In 1962, Ford reinvented the full-size Fairlane as a new, mid-size automobile. The goal was to fill a market gap between the customers who bought Falcons and those who shopped for Galaxies. The car was a success, and the competition, especially General Motors, soon followed. The first generation of the Fairlane in this configuration ran through 1965, which included the seller’s 2-door sedan. With what may be a tweaked 289 cubic inch V8, this Ford has been waiting for years to be restored. Located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, this running project is available here on Facebook Marketplace for $3,000. Thanks for the tip, “Pnuts”!

The Fairlane got a serious facelift in 1965 (with a full redesign underway behind the scenes for 1966). Only two models were available, the Fairlane and the better-trimmed Fairlane 500. Out of 224,000 units produced, three-quarters of them were the 500, so buyers clearly wanted more bells and whistles. Within the remaining one-quarter, Ford cranked out 13,685 2-door coupes like this one.

As the story goes, this Fairlane has but 55,000 miles. Those were put on by previous owners, and the car had been sitting for six years when the seller bought it last year. He/she has had trouble finding time to work on it, so the decision was made to leave the job to yet someone else. Interest may have lightened so far as the seller has lowered the price by $500 to $3,000 (the listing has been up for two months).

In what appears to be fair condition, this Fairlane’s 289 V8 is wearing a sufficient amount of bling, suggesting the innards may not be stock. It does start and run, but that’s all we know. It has a “3-on-the-tree” manual transmission, which was slowly falling out of favor except in low-end automobiles. The buyer will also get $1,000 in spare parts, some of which are probably in the trunk. The seller has no interest in trades, so show up with cash and a trailer.