![]() ![]() A one-year only two-door station wagon, the 1956 Ford Parklane, featured Fairlane-level trim. The two-door Victoria hardtop featured a new and slimmer roofline. The Lifeguard safety package was introduced. įew changes were made for 1956 a four-door Victoria hardtop and two new, more powerful V8 options, of 292 cu in (4.8 L) and 312 cu in (5.1 L), the latter available up to 225 bhp (168 kW 228 PS), were introduced. ![]() The Fairlane 4-door Town Sedan was the most popular sedan Ford sold that year, having manufactured 254,437 with a listed retail price of US$1,960 ($21,411 in 2022 dollars ). The 292 cu in (4.8 L) Y-block was offered as an option and was called the Thunderbird V-8. Power options were a 223 cu in (3.7 L) straight-6 engine and a 272 cu in (4.5 L) V8. All featured the trademark stainless-steel "Fairlane stripe" on the side. Six different body styles were offered, including the Crown Victoria Skyliner with a tinted, transparent plastic roof, the regular Crown Victoria coupe with much stainless steel trim, a convertible Sunliner, the Victoria hardtop coupe, and traditional sedans. In South America, the sixth generation Fairlane was marketed through 1981 Ford Australia used the nameplate on its own version of the Fairlane (a long-wheelbase Ford Falcon) through the 2007 model year.įor the 1955 model year the Fairlane name replaced the Crestline as Ford's premier full-sized offering. For 1971, Ford expanded the Ford Torino nameplate across its entire intermediate range, dropping the Fairlane (and Falcon) nameplates in North America. Initially introduced as the flagship of the full-size Ford range, the Fairlane marked the introduction of the Crown Victoria and 500 nameplates, both later becoming stand-alone full-size model lines (the latter, as the Ford Five Hundred).įollowing the introduction of the Ford Galaxie, the Fairlane 500 (and Fairlane) became Ford's base models, equivalent to the Chevrolet Bel Air and Biscayne respectively, until 1962, when it was repackaged as an intermediate-segment car (today, mid-size) from 1962 to 1970. Through its production, the model line would be marketed in a wide variety of body styles, including two-door and four-door sedans, two-door and four-door hardtops, station wagons, and both traditional and retractable-hardtop convertibles. Taking its name from the Dearborn, Michigan estate of Henry Ford, the Fairlane nameplate was used for seven different generations of vehicles. The Ford Fairlane is an automobile model that was sold between the 19 model years by Ford in North America. ![]() Flemington, New South Wales, Australia ( ⧉). ![]()
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