GM surprised the auto industry with the well-received GTO and took even the other GM divisions by storm, as their own big-car engines weren't shoehorned into the intermediate bodies until 1965. Trying to catch-up, it wasn't until Ford's 1966 restyling of the midsize Fairlane lineup that it offered a GT model. (Strictly speaking, the GT was a manual-shift car; the GTA was the automatic-transmission version, following the curious European convention of advertising what kind of transmission your car had on its flanks.) The '66 was an all-new car, sporting a 116-inch wheelbase and a stacked-headlamp nose that resembled a junior-league Galaxie.

Wearing its proper S-code VIN, this Fairlane has been treated to a few performance goodies that takes it to a higher level than the rest. The V-8 is now wearing a three-two barrel manifold, aluminum Edelbrock lightweight heads, polished aluminum water pump, Hooker tube headers and is still liked to a four-speed transmission. Finished in bright fire engine red, the quality of the paint and body is likely better than the factory could have produced. The very stock black bucket seat interior is perfectly appointed with a console, pushbutton AM radio and under dash water and oil gauges. It is an exceptionally clean muscle car showing minimal use. Without doubt, this GT is poised to stand up against Pontiac’s GTO or any other muscle car that comes its way.