A quick bit of Wiki-action pretty much confirms that this venerable beast is an early 1960s Fairlane 500, quite likely an FB model. If so, it's probably running a 221 cu Windsor V8 - assuming it's not had an upgrade - and not the 289 I thought it'd be fitted with. FB Fairlanes were built at Ford Australia's Homebush plant in Sydney, New South Wales. It might not be in absolutely perfect nick but, given that it's going to celebrate its 60th birthday about the same time I will, it's actually pretty damned amazing. They sure don't make 'em like that anymore! U M P H (uppermiddlepetrolhead.blogspot.com.au.) All iPhone images.
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