  :not to be confused with ford fairlane.   the ford fairmont is a mid-size car produced by ford motor company for the north american market that was sold from the 1978 to the 1983 model years. introduced as the successor to the maverick, the fairmont was sold by lincoln-mercury dealers as the mercury zephyr, which replaced the mercury comet. the fairmont and zephyr were sold as two-door notchback sedans, two-door coupes, four-door sedans, and five-door station wagons. the fairmont and zephyr marked the introduction of the long-running ford fox platform, used for a wide variety of later models. those most closely related to the fairmont included the 1980â1982 ford thunderbird, the 1981â1982 ford granada, the 1980-1982 mercury cougar, the 1979â1993 ford mustang (and 1979â1986 mercury capri), and the 1982â1987 lincoln continental. while retaining a conventional rear-wheel drive platform, the fairmont was efficiently packaged and offered excellent passenger a
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