Ford Fairmont

Ford Fairmont Wagon (Estate)

Ford Fairmont designated in the United States from 1977 to 1983 offered mid-range model of Ford Motor Company, and there is by Ford Australia since 1965 its own Fairmont as a luxury version of the local Ford Falcon.

Model history

For the model year 1978 Ford introduced the successor to the Ford Maverick USA Fairmont on the so-called Fox platform, with a rear-wheel drive, on the example also produced from the following year new Ford Mustang and its successor based. Parallel model of the Ford - Mercury brand was the Mercury Zephyr. Were offered a four-door sedan, a five-door station wagon and a first two-door coupe called Fairmont Futura with independent front end and double instead of single headlights.

The drive took over after choosing a 2.3-liter four-cylinder with 65 kW ( 89 hp ), a 3.3 - liter inline six- cylinder with 63 kW (86 hp) or a 4942 cc big and 104 kW ( 141 hp) V8. Came to the basic model a little later in the model year, an ES version ( " Euro Sport" ) with matte black grille and trim parts added. Was shifted via a manual three- or four-speed transmission or a three-speed automatic. From 1979 there was also a desire on four-speed transmission with overdrive.

From 1980, also provided for a combination model into the program, each with double headlight front end of a coupe version of the Futura sedan from 1981. 1980, the 4.9 -liter was replaced by a 4.2-liter V -8 ( 89 kW/121 hp). With the model year 1982 accounted for the ES and the station wagon versions, all Fairmont variants now carried the additional title Futura and had twin headlights. The 4.2 -liter V8 and accounted remained special police and taxi versions reserved.

1983 Fairmont in favor of the Ford Tempo was set. Until then, Ford had sold a total of approximately 1.6 million from the Fairmont.

Swell

  • Lichty, Robert: Standard Catalog of Ford 1903-1990. Krause Publications, Iola 1990. ISBN 0-87341-140-4, pp. 475-514 and 636-659.
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