[ozpacman]

Late 70's and I was an apprentice at a Qld country Ford dealership. There were a couple of recent trade-ins I was interested in that were parked out the back. One was an XB Falcon 500 ute in Copper Bronze with 351/T-bar auto and the other was a Jewell Green XA GT which was auto as well. The XA was actually a much cleaner and straighter car than the XB. Both were available to me for $2900 each. Because I was into dirt bikes at the time, the ute won out with its ability to carry bike and gear. That, and for some reason I didn't want a green car. It seems crazy now, but back then the GT wasn't really a sought after car, it was just another old GT.

Yes, I still shake my head at that one. It was probably the closest I ever came to owning a genuine GT. Then again though, the chances of me holding onto it for all this time would probably have been slim to none, so I guess it's immaterial in the scheme of things.