Ford Falcon – 1992 PPG Pace Car
A PPG Pace Car from down under.
History
This Falcon was used in Australia’s PPG Pace Car fleet and paced the ’92 and ’93 Australian IndyCar Grand Prix at the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Australia.
The Pace Car can be seen on track at 8:30 and 11:28:
They also had a 1994 Ford Falcon.
Specifications
Unknown.
Current Status
The Falcon is alive and well! It surfaced on Facebook in July 2020, looking mint and original down to the wheels, only missing the light bar.
Please let me know if you have any information/specs on this vehicle, as I’d love to add it to this page!
Hi, I sent you an email on your contact form about this car.
Hi, I just sent you a reply, thanks!
I was working at Ford Broadmeadows at the time that the car was assembled. I was working in the paint shop (tu tone line). It was painted by one of the guys who I worked with at the time. From memory it was a Pearl white in colour and was the only Falcon ever painted in that colour.
I spotted it at a car show in Gosford over the weekend – looks legit:
https://www.sydneylens.com.au/gosford_dec_2021/ee40134af
different rear bumper, perhaps the original got lost or things got changed around 92-93?
I am the current owner of the car. The rear bumper is original, but has had the exhaust hole filled after the Indycar races. It still has the hole that you can feel from the back of the bumper when you reach behind.