Ford Fairlane

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The Ford Fairlane is a historic line of full-size and later mid-size automobiles produced by Ford in North America from the mid-1950s through the early 1970s.

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instanceOf Ford vehicle
automobile model line
factory-built drag racing car
assemblyLocation United States Ford plants
basedOn Ford Fairlane
bodyStyle 2-door hardtop
2-door sedan
4-door hardtop
4-door sedan
convertible
station wagon
class full-size car
mid-size car
countryOfOrigin United States
driveType rear-wheel drive
engineTypeOffered V8 engine
inline-6 engine
era 1950s American full-size car
1960s American mid-size car
fuelType gasoline
introducedAs top trim level of Ford full-size line
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout
manufacturer Ford Motor Company
market North America
modelYearIntroduction 1955 model year
namedAfter Fair Lane estate
Henry Ford’s Fair Lane mansion in Dearborn, Michigan
notableDesignFeature 1957 tailfins and wide grille
notableGeneration 1957 Ford Fairlane
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notableVariant Ford Fairlane 500
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Ford Fairlane GT
Ford Fairlane GTA
linked to: Ford Fairlane GT

Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt
linked to: Ford Fairlane
predecessor Ford Crestline
productionEnd 1970
productionPeriod 1955–1970
productionStart 1955
relatedModel Ford Galaxie
Ford Torino
Mercury Comet
segmentChange downsized to intermediate/mid-size for 1962 model year
successor Ford LTD
Ford Torino
transmissionTypeOffered automatic transmission
manual transmission
usedInMotorsport NASCAR stock car racing
linked to: NASCAR stock cars

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Atlanta Assembly Plant producedModel Ford Fairlane
Ford Fairlane platform usedForModel Ford Fairlane
Ford Torino predecessor Ford Fairlane (as primary nameplate)
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Mercury Cyclone relatedModel Ford Fairlane
Atlanta Assembly producedModel Ford Fairlane
Ford Falcon platform underpinnedModel Ford Fairlane (early 1960s, related architecture)
linked to: Ford Fairlane
Ford Ranchero (compact versions) predecessor full-size Ford Ranchero (1957–1958)
linked to: Ford Fairlane
Ford 302 V8 engine usedIn Ford Fairlane
Ford Galaxie predecessor Ford Fairlane (full-size)
linked to: Ford Fairlane
Ford Fairlane notableGeneration 1957 Ford Fairlane
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Ford Fairlane notableVariant Ford Fairlane 500
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Ford Fairlane notableVariant Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt
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Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt basedOn Ford Fairlane
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Dodge Coronet competitor Ford Fairlane
Edsel Ranger relatedModel Ford Fairlane
Edsel Corsair relatedModel Ford Fairlane