Ford Fairmont

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Ford Fairmont Wagon (station wagon)
Fairmont
Production period:	1977-1983
Class :	Middle class
Body versions :	Sedan , station wagon , coupé
Engines:	Petrol engines : 2.3-4.9 liters (63-104 kW)
Length:	4923-4973 mm
Width:	1803 mm
Height:	1326-1389 mm
Wheelbase :	2680 mm
Empty weight :	1128-1278 kg
Previous model	Maverick
successor	tempo

Ford Fairmont was the name of a mid-range model offered by the Ford Motor Company in the USA from 1977 to 1983 , and Ford Australia has had its own Fairmont since 1965 as a luxury version of the Ford Falcon there .

Model history

For the 1978 model year, Ford USA introduced the Fairmont on the so-called Fox platform with rear-wheel drive as the successor to the Ford Maverick , on which the new Ford Mustang and its successor, for example, produced from the following year were based. The parallel model of the Ford Mercury brand was the Mercury Zephyr . A four-door sedan, a five-door station wagon and a two-door coupé, initially called the Fairmont Futura, with a separate front section and double instead of single headlights were offered. The Ford Fairmont had the steering wheel switch for the automatic system to the right of the steering wheel and two steering column switches on the left . The one closer to the steering wheel operated the direction indicator and pressed the steering column to operate the horn . a. from the Renault 4 was known.

A 2.3-liter four-cylinder with 65 kW (89 PS), a 3.3-liter in-line six-cylinder with 63 kW (86 PS) or a 4942 cc and 104 kW (141 PS) V8 took over the drive . A bit later in the model year, an ES version ("Euro Sport") with a matt black radiator grille and trim was added to the basic model. It was shifted via a manual three- or four-speed gearbox or a three-speed automatic. From 1979, a four-speed gearbox with overdrive was also available on request .

A Futura variant of the sedan came into the range from 1980, and from 1981 also one for the station wagon model, each with the twin headlights of the coupé. In 1980 the 4.9-liter was replaced by a 4.2-liter V-8 (89 kW / 121 PS). With the 1982 model year, the ES and the station wagon versions were discontinued, all Fairmont variants now had the additional designation Futura and had double headlights. The 4.2-liter V8 was omitted and was reserved for special police and taxi versions.

In 1983 the Fairmont was discontinued in favor of the Ford Tempo . By then, Ford had sold a total of around 1.6 million from the Fairmont.

literature

• Lichty, Robert: Standard Catalog of Ford 1903-1990 . Krause Publications, Iola 1990. ISBN 0-87341-140-4 , pp. 475-514 and 636-659.

Web links

Commons : Ford Fairmont (North America)  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ EricTheCarGuy: 1979 Ford Fairmont a Closer Look on Youtube from March 7, 2014