Turning an Abandoned Luxury Ford LTD Into Someone's Dream Car!

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  • Опубликовано: 8 янв 2025

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  • @georgeauto
    @georgeauto  20 дней назад +5

    Enter at: www.georgeauto.com.au

    • @MrLeahcim1988
      @MrLeahcim1988 9 дней назад

      @@georgeauto
      Came up randomly on my feed today.
      Similar interests.
      Love this car I have entered to win it lol.

  • @blunt3777
    @blunt3777 19 дней назад +20

    Thank you for restoring this piece of iconic Australian History! Never again.

  • @Redhot222au
    @Redhot222au 2 дня назад

    George, I literally just found your channel from the car flipping video yesterday and Wow. I think this alternative style of video with the relaxed commentary in the background is such a pleasure to watch. It’s refreshing to see compared to some of these other fast paced RUclips videos that rush to cram so much into 10 minutes. I think you’ve done pretty well for yourself mate. You and your son should be proud. 🤙🏻

  • @brianchung9876
    @brianchung9876 14 дней назад +10

    This is like a Taurus and a Mustang had a baby! I don’t think we ever had anything like this in the USA. What a shame…

    • @olegalkhimovich4804
      @olegalkhimovich4804 9 дней назад +1

      It looks like if european Ford scorpio had some good styling and proper engine)

  • @cheynnesvensen8599
    @cheynnesvensen8599 4 дня назад +1

    Awesome job guys she's a Perler the old Falcon❤, I use to hate Ford back when it was Commodore VS Falcon but I've developed a love for the Falcon's,
    The alloys look beautiful.

  • @michal_king478
    @michal_king478 7 дней назад

    fixing a car with your son. thats awesome. Also that footage of cleaning the engine bay etc was super satisfying.

  • @hilipoplo
    @hilipoplo 20 дней назад +7

    Great, please keep fixing these old gems!

  • @brandonvafeas5858
    @brandonvafeas5858 2 дня назад

    Love the channel boys ! Only recently stumbled across it. Keep up the good work with the 80’s and 90’s Aussie classics

  • @deluxeraccoon441
    @deluxeraccoon441 11 дней назад +5

    Great job! What a sweet car. Definitely would look best with the original wheels.

    • @georgeauto
      @georgeauto  11 дней назад

      Thankyou yes trying to find some !

  • @-DEATHSTROKE
    @-DEATHSTROKE 19 дней назад +5

    You cleaned it up amazing, not even a ford guy but this thing is mint.

    • @thewiseguy3529
      @thewiseguy3529 18 дней назад

      I bet you're a "not walking guy" though aren't you?
      You would have no problem driving a Ford instead of walking. Don't act all Superior

    • @paulbui1410
      @paulbui1410 10 дней назад

      @@thewiseguy3529 🤡

    • @savetheevo
      @savetheevo 5 дней назад

      @@thewiseguy3529 Did you wake up on the wrong side of the bed? He was not acting superior in any way at all. Not everyone has to like what you like

    • @thewiseguy3529
      @thewiseguy3529 5 дней назад

      @@savetheevo the person I was commenting to deleted their comment. Don't get your little tutu in a ruffle you can still go to ballerina class tonight if you have the right attitude lol

    • @savetheevo
      @savetheevo 5 дней назад

      @@thewiseguy3529 no one thinks you're tough by being an asshole to everyone my guy, especially on the internet. We all know behind that screen is a sad human looking for attention that your parents probably didn't give you so know you take it out on unsuspecting people on the internet while thinking "Damn I'm tough!" while you cry yourself to sleep every night.

  • @leithhall5614
    @leithhall5614 18 дней назад +5

    The V8 was standard on the LTDs, optional on the Fairlane Ghia though, great looking Cars, Aussie Town Car !!!

  • @ModestNeophyte
    @ModestNeophyte 9 дней назад +4

    as an american, that is such a weirdly styled car! i see elements of mercury topaz, ford taurus, and even some lincoln on the trunk.. and australian vs american styling just looks strange!

  • @mattmurphy5419
    @mattmurphy5419 20 дней назад +4

    First video I’ve seen from you guys and after watching it I subscribed. Done an amazing job boys, very impressed.
    Turned that car from a junker to a head turner. Very well done!

  • @Officialdoughboi
    @Officialdoughboi 10 дней назад +1

    I would love this car! I’m in America! Would love to go through the process of getting it here to the states!

  • @billyrapley7224
    @billyrapley7224 20 дней назад +4

    The vl got me hooked on the channel but I’m really enjoying your editing and content. I think this channel is really growing. Good job mate keep it coming 👌🏼👌🏼

    • @georgeauto
      @georgeauto  20 дней назад

      Cheers mate! Appreciate the love. And glad to have u here , do you have any cars yourself ?

  • @philip4193
    @philip4193 19 дней назад +4

    Another one saved; thank you!

  • @agent11co90
    @agent11co90 13 дней назад

    Just found out about y'all, and I love what you guys do! Don't stop making videos like this, their so good.

  • @marlinrobertson5464
    @marlinrobertson5464 19 дней назад +2

    Amazing video, really enjoyable watch, Greetings from NZ

  • @mitebcool
    @mitebcool 20 дней назад +49

    Its funny how people complain about car prices today, they were always expensive compared to what people earned, you could have bought a nice house for what this car cost back then

    • @filthyminges
      @filthyminges 19 дней назад

      Do you realise how dumb this comment is ?

    • @ChannelNotFound
      @ChannelNotFound 19 дней назад +16

      Wages were better, and there were less things to spend your money on like phones, computers, and whatnot

    • @jpw5029
      @jpw5029 14 дней назад +14

      Prices have gone up, wages have not at the same rate. This car was not equal to a house.

    • @TimelordV
      @TimelordV 13 дней назад

      @@jpw5029 My parents bought a house in Victoria for $29,000 in 1997, they could have bought two for the price of that car! Same house would be close to 500k now, way more than any new Ford.

    • @aussiemilitant4486
      @aussiemilitant4486 2 дня назад +2

      I can tell you are post 2000 born.... there were no 'nice' houses for sale for 65k in '90s. All the sub 100k houeses were ex housing trust/semi's or shitholes that needed anywhere from 20-100k put into them to make them nice. The closest thing to what you are saying would maybe be holiday cabins or maybe rural towns. However i agree with the first point you made, cars havent really gone up as much as houses in the grand scheme of things.

  • @dillyflaps
    @dillyflaps 13 дней назад

    my dad had one of these in blue!! he used to love it, had the 5L engine and optional tickford bodykit. A really cool car.

  • @AvenirRacing
    @AvenirRacing 17 дней назад +3

    The dead fuel pump, yellow headlights, missing indicator lens, the cut heater hose, the noisy power steering pump... man, it's like every E-series had the exact same issues haha. Loved my old '97 Fairlane, but literally every problem the one in this video had, mine also had.
    I miss that car so much.

  • @timothysebo-glenn864
    @timothysebo-glenn864 20 дней назад +2

    Entered!! This car looks absolutely amazing compared to how it was when you first got it. Love these videos boys!!

  • @Voxeldust
    @Voxeldust 3 дня назад

    New Subscriber here from the USA, interesting to see they kept the LTD nameplate outside the US long after it was discontinued here

  • @jacksimone3093
    @jacksimone3093 9 часов назад

    That's my dream car, I absolutely adore the fairlane and Ltd.

  • @thehifimaster5618
    @thehifimaster5618 20 дней назад +4

    Awesome work. Too many of these great aussie cars end up rusting away in someones back yard, stripped for parts or crashed and burned by joyriders.
    I picked up a BF Fairlane earlier this year after my stage 3 tuned Astra VXR cracked a piston and the navara I bought to use while I was saving for an engine build had a timing chain failure a month after I bought it. To top it off, the Astra got flooded and written off, the payout just enough to cover the loan, so I was broke AF by this stage, and managed to find a BF Fairlane ex limo with 600k on the clock, asking price $2.5k, but needed some work so I managed to pick it up for a grand. As a fleet car, it's always been serviced, so the km's dont worry me, it runs beautifully, is as spacious as a stately home, and only needs a bit of suspension and exhaust work, probably all up will have cost me $5k by the time it's done and even with 600kms on it will still outlast any of these shitbox imports (Though I did love the Astra, its was a rocket and cornered like a housefly). The government should have done more to keep thge Australian car industry alive - Someone actually calculated that the industry as a whole - Including all the little companies making components for the cars, not to mention income tax and GST from spending from all the workers involved, was worth something like $600-800 in tax dollars per year for the government, yet they couldnt even muster up 1/10th of that to help subsidise the industry and keep it going, absolute lunacy.
    Thanks for the content, I'm glad I found your channel, it will def help me with doing the bits and pieces I need to on my Fairlane, and if I have any money left after Christmas and there is any spots left, I'll def grab a vip membership, and a chance to win this Bordeaux Beast (You probably already know this, but the colour was named after a red wine from the Bordeaux region in France, which has a distinctively rich deep red colour - Here is a link to a wine colour chart, and you can see it's pretty much bang on : creativebooster.net/cdn/shop/articles/Shades-of-Wine-Color-chart-with-names-and-hex-codes.jpg?v=1683614665&width=1500)

  • @muybruno
    @muybruno 13 дней назад

    That looks bloody mint.
    Must be fun doing this with your son.
    Love it 💪🏼

  • @Tonyscasa
    @Tonyscasa 17 дней назад

    This is awesome . Sunday morning quiet afternoon and I’m learning about a car half way across the globe .

  • @bry40l
    @bry40l 14 дней назад

    Man, that is beautiful, i have a fairmont ghia in the same year.
    Great cars, when maintained.

  • @BlackCat-nv5sf
    @BlackCat-nv5sf 15 дней назад

    Great Work. Beautiful LTD.

  • @aussieguy6727
    @aussieguy6727 20 дней назад +3

    They are a great old car a timeless shape

  • @andrewrose9707
    @andrewrose9707 10 дней назад

    It is a recurring theme - when you spruce one part of the car up, the bit next to it suddenly looks tired 😄
    Great job and it looks fantastic

  • @nickgalea82
    @nickgalea82 19 дней назад +1

    Beautiful car, always thought they were a bit dull and were old man cars back in the 90's but man they've aged well, I'm actually surprised they're not more popular now.

  • @JackSmith-x8s
    @JackSmith-x8s 20 дней назад +4

    I owned a 1997 5.0 model for 18 years. It was a beautiful luxury family cruiser. They don't do interiors like that anymore and that factory kenwood/pioneer sound system is one of the best ever put in a car. BTW those wheels are a perfect match. I never liked the originals.

  • @jordanricherson1447
    @jordanricherson1447 18 дней назад

    My grandfather would love this car

  • @Big.xavvvv
    @Big.xavvvv 16 дней назад

    Beautiful find mate she’ll come up nicely

  • @aaronm8694
    @aaronm8694 19 дней назад +4

    Way to save a classic mam, well done.

  • @quattroclub
    @quattroclub 14 дней назад

    Wow you did a fantastic job, looks mint

  • @ww21943
    @ww21943 16 дней назад

    Good choice on the wheels!

  • @abshassan
    @abshassan 2 дня назад

    you guys f**king rock, i absolutely love your work man, well done legends!

  • @van14590w
    @van14590w 12 дней назад

    That guy at paint away is awesome!

  • @btrdangerdan2010
    @btrdangerdan2010 18 дней назад +16

    Looks better than the American crown Victoria

    • @ezioassassain
      @ezioassassain 16 дней назад +4

      nah no way does that look better than the vics

    • @jpw5029
      @jpw5029 14 дней назад

      Vics looks like shit

    • @dhrandy
      @dhrandy 13 дней назад +1

      I agree!

    • @Bowtieblack85
      @Bowtieblack85 7 дней назад

      Not at all

  • @dazzamac70
    @dazzamac70 14 дней назад

    Please sort out the permit for SA soon!🙏 Totally loving your work!!!

  • @mickyds99
    @mickyds99 19 дней назад +1

    Love this content, thanks

  • @EngOne
    @EngOne 9 дней назад

    *Great Job !!!!!*

  • @JosephineOliver-qh1te
    @JosephineOliver-qh1te 20 дней назад +4

    Wow, love it 👍🏽 as an Aussie kid I remember politicians being driven in them and Statesman's 😊.

    • @georgeauto
      @georgeauto  20 дней назад +2

      Thankyou Josephine yes me too these were the rich people cars when was a kid

  • @StevenLinley-gv6cy
    @StevenLinley-gv6cy 16 дней назад

    What a majestic beast ❤

  • @Meowdean
    @Meowdean 11 дней назад

    It looks sick ❤️‍🔥

  • @samperras
    @samperras 20 дней назад +1

    Good work, love the video

  • @marktanorexia
    @marktanorexia 13 дней назад

    Very good job ! I love it

  • @eltanko178
    @eltanko178 18 дней назад +1

    Now I know what an Aussie Mafia car might look like. :)

  • @weburnitatbothends
    @weburnitatbothends 11 дней назад

    Good on you mate, I will buy a few tickets and keen to know more about them future membership perks after I finish a boat project I have on

  • @darronlemell224
    @darronlemell224 14 дней назад

    I wish we got this car here on the states

  • @mattdown3164
    @mattdown3164 20 дней назад +1

    Absolutely love it. You know I had to enter. Beautiful job guys. 10/10❤❤❤

    • @georgeauto
      @georgeauto  20 дней назад +1

      Cheers mate, I'm glad you liked it! And good luck see u in the group !

  • @Twitch_Moderator
    @Twitch_Moderator 15 дней назад +1

    *That is much like a Lincoln Town Car in North America.*
    *The LTD has 9% more power in the top end. But 2% more power in the bottom end compared to the Lincoln Town Car.*

  • @leoribeiro.
    @leoribeiro. 13 дней назад

    Como eu amo a Dublagem Automática do RUclips 🙏🏼🇺🇸🦅

  • @sammyanddad7677
    @sammyanddad7677 20 дней назад +3

    That is great you have saved it my son has same car same colour. How are the sills?
    The colour is pronounced
    Bor doh. As in the French red wine region.

    • @georgeauto
      @georgeauto  20 дней назад

      I’m happy with our little working bee 🐝 too ! No way we have a twin survivor , it had the bulk of it amazing nothing major at all , had a tiny bit it one of the corners I got as much of it out as I could , treated it and patched it up

  • @splender88
    @splender88 3 дня назад

    I've never seen one of these cars. They made a Crown Vic of course in 95 in the US which looks nothing like this. It comes closest to a Ford Taurus of that era. Nice job car looks great.

  • @hostilecactus9038
    @hostilecactus9038 16 дней назад

    Dream car! Thanks for bringing it back to Life GG entered 🤞

  • @Beau-x3f
    @Beau-x3f 20 дней назад +7

    Might have to make my dad enter the giveaway… would love this car as a P plater in a few years. Would match with my dad’s series 2 240kw AU XR8 and a terry turbo ghia. We would have a ford family!

    • @SassyXR6007
      @SassyXR6007 20 дней назад +1

      Where did you get 240kw from mate

    • @Beau-x3f
      @Beau-x3f 19 дней назад

      It’s a 220, but he installed a cold air intake, exhaust and tune and got 240kw.
      Sorry bout not saying that

    • @SassyXR6007
      @SassyXR6007 19 дней назад

      @Beau-x3f Nice 🙂

  • @JReklis
    @JReklis 9 дней назад

    This thing should have had some fancy adjustable height rear suspension for towing.. I recall reading about it in the max ellery's manual but never saw one

  • @random13627
    @random13627 9 дней назад

    welp i love it, we never had this in the states and im in love 😭😭😂😂

  • @gti862001
    @gti862001 18 дней назад

    Great work I've had 2 of these a NL that I put 350k on it before rusted out and my daily is a NF most comfortable cars ever

  • @WickedWhirled
    @WickedWhirled 18 дней назад +4

    Its basically a 5 litter rear wheel drive Ford Taurus. I guess they never offered it in the states because it would have competed with the mustang

  • @bushandbeachaustralia
    @bushandbeachaustralia 20 дней назад +1

    Looks mint 👌🏽

  • @blake9881
    @blake9881 9 дней назад +1

    When i worked at Autobarn in geelong i would send people to Bursons at least once a day 😂

  • @howdoyadodat
    @howdoyadodat 16 дней назад +1

    Haha mate you were closer with your first pronunciation, it’s ’bor-dough’. My favourite e series colour

  • @cjyoung7372
    @cjyoung7372 8 дней назад

    I was always a fan of the 96

    • @georgeauto
      @georgeauto  8 дней назад

      What did you like about it

    • @cjyoung7372
      @cjyoung7372 7 дней назад

      @georgeauto it had a better front end of memory

  • @dregamer8666
    @dregamer8666 2 дня назад

    13:50 Replace the original headlights with non-original headlights? Wouldn't it be more prudent to restore them?

  • @fuzzjunky
    @fuzzjunky 19 дней назад +5

    it's a windsor yeh?

  • @ekongekong2841
    @ekongekong2841 19 дней назад

    Love the vid mate

  • @brentonGCTesla
    @brentonGCTesla 18 дней назад

    im so excited to win this!!!!

  • @orangejuicepony6881
    @orangejuicepony6881 19 дней назад

    What products are you spraying on the stained interior that brushes off clean?

  • @rankoss3437
    @rankoss3437 11 дней назад

    May aswell change the coolant reservoir tank.

  • @joshdevdoss9041
    @joshdevdoss9041 19 дней назад +2

    This is a Fairlane LTD, The back looks like an Early 2000's Jaguar...

    • @palacefords
      @palacefords 12 дней назад

      @joshdevdoss9041 Just an LTD bud. Fairlane is a completely different level and model. The ladder goes, falcon, fairmont, fairmont ghia, fairlane, fairlane ghia, LTD. Common mistake but no, the fairlane and LTD are separate, not Fairlane LTD

  • @2012daffyduck
    @2012daffyduck 10 дней назад

    that's insane 65k - that's like a quarter of a house in 1995.

  • @impressionsoflight9263
    @impressionsoflight9263 20 дней назад +2

    You and I are similar. I chuckled when you said you removed the rear lights to clean behind them because I did the same thing and people said I was mad. “If you’re going to do it, do it properly”. Well done 👍🏻

  • @robertschymalla7688
    @robertschymalla7688 6 дней назад

    Ist very beutfool humen Projekt, magic❤🎉😊 haben, haben, haben

  • @spencealmighty
    @spencealmighty 18 дней назад

    Mate, I enjoyed this video. Honest content of you having a go and doing well, Car is looking fucking Mint, Maybe give it a birthday on the suspension? It will be due, replace the bushes, shocks and springs, that plus a new set of tyres will have it driving like 1995. I just bought an entry into the draw too. I would weekend the shit out of that LTD, best crusing car hands down.

  • @john_barnett
    @john_barnett 6 дней назад

    bordeaux is pronounced boar-doe
    awesome detail man

  • @Yo-u6i
    @Yo-u6i 14 дней назад

    Cool stuff yo wouldn't be able to get the colour code of it please 🙏 by any chance

  • @prennrecaj2957
    @prennrecaj2957 14 дней назад

    Had to give u at least a like comment share and subscribe for that one i see plenty of gems in my neighborhood everyday all around .

  • @LachieCalais
    @LachieCalais 19 дней назад +2

    The LTD looks stunning ❤️‍🔥 -I’m in love my dream paring would be a Caprice and an Ltd

  • @yusufkudssi4823
    @yusufkudssi4823 18 дней назад

    If no one wants it, I’ll have it

  • @scabootie
    @scabootie 12 дней назад +2

    Pronounced "bore dough" bro, named after a wine region in France.

  • @patrickorielly9758
    @patrickorielly9758 12 дней назад

    She's pretty

  • @s4ss.m8
    @s4ss.m8 20 дней назад +5

    These are absolutely P plate legal, man! I've had one, myself.
    Way too big for that little 5.0 to push at speed 😂

    • @The.Drunk-Koala
      @The.Drunk-Koala 19 дней назад +1

      @@s4ss.m8 nothing a big old supercharger would fix.

    • @s4ss.m8
      @s4ss.m8 10 дней назад

      @The.Drunk-Koala or a couple of unsuspecting turbskis

  • @nyancat7053
    @nyancat7053 9 дней назад +1

    nahh you did mr dirk dirty Lol

  • @btrdangerdan2010
    @btrdangerdan2010 18 дней назад

    Well that's too bad I'm a damn Yankee in southern California, this car sounds and looks great lol.

  • @hanselmanryanjames
    @hanselmanryanjames 9 дней назад +1

    You mean you gave him the 1st drink of alcohol, that YOU KNOW ABOUT.

  • @muybruno
    @muybruno 9 дней назад

    Out of curiosity does anyone know what something like this, in this condition would be worth? Of course unsure of the kms, but that thing is the perfect cruiser.

  • @randomshiz1386
    @randomshiz1386 20 дней назад +1

    love your work mate. would you be interested in selling it private, price ?

    • @georgeauto
      @georgeauto  20 дней назад

      Thankyou mate ! I really appreciate it , unfortunately
      Can’t sell this one as we just hit over 100 people in the draw to win it , I’d be letting everyone down and have to refund them all , but I guess for 35k anything’s possible ….. joking haha 😜 not sure if you missed the part where I said I’m giving it away

    • @randomshiz1386
      @randomshiz1386 20 дней назад

      @@georgeauto I would enter the draw if I didn’t have such reservations about these car giveaways. Wishing you all the best, mate. I hope you get more value than what you spent on the car. Good luck!

  • @elar13
    @elar13 6 дней назад

    bow-dure hahahahaha ... its actually boar-doh ... anyways lovely work , came back a treat

  • @salmananz
    @salmananz 11 дней назад

    LTD stands for Lincoln Thunderbird Division not Limited as some people quickly come to conclusion😊

    • @elitegreek9926
      @elitegreek9926 9 дней назад

      Only in the USA. In Australia it was code for Lincoln Type Design.

  • @CooperMcKenzie-zd9lo
    @CooperMcKenzie-zd9lo 19 дней назад +1

    Im to scared to pressure wash my fairlanes engine bay probably wont start afterwards

  • @cout879
    @cout879 19 дней назад +1

    Luxury Trim Decor or LimiTeD?

    • @palacefords
      @palacefords 12 дней назад +1

      Originally LTD was a trim level in America that stood for 'Luxury Trim Decor'. When it came to Australia, alot of people thought it was Limited as basically only a limited amount of people could afford them as the cost then compared to a falcon or fairlane, was up to 60% in some cases

    • @cout879
      @cout879 12 дней назад

      @palacefords thanks a lot!

    • @elitegreek9926
      @elitegreek9926 9 дней назад

      In Australia it was code for Lincoln Type Design.

  • @mrpvlogs88
    @mrpvlogs88 20 дней назад

    Well Done! I entered

  • @robertmellor132
    @robertmellor132 20 дней назад

    Great resto. Love what you do as always. Saved a few myself and you have helped me with parts before, but a Bordeaux DL or DF would have to be my favourite of all time, so I am drooling over this. Of course, I’ve entered in hope 💙

  • @cargamer_bje4082
    @cargamer_bje4082 8 дней назад +1

    its not a giveaway, its a raffle

    • @georgeauto
      @georgeauto  8 дней назад

      Read the website , clearly giveaway , let me simplify it for you , pay for access to our car community and you’re in the FREE giveaway , not hard to understand

    • @john_barnett
      @john_barnett 6 дней назад

      @@georgeauto nah it's a raffle

  • @TKDPWR
    @TKDPWR 20 дней назад

    Hey George, is that the bushido cross from Zendo Kai i see?

    • @georgeauto
      @georgeauto  20 дней назад +1

      Certainly is

    • @TKDPWR
      @TKDPWR 19 дней назад

      @georgeauto honour amongst brothers in martial arts Osu

  • @ultimatechickenduck5154
    @ultimatechickenduck5154 13 дней назад

    My dad had a blue one and my mom had a green one both gasoline the 5L V8 and same interior dad's got caught skidding on the street and unregistered and mom's sat for 3 years and they sold em both for 1 grand and I wish they didn't because id do anything for one