Ford

Named after the Ford estate outside Dearborn, Michigan, the Fairlane was introduced by the Ford Corporation in 1955.  At first manufactured as a full-sized car, by 1962 the Fairlane had been restyled as a mid-sized car in an effort to diversify Ford’s product line.
 
The 500 was the top style of Fairlane available and features included: added chrome trim, body-color headlight bezels, rectangular taillight lenses and carpeting instead of standard vinyl floor mats. This car was purchased new from Dunlop Ford Sales in Fort McLeod, Alberta.

Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, US
Engine: V/8, water-cooled
Displacement: 4.735 L (289 ci)
Bore and Stroke: 101.6 x 72.898 mm (4 x 2.87 in)
Power: 149.14 kW (200 hp)
Transmission: 3-forward, 1-reverse, automatic
Weight: 1305 kg (2,877 lb)
Capacity: 6 passengers
Original Cost: C $2943

Chronology:

1901 - Henry Ford started the Henry Ford Company
1902 - Henry Ford left the company and took the rightsto his name when he left. This company became Cadillac
1903 - Ford Motor Company founded
1903-1908 - Ford Models A, B, C, F, K, N, R and S produced
1908 - Ford introduces the mass-produced Model T
1922 - Ford purchases the Lincoln Motor Company to compete with Cadillac and Packard for the luxury market
1927 - Ford replaces the Model T with the Model A - first car with safety glass in the windshield
1929 - Opened factory in Soviet Union
1932 - Ford introduces first low-priced car with V-8 engine
1939 - To compete with General Motors mid-priced Pontiac, Oldsmobile, and Buick, Ford created Mercury - a higher-priced companion to Ford
1939-1945 - Ford is picked by the US Department of War to mass-produce the Consolidated B-24 Liberator Bomber. Ford's French and German subsidiaries produce vehicles for Nazi Germany
1946 - Ford of Canada introduces the Monarch brand, a mid-range line of cars, a step above the Ford line
1955 - Ford establishes the Continental Division as a separate luxury brand
1956 - Ford introduces optional safety features including front and rear seat belts and padded dash
1957 - Ford introduces child-proof door locks and first retractable hard top on a mass produced six-seater car
1958 - Ford introduces Edsel and drops the Monarch line
1959 - Monarch re-introduced after Edsel's poor sales
1961 - Last year of Monarchs
1964 - Ford Mustang introduced
1970 - Ford introduces the Pinto
1973 - last year Ford makes convertibles until 1983
1977 - 100 millionth car produced in US and worldwide production reached 150 million
1979 - Lee Iacocca leaves Ford and goes on to be president at Chrysler
1981 - Ford Escort introduced and becomes their best selling model immediately
1982 - Escort surpasses Chevrolet Chevette as highest selling model in US
1987 - Ford introduces the Taurus which became the best-selling American designed car
1990s - Several popular models intrduced during these years
1999-2004 - Financial troubles for US car manufacturers caused by increased health care costs from an aging workforce, higher fuel prices, declining sales and decreased market share
2005 - Ford and General Motors bonds collased
2006 - Ford introduces "The Way Forward" their fiscal recovery plan which included resizing, dropping unprofitable models and consolidating production lnes which led to closing 14 factories and cutting 30,000 jobs
2007 - Introduced new vehicles including Crossover SUVs and hybrid vehicles
2008 - Financial crash in US caused further financial issues for the Big 3 auto manufcturers in US, Ford, General Motors and Chrysler. While GM and Chrysler asked for loans to rebound, Ford was solvent enough to ask only for 9 billion dollar line of credit as a safeguard if needed
2012 - Ford's corporate bonds rebounded
2017 - Ford suffers financial troubles again and cuts global workforce
2018 - Ford announces that over next four years, it will discontinue production of passenger cars in North America, except for the Mustang
2020 - Covid-19 Pandemic further affected sales and production of vehicles