Farrah’s Garage / 1966 Fairlane GTA Convertible
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Farrah’s Garage

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
Farrah, 1966 Ford Fairlane GTA convertible
Farrah Fawcett, name inspiration for Farrah the Fairlane

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.

Shelves
Origin story

How Farrah Came Home

The story page: finding the car, why it mattered, and how Farrah became the Billville garage centerpiece.

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Build sheet / Live reference

Specs & Restoration

Engine, ignition, wheels, tires, stance, brakes, interior details, shop notes, and current projects.

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Manuals / PDFs

Docs & Manuals

Wiring diagrams, production charts, factory references, brochures, manuals, and Bill’s Fairlane Bible.

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Reference photos

Fairlane Lookbook

Saved Fairlane stance ideas, trim details, wheel and tire inspiration, interiors, engine bays, and tasteful examples.

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Garage TV

Garage TV

YouTube videos, Fairlane references, period clips, troubleshooting videos, and car culture worth finding again.

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Web references

Resources

Useful Fairlane links, parts sources, technical references, suppliers, and websites worth keeping close.

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Source material

Sources

Extra source notes, references, research material, and supporting files that feed the Farrah pages.

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Auto-gallery / Photo archive

Farrah Photos

Full Farrah photo archive: garage shots, wash-day photos, stance photos, detail shots, parts, repairs, and visual history.

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Factory specs, historical references, paint codes, manuals, and outside sources that help document what Farrah is.

Outside reference

1966 Ford Fairlane Fact Sheet

Over-Drive Magazine’s 1966 Fairlane reference page covers the wider/lower 1966 redesign, first-year Fairlane convertibles, the S-code 390 GT/GTA engine, Select-Shift automatic, R-code 427 drag cars, model breakdowns, paint-code links, and chassis facts.

Best used as a historical overview and quick fact-checking jump point.

Open Over-Drive fact sheet →
GTA article

Fairlane GTA Article

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.

Open GTA article →
Buyer guide

Hemmings Fairlane GT/GTA Guide

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.

Open Hemmings guide →
Market profile

SCM 1966 Fairlane GTA Convertible Profile

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.

Best used for GTA convertible market perspective.

Open SCM profile →
General history

Ford Fairlane Overview

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.

Open Wikipedia overview →
Market data

Classic.com 1966 Fairlane Market

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.

Open Classic.com market page →
Documented example

Documented S-Code GT Convertible

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.

Open documented example →
Factory-style specs

1966 Fairlane GT/GTA AMA Specifications

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.

Open AMA specs PDF →
Service manual

1966 Ford Shop Manual

Full Ford service manual reference for mechanical, electrical, chassis, body, drivetrain, adjustment, diagnosis, and repair procedures.

Best used when the question is “how does Ford say to service, adjust, remove, install, or troubleshoot this?”

Open shop manual →
Parts catalog

1963–1974 Ford Master Parts & Accessories Catalog

Ford parts catalog reference for part numbers, illustrations, cross-compatibility, accessories, and parts sourcing across 1963–1974 Ford models.

Best used when the question is “what is the part number, what does it look like, and what else might fit?”

Open parts catalog →
Interchange manual

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?”

Open interchange manual →
Period piece

1966 Playboy Fairlane Article

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.

Open 1966 article →

The actual car in the garage

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.

Horn button: click the GT emblem anytime to return to the Billville home page.