In 1967, Ford Australia reintroduced the Fairlane, this time as an Australian-developed, luxury, long-wheelbase version of its mainstream Falcon/Fairmont, positioned between the Falcon and the Galaxie.

Around the release of the next generation during the EA Falcon era (1988), Eagle Farm ceased manufacture of cars and only produced heavy trucks until its closure in 1998.

In September 1959, Ford Australia released three new locally-assembled models, the Fairlane 500, the lower specification Custom 300, and the Ranch Wagon.

[10] The new model, which was assembled in Ford Australia's Homebush plant in Sydney, New South Wales, was £200 cheaper than its predecessor at £2,000;[10] 1,632 examples were produced.

[9] It featured a revised bonnet, front guards, grille, headlights, and taillights,[9] and was fitted with the "Ford-O-Matic" automatic transmission as standard equipment , and a 260-cubic-inch (4.3 L) Windsor V8 engine was now offered as an option.

[9] The ZA Fairlane series, introduced in March 1967,[14] was designed and built in Australia, although its front-end styling resembled the American Ford Falcon sedan of that year (except for the quad headlights).

[17] The only notable external change was the taillight design (sourced from the 1967 USA market Fairlane), again following the general look of the Falcon (in this case the XT).

Externally, the taillights were restyled (similar to XY Falcon), and a new plastic grille with metal surround (mimicking the USA and Brazilian market 1966 model year Galaxie 500) and new boot garnish were used.

The Fairlane-based P5 series Ford LTD was released very late in the ZF model run in August 1973, three months prior to the ZG Fairlane.

Standard equipment on both the LTD and the Landau included integrated air conditioning, automatic transmission, electric windows, and a 351ci / 5.8L V8 engine.

When the ZG Fairlane was released a big item was the new multifunction column stalk which incorporated the dipper switch and horn.

This model was a leap ahead into the new decade, with squared-off lines and a six-light bodyshell clearly distinguishing Fairlane from the new XD Falcon of that year.

In March 1983, the 4.9 L V8 was deleted, too, with Ford introducing a fuel-injected version of the six to take its place, claiming the new engine had acceleration figures equivalent to the V8.

The main notable mechanical change was the introduction of the coil sprung, watts link-located rear axle, one of the best live rear-axle configurations.

The revised ZL series of 1985 (launched October 1984) kept the two six-cylinder engine options; only at the end of 1986 was the carburettor version of the Fairlane deleted.

The ZL again carried over all external panels, but now had integrated headlights with clear indicators, full wrap-around bumpers, and new taillights.

[28] June 1988 had the next major revision; the Fairlane's straight edges gave way to gentle curves, based on the EA26 platform Falcon.

As Australian enthusiasts often found to their frustration, these subtle changes often meant that many Ford Racing/SVO add-on bits, like the available superchargers, were not exactly the bolt-on items they were in North America.

The Fairlane and LTD received a major front and rear restyle in March 1995 (EA77 series in Ford-speak), coinciding with the EF Falcon, and remained on the same platform.

For customers, five Dealer modified NL Series Fairlanes from Sydney and Melbourne utilised parts from the 5.0-litre Mustang Cobra and Australian delivered SVO parts due to the limited edition run of the Fairlane by Tickford and customers wanting to maintain the Luxury look but sport the GT's performance.

The rounded body lines were reminiscent of the US-market Ford Taurus, while the front end styling was similar to the Lincoln Town Car.

The LTD Crown Cars were a range of colours including Dynamic White, Argon Silver, Mocha Foam and Amaretto in the facelift.

The NL and DL Crown cars all sported special government only licence plates starting with CR404 in 1997 and continuing in numerical order to CR437 in 1998.

Ford brought forward revisions to the Falcon and Fairlane ranges when market acceptance of the new cars proved poor in July 2000.

The Fairlane Ghia continued as the six-cylinder base model, but came standard with colour ICC screen, a six-CD stack, 11-speaker Premium Sound, 7-way adjustable leather seats, and woodgrain inserts.

The LTD was further distinguished from the Ghia by having the 5.4 L V8 engine, Webasto Hollandia 700 sunroof, 17-inch alloy wheels, LTD bonnet and boot badging, 10-way adjustable front seats, bolstered rear seats, satellite navigation, electrochromic auto-dimming rear-vision mirror, LTD etched and tinted rear quarter windows and a unique vertical bar grille.

The sunroof which was standard equipment on the LTD, could be optionally exchanged for a REX (Rear Entertainment Xtreme) DVD System or deleted entirely, as was often the case on vehicles destined for funeral service use.

The G220 was given new-design seven-spoke alloy wheels, while Fairlane Ghia and LTD added two-toned paint to their side skirts and lower valances.

Externally, the BF was outwardly identical to the BA Mark II, but fine-tunings to steering, suspension, soundproofing and undercarriage were made.

In addition to having the V8 engine, the LTD featured 17-inch seven-spoke alloy wheels, satellite navigation, ten-way power-adjustable front seats with driver's seat memory settings, bolstered rear seats, rear-seat DVD player and monitor, front fog lights, a power sunroof, electrochromic (auto-dimming) rear view mirror, a Stone Maple woodgrain and leather-wrapped steering wheel, embroidered floor mats, woodgrain gear shift, and Rabbit Rose woodgrain finishes.