Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing: 1964 Ford Fairlane 500 (opens in new tab)

Seeing the success of its compact Falcon in 1960, Ford felt there was a need for another line of automobile between that and the full-size Galaxie. So, in 1962, a mid-size or intermediate car was introduced, and the venerable Fairlane nameplate was applied to it. The car initially competed with the “senior compacts” at General...