The Fairmont's model life ended with the arrival of the FG Series Falcon range in 2008, when the Fairmont and Fairmont Ghia models were replaced by the Ford G6, G6E and G6E Turbo models. The Fairmont wagon was discontinued in 2002 when the AU series gave way to the BA the Futura was now the highest trim specification for the wagon. For the XE series, Ford differentiated the Fairmont Ghia from both the Falcon and the base Fairmont by fitting it with larger headlamp assemblies that also incorporated driving lights, and a narrower radiator grille.Ī Fairmont Ghia wagon was offered from 1986 with an update of the XF series, but discontinued in 1993 with the release of the ED Series. The Ghia was, unlike the base Fairmont, offered in the sedan body-style only. There was no two-door hardtop in the XD series that was launched in 1978 and the GXL badge was replaced by the Fairmont Ghia. An additional top-of-the-line Fairmont GXL sedan was offered from 1976 in the XC series. In 1976, the XC series saw further differentiation between Falcon and Fairmont styling with the latter equipped with large rectangular quartz halogen headlamps while the Falcon featured round headlamps.
The XA series of 1972 marked the debut of a two-door hardtop body style. In 1966 the new XR series Fairmont offered a V8 engine option. The Fairmont has been through many incarnations since then, each one aligned with the contemporary Falcon series but usually with a better grade of interior and different exterior lights, front grille and other features. A 200 cubic-inch (3.3-litre) six-cylinder engine, optional on the XP Falcon, was standard on the Fairmont.
It was offered in sedan and station wagon body-styles, replacing the short-lived XP series Falcon Futura sedan and Falcon Squire wagon models. The Fairmont was added to Ford's Australian lineup in September 1965 as part of the Falcon XP range. It was available as a four-door sedan throughout its life, as a five-door station wagon from its introduction through to 2008, and as a two-door hardtop from 1972 to 1978. As well as offering a more luxurious interior trim with additional comfort and convenience features, for much of its first 25 years the Fairmont also offered a higher mechanical specification a larger capacity engine and refinements such as disc brakes, power steering and automatic transmission that were extra cost options for the Falcon were fitted as standard equipment for the Fairmont. It featured a higher level of standard equipment than corresponding Falcon models of the same series. The Ford Fairmont is a full-size car that was built by Ford Australia as an upmarket model of the Ford Falcon from 1965 to 2008.
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