The Fairlane Club of America (FCA) has added to the family
The 1977-1979 LTDII and the 1977-1979 Ranchero have been added to the roster of models represented by the Fairlane Club of America (FCA).
Fairlane Club of America (FCA) - Recently the Fairlane Club of America (FCA) added the 1977-1979 LTDII and the 1977-1979 Ranchero model cars to the list of cars that the club represents. We are looking forward to having the owners of these great cars become club members.
The FCA was formed in 1981 to share information about 1963 to 1965 Fairlane cars with High Performance 289 4V K-Code engines. Interest was so great in not just the K-cars, but all 1962-65 Fairlanes, that within two months the club expanded to include all these cars plus their Mercury cousins, the 1962-63 Meteors.
As potential members discovered the existence of the FCA, requests for additional year coverage increased. The club first expanded to include 1966-67 Fairlanes and Comets, and later to include 1968-69 Fairlanes, Torinos, Comets, Cyclones, Montegos, Cobras, Spoilers, and Talladegas. In the late 1980s, interest accelerated in the 1970-71 Fairlanes and Torinos, including all other models based on the intermediate unibody chassis. Another expansion was to include the framed-chassis intermediate Torinos of 1972-76. Again, we included all other cars based on the same chassis, which included Gran Torinos, Elites, and Mercury equivalents like Montegos, and in 1974-76, the XR-7 Cougars. After 1976 the Torino name disappeared, making it a convenient place to stop our coverage. However, in 2022 with careful consideration, the club added the 1977-1979 Rancheros, Cougars and LTDII's. These are the last to share the framed mid-size chassis that started with the 1972 Torinos. This officially is a convenient place to stop our coverage. Many people will know that the 1977 Cougars and Thunderbirds are built on the same chassis as the LTDII. However, there are car clubs that cover these cars extensively and we encourage owners to join those clubs.
The FCA does not include Fairlanes before 1962 as these cars were based on the full-sized Ford chassis. The Fairlane was then not a unique car, but a trim series. The FCA supports just the intermediate-sized Fairlanes, all the Torinos, and their Mercury equivalents from 1962-1979. Feel free to checkout our website at www.fairlaneclubofamerica.com
Regards,
Doug Bender (President)
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