Photo: Classic Auto Mall
The Fairlane nameplate has a rather short history to it. Introduced by Ford in 1955 as the replacement for the carmaker’s Crestline at the top of the full-size roster of cars it offered back then, the name was not in production for that long, having been discontinued in 1970.
In the time it spent on the market, and right from the first generation, the Fairlane was offered in a variety of body styles, including the Crown Victoria Skyliner, which featured a transparent plastic roof. In the first year of production, not many transparent-roof Fairlanes were made (a little under 2,000), and they were not particularly popular.
That makes them extremely rare today, and also an interesting proposition for the current custom industry, provided one such car worth working on can be located. Like say the one in the gallery above, a barn-find Fairlane Skyliner in need of a major restoration.
This shell of a car is for sale as is, with a look so beat-down that it’s almost elegant, with tons of body issues, and most importantly, with an engine that doesn’t run.
For most of us, such words are not something we want to hear when it comes to a car, but for someone, somewhere, this could be the perfect find for a new restoration project.
The Fairlane goes for $13,500, but that of course would only be the initial investment. The body is dotted with rust, the transparent top is cracked, the seats were in such a bad condition that they had to be removed, and the 272ci V8 doesn’t run.
In the proper hands, provided someone gets around to buying it, this sad-looking Fairlane could turn into something amazing. Hopefully, in a few year’s time, we’ll get to see the restored Fairlane showing up at an auto show somewhere, or perhaps at an auction, as often is the case with such builds.
That makes them extremely rare today, and also an interesting proposition for the current custom industry, provided one such car worth working on can be located. Like say the one in the gallery above, a barn-find Fairlane Skyliner in need of a major restoration.
This shell of a car is for sale as is, with a look so beat-down that it’s almost elegant, with tons of body issues, and most importantly, with an engine that doesn’t run.
For most of us, such words are not something we want to hear when it comes to a car, but for someone, somewhere, this could be the perfect find for a new restoration project.
The Fairlane goes for $13,500, but that of course would only be the initial investment. The body is dotted with rust, the transparent top is cracked, the seats were in such a bad condition that they had to be removed, and the 272ci V8 doesn’t run.
In the proper hands, provided someone gets around to buying it, this sad-looking Fairlane could turn into something amazing. Hopefully, in a few year’s time, we’ll get to see the restored Fairlane showing up at an auto show somewhere, or perhaps at an auction, as often is the case with such builds.
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