Farewell Fairlanes

[troll]

they stopped making fairlanes in 69 or 70 in the states.Maverick was its replacement.I have a 56 Fairlane victoria and a 63 fairlane 500.Day and night there.Its a name they play with back and forth.That photo isnt anything Ive ever seen.Looks a little like a 64 chebby chabelle.a little!
Are there any 56 or 63 right hand steering fairlane's,that would be interesting to see.

[Aussie Mike]

Here's a link that shows the shapes of the Aussie Fairlanes from about 1967 onwards. Aussie Fairlanes

Australia built Fairlanes have always been based on the Falcon Platform. I believe prior to 1967 they were the same as the US Fairlanes. The Aussie Fairlane is in most cases just a streched Falcon with a larger boot. Most of the running gear is interchangable between the two.

Holden (GM) did the same with it's Brougham and later the Statesman. These were based on the Kingswood or the later Commodore platform. By stretching the wheel base 4" to give the car more room in the rear seats and equipping it with better trim package they had a luxury car.

I've always been a fan of the ZD Fairlane from 1971.

Cheers

[Jac Mac]

Pretty sure the Fairlane was built on the same platform or floorpan as the Wagon or Ute Mike, only real difference was in the rear guards which continue right over and past the rear wheel arch by approx 4". Doors were the same as the Falcon Sedan.

Just like the XA/B/C Coupes, If you can find a good rear 1/2 of a coupe that has had a frontal all you need to repair it is a ute of the same year to make a good car. Screen /doors etc of coupe/ute are apparently the same. Door glass is specific to coupe but doors are same.

cheers
Jac Mac