Street Machine

BODY SWAP

SOME of the best ideas were born in sheds over a few beers, and this one was no different. With a characterful but completely rooted XP coupe shell and a perfectly functional EL Falcon at my disposal, my mates and I decided that two would become one over this year’s Easter long weekend. Here’s how it went down.

THE well-worn XP two-door (above) was found on a nearby farm, and had been used as a parts car to save another coupe. The 54-year-old Falcon sat in a state of disrepair, covered in dust on

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