1966 Ford Fairlane 500 XL

1966 Ford Fairlane 500 XL tribute for your consideration. This Fairlane comes with a beautiful Emberglo exterior paint over an excellent Emberglo interior. Powering this Ford is a 302 bored and stroked to a 347ci V8 making about 450hp paired with an automatic transmission with overdrive and a 9-inch 3.91 POSI rearend. This Fairlane 500 comes with some great modifications such as; power steering, power brakes, A/C, cruise control, power driver seat, electric exhaust cutouts, Line lock, Pioneer sound system, and more! The motor on the car has all Forged internals with CNC-ported aluminum heads, PAC valve springs, comp roller rockers, Hedmann headers, and a HolleySniper EFI system. Drive this one out of our showroom or have us assist with shipping it to you anywhere in the United States! Dont hesitate to give us a call with any questions or for more information. The Fairlane was revised in 1966. The appearance was changed to match the full-sized Ford, which had been restyled in the 1965 model year. The front end featured vertically stacked dual headlights. The XL, GT, and GTA packages were introduced, as well as a convertible to join the existing range of sedans, hardtops, and station wagons. The K-code 289 CID engine was dropped this year. The GT featured a 390 CID FE V8 as standard, while the GTA also included the newly introduced SportShift Cruise-o-Matic automatic transmission. The GT/GTA 390 CID engine developed 335 bhp (250 kW) with higher compression and had a four-barrel carburetor. Mid-year, Ford produced 57 special Fairlane 500 two-door hardtops with R-code 427 cu in (7.0 L) V8 engine rated at 425 bhp (431 PS; 317 kW) at 6000 rpm and 480 lb-ft (651 N‹…m) at 3700 rpm of torque,17 equipped with Fords Top-Loader four-speed manual transmission. Built to qualify the engine/transmission combination for NHRA and IHRA Super Stock racing, they were white and had fiberglass hoods with a forward-facing hood scoop that ended at the edge of the hood. The Fairlane Squire wagon was reintroduced in 1966.