Ive never seen any model Fairmont with a manual, although that doesnt rule out there ever being one. Ive certainly never seen any Fairlane manuals.
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Ive never seen any model Fairmont with a manual, although that doesnt rule out there ever being one. Ive certainly never seen any Fairlane manuals.
[quote=fpv_gtho;893249]Ive never seen any model Fairmont with a manual, although that doesnt rule out there ever being one. Ive certainly never seen any Fairlane manuals.[/quote]
Here you go
[i]Original Ford ZC Fairlane options list[/i]
[IMG]http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z125/nota_photo/Fairlanemanual-1.jpg[/IMG]
Somewhere in the garage I've got an original road test of the Fairlane ZC 351 4-speed (with the GT-spec 4V motor) and for trivia they had a higher top-speed than XW Falcon GT, due to [quote] "the more aerodynamic extended tail"
3-speed manual was available in Fairlane Custom (6 and 302 V8) from 1967 ZA through ZF, and possibly into ZG?
Column-manual Fairmonts were still around in XA on special-order, and maybe XB too? Floor-manual Fairmonts were available as RPO into XB, a popular option, and possibly right through to XD. Fairmont Ghia offered manual trans into at least EB, and possibly ED.
I owned a really neat XA Fairmont 351 GS sedan with OE toploader manual, an early-build with the funky 'reverse' fuel gauge, in that great orange colour with rare tartan cloth inserts, A/C, sunroof, power windows, dual exhaust .. the lot! Cost me $1150, wish I still had it.
I can scan you an original 1972 road test of the above-spec XA if you're interested...
do you have this Ford Falcon?
Mine's a fair bit older than that, that picture is a rendering of the current '09 model. Mine is a '92 model like the one they used in Superman Returns instead of a Crown Vic.
like this one
[img]http://www.maralla.com.au/images/1992FordEBII_LHSF.jpg[/img]
Its a beast! I miss my fairlane :(
My dad had one of them.. or similar anyway. I think it was slightly newer. Unfortunately it replaced his Alfa Romeo 90.. new company, new company car policy. I don't miss it one bit.. the Alfa on the other hand..