Great car with noteworthy history with you. Congrats. You killed it on the stance with the bigger wheels/tires. That 427 sounds awesome. Gives me goosebumps. In my opinion, this is one of the most beautiful designs to come from Ford during the '60s. Still looks timeless today. I believe that the Fairlane GT models in both 1966 and '67 came standard with a three speed manual transmission, not the 4-speed as you stated. I saw one years ago when I lived in Denver. It's hard to imagine anyone would order that. Because the C-6 transmission was new this year, Ford really promoted it, so it's no surprise that most GTs were GT/As. Can you please show us some of the other cars in your stable? I noticed the '57 Custom and the '56 Ranch Wagon - two of my all-time favorite Fords of the '50s. Thanks for sharing your sweet Fairlane. It made my day.
Tom Schlitter, FALSE. '66-'67 Fairlane GT cars were manual 4 speed transmission. GTA had the C6 A/T. 427 FE engine Fairlane's were all XL cars. Only 57 were built and all had Ford top-loader 4 speed manual transmission. They were also not street legal.
I had a 63 ford fairlane with a built 289. It was bad ass. I wish I had it back. Now I got stopped 5 times in 2 months for loud mufflers. I out ran a couple of them trying to turn around on me. Back then you could. Old memories!!
Spitin' image of brother's '66 red GT -- only had the factory 390 but still a very good performer. One of our family's favourite cars ever. Great story and history. Brings many memories back.
@Colin - My high school friend had a '66 GT 390 4 speed and all he did to it was put in a Hurst Comp. Plus shifter. Another towny had a '66 GTO, 389, 4 speed. He put dual quads on it. The GTO pulled stronger off the line and up to around 70mph, then the Fairlane GT left him in his fumes! Don't know what the stock final drive gear was in the goat, but I suspect it was a bit shorter than the GT's, which would account for it being quicker to launch. Also, the GTO ran out of steam at just 118 mph, while the GT would run right on up to close to 140! Fun times were had by all!
I owned a 1967 Fairlane GTA with a 428cj that previous owner and put in it. It had domed pistons. I upgraded the valve train and the ignition, carburetion and exhaust. Strong runner, 10.32@138mph 1/4 mile.
Absolutely love the car! My dad had the 66' GTA he bought in 67' so this was the family car till about 79' I remember one time my brother and I and a friend of ours was riding with my dad in this car. He pulled out to pass a slow moving car, and all of a sudden a car traveling fairly fast was meeting us oncoming! My dad's response was to hustle it up and get on out of the way! It was the first time we heard that 390 really open up!! I still remember to this day the dual exhaust and a really mean induction sound with that 4 barrel wide open!!! Our friend told EVERYBODY he seen after that about how fast that car was! Of course we were about 9 to 11 years old! Pretty easy to impress!! Good memories!!
Great car & even greater story! Around the mid 70's, for a short time I owned a '67 Fairlane, it was a factory 427 drag car. It had the dual 4's, 4 speed & 5.67 posi. Ladder bars were attached at the front underneath the front seat. It came with a title & stated it couldn't be licensed for the street. It also had the optional fiberglass lift off hood. I ended up parting the car out. It's been too many years, I can't remember how much I payed for it,or the total amount I sold it for. I do remember I sold the heads,intake, dual 652 Holleys & the oval air cleaner for $500. Another one I let get away!
That’s impressive. And those are some deep gears! I bet it left the line like a beast! If we only had knew what they’d be worth today. To bad we can’t keep them all.
Weird that the 427 (R) code Fairlane wasn't licensable for the street, but all iterations of the 1966 full size Ford 427 (R)'s were street legal. The wheelbase of the Galaxie is 119" which is only 3" longer than the Fairlane.
Bought my '66 Fairlane 500 in 1985 for $800 390cid 2 door, sold in 92 to raise emergency cash. In 2023 I can honestly say I've grieved every single damn day of her loss. My fav car of all time.Your's is fantastic, congratulations and build job well done .
Good day. I'm 72 years old. This is another of the cars from that era that I loved. Great Times for Cars. I have owned a few of them. I was a MOPAR guy back then. Thanks & Best Regards. Beautiful Car.
Keeping your first car. That is so awesome. When I was in 6th grade A friend of ours had a red GT Fairlane like yours with the 390 and I didn't know that till right now and you explain the two scoops for the 390 on the hood. I could have swore you had a dual carbs because the air cleaner was super long like yours
It used to have dual carbs but I swapped when I changed heads. The original lowrider intake didn’t port match the heads. And the pushrods interfered too. So I simplified my life a little and went to single carb! Thanks for watching
Had a 66 Fairlane thirty years ago. Swapped to a nine inch and dropped a 69 351 windsor in it. Great fun car.....regret selling it all the time. PS: you're missing two screws in the left rear taillight.... :)
Awesome is an understatement! well done and the story behind it is even better! Impressive, gorgeous and bad ass are some of the superlatives I can express yet still doesn't do your ride justice. Keep enjoying getting offers from folks that would want to own her, because that will never stop. Geez, amazing fairlane
Nice! I had the 66 GT Fairlane 390 back in the 70's. My first car. Yellow with black stipes. I liked the interior and large bucket seats. Loved it. Always regret getting rid of it.
Me too ! 66 GTA back in 74-75 I had lots of fun with that car. All stock down to the embossed FORD mufflers. 335 HP 480 ft lbs of torque. Lots of street drags and out in the country like in American Graffiti.
Love the lines on the 66. I was born in 53 and when we were in high school it was all GTO’s, SS 396 Chevelle, 442’s, and Road Runners. Nobody had one of these Fairlanes that I knew. I don’t remember seeing one around but this is a beautiful example of an era of machines I wish I had a warehouse full of.
Great story. Mine is very similar I bought my 67 fairlane when I was 15 in 1989. Drove it to prom also along with graduation soccer games etc... I still have it and just did a complete restore on it. I did a similar hood from crities. I kept the car it's factory color frost turquoise with silver gt stripes. I'm in the process of installing a t5 in her. This car will also go to my son one day . I've been through many muscle cars but I'll always keep my first one. Thanks for the great story
I have a '67 Ford Fairlane XL/GT 427 that TASCA Ford built in-house. I bought it new; I still have it and it's still in near perfect showroom condition. Candy Apple Red with black interior.
In 1976 I bought a 66 GTA 390 console & floor shift auto but someone had put a fiberglass dual scoop hood on it, stock engine but ran fairly fast, I swapped cars alot when I was in my teens and can't remember what I swapped it for lol, I have a 68 Malibu with a bored & stroke 454/489 590 hp 600 tq now and it'll be with me the rest of my life then my Gson takes over, Fantastic you had the smart sense to keep your car, I could go on about the other cars I didn't have the sense to keep, 71 BB Cuda & pistol grip 4 spd or 70 Mach 1 351C & 4 spd or 69 BB Roadrunner BB & 4 spd ...........
Wow. Amazing video and story! Thank you for making this. Your Fairlane is legendary. I’m actually picking up at 66 GTA right now and your video has inspired me. Thank you so much.
Beautiful. Im rebuilding a 390 FE now. I have no idea what im doing, lol. I have to keep coming back to YT for info. Im running a howards hydraulic roller cam as well. The lift is a bit less but the lsa is the same. Hopefully is sounds similar to yours. Im glad the algorithm brought me here.
I have a 67 with a 390 4 speed. It was just a step under a GT and was ordered that way as my brother's friend ordered it. The car has been in the family since new as my 2 brother in laws owned before me. I have had it 40 yrs. In March I took it to get restored, thanks for showing your car as mine is red to. I hope mine looks as good as yours as it is so beautiful. Thanks again.
@@dissrepair Thaks for information about my car, it makes sense as the majority were probably GT. As I stated before your car is awesome and I hope my car will be almost as nice as yours. Thanks again for information.
I love what you said about the car at the end of the video. They really do have a soul. When I was 16 I drove a 1959 Ford galaxie Fairlane car was older than me. I've owned two 1967 Ford galaxie I had a 1964 galaxie 1963 Ford galaxie got my first speeding ticket in a 1962 Ford falcon 6 cylinder car three on the tree had one dead cylinder only ran on five. Love them old Fords
I had a 67 cyclone 390 gt came with the top loader 3 speed. lost it in a divorce. had it from 1975 till 1986. I currently have a 67 cyclone (non gt car) 428 dual quad, 600 lift roller set up.factory dual points, ported heads, dont like the solid roller set up, its fast as hell but I have to adjust the solid lifters every time I drive it for 30 minutes. The guy I bought it from set it up for the track, Im going to go to a milder hydraulic cam and single four barrel carb.
I had a 69 1/2 Mustang Mach 1 SCJ /GT stick with every option and low gear ratio. I wouldn't even run this or a Torino . They ruled the road . Very underrated cars . They would hook also. My car was stock but did have traction bars. One trick I discovered was to skip second gear , but still not enough to match this car. I believe this car also had a frame . Very nice car ❗
Now I've got a 2006 Mustang Fastback, with a 4.0 V6 modified with BBK Headers, Pypes dual exhaust, & SR Performance cold air intake, and a 5-speed manual. This spring, I'm going to have a Spec 2+ clutch put in it, and maybe a Yukon Posi differential with either a 345:1, or a 373:1 gear? Can't wait for warmer weather here in Michigan! That's a really nice Fairlane you've got!
I owned several. 3 speed top loader with floor shift was standard. GM called this transmission the Dearborn and they were the heavy duty 3 speed transmission. Even used in GTOs.
My Grandfather owned a Ford Dealership and sold my Uncle a brand new 1967, with the side-oiler, mid rise, 427. His was the Factory Performance version with a 4-spd, holes in the Window Cranks and stuff like that. I wanted that Car , badly, but my Dad told me no, when my Uncle was ready to get rid of it.
I had the 67 mercury cougar. I bought it a year old with just few miles on it as that man only drove it a few times, it would land him in the ditch so he was scared of it. I kept it till a cop chased me down, threw me in jail and then cut the car into small pieces... I come close to a murder rap afterwards
I am running that Howards Cams 253385-10 hydraulic roller cam, also after a Comp hydraulic flat tappet lasted an hour and wiped out the lifters, cam, all the bearings in the motor, the oil pump, and the crank. This is in my white 64 Galaxie fastback with a black and white bench seat interior and a 401FE, ProMaxx shocker 200 aluminum heads, TCI C6, 3.89 posi 9"rear.
Back in 68 I think I had a neighbor that bought that Ford Fairlane, it was a simple, looking car with Babymoon hubcaps on it, but on the side it had the cobra jet emblem is only like 2 inches tall, and the car was a powerhouse
Sweet ride! A schoolmates brother had a GT 390 version of this in the dark green. That had me hooked on the body style. My preference would be jet black.
My first car was a 66FairlaneGTA. Dark green. I paid $1300 at a used car lot in 1970 in WichitaFallsTx. I was 16 years old. I worked and saved to buy it. It took me 6 months to find the car after I had the money to buy it. I decided I wanted this model when I was in JR High. I got a model car for Christmas and fell in love.
I wish I could have kept my first car. 1967 Fairlane GTA with a 2bbl 390, C6. 3.00:1 9" rear, black over white. Bought it for $295 in 1976. Sold it for 650 in 1977. I cry when I think of it.
I still have my first car, 1966 fairlane hard top, 289 auto, bought it off the original owner when I was 14, restored when 15, now at 51 I'm getting ready to put In a 5 speed
Beautiful car. The 66/67 Fairlanes are my absolute favorite car of all time. Besides my driver I have 15 parts cars (3 are comets/cyclones). A couple things... *The racing stripe would not have went all the way up to the GT fender badge. It would've stopped alittle short, as the one in the GT/A clip shown. *The bucket seats and console were called the XL package. Because a Fairlane 500 XL had the same seats, console, door handles/rests, etc. *The actual base transmission in a GT was a 3-speed trans, not a 4 speed. It was only about $185 to upgrade to the 4-speed, and most did. That's why it's so rare to see a GT that's a 3-speed manual. *Only the GT/GTA had the billets in the grill blacked out. A 500 car had the entire grill the same gray color.
Wow, good for you. Honestly if somebody asked me if you wanted to drag race car which would you choose I would choose the 427 Fairlane. Back in the early 1980s these superstock engine fair lanes were reving around 8500 RPM and I think they were still using the factory Le Mans rods. I still have the hot rod magazine article from 1975. It’s about a guy named Carl Holbrook who they used to call Mr. Cobra Jet, he specialized in 428 cobra jet race engines for clients. Hot rod magazine was very impressed by his knowledge and technical ability as was I and I still have the article. He had a 1969 mustang convertible super stock car and I think it was around 3600 pounds and it would lift the front wheels at least 2 feet into the air running about 10.5 second quarter mile. I don’t know if the rules have changed but back then you had to use the stock carburetor, stock intake and stock heads unported. Ford produce so many great engines It’s hard to say which is my favorite but the FE is definitely one of them.
I have a 69 ss chevelle with 565 making 802 hp an i love my gorgeous baby. But man a 66 Fairlane GT 427 4 speed my boss man owned since 1970 he daddy wouldnt buy it for him because it was so fast but he talked his mom into co sign lol he still has the car an someone came in garage an stole his top load 4 speed an his son stole some of the other parts but now his son is fixing it back since my boss has passed away. Ma. The 66 GT is 1 gorgeous car. Hope your boys keeps the tradition going after we all are fone cause i no my daughter is lol she loves my 64 comet caliente i took her to school in all her friends said your dad has the coolest cars an now she is going to ha e both my babies when i pass. Love your 66 brother
Cool! My first car in 1968, was a 65 Mustang GT, 289 4BL, manual trans! Then a 69 Roadrunner, with a 383 HP, automatic. Almost traded it for a 70 Boss 429 Mustang, but the Ford dealer wouldn't offer me enough $$ for the Roadrunner, so I "beefed it up, added a Holley 800, Hooker long tube headers, 391:1 posi rear end, and other goodies! But, I liked the Fairlane's too! My Grandpa had a 1957!
and it fits between the shock towers? I bet there'shardly any room there to get to the plugs . I put a 429 in my 67 (,289) car from a 71 tbird in mine during my high school days
In order to remove the back plug on the passenger side you have to loosen it with a socket and then turn your back to the fender and reach down between the block and tower with your right hand. And I always bought 9 plugs because I broke so many installing them.
I had a 67 XL, had same interior as GT, without the GT badging. Sunlight yellow with black vinyl top and black interior. 289 auto stick. Later on I swapped in a 70 351 Cleveland out of a mach1. Installed a toploader and a 9in. I hate the day that I sold it. What was I think'n? 😢
Great car with noteworthy history with you. Congrats. You killed it on the stance with the bigger wheels/tires. That 427 sounds awesome. Gives me goosebumps. In my opinion, this is one of the most beautiful designs to come from Ford during the '60s. Still looks timeless today.
I believe that the Fairlane GT models in both 1966 and '67 came standard with a three speed manual transmission, not the 4-speed as you stated. I saw one years ago when I lived in Denver. It's hard to imagine anyone would order that. Because the C-6 transmission was new this year, Ford really promoted it, so it's no surprise that most GTs were GT/As.
Can you please show us some of the other cars in your stable? I noticed the '57 Custom and the '56 Ranch Wagon - two of my all-time favorite Fords of the '50s.
Thanks for sharing your sweet Fairlane. It made my day.
Thank you!! We’ve done several other videos on Fords the ‘57 custom is in this one.
ruclips.net/video/HWLSW6Ii2rI/видео.html
Btw - I’m working on getting a video on the Ranch Wagon!
@@dissrepair Just watched it. What a cool car!
427 ford 4 speed goosebumps on goosebumps
Tom Schlitter, FALSE. '66-'67 Fairlane GT cars were manual 4 speed transmission. GTA had the C6 A/T. 427 FE engine Fairlane's were all XL cars. Only 57 were built and all had Ford top-loader 4 speed manual transmission. They were also not street legal.
I had a 63 ford fairlane with a built 289. It was bad ass. I wish I had it back.
Now I got stopped 5 times in 2 months for loud mufflers.
I out ran a couple of them trying to turn around on me. Back then you could. Old memories!!
Spitin' image of brother's '66 red GT -- only had the factory 390 but still a very good performer. One of our family's favourite cars ever. Great story and history. Brings many memories back.
Those 390s were a fairly potent mill in its own right!
@Colin - My high school friend had a '66 GT 390 4 speed and all he did to it was put in a Hurst Comp. Plus shifter. Another towny had a '66 GTO, 389, 4 speed. He put dual quads on it. The GTO pulled stronger off the line and up to around 70mph, then the Fairlane GT left him in his fumes! Don't know what the stock final drive gear was in the goat, but I suspect it was a bit shorter than the GT's, which would account for it being quicker to launch. Also, the GTO ran out of steam at just 118 mph, while the GT would run right on up to close to 140! Fun times were had by all!
Had a couple red one around the neighborhood back them
You should have put 428 heads on it 💯💯👍👍😎
We had the 66 Fairlane with the 289. Ran like a top the whole time we had her! Grandparents had the GTA convertible. Great video, great car!
I owned a 1967 Fairlane GTA with a 428cj that previous owner and put in it. It had domed pistons. I upgraded the valve train and the ignition, carburetion and exhaust. Strong runner, 10.32@138mph 1/4 mile.
That’s hauling serious butt!! Nice work
Absolutely love the car! My dad had the 66' GTA he bought in 67' so this was the family car till about 79' I remember one time my brother and I and a friend of ours was riding with my dad in this car. He pulled out to pass a slow moving car, and all of a sudden a car traveling fairly fast was meeting us oncoming! My dad's response was to hustle it up and get on out of the way! It was the first time we heard that 390 really open up!! I still remember to this day the dual exhaust and a really mean induction sound with that 4 barrel wide open!!! Our friend told EVERYBODY he seen after that about how fast that car was! Of course we were about 9 to 11 years old! Pretty easy to impress!! Good memories!!
Great car, great story. My biggest regret is not pursuing my dream car like you did, and having it. Still dreaming.....
Brings back memories of my drag racing days.
Great car & even greater story! Around the mid 70's, for a short time I owned a '67 Fairlane, it was a factory 427 drag car. It had the dual 4's, 4 speed & 5.67 posi. Ladder bars were attached at the front underneath the front seat. It came with a title & stated it couldn't be licensed for the street. It also had the optional fiberglass lift off hood. I ended up parting the car out. It's been too many years, I can't remember how much I payed for it,or the total amount I sold it for. I do remember I sold the heads,intake, dual 652 Holleys & the oval air cleaner for $500. Another one I let get away!
That’s impressive. And those are some deep gears! I bet it left the line like a beast! If we only had knew what they’d be worth today. To bad we can’t keep them all.
Weird that the 427 (R) code Fairlane wasn't licensable for the street,
but all iterations of the 1966 full size Ford 427 (R)'s were street legal.
The wheelbase of the Galaxie is 119" which is only 3" longer than the Fairlane.
Bought my '66 Fairlane 500 in 1985 for $800 390cid 2 door, sold in 92 to raise emergency cash. In 2023 I can honestly say I've grieved every single damn day of her loss. My fav car of all time.Your's is fantastic, congratulations and build job well done .
Good day. I'm 72 years old. This is another of the cars from that era that I loved. Great Times for Cars. I have owned a few of them. I was a MOPAR guy back then. Thanks & Best Regards. Beautiful Car.
Thanks! I appreciate you watching!
Awesome fairlane I've always loved those cars I will get one one day I've built lots of models of them... keep looking after that gem 💎
Awesome car! Loved those 66 and 67 Fairlanes.
That's a great story and a great Fairlane!
Beautiful car and cool that you have kept it all these years. 👍
Keeping your first car. That is so awesome. When I was in 6th grade A friend of ours had a red GT Fairlane like yours with the 390 and I didn't know that till right now and you explain the two scoops for the 390 on the hood. I could have swore you had a dual carbs because the air cleaner was super long like yours
It used to have dual carbs but I swapped when I changed heads. The original lowrider intake didn’t port match the heads. And the pushrods interfered too. So I simplified my life a little and went to single carb! Thanks for watching
What a beautiful and amazing car!
Thank you. I appreciate the comment!
Had a 66 Fairlane thirty years ago. Swapped to a nine inch and dropped a 69 351 windsor in it. Great fun car.....regret selling it all the time. PS: you're missing two screws in the left rear taillight.... :)
Awesome is an understatement! well done and the story behind it is even better! Impressive, gorgeous and bad ass are some of the superlatives I can express yet still doesn't do your ride justice. Keep enjoying getting offers from folks that would want to own her, because that will never stop. Geez, amazing fairlane
Nice! I had the 66 GT Fairlane 390 back in the 70's. My first car. Yellow with black stipes. I liked the interior and large bucket seats. Loved it. Always regret getting rid of it.
That sounds like a cool color combo. Too bad we just can’t keep them all!
@Diss Repair
Yep. I only saw one or two just like it driving around L.A. for a couple years. The red looks great in Fairlanes! Great car!
Me too ! 66 GTA back in 74-75 I had lots of fun with that car. All stock down to the embossed FORD mufflers. 335 HP 480 ft lbs of torque. Lots of street drags and out in the country like in American Graffiti.
Love the lines on the 66. I was born in 53 and when we were in high school it was all GTO’s, SS 396 Chevelle, 442’s, and Road Runners. Nobody had one of these Fairlanes that I knew. I don’t remember seeing one around but this is a beautiful example of an era of machines I wish I had a warehouse full of.
Great story. Mine is very similar I bought my 67 fairlane when I was 15 in 1989. Drove it to prom also along with graduation soccer games etc... I still have it and just did a complete restore on it. I did a similar hood from crities. I kept the car it's factory color frost turquoise with silver gt stripes. I'm in the process of installing a t5 in her. This car will also go to my son one day . I've been through many muscle cars but I'll always keep my first one. Thanks for the great story
That’s awesome to hear! Frost turquoise sounds like a great color. My boys both want the old mans car!
Beautiful car, had a couple of friends that owned these back in the early 70's when we were in high school. Both were 289 cars.
Those 289 cars were no joke. Thanks for watching
My good friend's girl friend had a '66 with a 289 & C-4 and had no problem getting on the freeway in a hurry!
I have a '67 Ford Fairlane XL/GT 427 that TASCA Ford built in-house. I bought it new; I still have it and it's still in near perfect showroom condition. Candy Apple Red with black interior.
Good Day. I haven't seen the "TASCA" name for a long time. Best Regards.
I am jealous
In 1976 I bought a 66 GTA 390 console & floor shift auto but someone had put a fiberglass dual scoop hood on it, stock engine but ran fairly fast, I swapped cars alot when I was in my teens and can't remember what I swapped it for lol, I have a 68 Malibu with a bored & stroke 454/489 590 hp 600 tq now and it'll be with me the rest of my life then my Gson takes over, Fantastic you had the smart sense to keep your car, I could go on about the other cars I didn't have the sense to keep, 71 BB Cuda & pistol grip 4 spd or 70 Mach 1 351C & 4 spd or 69 BB Roadrunner BB & 4 spd ...........
That list of cars is The Who’s who of musclecars. You were luck to get to own them. You can’t keep them all
Wow. Amazing video and story! Thank you for making this. Your Fairlane is legendary. I’m actually picking up at 66 GTA right now and your video has inspired me. Thank you so much.
That’s so cool ! Good luck !
Great car I’ve always wanted a fairlane. Got a basket case 67 gt couple months ago well pleased
You guys are Killin it with these videos. Good job.!
Thank you! We will keep them coming
A truly great video, had a 66gt in 70, made some memories too.
Beautiful. Im rebuilding a 390 FE now. I have no idea what im doing, lol. I have to keep coming back to YT for info. Im running a howards hydraulic roller cam as well. The lift is a bit less but the lsa is the same. Hopefully is sounds similar to yours. Im glad the algorithm brought me here.
I’ve always liked those cars from the day they first came out.
Thanks great story, I'm working on my dream 66 fairlane 500 & putting in a 351w.
Beautiful car brother. And nice history presentation.
I have a 67 with a 390 4 speed. It was just a step under a GT and was ordered that way as my brother's friend ordered it. The car has been in the family since new as my 2 brother in laws owned before me. I have had it 40 yrs. In March I took it to get restored, thanks for showing your car as mine is red to. I hope mine looks as good as yours as it is so beautiful. Thanks again.
A plain 390 4 speed was rarer than a GT option
@@dissrepair Thaks for information about my car, it makes sense as the majority were probably GT. As I stated before your car is awesome and I hope my car will be almost as nice as yours. Thanks again for information.
I had a 67 GTA, I loved the fact it was a sleeper, especially since l grew up in Fremont 6 miles from drag strip, great car lots of great memories
I love what you said about the car at the end of the video. They really do have a soul. When I was 16 I drove a 1959 Ford galaxie Fairlane car was older than me. I've owned two 1967 Ford galaxie I had a 1964 galaxie 1963 Ford galaxie got my first speeding ticket in a 1962 Ford falcon 6 cylinder car three on the tree had one dead cylinder only ran on five. Love them old Fords
Thanks for the comment. Sounds like you’ve had some fantastic old fords. They do have a soul!
Its great to see GOOD OLD MUSCLE CARS STILL GETTING AROUND, THE BIG CUBIC FAIRLANE 427 IS NOT ONLY BEAUTIFUL BUT TOUGH
Thank you. Even compared to todays muscle it’s still a contender and way better to look at
I had a 67 cyclone 390 gt came with the top loader 3 speed. lost it in a divorce. had it from 1975 till 1986. I currently have a 67 cyclone (non gt car) 428 dual quad, 600 lift roller set up.factory dual points, ported heads, dont like the solid roller set up, its fast as hell but I have to adjust the solid lifters every time I drive it for 30 minutes. The guy I bought it from set it up for the track, Im going to go to a milder hydraulic cam and single four barrel carb.
I had a 69 1/2 Mustang Mach 1 SCJ /GT stick with every option and low gear ratio. I wouldn't even run this or a Torino . They ruled the road . Very underrated cars . They would hook also. My car was stock but did have traction bars. One trick I discovered was to skip second gear , but still not enough to match this car. I believe this car also had a frame . Very nice car ❗
Now I've got a 2006 Mustang Fastback, with a 4.0 V6 modified with BBK Headers, Pypes dual exhaust, & SR Performance cold air intake, and a 5-speed manual. This spring, I'm going to have a Spec 2+ clutch put in it, and maybe a Yukon Posi differential with either a 345:1, or a 373:1 gear? Can't wait for warmer weather here in Michigan!
That's a really nice Fairlane you've got!
I'll still be looking for this at one of my weekends shows!
I owned several.
3 speed top loader with floor shift was standard.
GM called this transmission the Dearborn and they were the heavy duty 3 speed transmission.
Even used in GTOs.
Thank you for sharing your cars story and detailed explanation of the GT Fairlane
You’re more than welcome. If you have other ideas that you’d like to see. Let me know
I got a Fairlane just sick like it got a 427 in it with a 9-in running gear drag pack rear end very fast love the video keep up the good work
A very nice classic Ford car. Tastefully modified as well. Cheers!
My Grandfather owned a Ford Dealership and sold my Uncle a brand new 1967, with the side-oiler, mid rise, 427. His was the Factory Performance version with a 4-spd, holes in the Window Cranks and stuff like that. I wanted that Car , badly, but my Dad told me no, when my Uncle was ready to get rid of it.
The '66 Fairlane is my favorite Ford . I had a GT 390 4spd.
I had the 67 mercury cougar. I bought it a year old with just few miles on it as that man only drove it a few times, it would land him in the ditch so he was scared of it. I kept it till a cop chased me down, threw me in jail and then cut the car into small pieces... I come close to a murder rap afterwards
I bought a 66GTA in 1970. I almost settled for a 66 CometGTA.
Very nice... story and the car!!
Love those cars and I will never be was out a FE in something I have love those engine. Love the video
Love your 66 & I'm currently restoring my 67 GT in the same color option. Nice car.
Candy apple red is the best ! Good luck getting your car running!
Is it for sale?
If so l need a#
I am running that Howards Cams 253385-10 hydraulic roller cam, also after a Comp hydraulic flat tappet lasted an hour and wiped out the lifters, cam, all the bearings in the motor, the oil pump, and the crank. This is in my white 64 Galaxie fastback with a black and white bench seat interior and a 401FE, ProMaxx shocker 200 aluminum heads, TCI C6, 3.89 posi 9"rear.
Beautiful.
Absolutely loved the car love the story behind it better
Back in 68 I think I had a neighbor that bought that Ford Fairlane, it was a simple, looking car with Babymoon hubcaps on it, but on the side it had the cobra jet emblem is only like 2 inches tall, and the car was a powerhouse
Great story/family and car! Ops left out the SOUND it makes!
A great story and video! 😊
Sweet ride! A schoolmates brother had a GT 390 version of this in the dark green. That had me hooked on the body style. My preference would be jet black.
My first car was a 66FairlaneGTA. Dark green. I paid $1300 at a used car lot in 1970 in WichitaFallsTx. I was 16 years old. I worked and saved to buy it. It took me 6 months to find the car after I had the money to buy it. I decided I wanted this model when I was in JR High. I got a model car for Christmas and fell in love.
Love that hunkered down stance
back in 75 a friend of mine had a 67 GT, i really loved his ride.
Sounds awesome
Great car and great job on the car AND the video!
Well done Sir 👏
I wish I could have kept my first car. 1967 Fairlane GTA with a 2bbl 390, C6. 3.00:1 9" rear, black over white. Bought it for $295 in 1976. Sold it for 650 in 1977. I cry when I think of it.
Absolutely beautiful. Respect from NC
Thanks !! And thanks for watching
Gorgeous car!
Cool video!
Glad you enjoyed it
66 GT. Has always been my favorite car ❤
nice cars. i wish i had my 67 gt back
I love that car! If I didn't have a Mach I would have one of those.
A Mach 1 is a great car. I love those too. That would've been my first choice for a car, but I couldn't find a cheap one at the time.
Nobody ever forgot about the Fairlane.... It was a true nightmare for Chevy and Dodge
STRAIGHT FACTS 👍
I owned a 66 GTA my senior year of High School. It was blue on blue. It definitely kicked ass.
That’s awesome
NICE!!! I had a 68 all original GT PS, no air. These are great cars.
I couldn’t agree more!
The 427FE was an amazing engine!
I still have my first car, 1966 fairlane hard top, 289 auto, bought it off the original owner when I was 14, restored when 15, now at 51 I'm getting ready to put In a 5 speed
I had a 1969 Fairlane 500 with a Boss 302 when I was young. Pretty fun car at that time.
Beautiful car. The 66/67 Fairlanes are my absolute favorite car of all time. Besides my driver I have 15 parts cars (3 are comets/cyclones). A couple things...
*The racing stripe would not have went all the way up to the GT fender badge. It would've stopped alittle short, as the one in the GT/A clip shown.
*The bucket seats and console were called the XL package. Because a Fairlane 500 XL had the same seats, console, door handles/rests, etc.
*The actual base transmission in a GT was a 3-speed trans, not a 4 speed. It was only about $185 to upgrade to the 4-speed, and most did. That's why it's so rare to see a GT that's a 3-speed manual.
*Only the GT/GTA had the billets in the grill blacked out. A 500 car had the entire grill the same gray color.
Great Car, Great Personal Story & History. Family Heirloom.
Thank you
Wow, good for you. Honestly if somebody asked me if you wanted to drag race car which would you choose I would choose the 427 Fairlane. Back in the early 1980s these superstock engine fair lanes were reving around 8500 RPM and I think they were still using the factory Le Mans rods. I still have the hot rod magazine article from 1975. It’s about a guy named Carl Holbrook who they used to call Mr. Cobra Jet, he specialized in 428 cobra jet race engines for clients. Hot rod magazine was very impressed by his knowledge and technical ability as was I and I still have the article. He had a 1969 mustang convertible super stock car and I think it was around 3600 pounds and it would lift the front wheels at least 2 feet into the air running about 10.5 second quarter mile. I don’t know if the rules have changed but back then you had to use the stock carburetor, stock intake and stock heads unported. Ford produce so many great engines It’s hard to say which is my favorite but the FE is definitely one of them.
Not forgotten, I have wanted one for years. Just can't afford one now.
I can’t believe none of classics had cup holders. My cup holder in my F150 is one of my most used features. Lol
Good story. I have a '67 T code, 3 spd. column shift.
I have a 69 ss chevelle with 565 making 802 hp an i love my gorgeous baby. But man a 66 Fairlane GT 427 4 speed my boss man owned since 1970 he daddy wouldnt buy it for him because it was so fast but he talked his mom into co sign lol he still has the car an someone came in garage an stole his top load 4 speed an his son stole some of the other parts but now his son is fixing it back since my boss has passed away. Ma. The 66 GT is 1 gorgeous car. Hope your boys keeps the tradition going after we all are fone cause i no my daughter is lol she loves my 64 comet caliente i took her to school in all her friends said your dad has the coolest cars an now she is going to ha e both my babies when i pass. Love your 66 brother
Cool! My first car in 1968, was a 65 Mustang GT, 289 4BL, manual trans! Then a 69 Roadrunner, with a 383 HP, automatic. Almost traded it for a 70 Boss 429 Mustang, but the Ford dealer wouldn't offer me enough $$ for the Roadrunner, so I "beefed it up, added a Holley 800, Hooker long tube headers, 391:1 posi rear end, and other goodies!
But, I liked the Fairlane's too! My Grandpa had a 1957!
Wow! You’ve had a bunch of the coolest cars Detroit ever made. Nice 👍
Beautiful car
The 1966 Ford Fairlane is one of my all time favorite cars, too bad they're relatively rare in Sweden haha
What a bad ass car! ❤
Im a firm believer that as long as you keep a car lubricated it will provide you with continuous help .
Well done 👌.
Dual 4 barrel holleys were a pain in the ass.
I had a black 66 Fairlane GT 390 floor shifted auto with console in 1976, from what he says I must have had a GTA? also had a glass dual scoop hood
and it fits between the shock towers? I bet there'shardly any room there to get to the plugs . I put a 429 in my 67 (,289) car from a 71 tbird in mine during my high school days
I have a 66 now I'm gonna restore it 2 is a 289 car , 331 or 347 stroker not sure yet
In order to remove the back plug on the passenger side you have to loosen it with a socket and then turn your back to the fender and reach down between the block and tower with your right hand. And I always bought 9 plugs because I broke so many installing them.
Very nice car!!
Thank you! Appreciate your comment
Nice ride
Finally a proper burn out!! no line lock!!
Great story
I too have my first car, 66 fairlane, 2 door hard top, 289 auto,still have it, I am 50, 2nd owner too
I had a 67 XL, had same interior as GT, without the GT badging. Sunlight yellow with black vinyl top and black interior. 289 auto stick. Later on I swapped in a 70 351 Cleveland out of a mach1. Installed a toploader and a 9in. I hate the day that I sold it. What was I think'n? 😢
1966 Ford Fairlane GT not available with 427 FE engine from the factory. XL only and not street legal.
I have one at my house that I’m getting ready to restore, all stock parts. It hasn’t been started or run in like 30 or 40 years