I'm sure you know. but XA was about 1972-1974, XB 1974-1976, and XC 1976-1979.
Early XC came out with round lights and later ones with square lights. both with a big flatish grill ALA your avitar.
The XC was designed with the XD in mind so it got a few more straighter edges designed into it and a bigger flatter grill. Take the rear doors on XC the sedan for example. Flat along the window sill then it curves up at the end to meet the body work.
XA and XB sedan door shapes are the same as each other. The rear door window sills slope upwards along the whole length and it gives the side of the car that coke bottle look.
XB front end is broken into two big resessed grill areas that are seperated by a vane that runs vertical down the middle
XB and XC falcons share front fender pressings. The XA front fenders are different as they have the indicator space molded into the shape at the front and the whole XA font end is more pointy than both the XB and XC.
XC falcons have a big wide bumper, the XB and XA bumpers are both thin (but still different).
XA sedan tail lights are like six jet openings at the back (three per side) and it looks really effective at night. Both the XB and XC tail lights wrap around the sides of the rear. The XB tail light plastic is still seperated into three comartments, IE; brake, Tail light, and indicators but not as dramatic as the XA. XC sedan tail lights are basically one flat piece of plastic that wraps around with a horisontal divider.
XA coupe tail lights are resessed into the rear of the coupes. XB and XC coupe tail lights are the same.
"XA" period Landau/LTD was the first aussie car with four wheel disc brakes. XB GT was the first GT with four wheel disc brakes. XB GT had radius rods mounted on the diff to reduce axle tramp.
XC falcon was the most restricted in the engine department due to emission regulations of the day and suffered the most in the performance stakes straight out of the factory.
XA and XB falcons have a wrap around dash which was designed to invoke the feeling that the driver was sitting in a cockpit. The XC dash is flat.
The XA series falcon was the first aussie car to have high back bucket seats to protect the head and neck in the event of an accident.
I could waffle on for hours... Miss-spent youth. Ice wasn't invented back then :-)
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