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Comparing a Falcon and Fairlane
A friend of mine at work has a 1967 Fairlane Hardtop. He drove it to work yesterday and parked it next to my Falcon.
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It was interesting to stand between the cars and compare them side by side. The Fairlane was a lot bigger. It was higher, wider, and longer.
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I would have loved to have had a 1963 Galaxie parked along with the compact and mid-sized cars. That would have completed the set. The big Galaxie would have made the Fairlane look small.
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You will also need a 1964 Thunderbird and Lincoln!
What is neat is that after Ford had designed the unit body for the 1960 Falcon, they carried the concept further and released it as the unit body 1962 Fairlane. The Fairlane was really an enlarged Falcon. The 1962 Fairlane was also neat in that the new car was released with the new 221 small block V-8. It was called the Fairlane 8.
I like the rear view mirrors and paint job on your Fairlane. It looks nice from behind with the hidden gas cap, round tail lights and chrome bumper. The side view looks nice with the wide rear post. From the front, the Fairlane looks lower than your Falcon. It is interesting that the 1964 Fairlane still had a hood scoop while that had been deleted from the 1964 Falcon.
It will be fun when you have your Falcon, Fairlane and Galaxie all lined up. "Hmmmm. Which one do I want to drive today?"