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The problem with ford in line six's was the head gasket and the driveshaft mounts, and the diff seizes routinely, outside of that they were a great linear engine, interestingly ford falcon utes not only hold their value they are rapidly increasing in value

great video mark watched all the way through, my ba xr6 (2003) was owned by an old fart who tried to take care of it. i haven’t had a problem other than the thermostat and ecu playing up. great cars just wish mine wouldn’t use so much fuel😢😅

Before by time but I do appreciate era of Ford Australia. I remember the 80's era Fairlane and LTD espexjally5 the I guess NB version (which is based on EB) as one of the bosses had one and I got oondrive it every now and then they had the Fuel Injected Windsor V8 and were just so smooth and powerful for back then

The Fairlane was always a great car. The basic styling of the ZA/ZB was remarkably similar to the 1965-72 Vauxhall Cresta PC / 1966-72 Vauxhall Viscount, though both these models, neither of which were sold in Australia, only had inline sixes.

I particularly liked the ZH, NA and AU models because there was so much model differentiation from the Falcon donor cars.

Tremendous video Mark thanks. Fairlane by Ford were some of the few nest vehicles we ever produced.

XW ...all the way👍

another great episode I learnt more about this unusual car.

I started as a apprentice Ford dealership mechanic in 1971 .... stupid FORD all the days till end of days in Australia.

Mark Behr, there may be a renewed interest for these Fairlaine V8 cruisers. You certainly stirred a desire to add a ZD Fairlaine 500 to my garage. Looking forward to the next Fairlaine episode. ☺

Thanks Mark, couldn't wait for these! Looking forward to the rest. There's something about these long wheelbase cars. They were built at a time where they were affordable; these days, I don't think a LWB car is within reach of a lot of people.

Thanks Mark for this. You know your stuff.

Hi Mark, Hope tour well, Great another car series ,I liked the Falcon Story. Fairlane a nice big luxury Ford of Australia with the V8 Mustang power, If a Mustang had four doors it would look like this, I like the badge with the stars of the Australian flag. I can see how business people would prefer the Fairlane to a Jaguar at the time. I like the styling of these American styled Australian built Fords. Just a thought here was the Mustang ever produced in Australia as I have seen RHD Mustangs and watch Mustang racing on Tv at Bathurst and other race circuits. How are you getting on with your Fox body Mustang. As always a great video, Take care

The instrument panel was based on the Lincoln Continental’s design as used for the Australian Ford Galaxies.

They were ugly

Ohh lol I’m waiting for the G8 show. Could Evan show you a nice one I’ve spent $$$$ but Mann it’s nice.👍

What a car hey mate. You could buy one of these for $2,000 max and all the other Z series LANES. I have a personal connection to all FAIRLANES. AND THE ODD LTD. But I’ve always preferred the long wheel base FORDS. JUST THE BEST.👍👍🇦🇺❤️ cheers for the show 👍👍

Thanks for the memories Mark , I miss these old cars , built for comfort, they had character and were just bloody good cruisers . It’s a real shame young people today driving soulless characterless smart phones on wheels , the vast majority will never have experienced just how good these oldies were. I’m in the outer burbs of Melbourne in a very car centric area , and you almost never see oldies like this anymore sadly .

Very interesting and informative Mark. Looking forward to the next one. 👍

Big hits with farmers during this period were Valiants and Fairlane, as you stated. Not a lot of safety or standard features by today's standards, but they made up for that in style, and a great engine sound. In those days, you bought a V8 mainly for the performance, and got the sound thrown in as a bonus. I never knew the early 60's Fairlanes had model codings. Well there you go!

I’ve been waiting for the Fairlane series to begin! Great work again mate.

Most comfortable car ever

Another great series Mark. I love the research and detail you provide. Looking forward to the next.

The copywriters layed it on thick didn't they

Bring it on! 😃

I have been patiently watching the Falcon episodes in anticipation for this series to start can’t wait for the ZD!!!!

The rustle of silk, the sparkle of diamonds... that guy is clearly picking up his mistress 😂

Way back in 1983, my then girl friend shared an XY falcon with her brother. One day he had an accident and the car needed repairs. My GF being a uni student needed a car and I was at a Ford dealership when a ZA Fairlane 500 was tradedin and I bought this near perfect example for $350 and gave it to my GF. We have been married for 38 years and we still fondly remember the back seat of the FL. It was a great car but rust took its toll.

Awesome episode Mark👍, thanks for making these vids they mean alot to me. Hopefully future generations will appreciate the cars that were made here back in the day.

Great stuff mark i was just watching the XF again the other night this is a huge effort on your behalf to do these videos. Much appreciated. Cheers Blue

Great Episode, as were all the Falcon episodes. I would ask in this Fairlane series to talk about the Holden Brougham cars and how they compared and fit into the marketplace against the Fairlane. Did the Brougham come out for sale alongside the ZB? What points of differentiation for the GM and Ford would the buyer of '68 be expecting?

What color could you have for these fairlanes ?

I'm sure we'll find out later in the series but what Fairlane offered the option of power windows for the first time?

I noticed that you said the first Galaxies offered to Australians from the Australian factory, was the 1964 model . There were RHD 1963 (and earlier ) Galaxie's in NZ , and no doubt, in Australia as well , ( not nearly as many as Impala's though , it would seem) , so, did those, prior to 1964 Galaxies come to us from Canada in RHD form ?

G'day Mark.....Thanks for this and Oh My God were the Fairlanes beaut cars... Is the LTD later on considered as an updated Fairlane or were they a totally different entity..Guessing the latter ...Cheers

I had a ZA from 1990 to 2005, brilliant car and I literally cried the day I sold it.

Another awesome video Mark! But I knew that before i even began watching.

My father bought a ZA brand new in October of 67 what a great car white with black interior with the 289

…. and yes, PLEASE do a series on the local Galaxy models.

Fabulous car and the default choice for executives for decades and incredibly popular in the bush. The word ‘Fairlane’ was written into so many senior management packages well into the 1990’s.

Legendary, Mark! These were beautiful cars. Cheers.

was the 3.6 221 in the fairlane a v8? we had the 221 in our xw falcon - 6cyl

I suppose the compact Fairlanes could be called small , but a number of years ago I was having a good look at a beautiful black unmolested survivor '64 Fairlane , and I thought it was actually quite a large bulky car , my AP6 is classed as a compact , but compared to the Fairlane, it's much more compact.

Do you have an email I can send some historic pictures from Dawson street?

Finally, the Fairlane episodes! Nice one mate. Let me know if you need some ZB images for the next one.

what's the story (if there is one) on the "500" in the model names?

Love the video nice… 64 compact Fairlane is my favourite model along with the 63 model I remember pulling out three tank Fairlane 9 inch diffs as a kid at the wrecking yard we sold to a car club from Goldcoast Qld .. back then 1000 bucks per diff 😂

Good work Mark. We liked it.

Looking at these fords mid 1960s makes you realise how excellent the aesthetics design of the ford mustang was.

And i remember as a kid...our next door neighbor was a sales manager at Stillwell Ford and always came home from work with a new model !