Fun with Fairlanes

427 4 speed

 

I had a buddy who died some years back who was big into Fairlanes. He had a cherry 64 he did all the work on. It was the car that introduced me to the Cleveor engine (Cleveland heads on a Windsor block). His car ran high 10s N/A, and he had a cheater nitrous bottle hidden in the door and plumbed into the rear of the intake so you couldn't see it upon casual inspection. Really sparked my interest in these cars. I'd maybe even give up my 55 for a clean 64 I could make into a Thunderbolt clone.

 

I’d find it very hard to part with a nice ‘55 like yours. I’d have to add to my herd.

 

I’ve been looking at bellhousings, flywheels, clutches and top loaders with the idea of converting my Ranchero to stick shift. I came to realize that I don’t know enough about mid-60s Fords to buy the correct stuff and not pay premium prices for stuff that won’t work.
So I’ll just stick the shift kit in my C6 and be happy.

 

Me too!! There's a handful of bucket list cars I have, and with the current state of things, the only way I can afford to do them is to sell or trade my 55. Not saying it will ever happen, but you never know.

 

My emotional bucket list is still long but my real-life bucket list is down to just a few. I’m trying to decide whether to sell off my projects, take the hit and get a bucket list car or stay the course and be happy with the projects I have. Tough decision as the years go by and my thrash endurance decreases.

 

There is no right answer there, but the good thing is there’s also no wrong answer.

 

Great looking Fairlane. Likely a recreation, but who cares.