Assembly of the 1963 US Fairlane 500 sedan as the FC model was commenced by Ford Australia in November 1962. It feature a revised bonnet, front guards, grille, headlights and taillights, and is fitted with "Ford-O-Matic" automatic transmission as standard equipment and a 260-cubic-inch (4.3 L) Windsor V8 engine is now offered as an option. Australian production of the 1963 model totalled 1,771 units.