Mom had a 69 Torino Squire - white with a blue interior. Dad special ordered the better 351, and while it wasn't loaded it was well equipped with PDB, PS, AC, etc. Very sensibly sized, reasonably quick, prone to rust near the end of its time with us though it was mostly garaged, washed and kept clean. Stayed in the family for 10 years; probably one of the favorite cars.
So many memories about the Fairlane/Torino: When I was a child in the US in the late sixties, our next-door neighbors had a red 1965 Fairlane sedan, and to me back then, those '65s looked so different from the '63s and '64s that I thought the '65s had been a totally new, one-year-only restyle. A friend of mine had as her first car the Mercury version of the Torino/Fairlane, a silvery blue 1969 Mercury Montego sedan. Another friend had as his first car after moving to the US in the seventies a 1973 or '74 Torino station wagon, and I remember that in the mid-seventies a lot of taxicabs were orange-yellow/yellow-orange base Torino sedans. A friend of the family also had a 1974 Gran Torino Elite, in a seventies brown, ultra-plush. Those mid-seventies Gran Torino Broughams were also pretty plush and pretty popular.
Excellent. You keep doing it every week. What I liked is how you covered the changes globally and the variations all over the world and how they changed. I was enjoying the photos and observing and looking at the changes for each model for different markets. I know it took time to put this together. Most impressive. I liked that you showed and mention the Lincoln Type Design of the 1990's and 2000's Fairlane in Australia. You can clearly see the influence of the 1988-1994 Lincoln Continental. The last models towards the end were really nice inside and out. You could also see the similarities to the United States Ford Crown Victoria as well. I do wonder would they have sold well here as well. It would have made for a great replacement. I know around the time GM brought the Holden to the United States, Ford was looking to bring the Falcon here but were watching how things would go for GM with the Holden Commodore. I know that Fairlane concept became Ford Flex. The concept looked better.
@@thehopelesscarguy I agree... It was a Pontiac G8 then the Chevrolet SS. They did not promote that one sadly. The Caprice also came here as a detective and police car.
I enjoy your videos , take’s a lot of research and knowledge to gather all the information on these cars. I also really like it when you do information on overseas other countries aside United States, and Canada you do it and you do it. Well I’m glad I have subscribed. Thanks.
I had a '70 Mercury Montego MX with a 351 Cleveland and it was a sweet ride, and although similar in body style I think it looked better than the Ford. I miss the days when cars could be easily differentiated compared to the cookie cutter SUVs these days.
The Torino always looked interesting though the interior space was insanely small. Seemed that Ford design had no common sense reference. I was seven years old in 1960 though I totally loved the 1960 Ford design. I think I only actually saw two of the 1960s at that time. The paint and detailing was disappointing.
I love these videos I really do, they are so full of knowledge but I really wish you guys would leave out the european cars, just American is intersting enough for me.
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Mom had a 69 Torino Squire - white with a blue interior. Dad special ordered the better 351, and while it wasn't loaded it was well equipped with PDB, PS, AC, etc. Very sensibly sized, reasonably quick, prone to rust near the end of its time with us though it was mostly garaged, washed and kept clean. Stayed in the family for 10 years; probably one of the favorite cars.
Extremely informative, I liked the style of the early 50's models and then the 70's Torino models.
So many memories about the Fairlane/Torino: When I was a child in the US in the late sixties, our next-door neighbors had a red 1965 Fairlane sedan, and to me back then, those '65s looked so different from the '63s and '64s that I thought the '65s had been a totally new, one-year-only restyle. A friend of mine had as her first car the Mercury version of the Torino/Fairlane, a silvery blue 1969 Mercury Montego sedan. Another friend had as his first car after moving to the US in the seventies a 1973 or '74 Torino station wagon, and I remember that in the mid-seventies a lot of taxicabs were orange-yellow/yellow-orange base Torino sedans. A friend of the family also had a 1974 Gran Torino Elite, in a seventies brown, ultra-plush. Those mid-seventies Gran Torino Broughams were also pretty plush and pretty popular.
I have many memories of them myself.
I like all older fords, but the 57 fairlane and 71 torino gt have to be my favorites.
I understand.
Your videos have fast become my Friday morning “Must See T.V.”… in UA-cam form. 👍👍👍
That is very nice to hear.
Excellent! Have a nice and safe Thanksgiving.
Thanks, you too.
Excellent. You keep doing it every week. What I liked is how you covered the changes globally and the variations all over the world and how they changed. I was enjoying the photos and observing and looking at the changes for each model for different markets. I know it took time to put this together. Most impressive. I liked that you showed and mention the Lincoln Type Design of the 1990's and 2000's Fairlane in Australia. You can clearly see the influence of the 1988-1994 Lincoln Continental. The last models towards the end were really nice inside and out. You could also see the similarities to the United States Ford Crown Victoria as well. I do wonder would they have sold well here as well. It would have made for a great replacement. I know around the time GM brought the Holden to the United States, Ford was looking to bring the Falcon here but were watching how things would go for GM with the Holden Commodore. I know that Fairlane concept became Ford Flex. The concept looked better.
Shame the Commodore didn't do better here.
@@thehopelesscarguy I agree... It was a Pontiac G8 then the Chevrolet SS. They did not promote that one sadly. The Caprice also came here as a detective and police car.
I enjoy your videos , take’s a lot of research and knowledge to gather all the information on these cars. I also really like it when you do information on overseas other countries aside United States, and Canada you do it and you do it. Well I’m glad I have subscribed. Thanks.
Thank you.
Great vid!!!! 👍👍
Great video
I'll take a 66 or 67 with the 390!
Always liked those.
My late aunt once had the Fairlane. Unfortunately where it was at, it rusted out after less than a decade!
That is unfortunate.
I had a '70 Mercury Montego MX with a 351 Cleveland and it was a sweet ride, and although similar in body style I think it looked better than the Ford. I miss the days when cars could be easily differentiated compared to the cookie cutter SUVs these days.
like the 1972 big mouth
Compare American 70s Fairlanes to the Aussie ones. So much more graceful
The Aussie ones remind me of smaller versions of the American LTDs.
The Torino always looked interesting though the interior space was insanely small. Seemed that Ford design had no common sense reference. I was seven years old in 1960 though I totally loved the 1960 Ford design. I think I only actually saw two of the 1960s at that time. The paint and detailing was disappointing.
The use of space in the early to mid 70s could be shockingly poor.
I love these videos I really do, they are so full of knowledge but I really wish you guys would leave out the european cars, just American is intersting enough for me.