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1964 Fairlane at the Nurburgring
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Pretty cool. I've raced against similar cars with the local vintage club. You can make a Fairlane pretty fast if you set it up right.
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Oh Hell yes, I need to have that car!
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Yep, I read an article about that car a while back. And remember the old "Thunderbolts" were pretty impressive in a straight line back then!
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I love the way that engine sounds completely relaxed and under-stressed at 240/kmh.
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that thing must be very light
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You might be surprised just how light. Think early 911 light. One of the locals campaigns an original Holman/Moody prepped Fairlane in our vintage events. He is generally one of the fastest cars in his run group.
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That looks like one of those short wheel base Thunderbolts in the pic, looks like a T-Bird emblem L front fender, the Ford V-8 fender badge did not look like that, I don't think
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The short wheelbase Thunderbolts were drag cars, not road racers. They eventually evovled in the old AF/X, or "A" factory experimental class, which eventually became the "funny car" class. The rear axle on those early cars was actually even with, or ahead of, the "C" pillar / rear window.
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But could it keep up with a well driven & set up 944 through the twisties?
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Very cool!!
That a full wheelbase car. The short w/b car, the rear wheel is just ab out under the back window.
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Super cool. I love all sorts of motor vehicles, but it's hard to top many classics for style points.
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Short wheelbase A/FX car:
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And its for sale!!!!
$270,000.00 But you get 495hp big block weighs 2500lbs. Specs/write up/pics here: Holman-Moody 1964 Ford Fairlane Tech Specs - Hot Rod Magazine
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Here's a local car I see a lot, (I think it's a Comet?)
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Thats a '66 Fairlane
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Thus the birth of the "funny car"...the altered wheelbase prompted someone to say "That car looks funny"...and a class name was born. Nice pic...thanks.
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2015 
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