The home base for Farrah: story, specs, restoration notes, documents, Fairlane reference photos, Garage TV, parts sources, and the ongoing mission to make a great old car even better without wrecking what makes it cool.
Current Garage Focus
1966 Fairlane GTA convertible, done tastefully.
Red paint, red interior, 390 FE, GTA attitude, vintage Alberta plate, right stance, right details, and no clown-show modifications.
Vintage Hydroplanes has a useful Fairlane GTA article/reference page worth keeping on the wall. Good outside reading for GTA identity, period details, and general Fairlane GT/GTA context.
Best used as a quick GTA-specific outside reference.
Hemmings’ 1966–67 Fairlane GT/GTA reference is useful for model context, market-era notes, and the bigger picture around Ford’s midsize muscle-car move.
Best used as a respected outside buyer-guide style reference.
Sports Car Market’s profile focuses specifically on a 1966 Fairlane GTA convertible, making it a useful comparison point for Farrah’s rarity, presentation, and market context.
Wikipedia’s Ford Fairlane overview is a broad model-history reference for the Fairlane nameplate, generations, body styles, and production-era context.
Best used as a quick general-history jumping-off point, not a final authority.
Classic.com’s 1966 Fairlane page is useful for watching public-sale examples, model-year market activity, and how 1966 Fairlanes are being categorized.
Best used for current market comps and sale-history digging.
Wheelz.me’s documented 1966 Fairlane GT convertible article is useful as another S-code convertible example and visual/context reference for the 390 Fairlane world.
Best used as an outside example of a documented 1966 GT convertible.
Factory-style AMA spec document for the Fairlane GT & GTA, covering the 390 4V engine, Cruise-O-Matic, axle ratios, brakes, steering, suspension, cooling, electrical, wheels/tires, body dimensions, weights, and body numbers.
Best used for hard specs, troubleshooting, restoration planning, and “what did Ford actually list?” questions.
1963–1974 Ford/Lincoln/Mercury Parts Interchange Manual
Body and mechanical interchange reference for Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury parts across 1963–1974 model years. Useful for donor parts, cross-compatibility checks, and old-car parts hunting.
Best used when the question is “what other Ford-family part might work?”
A period magazine feature connected to the 1966 Fairlane era. Not a service document, but a useful piece of contemporary car-culture context for Farrah’s archive.
Best used as a 1966 culture reference and visual time-capsule piece.
This is Farrah’s current Billville snapshot: the important details worth keeping close when checking parts, comparing factory specs, planning upgrades, or just remembering what makes this car special.
Car1966 Ford Fairlane GTA Convertible
NameFarrah
Engine390 FE 4V big-block
TransmissionCruise-O-Matic automatic
ExteriorRed body, black convertible top
Plate1966 Alberta RV-66-23
WheelsRidler 695 five-spoke wheels
Tires235/40R18 front, 265/35R18 rear
StarterPowermaster high-torque starter upgrade
BrakesPower front disc brake conversion
Steering WheelAftermarket wheel chosen to echo the original 1966 Fairlane style
BodyRust-free convertible body
IdentityGTA trim, stacked GT/GTA emblem details
Horn button: click the GT emblem anytime to return to the Billville home page.