Ford Fairlane (Americas)

Ford Fairlane
Overview
Manufacturer - Ford
Production - 1955-1970
Assembly - Somerville, Massachusetts / Norfolk, Virginia / Memphis, Tennessee / Louisville, Kentucky / Long Beach, California / Dearborn, Michigan / Dallas, Texas / Chicago, Illinois / Mahwah, New Jersey / Claycomo, Missouri / San Jose, California / Metuchen, New Jersey / Lorain, Ohio / Milpitas, California / Atlanta, Georgia / Oakville, Ontario, Canada / Flemington, New South Wales, Australia / Lower Hutt, New Zealand / General Pacheco, Argentina
Body and chassis
Class - Full-size (1955-1961) / Mid-size (1962-1970)
Body style - two-door hardtop / two-door convertible / two-door sedan / four-door sedan / four-door hardtop / four-door station wagon
Layout - FR layout
Chronology
Predecessor - Ford Crestline
Successor - Ford Galaxie (full-size) / Ford Torino (mid-size)

The Ford Fairlane is an automobile model that was sold between the 1955 and 1970 model years by Ford in North America. Taking its name from the Dearborn, Michigan estate of Henry Ford, the Fairlane nameplate was used for seven different generations of vehicles. Through its production, the model line would be marketed in a wide variety of body styles, including two-door and four-door sedans, two-door and four-door hardtops, station wagons, and both traditional and retractable-hardtop convertibles.
Initially introduced as the flagship of the full-size Ford range, the Fairlane marked the introduction of the Crown Victoria and 500 nameplates, both later becoming stand-alone full-size model lines (the latter, as the Ford Five Hundred).
Following the introduction of the Ford Galaxie, the Fairlane 500 (and Fairlane) became Ford's base models, equivalent to the Chevrolet Bel Air and Biscayne respectively, until 1962, when it was repackaged as an intermediate-segment car (today, mid-size) from 1962 to 1970. For 1971, Ford expanded the Ford Torino nameplate across its entire intermediate range, dropping the Fairlane (and Falcon) nameplates in North America. In South America, the sixth generation Fairlane was marketed through 1981; Ford Australia used the nameplate on its own version of the Fairlane (a long-wheelbase Ford Falcon) through the 2007 model year.

1967 Ford Fairlane

First generation (1955-1956)

First generation
Overview
Production - 1955-1956
Body and chassis
Body style - two-door hardtop / four-door hardtop (1956) / two-door convertible / two-door sedan / four-door sedan / four-door station wagon
Chassis - body-on-frame
Related - Mercury Monterey / Ford Mainline / Ford Customline / Ford Ranch Wagon / Ford Country Sedan / Ford Country Squire / Ford Parklane / Ford Courier
Powertrain
Engine - 223 cu in (3.7 L) I-Block I6 / 272 cu in (4.5 L) Y-Block V8 / 292 cu in (4.8 L) Thunderbird V8 (1956) / 312 cu in (5.1 L) Thunderbird V8 (1956)
Transmission - 3 speed Fordomatic / 3 speed Standard
Dimensions
Wheelbase - 115.5 in (2,934 mm)
Length - 198.5 in (5,042 mm)
Width - 75.9 in (1,928 mm)
Height - 61.0 in (1,549 mm)

For the 1955 model year the Fairlane name replaced the Crestline as Ford's premier full-sized offering. Six different body styles were offered, including the Crown Victoria Skyliner with a tinted, transparent plastic roof, the regular Crown Victoria coupe with much stainless steel trim, a convertible Sunliner, the Victoria hardtop coupe, and traditional sedans. All featured the trademark stainless-steel "Fairlane stripe" on the side. Power options were a 223 cu in (3.7 L) straight-6 engine and a 272 cu in (4.5 L) V8. The 292 cu in (4.8 L) Y-block was offered as an option and was called the Thunderbird V-8.
The Fairlane 4-door Town Sedan was the most popular sedan Ford sold that year, having manufactured 254,437 with a listed retail price of US$1,960 ($21,411 in 2022 dollars).
Few changes were made for 1956; a four-door Victoria hardtop and two new, more powerful V8 options, of 292 cu in (4.8 L) and 312 cu in (5.1 L), the latter available up to 225 bhp (168 kW; 228 PS), were introduced. The Lifeguard safety package was introduced. The two-door Victoria hardtop featured a new and slimmer roofline. A one-year only two-door station wagon, the 1956 Ford Parklane, featured Fairlane-level trim. It was marketed to compete against the Chevrolet Nomad.

1955 Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria
1955 Ford Fairlane Town Sedan
1955 Ford Fairlane Sunliner
1955 Ford Fairlane Country Squire station wagon
1956 Ford Fairlane Club Sedan
1956 Ford Fairlane Victoria coupe interior

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Ford Fairlane (США)

Ford Fairlane
Дата створення/заснування - 1955
Зображення
Наступник - Ford Torino і Ford Galaxie
Країна походження - США
Дата закінчення підтримки - 1970
Виробник - Ford
Бренд - Ford

Ford Fairlane - американський легковий автомобіль, який виготовлявся підрозділом Ford корпорації Ford Motor Company спершу з 1955 по 1961 рік в категорії full-size, а потім з 1962 по 1971 рік як середньорозмірний автомобіль.
У модельному ряду цей автомобіль займав різне становище. З 1959 по 1961 рік це була модель середнього цінового діапазону, вище перебувала модель Ford Galaxie. З 1962 року під цією назвою випускалася самостійна лінія середньорозмірних автомобілів, що знаходилися в модельному ряду між компактом Ford Falcon і повнорозмірними Ford Custom і Ford Galaxie. Технічна база середньорозмірного Fairlane - Ford Falcon.
На базі моделі «Fairlane» випускався пікап Ford Ranchero (1955-1961, 1967-1971). Так само, модель 1968 року випускалася в Аргентині з 1968 по 1981 рік.
Назва походить від маєтку Fair Lane, що належав Генрі Форду.

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