Upper Middle Petrol Head:

Info on the John Goss Special version of Ford's XB Falcon hardtop is a bit sketchy when it comes to production numbers, with Wikipedia suggesting that there may have been as many as 800 built in two runs of 400 each ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Goss_Special ) .  However,  Survivor Car Australia magazine reckons the total was 700, as follows: Thanks, Jon! And then there's this excellent Tasmanian Featured in Five video - also courtesy of Jon, as is the black and white image that follows - that supports the final figure being 700 cars:   https://youtu.be/gG8zUyJ8hTQ?si=yGlQD9lCOZpJHea6 .  It's really, really well produced and is definitely worth watching! Most fans of Aussie muscle know the rest of the story:  Built to celebrate Goss's 1974 Bathurst 1000 victory, as well as Ford Australia's 50th anniversary, they were based on a Falcon 500 shell and equipped with a 302 cu Cleveland V8, either a four speed floor shift or a three speed T-bar auto and featured th