Launched in 1955 as a full-size car, the Ford Fairlane became one of America's first intermediate vehicles in 1962. Two years later, the Fairlane spawned the successful drag-spec Thunderbolt, but the ...

The Fairlane GTA was essentially a GT with an automatic gearbox. The then-new SportShift Cruise-o-Matic was lighter and reduced parasitic power loss.

The 1966 Fairlane GT occupies a pivotal place in American performance history, bridging the gap between full-size bruisers and the compact pony cars that followed. Its blend of midsize practicality ...