Who doesnt have a softspot for a fairlane\ltd!

[TC200six]

I'd like to get a P5 LTD (4-door). If I do, I would keep the 351 Cleveland and put a big loud custom exhaust system on it. That would make an awesome barge.

[xtcracing]

I got a ZH fairlane convertable with 351 and done on Elecric pearl orange

[57customline]

there cheaper than falcons!! plus pretty comfy i gotta say

[TheZHLANE]

Wouldnt mind a bf ltd, too bad im poor.

[Elks]

Originally Posted by xtcracing

I got a ZH fairlane convertable with 351 and done on Elecric pearl orange

You need to post some pics ASAP

[GT0132]

Originally Posted by HULK_BA

For a while now ive been looking at fairlanes/ltd in admiration. Especially since they.are no longer made.

I like em so much I bought a 96 LTD 5.0 with low km, absilutely mint car.

So who else has a particular appreciation for these cars? Who thinks ford will bring them back?

I take it you got the LTD equivalent of the EF/EL.....I reckon they were the last of the great Fairlanes/LTD's.....The AU and B series Fairlane/LTD was a joke and it was hard to tell them apart from their falcon cousins.

Contrast the XC Falcon and ZH Fairlane and they were worlds apart - a totally different cars

[FTE72]

Love 'em.
Still miss my 79 FC LTD, wedgewood blue with grey leather, 3piece ROH chicanes, 17 x 8.5 and 17 x 10 under the back, 6/71 blown 351.
I replaced it with a NL fairlane ghia 5.0.

[JG34JA]

Love them. My first ride in a Ford V8 was a white ZF 302. The owner was a 'keen' driver so showed me some gravel slides, etc. He'd just cruised from east to west at about 160km/h in the thing. I was stunned and hooked.

They are such good highway cars. The long wheelbase soaking up the bumps, the supply suspension floating you along. Perfect for a massive country.

My favourites:
ZC
ZF
P4 LTD
AU LTD (had the 185kw XR8 motor)
BF V8 6 speed.

[mitch_fc]

I have a NC SPortsman, nothing flash, all stock. So comfy and roomy!

would love to get a late model, maybe a G220, as a next car.

[castellan]

You don't realise what a pieces of junk the falcons are until you have traveled long distance in the back of fairlane and LTD's and their is no complaints about who's riding shot gun.

[starkersEB]

I'm looking at getting an NF/L or AU lane shortly, I cant believe how cheap they are compared to falcons or montys of the same era. When I told my wife she asked why do you want such a big car? My answer of course was just because!!

Im spewing a mate of a mate was selling his AU it was a modded v8 20" wheels well looked after he was asking 11 which was too rich for me then he dropped it to 9 still to pricey for me. I found out the other day he sold it for 6k, exactly the money I have to play with at the moment. Not happy!

[billy302]

Well I love them. How many have I had?
1969 ZC, Great car.
1974 ZG, not as good as the ZC to drive.
1978 ZH Marquis. Loved that Car! Owned it for a long time.
1994 NC Last one I Owned from new.Absolutely Great Car. Still wish I had it.
After that they looked too much like a long falcon and I stopped buying the car.
I really wanted a AU series Fairlane but they gave me a great deal on a red Fairmont Ghia demo car and I bought that instead. I've still got it.

[zdcol71]

[QUOTE=TUF_302]My fav would be the ZD,



Don't know if this car is someone's on here, but I have a copy of this one blown up and use it as inspiration for mine. Absolutely reason enough for anyone to love an old Fairlane!!

[nb_351]

amen to that mate

[Rusty62]

They are nice cars and used to have more comparable performace to the high end falcons in the late 60s and 70s.
I've had:
2 x ZFs - 250 and 351
ZH Marquis 351 then upgraded it with high compression 460 + toploader + lowered and konis - super high speed with 2.75 diff...
now have the BA G220 with some mods - lowered + konis CAI and full Herrod exhaust
Next will be a GTE although I would like a LWB version of the s/c boss

[Revolver]

Originally Posted by NL Ghia

Yup I have a real soft spot for Fairlanes of all models.

I have a NL Fairlane myself and I have had it for just over 5 years.

Some photos below of mine

*Rubs eyes*

Dust my eyes deceive me? Are those FBT rims? Where on earth did you get them? Im guessing That you dont use anymore? By the wheels in your avatar that you've gone back to standard. The brutal, rude question, you wouldn't want to sell them would you? Or am I too late??

[Revolver]

Originally Posted by FBT002

Love the fairlanes.... wife has an NL V8 as a daily. My absolute favorites are the FBT's.... Love these so much I have two.... one blue and one red

I now know the meaning of envy.

One or both wouldn't happen to be for sale would they? There ate 3 from carsales in WA two reds & a bluey.

My dream garage:
FBT 001 (yes that's right number 001)
Two FBT'S as above. Blue & a red.
T1 TL50
T2 TL50
T3 TL50 x 3 (yes all of them)
KR1STOs MTL50. (I know it was for sale, but I couldnt come up 16k to buy it)
Plus the current red beast. With some ah, improvements.

Am I being greedy? Maybe. I just "want" the the 3T3's they are virtually all different IIRC. So all three would be like having the same car, only different. (Murray walkers voice just came into my head after that). The previous owners would be allowed to drive them whevever they wanted, & id allow die hard F'Lane & Tseries enthusiasts to come & drive them once a year. Sharing is caring, & I dont think you'd mind.......

[RAPID_BA]

Originally Posted by GT0132

I take it you got the LTD equivalent of the EF/EL.....I reckon they were the last of the great Fairlanes/LTD's.....The AU and B series Fairlane/LTD was a joke and it was hard to tell them apart from their falcon cousins.

Contrast the XC Falcon and ZH Fairlane and they were worlds apart - a totally different cars

Yeah the ltd version of ef2, white 76000km, mint cond, 5.0. Got it cheap too, I even like those chrome wheels they come with.

[FBT002]

Originally Posted by Blue Beast II

I now know the meaning of envy.

One or both wouldn't happen to be for sale would they? There ate 3 from carsales in WA two reds & a bluey.

My dream garage:
FBT 001 (yes that's right number 001)
Two FBT'S as above. Blue & a red.
T1 TL50
T2 TL50
T3 TL50 x 3 (yes all of them)
KR1STOs MTL50. (I know it was for sale, but I couldnt come up 16k to buy it)
Plus the current red beast. With some ah, improvements.

Am I being greedy? Maybe. I just "want" the the 3T3's they are virtually all different IIRC. So all three would be like having the same car, only different. (Murray walkers voice just came into my head after that). The previous owners would be allowed to drive them whevever they wanted, & id allow die hard F'Lane & Tseries enthusiasts to come & drive them once a year. Sharing is caring, & I dont think you'd mind.......

Nah none of mine are for sale. I have build numbers 002 and 078.

[Antwon]

My first car was an NF Fairlane, wrote it off a month after i got my license. It was a bit rough and had an extreme amount of K's (720thou) but kinda miss it, wouldnt mind another one.

[Olbucko]

I saved this old girl from the wreckers 4 years ago. Gave it a head job, a set of welsh plugs, fitted secondhand gas equipment and reregisted it then collected my cheque from the goverment for $2,000, net cost NILL. 95,000 Km and 4 years later still going strong, got lots of life left in it yet! Great old car for country cruising. Some times I prefer it to the Territory.
The don't make cars like this anymore.

[Mr Hardware]

Originally Posted by V8 6I

The car on ebay have the rare Ball Gorner diff.

Pardon my ignorance, but was he meaning to say Borg Warner?

[V8 6I]

Originally Posted by Mr Hardware

Pardon my ignorance, but was he meaning to say Borg Warner?

Thats right,Funny how some people go thru life never knowing the correct word for something because they never seen the correct written word.Its like singing a song with the wrong lyrics but you dont know any better.

[zdcol71]

Originally Posted by V8 6I

Thats right,Funny how some people go thru life never knowing the correct word for something because they never seen the correct written word.Its like singing a song with the wrong lyrics but you dont know any better.

And here's me thinking all my life the word was through, I never seen it written like that before.

[V8 6I]

Originally Posted by zdcol71

And here's me thinking all my life the word was through, I never seen it written like that before.

So you never seen a road sign NO THRU TRAFFIC.Google it, there are pictures and everything.

[zdcol71]

Originally Posted by V8 6I

So you never seen a road sign NO THRU TRAFFIC.Google it, there are pictures and everything.

That's because "thoroughfare" is a little too long to fit on those little signs, but I think you may have missed my point.

[NL Ghia]

Haha yes they are FBT Rims.. Purchased them off a FBT wreck..

These wheels are my current rims.. I love them haha...

I would consider selling though at the right price of course...

Originally Posted by Blue Beast II

*Rubs eyes*

Dust my eyes deceive me? Are those FBT rims? Where on earth did you get them? Im guessing That you dont use anymore? By the wheels in your avatar that you've gone back to standard. The brutal, rude question, you wouldn't want to sell them would you? Or am I too late??

[FTe342]

For those who haven't seen it, here's my "Lane" at the drags. Best run was 14.2 @ 98mph

[bungarra]

My young bloke who is 10 likes the ZA/ZB series, just missed out on a ZA that had been sitting in a shed for 20 years. The guy selling it said to him to make an offer, so he had 1500 in th ebank he has saved whcih I am going to much him dollar for dollar, so puts in a $3K offer, guy says I'll think about it. after following up a couple of times, keep getting told still ocnsidering, get an email saying sorry sold it for $5500.

[SSD-85]

Im starting to really lust after an AU 'lane/LTD V8 for my new daily. They just look the goods.

EDIT: If anyone wants to swap one for an XR8, let me know