2002 Tickford AU Series III TS50 T3 ... (SOLD)

Only 224 Tickford AU Series III TS50 5.6 Litre 250kW Falcon T-Series were ever built, and Build No. 100 is one of only 6 produced in the advertising brochure hero colour of Congo Green. With only 87,623 km on the clock, this immaculate TS50 is presented for sale from Kingaroy, Qld.

To put you in the picture, HSV's VT Clubsports and Senators were running sales rings around Ford's Tickford-modified XR6 and XR8s. Ford needed to up the ante. Ford’s solution was to produce the TE50, the better-equipped TS50 and the long-wheelbase version based on the Fairlane, the TL50.

However, Ford's Windsor V8 was still just 5.0 litres in capacity, whereas HSV’s LS1 was 5.7 litres. Even with balancing, blueprinting and hand assembly, the Windsor was never going to be a match for the HSV. Tickford got to work on improving the 5 Litre Windsor. The base TE50 packed 200kW at 5000rpm and 420Nm of torque at 3750rpm, courtesy of a 9.0:1 compression ratio, a new camshaft, aluminium roller rockers and a bigger air intake.

With the better spec'd TS50, Tickford fitted aluminium cylinder heads with bigger ports and valves as well as the roller rockers. The intake manifold was also port-matched to the heads and a locally developed throttle body was used with a larger diameter and the angle of the throttle plate was also revised. Bigger, high-flow cats were combined with a low-restriction exhaust and fuel delivery pressure was bumped up. Power was up at 220kW at 5250rpm, with torque peaking at 435Nm at 4000rpm. Tickford then went a step further in order to match HSV’s 250kW output by stroking the Windsor to 5.6-litres with power up to 250kW and torque now at 500Nm. And according to Ford advertising at the time, with better handling and braking, the TS50 made for a better all round performance sedan than the HSV.

Build No. 100 was originally sold through Gregory's Ford in Braddon, ACT and was then purchased by the current Ford enthusiast owner from Huston and Sons Ford dealer in Kingaroy, QLD in 2017. At the time the TS50 had a recorded 86,400 km on the clock.

In rare Congo Green, the TS50 features the matching numbers hand built stroker 5.6 Litre Windsor V8 and 4 speed Automatic gearbox. Build No. 100 also features Brembo brakes, factory Premium Sound, CD, Cassette and Radio, all leather interior, including Momo Steering Wheel and Auto Shifter, T Series embossed floor and boot mats, ESS steering mounted auto shift buttons, Tickford alarm and a spare factory 5 spoke mag wheel.

The TS50 presents in very good original condition throughout with only minor scrapes on the edges of the front and rear bar.

The interior is all factory with the Tickford logo embossed into each front seat back, "T" door badges, climate control A/C, a Premium six-stacker, two front airbags, a Momo wheel and Tickford car alarm.

Build No. 100 is riding on the original factory 18" alloy rims with very good Dunlop 245x40R18 tyres.

The Tickford Falcons are now appreciated as the precursor to Ford's revamped FPV GT and thanks to some good old Aussie ingenuity, with their excellent throttle response and better-than-LS1 bottom-end torque, the T series Falcons are pretty good things to drive.

Build No. 100 comes complete with full log books, owners manuals and up to date service history and the Falcon has covered a genuine 87,623 klms from new. For sale from Kingaroy, QLD. (Ref: 6200)

We are happy to arrange a video inspection of the car using WhatsApp. Please call for more details and note Enclosed Door to Door transport is available anywhere in Australia or New Zealand.

Call Mike on 0414 278 604 or Nick on 0499 577 997 and let us assist you with your inquiries. Also please note if you have a quality Muscle or Classic car you wish to list or have valued please give us a call at AMCS, we will be happy to assist you.