1955 Ford Fairlaine Crown Victoria Custom. $250,000 Build. Top Award Winner. Morrison Chassis. Ford Racing Big Block 460. Purchased from Volo Auto Sales Illinois (VoloCars.com) on 2021-06-28.
The Ford Fairlane broke no new ground in styling or engineering, but it did introduce what would become the company’s most important new engine since the1932 flathead V8. Developed by engineer George Stirrat, the new small-block V8 used the latest “thinwall” casting techniques to make it...
The Ford Fairlane entered the 1960s as the downstream companion to the full-size Galaxie. In 1962, the company moved the nameplate over to a new type of product – a mid-size car positioned between the Galaxie and the newer compact Falcon. This ’66 Fairlane is the Custom Ranch Wagon, ...
At a Ford Car Show, a gentleman gave me the skinny. He said that Carroll Shelby was talking to Ford about the mustang with a high performance motor, hence the 289 HIPO. They were limited production because of the cost of $425.00 extra for the motor. I know the 260 was around in the...
bringing up the rear. Body styles consisted of two and four-door hardtops and sedans, a convertible, and two and four-door station wagons. Our subject car was referred to as a Club Sedan, which is a two-door post body style and one of 94K to roll off of Ford assembly lines that ...
Ford made the third-generation Fairlane for just two years, 1960 and 1961, and they were restyled for each of those two years. The 1960 was especially modern compared to the 1959 Fairlane, which still looked like a 1950s car (because it was), and the 1961 carried the modern theme even...