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| Classic 1972-1973 Ford Fairlane, parked outside Chicken Kwasa in the township of Soshanguve, Pretoria |
@ROBERT_MABUSELA
It`s not every day that you`re at the right place at the right time, with your equipment and the subject is ready for an unplanned photo shoot.
After a long day of attending lectures back to back, I left campus to go and meet up with a member of the Soshanguve Spinning Kings Bongani Makhubo in Shoshanguve block H. Walking out the gate of the Tshwane University of Technology`s Soshanguve North Campus I glanced in the opposite direction that I was supposed to be travelling towards and I spotted from far what I thought was a Plymouth valiant.
The subject for the pavement photo shoot was Second Generation 1972-1973 Ford Fairlane 500, this particular Fairlane was the 135 model range. The two tone classic car had a white top roof followed through by a Maroon coated body with chrome bumpers, grill and trimmings. The twin exhaust pipes feeding out of the V8 engine, are reminiscent of the times of the Ford V8`s during the 1970`s.
According to information adapted from a Wikipedia search result, the Australian-designed ZF series Fairlane was launched in April 1972, with swoopier bodywork, but there were criticisms that it looked too much like a four-headlamp version of the basic Falcon. The ZF Fairlanes were joined by an even more upscale LTD in August 1973, with hidden headlamps and vinyl roof. Model names remained the same (Custom and 500), as did the engine choices, as the previous model year. The 1973 ZF also saw the last manual transmission; afterwards, all Fairlanes would be automatics.
The brown Interior of this particular Fairlane has an authentic quality feel to it, pretty much what is missing from cars produced in the 21st century. Looking at the texture, quality of stitching and the leather used to cover the seats, one could closely associate the upholstery to be handmade (see interior pictures below)
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Interior Pictures
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| Dashboard, no changes except for front loader CD player |
Quality stitched rear seats
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| Driver door panel |
Bring back the classics! They don't make it like that anymore; these days it is cheap cheap cheap. Twenty years from now this car will still get all the attention it deserves.
ReplyDeleteIt's a classic indeed, in good condition only saw a scratch on the corner of the front chrome bumper ouch!! Must be because of it's long wheelbase making it difficult to park.
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