Friday, May 30, 2025

Friday Rides - The Good - The Bad - And The Ugly

1981 Ford Fairmont Durango

This 1981 Ford Durango is one of an estimated 212 Fairmont Futura coupe-based two-door unibody pickups that were produced in a joint venture between Ford Motor Company and National Coach Products of Gardena, California. Powered by a 3.3-liter inline-six paired with a three-speed automatic transmission.

 
 
 
 

6 comments:

  1. I didn't know those existed! I would have bought one! They are cool, if impractical.

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    1. I saw one many years ago and I thought it was a one-off custom job. Just found out recently that they made over 200 of 'em. I was dedicated to Chevy in those days and I owned a '69 El Camino SS and I thought I was tha shit but it wasn't a truck even if they wanted it to be and I wanted a truck. So I ended up trading it. I regret that badly now. It was a beautiful car.

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  2. Nice! I had a Fairmont Wagon as a 'work' car from 1978-1980...

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    1. Fairmonts were a tough car. I got one as a courtesy car while Ford was repainting mine from a bad factory paint job and it could ride out.

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  3. Ah, the good old days when car interiors were either powder blue or whore-house red. I also ended up with whore-house red in my rides.

    Drop a 5.0 HO V8 in there and let's go for a ride!

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    1. I had a Ford Grenada with a red interior that was given to me for some money that was owed to me and that was the only recovery I was gonna get. I had a Ford friend of mine drop a 5.0 HO and a different transmission in it and it was truly a surprise sleeper. NO ONE had ever seen a Grenada haul ass.

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