1956 Ford Fairlane

1956 Ford Fairlane â?" Custom-Built Street Driver with 312 V8, Rack and Pinion, and Full Modern Upgrades Why This Car Is Special The 1956 Ford Fairlane sits at an interesting intersection in automotive history. It was the year Ford's Y-block V8 family reached its most capable street form, with the 312 cubic inch version offered as the top engine option in the full-size Ford lineup. Ford was locked in a fierce horsepower war with Chevrolet through the mid-1950s, and the 312 was its answer â?" a larger-displacement step up from the 272 and 292 that gave Fairlane buyers genuine performance in a package that still looked like a proper American luxury car. The Fairlane name itself had only been introduced for the 1955 model year, making 1956 just the second year of production for what was Ford's top-of-the-line full-size series.