This list may help you confirm that the vehicle you are considering to purchase is a genuine XB GT Ford Falcon. For expert advice contact your local GT club. There is also a GT register kept by a member of the Falcon GT Club of Australia, listing VIN plates or destroyed vehicles that have been listed for sale on various mediums. You can contact them via a link in my LINKS section.

• *GT Grill Badge fitted.
• *GT twin headlight grill.
• *Painted bumpers unless option 04 – outback protection pack, bumpers then should have overrides. 
• *Hella spot lights (002.10 274)/factory wired loom green wires. Hella raised on glass lens.
• *Wide radiator support panel 71.5cm wide,  double skin at  top for V8. "Caution"  XC, no matter what engine size had double skin radiator support top.
• *Check details on compliance plate/passenger side top of shock tower and engine block.
• * Check that 'drip' is on either side of top of shock tower and ID number not been removed from other vehicle and welded into the  shock tower from underneath. Welded floor plates under the footwells may indicate this.
• *Contact Ford customer service and check that the options match the vehicle.
• *Correct location of blackout on sill/bonnet etc
• *Check paint code/trim/trans/engine codes on plate. 9/73- 1/74 ADR 26 and post vehicles ADR 28.
• *Check drivers side radiator support panel you may find the original metal tag wired to the panel. This tag will indicate the vehicle colour, tutone hood and was colour accents. It also listed 3 different police packs. Highway, country and standard patrol.
• *Check inside boot and other areas to see if vehicle has been resprayed.
• *Engine bay including battery tray and support should be same colour as vehicle.
• *NASA bonnet scoops/bonnet locks.
• *Pop out fuel cap.
• *Twin Rectangle exhaust cut outs/rectangle exhaust ends.
• *No chrome trim around boot/rear panel (check for weld marks)
• *Factory twin exhaust hangers rear.
• *Check for weld marks inside rear quarters-possible de badging.
• *Check weld marks inside front guards for de badging (V8, 250).
• *Drivers side remote mirror standard.
• *Rear radius (tramp) rods factory locating point on rear chassis rails.
• *9in twin disc either 3.00 or 2.75, calipers on front of diff had long front pull arms for park brake.
• *Steel spacers between leaf spring and shock plate.
• *Seven blade factory fan for vehicles fitted with air conditioning.
• *Spot welded sloping engine mount brackets.
• *Fuel line 3/8 or 9.5 OD.
• *Motorcraft or Bosch parts and NOT Autolite. Motorcraft distributor on early XB manual with CK617 engine.
• *Check decals match year of engine and body, post 12/74 have pollution control  decals fitted.
• *Post 12/74 vehicle will have battery warning decal fitted on firewall and not on shock tower.
• *Check LSD decal fitted on drivers side door arch below dome light switch.
• *Check top of wiper motor matches year of vehicle. Changes 12/74. 
• *16M must be stamped on top of manual steering box.
• *Dual horns (hi/low) fitted on passenger side engine bay, small size horn on top. 
• *Buckets seats, wood grain sports console standard with smooth silver/chrome plastic insert. No column shifts.
• *Check door trims early model will have plastic chrome strip. Both have carpet on bottom edge of door trims.
• *Fold down centre arm rest on rear seat – standard.
• *Must have factory tinted windows with factory selectaire - standard.
• *Check rear windscreen for ‘Selectaire’ decal.  Dealer fitted Aircon will have ‘Selectair’ note no ‘e’.
• *Check dates on front windscreen, date codes on windows use 'Armoured' word with a series of dots above and   below the word. 
• *Check heater control panel with factory air, 3 speed fan. Heater tap for factory air fitted to firewall and is vacuum operated.
• *3 vents in dash with factory air/no block off below ashtray.
• * Factory power windows will have relay fitted to firewall above brake booster.
• *Driving light switch standard, check correct loom wire (dark green) under dash.
• *Clock – standard
• *‘Four Wheel disc’ rubber pedal pad with steel insert.
• *Stereo tape player must have a fader control fitted to dash. Should also have twin front and rear speakers.
• *GT steering wheel – check date of wheel underneath. 
• *GT dash with 7000 rpm tacho and 140 mph or 240 kph speedo.
• *GT front arm rests/GT door trims/padded glove box/glove box light. 
• *Trim/Paint to match ID plate.
• *Only 1 vent control driver’s side.
• *Dates on rear of steering wheel/door strike dates.  Date stamp on steering column support and ignition barrel as per pictures below.

• *Fuel Tank Breather pipe on early models.
• *Rear Pillar Lights – generally have the XA style lights.
• *Correct 4 speed transmission for vehicle either Toploader for early models or Borg-Warner for late models.
• *V8 transmission cross member.
• *Driving Light relay located on radiator support panel behind battery.
• *Correct Starter Motor Solenoid Location. Autos had remote solenoid and manuals had solenoid on top of             starter.
• *Rear door light switches & location.
• *Check for correctly mounted Fuel cap surround.
• * Boot light.
• * Early model XBs were fitted with black plastic vents in rear door wells.
• *Post 12/74 fitted with pollution canister, washer bottle fitted behind battery with pump attached to bottle,         early models, pump was part of the wiper motor.
• *Post 12/74 pollution pipes fitted to fuel tank.
• *Brake line to bracket on centre of diff and then to calipers.
• *4 wheel disc brakes with distributor (bias valve) affixed to back of shock tower on drivers side and lines run       towards the inner guard and then over the top of the booster.
• If you suspect an earlier XBGT has been wrecked and transformed into late model body here are a few things to look for;

date codes on various items under the dash, dogleg vents, removal of charcoal cannister studs, removal of washer bottle bracket behind battery, tank vents, lack of filler pipe vent, late model fuel cap, kph speedo, seat belt buckles, C panel lights.