Ever since we bought the Fairlane, the dash has been covered by a blue carpet to hide the cracked and time-worn dashpad underneath. nobody makes a replacement dashpad yet, so we ordered a dash cap ...

Most machine-massaging projects just sort of happen. The masseur begins on a budget… then, whammo, the project becomes bigger than Rodzilla and meaner than a junkyard flog. Matt LaRusso, a 23-year-old ...

In the thick of Detroit’s horsepower wars, the 1957 Ford Fairlane roared onto the scene with bold ambitions—to dethrone Chevrolet as America’s best-selling brand. With its sharp tailfins, low-slung ...

When the mid-size crisis hit Detroit in the early sixties, Ford reconsidered its Fairlane moniker and sent it to do battle with the Pontiac Tempest, the Oldsmobile F-85, and the B-body Mopars (Dodge ...

Some cars earn nicknames because of their speed, others because of their beauty or endurance. But the 1957 Ford Fairlane, known as "Two Face," was called that because it literally has two faces. From ...

The horsepower wars were in full swing by 1966, and Chrysler had just released its NASCAR-derived street HEMI engine. As a follow-up to its dedicated drag racing 1964 Thunderbolt, Ford responded with ...

The Ford Fairlane and Ford Torino are often mistaken for rivals, proof that many motorheads are yet to discover that the two were cut from the same cloth. In fact, when the Torino name entered the ...

The owner of Fairlane Town Center in Dearborn has fought off an attempt by a lender to wrest control of the shopping mall — at least for now. A Wayne County Circuit Court this week denied a request by ...

This incident follows recent financial struggles for the mall, including delinquency on property taxes and a lender attempting to take control of the property. Fairlane Town Center mall on Friday was ...