Like many Ford nameplates that emerged in the 1950s, the Fairlane joined the muscle car wars in the 1960s. It's mostly famous for having spawned the Thunderbolt Super Stock monster in 1964, but Ford ...

If you're a fan of vintage Ford drag cars, you can't go wrong with the Thunderbolt. Based on the 1964 Fairlane, it featured a long list of race-spec parts and a beefed-up 427-cubic-inch (7.0-liter) FE ...

The horsepower wars were in full swing by 1966, and Chrysler had just released its NASCAR-derived street HEMI engine. As a follow-up to its dedicated drag racing 1964 Thunderbolt, Ford responded with ...

Bob Klemann is the third and current owner of this New Rochelle, New York, 427 Fairlane. He bought the car in 1968, parked it in 1972 due to the operating expenses involved, and didn't drive it again ...

The Ford Fairlane and Ford Torino are often mistaken for rivals, proof that many motorheads are yet to discover that the two were cut from the same cloth. In fact, when the Torino name entered the ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...