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The Ford Fairmont is a model line of compact cars that was manufactured by Ford from the 1978 to 1983 model years. [2] ... 1978–1980 Ford Fairmont two-door sedan.
The Durango was a limited-production factory-commissioned conversion of the Ford Fairmont Futura two-door by National Coach Corporation. Approximately 200 were produced. Fox-platform vehicles (mid-size) Ford Granada: 1981–1982 Ford Granada (1975–1980) Ford LTD: 105.5 in (2,680 mm) The Granada was updated and took on the LTD name for 1983 ...
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An additional top-of-the-line Fairmont GXL sedan was offered from 1976 in the XC series. There was no two-door hardtop in the XD series that was launched in 1978 and the GXL badge was replaced by the Fairmont Ghia. The Ghia was, unlike the base Fairmont, offered in the sedan body-style only. For the XE series, Ford differentiated the Fairmont ...
As a replacement for the Sports Coupe, Ford introduced the Ford Granada ESS, or European Sport Sedan, [14] produced from 1978 to 1980 (Mercury also sold a Monarch ESS). Distinguished by its blacked-out exterior trim, the Granada/Monarch ESS featured bucket seats with a floor-mounted shifter as standard equipment (though a bench seat was optional).
The Elite name was also used in Mexico. The Ford Fairmont was introduced in Mexico in late 1977 as a 1978 model, replacing the Ford Maverick that was produced there locally. The Futura coupe with its distinctive Thunderbird-styled roofline was never offered in Mexico. Instead there was an uplevel 2-door sedan called the Fairmont Elite. It was ...
In 1988 Ford Motor Company sold 80% of Ford-New Holland Inc. to Fiat, and in 1991 Fiat acquired the remaining 20%, with the agreement to stop using the Ford brand by 2000. By 1999, Fiat had discontinued the use of both its own and the Ford name, and united them both under the New Holland brand.
The XD Falcon was released in March 1979 [3] replacing the XC Falcon.Its design represented a major gamble by Ford Australia in a time of rising fuel prices; Ford having opted to retain the full-size Falcon platform rather than follow the approach of arch-rival Holden which had replaced its Kingswood large car with the considerably smaller European-derived Commodore.