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1962

For 1962, the long awaited Cardinal was released. It was an instant success. Reviews praised its handling and its interior space. 300,000 were sold, 40% of which had been VW owners. The Cardinal was also sold by Ford of Britain as the Cortina and by Ford of Germany as the Taunus.
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For 1962, the Fairlane nameplate was moved from the full sized lineup to a new model. It was smaller than the Galaxie but bigger than the Falcon, it established the intermediate sector.

With the Cardinal and Fairlane, Ford established the modern range of vehicle sizes, subcompact, compact, midsized, and full sized. This solidified their lead over Chevrolet.


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The British Zephyr and Zodiac nameplates were put on the Falcon.

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Chevrolet finally got a true competitor to the Falcon with the Chevy II.

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