FEATURE: 1966 Ford Fairlane 500

By GlenStapletonPosted on January 6, 2014Posted in Feature Story, Ford, Ford BrandsTagged 1966, 2014, 500, 66, car, cars, chicago, classic, classic car, classic recollections, daily herald, Dennis Roxworthy, elgin, fairlane, ford, illinois, matt avery, original, owner, suburbs

It was in the spring of 1966 that Dennis Roxworthy fell head over heels in four-wheeled love. Then 23, he first laid eyes on Ford’s newly redesigned midsize offering, the Fairlane 500. “A neighbor ordered a new ember glow metallic ’66,” the longtime Elgin, IL resident said. “He let me drive it and I got to see firsthand just how cool it was.”