'Bazza' The Stripped Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo

What you see is not a custom made race car from hundreds of parts - it’s a VERY stripped back/cut up Ford BA Falcon XR6 Turbo.The former complete 'family car' is now an open air, almost exo-skeleton-like fun machine.

The car is the work of Motive Garage (find them on YouTube) and was originally purchased for Motive Garage's ‘Day Job’ series. Their idea was to do a ‘what happens to performance when you cut weight out’ scenario. And the plan was to then use that drivetrain elsewhere later - a 4.0-litre turbo Barra is hardly the worst performance driveline to have ready to go into a project.

The car was originally purchased a few years ago for measly AUD$2500 - which is a proper bargain in today’s market. Not long after purschase the car was cut up, trim ripped out and it was painted pink. Moving on to 2023 an it has got a proper fresh new vibe which debuted at Summernats 35 - where it done its fair share of Skid Row.

The decision was made before Summernats that ‘Bazza’, the car’s name, would undergo a freshen up so that it'd look much more slick. As you’ll see in the Motive Garage YouTube videos below, Grub from Impossible Fab (who is responsible for all the of fabrication work on the car) went to town and it’s fair to say it now looks fit for purpose.

The longer you look at Bazza the more you scratch you head as to what it is. We heard people yell out they think it’s a Subaru, others a Toyota. But it only takes a quick look under the de-skinned bonnet to see the red-top Barra and know this is indeed a Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo and not a Barra swapped 'bitsa'.

Some of the exterior body modifications include Motive R32 GT-R Headlight Ducts, modified bonnet skin, modified G6E front guards, custom fly screen roof and custom ‘Shamborghini’ rear lights.

The engine features a big list of supporting mods from suppliers such as Empire Elite Performance Parts, GFB, Tuff Mounts, Plazmaman, and many more. Bazza also now sports a six-speed manual transmission (auto from the factory). The motor itself is still basically stock, however with the supporting mods power is now upwards of 350kW at the wheels. And as you’ll hear in the video below, it sounds awesome on full song.

Here's a run of videos to show you how Bazza got to where it is today (or you can skip to the bottom video to see it in its all-new form at Summernats 35). Long live modified cars.

Words: JBens