Ford produced plenty of "upscale" Fairlanes with many options that also had the 223 I-block 6. The Ford I-6 was very popular then. I've seen an all factory original '55 Sunliner (convertible) that had all the bells and whistles (4-way power seat, power windows, power brake booster, fender skirts, accessories galore) but had 223 with Ford-o-Matic trans.came with a 6 cylinder stick,No V8 emblems on front fenders just the I-6 emblems.
By the looks of the steering wheel, my guess is that the driver
did Not probably live long enough to see all that damage.
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