Just keep it like it is STOCK. DONT change it or ruin the integrity. They’re only original once! Great car. My dad bought one used in 1972. I was 6 years old and it was the first car we had from the time I was born. I always loved that car.
69 & 70 full-size Fords are the very Best out of all LTDs ever made love that personal driver cockpit Ford was ahead of the game on design ergonomics if that lingo ever existed in those days my Grandma bought a new 69 LTD I remember that car it was awesome she was proud of it she was a great driver
Its in good shape - the 1969-70 full-sized Ford's were actually well thought out and stylish, my aunt had an LTD like this with the 429 and was a true sleeper - Our family had a 1969 Country Squire with the 390 4V very quick from what I can recall and that cowl shaped dash was cool.
My dad had his 1970 LTD 390. Was a four-door. Brought the whole family to visit me when I was in basic training at fort ord California before going to Vietnam. When I got out of the army he showed me how you could put a glass of water on the intake manifold and you couldn't even see a ripple. Smoother running motor, plenty of power and like you alluded to road like a Cadillac or better.
Couldn't have said it better myself! I'm actually uploading the follow up to this video right this second and should be live soon, be sure to check it out. Thanks for watching!
My aunt and uncle had a 1969 Ford LTD Brougham 4 door sedan with a 429 V-8. There's had the really upgraded Brougham interior. Factory 8 track mounted on the transmission hump, passenger reclining seat etc. That was a really nice , fast car. The dash pads were prone to cracking within a few years because of the size and shape of the pad.
Unfortunately this isn't a market to buy but a great market to sell! There's a lot of things I've seen for sale that I would've never though to look for. Let me know if you find something that catches your eye!
Great choice. These cars are so under rated. My family owned every year of these cars as long as I can remember. I had a 69 XL as my first car. Best drive-in car ever. It's good to see these getting some respect. They are way more reliable than they get credit for.
I had a '70 XL fastback with a 429/c-6. It had the larger 9 3/8 rear. You have a lot of room for tires in those things. A nice set of mags off a newer Merc or Lincoln might improve the ride and handling even more-maybe step up a tire size or 2 and dual exhaust is a must. Ford's stock pipes were more restrictive than catholic school nuns. Nice car, great videos. I covet that little Mustang II of yours!!
My first car was a 4 door 1970 LTD, 351w, in 1974. Great car. Like riding down the road in your Lazy Boy. Thanks for this video. Brought back a lot of good memories.
I owned the exact same model, I loved that car, did my own work on it including rebuilding the engine, had same color and top. I didn’t like the radio, couldn’t replace it with anything, installed new speakers and hid the new cassette radio under the seat
You and me both! It turns out, the headlight lids default position is up so that if something in the system malfunctions that the headlight will still be able to be used. But I fully expected them to not work as well lol
Our family had a 1970 Galaxy 500 and the first thing I noticed was the head rests were not the same. We had the more rounded ones, but our car did have the 390 2Barrel engine. Car use to go like snot, dad floored it a few times getting onto the highway and getting it up to 90 mph was not a problem! (he didn't drive it that fast all the time usually 70 to 80mph)
Brings back memories. Dad came home with a bran new 1970 LTD brougham coupe identical to yours green black vynal roof. No AC or PW in our's. In Canada we got a 351W under the hood. I loved that car.
Love it! My first car was a 1970 Galaxie 500 4 door in that same green, black vinyl top, green vinyl interior. LOVED that car, it cruised effortlessly with a 351W. I grew up diagonally opposite Dubuque, btw.
absolute killer car..and its got some good options too..1 being a 390 car..2 having factory a/c ..and i assume it has power disc brakes..and cruise control too ..very cool car,
Definitely! It's interesting reading through the owners manual and seeing some of the options it could've had, let reclining seats with center armrests. The cruise control is an aftermarket add-on, but it was installed in 1973, so it's kinda close lol But thanks man! That's an awesome looking Cyclone btw. I'm assuming it has a 390?
@@dugganracecraft my picture??..thats a 67 galaxie..are you going to buff and polish this car at all?..how many miles are on it if i missed it ???..i had a 69 mercury monterey 2 door hard top like your ford here,,it had many options..was triple black ..your vibration you have i bet is from those old tires
Yes, I was actually going to start buffing it today. The paint is in remarkably good shape and should buff up nicely. The odometer reads 48,XXX, the family is torn between 148k and 48k. The grandfather didn't drive it much, it was his "going to town car" but they never went to town much so its up for debate. I could see it being 48k personally. And if I had to guess, you're probably right about the tires!
1970 was the last year you could get a non-Brougham LTD with the optional reclining passenger seat. But that option is extremely rare.@@dugganracecraft
I had a 72 Galaxie same colors, but a 4 door. I put a lot of work into it replacing all the rubber hoses and bets and vacuum line. I wound up putting white lettered small truck tires on it because of the weight. It looked awesome! It was like one of the cars from Gator with Burt Reynolds! Enjoy it! Make sure to put lead additive in the gas so you don't wipe out the valve guides. I dropped a valve through a piston on the freeway and was told it was due to worn valve guides because of modern gas.
I grew up with the less well optioned sister to this car. My aunt had to purchase a new car in late September of 1970 after her 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air was stolen. She purchased a 1970 Galaxie 500 Sports Roof two door hardtop. It was white with black vinyl bench seat interior. The options included were minimal - AM push button radio, 302 cubic inch V8, automatic transmission, power steering, body side moldings, whitewall tires, and full wheel covers. It had manual brakes and I can remember dreading being asked to drive the car anywhere as it seemed like it took a block to stop. She traded it in 1978 when it had a very low total of 8,000 miles on a loaded 1978 Plymouth Horizon.
Oh man, those non-power, drum brakes! I learned how to put the ball of my foot on the right end of the pedal, brace my heel where the floor meets the toe board, and put my left foot in the same position on the other end of the pedal to modulate the pedal properly in a hard stop.
I had a 70 LTD 2 door hardtop with a 390 from my junior year of HS (2007-2008) to about 2010. Absolutely loved that car. Been looking for another one for a couple years, but money and availability never seem to line up. Last week I came across a 69 that is all original, but has been sitting for some time. Hoping to make a deal on it this weekend.
@@dugganracecraft I had a bit of a setback with the sale of one of my toys. Tentative deal on that machine is scheduled for this coming weekend and then I can go after the Galaxie. I'm determined to make it mine, but I need to make room for it.
That's the general consensus of what I'm hearing ironically. Its grown on me quite a lot, The weird thing is that this came from my girlfriends family but my mom's dad had one identical to it.
In the late 1970s and early 80's, my friend had a 1970 Galaxie 500, two door hardtop coupe like that. I think his had a 351-Windsor if I remember correctly. I do know it ran well, and was fun to drive, and a great riding car!
Always been a fan of 70's barges, you really scored with this one man! I recently turned down a mid-70's Ford station wagon for real cheap as I didn't want to neglect my Mustang II project, I've been regretting it ever since lol.
I'm in the same boat! I couldn't let this one go though, the story was too great and this car deserved it. Unfortunately my King Cobra has been sitting outside on hold because of it. But it will be getting finished here soon, really soon. So be sure to come back for that one. :)
@@dugganracecraft Oh I'll definitely be keeping an eye on the channel from now on lol, need to go back and catch up. Was thinking of starting up a channel to document the work on my 76 but I don't work on the old girl near often enough unfortunately.
@@dugganracecraft Be sure to check John McCarthy's 1969 and 1970 Ford sales training videos on you tube. The 1969 videos are in a way more interesting, because that was the first year of your body style and it was basically all new except for the engine and transmission and a few other components.
You may notice in the 1969 film, they show the luxury group interior as the standard LTD interior. But at some point, they cheapened the base LTD and gave it a Galaxie 500 interior (with some minor detail differences). They then called the former base LTD interior the luxury group interior, and made it an option. Country Squire station wagons always got the luxury group interior as standard.
My Dad bought one just like this-it was a nice car, but after a few years the trunk was completely rusted away-they did not do a good job with rust prevention-cool car!
Thank you, sir! I could definitely see it. This car has two little rust wholes in front of the rear wheels on the bottom side of the rocker on both sides. Thanks for watching!
In The Very Early 1970s. My Next Door Neighbors had one of these cars. Same neighbors that my Late Grandpa bought me my st. car from them also. A 1966 Mercury Montery. 4 door with the back electric breeze way window. Only power option on that car.
and trust me I'm telling you dude I've gotten brand new alternators from the parts store and them not work so trust me it's not your fault it's a ford thing make sure you check your voltage dude because you will fry voltage regulators like crazy and if you for how old is regulator and don't know it you fry everything else
Nice car, had a 70 LTD like that, have a 70 XL both 390s... Why the hell do you take something like that that has survived and then do burnouts? After all you've done with it, that's just total dumb.
my car has probably had an exhaust manifold leak for as long as I've been alive it'll buff when she starts running a little bit rough I just put some 110 octane in it and turn the timing up to 15°initial
Good thang, that you know how to tear this apart to fix it! WOW. It Would Cost A Fortune to take this to a garage and have a licensed mechanic do this job. MOSTLY All Labor! YICKES!..NO Matter how old they are, The Phrase FIX OR REPAIR DAILY STILL FITS!
A friend of mine’s dad bought an Ltd like that one They had to order it special because he wanted a three on the tree I’ll bet it was the only one built like that.
Three on the tree was the standard full size Ford transmission for 1970. I would occasionally see these manual shift big Fords driving around when I was young, although even then they were quite rare.
I bought a car like this with the same color from a police impound for $80. This was in 1987 and I was 16 yod. I think it had a 302. I burned up the c5 transmission and I junked the car.
Sadly, Irish Spring Soap doesn’t work. I’ve tried it and found that in addition to chewing holes like your car has in the headliner, the mice actually left chew marks on the Irish Spring soap I’d left in the car. Currently I’m trying one of those flashing light and sound devices. It seems to be working so far, but time will tell. I’ve also heard that oil of cloves may work, but I haven’t tried that yet. 🐁 🐭
Yeah the only thing that's worked to keep them away so far is poison, I've found 4 dead ones now. Not the ideal situation but it'll work for now, I've also seen that mint works very well as well! I'll try the cloves though, I haven't heard that one yet.
curious, was the fan shroud broke when you bought it or did you do that? those motors were famous for their fans breaking when running due to internal motor issues. that would explain why she was parked. bent pushrods parked alot of them. pushrods thru the intake...yeahhh....memories of those lol. hey, beautiful car and nice work.
😂🤣😂 This is what it might look like if it could do a smoky burnout 😂🤣😂 I laughed my ass off at that, I knew that u had to give it the old college try 😂🤣😂 while you were sleeping of course 😂🤣😂
@@dugganracecraft nice man, this car is well worth it man, one of the last cars, value goes up everyday. My brother is doing RUclips as well (well barley kinda started) but, he works on my car and his car which is a 1984 Firebird that he’s building like a champ! I’m going to tell him to watch you bro no doubt, his is C-LosFink84. Keep it up👌
The sports roof/fastback cars are pretty sought after, especially now. That'd be a good one to have back now! But the FE exhaust design is just so odd.
@@dugganracecraft On the last 390 I had I used Anti- Seize on all the exhaust manifold bolts, It seemed to work but those top bolts were still sticky coming out but they did
For me, it was just the top ones that gave me trouble and just the front two top ones that broke. The rest actually came out pretty nice when I could take them out with the air impact ;)
It wouldn't burn out like that cuz you got your foot on the brakes you have to let her go in and press the gas and see if it burns out. You can do these to the other cars we can try to do a burnout. When I have my cuda Howard hit the gas and then it'll burn out while I'm driving away not standing still
I usually do, I was just getting the loose dirt off. I went back and washed it again off camera, I have a video on the way about buffing the car so be sure to tune back in!
every FE engine enthusiast watching this video watching you hit those original valve covers with a rubber mallet is just cringing 🤣🤣🤣but you go dude you got the ole ltd up and going hell my exhaust manifold leak sounds 10 times worse I would have just fixed the bent push rods and said to hell with it bo lmaoo
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after this I'll stop blowing up the comments I love how you're just like hypothetically this is what it would look like if I did do a burnout as you're sitting in the driver's seat doing a burnout LMAOOO hell yeah hell yeah 🤣🤣🤣
No I appreciate the enthusiasm man lol thanks for watching the video! I have the follow up video to this one uploading now and should be live in the next hour or two!
@@dugganracecraft Mothballs do not work, I have had many cars that had mothballs in them that were covered in mouse shit and made into a nest. And the interior will smell of mothballs forever and that is not a pleasant odor to deal with. There are many different suggestions that people will make because they heard from someone who heard from someone that a particular thing will keep the mice out. I have yet to find anything that really does keep those little destructive pests out. And do NOT put any type of mice poison in the car as it just draws them in and then they will die in the car.
@@dugganracecraft thanks for the reply. This was the exact vehicle and color that I first drove, sitting in my father's lap as a boy. Great memory. Thought maybe it would be available. Thanks again
@@dugganracecraft I had a Galaxie 500 wagon, called the Country Sedan. I really miss it. Do your self a favor....replace all 16 exhaust manifold bolts, washers and nuts on the upper ones with Stainless Steel hardware from Lowe's. It will make the inevitable exhaust manifold gasket replacement job a 1 hour, no pressure pleasurable job, not a full weekend of Hell. Also, periodically tighten the starter cable nut on the starter - if it gets just a little loose it will not start and make the grinding sound like your starter is bad. Disconnect battery first. Yes, LTD, Custom 500 and Galaxie 500 were almost identical...but for the face. Also, install a clear, 5/16" fuel filter in the long line before fuel pump, underhood. You'll see if you're pulling rust. My 390 went well over 250k miles, like any old Ford V8 should. Any Mopar is good for that too. Just avoid Generic Motors' Chevrolet brand, unless you need blue smoke for mosquito control.
You're going to be replacing A LOT of parts on these old Fords. We had one when they were new. Look to change the starter solenoid, starter, brake master cylinder, alternator, points, condenser, A/C, etc. They all went bad before 50,000 and we lived in the south. They weren't joking about Fix Or Repair Daily (FORD). Granted, the cars were beautiful and big but the do require a lot of maintenance. But my Dad said, a far cry from the cars of the 30s-50s.
Youre not wrong! I know that when it was last driven it had the fuel system replaced (found notes in the glove box). But I've also replaced the starter, alternator (twice) as well as the muffler.
Back in the day all cars needed a lot of parts. I worked on all models back in the day. We had a saying in the garage business. Better to buy a car at 60000 miles than 40,000 because you had all those things to replace.... GM’s ate shocks and ball joints and idler arms. Fords as you mentioned. Dodge ballast resistors. Mufflers were regular maintenance like oil changes. But I loved those cars and still do.
Sadly from 2030 on all combustion cars including classics will be banned from public streets in entire EU and Scandinavia :-( In Germany the Green Peoples Party gave order to shorten fuel supply from 2025 on by reducing all conventional fuel stations to only one state operated central gas station per city or county. Now they even want to slow down all the gas pumps from 20 litre per minute to 2 litre per minute...From 2027 on in the EU certain car spare parts will be banned too....as exhaust systems, turbo chargers and even some engine and gearbox oils...California and New York will do the same from 2027 on.... So no investments should be done in oil burning cars any longer....They even created a new kind of crime here, called emissions and smoke crime. (BABVVEN/TEBBVEN laws)
That’s truly unfortunate 🫤 I don’t know why they government’s offer the world need to do this. There’s so many repercussions from a decision like that.
I hate to tell all these imbeciles that want to ban combustion engines , it won’t work economically, they will bury the poor and middle class trying to convert to electric vehicles just so they have transportation , so much for reliable affordable transportation
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Just keep it like it is STOCK. DONT change it or ruin the integrity. They’re only original once! Great car. My dad bought one used in 1972. I was 6 years old and it was the first car we had from the time I was born. I always loved that car.
I could agree more!
69 & 70 full-size Fords are the very Best out of all LTDs ever made love that personal driver cockpit Ford was ahead of the game on design ergonomics if that lingo ever existed in those days my Grandma bought a new 69 LTD I remember that car it was awesome she was proud of it she was a great driver
Oh totally agree! I'd personally love to find a galaxie sportsroof which probably won't ever happen lol
Another great video! That's a really cool car, and I love the story!
Thanks man! I appreciate you!
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My Grandpa had one exactly like that one! A great driving, riding machine. That one is in great shape! Definitely worth a second chance.
Totally agree!
Its in good shape - the 1969-70 full-sized Ford's were actually well thought out and stylish, my aunt had an LTD like this with the 429 and was a true sleeper - Our family had a 1969 Country Squire with the 390 4V very quick from what I can recall and that cowl shaped dash was cool.
Agreed, I actually quite enjoy the design of these cars.
My dad had his 1970 LTD 390. Was a four-door. Brought the whole family to visit me when I was in basic training at fort ord California before going to Vietnam. When I got out of the army he showed me how you could put a glass of water on the intake manifold and you couldn't even see a ripple. Smoother running motor, plenty of power and like you alluded to road like a Cadillac or better.
Couldn't have said it better myself! I'm actually uploading the follow up to this video right this second and should be live soon, be sure to check it out. Thanks for watching!
My aunt and uncle had a 1969 Ford LTD Brougham 4 door sedan with a 429 V-8. There's had the really upgraded Brougham interior. Factory 8 track mounted on the transmission hump, passenger reclining seat etc. That was a really nice , fast car. The dash pads were prone to cracking within a few years because of the size and shape of the pad.
That was a rare bird with the 429, not very many of them were that well optioned or had the 429!
Those old cars are so sweet. Wish I had it for myself!
Thanks man! It’s been a great experience so far, and there’s some out these still out there for less than what a decent fox sells for!
@@dugganracecraft yea I’ve thought about getting out of the vert and trading for something else! I will have to check out my options!
Unfortunately this isn't a market to buy but a great market to sell! There's a lot of things I've seen for sale that I would've never though to look for. Let me know if you find something that catches your eye!
@@dugganracecraft I sure will. I’m in north East Tennessee!
Oh so not too far from me, like 8-10 hours probably?
Great choice. These cars are so under rated. My family owned every year of these cars as long as I can remember. I had a 69 XL as my first car. Best drive-in car ever. It's good to see these getting some respect. They are way more reliable than they get credit for.
Most definitely! All things considered, I thought it would take much more work to get this going. It's been pretty good so far!
I had a '70 XL fastback with a 429/c-6. It had the larger 9 3/8 rear. You have a lot of room for tires in those things. A nice set of mags off a newer Merc or Lincoln might improve the ride and handling even more-maybe step up a tire size or 2 and dual exhaust is a must. Ford's stock pipes were more restrictive than catholic school nuns. Nice car, great videos. I covet that little Mustang II of yours!!
I’ve only ever heard of the 9 3/8”, I don’t think I’ve ever seen one! But thanks for watching man, I really appreciate it!
My first car was a 4 door 1970 LTD, 351w, in 1974. Great car. Like riding down the road in your Lazy Boy. Thanks for this video. Brought back a lot of good memories.
Thank you! I'm glad that it did. I have more videos coming on this one so be sure to tune back in!
I owned the exact same model, I loved that car, did my own work on it including rebuilding the engine, had same color and top. I didn’t like the radio, couldn’t replace it with anything, installed new speakers and hid the new cassette radio under the seat
That's awesome man! Even the same drivetrain?
@@dugganracecraft no mine had a 351 Cleveland in it, but the color both inside and out, same seats etc
I was amazed the vacuum-powered hidden headlight covers functioned( they were open in the barn) after all those years!
You and me both! It turns out, the headlight lids default position is up so that if something in the system malfunctions that the headlight will still be able to be used. But I fully expected them to not work as well lol
Dude good job she runs like a top you can't go wrong with a390 one of the best moters ford ever made keep on keeping on
Thanks Tommy!
Great car! Love those LTDs from 1970, 71 and 72!
Couldn't agree more. The hideaway headlights and the body lines are something to desire!
Heck yea that thing will run. Had a 1972 Ford wagon thing was a tank. Drove and road great. Glad everyone's ok.
Thanks good buddy! I'd love to find a wagon, but this ole' girl will do for now! Thanks for watching!
My favorite car. Interesting fact that some 70 ford's had the 69 style head rests. Some got the 71 72 style like yours
I’m really hot after a sports roof galaxie!
Our family had a 1970 Galaxy 500 and the first thing I noticed was the head rests were not the same. We had the more rounded ones, but our car did have the 390 2Barrel engine. Car use to go like snot, dad floored it a few times getting onto the highway and getting it up to 90 mph was not a problem! (he didn't drive it that fast all the time usually 70 to 80mph)
Brings back memories. Dad came home with a bran new 1970 LTD brougham coupe identical to yours green black vynal roof. No AC or PW in our's. In Canada we got a 351W under the hood. I loved that car.
Oh that's awesome! I'm glad that it brings back fond memories for you!
Love it! My first car was a 1970 Galaxie 500 4 door in that same green, black vinyl top, green vinyl interior. LOVED that car, it cruised effortlessly with a 351W. I grew up diagonally opposite Dubuque, btw.
Oh no kidding? Where’s that?
@@dugganracecraft south of Council Bluffs. That car saw a bunch of driving the back roads, and spent quite a bit of time in Omaha/Council Bluffs.
Oh we go through there all the time!
absolute killer car..and its got some good options too..1 being a 390 car..2 having factory a/c ..and i assume it has power disc brakes..and cruise control too ..very cool car,
Definitely! It's interesting reading through the owners manual and seeing some of the options it could've had, let reclining seats with center armrests. The cruise control is an aftermarket add-on, but it was installed in 1973, so it's kinda close lol But thanks man! That's an awesome looking Cyclone btw. I'm assuming it has a 390?
@@dugganracecraft my picture??..thats a 67 galaxie..are you going to buff and polish this car at all?..how many miles are on it if i missed it ???..i had a 69 mercury monterey 2 door hard top like your ford here,,it had many options..was triple black ..your vibration you have i bet is from those old tires
Yes, I was actually going to start buffing it today. The paint is in remarkably good shape and should buff up nicely. The odometer reads 48,XXX, the family is torn between 148k and 48k. The grandfather didn't drive it much, it was his "going to town car" but they never went to town much so its up for debate. I could see it being 48k personally. And if I had to guess, you're probably right about the tires!
1970 was the last year you could get a non-Brougham LTD with the optional reclining passenger seat. But that option is extremely rare.@@dugganracecraft
I had a 72 Galaxie same colors, but a 4 door. I put a lot of work into it replacing all the rubber hoses and bets and vacuum line. I wound up putting white lettered small truck tires on it because of the weight. It looked awesome! It was like one of the cars from Gator with Burt Reynolds! Enjoy it! Make sure to put lead additive in the gas so you don't wipe out the valve guides. I dropped a valve through a piston on the freeway and was told it was due to worn valve guides because of modern gas.
I'm actually working on the follow-up to this video now! It's a great story so be sure to check it out when it get's published!
I grew up with the less well optioned sister to this car. My aunt had to purchase a new car in late September of 1970 after her 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air was stolen. She purchased a 1970 Galaxie 500 Sports Roof two door hardtop. It was white with black vinyl bench seat interior. The options included were minimal - AM push button radio, 302 cubic inch V8, automatic transmission, power steering, body side moldings, whitewall tires, and full wheel covers. It had manual brakes and I can remember dreading being asked to drive the car anywhere as it seemed like it took a block to stop. She traded it in 1978 when it had a very low total of 8,000 miles on a loaded 1978 Plymouth Horizon.
I love hearing stories like this, it seems like this car has rekindled a lot of memories for a lot of people.
Oh man, those non-power, drum brakes! I learned how to put the ball of my foot on the right end of the pedal, brace my heel where the floor meets the toe board, and put my left foot in the same position on the other end of the pedal to modulate the pedal properly in a hard stop.
I had a 70 LTD 2 door hardtop with a 390 from my junior year of HS (2007-2008) to about 2010. Absolutely loved that car. Been looking for another one for a couple years, but money and availability never seem to line up. Last week I came across a 69 that is all original, but has been sitting for some time. Hoping to make a deal on it this weekend.
How did it end up going???
@@dugganracecraft I had a bit of a setback with the sale of one of my toys. Tentative deal on that machine is scheduled for this coming weekend and then I can go after the Galaxie. I'm determined to make it mine, but I need to make room for it.
Didn’t think they where cool while growing up but kinda digging it now cool front end
That's the general consensus of what I'm hearing ironically. Its grown on me quite a lot, The weird thing is that this came from my girlfriends family but my mom's dad had one identical to it.
In the late 1970s and early 80's, my friend had a 1970 Galaxie 500, two door hardtop coupe like that. I think his had a 351-Windsor if I remember correctly. I do know it ran well, and was fun to drive, and a great riding car!
You're definitely not wrong there! I don't know that I've ridden in a better riding car!
Always been a fan of 70's barges, you really scored with this one man! I recently turned down a mid-70's Ford station wagon for real cheap as I didn't want to neglect my Mustang II project, I've been regretting it ever since lol.
I'm in the same boat! I couldn't let this one go though, the story was too great and this car deserved it. Unfortunately my King Cobra has been sitting outside on hold because of it. But it will be getting finished here soon, really soon. So be sure to come back for that one. :)
@@dugganracecraft Oh I'll definitely be keeping an eye on the channel from now on lol, need to go back and catch up. Was thinking of starting up a channel to document the work on my 76 but I don't work on the old girl near often enough unfortunately.
Just had youtube playing on my TV and this video just started playing. Great stuff man. Beautiful find. Now im subscribed
It was meant to be! Thank you sir, it’s always appreciated!
@@dugganracecraft your very welcome man!
Your LTD has the mid level Luxury Group interior. Not a Brougham but not the base interior either.
Thank you for letting me know! I was actually wondering that but there isn't a ton of information out there on these.
@@dugganracecraft Be sure to check John McCarthy's 1969 and 1970 Ford sales training videos on you tube. The 1969 videos are in a way more interesting, because that was the first year of your body style and it was basically all new except for the engine and transmission and a few other components.
You may notice in the 1969 film, they show the luxury group interior as the standard LTD interior. But at some point, they cheapened the base LTD and gave it a Galaxie 500 interior (with some minor detail differences). They then called the former base LTD interior the luxury group interior, and made it an option. Country Squire station wagons always got the luxury group interior as standard.
I daily mine everyday have deleted every day for the past 2 years and it is been from here to Maryland and back twice it will get you there
My parents had a new 1969 LTD. We went all over the country in this car in the 3 years and 76,000 miles that they had it.
That's awesome! I'm sure there were a lot of memories that came from that!
Nice crocs in the washing montage 😩
Thanks! I'm really trying to make a fashion statement!
That's a clean car man.
Thanks a lot!
Dope channel man ! Tuning in
Thanks man! I appreciate you. I subbed back!
this gets me tickled sorry you were sick man and I hope everything gets better cmon do a burnout
I would like a classic car
Wouldn’t we all!
My Dad bought one just like this-it was a nice car, but after a few years the trunk was completely rusted away-they did not do a good job with rust prevention-cool car!
Thank you, sir! I could definitely see it. This car has two little rust wholes in front of the rear wheels on the bottom side of the rocker on both sides. Thanks for watching!
I had a 72 LTD that had been my Grandpa's. It was the only car I ever had that I could sit in the driver's seat and my leg didn't touch the door.
Yeah, I loved that about this car! I'm 6'2" So leg room is key for me lol
Can confirm that if that burnout happened it was very smokey
It wasn’t me I swear lmao
My mother owned tons of LTDs they were bullet proof
I'd love to find another one, they're such great cars!
In The Very Early 1970s. My Next Door Neighbors had one of these cars. Same neighbors that my Late Grandpa bought me my st. car from them also. A 1966 Mercury Montery. 4 door with the back electric breeze way window. Only power option on that car.
and trust me I'm telling you dude I've gotten brand new alternators from the parts store and them not work so trust me it's not your fault it's a ford thing make sure you check your voltage dude because you will fry voltage regulators like crazy and if you for how old is regulator and don't know it you fry everything else
I would love to find a Ford Galaxie
I’m actively looking for a sports roof!
Nice car, had a 70 LTD like that, have a 70 XL both 390s... Why the hell do you take something like that that has survived and then do burnouts? After all you've done with it, that's just total dumb.
Because if it can’t handle it, then I don’t want it. 😘😉
YESSSSSSS BLOW THAT TIRE OFF SON HELL YEAH YOUR SICK MAN YOUR THE BOMB WELCOME WELCOME TO THE LTD FAMILY
welcome to LTD land my brother you have been initiated
sorry I just keep commenting as I'm watching your video bro I wish I could get a new gas tank because mine's probably worse than that one was 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I subscribed I respect you you know what you should have done when the valve varnishing just took her down the interstate 110mph it'll buff
you just don't know half the hell my car has been through
They are also notorious for stretching timing chains.
Hmmm, I've never heard that before. I learned something new today!
my car has probably had an exhaust manifold leak for as long as I've been alive it'll buff when she starts running a little bit rough I just put some 110 octane in it and turn the timing up to 15°initial
Good thang, that you know how to tear this apart to fix it! WOW. It Would Cost A Fortune to take this to a garage and have a licensed mechanic do this job. MOSTLY All Labor! YICKES!..NO Matter how old they are, The Phrase FIX OR REPAIR DAILY STILL FITS!
You're definitely not wrong! But yeah, labor would be killer on jobs like these!
A friend of mine’s dad bought an Ltd like that one
They had to order it special because he wanted a three on the tree
I’ll bet it was the only one built like that.
No kidding?! I know that it was an option but I'm assuming less than 1% of them came with a 3 on the tree. That'd be a good one to have back now!
Three on the tree was the standard full size Ford transmission for 1970. I would occasionally see these manual shift big Fords driving around when I was young, although even then they were quite rare.
I bought a car like this with the same color from a police impound for $80. This was in 1987 and I was 16 yod. I think it had a 302. I burned up the c5 transmission and I junked the car.
Awe man, that's a steal! That'd be a good to be able to have back!
Sadly, Irish Spring Soap doesn’t work. I’ve tried it and found that in addition to chewing holes like your car has in the headliner, the mice actually left chew marks on the Irish Spring soap I’d left in the car. Currently I’m trying one of those flashing light and sound devices. It seems to be working so far, but time will tell. I’ve also heard that oil of cloves may work, but I haven’t tried that yet. 🐁 🐭
Yeah the only thing that's worked to keep them away so far is poison, I've found 4 dead ones now. Not the ideal situation but it'll work for now, I've also seen that mint works very well as well! I'll try the cloves though, I haven't heard that one yet.
curious, was the fan shroud broke when you bought it or did you do that? those motors were famous for their fans breaking when running due to internal motor issues. that would explain why she was parked. bent pushrods parked alot of them. pushrods thru the intake...yeahhh....memories of those lol. hey, beautiful car and nice work.
Come to find, the motor mounts were basically non-existent. So the motor was rocking and hitting the shroud with the fan.
😂🤣😂 This is what it might look like if it could do a smoky burnout 😂🤣😂 I laughed my ass off at that, I knew that u had to give it the old college try 😂🤣😂 while you were sleeping of course 😂🤣😂
Exactly! I’m glad you thought it was funny because when it originally happened I was laughing my ass off lol
@@dugganracecraft I bet you were totally havin a blast with that thing, my side would have been hurting 🤣😂
@@79beans347 you don’t even wanna know 😂 see the nice thing about having Covid is that I still can’t smell how bad it smells lmao
Cool car and I’m a Chevy guy
Thanks, Larry! I've got a video coming on the LTD in the very near future!
Very beautiful 70 Ford LTD. What's the plan for the LTD my brother.
I actually have a follow up video about the LTD on my channel, you should check it out!
@@dugganracecraft Alrighty sounds awesome
I HAVE THE 4 DOOR VERSION OF THIS CAR I SAW A FEW RED FLAGS IN THIS VIDEO
I have a 1970 Ford XL galaxie Sportsroof!
Lmk if you need help bro, it’s hard to find info on these cars, rare
And the Fe engines have a certain transmission specific or Fe, ps don’t get your shirt caught in the hood hinges lol
Thanks man, I appreciate you! I'm not going to lie to you, but my shirt has gotten caught once already lol
@@dugganracecraft nice man, this car is well worth it man, one of the last cars, value goes up everyday. My brother is doing RUclips as well (well barley kinda started) but, he works on my car and his car which is a 1984 Firebird that he’s building like a champ! I’m going to tell him to watch you bro no doubt, his is C-LosFink84. Keep it up👌
@@clos6192 definitely, I appreciate it! It’s hard getting going on RUclips for sure, but anyone can do it. The hardest step to take is the first one!
When I was 18 I tried to buy a ‘72 Galaxie but couldn’t get it done.
I highly recommend picking one up if you can, there are some that are decently affordable around right now!
My Sister had the XL Fastback version, Same color, Same Engine, The FE's are bad about Exhaust Manifold leaks and the bolts breaking off
The sports roof/fastback cars are pretty sought after, especially now. That'd be a good one to have back now! But the FE exhaust design is just so odd.
@@dugganracecraft On the last 390 I had I used Anti- Seize on all the exhaust manifold bolts, It seemed to work but those top bolts were still sticky coming out but they did
For me, it was just the top ones that gave me trouble and just the front two top ones that broke. The rest actually came out pretty nice when I could take them out with the air impact ;)
It wouldn't burn out like that cuz you got your foot on the brakes you have to let her go in and press the gas and see if it burns out. You can do these to the other cars we can try to do a burnout. When I have my cuda Howard hit the gas and then it'll burn out while I'm driving away not standing still
Oh she did big fat smoky burnouts!
Always wash from the top down.
I usually do, I was just getting the loose dirt off. I went back and washed it again off camera, I have a video on the way about buffing the car so be sure to tune back in!
every FE engine enthusiast watching this video watching you hit those original valve covers with a rubber mallet is just cringing 🤣🤣🤣but you go dude you got the ole ltd up and going hell my exhaust manifold leak sounds 10 times worse I would have just fixed the bent push rods and said to hell with it bo lmaoo
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It’s a 390 motor correct I don’t think it’s a 428 yeah it’s a 390 either way it’s an FE Motor her the heads have to come off it’s a gimme
i do not think or believe for one second, that you talked to much, like one commontator said, i enjoyed very much hearing what you had to say!!
Thanks a lot, Tony! I really appreciate it.
Just subbed! Epic video
Thanks a ton! More content is on the way!
@@dugganracecraft np!
after this I'll stop blowing up the comments I love how you're just like hypothetically this is what it would look like if I did do a burnout as you're sitting in the driver's seat doing a burnout LMAOOO hell yeah hell yeah 🤣🤣🤣
No I appreciate the enthusiasm man lol thanks for watching the video! I have the follow up video to this one uploading now and should be live in the next hour or two!
Irish soap didn't work for me I use mothballs every 6 months works real good
I’ll have to try that!
@@dugganracecraft Mothballs do not work, I have had many cars that had mothballs in them that were covered in mouse shit and made into a nest. And the interior will smell of mothballs forever and that is not a pleasant odor to deal with. There are many different suggestions that people will make because they heard from someone who heard from someone that a particular thing will keep the mice out. I have yet to find anything that really does keep those little destructive pests out. And do NOT put any type of mice poison in the car as it just draws them in and then they will die in the car.
do you still own this Ford?
I don't unfortunately! I made a follow up video to this one, it's on my channel. It went back to the original family!
@@dugganracecraft thanks for the reply. This was the exact vehicle and color that I first drove, sitting in my father's lap as a boy. Great memory. Thought maybe it would be available. Thanks again
It's an LTD, not a Galaxie 500.
Correct, but they were nearly identical
@@dugganracecraft I had a Galaxie 500 wagon, called the Country Sedan.
I really miss it.
Do your self a favor....replace all 16 exhaust manifold bolts, washers and nuts on the upper ones with Stainless Steel hardware from Lowe's.
It will make the inevitable exhaust manifold gasket replacement job a 1 hour, no pressure pleasurable job, not a full weekend of Hell.
Also, periodically tighten the starter cable nut on the starter - if it gets just a little loose it will not start and make the grinding sound like your starter is bad. Disconnect battery first.
Yes, LTD, Custom 500 and Galaxie 500 were almost identical...but for the face.
Also, install a clear, 5/16" fuel filter in the long line before fuel pump, underhood.
You'll see if you're pulling rust.
My 390 went well over 250k miles, like any old Ford V8 should.
Any Mopar is good for that too.
Just avoid Generic Motors' Chevrolet brand, unless you need blue smoke for mosquito control.
Don't forget the XL. It looked just like it. It was a standalone model by its self.
@@kobewade8709 Correct - rare and good- looking for sure, too.
Dylan McCool and Junkyard Digs had the same problem. That was some nasty looking gas!
Yeah it was definitely unideal!
You're going to be replacing A LOT of parts on these old Fords. We had one when they were new. Look to change the starter solenoid, starter, brake master cylinder, alternator, points, condenser, A/C, etc. They all went bad before 50,000 and we lived in the south. They weren't joking about Fix Or Repair Daily (FORD). Granted, the cars were beautiful and big but the do require a lot of maintenance. But my Dad said, a far cry from the cars of the 30s-50s.
Youre not wrong! I know that when it was last driven it had the fuel system replaced (found notes in the glove box). But I've also replaced the starter, alternator (twice) as well as the muffler.
Back in the day all cars needed a lot of parts. I worked on all models back in the day. We had a saying in the garage business. Better to buy a car at 60000 miles than 40,000 because you had all those things to replace.... GM’s ate shocks and ball joints and idler arms. Fords as you mentioned. Dodge ballast resistors. Mufflers were regular maintenance like oil changes. But I loved those cars and still do.
Tim - wrong. I hardly ever had to replace anything on my '70 Galaxie.
I know how to drive and maintain cars......can't speak for your family.
Sadly from 2030 on all combustion cars including classics will be banned
from public streets in entire EU and Scandinavia :-( In Germany the
Green Peoples Party gave order to shorten fuel supply from 2025 on by
reducing all conventional fuel stations to only one state operated
central gas station per city or county. Now they even want to slow down
all the gas pumps from 20 litre per minute to 2 litre per minute...From
2027 on in the EU certain car spare parts will be banned too....as
exhaust systems, turbo chargers and even some engine and gearbox
oils...California and New York will do the same from 2027 on.... So no
investments should be done in oil burning cars any longer....They even
created a new kind of crime here, called emissions and smoke crime. (BABVVEN/TEBBVEN laws)
That’s truly unfortunate 🫤 I don’t know why they government’s offer the world need to do this. There’s so many repercussions from a decision like that.
@@dugganracecraft The just want to demobilize and control the people!
I hate to tell all these imbeciles that want to ban combustion engines , it won’t work economically, they will bury the poor and middle class trying to convert to electric vehicles just so they have transportation , so much for reliable affordable transportation
It may be a reality very soon!
You can't drive a luxury classic with your left hand and your right hand all on the passenger side like that don't look right
It definitely feels right! Only reason I was doing that was because the windows were up though lol
Of course you can! That's the whole point of having a bench seat car on date night!
check out my channel dude I had a 68 Torino that I did a burnout in and then my LTD Spits flames 🤣🤣🤣
I can relate 🤣🤣🤣
put Sea Foam down carb that will clean valve train
That's a great point, I'll try that and report back!
Great car but you talk to much
Sorry about that! I found that a lot of my viewers like some additional commentary, I'm sorry that didn't resonate well with you!
Do You take Baths and Showers without Soap and Shampoo? IF Not then WHY wash this car with (NO) soap?!
I actually went back off camera and hand washed it twice after the video!
Drive shafts dont go bad from setting unless its bent.
You are correct, but u joints can!