Found a '66 Ford Fairlane 500 GTA with fiberglass hood today!

[Dans 68]

I went to a customers home today to look at a job, and noticed a very striking car parked in front of their house. Seems it was the wife's, passed on from her father when he passed on. I did a little on-line exploring and discovered that a limited number of GTA's had the factory fiberglass hood installed as part of a racing package. It does look original. Very rare. And a nice survivor. I'm not looking to try to buy it, or have anyone else try, but just that there still are some nice cars out there. When I see her next week (the Missus, that is  ) I'm going to try to get some hood off shots. And here I thought that an early Saturday appointment would mess up my day....

Dan

[mauve66]

usually a 390 or better motor if i remember correctly

[Neal_J]

Hood pin placement doesn't appear to be factory, I'd say.

Cool looking car.  Gonna ask for a ride?!~

[tan top]

nice ,   mean looking ford muscle

[1969chargerrtse]

Nice looking car.

[Silver R/T]

neat car

[FJ5WING]

Hood pin placement doesn't appear to be factory, I'd say.

I love the car but that pin placement is awful.

[chargerrt]

Hood pin placement doesn't appear to be factory, I'd say.

The paint doesn't match-up very well either, but that might be because it's fiberglass.  Anywho, that's my favorite Ford bodystyle out of the 60's.  I just love those Fairlanes!

[Sublime/Sixpack]

I've always liked the GTA's and the Mercury Comet Cyclone of the same vintage. Good body style! Thanks for sharing the photos.

[69*F5*SE]

That's a very nice Fairlane.  Id love to have it.

[FJ6N96]

My brother, Charlie had one of those in 68, but his was a GT, meaning that it had a four speed.  I hate to say, but he wrecked it.  I'll up load picture if I can find them.   

FJ7N96

[BrianShaughnessy]

Somebody at work here has one - can't recall the name.   This was from the company car show a few years back.
Nice car 
He has some serious meats stuffed under the back.

[PocketThunder]

Be sure to reference the car when you ask her to take her hood off.. !!            

[Charger_Fan]

Too bad it's not a convertible, or you could work "topless" into that request somewhere, too.

[Ghoste]

The factory version wasn't a four pin lift off hood though was it?  Wasn't it a hinged fiberglass?

[Charger_Fan]

The factory version wasn't a four pin lift off hood though was it?  Wasn't it a hinged fiberglass?

Yes, I'm fairly certain...at least anything that's not a full out race car. If I recall, those hoods started out on the factory lightweight 427 drag cars...then became an over the counter add-on later on.
And BTW...the "A" in GTA means automatic for Fairlanes & Mustangs. If a car has GT emblems in '66/'67, it should be a stick shift.

K, that's enough Ferd education.

[sunroofsuperbird]

Yes factory was hinged. I would say its a clone as it has GT emblems but has the wrong Fairline emblems on quarters. all GT and GTAs had each letter seperate and these look made together.

[70daytonaclone]

my 69 torino is a gt and it is a automatic body. has a factory steel fresh air hood! I will be installing the mighty mouse engine. a 351 cleveland. friend found engine at upull  for 200$ it even has 4 bbl heads! S

[FJ5WING]

No GTA's in 69 for any model and no Torino's were GTA desiginated.

I think the GTA was 68 specific? maybe 67 too. I foget stuff from yesterday, nevermind when I was into the Ford stuff.

[Ghoste]

GTA for the Fairlane was 66 and 67.  Mustang used the GTA designation in 67 and 68.