Though the Ford Fairlane had a new platform in 1970, that model year would be the nameplate’s swan song. The Fairlane debuted in the mid-1950s, but by 1968 had taken a backseat to the Torino moniker. The seller has a 1970 Fairlane 500 2-door hardtop, which looks to have been tucked away for years. He/she has been working on it but has decided to direct attention elsewhere. Located in Kilbourne, Illinois, this Ford will need more work to be viable again and is available here on Facebook Marketplace for $4,000.
The Fairlane, Torino, and Falcon (mid-year) had a slippery shape in 1970, and just as the Torino in 1971. The Fairlane would be a step down from the Torin,o yet found more than 110,000 buyers as a 2-door hardtop, 4-door sedan, and a station wagon. Two-thirds of the takers went for the sporty coupe, which used a more formal roofline than the SportsRoof that Torino and Cobra buyers ordered.
We don’t know the history of this car (happens with too many of these barn finds) or how it ended up in the barn/garage where it resides today. The mileage is listed as 321,489, which is probably the seller taking a shortcut by not reviewing the odometer. It has a 302 cubic inch V8 and a 2-barrel carburetor, which the seller is “pretty sure someone has it out of time” (does that mean the timing is off?). The motor cranks, so it’s not locked up from sitting, and a new fuel pump and carb were added. The gas tank is ne,w too, but that was done before the seller got involved.
The interior is gold in color, and that looks right, but the paint job is said to be yellow (or white). One of the floor pans has a soft spot, but otherwise, the undercarriage may be okay. The seller has lost interest in this project, so the next owner gets the task of continuing. But I’d want to bit more information than the photos point to before pulling the trigger. Thanks for the heads up on this one, “Zappenduster”.
Not a serious ad, seller doesn’t have time to throw more junk in it? It doesn’t look like anyone has worked on it in quite a while.
Way overpriced based on the description and what you can see, if interested I’d want to make sure the car is in the sellers name.
Steve R