to the S model an alloy sports bar, alloy wheels (as per EF Fairmont Ghia), cruise control, and leather steering wheel. Sold between July 1997 and November 1998, with 300 produced. Longreach GLi Special Edition (utility): adding air conditioning, alloy wheels, and "Special Edition" decals. Sold between December 1998 and June 1999, with 600 produced. XH Series II An upgraded XH Series II range was introduced in October 1997, A 5.0 litre V8 engine was added as an option for the Automatic S Ute and was fitted as standard equipment in the newly introduced XR8 model, 624 XR8 utes were produced during the production run with 212 being manual. Both the new XR8 and the revised XR6 featured the nosecone design from the EL series Falcon XR8 Sedan. Replacement The XH Falcon Ute models were replaced in June 1999 by Ute variants of the AU Falcon range. By this time the XH models were relatively unrefined and antiquated, as the basic design dated back to the XD Falcon of 1979. The XH Van was discontinued and was not replaced, bringing to an end the 38-year history of the Australian "Falcon Van", which began with the XK Falcon two-door panel-van model in 1961. References External links Extract from Ford XH Falcon Longreach brochure XH Cars of Australia Cars introduced in 1996 XH Falcon Coupé utilities Vans Rear-wheel-drive vehicles