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Random # 14: Fairlane

UMPH saw this very original late 60s / early 70s Ford Fairlane in Argyle Street, North Hobart, and was immediately impressed by its elegance and condition.

Fairlanes were, in effect, stretched Falcons, this particular model apparently being the contemporary of an XW or XY or thereabouts, although it's likely that as a separate product line, they would've had a series designation of their own.  

If anyone can shed some light on the series codes assigned to Fairlanes, feel free to leave a comment.

It's probably a fair call to say that a Fairlane was to a Falcon what a Holden Statesman was to a more humble Kingswood.

Twin-headlights helped distinguish the Fairlane from its smaller sibling, the Falcon. 

A much bigger boot and vertically deeper rear tail-lights further differentiated Fairlanes and Falcons.

The resemblance to Falcons is most obvious from the windscreen through to the C pillar.

No plastic here.

Fairlane, by Ford.  It even sounds elegant.


U M P H

 (uppermiddlepetrolhead.blogspot.com.au.)

 All iPhone images.

Comments

  1. Unknown9 June 2016 at 05:31

    Hey UMPH, this would be a ZA Fairlane, this and the ZB were the big brother of XR and XT Falcon.
    The following were the ZC and ZD (XW and XY) and had "stacked" front head lights, less attractive IMHO

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  2. Anonymous15 February 2023 at 14:48

    Hi UMPH. Definitly my old ZA. I can't fault the resemblance. Mine had the vinyl top and the only one that I knew of. I was in the late 80's in the XR XY ford car club. All fords day, etc with the mustang club, she was well known. I bought it from my mother who bought it only 3 years old as an ex wedding car. Dad watched over it while in my possesion for well over 10 years. I let the rego lapse while in storage so it lost it's original number which started with ZA...

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