This 1964 Ford Fairlane 500 is advertised as being a “barn find” and “rare” with a bunch of exclamation points. Unfortunately, there are no photos of it actually being found in a barn. Based on the three photos in the ad, it certainly looks like it may be an original-condition survivor, but a thorough inspection would be needed to confirm. It can be found here on Craigslist with an asking price of $16,000. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, if the car has spent its life in New Mexico, it may, in fact, be a dry survivor. Thanks to Adam C. for the tip on this great car!
As stated above, there are only three photos in the ad. Based on those photos, it appears this car may be an honest survivor. You can see the driver’s seat upholstery needs attention. Maybe someone used it as a one person commuter vehicle?
The engine appears to look honest as well. It hasn’t been overly cleaned and doesn’t appear to be neglected either. The ad says it is a factory 289 cubic inch with a 4-speed transmission. Unfortunately, there are no details regarding the mileage or the running condition of the car. Hopefully, the seller will be willing to provide more details to prospective buyers.
Interesting interpretation of the factory hood blister… ;-)
Seriously, it looks like a nice combo, but I am unsure if it’s $16K’s worth.
Rare-with-exclamation-points would be a factory Thunderbolt, imho, but then we’d have to add at least an extra zero to the price.
Based on the pictures it’s a non runner. Hard to fire an engine with no spark plug leads.
Also was there an engine fire? Whats up with the primer on the hood?
That may be surface rust
I don’t think so. The pattern is too formative. In other words, it is too well formed…like it had been sanded and primed. Why sand it?? Fire?? Me thinks so. Nice car, basically, just not that much moola out of this boy’s pocket. A full and complete inspection required, bumper to bumper. The owner installs new ignition wires and HE fires it up while I retreat to a safe distance.
I doubt there was an engine fire, be a lot crustier. More like this car sat with the front exposed to the sun,(for a while) baking the paint off. Paint was pretty thin on these cars.
Yep….rare in that condition…with a four speed !
Need to knock off one of the zeros to closer approximate this car’s value. $1600
Have Fairlanes every been worth anything, other than the Thunderbolt?
289 HI-PO with a 4 speed, certainly!
64 K codes go for good money!!
What, no one thinks this one is ‘Special’? There’s a sticker on the engine that says it’s ‘Special’ ;-0
Putting the jokes away now. It’s a decent looking car but very deficient in both descriptions and photos. Also nowhere do I find any reference to it being a running vehicle. No indication of mileage, no explanation of the hood damage, etc.
IMO it’s way over priced, no way is it worth $16K. 10%-20% of that price – maybe but no way IMO is it worth $16K in this condition as shown.
My 2 cents.
It’s a nice original car, apparently unmolested. Can’t tell if it’s got PS but it does have air. The color is a big plus and it’s a 4 speed. Seems to have no rust. If the engine doesn’t have any major issues it could be a driver in short order and for not a lot of money.
It’s a mystery to all here on Barn Finds as to why there isn’t more information about this car. If you can take 3 photos, you can spend only a little more time and take 23 photos. Give some history about the car, tell prospective buyers if it runs or if not, why not. If I was asking $16k for a car, I’d write a short novel about it by going over everything about the car from bumper to bumper.
That said, $16k seems to be fairly high. Still, it got a lot going for it and at least here in the North East, not a car often seen. I’m thinking $8 – $10k if it has no major issues, but I really like it. If I were looking for a classic right now I’d probably over-pay a little to get it.
I read, there was nothing “special” about the 289 Special. It was called that, because ’64 was the 1st year for the 289, and was “special” order over the standard 260. I agree with Miguel, unless it has some mombo 427 cammer, I don’t see $16g’s, but that’s nothing new. Cool car, tho.
If it were a “K” code 289 High Performance; then it would be rare. 4 speeds aren’t common, but not that unusual. Last year, I turned down a very similar car with a 289 2V & 4 speed for $8000. I offered $5000, and was asked to leave the property.
It’s still there in his shop.
Clint’s got it right concerning any ‘63-‘64-‘65 Fairlane K Code. The K code engine was the genuine High Performance 289 rated at 271 horsepower. These Fairlanes came with Heavy duty suspension, a nine inch differential, plus many other unique features. Recently a friend of mine sold his ‘64 Fairlane K code for $40K. It was a beautiful Sports Coupe. According to the National Fairlane Club approximate production numbers for K codes: ‘63 – 1,500. ‘64 – 3,400. ‘65 – 750.
At that price I would think that there would be spark plug wires to see if the engine runs. Saying nothing about the running condition tells me that there a lot of other surprises to be found.
last winter saw a very nice one with buckets ,289,4 speed sell in FL for 16 k….needed nothing
RUNNING condition lists at $3500 low retail. Average is $10,300 and high is $12,900. This car is about $12,000 over priced in my opinion (and NADA).
If he’s going to get $16k out of this one; he needs to get it running & driving with fresh paint (proper body work) and new tires.
Could be a good car, but could not even consider it, with out an inspection in person, and its a seven hour drive for me, to find out! Probably not that interested.
Guys….get a grip on something….would you ask $200 for a car you know the transmission would bring $300 ?
These were a bit stogey compared to the GM intermediates of the same year, but I don’t think Ford really cared when the all new Mustang literally exploded in sales, putting Ford in overtime trying to fill orders.
This one here has all the neat stuff like a 4 speed and a 289 which has plenty of potential, torque thrusts would help a bit too, but for me it’s the ’66-’67’s that get my heart racin’…