Vehicle Description
1964 Ford Fairlane 500
Ford TV commercials in 1964 used the character Hazel as well as the
Peanuts cartoon characters. The Ford Motor Company was a sponsor of
the show, and also sponsored The Ford Show during the late 1950s.
For the 1964 year, Ford added a Sport Coupe, which gave the
Fairlane a 289ci V8, a stiffer suspension, and a louder
exhaust.
For consignment a Blue Oval Fairlane 500 with a V8, souped up cam,
and Edelbrock 4 bbl carb. She's looking very sporty with some
American Racing wheels, and very well done paint and trimmings.
This one is a driver, but presents nicely, and runs just fab!
Exterior
Bedecked in Royal Blue (why is it reserved for the Royals?!) This
car has no rust, however, signs of prior bodywork at the wheel
wells is starting to make a peek-a-boo with slight bubbles. The
paint presents very well and is miles deep. Take a deep dive into
the fit and finish and you will be impressed. From its jet contrail
shaped trim spear starting from the front and leading to the rear
of the back quarter with a crescendo of angled bump outs just prior
to the rear wheel wells creating a "vent", we can see some added
excitement in the form of a dual bordered white field encased in
the dual borders in chrome. Nice Fairlane 500 badging is on the
front quarters and good quality chrome is showing on the handles
and mirrors. On the bottom of the B pillar is another horizontal
wide strip of stainless with Sports Coupe above and a red, white
and blue strip between the script and stainless. The back panel of
this car utilizes turbine style round taillights which flank a
shiny badge with Sports Coupe and a run of textured aluminum rear
trim. Both bumpers are pristine, and the roof is excellent with its
slight overhang on back. 14-inch American racing torque thrust
wheels are on all 4 corners as well as some larger 205/70R14's
wrapping the nice sporty wheels.
Interior
Swinging one of the doors, it immediately shows the workmanship
that was put into the design of this car on these door panels. A
mix of blue metal, stitched panels in lighter blue and a lower
vinyl molded panel in darker blue have a wide accent trimming
surrounding the handles and armrest/pull. Front low back vinyl
buckets in wonderful dark blue puffy tuck and roll inserts and
smooth lighter blue bolsters have a thick silvered piping
separating them. This carries through to the rear seats, where see
a bench version, in showroom condition. The center of the rear
bench has a wide light blue vertical band and this carries forward
to a center console which races through the front buckets. Here a
manual shifter with a trio of gauges floating in a metal panel
hangs below the dash. The dash front in brushed aluminum matte
finish panels with body matching blue strips framing above and
below. Below is an aftermarket radio with CD player, just above
remains the original radio and temp sliders. Nice blue carpeting
floods the floors, and above is a white headliner in vinyl which
shows some slight waviness on the B pillar coverings.
Drivetrain
Benefitting from an Edelbrock 4-barrel carb which sits on top of a
289ci V8 original to this car, which now sports a Comp Cams 270H
Magnum cam. We are gazing at a nicely preserved and spit shined
engine and black bay. A 4-speed manual top loader transmission is
on the back and a Ford 8-inch rear with 3.25 gears is the axle
setup.
Undercarriage
All cleaned up and obviously restored then garaged since its
restoration, this car has no rust, is very sound structurally, and
has independent front with coil springs suspension, a leaf sprung
back suspension, and power drum brakes all around. A dual
Flowmaster exhaust with polished chromed pipes peek out in the rear
of this car, and all underneath is just fiiiine-O-mite..
Drive-Ability
A super quick starter, smooth idle while she warms up, and we're
off! Nice power and pickup, fine handling and no inoperable devices
to speak of. A truly fine ride, and power steering, is just the
right touch to operate.
To sum it up, a nice example of the 64 Fairlane with the exterior
and interior looking like new. Some add-ons for performance and
looks, and overall a good job yielding an awesome cruiser and eye
catcher for this '64 Fairlane Sport Coupe.
VIN DECODE
4K47C161664
4-1964
K-Kansas City, KS Assy Plant
47-Fairlane 500 Sport Coupe
C-289ci V8 2bbl
161664-Sequential Unit Number
WARRANTY TAG
BODY 65B-Fairlane 500 Sport Coupe
COLOR F-Arcadian Blue
TRIM 62-Blue
DATE 06C-March 6th Build
DSO 34-Indianapolis
AXLE 4-Ford 8" 3.25 Gears
TRANS 5-4 Speed Manual
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 600 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display.
This vehicle is located in our showroom in Morgantown,
Pennsylvania, conveniently located just 1-hour west of Philadelphia
on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The website is
www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888) 227-0914.
Please contact us anytime for more information or to come see the
vehicle in person.
