This finely restored 1958 Ford Fairlane 500 is truly a "family heirloom."
Denison, Iowa, resident Lola Rowedder and her husband, Doug, are the proud owners of a magnificent 1958 Ford Fairlane 500 Town Sedan carefully restored by Lola's brother.
"My brother, Lowell Stammer, spotted the Ford on Highway 30 near Vail, Iowa, and purchased it back in 2001," Lola recalls. "We had a black '58 Ford growing up, so there was a connection even though Studebakers were his first love."
The Rowedders' Ford Fairlane was built at the St. Paul, Minn., Ford assembly plant and came equipped with the 332-cid V-8 Interceptor Special backed by Ford's Cruise-O-Matic three-speed automatic transmission and 2.69:1 rear-gear set. Features and options on this Fairlane include two-toned paint, cloth interior, full carpeting, tinted windshield, two-speed wipers, pushbutton radio, electric clock, backup lamps, dual side mirrors and 7.50x14 Goodyear whitewall tires with full wheel covers. The car was originally painted Bali Bronze and Colonial White with a brown-on-brown cloth interior. Its manufacturer's suggested retail price was approximately $2,525.