Between 1955 and 1971, Ford built the Fairlane and had great success with this vehicle. Perhaps, this is due to the fact that the word Fairlane is the estate name of Ford’s iconic front man: Henry Ford.
The Fairlane car was launched as a full-size car, but was later restyled into a mid-build. There was even one design that surprised most customers at the time and that was the retractable hardtop. Since then, this became one of the ways many people would recognize a Fairlane. Of course, there were other features on this car that made it so extremely popular in the 1960s.
This is the perfect classification of a classic car, in my opinion, as it is being restored across the country due to its durability and timeless style. Just like the Ford Mustang that debuted in one of the James Bond movies, the Ford Fairlane also starred in another adaptation of the movie classic. In fact, it is a true American because it is very much associated with the kind of lifestyle and the state that people lived in at that particular time.
True to its All-American build, this vehicle featured a 2.8L engine. This meant that it could drive itself on any race track. Almost all Fairlanes were built with the V8 engine, as this vehicle’s reputation was built on both power and speed. This type of engine is what made it such an iconic car of its time.
The Fairlane came in both sedan and station wagon models. The sedan came in two-door and four-door models, while the station wagon came primarily in four-door models.
By the time production stopped in 1971, the Fairlane had become one of Ford’s most recognizable models. That’s why, in my opinion, next to the Mustang, it was Ford’s most popular muscle car of the 1960s.
