Truth behind ‘Bill Bourke Special’ Ford Falcon GT and its mammoth 428ci V8

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More than 50 years after the boss of Ford Australia had engineers build a Falcon GT with a bigger V8 than the Bathurst race cars, the surprising truth behind the legend has been revealed.


One of Australia’s muscle car mysteries – the ‘Bill Bourke Special’, a Ford Falcon GT equipped with the largest V8 to leave the factory – has been solved after researchers unearthed documents here and in the US, and tracked down the vehicle to a shed in Queensland. 

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