Ford Fairmont Video Brochure

[@TofersCarTales]

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[@davidhunt6463]

The chase portrayal in E.T. was in fact highly accurate as any reasonably fit child on a bicycle could out accelerate a Fairmont fitted with a 2.3 litre engine.

[@josephpercel8802]

Even the V8 was slug. 139 horse power.

[@100percentSNAFU]

My buddy had a '78 Fairmont when we were in high school. It was already an old car by then as this was 1993. It had an 8-track player and the only 8-track he owned was the Styx album containing "Mr. Roboto", so we listened to that way too many times, lol. Thanks again for another trip down memory lane. Your car videos are such great nostalgia for us 80's and 90's kids.

[@knowbodiesfull5768]

Those 8-track tapes were extinct by the early 1990s; cassettes and compact discs were "in", and they were pretty much the dominant format, as the vinyl records had already disappeared as well. Now here we are in 2021, and who would've thought CDs have gone away as well?!

[@100percentSNAFU]

@@knowbodiesfull5768 And now there is this big resurgence of cassette tapes by the gen Z crowd that never lived through the era. They love them. I still have almost all my old cassette tapes...if nothing else they were indestructible as long as you didn't get a deck that "ate" them!

[@rberth9016]

My grandfather had a light blue wagon he bought new when I was a young boy. We went to FL from MA in it, there were six adults in the seats and four of us kids in the way back. Looking at one of these cars today, I don't see how that childhood road trip was even possible but it was done. A few times, at that.

[@wilburmcbride8096]

These are definately company cars, but I wouldn't mine driving one today. It acctually looks better than Most new cars today.

[@antd8259]

My first car at 10:48. My grandmother bought it for me. Same color and everything. Exact same car!!!

[@michaeldemarco9950]

I thought I was the only one who noticed that, 40 years ago in the theater. My first thought was, “they don’t make Fairmont police cars!”

[@Imogjudub]

Hello, i am from Austria and i love US Cars.I had an 81' Coupe. NICE❤❤❤❤. Old US Cars are very rare in Austria.It was a realy good feling when every body look when i drive this Fairmont.

[@seymorekuntz9152]

Your production & editing skill is truly a gift. These were actually pretty decent cars and drove quite nicely. I'd take one today, looks better than 95% of the eyes-soars today (that all look alike).

[@timwatson3879]

My first new car. I ordered it the way I wanted it ( remember that? ) and it was silver exterior and black interior with the upgrade packages. It looked much like the one at (4:25 ) in your video. It cost me $4200. ( Manual 4 speed - 4 cyl. ) It taught me to never buy a first year model car again, as the other options I wanted were not available until the following year. I had that car 8 years and drove it 80,000 miles. I loved it.

[@sooverit5529]

Another gorgeous work of art! Incredible!

[@loveisall5520]

I looked at an '83 Fairmont but it was at the end of the model year. There was no '84; it was replaced by the Ford Tempo. I was an average guy in my late 20's but getting in a Tempo due to its shape was tough. I bought a Dodge K-car instead and loved it.

[@knowbodiesfull5768]

The Fairmont/Zephyr name _was_ gone after 1983, but the cars themselves continued until 1986 (when the Taurus and Sable arrived, and eventually replaced them for '87) as the LTD (see 16:09) and Marquis. They were basically dressed-up Fairmonts and Zephyrs. And to avoid confusion, the big Fords and Mercs were renamed, respectively, LTD Crown Victoria and Grand Marquis.

[@sutherlandA1]

I recall a motorweek review of a 1982 ford Granada wagon which seemed to have pogo sticks as suspension

[@telmogoldschmid8959]

Muy parecido al ford del reí brasileño🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗

[@craigbarber4140]

You put great skill in your videos, love them.

[@TofersCarTales]

Thanks so much, I sincerely appreciate that.

[@knowbodiesfull5768]

The Fairmont/Zephyr is primitive now, but, in 1978, it was leaps and bounds above the car it replaced, the Ford Maverick/Mercury Comet. This car introduced the "Fox" platform which would go on the serve as the foundation for many other Ford Motor Company cars throughout the 1980s. (Most notably, the 1979-93 Mustang, and even the 1994-2004 Mustang used some body components from that '78 Fairmont. You couldn't tell, but they did.). All in all, the Fox platform lasted an incredible 26 years! (Only the Panther platform, basis for those darlings of the police/taxi/limousine services, the Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis, and Town Car, had a longer run - 32 years.)

[@freedomairconditioner6152]

How did ford come out with such a great platform, the fox body, and Chrysler came out with such a junky one, the k car, a few years later. I think ford’s tempo platform was also much better than the k car.

[@shawnadams1965]

As a teenager I owned a 1979 Ford Fairmont Futura with a 302 V8 in it. A lot of good memories were made in that car.

[@adamtroyfoster7107]

I love watching videos about older/classic cars....but your video production skills are really next level stuff.

[@edwardautrey3671]

Can’t wait for the 1983 t-bird video, I can’t stop watching your videos

[@joeseeking3572]

From a different perspective, wasn't this the rear view shot from Motorweek back in the day? Friend of mine had an almost completely stripped 2dr 78 Fairmont. Options: power steering, AM radio, vent windows. That was it. His Dad bought it for the Mom originally - the power steering and radio were concessions for her, never figured out who wanted the vent windows. Replaced a Pinto - yeah they spent on cars. Red, with red vinyl buckets - hot box. Still, as a utilitarian car it wasn't bad, though the rear end was twitchy over bumps and it slid in the wet. Agricultural four and if I remember correctly a lot of clutch slip - we shared a house after college and I drove it frequently. You couldn't kill it, though we may have tried ;)

[@jamiecinder9412]

I don't know, but I just can't help but feel bad for ordinary cars like this that were designed to only stick around for a few years and then be lost to time forever.

[@freedomairconditioner6152]

Thanks!! For the great video

[@TofersCarTales]

I'm so glad you enjoyed this. It's one of my personal favs.

[@mikezerker6925]

Your videos are so well done!

[@TofersCarTales]

Thanks Mike! I appreciate the kind words and thanks for watching!

[@mikezerker6925]

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[@zephyr332]

The good ole Zephyr! I remember it very fondly. My mother had an '83 4-door Zephyr when I was just a little shit. It was red with white pint stripes. I was late for school many, MANY times when I was a little kid - IF the Zephyr even got us there at all! It usually died on the way or it just simply wouldn't start at all. But they say what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, and my poor mother certainly got stronger - building up her muscles all the times she had to push that BASTARD of a car on the side of the road!! LOL. HOWEVER, the Zephyr my mum had was fitted with the inline straight 6 and in all fairness, she did put a hell of a lot of mileage on it before it started causing us problems. We went on many road trips in the '83 Mercury and traveled clear across the country with the Zephyr pulling a heavy load and we all got there in one piece! She had that car from 1985 to 1996 and overall it wasn't a bad car up until it's last couple of years and the body was rotted out and there was just one problem after another. Then in '96, she sold it to a mechanic (IRONIC??...) for like $75 and that's when she got the 1989 Pontiac 6000 station wagon!! Oh yes!! And little did we dream that THAT car would prove to be an even BIGGER shit show!!

[@robsrandomness7824]

That Fairmont based 'Ranchero' toward the end of the video was interesting. Never sold in the US. Anywhere else? That woulda' been cool.

[@buffdelcampo]

That was the Durango. It was a modification of the Futura and built by National Coach Works in Los Angeles. I think it was only sold in the US, not sure of the production numbers. I still see them for sale occasionally.

[@kevinwong6588]

Total Durangos were in the low 200s, one source has 214 built.

[@theturtle2121]

I owned a 1982 fairmont with the in-line 6. I miss it. It was a fun car

[@PurgatoryPriest]

@theturtle2121 - With the Pratt & Whitney engine I'm assuming?

[@laranaarana]

I was 17 at the time and I thought that these cars looked comfortable to ride on. Good trip down memory lane!

[@adelaluz]

Ford Fairmount... El Ford en tu futuro. Concebido sobre la ingeniería avanzada.. formado por los estilistas de Ford y científicos aerodinámicos ... refinado por análisis de computadora y evaluaciones en la carretera.. el Fairmoun es el auto para los 80`s, hoy.

[@robsrandomness7824]

There was a lot of Fairmont styling influence on the K-Cars. I assume Iacoccoa brought some styling cues over from Ford.

[@godawgs88100]

Hal sperlich engineered both

[@TofersCarTales]

A copyright troll claimed a Ford commercial (3 years after this video was posted!) that was originally in this video so there is a jump around the 3 minute mark.

[@jdog5534]

A masterpiece of a car history video!

[@TofersCarTales]

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed this.

[@larryspivey5146]

I now own a peace of history the 1983 4 Dr Ford Fairmont futura low low miles 3.3 motor spotless and priceless

[@Samuelfish2k]

I have a large collection of automobile brochures and I really like how you implement them in your videos. Subscribed.👍🏽

[@ironinquisitor3656]

My grandpa had a baby blue 1980 Ford Fairmont Squire wagon. When me and my sister were born it was given to my family. The car was slow with the straight six engine but it got good gas mileage for a car it's age. The car was reliable and lasted 36 years without restoration until some drunk lady in a BMW hit the car in 2016. The wasn't super damaged but I don't know it's final fate.

[@Imogjudub]

My '81 Coupe had the same color. 4.5 L V8. I miss him.

[@vincentkosik403]

Owned a Fairmont and it was my successor to my Ford Falcon...two solid cars 200 cu in engine straight 6 and C4 trans. The falcon was better buit

[@MisterMikeTexas]

A 78 Futura was put in my custody in high school in the early 80's. 200 cubic inch six, automatic. It was freedom, it got me where I needed and wanted to go.

[@walterbatman7949]

Tofer Another request do a show on the ford elite

[@fhwolthuis]

I remember these, there was a taxi company in the town that I grew up in in the North of the Netherlands that had a couple of them, in silver metallic. Mostly used for funeral processions and maybe weddings I think,but sometimes also as a regular cab.

[@dwilsonjr78]

Such a versatile platform. Was used on virtually every North American RWD Ford product in the late 70's and throughout the 80's with the exception of the large full-size cars like the Ford LTD Crown Victoria, Mercury Grand Marquis, and Lincoln Town Car. The platform lasted til 2004 with the SN-95 Mustang.

[@jasoncarpp7742]

I remember movies like "ET, the Extra Terrestrial", "Star Wars, Return of the Jedi". I also remember the Ford Fairmont. I had a neighbour when I was a boy who owned one. At the time, I found it way more attractive than anything Ford was offering at the time. I used to know someone who had a Mercury Zephyr. I found the Fairmont front end more attractive than the Zephyr. :)

[@michaeldemarco9950]

Single headlights all the way! Later Pintos had them, too.

[@emeyer6963]

The Squaremont was all around 30 years ago.Not many left these days.Looked at an 80' Zephyr station wagon a few months ago at a used car dealer and after a few days wanted to buy it but somebody else snatched it up for $2500.V8 with the woodgrain and brought back memories of the 82' Cougar station wagon that my family owned when new.

[@tedforsure8659]

My favorite part? That awesome synthwave music! The cars are pretty cool too....I guess.

[@TofersCarTales]

They're a little underwhelming to most I agree, I've always had a soft spot for square cars... and 80s style synth music. Thanks for viewing!

[@tedforsure8659]

Ok so I finished the video and I have to say...….That was awesome! some cool old Fairmonts, and the production and especially the music really seemed to capture the essence of the times. The '80's will forever be my favorite decade.

[@TofersCarTales]

@@tedforsure8659 Thanks so much! It's awesome to hear you enjoyed this. Not many people have stumbled across this video since I uploaded it. It's one of my favs.

[@evanpapp93]

What is the song between 213 and 305?

[@TofersCarTales]

The song title is Addicted and it's in the free KZbin music library.

[@Schumanized]

We had a white 79 Fairmont and then an 83 blue one. My older brother had a green station wagon with wood trim. Many chilhood memories in those cars. The thing i liked the most was the horn. Fairmont owners will know what i'm talking about☺️

[@TofersCarTales]

I have an '81 Granad with that very same horn you mention lol

[@Schumanized]

Tofer 😂😂👍🏽👍🏽

[@loveisall5520]

If I remember right, I think Car and Driver magazine said that the Fairmont was an example of a car designed for the 55mph speed limit and no faster...

[@alain99v6]

didn't the farimont became a Lincoln once ? when ford slapped a continental style trunk on a smaller car just to have something to offer against the very popular first generation Seville ?

[@alain99v6]

1 day later of thinking about this and it was the Granada that was turned into a Lincoln versailles, a pure makeup job

[@daleescamilla5128]

Lincoln used the fox platform in the 82 continental 4 door, had the slopey trunk

[@daleescamilla5128]

Also Lincoln used the fox platform on the 84 continental mark 7 2 door coupe. Both had the terrible air bag suspension.

[@freedomairconditioner6152]

Mine too. These cars were honest- they drove exactly like they look like they would. These were lighter and better handling (not great, but still better) than the competition, exactly like you would expect. Very sturdy too. Once I got to drive a medium blue one with no air, it was sharp and it had the 302 v8. It made the car. So effortlessly snappy in acceleration. Most of the other cars of the day were doggy , and here was this affordable fun car. Fun in a stealth way. This was about 1983. The fairmont was c. 1979. It felt 500-1000 lbs lighter than the equivalent sized/priced car from Chrysler or gm, while still being more durable.

[@zephyr332]

What movie was that from, in the opening sequence with the kids on the bikes??

[@TofersCarTales]

That was E.T. The Extraterrestrials.

[@bygsyxx4271]

I always thought the Fairmont was a pretty good car. My father rented one out an Puerto Rico back in 1980 and he actually wanted to buy one when we got back home but we already had 2 cars in the family and didn't want to trade or sell them.

[@JoseGonzalez-pf4vx]

These cars initiated my autoelectrician career back in 1986 .... Also our first rental car was a 1980 Fairmont from Hertz .

[@bartricky5894]

Thanks... I'm having a hard time remembering them. I guess a lot of single folks were into custom vans around that time. They look kind of like a big K-car...

[@timwatson3879]

You really let the car - ( or the brouchures ) speak for themselves..I would hope for a revisit with similarities to your excellent Taurus video, with some history of the design, sales numbers, and reaction and reliability, Great job!

[@joshgellis3292]

WHAT are the Space-Disco songs you've used?! Who made the songs!? What are they called?! I'm serious, I seriously like the dynamic music used in this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TofersCarTales]

Glad you enjoyed the music, it's all stuff I found in the free KZbin audio library which is surprisingly good these days. I'll work on updating the video description with a list of music used.

[@sooverit5529]

Yes, please!

[@adamsmith9636]

Great job . ive always wanted a future maybe one day

[@glennso47]

Adam Smith you’ll have your future in the next minute. But then it will seem like right now.😲

[@chinovalleychurchofchrist3583]

My first car was a '78 Futura model. It may have been in an accident as the previous owner had replaced the driver's side front panel and upgraded the engine to a V-8. As a result I had a fast car. Problems: the muffler eventually fell off on I-75 in Detroit, and the fuel pump would occasionally give out, causing the car to slow down. Another Fairmont owner experienced the same fuel pump issue. I also had to push the accelerator to the floor, hold it a second, release, then I could start the car. But that was after it was about eight years old. Overall, I wasn't impressed, but cars of that era were not built to last like they are now. My Ford Edge is 12 years old now and I've had no issues with it.

[@fmphotooffice5513]

If I remember correctly, Fairmonts had something between coroplast and just plain corrugated cardboard hiding the tail lamp wires.

[@erich84502ify]

Had a friend with a 2.3 4 122 cid 4 spd man 2dr brown with tan interior

[@martinliehs2513]

I learned to drive in a '78 Chestnut brown 4 door stripper: 4 cylinder, 4 speed, 0 options ( no radio, no power steering nor power brakes). Car was in our family for about 10 years.

[@jas4925]

Rember that ET science my grandma took when when it played in theaters I was 8.

[@JuanGarcia-vb3du]

Always had a soft spot for Ford Fox body cars. Have owned three one Granada and two baby LTDs. They are roomy, have excellent visibility, large trunks and lovely styling. Just love the darn things.

[@oifivguy]

Loved that car,, had a 1981 4 dr sedan, blue on blue, but I have to agree with Dave Hunt, Ford never should have dropped in that 2.3L, especially with an auto trans, as I always had to get a good head of steam to climb hills and forget about 4-5 big guys riding in her at one time, she really struggled to get up to cruising speed with that kind of load. but alas, I still loved that car to death, even with her flaws/short-comings, unfortunately, being a young guy with small children and a non-working wife, had to give her up as she was starting to require maintenance that I could not afford. Thanks for sharing the video.

[@Nawojczyk]

I had one of these. Burned out the brakes and transmission going up and down Pikes Peak. I guess it was a flat land car.

[@brettcannon74]

My grandma owned a 81 Fairmont. Rather plain 6cyl automatic bench seat no a/c am radio. It was reliable, if unremarkable.

[@kippaseo8027]

You should show the scene in Amityville 3-D where the beach crashed into the dumpster and burst into flames driving new one of these

[@Tom854]

Had a 1980 4 door 6 cylinder automatic for many years. Only problem was the plastic floats in the carburetor had to be replaced every couple of years.

[@dkt1976dt]

The Ford Fairmont and Mercury Zephyr debuted in 1977 and replaced the aging Ford Maverick and Mercury Comet, the styling would carry over into the end of 1983. The new Front Wheel Drive Ford Tempo and Mercury Topaz would replace them for the 1984 year, however the Fairmont and Zephyrs roots would be incorporated into many Ford Lincoln and Mercury models til 1986 when the Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable would be the future of Fords cars.

[@kylegellner8687]

Having owned a '78 Zephyr and a '79 Fairmont, I can attest to their being great cars. They were economical to drive and maintain, unlike too many others I've had since. More cats should be this good, 30+ years later!

[@B1Springfield]

Man, I missed a chance to buy a 4 door for $800. Had a Fox body GT convertible parts car I could’ve grabbed parts off to make it great.

[@stephanedechery1191]

FORD FAIRMONT est une super voiture , je suis l'heureux propriétaire d'une FUTURA 1978 L6 3.3 LITRES ...

[@vassa1972]

Interesting

[@adamtrombino106]

I remember we had an 81 sedan as a rental, when our car was in for body work. It was red on red and I was about 5 or 6 yrs old. The previous person, for whatever reason, had put the high beams on. My mother, who was used to the floor switch, couldn't figure out how to turn them off. She called the rental company. They had no idea either. So for 3 nights we're passing cars on the street, and mom's little tiny voice was saying 'sorry' to every one of them who were giving her the 1 finger salute. Finally my dad got sick of hearing about it, and took it to a local Ford dealer, where a young salesman showed him that you pulled back on the signal stalk. Dad gave him a $10.00 bill. He also said he couldn't wait to give the car back....

[@chrisj197438]

My brother had a 79 with a 302 and it was very fast.

[@davehelmboldt6790]

I owned an 83' Zephyr with the 2.3 liter 4 cylinder. That car was so under powered...and the gas mileage wasn't that great since the power to weight ratio was off. My postman drove a wagon version with the v-8 option and he got better mileage than I did. This wasn't a bad car, just...unrematkable.

[@MisterMikeTexas]

@@toyoscio I was handed down a then 3 year old 78 Futura with the Six and automatic. It could just barely get out of its own way. But it was a decent car. That said, over the last 40 odd years, Ford's trucks have been much better than many of its cars. My 97 Ranger was the best wheels I ever had.

[@walterbatman7949]

My uncle had a futura 2 door light blue drove it till he got his 85 t bird

[@mrpoohbearlvr]

I could swear I saw a 'Futura Ranchero' ??? Was that ever made or was it a 'show car' that never saw production??

[@TofersCarTales]

Indeed you did! It was called a Durango and was a collaboration between Ford and National Coach Works. I believe it was offered from '79 to '82.

[@adamsmith9636]

it was called a Durango and only made 200 . I come across then on craigslist from time to time

[@kevinwong6588]

1981 and 1982 only, built to order on demand.

[@wiibaron]

So Futura in English translates into 2 extra headlights. Synonym of Zephyr or Villager. The more you know...

[@andrewdonohue1853]

Sadly the only thing I remember was my dad taking my uncle's Fairmont to the junk yard. I was born in 1981

[@emeyer6963]

Ford got a lot of mileage out of that platform

[@robertmacdonald4518]

Fairmont was ehh but it provided the mustang, the continental, thunderbird, cougar, Lincoln Mark, svo, LTD, Marquis, not to be confused with panther full sized. It ushered in the new Ford really.

[@MisterMikeTexas]

Eventually, you could get the Six with the 4 speed overdrive. I'd love to find an original low mileage example of that!

[@slicksnewonenow]

Even I WOULD like to have one of those... Otherwise, ya can keep 'em.

[@larryspivey5146]

I just bought a 83 Ford Fairmont futura for 800 bucks with 31000 miles semi flawless and rustless I said rust.🥰🥰🥰🥰I love it.

[@DanKirchner5150]

$4k's a fair amount

[@twotone3471]

FOX BODY!!!

[@pedroantonioflores9115]

Yo tengo un Ford fairmont wagon

[@knowbodiesfull5768]

I have a suggestion for a future video: The 1985-2005 Pontiac Grand Am!

[@TofersCarTales]

On the agenda!

[@danpettis1675]

clips from et? ford didnt approve this lol

[@sneakerfreak2002]

Ugh ok moving forward...

[@jamesdesmidt447]

I had a '79 Fairmont with the 200 CID six. Absolutely worst car I ever owned. I weighed less then 200 pounds and the floor board where it bolted to the seat cracked. Steering wheel cracked, replaced three times under warranty. The radio would go nuts on own and sound like a CB with too much static. So many little thing I do not have enough time to put down. Knew many others that had issues they never bought a Ford again. Quality was not job one.

[@TheProgrammerGuy]

Well, this one pretty much sucked. Just a bunch of ads. Skipped through it.

[@freedomairconditioner6152]

Retro ads, they were great.

[@aipo86t]

My Mom bought a '79. Worst car ever. The power steering would go in full assist opposite to the direction you were steering, and do it at random. Absolute top speed was about 65 and only got about 12mpg. It did drive nice, but sold it at 13K miles after it almost killed us a couple of times.

[@scherzva]

I had a friend whose mom drove one.

[@freedomairconditioner6152]

If it was the 4 cylinder, then 65 was its top speed. The other 2 problems are off the charts unusual fir this car

[@landyachtfan79]

Would you just look at this!!!!!!!!

[@TofersCarTales]

I wondered how long it'd be before someone referenced that video lol

[@landyachtfan79]

Yep, only took 5 months, @@TofersCarTales!!!!!!!!

[@TofersCarTales]

@@landyachtfan79 it's been one of my least popular videos based on views. So I'm just glad you stumbled across it to make the reference!

[@landyachtfan79]

Whenever I see a Boxtop Fairmont or Zephyr, @@TofersCarTales, I will always be reminded of my grandmother. She drove a red 1980 ZBT back in the day. It was a taxi in terms of equipment levels, but that 200-CID straight six really had some serious balls. RIP, Nana.

[@TofersCarTales]

@@landyachtfan79 I own an '81 Granada with that 6 and it'll get up and move quicker than expected. Up until about 50MPH and then that 3 speed transmission haults any more shenanigans.

[@AntonioCostaRealEstate]

I drove these as taxicabs. Horrible suspension , handling , flimsy interior. Overall a lacklustre design and poor workmanship. And they were often in the shop. They sometimes used them as taxicabs as they could be bought cheap at auctions. The better fleets rode Chevy Caprices. Those Chevy were vastly superior , smoother, sturdier , and had more torque. The Caprices dominated on law enforcement and taxicab fleets until they were phased out and Ford Crown Victoria became the staple.

[@RWernsing]

Irritating

[@TofersCarTales]

Any feedback is good feedback. I do appreciate it.

[@anderander5662]

Not good cars

[@billgund4532]

Actually a very unremarkable car. Interior packaging & ergonomics were pretty good okay. Other than that: Meh!

[@slicksnewonenow]

These, like almost all American cars of the late 70s and early 80s, had all the flavor of a dirt sandwich... It amazes me how younger guys are actually taking the time and trouble to "restore" junk like this, but then again, OUR dads, uncles and grandfathers were probably scratching their heads, wondering WHY we'd want to put any time or money into something like a 1950 Ford, a 1960 Cadillac, or a '66 Chevelle. Sink yer money into what ya want to. But PLEASE... Never call these plasticoated garbage barges "Classics"... Which they are not, nor ever will be.

[@larryblack2981]

The Ford Fairmont/Granada was probably the ugliest line of cars Ford ever built. Especially that god-awful coupe.

[@sooverit5529]

Yeah that may be so, but by the end of this gorgeous video I was wanting one!

[@larryblack2981]

@@sooverit5529 Here's hoping you can score one. It'll be a conversation piece if nothing else...lol Kinda like the crappy ash tray I made in ceramics class when I was a kid.