1966 Ford Fairlane 427

1966 Ford Fairlane 427 Picture

Ford Fairlane In mid-1960, manufacturers play a game called "snap tiger tail." Hot Pontiac Tempest GTO was the car to beat, and shot everyone in the building and medium-sized cars with tiger stripes and hairy engines. Ford entered the arena in 1966 and 1967 with Ford Fairlane GT and Ford Fairlane GTA. Were hot car - but 1966 fairlane not as hot as they looked. In fact, most of their competitors, a few lengths Tiger.

Ford Fairlane need to beat Pontiac Tempest GTO

In any discussion of these cars, it is impossible to distinguish from the rest of the GT package, as only Ford Fairlane with special badges. A Ford Fairlane was a pretty nice cars, especially in the guise 1966-1967.

1966 Ford Fairlane 427 Front View

The new mid-size Ford Fairlane, built from 1962-1965 in the first generation was a great mother of the compact Falcon and a standard-sized Ford. Her body was unitized blurred by-115, 5 cm wheelbase, as well as in 1954-1956 Fords, and other dimensions to the popular mid-1950 Fords.

Although the 1962 Ford Fairlane is 16.5 inches longer and nearly 500 pounds heavier than the Falcon compact companion, was even smaller 11.7 inches and 800 pounds lighter than "standard format" Ford - which just shows how much Ford has moved from its very successful 1954-1956 package.

Because the big Ford 223-cubic-inch six would not fit in the engine in the new Fairlane's engine bay, Falcon 170-cid six became the standard engine. The old 292 V-8 would not fit, either way, Ford has developed a brand new 221-cubic-inch V-8 and bored-out 260-cid version specifically for Ford Fairlane as an optional engine choice. It was the famous small-block Ford V-8 with the new thin-wall casting technology, making it the lightest V-8 today.

1966 Ford Fairlane GTA Left Front View

1962 Ford Fairlane is only available in four models: standard and Ford Fairlane 500 two-and four-door sedan that as many as in 1957 and 1959 Fords. Factory bent from 297,116 units in the first model year, and sales from GM and Chrysler cut problem than to steal a Ford Falcon.

Cars and hard-tops were added in 1963, but the style remained virtually unchanged until 1964, so the more serious (and not entirely successfully), facelift took place in 1965.

1966 Ford Fairlane 427 Wallpaper Picture shown

Middleweight Ford got a lot more exciting in 1966, when it was completely redesigned for the 1965-1966 Ford big-style mirror in junior size. Convertible three models have been added, including a spectacular new Ford Fairlane GT, which was more popular companion 1966 fairlane hardtop model.