You may recall that Ford’s Fairlane-based Thunderbolt took drag racing’s Super Stock classes by storm in 1964. After years of ...
Muscle car fans looking for some close drag racing matchups can scratch that itch by hitting play on the following video, which features a 1970 Chevy Camaro SS taking on a 1966 Ford Fairlane GTA for ...
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 ...
The day started out badly for Austin Bittle. After making a single pass down the Las Vegas quarter-mile, a loud clatter erupted from the engine compartment of his 1966 Ford Fairlane hardtop. The ...
During the early 1960s, Ford launched its Total Performance program, aiming to rule motorsport and unleash some of the most fearsome high-performance production models on public roads. When the ...
Chad has been a muscle car and classic truck lover since he could walk. The classic vehicles from the '60s and '70s are the best in his eyes, but he is more than willing to give the new technology a ...
Dragstrip action used to get Mitch Jackson's heart pumping, but after 10 seconds of torque-twisting acceleration, the ride always came to an abrupt end. His '66 Fairlane race car sported a 408ci ...
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 ...
When pressed for detailed information about the fine '66 GTA Fairlane spread across these two pages, Bill and Judy Detzel were a little reticent. But who can blame them since they didn't turn the ...