EB I Falcon
The Ford EB Falcon in its original 1993 form (EB I) was the shape the Falcon raced in the first season of the Group 3A 5.0-litre V8 formula, before the 1994 canard upgrade that became the EB II. It is a deliberately separate aero state and is never merged with EB II.
The 1993 aero state
EB I ran a very simple front end: a front spoiler with a full-width undertray spanning the whole front underside and, crucially, no canards. The front bar was likely a composite fibreglass moulding — light but stiff — that ended up as a mix of the EB GTO road bar with a few added lips, and several front-bar versions were reportedly trialled before this one was settled on. The absence of front canards is the defining difference from EB II, which added canards/winglets from 1994; every privateer main-series EB from 1994 onward is treated as EB II.
Group 3A engine & driveline
Under the skin the EB set the template for the whole "E-series": a naturally aspirated Ford 5.0-litre Windsor-based V8, revving to the regulated 7500 rpm with a 10:1 compression ceiling for roughly 580 hp in 1993. Fuel injection was standard from 1993 — the one notable exception being the Moffat Cenovis EB, which ran a Holman & Moody carburettor in 1993 before switching to EFI in 1994. Drive went through a Holinger H6S six-speed in the works cars (some privateers used a five-speed Getrag) to a Ford nine-inch live rear axle with a fabricated, fixed-ratio crown wheel and pinion. Suspension was a double-wishbone front and a live rear axle on locating links. Category minimum weight was 1300 kg.
Brakes, wheels & tyres
1993 was open-tyre competition — Dunlop, Yokohama, Bridgestone and Hoosier all ran, years before the 1999 control tyre. Brakes were ventilated discs with multi-piston calipers, the make varying by team, and wheels were team-specific custom items rather than a single control fitment.
*For its championship record see the 1993 season. Sources: EB model-state records
- the Group 3A frozen 5.0L formula and the verified spec catalog / V8 Supercars Physics Handbook (N. Higginson) — Grade C/D.*
Technical specification
Grouped by system. Every value carries its confidence grade and source.