Needs More Carbs: 1959 Ford Fairlane

If you are going to build a NASCAR replica there are a few key highlights you need to hit.  First, you need stickers...lots of 'em.  Then you need a big pushrod V8..please no overhead cams or turbocharged V6s...and finally you need to suck fuel through a venturi.  I know that NASCAR adapted fuel injection for the Sprint Cup series way back in 2012 (the future is here folks!!) but I think that any NASCAR vintage car should hose dino juice through the sundry ports/chambers/pumps/check-valves in a carburetor.  All this next car needs is a downgrade to a Holley 750 double pumper.  Find this 1959 Ford Fairlane offered for $6,900 in Cincinnati, OH via craigslist.  Tip from Rock On!

Tank Is Half Full: 1971 Ford Ranchero

This next car comes as a tip from Scott T who writes: If a picture is worth a thousand words, this ad is worth about 1,100 words?  Though the words used seem to describe a pretty nice v8 driveline and a fair number of parts including a GT hood so that's a bonus.   $4,500 sounds reasonable given the number of parts this car has if it's not rusty.  Only one picture, and I'm guessing it's not recent.  This seems like the perfect project for an optimist.  Find this 1971 Ford Ranchero offered for $4,500 near Boston, MA via craigslist. 

Auction Watch: 1968 Ford Fairlane 500 Fastback

Check out this 1968 Ford Fairlane 500 Fastback here on eBay bidding for $7,100 with auction ending on Monday at 5:30PM.

Family Style: 1965 Ford Fairlane 500 Custom Ranch Wagon

The last of the classic full-sized American built station wagons (Buick Roadmaster or Chevrolet Caprice) rolled off GM's assembly line in Arlington, Texas in 1996-- but in another time those things clogged the roads filled with families doing things like going to church or traveling to Aunt May's house for a weekend of running around in the woods.  To say they handled like a boat is, frankly, an insult to boats, but if you want to relive the summer days of riding backwards in a smoldering hot car, I don't think you could go wrong with this thing.  Find this 1965 Ford Fairlane 500 Custom Ranch Wagon offered for $12,900 in Grand Rapids, MI via GRAutoGallery.  Tip from Michael.

Low Pressure Sale: 10 Classic 50s/60s Cars For Sale

Super Bowl XLIX (brought to you by Norvartis) is going to start in a few minutes and as a tribute to Tom Brady and Bill Belichick, the Daily Turismo is happy to feature the following batch of barn fresh cars with carefully lowered tire air pressure. Find them here on craigslist located in Saratoga, NY with prices from $7500 to $12,000.

10k: Survivor Riverside: 1963 Ford Fairlane Ranch Wagon

 The response to yesterday's stripper Newport ragtop was so overwhelmingly positive that we decided to feature another car with the amenities of a Jordanian B&B (Bedouin and Breakfast).  Prepare to put-up or bulk-up with another 4,500 lb 'Merican beast without power steering, power brakes, or power windows.  Find this 1963 Ford Fairlane Ranch Wagon offered here on eBay currently bidding for $7,600 reserve-not-met, located in Riverside, CA.  Tip from Rene.

15k: 429 Powered Restomod: 1959 Ford Fairlane 500 Galaxie

In 1958 Elvis Presley was drafted into the US Army where he spent his time as an ordinary soldier, a reflection of the Faulkner and Eisenhower culture of the times.  The world didn't change with the flick of a light switch in 1960, but it was a different place with a young John F Kennedy elected president, Bob Dylan quit college to tour with Woody Guthrie, Jerry Garcia amassed enough time AWOL to get a general discharge from service, and the seeds of the anti-war movement were germinating.  It wasn't just culture that changed in early 60s, it was also a pivotal moment for the automotive industry --just look at how different the 1959 models were from the 1960 cars. They went from standing tall with chrome & fins to a much more streamlined, hunkered down look in 1960 with nothing above the trunk line.  Nostalgic for the slick hair and pressed suit era -- buy this 1959 Ford Fairlane 500 Galaxie with 429 Cobra Jet power offered here on eBay for $17,995 buy-it-now located in Arlington, TX.

Smurf Rider: 1966 Ford Fairlane 390V8 4-Spd

The Sell It Now Store is one of various eBay resellers who will take your neglected junk and sell it for you on eBay for a small percentage fee.  Most of the stores are filled with grandma's antique Avon bottle collections that folks are too busy to sell, but every once in while they sell a car.  No problem with that because the seller pays the fees out of the vehicle sale and the third party test of the car is somewhat reassuring.  Find this 1966 Ford Fairlane 390V8 4-Spd currently bidding on eBay for $5,800 with 4 days to go in Waukesha, WI.

5k: Ragged Top: 1966 Ford Fairlane 500 Convertible

The Ford Fairlane was an intermediate sized body-on-frame unibody classic from Detroit, and in ragtop form these big monsters can be quite a deal when compared to a Chevelle or other muscle car from the sixties.  The fifth generation with its stacked headlights is one of the best looking of the breed and was made only from 1966 to 1967.  Find this 1966 Ford Fairlane 500 currently bidding for for $5,000 via ebay, located in Woodbury, NJ with a few hours to go.

10k: Capricorn Husker: 1957 Ford Fairlane Custom

You'll have to put aside your Ford versus Chevy hatred and take a razor blade to all the Calvins peeing on stuff in order to fully appreciate this feature.  In every sense of the word, it is a hybrid. Not in the fuel-sipping, electron-pushing Prius, but the old school hybrid of yesterday, specifically a 1957 Ford body on a 1984 Chevy Caprice frame.  Find this 1957 Ford Fairlane Custom Rod for sale in Omaha, NE for $11,000 via craigslist.   Tip from Kaibeezy

5k: Surfs Up: 1969 Ford Fairlane Station Wagon

The sixth generation Ford Fairlane (1968-1969) was a mid-sized sedan that shared its chassis with the Mercury Comet, Ford Ranchero and Torino, but was styled to match the full-sized Galaxie/LTD sedans.  Today a classic Fairlane is a great way to get into American muscle without breaking the bank.  Find this 1969 Ford Fairlane wagon for sale in Southwick, MA currently bidding for $4,750 with a few hours to go.  Tip from Oldsmobuick.

15k: Big Block Party: 1967 Ford Fairlane 390GT

The Ford Fairlane was an intermediate sized coupe from Detroit, and in big-block form these beasties can be quite a deal when compared to a Mustang or other pony car from the sixties.  The fifth generation with its stacked headlights is one of the best looking of the breed and was made only from 1966 to 1967.  Find this 1967 Ford Fairlane 390GT for sale in Pueblo, CO currently bidding on ebay for $14,700.