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The Five Hundred's 203hp engine and conservative styling became points of criticism, and sales fell markedly short of company projections — requiring substantive discounts by its second model year. [11] The Five Hundred was swiftly facelifted and given a new nameplate for model years 2008-2009 — as the fifth generation Ford Taurus.
Alongside the introduction of the higher-performance Galaxie 500 7-Litre, the Galaxie 500 LTD became the Ford LTD, with the Galaxie now becoming the mid-level full-size series (above the Ford Custom/Custom 500). For 1967, the 500 7-Litre was phased into the Ford XL; along with the LTD, the Ford XL was slotted above the standard Galaxie/Galaxie 500.
Ford has used the 500 name on a number of cars, beginning with the 1957 Ford and continuing to the 2007 Ford Five Hundred: 1957–1959 Ford Fairlane 500 — upscale full-size car; 1961 Ford Fairlane 500 — nicer base-model full-size car; 1962–1964 Ford Galaxie 500 — upscale full-size car; 1962–1971 Ford Fairlane 500 — upscale mid-size car
With the Fairlane and Fairlane 500 names shifted to a new intermediate-sized model range for 1962, the full-size Ford lineup consisted of the Galaxie, new Galaxie 500 and Galaxie 500XL models and the Station Wagon Series. [11] Also new was a 406 CID (6.7 L) version of Ford's FE mid-sized V8 rated at 405 hp (302 kW).
It was the most expensive vehicle offered by Ford. The 1958 Skyliner sold for $3,163 ($33,403 in 2023 dollars [10]) while the standard convertible sold for $2,650 ($27,985 in 2023 dollars [10]) and the sedan went for $2,055 ($21,702 in 2023 dollars [10]). A total of 14,713 units were produced in 1958. Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner weighed 4,609 ...
Pick o' the day at the Bring a Trailer auction site (which, like Car and Driver, is part of Hearst Autos) is a bit of a unicorn: a 1967 Ford Fairlane 500 with a W-code 427-cubic-inch V-8, a four ...
A key part of the decision was the reinstatement of the Ford Taurus nameplate, which would take the place of the Ford Five Hundred as a mid-cycle update for the 2008 model year. As the Ford Taurus would be produced exclusively as a sedan, the all-new Ford Taurus X nameplate was introduced to take the place of the Freestyle.
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