Also the name of a
custom parts kit for
Ford Falcon coupes and
panel vans in the mid-'70s. The
centrepiece part was a
fibreglass front that fitted over the
headlights and around to the
wheel arches. Made by an ex-Ford designer
Peter Arcanipane through his own company
Arcadipane Designs, the
modification coincided with the van craze and more concorde kits were produced for the vans than the coupes. The other parts in the full kit were some slight
wheel flares and a roof spoiler
The fronts were reasonably boxy looking, the van ones especially - to fully appreciate the front on vans, wheel flares that extended a couple of
inches out were needed to follow the contours of the front. The coupe front is more
streamlined and, in my opinion, better looking. It features a much narrower lip and sides that tapered down to sit flush with the
mudguards and arches.
By far the most exposure this product ever got was to feature in the movie
Mad Max, as the front on the
Black Interceptor. Sadly, although a fair few fronts were made in the seventies, almost none are around anymore - the coupe moulds I believe have been completely destroyed. Even when the original
Black Interceptor was restored to it's current glory, a
replica van front was used. Arcadipane has confirmed that the original
moulds have been destroyed.