Brings back great memories... I had a '66 GT 390 my senior year in high school... didn't even know how to drive a stick shift when I bought this bad ass hot rod LOL
I have a 66 Fairlane with a 289, and a couple of 66 Merurcy Comet Cyclones w/ 390s. These are such GREAT CARS with great styling and unique looks. Thanks for taking the time to make this video and taking care of your awesome 390, 4 speed beast!
That was VERY entertaining. That guy could be one of my motorhead buddies. I'm a MoPar guy but BIG RESPECT to someone who clearly loves their Ford, and she's a beauty, too.
Always thought the 66-67 Fairlanes were the best looking muscle cars of that era; got to drive a '67 with a newer 428 and c6 automatic and it flat out scared the hell out of me!
My dad ordered a '67, was drafted, when it came in (late) he was already gone... dealer sold it to someone else.... bought a '69 when he came home... but really wanted a '67
My dream car! love the 1966-67 Fairlanes. a friend of mine had a 67 fairlane, yellow/ black vinyl top, black interior. it had a 289 2 barrel and automatic. very nice car. He hated giving me rides because i tended to drool on the interior lol. this is a nice car too and i thank you from bringing the video to us.
When I was younger (and poorer)I had a 1966 Candy apple red Fairlane GTA and it needed a major restoration so I let it go...fast foward to present and I would kill to have it back!!
I feel you! Same here (was poor) had a 1967 500 XL original 390 but had been replaced by a 289. It needed restoring and it was only 20 years old at the time! Lol
That is what a muscle car should sound like. My 2005 Lincoln LS is louder than the 2015 Challenger my neighbor had repossessed. I love the sound of old American muscle.
Wunderschönes Auto, RESPEKT ! Was mich nur wundert, das er mit Zwischengas schaltet . Der Sound ist echt genial, die Innenaustattung ist superb, und der Fahrer lustig !
My favorite car . I have a 55 fairlane with a 406 / 4 speed " Chevy Smacker " . Its a super fun hub capped sleeper but I still want a 66 fairlane gt 390/ 4 speed
Just a great film to watch. My friend had the 4-door version with an auto box and whatever engine it had in it, it would roar like a beast and shift that heavy old car like it was made of balsa wood !! I remember seeing these cars in 'The Invaders' too -from the '60's. =NICE !!
I had one the same color back in the day. With some love, that car will PIN YOU to the seat ... BIG TIME. Enjoy that beautiful car !!! Sure makes me want my old one back ....
Taking it easy on the antique u-joints that sounded like they were ready to 'splode. Next video I do I'll bang the gears, so I can do a gettin' my old car towed vid.
don't you know you need to do what these millennials do. you get in the car, beat the snot out of it, break things and then sit on the side of the road tryin to act as if you are still cool as you wait for the tow truck lol
I had a 1966 Fairlane with a 428 SCJ with 507hp two four barrels top loader trans and Detroit locker rear end with 3.90 :1 Frame connectors. That car was an animal
I had a 67 GTA 390 about 45 years ago & loved it. I now have a 67 tbird tudor 390 & have enjoyed it now for maybe 33-35 years. Love old cars no matter who made them
We had to sell it last month because I lost my job. It sold quickly (thank god). I hope to find another or a sweet '66 like you have. Original cars are the BEST! Thanks for posting and God Bless!
Sounds just like my 65 GTO i found in storage, muffler shop with original exhaust & the purrrr is back. Lucky us, o'l school still strong. Beautiful Ford, Sir.
My husband is restoring one right now right down to the frame. All original matched numbers on all parts and is restoring the color to the original Candy Apple Red. It is a 1966 Fairlane GT 390 and are we ever happy and looking forward to driving it. It was an Arizona car but the prior owner that purchased it was in Oregon. Only one very small rust spot the rest of it was amazingly in great shape. It will definitely be a driver. No trailer queen this time lol.
Thanks for posting this great vid, i have one of these in Australia and am looking to start the resto after new years. please post any update vids i'll be sure to check them out.
Last year we would take our '65 Comet Cyclone original white 4 speed car to the local cruise in. Had a new drivetrain but the paint was all faded and the interior was a little rough. I put a set of 15" magnums on it with nice tires and that car would draw a bigger crowd than some of the big money cars. We loved it and so did a lot of other people. You're right when you say they are only original once.
What a great car and demonstration, I would love to hear this with the exhaust looked after; congratulations....it took me 35 years to get my Mustang GT.....
Fairlane GT was a very respectable performer in the day and still are. Stick a decent high rise aluminum dual plane intake and an old fashioned R3310 780 cam vacuum secondary Holley dual feed 4-barrel carb and some decent long tube headers and you have an honest ass kicker!
i love this man saying original AMERICAN chrome....original AMERICAN (something)...a real american man!!! i am italian ,but i feel american...so W USA!!!! i love you all american guys
Great compliment. Thanks. I was just a kid when they were cranking these babies out of Detroit, Michigan. I guess you've heard or read about our gas mileage and smog requirements our government put on our automakers in the '70's that all but killed it for everybody who loved American cars. What a shame. BTW, I'm a big admirer of Italian clothes AND cars!
I built my 390 with primarily factory parts. I put headers, a solid cam very close to the 428CJ hydraulic. C cam for NHRA CStock and 410 hp 427. And a Holley Street Dominator with a 750 Holley 3310. It’s still an animal and I. built it 20 years ago and it is still like new. Open Headers will make 496 hp 463 ft lbs. That is with home ported 352 heads with 2.06 intake and 1.58 exhaust valves, I have a C6 and 4.33 locker gears and you can peg it to 6500 in a heartbeat, and I used to wind it to 7000, but I am blind now and can’t drive and my son won’t wind it that high. It is in a 1965 Galaxie 2 dr HT and it rides and handles like it’s on rails.
I had a 76 ford pickup with a 390 out of a 67 mustang GT put headers with duals and a torquer cam and that thing ran really good and I shifted it the same way you do just because I liked to shift that way, I could start out in 3rd even on a little bit of a hill 4: 10 gears and a 4 spd, your car is very cool and I love the sound.
Yes, originals are a lotta fun - and you never have to worry about gettin' a rock chip... Hope you keep enjoyin' that Cyclone - that's a very cool car you have!
So many people are critical, at least he takes it out and runs it, unlike so many that start the engine and leave us hanging. Nice car I would love to have it.
I too, almost had one of these as my first car. I ended up with a 69 Valiant with an auto and a 6. I was disappointed and even more so when the Valiant blew up and I got a 305 Caprice. Cool car.
+MrBreeze I bought a '66 GTA in 1969 from a Ford mechanic. Boy, did that thing burn up tires. Drafted in 1970, my younger brother wrecked it while I was in Vn.
There were a few of these running when I was a teen. I love them. One business type guy said he had one. His pregnant wife came home one day and sad “ you know that thing will do 90 in third test?”
This looks like a car I use to own. I sold it in 1968 in Tucson. I had put cut outs on exhaust. Sound like this when open. Mine had wooden steering wheel.
My cousin got a '66 Fairlane 390 GT, 4 speed, British Racing Green with tan interior. 14K miles back in '69. In '70. he swapped the 390 for a 427 and changed the rear gears to a 4:57 Detroit Locker. I bought the car from him in '75 fro $1400. It had always been garaged. The car ran 12:50 in the mid '70's.
Great cars! Thank you for the note. They're still out there - just have to keep lookin' a little harder maybe - watch for my '64 Cyclone vid - coming soon...
Love the 66-67 Fairlanes! Very underrated Fords.👍😎
And easy to work on - less work, more fun!
@@4spdBernie DEFINITELY! I used to wrench on my Nova in high school back in the 80's with just basic tools. Fun!👍
Those were GOOD TIMES!!
@@4spdBernie 👍
I had a 67 Fairlane 390 auto
A 1966 Fairlane with the 390 and a 4 speed is one of my absolute dream cars, it's just such a beautiful automobile
I could not agree with you more!! Thanks for stoppin by!
Brings back great memories... I had a '66 GT 390 my senior year in high school... didn't even know how to drive a stick shift when I bought this bad ass hot rod LOL
My brother had the 68 fairlane fastback with the 390 4 speed. Awesome car. Thanks for sharing ....
GOOD TIMES!!
I have a 66 Fairlane with a 289, and a couple of 66 Merurcy Comet Cyclones w/ 390s. These are such GREAT CARS with great styling and unique looks. Thanks for taking the time to make this video and taking care of your awesome 390, 4 speed beast!
That was VERY entertaining. That guy could be one of my motorhead buddies.
I'm a MoPar guy but BIG RESPECT to someone who clearly loves their Ford, and she's a beauty, too.
I'm diehard Ford fan,but I love all the American muscle cars!💖
Very cool my dad had Dodge Coronet with a 426 hemi two fours and automatic white with a red stripe.
Always thought the 66-67 Fairlanes were the best looking muscle cars of that era; got to drive a '67 with a newer 428 and c6 automatic and it flat out scared the hell out of me!
So nice to see a classic engine, not covered in chrome junk!
My dad bought a '67 Fairlane GT 390 new after his first tour in Vietnam.
Very nice car for the year.
My dad ordered a '67, was drafted, when it came in (late) he was already gone... dealer sold it to someone else.... bought a '69 when he came home... but really wanted a '67
The 1966-67 Ford Fairlane GT 390 was my dream car when it came to American iron. Would love to have a nice original one today.
I love seeing classics get driven the way they were meant to be driven
My dream car! love the 1966-67 Fairlanes. a friend of mine had a 67 fairlane, yellow/ black vinyl top, black interior. it had a 289 2 barrel and automatic. very nice car. He hated giving me rides because i tended to drool on the interior lol. this is a nice car too and i thank you from bringing the video to us.
Outstanding video,kinda looks like father and son having great times.thats one badass 66'
Very nice car. Look forward to seeing future posts and what you do to it.
When I was younger (and poorer)I had a 1966 Candy apple red Fairlane GTA and it needed a major restoration so I let it go...fast foward to present and I would kill to have it back!!
I feel you! Same here (was poor) had a 1967 500 XL original 390 but had been replaced by a 289. It needed restoring and it was only 20 years old at the time! Lol
That is what a muscle car should sound like. My 2005 Lincoln LS is louder than the 2015 Challenger my neighbor had repossessed. I love the sound of old American muscle.
That ol' big block was just screamin!! Love the video Bernie, beautiful car!
I'm a Mopar guy, but I love the 66-67 Fairlane genre. I hope some one takes the time to restore the car to it's original glory.
Thanks for stopping by and I agree 100% this '66 GT390 is a great car. Ck out my '63 Dodge 880 ex CHP car vid!
Wunderschönes Auto, RESPEKT ! Was mich nur wundert, das er mit Zwischengas schaltet . Der Sound ist echt genial, die Innenaustattung ist superb, und der Fahrer lustig !
He shifts like my stepdad used to shift his old 73 highboy 4x4 with a 390 and toploader.
@phục êwê double clutch on up shift totally unnecessary and slow, downshifting that way is recommended
You've got a great set of videos! I'm very much a Pontiac fan, but would love to hear this FairlaneGT with the new pipes! Rock on Bernie
My favorite car . I have a 55 fairlane with a 406 / 4 speed " Chevy Smacker " . Its a super fun hub capped sleeper but I still want a 66 fairlane gt 390/ 4 speed
Will show nice when completed. Nice solid survivor.
Thanks for the offer. Original FE is running fine!
Gotta love the double pump on the gas on each shift
How fun! Thanks for runnung her thru the gears!
You're welcome, thanks for stopping by!
Bought a 66 like this brand new when I came home from the navy on leave, black inside and out. Loved that car!
Thank you for your service. Black on black, you chose a great combo! Great memories & great times! Thanks for stopping by!
très belle ford ! :) et magnifique bruit !
merci pour cette belle vidéo :)
Just a great film to watch. My friend had the 4-door version with an auto box and whatever engine it had in it, it would roar like a beast and shift that heavy old car like it was made of balsa wood !! I remember seeing these cars in 'The Invaders' too -from the '60's. =NICE !!
I had one the same color back in the day. With some love, that car will PIN YOU to the seat ... BIG TIME. Enjoy that beautiful car !!! Sure makes me want my old one back ....
Love those old FE big blocks.
Lud video man keep up the good work
Nice rev matching...love this old iron!
My first car was a 1969 Ford Galaxie XL Fast Back 390. Loved it.
Good times!!
Taking it easy on the antique u-joints that sounded like they were ready to 'splode. Next video I do I'll bang the gears, so I can do a gettin' my old car towed vid.
don't you know you need to do what these millennials do. you get in the car, beat the snot out of it, break things and then sit on the side of the road tryin to act as if you are still cool as you wait for the tow truck lol
on side of road face glued to iphone lol
Do you still have this 66 fairlane?
LOL
Nothing like a proper MT!! Great car. Thanks for the vid.
WELL YOU CRACK ME UP DRIVING THAT THING
Nice ride you have fun video.
I had a 1966 Fairlane with a 428 SCJ with 507hp two four barrels top loader trans and Detroit locker rear end with 3.90 :1
Frame connectors. That car was an animal
Awesome tacho , I've one of those Cobra tacho dates 9 September 1966 G. Faria inside , wow amazing car man
I had a 67 GTA 390 about 45 years ago & loved it. I now have a 67 tbird tudor 390 & have enjoyed it now for maybe 33-35 years. Love old cars no matter who made them
GOOD TIMES!! Thank you and stay safe!
You're very welcome, I'm glad you enjoyed. It sounds better now with the new exhaust...
We had to sell it last month because I lost my job. It sold quickly (thank god). I hope to find another or a sweet '66 like you have. Original cars are the BEST! Thanks for posting and God Bless!
Ah the memories, I had a 1966, but 280 cu in, then got a 1967 GTA Convertible, Red color and white interior. Love these old Fords
GOOD TIMES!!
Very nice car. Thanks for sharing...
That's so true, it is only original one time, the Galaxie, Fairlane and Comet Calentie was and is my favorite Muscle Car's. Thanks for showing.
loved the videos of the old cars ...keep it up :-)
Great piece of Americana. Restore and enjoy my friend.👍👍
Agreed!!
Sounds just like my 65 GTO i found in storage, muffler shop with original exhaust & the purrrr is back. Lucky us, o'l school still strong. Beautiful Ford, Sir.
'65 GTO - sweet!
Really nice car you got there buddy. When I was 18 years old I built a 390 and I had it bored 40 over with a 750 Holley. Keep them coming!!!
Thanks, man - 18 and a built 390, you were livin' my dream! Topped with a 750 double pumper, no doubt! GOOD TIMES!!
Well done Eric!!
1959-1960 I believe; led to the HIPO 390 in '61, then the 406, 427 and the rest is history... GREAT motors!
I had a 66GT, green, 4:11 tricked diff, tricked 390. Put v-block chains on it, and left blacktop in the air. beautiful.
My husband is restoring one right now right down to the frame. All original matched numbers on all parts and is restoring the color to the original Candy Apple Red. It is a 1966 Fairlane GT 390 and are we ever happy and looking forward to driving it. It was an Arizona car but the prior owner that purchased it was in Oregon. Only one very small rust spot the rest of it was amazingly in great shape. It will definitely be a driver. No trailer queen this time lol.
That's AWESOME! Driver > trailer queen!!
Beautiful car! I'm soo jealous!! I'm looking for a Fairlane GT project, Just hope I can find one in that shape!!!!
Love the interior smell of an old ford.... I had a mustang 69 351w black notch maroon interior loved it
That guy seems like a great fun guy.
Thanks for posting this great vid, i have one of these in Australia and am looking to start the resto after new years. please post any update vids i'll be sure to check them out.
If my memory is correct the 1966 GT 390 was factory rated at 335 HP.
Last year we would take our '65 Comet Cyclone original white 4 speed car to the local cruise in. Had a new drivetrain but the paint was all faded and the interior was a little rough. I put a set of 15" magnums on it with nice tires and that car would draw a bigger crowd than some of the big money cars. We loved it and so did a lot of other people. You're right when you say they are only original once.
Very nice! Thanks for posting. :-)
What a great car and demonstration, I would love to hear this with the exhaust looked after; congratulations....it took me 35 years to get my Mustang GT.....
Thanks and enjoy your Mustang!!
Exhaust leaks sound so awesome
Like Christine, lol.
I think the Fairlane sounds awesome the way it is.
+Rhys Wollam Thank you. yes, so do I!
Fairlane GT was a very respectable performer in the day and still are. Stick a decent high rise aluminum dual plane intake and an old fashioned R3310 780 cam vacuum secondary Holley dual feed 4-barrel carb and some decent long tube headers and you have an honest ass kicker!
Another great vid and thanks for sharing.....390's were/are great motors
Nice project, needs some love.
Thanks, it's a great car!!
i love this man saying original AMERICAN chrome....original AMERICAN (something)...a real american man!!!
i am italian ,but i feel american...so W USA!!!! i love you all american guys
Bella Vita. love Italy
Great compliment. Thanks. I was just a kid when they were cranking these babies out of Detroit, Michigan. I guess you've heard or read about our gas mileage and smog requirements our government put on our automakers in the '70's that all but killed it for everybody who loved American cars. What a shame. BTW, I'm a big admirer of Italian clothes AND cars!
Great vid, love the car.
Hello and thank you for the note!
sweet old 66 gt
+4spdBernie Your the Dude , Thats a cool car, felt like i was there hanging on
Thanks, man - glad you enjoyed!
I had a ‘66 Fairlane GTA back in ‘77, wish I had that car today!
I built my 390 with primarily factory parts. I put headers, a solid cam very close to the 428CJ hydraulic. C cam for NHRA CStock and 410 hp 427. And a Holley Street Dominator with a 750 Holley 3310. It’s still an animal and I. built it 20 years ago and it is still like new. Open Headers will make 496 hp 463 ft lbs. That is with home ported 352 heads with 2.06 intake and 1.58 exhaust valves, I have a C6 and 4.33 locker gears and you can peg it to 6500 in a heartbeat, and I used to wind it to 7000, but I am blind now and can’t drive and my son won’t wind it that high. It is in a 1965 Galaxie 2 dr HT and it rides and handles like it’s on rails.
Sweet ride you have there! Thanks for stopping by!
I love this body style..... I love the 65 - 2 door too.
AGREED - great lookin Fairlanes!!
Awesome car! Have fun!
390 + 4 speed = FUN!! Thanks for stopping by!
I like the ford pickup in the garage as well👍👍
I had a 76 ford pickup with a 390 out of a 67 mustang GT put headers with duals and a torquer cam and that thing ran really good and I shifted it the same way you do just because I liked to shift that way, I could start out in 3rd even on a little bit of a hill 4: 10 gears and a 4 spd, your car is very cool and I love the sound.
Yes, that 390 is a G-R-E-A-T motor - but you already know that!! Thank you!
very nice, very nice alex
Yes, originals are a lotta fun - and you never have to worry about gettin' a rock chip...
Hope you keep enjoyin' that Cyclone - that's a very cool car you have!
its nice to see someone drive a 4 gear the way they were meant to be
So many people are critical, at least he takes it out and runs it, unlike so many that start the engine and leave us hanging. Nice car I would love to have it.
Thank you. It's a lotta fun.
Sounds great. And you got the McQueen shifting going on reminiscent of Bullitt.
I too, almost had one of these as my first car. I ended up with a 69 Valiant with an auto and a 6. I was disappointed and even more so when the Valiant blew up and I got a 305 Caprice. Cool car.
I daily an 85 305 caprice
Just bought a 1968 mercury monterey 390 with c6 transmission auto
My dad had a '67 Fairlane GT 390. He got it almost new after his first tour in Vietnam.
+MrBreeze I bought a '66 GTA in 1969 from a Ford mechanic. Boy, did that thing burn up tires. Drafted in 1970, my younger brother wrecked it while I was in Vn.
My friend in high school used to borrow his moms 1966 Station Wagon, it had a 390 and it was very fast!
I bought one back in 1966 when it first come out .
Hope you enjoyed it!
I had one of those bodies when I was a teenager didn't have an engine and transmission but the body was great
Great car! I love to own one. And I will! Hi from the Netherlands
There were a few of these running when I was a teen. I love them. One business type guy said he had one. His pregnant wife came home one day and sad “ you know that thing will do 90 in third test?”
GOOD TIMES!!
you are having way to much fun lol I love your car it's gorgeous
Thanks - very fun car!!
Hello and thank you - gotta have fun!
This looks like a car I use to own. I sold it in 1968 in Tucson. I had put cut outs on exhaust. Sound like this when open. Mine had wooden steering wheel.
My cousin got a '66 Fairlane 390 GT, 4 speed, British Racing Green with tan interior. 14K miles back in '69. In '70. he swapped the 390 for a 427 and changed the rear gears to a 4:57 Detroit Locker. I bought the car from him in '75 fro $1400. It had always been garaged. The car ran 12:50 in the mid '70's.
Mr Hayes..forget about all this comments and keep on driving that beauty....LOL
Great cars! Thank you for the note. They're still out there - just have to keep lookin' a little harder maybe - watch for my '64 Cyclone vid - coming soon...
Thank you! Loads of fun. Some may like the smell of napalm in the morning but for me it's burnin' rubber - anytime...
Now that sure were some enjoyable minutes watching this video. Nice Ford, keep that baby running for years to come. Thanks.
Hello,
Great bit about not being able to lean forward when gettin' on it!