Ford Fairmont

About Ford Fairmont

The Ford Fairmont is a model line of compact cars manufactured and marketed by Ford for model years 1978–1983. The successor of the Ford Maverick, the Fairmont marked the third generation of compact sedans marketed by Ford in North America. Initially positioned between the Pinto and Granada, the Fairmont was later marketed between the Ford Escort and Ford LTD. In contrast to its predecessor (only offered as a two-door or four-door sedan), the line was offered as a two-door notchback sedan, two-door coupe, four-door sedan, and five-door station wagon. Though never marketed by Lincoln, Mercury marketed a rebadged divisional counterpart of the Fairmont as the Mercury Zephyr. The inaugural model lines of the rear-wheel drive Ford Fox platform (which served to replace models based on the Ford Falcon), the Fairmont and Zephyr would come to share that platform with twelve additional model lines for Ford, Mercury, and Lincoln.