1967 Ford Fairlane: Deja Vu Ford Goodness Sakes

Babysitter’s Fairlane. Automotive journalism affords a guy opportunities that other neighborhood busybodies may non survive aware of. Things may survive hiding inwards otherwise manifestly sight. Such is the instance amongst this car. Residents of the neighborhood where I (Ron) grew upward mentioned this mystery machine from fourth dimension to time. They sentiment it may real good survive a 1963 Ford Milky Way or fifty-fifty an LTD all the same inwards the hands of its master copy owner. 
  So, I went to the door. Why would someone permit me in? I sentiment maybe because I had a photographic boob tube camera as well as a notebook every bit good every bit a passion for older cars. Maybe because I made it clear I am non trying to purchase it, but would but love to consider it. Still, why permit soul inwards yous don’t actually know? 

  The machine turned out to survive a 1967 Ford Fairlane 500 four-door sedan. It had several attributes that would survive the envy of anyone attempting to restore an older vehicle. This beautiful sedan did non demand restoration. It was a truthful one-owner survivor. Powered past times a 289 V8, a manual 3-speed on the column, as well as a non bad story that I needed to know!

1967 Ford Fairlane 500 has a three-speed column shift transmission.

 

50 years ago
  It seems inwards Feb of 1967, Mr. S (name protected) had an errand to run at a local Ford dealership. On the lot of Jim Skinner Ford, on the eastern side of Birmingham, Alabama, Mr. S spotted the machine that would survive a business office of the solid unit of measurement from that betoken forth. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 build novel 1967 Ford Fairlane 500 inwards Raven Black. It had a peppy 289-cubic-inch V8 nether the hood as well as propelled itself amongst a manual three-speed, shifted on the column. This four-door sedan would survive a perfect solid unit of measurement car. Now to move on that "family" part. 

All master copy 289-V8 engine sits nether hood of the ’67 Fairlane.

Wedding bells
  After surprising his girl (the futurity Mrs. S) amongst the grand arrival inwards the novel sedan. It was but the inspiration a guy needs — they were married inwards September of 1967. They took the machine on their honeymoon to Gary, Indiana. It also served them on trips every bit far north every bit Canada. After the improver of aftermarket air conditioning, they drove the dark Ford agency downwards south to Florida. However, don’t larn the sentiment that this machine was inwards steady rotation. It was driven sparingly as well as cared for meticulously. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 mere 68,396 miles on the odometer.

Seat covers protected the 1967 Fairlane’s master copy seats from wear.

Preserving history
  Years later, the machine is all the same inwards the hands of Mrs. S. She kindly permit me receive got every bit many photos every bit I wanted as well as graciously offered to movement things roughly inwards her garage to receive got better photos. I was amazed at the status of this classic Ford. Most people would non receive got preserved a spartan four-door sedan the agency Mr. S did. They covered the seats when the Fairlane was new, to protect the master copy cloth from harm. Clearly, this machine did non consider much pelting or snow. In Alabama, the Sun tin survive violent. It is specially non form to dark pigment that tends to correspond heat. Somehow, Mr. as well as Mrs. S protected it from that too. 

The Raven Black four-door 1967 Ford Fairlane has lived inwards this garage for 50 years.

Meet again, for the outset time
  My lovely catch amongst Mrs. S as well as my photograph shoot came to an end. As I was leaving, I mentioned that my grandmother lived downwards the street as well as possibly she had known her. 
  “No, but I know you,” she replied.
  She knew me? How did she know me? 
  That explains the friendly greeting as well as the “Come on in” I encountered earlier. But how?

The speed alert selection made an annoying buzzing audio to nag you if yous exceeded the preset limit. After Mr. S added the married adult woman selection the alert buzzer was no longer needed.

Deja vu

  How attain yous know me?, I asked. Maybe she is a reader of Junkyard Life (editor’s note: Ron ever thinks that no affair how unlikely). 
  “I used to babysit yous when your parents moved over to Paris Street when yous were most v years old,” said Mrs. S. 
  It was true! My parents did movement 1 street over from Mrs. S when I was v years old! I inquired amongst a tone of inquisitive surprise 
  So, I receive got been hither before?, I said. 
  “Yes, several times. You played hither inwards the den as well as out inwards the yard amongst a distich of other kids,” said Mrs. S.
  Then the of import question... ”So the machine was hither the whole time?,” I asked. It was. I knew it looked familiar! (editor’s note: No, it didn’t. That took Ron past times consummate surprise.) 
  So, instead of proverb salutations like, “Nice to run into you,” I was pleased to say, “In that case, non bad to consider yous again.”  The déjà vu of classic cars as well as overnice people. It was comforting to listen her say “They ever come upward back.” Yes nosotros do.

Ron Kidd

— Junkyard Life

“And I experience similar I’ve been hither before” — Déjà vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Fairlane 500 hub caps, all intact as well as inwards non bad shape.

 Ron’s 1967 Ford Fairlane Fun Facts:

• Though non a 1967 fact, Ford introduced us to the Fairlane scream inwards 1955.
• Affluent people oftentimes named their estates. The machine was named after Henry Ford’s estate inwards Michigan “Fair Lane”.
• The 1967 model was the terminal of the 5th generation Fairlane models. Changes occurred to the Fairlane inwards 1968. 
• It was rumored that Ford produced 57 super hot 427 c.i.d Fairlanes amongst 425 horses to run into requirements of the NHRA as well as IHRA racing. Imagine how fast that would survive inwards this chassis. 
• May not survive a fact, but it does non appear that Ford gave us a four-door hardtop. They seem to all survive sedans.
• Ford built 51,522 four-door sedans inwards the 500 cut back level. A large chunk of the the full 238,688 Fairlanes (according to myclassicgarage.com). So it was non the rarest of the bunch. However, our characteristic machine is an outstanding example.
• The rarest Fairlane would survive the 500XL convertible. Only 1,943 built.

Do you receive got a classic or musculus machine inwards the yard or a barn find? Send us details as well as we’re on the way!  Send emails to Jody Potter at junkyardbull@gmail.com or Ron Kidd at Kidd403@bellsouth.net.

1967 Ford Fairlane raise bumper teases those passing past times the opened upward garage door.

Under dash AC was added before a trip to Florida decades ago.

Clean lines on this one-owner 1967 Fairlane 500 inwards the garage.

Original Jim Skinner Ford dealer plate on the torso lid of 1967 Ford Fairlane.

The dark 1967 Ford Fairlane sits inwards garage surrounded past times 50 years of life accumulation.

The possessor was gracious to permit Junkyard Life’s Ron Kidd inwards for the story.

 

Ford Fairlane 500 emblem.

The patriotic-themed grill emblem on the ’67 Fairlane represents to a greater extent than than it realized. (deep thoughts from Ron)

A crimson ‘God Loves You’ tag mounted on the front end bumper.

White headliner is like-new inwards the dark 1967 Fairlane.

The mystery of the one-owner 1967 Fairlane revealed to a greater extent than than a practiced machine story but a connectedness to a babysitter from xl years ago.

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