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.
No restoration is cheap to do, and this one needs alot too. It’s got nice bones, lines, maybe some interested buyers.
My first love.My father had a 65′ when i was a lad that he totally threw the Ford perfomance counter book at.He added the deep oil pan the tri-y headers upgraded pistons cam the Weber setup the Shelby traction bars a toploader 4spd.My dad would go out hunting the guy with the Cuda in our hood and smack him around with his pedestrian looking but monster sounding 65′ Fairlane :D So a 1965 Fairlane was my very first car love.
This is what I would call a “teaser car,” because it looks inviting, but when you really think it about it, it needs almost everything. This would be good for someone who has another one, maybe rusty underneath, but has good interior and chrome, etc. Then this would make sense.
Dont forget Sports Coupe, which this obviously is not.
Don’t need to do a major restoration. Do a sanding to knock off the chunky rust shoot it with a Matt black sand the bumpers and shoot them with a brighter black along with the other tin bits grill and light housings make it safe and just cruise it.
Nice car to play with. Perfect for a father son project.
The photo of the engine is either old or of another car based on the shine of the fenders. Caveat Emptor – Buyer Beware
Looks like they sprayed a solvent based vinyl dressing and wiped off the excess. Imo
My first car , 65 fairlane 500. 289. 2 speed auto. White , black interior. Man oh man. Wish I had kept it. Mine was hardly mint , but much better cosmetic condition. Not sure mechanically. Engine photo looks great. But as some one said. Looks dated. But states she runs