH Q CAR
50 YEARS now in 1972 the Ford FALCON 351 GT-HO was in production confirmed by a FORD dealers bulletin 2oth June 1972  100 to be built in...

8 XA CANDY CAR GROUP 
May 2, 20221 min read
 
 
 


1972-2022 50 YEARS VIC POLICE 145 MPH SUPERCARS HIGHWAY 31
HUME HIGHWAY SPEEDSTER BEWARE of the new Ford GTHO 145 MPH SUPERCARS

8 XA CANDY CAR GROUP 
Dec 12, 20211 min read
 
 
 


Where it began Chief Superintendent HUGH HOOKEY
Where it began Chief Superintendent HUGH HOOKEY The CANDY CARS  GT-HO Research shows  that  the candy colours  appearance of the Police...

8 XA CANDY CAR GROUP 
Aug 15, 20211 min read
 
 
 


HAPPY NEW YEAR 1972 CANDY CARS
www.facebook.com/groups/8XAcandycars  our group has over 900 members most of the photos are from the Victoria Police Historical Society a...
8 XA CANDY CAR  GROUP
Dec 28, 20201 min read
 
 
 


XC 5.8 FALCON GS LAST CANDY CAR
The White hi vis candy cars with the prominent day glo candy look will be replaced by the TOG Double bubble ski bar  Yellow BLAZE  FALCON...

8 XA CANDY CAR GROUP 
Feb 20, 20201 min read
 
 
 


INTERCEPTOR search LRA-489
Keith Hammond  sent an email in Australian Muscle Car Magazine Issue 51  after the POLICE SPECIAL SQUAD issue 49 David Carey's story...

8 XA CANDY CAR GROUP 
Feb 15, 20201 min read
 
 
 


INTERCEPTOR search LRA-489
Keith Hammond  sent an email in Australian Muscle Car Magazine Issue 51 after the POLICE SPECIAL SQUAD issue 49 David Carey's story about...
8 XA CANDY CAR  GROUP
Feb 15, 20201 min read
 
 
 


THE LAST V8 5.8 XE FALCON RPO 36 FMX TRANSPORT REGULATION BOARD
PORCUPINE aptly named because of all the rear ariels Peter loved his FALCON V8s even carried over his favorite number plate  As there...
8 XA CANDY CAR  GROUP
Feb 13, 20201 min read
 
 
 


INTERCEPTOR search Q CAR BLUE BLAZE SURVIVOR
BREAKING NEWS After being on our radar for years finally we have found LLF 056 the 1973 XA POLICE FALCON GT variant that replaced the...

8 XA CANDY CAR GROUP 
Feb 11, 20201 min read
 
 
 


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Feb 7, 20200 min read
 
 
 



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Feb 1, 20200 min read
 
 
 
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