Back in 1966, Ford had the ad campaign, the GT badge, and enough confidence to fill a showroom twice over. The company’s midsize contender looked right for the moment, too, with sharp new styling and ...

When you think of Ford's top-of-the-line, bad-to-the-bone offerings of the muscle car era, don't forget the ber-rare R-code 1966 Ford Fairlane. The race-ready stunner has both the beauty and brawn to ...

Before the Mustang and the big-block Galaxies soaked up the spotlight, Ford quietly used the Fairlane GT as its proof of concept in the early muscle car race. By dropping serious power into a ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...

The horsepower wars were in full swing by 1966, and Chrysler had just released its NASCAR-derived street HEMI engine. As a follow-up to its dedicated drag racing 1964 Thunderbolt, Ford responded with ...

Not to be confused with the Fairlane for Australia, the American model became a go-faster legend with the introduction of the Thunderbolt, of which 100 units were produced for 1964. Revised in 1966, ...

Customs are a bit of a lost chapter in muscle car history. In 1963, the Ford Custom Car Caravan was created by Ford's Jacques Passino in partnership with model maker AMT to tour dealerships and local ...

Launched in 1955 as a full-size car, the Ford Fairlane became one of America's first intermediate vehicles in 1962. Two years later, the Fairlane spawned the successful drag-spec Thunderbolt, but the ...