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NL Fairlane Ghia V8: build a quiet back-seat tourer

BlueOvalBaz · Australia · 14 Nov 2026

Make: Ford
Model: NL Fairlane Ghia V8

The brief for this NL is simple: four adults, a full day on the Hume and an easy conversation from front to back. What would you refresh first on a long-wheelbase Fairlane that already runs well? I’d love the rear passenger’s verdict alongside the driver’s.

1998 Ford NL Fairlane Ghia sedan in Sutherland, New South Wales. Reference photograph by OSX, Public domain.

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ShedLedger14 Nov 2026

Ask the back-seat passenger where the noise seems to come from. The front and rear of a long cabin can sound quite different.