Used Car of the Day: 1969 Ford Fairlane

Tim Healey
by Tim Healey

We're going classic today with this 1969 Ford Fairlane.


The seller is asking $15,000 for this car, which has a 429 cubic-inch engine and an automatic transmission. The car has a new front end, a rebuilt transmission, and plenty of updates.

There's a lot more at AutoTrader -- the link is at the listing -- but it appears to require you to have an account.

We'll have hot Chicago Auto Show content soon -- the hamsters are typing, and in some cases, we're waiting on an embargo. Until then, give this Ford Fairlane a look-see.

[Images: Seller]

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Tim Healey
Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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  • Jeff S Jeff S on Feb 12, 2023

    Lou_BC--If you haven't been on Rare Classic Cars you will have to view Adam's videos. Adam has some beautiful low mileage unrestored survivor cars especially 60s and 70s Fords, Mercurys, and Lincolns. He has a few Canadian made cars like a 59 Pontiac Parisiane and a 1970 Chevy Caprice Classic with a 454 V-8.



  • Wjtinfwb Wjtinfwb on Jun 05, 2023

    Not a Fairland, a full size LTD.

  • SCE to AUX Wow - just the thing for that special buyer with discriminating taste.
  • SCE to AUX I'd drive this. Corrected for inflation, this 25 Kicks is the same price as my 05 Scion xB. The xB had a Spartan interior and very light construction; this is much more car for the money.
  • MrIcky 100% a 'play stupid games, win stupid prizes' issue here.
  • Wolfwagen Am I the only one who thinks that this car should be saved and resto-moded with an early 2000's VTEC? Perhaps go a little crazy and swap in the power train from an S2000?
  • Ger65690267 Well, the TFL guys who have a Cybertruck with even more miles have noted their tires still look fine. They drive all sorts of terrain and situations, and they haven't seen the wear, which means that guy is running his truck probably rather hard more than he cares to admit.
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