Also drove a 186 HG ute for a few years that got around corners better than the 1988 XF ute.
All the HK HT HG Holden's had the same track and wheelbase measurements unless it had wider wider rims then
the track would change.
It's just newer cars don't always handle better than older cars,I've driven 1980 Commodores that
would handle better than a 2010 Hyundai .
I was told with the early XA, that Ford got the rustproofing so wrong it actually rusted the car quicker than
no rustproofing,I think you did not see a lot of the XA's around years later because they rusted out.
Don't know if the rustproofing story is right just what I was told.
I did hear Ford fitted left over phase 3 GTHO motors to some of the Ford Landau models.
When people say old Fords and Hq to Wb handle good they have never compared them with a 1978 RX7.
On the race-track, the Mazda’s light weight and durability ensured excellent results. The most obvious beneficiary was Allan Moffat, who abandoned his long-running Ford allegiance for a peripherally-ported RX7 that won the Canadian his 4th Australian Touring Car title. Moffat’s international results included first in class at the 1982 Daytona 24 Hour sports car race.
