FORD FAIRMONT (AUSTRALIA)

The 'Ford Fairmont' is a large car built by Ford Australia as a more upmarket version of the Falcon, available in sedan, and before 1993 in station wagon form. It was first announced in 1966 and has been through many incarnations. It is still in production today, usually with better computer, locking, interior options and extra fog lamps/exterior plastics than the mainstream Falcon.
Between 1970 and 1978, Australian Ford Fairmont sedans and wagons were exported to the United Kingdom. While incredibly large when compared to Ford's European range, they had a solid reputation for their reliability.

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South Africa

In South Africa the Ford Fairmont was assembled in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape from 1969 to 1971 in the Ford Falcon XW and XY shape. Two models were available: a 250 six-cylinder and 351C V8. The Ranchero was the pick-up version.
The South African Fairmonts also came in GT form. These cars were the same as the Australian Falcon GT, but with some cosmetic differences, the main ones being that the side stripes have the deleted super-roo and the gauges are all in Metric format. The Fairmont GT's are now coming back to Australia as they are highly desirable.

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★ Ford Falcon

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★ Fairmont GT Information