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Old 26-06-2011, 10:33 PM   #1
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Default FPR / FPV whats the difference

I have a 98 AU XR6. The silver flash along the sides has the FPR logo instead of the FPV. It is also a Tickford model 4.0 VCT. Why does my car have FPR and not FPV?

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Old 26-06-2011, 10:44 PM   #2
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Default Re: FPR / FPV whats the difference

someone put a sticker on it!?
btw, FPV did not exist around the AU era. Tickford became FPV.
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Old 26-06-2011, 10:45 PM   #3
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yep..!
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Someone has just stuck a sticker on mate..
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Old 26-06-2011, 11:02 PM   #4
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Default Re: FPR / FPV whats the difference

fpr = ford performance racing, as in the v8 supertaxi team

fpv = ford performance vehicles as in the cars you can buy that have almost nothing in common with said supertaxi.

and as said above, both have even less to do with an au.
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Old 26-06-2011, 11:50 PM   #5
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Fairly sure that both are owned by Prodrive.
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Old 27-06-2011, 06:29 AM   #6
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Default Re: FPR / FPV whats the difference

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yep..!
GTpilot is right..
Someone has just stuck a sticker on mate..

He is right to say some one stickered the car.

But.

To say Tickford became FPV is so wrong it's not funny. (Though Ford Tickford Racing was sold to Prodrive and became Ford Performance Racing, eternal also rans!)


Reality is that Ford used tuning arm Tickford up until the AU. Tickford also did most of the styling cues for the BA XR and GT range before Ford switched direction and went with FPV, a new company from Prodrive.
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Old 27-06-2011, 07:19 AM   #7
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He is right to say some one stickered the car.

But.

To say Tickford became FPV is so wrong it's not funny. (Though Ford Tickford Racing was sold to Prodrive and became Ford Performance Racing, eternal also rans!)


Reality is that Ford used tuning arm Tickford up until the AU. Tickford also did most of the styling cues for the BA XR and GT range before Ford switched direction and went with FPV, a new company from Prodrive.
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Old 27-06-2011, 08:07 AM   #8
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Did the staff and Management from Tickford move across to FPV?

If the answer is yes, then I think we can say they are the same company with a name change.
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Old 27-06-2011, 08:23 AM   #9
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SteveJH is right Tickford became FPV so i don't know where MNM 96 got his info from.
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Old 27-06-2011, 09:44 AM   #10
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The roots of FPV can be traced back to 1991, when the British automotive engineering company Tickford began a collaboration with Ford Australia to produce high-performance variants of the Australian Falcon range. The partnership, Tickford Vehicle Engineering, saw the introduction of the Ford Falcon XR6 and Ford Falcon XR8 models. This was followed in October 1999 by the launch of the Ford Tickford Experience dealer network and the FTE T-Series range based on Ford’s AU Falcon and Fairlane models. In 2002, following the purchase of Tickford by Prodrive, the Ford Performance Vehicles company was formed and the FPV brand name was created to replace the FTE name. A restructured range was developed based on Ford’s BA Falcon and headlined by the FPV GT-P.
could be wrong - but seems logical
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Old 27-06-2011, 12:17 PM   #11
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I dont think its just a sticker as it matches the pinstriping on the skirts etc and goes right around the car from front right, around the rear and back to the front left. Looks like a factory job to me. Will try and post a photo
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Old 27-06-2011, 01:07 PM   #12
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tickfor...2005:_Prodrive

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Old 27-06-2011, 01:39 PM   #13
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Prodrive bought out Tickford in 2001, then changed the Tickford branding in Australia to FPV.

Also, Im pretty sure Glenn Seton Racing was bought out by Prodrive and became FPR.
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Old 27-06-2011, 02:21 PM   #14
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Whats with people who ask for advice and when they get an answer they dont like the ignore your advice anyway!
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Old 27-06-2011, 02:29 PM   #15
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if your 1998 AU has a FPR kit from factory you should also look for a factory installed flux-capacitor kit cos that's some marty mcfly stuff right there
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Old 27-06-2011, 02:39 PM   #16
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I can show you an FPV with a Ticky badge (or two) but you will not find a Ticky with FPV on it anywhere. /story
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Old 27-06-2011, 08:09 PM   #17
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yeah ive seen pics of ba stuff with the ticky wings somewhere.
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Old 28-06-2011, 09:57 AM   #18
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I managed to put a photo on my profile, not sure if you can see it. It might be just a sticker, not sure. Its not that I am not happy with the answers, there are just some conflicting ones. As for the flux capacitor I couldnt find it in the option codes, kidding of course. Regardless I like the sticker and it makes my XR just that little bit different.
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Old 28-06-2011, 02:31 PM   #19
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Isnt it just a Vinyl? Fairly sure you can get them aftermarket, like the XR's going around with GT stripes......
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Old 28-06-2011, 02:45 PM   #20
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I managed to put a photo on my profile, not sure if you can see it. It might be just a sticker, not sure. Its not that I am not happy with the answers, there are just some conflicting ones. As for the flux capacitor I couldnt find it in the option codes, kidding of course. Regardless I like the sticker and it makes my XR just that little bit different.
There is nothing conflicting about it, you have a '99 AU XR6,
They did not have a sticker/stripe option from factory,
It is not a FPR or FPV vehicle.
It is however a Tickford vehicle which is/was the performance arm of Ford at the time, which is now known as FPV, comprehendo........
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Old 28-06-2011, 10:17 PM   #21
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Thanks galaxyxr8.
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Old 28-06-2011, 10:28 PM   #22
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Yeah mate. You might have to start another thread with that one.
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Old 28-06-2011, 10:50 PM   #23
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Yeah, we are done here...
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