In 1988 my mate had a $12.000 351 windser in a tow truck ! Man the amount of road going cars this thing chewed up was amazing . . I was only thinking recently how quick it was back in the day. But $12.000 in 1988 was a huge price for an engine but man did it fly in a 3 ton tow truck 😊
My poppy use to own one of these but a worked 302 which use to outrun the police, he could never find a powee steering pump i think he regrets selling it, it also went to queensland while towing a caravan and he broke the spedo at half throttle,
In 1988 my mate had a $12.000
351 windser in a tow truck !
Man the amount of road going cars this thing chewed up was amazing . .
I was only thinking recently how quick it was back in the day.
But $12.000 in 1988 was a huge price for an engine but man did it fly in a 3 ton tow truck 😊
Equal to $32.000 in today’s money
That’s a bloody great looking Fairlane, commodore smasher
That leaf spring on the Fairlane sure wound up on launch, but it got the power down well.
Well done son,all that noise from the Ls but the zh whipped his ass with some 51 power!
Perhaps he was running some NOS , one of those sneaky-Pete setups…
@@paulsz6194 n/a made 280hp on the dyno
@@RobStaniford wow, that’s awesome 😎
ZH looks a lot more stylish than mundane mass produced Commodores.
Yeah well you're comparing the fairlane to a commodore. Not really fair is it? I am a Ford fan but that's an unfair comparison
Vy gts is not mass produced dipshit look it up that old lead weight rust bucket belongs is scrap yard
Funny thing is there is millions of those Fairlanes and hiw many vy gts?😂
@@Hsv1556Commodore styling, bottle of chloroform, same thing.
@@KG84C whatever b....,looks better than that ugly ford,worth a shit load more too
I love both cars but the ZH is a beautiful machine.
Goes well for a heavy car
Heavy?, heavy back then!, light compared to a car these days, weighs as much as most small modern cars lol.
1768 kg, barely more than a high model BA or FG.
Nearly 1800.kg is not light.@@manofwar577
@@RybagzSo.that's light is it?
Good old Aussie muscle fords
My poppy use to own one of these but a worked 302 which use to outrun the police, he could never find a powee steering pump i think he regrets selling it, it also went to queensland while towing a caravan and he broke the spedo at half throttle,
Power steering pumps are NOT hard to find for these cars.
Gets me motivated to get the Zh out of the shed
Mines been off the road 4 years, i need to get mine out of the shed too 😂
@@RobStaniford You should be ashamed.
@@AP-ow5vu cheers
Zh fairlane best fairlane ever made bar none 😊
xD thanks i approve
how much hp/ torque were u running? also what diff gears?
made 279rwhp or 208.5rwkw @4900rpm. high 500nm. had 4.11s. 2800 stall.
is the car still normal weight or did u strip it a little?
Full weight + some lpg stuff that was still in the car. No spare wheel.
TheZHLANE nice car! not sure about the colour...but always liked the ZH!
HA !!! That beautiful old ZH caned that bit of garbage Commodore 👍👌
@@quagini69 Fairlanes were soo good & soo popular, Ford Axed it in 2007. It wasn't even part of the next generation FG Portfolio.😜
:'( haha
13.3
The Fairlane has had some work done to it.
@@peterhawkins4612 a little work, 4.11 gears, 2800 stall and a mild 351 with 302cc heads. Made about 280hp to tyres on dyno
Hey Peter,is your nickname "SHERLOCK".
Look like EL rims on the back.
@@dawgunna yeah had the el xr rims with some slicks
They’re powerful cars, but after watching top fuel “rails” they look so slow
Whats a VZ GTS?
Holden commodore
@@RobStaniford no such car as a VZ GTS
They made the VY GTS and skipped straight to the VE because the VZ used the new LS2 and they felt people wouldn't pay the extra for no power gains
@@1977fiero i changed the title just for you, happy now?
makes my nc look weak lol baby 302 in mine