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The Ford Fairlane is an automobile model that was sold between the 1955 and 1970 model years by Ford in North America. Taking its name from the Dearborn, Michigan estate of Henry Ford, the Fairlane nameplate was used for seven different generations of vehicles. Through its production, the model line would be marketed in a wide variety of body ...
Ford first used the Skyliner name in 1954, on the two-door hardtop Ford Crestline Skyliner, and on the 1955 and 1956 Fairlane Crown Victoria Skyliner coupes. These models feature a clear acrylic glass roof panel over the front seats. For 1957–1959, Ford brought the Fairlane 500 Skyliner, featuring a powered, retracting and folding hardtop roof.
Ford's three mid-1950s transparent top cars are: 1) 1954 Ford Crestline Skyliner. Two-door pillarless hardtop with a transparent top. Price was $2,164 with the standard Ford I-block 6-cyl 223-cid 115-hp A-code engine and Conventional Drive 3-speed manual transmission. 1954 Crestline Skyliner production was only 13,344.
The 1956 model featured the 1956 US Customline grille, 12 volt electrics and a new Fordomatic automatic transmission option. [11] The 1957 model retained the 1956 body but featured a large V8 badge positioned in the grille and utilized 1956 Ford Fairlane trim. [ 9 ]
Ford used the Sunliner name on many of its full-sized convertibles through the 1950s and 1960s.. 1952–1954 Ford Crestline Sunliner; 1955–1956 Ford Fairlane Sunliner; 1957–1959 Ford Fairlane Sunliner
A 1956 Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria. The Lifeguard package was available for this model of car. Lifeguard was the name of a 1956 safety package marketed by the Ford Motor Company. Spurred by Robert McNamara, the Cornell University crash research program and the first year of Ford's own crash testing in 1955, the Lifeguard package included:
DeSoto Pacesetter (1956-1961) Dodge D-500 (1956–1957) Dual-Ghia Firebomb (1956-1958) Ford Parklane (1956) Imperial Crown (1956-1963) International S Series Metro Van (1956-1958) Jeep Forward Control (1956–1964) Lincoln Continental Mark II (1956-1957) Plymouth Suburban (1956-1961) Rambler Six (1956–1960) Studebaker Flight Hawk (1956)
The Ford Custom Fordor was produced in Australia from September 1949, [14] and Australian content on the locally produced Custom had reached 80% by 1950. [14] A coupe utility variant was also offered by Ford Australia, initially as the Ford Coupe Utility, [ 15 ] and later as the Ford De Luxe Coupe Utility.