66 Fairlane Wagon Combination Suggestions

[Rory McNeil]

Originally Posted by Rusty Gillis

Rory do you really think NHRA would look that close to see if the dash and steering column was changed along with side trim?? I would remove all side trim. RJ Sledge ran without side trim until I sent him the trim from my Fairlane.

Well, the question was how do you convert a 66 Fairlane to a 67, years ago, yes they would look that closely, but in recent years, its almost anything goes I`m afraid. Personally, I liked it better before all the NHRA "accepted" aftermarket aluminum heads, carbs, allowed lightweight components masquarading as "safety related", and "special" new cars that were never available to the public with the engines, transmissions, or rearends they can run in a so called STOCK class. Years ago, my buddys 69 Camaro SS/HA got bounced in Tech for having a SS emblem between the tail lights, but he had the addacity to to show up without the SS console. Now you can run a new Dodge Challanger with a Chevy Powerglide 2 speed, and a Ford 9" rearend and a V10 engine in Stock. My, how times have changed.

[Tgreen3724]

sounds like the 67 390/315 is the consensus combination, im really excited for him to get started and being a chevy guy I must say I don't think he could have picked a cooler Ford.

Next question, who needs to do his heads and intake?

[CWhitney]

T green I have a lot of spare parts if your interested send me an email and I'll try and help you

Chris Whitney

[Bench Racer]

I have never saw a wagon I didn't like!!! I remember a baby blue fairlane wagon with a 427 stick at Bristol 20 or so years ago, it made my mouth water. Mom had one just like it that I got to drive when I was 16 years old. Oh I forgot to mention Mom's was a 289 2bbl. C4 with a Ford add on air conditioner lol. I remember talking to the owner of the car and he said it ate axles like popcorn lol.

[Stephen & Horace Johnson]

Originally Posted by Bench Racer

I have never saw a wagon I didn't like!!! I remember a baby blue fairlane wagon with a 427 stick at Bristol 20 or so years ago, it made my mouth water. Mom had one just like it that I got to drive when I was 16 years old. Oh I forgot to mention Mom's was a 289 2bbl. C4 with a Ford add on air conditioner lol. I remember talking to the owner of the car and he said it ate axles like popcorn lol.

Doug dugle....we met him at Ohio valley back in the late 90s

[Richard Grant]

When it comes to Ford Wagons, one of my fave's was the '56 with the supercharger that ran in I/SA. It held the record for awhile. The only set back was it blew head gaskets regularly. With modern head gaskets it would have been a killer.
Another favorite of mine was the 60's Falcon wagon ran by Dudley Arceaux? out of south Louisiana. One of the nicest cars you would find, however it was before Ford started playing the HP game and it was't as competitive as it was nice. That was a shame because Dudley had put a lot of work into it.

[GSlaton]

I seem to remember a Fairlane wagon back in the 60s or early 70s that was killer fast.The guys name was Richard Charnabou. Don't quote on the spelling of the last name. If I recall correctly it was a stick 427. Maybe someone remembers the car.




Gary Slaton