The Ford Fairlane was manufactured by Ford Motor Company and was produced from 1955 to 1971 in Dearborn, Michigan. The name Fairlane came from the name of Henry Ford’s home “Fair Lane” also located in Dearborn, MI. The automobile began as a premiere full-size car with curvy lines and a characteristic stainless steel stripe on the side.

The Fairlane name took the place of the Crestline as Ford's leader in full-size cars. Some of the body styles offered were; the Crown Victoria Skyliner, the regular Crown Victoria coupe, a convertible Sunliner, and traditional sedans. All models featured the trademark stainless-steel stripe on the side. There were reportedly only a few changes in 1956; a 4-door Victoria hardtop was introduced, and two new, more powerful V8 options. According to reports like other cars the Ford Fairlane seen many changes over the years it was in production ranging from engine size to wheel base. In 1964 Ford introduced a Fairlane built with drag racing in mind. The Thunderbolt was heavily modified to reportedly include a V8 with two four-barrel carburetors on a high-riser manifold, a trunk-mounted battery, along with acrylic glass windows, soundproofing, and passenger side windshield wiper, among a list of other features. It is reported that out of the 127 Thuderbolts made 111 were sold. http://www.collectorsweekly.com/ford-cars/fairlane