Spoilers

By way of comparison, here is a genuine Phase3 fitted with the factory spoiler. Note that the feet are different, and the means of adjusting the angle of the spoiler.

Note that when the spoiler was used on Phase3 race cars at Bathurst, and also on later XB hardtops at Bathurst, the wing was cranked over to almost turn from being an aerofoil parallel to the ground to a genuine spoiler as we would think of one these days. It is worth noting that in the U.S. 1970 TransAm racing series, the Boss302 Mustangs used the same aerofoil cranked over to replicate a spoiler.

Spoilers

XBs had a "subtle" (comparatively) spoiler.

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Mountings for the RPO8s rear spoiler.

Spoiler spacer

This is a genuine Ford spoiler spacer. Note the stamped Ford part number.

Spoiler bits

This is the factory rear spoiler as fitted to an XA GT RPO.

Notice that the spoilers sit on the bootlid on shaped aluminium spacers. The uprights for XA and XB’s are different from that of XY’s in that the boot lid is at more of a slope on the later cars, and far flatter on the earlier body shape Falcon.

Spoilers

XBs were similar in spoilers to the XAs.

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The factory XA rear spoiler was now alloy, and the dealer fitted one was aluminium from Motorcraft. The front factory spoiler was plastic, and broke very easily, hence there aren’t many genuine front spoilers around.

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XYs also copped the front spoiler treatment.

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Front spoilers were also fitted, like on this XW.

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The XY spoiler was also called a "wing". I don't know why...

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The XB John Goss Special had a wild spoiler. I'm told that it was not factory fitted, but it could be fitted by a dealer.