The first part deals with all the different models from 1982 to the present day and how to spot the differences.

The second part deals with buying a second hand JBA.  

1982 The Roadster.

The first JBA Falcon was a two seater named the "Falcon Roadster", which had an all aluminium body, including the doors and a rear sloping section to enclose the petrol tank, reminiscent of the 1930's style. The car was fitted with a vertical windscreen and fibreglass wings.  Many people call this the Original Falcon. The car pictured above is a 1982 model Factory built using brand new Ford Cortina running gear from the Ford Motor Company. Bumpers on this JBA were changed from the original flat style to the rounded type at a later date. Photo taken at Factory Open Day 1st October 2000.

The JBA Javelin was introduced at the start of 1985 The car was based on the Ford Capri MKII and MKIII.  Production run 1985 till 1989 The chassis no. did not have an end tag, instead it was given the prefix FJ

More information on the Javelin will be added to the Members Area soon.

Photo courtesy of Ceri Williams JBA Owners Club.

A new model was introduced and was called the "Falcon Plus Two" (Plus 2). This was much larger than the Roadster. The car was fitted with a rear bench seat, able to accommodate two children, up to the approximate age of eight, hence Plus 2.
The car had a steel body frame construction.  Also introduced on this model for the first time, was a rear opening glassfibre boot.

Photo courtesy of John Skillen ex-JBA Owners Club.

Re-introduction of a two seater named the Falcon Sports 12feet 6inches long. This was smaller, lower and more sporty looking than the Plus 2 and had a smaller sloping windscreen bolted to the side of the scuttle. The Sports did not have a rear opening boot at this stage. However, a new central body unit was introduced made of glass reinforced  fibre. This was the first  JBA Falcon to have the cockpit made of Glassfibre called the central body unit.  (CBU).  The boot area housed the fuel tank which was closed in using aluminium panels.   The Cortina version has remained in production from 1988 to the present time, year 2001. Correct model name "Falcon Sports".
It is given the identification tag (S) at the end of the chassis number.

Photo courtesy of Mike Cushley.

1990 The Tourer Cortina based 13feet 9inches long, was a direct replacement for the Plus 2. Owners had the option of having a larger two seater touring car or adding a rear bench seat same as the Plus 2. It can be identified by the sloping windscreen bolted to the side of the scuttle. correct model name Falcon Tourer.
The identification letter is (T) at the end of the chassis number. Production run from 1990 to the present time year 2001.

Photo courtesy of Alex Sargent.

1991 The JBA Falcon Sports SR.

JBA continued development of their cars using Ford components. Now they turned their attention to the Ford Sierra. The first Sierra based model The Sports was made in 1991.This was same shape as the Sports Cortina version, but involved designing a new chassis and central body unit. The windscreen is bolted to the side of the scuttle. Many improvements have been made to this model in the last nine years, these include a lockable boot, similar but slightly smaller, than the Tourer boot. A sloping radiator grill. Interior and exterior refinements to comply with the latest regulations.
The chassis identification letters are (SR) correct model name "Falcon Sports SR".
The production run 1991 to the present day.

Photo courtesy of Phil Whittaker.

The Tourer TSR  The correct model name is "Falcon TSR".  Had the same treatment as the Sports SR. A choice of a large two seater touring car or with an additional  bench seat in the rear.
The TSR like the SR has had many improvements over the last seven years and production continues into 2001.
Model Identification letters are (TSR) at the end of the chassis number.

Shown below are two 1993 models a Tourer  (Cortina based) and a Sports (Sierra based) These kits left the JBA Factory in 1993 and were built by their owners. The Tourer was on the road in April 1995 and the Sports in July 1995. These were fitted with the new stainless steel hood retaining bar, instead of studs.

Photo courtesy of Mike Cushley.

This photo shows the difference in height between the Sports & Tourer. The Tourer on the left is longer and higher with wider doors, than the Sports on the right. Both models and the TSR have a sloping windscreen bolted to the side of the scuttle.

Other Indicators.  The front tray butts against radiator shell on the Sports, but on the Tourer it slides underneath.

The new style sports was introduced in 1995 and was fitted with a rear boot similar to the Tourer and TSR the SR was the first model to have a sloping radiator grill  . The difference being the Tourer TSR boot is larger than the Sports. The fuel tanks are different as well. The TSR is rectangular and the Sports slopes on one side. Still retains model tag (SR).

The first new style Sports model was built by Derek Bintcliffe from Lancashire. Derek designed the Sports SR opening boot and sloping radiator grille.