Hugely powerful, and equally dependable - why did Ford ever stop producing this mighty six?

The inline-six engine was once the default choice for many manufacturers. Here are some that deserve to be remembered.

In 1960, Ford released the Falcon to spread its compact wings over the exuberant, youthful decade ahead. The car did very well in the first three years, opening a niche and setting sales records ...

Americans don't give a rat's behind about station wagons anymore. Or at least, they're so off-put by lots and lots of bad wagons from the 80s and 90s that they allowed crossover SUVs to outright ...

While the pickup truck is a widely popular segment in the US, things are quite different over in The Land Down Under. Down there, the pickup (as we know it) doesn't carry nearly as much popularity as ...

The Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo is one of the most revered performance cars to ever come out of Australia and is renowned for its ‘Barra’ engine, a 4.0-liter inline-six that could produce up to 436 hp and ...

When Peter Brock turned his attention to building hot Falcons it seemed only natural we'd pit it against HSV's latest, but ...

First published in the July 1995 issue of Wheels magazine, Australia’s best car mag since 1953. Subscribe here and gain ...