Production chronology1978–open
Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.
rdw ↗1 year
← Mercury
Mercury / Model record
MercuryZephyr
Production1978 – present
Recorded originUnited States
ClassCompact car
Background
The Ford Fairmont is a model line of compact cars manufactured and marketed by Ford for model years 1978–1983. The successor of the Ford Maverick, the Fairmont marked the third generation of compact sedans marketed by Ford in North America. Initially positioned between the Pinto and Granada, the Fairmont was later marketed between the Ford Escort and Ford LTD. In contrast to its predecessor, the line was offered as a two-door notchback sedan, two-door coupe, four-door sedan, and five-door station wagon. Though never marketed by Lincoln, Mercury marketed a rebadged divisional counterpart of the Fairmont as the Mercury Zephyr.
Text adapted from “Ford Fairmont” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations1978–1980
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗3 years