The Ford Fairlane was made by Ford motors from 1955 to 1969. The original body design was the full sized Ford body which began like a family vehicle and slowly evolved into numerous diverse models and various body styles.
The exterior trim and paint possibilities, seemed continuous with elaborate fabric woven seat cover and a rainbow of paint mixtures, you could virtually have any variety of Fairlane your mind desired. Selection was big in the early days which made these cars somewhat far more difficult to restore but all of the a lot more interesting to the collector.
0From 1955 through 1959 the Fairlanes had been massive and bold. The 1957 introduced the extremely common convertibles and retractable with folding tops in to the trunk. These cars came with a handful of engine alternatives to contain, the 223, 292, 332, along with the potent 352 Thunderbird V-8 with 300 horsepower.
From 1960 to 1962, the Fairlanes started to decrease in size and went from a huge car to a midsized vehicle. The 1962 introduced some new styles to the Fairlane and were offered with one of the very first small block V-8 engines Ford ever built.
The initial 221 placed as "the world's first economy eight" ultimately evolved into the 260, after that 289 which have been utilized extensively with several adjustments considering that inception. The 1962 Fairlane began the primary Fairlane sports car which continued through 1965. These Fairlanes was larger than a Falcon, yet smaller than a Galaxie and provided the very best of all possible worlds, solid performance, with great economy.
The 1964 Fairlane body seemed to be utilized to build the Fairlane "Thunderbolt" stuffed with 427 high risers V-8 engine designed for that drag strip. Only 54 of these rare birds had been produced and therefore are legendary in the Ford racing history books.
In 1966, the Fairlane once again changed to a brand new body style, this time, acquiring larger once more than previous 62/65 models. Even though not full size, these Fairlanes had been larger. The new dual stack headlight design was well-liked from the start off. This boasted numerous possibilities and performance goodies to incorporate, 427 double carburetor engine setups, bucket seats, four speed guide transmissions, consoles and significantly far more. The 1966 Fairlane seemed to be manufactured in a fiberglass drag strip edition with 427 power plants and stripped behind race accommodations. These had been serious race machines. There are 57 two door Fairlanes with 427 race engines and fiberglass hoods which have been documented.
1966 also re-introduced the convertible Fairlane again that was available in GT, 500XL, GTA, also in 500 models. The GT and GTA models had been offered with far more from the performance accessories most commonly constructed with 390 huge block engines with bucket sit interior and console. The GTA referred to a GT with an automatic transmission where the GT indicated the auto was equipped having a 4 speed on the floor. The 1967 models had been quite similar to the 1966 except for body side trim, emblems style, and interior patterns. One significant progress in 1967 was the adding of disc brakes that replaced the drum brake systems from the previous year.
