Finding an ABANDONED 67 Fairlane in a Local JUNKYARD! Why was this JUNKED? 

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The '66-'67 Fairlane was one of the best looking cars Ford ever made. Several of my friends had these when I was in high school. One was a factory XL four speed red with Cragar rims. Oh, for the good 'ol days!

That Fairlane is worth buying. It looks pretty rust free, it would be worth fixing

That car is in such restorable condition - it hurts to see it there

If I could find one this good, I'd take care of the body work, get a 347 crate motor, Tremec 5spd., Ford 8.8 or 9" rear axel and turn this into a vintage stock car replica for the street! I've always wanted to do that.

I'm a Mopar guy but all I know is those dodge Daytonas are actually starting to become quite collectable and they had a whopping 146hp 😁👍

Your salvage yard videos are always the greatest. After watching it I felt like washing dust off. 👍👍👍👍👍

I would love to find one in this shape. Living in the rust belt, most of them are mostly rust by now. If they haven't been made into refrigerators or tool boxes.

Youd take the whole car surely mate,send it to australia, we'd give you good money

That car would be going home with me. It's well worth restoring. That foot gas pedal was same as the one I had on my 64 Galaxie 500 I had year's ago.

I went to the Pick-n-Pull with some friends a couple weeks ago to get some parts and I came across a 1974 Ford F200 extended cab truck as well as a 1963 Ford F200 with a homemade tow bed built on the back! They were both in good shape and I couldn't believe they were in the junkyard!

Darn shame a classic like that gets scraped

Nobody just abandoned a fair lane inside A salvage Yard without a reason either it was in a fender bender and get some major beyond repair damage or the engine blew up or it was a marriage dispute. Perhaps they were getting a divorce and that was the only thing of true value that he had and she took it thinking she could sell it for a lot of money and ended up getting whatever she could at the salvage yard and he’s probably watching this right now bawling his eyes out knowing his prize Possession is being parted out And there’s nothing he can do because he couldn’t afford to buy the car back living in an apartment with a dead end job eating TV dinners probably

Up here in the rust belt of Minnesota a lot of car guys would not only pay big bucks for that Fairlane, but to give a bit more incentive for the deal to be made, some of them would throw in their first born and their wife for a couple of weeks because up here that car would have been rusted away half way up the side but would still run perfectly. Engines here can last 250K to 300K if maintained…. Even cars from the 50’s and 60’s.

What a waste.. my favorite year, love the stacked headlights and the semi-fastback look.. same with the 65/6 Galaxie. That was probably someone's pride and joy and they died and the family wanted nothing to do with it and sent it off to be crushed instead of putting in the effort to sell it to someone that'd love it... sadly it happens all the time. Those rims were like $1800 back when I was in high school.. Billet Specialties you saw them in all the Street Rodder/Hot Rod Magazine etc in about 2000-2004. My 69 Ranchero GT that was my first car had air shocks on it.. they didn't really help when I brought the Cleveland, FMX, and a welder home from Yuba City.. that front end was floating so bad we couldn't do more than 45 down the highway and that was still scary. You talking about little British cars.. there's a 64 Austin FX4 (little black cab) for sale in Davis for $750.. I want it so bad.. that thing would be SICK with a 302/5 spd and good suspension.. but they were FWD stock.. V6 swap could be a thing too, I know how fast those can go.. (150 in a 99 Olds :D)

That tracker looks exactly like the one my grandmother had when I was like 4. What a blast from the past.

It would be fun to see that car come to life again and the Daytona does come just as you see it the Fairlane now that's just sad to see left for junk

You never know what will turn up in a junkyard (scrapyard/breakers in the UK). A father & son in Northern Ireland found an ex-works Metro 6R4 Group B rally car in a breakers years ago. Fortunately it's been fully restored and is now worth about £250,000.

Had a 66 Cyclone GT with a 390, ran like a diesel train. Went from 70-90 as easily as 20-50.

This is pretty cool to see. I just pulled that motor like a week ago.

My cousin had a Austin-American back in the late ‘70’s, such a cool little car. Had enough leg room that you could fit in it without a problem. Factory interior in that Daytona, friend had one, in those early ‘80’s that little car was a ripper compared to other cars.

"Rat Rod Bob's builds" needs that car!

That's a shame! That car is pretty solid and would be worth buying for the right price. You can't find any 60's Fords out here on the East Coast that aren't complete rust buckets! 🤦‍♀️ I swear some of the stuff people just throw away completely blows my mind!

Its in really nice shape. I'd save the quarters off it too as well as the fenders and doors.

You have alot of really cool cars. I am really wanting to see this new 1 that you have worked on for 2 years.

Very nice I am 62 years old I had a cherry 67 when I was 17 they are nice rides 😀

It's still got those old Hi-Jacker Air shocks! Lol! I had those and extended leaf spring shackles on my 71 AMC Javelin! Gives it that wicked '70s stance! 😆 All that Fairlane needs is a set of wide keystone mags to make the look complete!!!

I had ‘67 while a teenager. I broke the shift collar 3 times racing. Had to chain the motor to the frame, broken motor mounts. Had a hell of amount of torque.

Many years ago, I was able to buy a 61 complete corvair from pick your parts. It was considered salvage and had to go get it inspected in order to register it.

Ah, the 2.2 Turbo Daytona... I had the Chrysler Laser version. The interior was factory. Should be an air bulb, in right side of drivers sest, to pump up the lumbar. Shifter linkage likes to pop off if you drive it hard. Head gaskets go easily, if you don't cool it well after running hard.

1275 in an aussie spec mini moke,now you're talking,super fun,had a 1100 engine in a 850 equipped van,so easy to build,everything interchanges,so jelly of that moke there

I have a 1966 Ford Fairlane GT with 427 in it love the video man keep up the good work

Wow! I had a '66 XL 500 2dr HT, 390 car. Manual steering and brakes, FMX auto. In our local junkyard, Bigfoot Auto Salvage because the owner was 6'9" and sported a size 21 foot so naturally, was barefooted always. Anyway there was a '68 Galaxie Alabama Hwy Patrol car with an Police Interceptor 428 and C-6 that had come to FL for reasons unknown and got T-Boned while there. For $300 and several weekends of labor, this high school boy got the Galaxie and enough f-100 9 inch with Trac-lok and bigger brake goodies to whip up a formidable teenaged streeter. I loved that thing. 🥲

Craig, you should make one of your Galaxies right hand drive. I did it for a 69 Camaro that was being shipped overseas for this car builder I worked for. You definitely have the skills. The hardest part was cutting the dash up and making it look stock on the right. It's unique and people will break there necks. You need a rack for RH drive. To bad you couldn't save that Fairlane, sad to see it get crushed.✌

Reminds me of mine. Only was white/ red interior!! Oh I wished I had it now….such is life!!

I love the junkyard trip videos.

Upsetting the mini truckers disrespecting those wheels 🤣

Shame to see that parted out. Does that yard not sell full cars?

That car is worth buying the whole car, don't let it get junked

Hurts, my dream car sitting there

Alot will enterchange with 66/67 fairlane but those headlight buckets are 67 only and 66 only if your using 66 grill and headlight bezels. Same for 67. Front valance and bumpers and hood will swap. Would be cool to see a 66/67 build. We got alot in common with the f100s and fairlane as I have both as well.

We got Only 4 doors in Australia dam I wouldn't leave that yard with out the Fairlane.. be sweet to build it as a period 60s pro sticker look. 390 Stroker FE big block

I remember back around 84 when I was a kid when those Daytonas was new. That was definitely all factory. My mom bought the turbo Omni that had the same wheels and I wanted her to get the Daytona. She ended up taking the car back for some reason. I believe Carroll Shelby had something to do with those cars.

I had a 66 fairlane 2dr post in high school. It was so easy to work on. 289 with cruise o matic c4. Bought it for 300.00 drove it for 3 yrs and sold it for 500.00

Always enjoy the salvage yard videos

Somebody somewhere is geeking over them alloys. I have some rims kinda like those and hate them lmao. Got them with my 78 malibu classic 4 door. Looks like a hot wheel with them on it. Big in the lowered truck community.

Love the junkyard videos

Sad to see that old Ford there someone should have stopped the car from being actually junked but that old rustyg10 van was posted on a few van sites at an auction and nobody went to bid, I was not able to go I'd have bought the van and used her for storage

I have a 1966 Fairlane 427 I built it myself 700 horsepower 9-in running gear I also had the 428 Super Cobra but I really love the video love to see old school cars it is a lot of fun to go in junk yards and get all parts so I love the video man keep up the good work

That Daytona? Probably had the next gen "Tuff Wheel" with the horn button with the Pentastar, it's Saginaw-sourced column that fits a ton of Mopars and GM. I have one in my '76 Valiant sedan, had one in my '85 Gran Fury cop car (it was an Arson Investigator car in Seattle- it was perfect) straight bolt-in in both cases. The interior? Stock. Was a cross between houndstooth and Porsche "Pasha" seat cloth design

I was thinking the same thing when you first saw this thing. I saw it online at the oceanside pick and pull and was thinking how did this thing end up in there.

How in the WORLD do you see a 67 Fairlane in that good of shape, and NOT buy it?!!!!! My mind is Blown!!!

If I had the cash I would buy the whole thing from the junkyard even if they wanted $1,000 I would pay it!

I'm a GM man but I do love those 66 and 67 ford fairlanes!! I have a 67 farlane!!

Yea! I'd love to see you guys in a Lemons race! For sure!

I'm a vote for watching the Austin or MG or whatever it is revived. Just to see the wreck less driving that I'm sure fo!lows LOL. Those are fun and nimble even if slow.

A long time friend of mine had a Shelby Daytona, back in the 80’s, man that thing would fly! Those Trackers use to be everywhere in the 90’s.

That mustang is a rare find. The prob with these parts yards is that the parts you look for are GONE before you even know the car is there. The hood i wanted was gone, car was there only 2 days!

Soooo I'm just guessing but got a feeling you scooped up that 67 fairlane 500 from your 2020 ig story? Nice!

My oldest boy I bought a Shelby Daytona with the 2.2 Mitsubishi.... It was such a POS... When it died he worked on it for a couple days ....when he couldn't figure it out I went over to look it over... That POS Mitsubishi had a distributor that drove off a gear in the center of the crank.... When I was checking it out I pulled the cap and had him crank it...It cranked...but no rotor movement.. initially I thought it sheared a roll pin on the gear on the distributor shaft....NOPE.... The phuquing crank was two piece keyed together on the distributor drive gear....the crank sheared in 2

I'd buy that dude!, It's pretty tidy and would be a great daily!!

I knew his hair was good luck 😂

Craig, I shit you not...in 1980 I bought a beautiful Florida 67 Fairlane GT 390 hipo 4 speed (I live in Michigan) for only $400... Like a dumb ass I never looked under it. It was a coastal car obviously.. it ran beautiful.... But when I drove it home it was all over the road. "No worries" I thought, "front end must be shot"..... Dude,. I got that phuquer home and got it in the air....the sub frame rails were rotted ...the fronts were separated from floors and ready to break from firewall, in the rear the shackles we're ready to punch into the trunk. No repop stuff then. It was honestly worth it. The 390 hipo went into a F100

I had 67 fairlane. 289 headers and .big cam when I was 17. I never got it going on road. It had serious blow by and motor was damaged and I did not have funds to get it going good. It started and ran rough and was full of Bondo . I paid 500 buck for it. In 1990 my neighbor gave me 2000 cash for it. I love these fairlanes . Good luck finding one now

I wish you were able to save the fairlane. Not too many of them in SD county that I’ve seen

I can’t wait to see the finish product

That Daytona is Shelby designed & those seats may be Recaros like from the Indy foxes

In Washington you can get a salvage title. Fix it And go through the Dot and get a title

Yes they did have a king Cobra that was like a 77 or 78. And also the air shocks on the Fairlane was a really common thing in the 70s and early 80s.

I had a 67 Fairlane ,made it a super nice drag car on the street ,with a 302 4speed ,eventually a 460 auto made it in but it broke the "frame " in the front near the door hinges, I ended up selling it to a close friend who repaired the damage and rust ,,, the repair was good but the "frame" broke again , he sold it to a drag racer up north ,,he put the body on a pro race car, the floor and unibody were too weak to use . Those cars rust where you don't want ..

My First car was a white 67 Fairlane! Best looking Ford ever made in my opinion

Galaxy and Fairlane have NO sheet metal in common. Fairlane is a mid size, Galaxy is a full size. If you do go to put Fairlane sheet metal on a Galaxy make a video. I want to see you do it.

Man that is a solid car! That baby would make a crazy nice street rod. Drop an FE 390 with a C6 in there and a nine inch rear end and you’re stylin!

I did a little search and that interior in the Daytona is a factory setup.

Back in the day I wasn't driving but I saw one of those Dodge Daytona's kick ass on a Corvette craziest thing I ever saw

You said Fairlane’ Galaxies and Torino’s .... all the same ? The Galaxy was its entire life span from 1959 into the 1970’s a FULL-FRAME body on frame design ... the Fairlane ( in the mid to late 60’s ) was derived from the Mustang , which was derived from a 1962 Falcon , and yes the Torino up until 1971 .... was a UNIT-BODY design .... Fairlane and Galaxy don’t share any thing body ( design ) related .

Can you get and keep this Fairlane?? Huh? Just... ya man... such a cool project to follow the Galaxie fleet! :-))

That's very sad, once it goes into a pick and pull it will never come out again. I once found a 1961 Galaxie 2 door fast back big block car, its one of the ones every Ford guy wants. I'm sure it left as a square block.

Luv the junkyard videos!

I had a 67 Fairlane GTA with a built 428cj in it. Being that it was a South Carolina car was extremely clean. Sold it in early nineties.

Joe dirt, Joe dirt, Joe dirt ! Cool haircut dude!

The sad part is this car have less rust holes than my 68 Supreme 😭

get the hood vent off the dodge daytona, theyre great for off road desert trucks or jeeps to vent heat outvof the engine compartment

I guess mullets are back. I had one when those fox body mustangs were new. I test drove one and am going to pick up a MINT 91 ragtop owned by a chick. The interior and exterior are minty. For 5k. LX with the GT option. Convertible.

MAKE a NASCAR Replica and use it as a track car. Or sell it as a track car. I built one about 10 years ago and it was easy to do and unlike a restoration , you get rid of most of the unneeded parts. You can sell the unused parts and make your money back Track/race cars don't need a title to sell.

This is such a unique situation ! Can you imagine finding a abandoned car in a junkyard ?!

Yeah, get the go kart running!

Checkout aussie built ZA/ZD Fairlanes,same sheet metal as this,but we never got two door versions

There's 500 two barrels are cool I have my cross ram a small block Chevy around the to barre class is good The Chew broke class was it had to be at to broil but they didn't say how many or how big

I've got a 1967 390 fairlane for sale on the South side of Chicago No motor transmission is there No Center section in the 9" Rear end Car is 90% solid We'll need restoration

Last time I went to LKQ in Nashville Tennessee. I set my tools on the front fender of a Camaro and I was using a pair of small vice grips that I keep in my pocket on the hood shock. It was an 02 Camaro, I was inside the car, getting the plastic covers that cover the seat mount bolts. When I came out, four Mexican guys were standing at the car next to the one I was at and half my tools were gone even the ViceGrips I had holding the hood. When I said something to them, they looked at me and said no speak English … 😡🤬

Thats not a King Cobra.... its a 77 Cobra II. I could be interested in the front fiberglass piece that holds the grill and headlights and the front bumper also if the price is right and the shipping to Michigan if it dosn't cost to much

Weird fact that Daytona was designed by Carol Shelby 2.2 or 2.0 turbo Mitsubishi motor quick little cars. Frank Sinatra drove one in cannonball 2 movie

Craig! Should have snagged the good fender off the cobra… would have made Great Wall art Cmon man!

Damn that’s a find.

That car is my friend's car from middle school. It's got a crack in the block. It was pouring coolant out the exhaust.

It’s sad to see that Daytona. That thing is rad!

When I was a kid, I sold a 67 Fairlane 500 XL original 390 car with black interior and black vinyl top for $100. The person I got it from never got me a title. At least not till after I sold it.

Shelby actually had Shelby Daytonas exactly like that one interestingly enough I found that out a couple years ago.

with this car id either go resto mod nascar theme or just straight up street racer