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Imported from the United States of America in July 2016, this Californian Fairlane 500 two-door coupe (body type 65A) is almost completely free of rust, as you might expect of a car that arrived to these shores after spending the majority of its life in the Golden State.<br />
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Interestingly, while this Fairlane was built in 1965, it appears to be relatively rare as it has the horizontal quad headlight configuration of the 1964 model and the square rear tail lights of the 1966 model-year cars. The owner has been informed by Macs Auto Parts of Titusville Florida, that this configuration was only available in 1965 and only then in limited numbers. The owner tells us that he believes that this is the only one of this type in the UK.<br />
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It has been lightly refurbished and comprehensively serviced, and now wears adjustable air shock absorbers on the rear, disc brakes on the front, and American Racing wheels in addition to the factory V8, twin exhaust pipes, Holley carburettor, automatic transmission, and power steering of the standard car.<br />
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The owner treated himself to the Fairlane as a 75th birthday present to himself in July of this year but has sadly found it too big for him and so is in the regrettable position of having to sell it after having owned it for only a short time.<br />
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The Californian sun might have enabled the Fairlane 500 escape the salt-induced corrosion that kills cars that have lived their lives in the rustbelt but it has left its mark, giving the car s paintwork an interesting patina, especially on the roof and rear deck/trunk area, which are definitely faded. <br />
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The colour is a vintage Burgundy/Royal Maroon, and while some of it looks to be possibly original, the overspray on the chassis plate suggests that it has had at least localised repairs at some point in its life.<br />
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The vendor commissioned his local American car specialist to fit a new nearside front floor pan as it was lightly pitted and pinholed. The rest of the panels were treated with ACF50 inhibitor as they were found to be in sound condition but were otherwise left untouched.<br />
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The remaining problems are pretty much limited to a small crack on the nearside of the windscreen (sorry, windshield) and the previously mentioned sun-faded paintwork. We like the Rat Rod look, but a full respray would be relatively straightforward given the condition the panels are in....Much more text on our website<br />
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Date written: 05-Dec-2018
Price: <td><strong>£8250 Auction Estimate
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