This Fairlane's extra luxury space wasn't a new design at all — Ford Australia just took the Falcon of the day, stretched the body behind the rear door, and pushed the back seat rearward for more legroom.
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Lead trim: Fairlane ZA 200 six · up to 249 hp
Ford Fairlane (Australia)1967–1972
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FactThis Fairlane's extra luxury space wasn't a new design at all — Ford Australia just took the Falcon of the day, stretched the body behind the rear door, and pushed the back seat rearward for more legroom.
The ZA Fairlane, introduced in March 1967, was designed and built in Australia: an Australian XR Falcon with the 2819 mm wheelbase stretched to 2946 mm (front and centre body sections retained, a new twin-headlight grille, and the rear quarter panels, boot and square taillights of the 1966 US Fairlane), offered as the Fairlane and Fairlane 500 with a 200-cubic-inch (3.3 L) six as standard and a 289-cubic-inch (4.74 L) V8 optional (standard on the 500); 8,814 were built. The ZB of March 1968 grew the engines to 221 (3.62 L) and 302 (4.95 L) cubic inches, with a Custom base model and the Fairlane 500 with the larger engine; the July 1969 facelifted ZC (12,513 built) had vertically stacked headlights, a 221 straight six on the Custom, a 302 V8 standard on the 500 and a 351 (5.8 L) V8 option with the same specs as the XW GT, and air conditioning was offered for the first time; the ZD of November 1970 had a 250-cubic-inch (4.1 L) six base engine with the 302 and 351 V8s (the latter only in the 500). The ZA to ZD were basically stretched versions of the XR to XY Falcons, the extra length added behind the rear door for more rear legroom.
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Trims & Figures
10 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairlane 500 ZA 289 V8 | 1967–1968 | 4.7 L V8 | 200 hp | 282 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| Fairlane 500 ZB 302 V8 (210 hp) | 1968–1969 | 5.0 L V8 | 210 hp | 300 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| Fairlane 500 ZD 351 V8 | 1970–1972 | 5.8 L V8 | 249 hp | 355 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| Fairlane ZA 200 six | 1967–1968 | 3.3 L Inline-6 | 121 hp | 185 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| Fairlane ZB 221 six | 1968–1969 | 3.6 L Inline-6 | 135 hp | 208 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| Fairlane ZC 221 six | 1969–1970 | 3.6 L Inline-6 | 140 hp | 210 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| Fairlane ZC 302 V8 | 1969–1970 | 4.9 L V8 | 220 hp | 300 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| Fairlane ZC 351 V8 | 1969–1970 | 5.8 L V8 | 249 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fairlane ZD 250 six | 1970–1972 | 4.1 L Inline-6 | 155 hp | 240 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| Fairlane ZD 302 V8 | 1970–1972 | 5.0 L V8 | 220 hp | 300 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
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This Fairlane generation kept selling in South Africa even after Ford pulled the mainstream Falcon there in favor of the European Granada — and only the top-spec 500 trim made the cut.
This Fairlane's extra luxury space wasn't a new design at all — Ford Australia just took the Falcon of the day, stretched the body behind the rear door, and pushed the back seat rearward for more legroom.
Despite being an all-new model, this Fairlane launched £200 cheaper than the car it replaced.
Building this full-size Fairlane in Australia wasn’t a quick rebadge — Ford Australia spent nearly two years and about £1.5 million tooling up a local line for it.
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