![]() ![]() A few turbo four-door automatic sedans were used for testing by the California Highway Patrol. In 1980 Ford Offered a 120-horsepower turbocharged 140 CID 4-cylinder engine in the Fairmont. ![]() Ford dropped the 255 after 1982.ġ981-1982 – The Fairmont’s base engine became the 140 CID 4-cylinder (seriously!) with the 200 CID 6-cylinder and 255 CID V-8 as an option. The 255 was a de-bored 302 and was made solely to meet EPA requirements. An optional 138-horsepower 302 CID (5.0L) V-8 was available with a 2.47 axle ratio.ġ979: The Fairmont returned in 1979 with the same engine options but only offered the 2.74 axle ratio.ġ980: The Fairmont still had the 200 CID 6-cylinder, but the 302 V-8 was replaced with a 255 V-8. ![]() Engine Choices:ġ978: The police version of the Fairmont came with a 85-horsepower 200 CID (3.3L) 6-cylinder and a 2.73 axle ratio. The Fairmont was also sold by Mercury dealers as the Zephyr, and was offered as a police option in that as well. In addition to regular civilian use, it was also offered as a fleet vehicle for taxi service, and as a police vehicle from 1978-1982. The Ford Fairmont was a short lived police car that was not very popular with the police officers that drove it.įord offered the Fairmont from 1978-1983. ![]()
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