We got our first LTD in 1975. Previously we had Galaxies. When I asked my dad what LTD stood for he said "son, that stands for Long Term Debt"I thought he must be right.
Hey, I was also a dishwasher at Big Boy in the early 80s. My family's first experience with an LTD was around '83 when my brother and I bought a '74 for less than $200. It needed a water pump but the owner thought the block was cracked. It was exactly like the one on Streets of San Francisco. We grew up on Chevys but the way the doors closed on the LTD (among a few other things) was enough to convert the whole family to Ford. That gold LTD was a great car! Thanks for the memories
When I was a kid our family car was a ‘68 LTD Country Squire with a 390. Grandma also had a ‘68 LTD Country Squire but with a 302. In the 80’s I drove a ‘76 LTD sedan with a 400 and a beautiful brocade interior. We always thought LTD meant “Limited”.
I thought it meant limited as well but Ford never stated anything officially. When you look at the production numbers the cars certainly were not a limited run.
We had four across a twenty-nine year span. Quiet, well built, reliable, and beautiful. From a Vintage Burgundy 2 door hardtop in 65 to a Diamond Blue 68 2 door with black vinyl top and Brougham interior then to a 77 2 door in black with Dove Gray interior and finally to an 86 LTD Crown Victoria in Dark Canyon Red. My family traveled thousands of miles and experienced the freedom, comfort and luxury these wonderful cars brought to us. The last one we kept for nearly 30 years. We got to experience America through the windows of those symbols of freedom. I'm not certain people today can comprehend how close they are to allowing this independence to slip away from us.
@@trudygreer2491 Yes indeed I believe Charlie’s Angels would Suffice my issues with that show as well as some other shows of the era is the repeat stock footage that is over used example the same footage used for the exterior shot of the Townsend detective agency with the Operatives Mustangs parked the same exact way all the time and why did Sabrina get stuck driving a Pinto the other girls got Mustangs & Bosley got a Thunderbird or LTD Country Squire executive Privilege I guess because he was always meeting clients at some exclusive hotel or at L.A. X
Just the show I was thinking of! Sabrina was supposed to be the "smart" one, perhaps they figured a Pinto would be the "intelligent choice"..?! especially an orange one.. 😂
My dad had a new '70 LTD. I still remember when he brought it home. I thought it was very classy looking. We took a lot of Sunday drives (remember those?) in it and it was used to tow our big travel trailer.
I had a pale green with the dark green vinyl top 73 two door as a high school senior in 1980. Mom and Dad had a 77 Country Squire in medium blue and later a white 79 Country Squire. Too many long road trips to remember.
Trust me there are way more pronunciations for that word than required. Most likely because the horse drawn carriage has been in common use for well over a hundred years. Hopefully it's word that will stay out of the popular vocabulary. If not I'm going to have problems. Thanks for watching!
Back in the 1980's I had a two door 1966 Galaxie with a 390, dual exhaust and dealer installed air conditioning. I have not a single picture but still have all the documentation and title for it. I got it from a friend's father-in-law whose parents had bought it brand new.
When I was a little kid back in the 70's we had one and I asked my dad what it meant. He told me Limited and it made sense. It still makes sense and you can't change my mind. I'm at the age of being "set in my ways."
40 years ago, here in Finland, I had -67 with 428. I was 4 d hardtop. I just loved that car. I had put all my money to it, it was fast and comfortable, and a chick magnet. I met my now wife with it. Then I had to continue studies and had to sell it. I confess that I cried. A lot. It was repainted baby blue(originally green metallic), had original everything, but as it was originally bought by a big forest company CEO, he apparently knew exactly what to order: The 428, C6, 9" axle with LS, but only driver's side electric bench movement, manual windows, no AC, extra large fuel tank, "police" suspension, so it was meant to move, no extra weight. And it did. Even with the tall gearing, it was about 6 seconds to 60 mph (6,5 to 100 kmh), but it sure liked the fuel... As the chassis was modern, it handled well. But I never used it in the winter, I had a "winter car" for that. I thought that the LTD stands for "Limited" as it most propably does. The roof of the 4d hardtop looked like removable as it was bolted at the rear, like the car was sort of convertible, but the windshield area did not look like that, and I did not want to spoil the headliner to find out. I am actually afraid that it still exixts, because I would have to buy it back...
Thank you very much for sharing your story! My 71 LTD was not a "chick magnet" here in the states in 1983. I had to upgrade to a 70 Torino Cobra in order to meet my now wife! :)
My Dad was an executive with a major Ford supplier, Ford permitted him VIP ordering on new cars. The first car he used this on was a 1970 LTD. I remember picking the car up with, the dealer had all this special paper working indicating it was a VIP Build and had all these extra quality control inspections. As we drove off the lot and the rear tires cleared the curb, all the LTD emblems fell off the car. Inspire of this he continued to purchase LTDs, purchasing a '74 and "78.
My dad bought a 1973 Thunderbird and a 1974 LTD four-door at the same time for a total of $5,000. To this day I still have the Thunderbird. It's got a 460 and it gets a lot of compliments. Thank you for a great video!
Our family had a 66 Galaxy 500 2dr coupe. I was only 4 years old at the time, but i loved that car. It was dark green. Then in 69 we got an LTD Brougham 4dr with a 390 in it! That car use to hall ass for a big car. I remember my father driving that car 90 mph constantly. (Cant do that any more)
My first car was a 62 Dodge Dart 440. I fixed the transmission and drove it for quite some time but between the thing getting service and even during the trans work I drove my Dad's 71 Ford Galaxy. After the Dart I drove a 69 Mustang -- it also needed work. I used the 71 about as much if not more than my own cars and my brothers all drove the thing as well -- it was a tank. Thanks for the video and memories of cars I used to pine for -- if I could only have had a that LTD 68 fastback.
This brings back so many good memories. My very first car was a 1969 Ford Galaxie XL 2DR. with the 390 and a staple shifter. Maroon with white interior. Sharp car. I loved those Fords.
I sold my father a 69 LTD coupe when I worked at a Ford dealer in the late 80's. It had a 302. It was only the second v8 he had owned his entire life. He loved it as was. Thanks for watching!
My personal favorite LTD is the '71 - very attractive front end and those beautiful wall-to-wall taillights at the rear were stunning, especially when seeing them lit up at night - there was no mistaking a '71 LTD at night from the back.
My first car was a 1968 Galaxie 500 2 dr. hardtop. No vinyl roof, dark red. 302, automatic, p/s and p/b. I felt like the king of the world driving that car, I look in Hemmings and other classic car websites, but have not yet seen a car like mine. I'm going to keep looking. I love your videos, so keep them coming. Best, JK
This really brings back some memories for me. My parents had a series of LTDs, starting when they graduated from a '66 Galaxie 500 to a '69 LTD Brougham. After that came a '72 LTD, then a '76 LTD, followed by a '79 LTD, which they had until finally moving up to the Grand Marquis. All of them were great solid, quiet cars, so I guess that's why my Dad always gravitated to them. He was happy with them, so why change, right?
So true. Dad passed in 2005 and his final car was a '98 Grand Marquis LS with only 38,000 miles that I really wished I would have kept! I am sure it is still going strong today and I so wish I still had it. Those cars can go forever! @@TonysFordsandMustangs
Great summary. Used to visit the car lots and collect the brochures as a kid (loved the LTD) and you hit a lot of important design and safety changes, too.
Thanks for this great video. Often work-horse family cars are given short shrift on reminisces. I always thought that the 1967 LTD was a uniquely handsome car. They had a wonderful sort of turquoise color that year that looked great with a black vinyl top. Beautiful.
I've had four big Fords - two '67 LTD -door hardtops (one 289, one 390-4V) , a '67 Galaxie ragtop, and a '68 LTD with a transplanted '72 351C (the original 302 had been tragically overheated by the original owner). Wonderful cars, rode like Cadillacs, and that 390-equipped '67 could really pick up her skirts and run. The ragtop never failed to get all the 'right' kind of attention. Everything about those cars was just.... RIGHT.
My brother bought a new ‘69 LTD and loved it so much he special-ordered a new 1973 coupe, loaded with all options. Beautiful car but it was built with bad steel from Japan and rotted away. He got it repaired and it rotted even more. He ended up giving it to a young couple he knew who had no car.
We had a red 1966 LTD 428 2 door. We bought the clear bubble type seat covers so the original upholstery was impeccable. After 3 years we had almost 100k miles and my dad traded it in $400 trade in value.
I was a teenager in the 80s and several of my friends in high school drove the big LTDs. My friends and I were townie kids who's dads worked for Ford. Those were big, solid built cars. Despite their age and mileage at the time they didn't leak oil all over the parking lot like the preppy kids late model BMWs and Saabs did.
I thought it meant Limited....L T D My parents bought a 1970 Galaxie 500 XL convertible. I learned how to drive on it. I loved that car. It was a dealer demo end of year car on their used car lot. It had 11k miles on it. My mother loved the color. It had almost every option available at the time. A/C, 429 4v, auto Bucket seats, ps, pb, pw, pd, cruise control, and ... am/fm radio!. I could smoke the rear tires on that car... But it was a gas HOG! 9 miles per gallon, driving nicely! Maybe it was me, lol
If you watched Barnaby Jones....a Quinn Martin production....you got to see Barnaby get a new LTD coupe pretty much every season...including the Panther platform when the show ended production in 1980. I was born in the in mid 60s and what you say is true...either we saw the LTD used in tv and movie productions or we knew people who had them...neighbors, friends, parents' coworkers etc. My family was partial to GM cars so we had a round robin of Chevrolets, Oldsmobile and Pontiacs over the years. One family on our block upgraded to the Mercury Colony Park wagon and did a summer trip to Disney World a few years after it opened! Apparently the LTD Country Squire wasn't posh enough.
There are so many TV shows that used Ford cars for production. I think they had a contract with ABC so all of those shows in the early 70's featured LTD's. Thanks for watching!
I had a 71 Catalina on my delivery boy wages. Your 71 LTD was one of my favs. Great video. Thanks for the content. The 70s LTDs were some of my favorite fords.
My first car was a 1975 Ford Granada. Silver with a maroon vinyl roof and interior. 250 six cylinder and factory a/c, power steering and power brakes (over assisted which I so miss today), automatic transmission. and AM/FM Stereo. I paid $400 for it in 1988 and drove it for three years. It only had 75,000 miles on it when I bought it. Great car that was easy to work on. Gas mileage was so/so but gasoline was 89 cents a gallon then so it wasn’t a problem and I used the a/c a lot. Great video here on the “big Ford” as dad called it.
The 65 LTD was my first car. Exactly like the first one shown, Green with white vinyl top. 390, AT, AC, PW, PB, PS, and AM/FM stereo. I got in 1968 to get back and forth from music school in downtown Chicago to a close suburb. Very luxurious and powerful. I do believe the dealer had turned back the mileage a bit. It had some very odd quirks.
This is the first time that I have heard "Lincoln Trim Design" as an explanation. Being a teenager in the 60's, I was into cars and the "Limited" explanation seemed to be the most widely accepted. At some point, probably early 70's, I either heard on the radio or read in one of the many car magazines I subscribed to, that it stood for "Luxury Through Design". The author made a point of saying how "Limited" was such a misnomer and how few people really knew what LTD did stand for. Sorry I can't remember the source. There were a couple of other cars during that period that also had 3 letter designations....the Pontiac Grand Turismo Omolgato and Plymouth GTX. Everyone seems to agree about the GTO but Google says GTX was just so the car had 3 letters like the GTO. When the GTX was introduced, I remember the explanation being "Grand Track Experimental". Thanks for the video and the story!
I alway thought it was limited as well but before creating a video about the LTD I thought I should find out. There has never been an official say from Ford. I found several references with multiple explanations but none of them matched up. Thanks you Lou for watching it is appreciated!
I remember those days and I remember Ford LTDs. They really WERE quieter than other cars. It wasn't just marketing hype. Cadillac and Lincoln quiet, or close to it.
Mom had a 78 LTD four door with a 400 V8. Loved driving that land yacht. One finger to steer it and one toe on the brake pedal. I do t need to “feel the road” through the steering wheel. I like a nice soft cushy ride with over assisted everything lol. I always thought LTD stood for Limited.
Great video. My best friend’s mom had a yellow LTD wagon we called it the tuna boat about eight of us would hide in there to go to the drive-in movies the smaller two of us would hide underneath the rear fold down seats. Pretty cool times!
Woah, flashbacks, love the commercials We had 66 and 67 Country Squires which were basically LTD's. Drove them before I even had my license. My parents bought my sister a 73? That 400 with a 2 barrel was a slow pig.
My history began with a 65 Galaxie 500 when my parents bought one new in late 64. By 68, my Dad had fallen in love with the LTD. I can still recall standing beside him in the dealer showroom when he announced, "If I buy a new car this year, it's gonna be one like this." He pointed to an LTD Brougham. When we ordered it, the dealer convinced him to get a 390 cu. in. V-8. He told my dad that engine would outlast the car. By 1977 I was married, and we ordered an LTD. We drove it for nine years, then bought an 86 Crown Vic. I had told my wife that I someday wanted an antique car. She told me an antique car would be like dating the prom queen 25 years after the dance. So I decided to keep the Crown Vic. We had it for 28 years. Lots of good memories.
Excellent video, rod serling commercials great as well. Always liked the 67, loved the style and engine choices. 73-78s nice as well. All great well made cars.
My mom had a blue 71 LTD 4 door. I remember that car quite fondly. I was born in 69 and that was the car that brought me home from the hospital. Unfortunately, it was stolen and wrecked in 77.
Nice job giving these somewhat forgotten big Fords some recognition. My favorite is the 1966 four door, they had an absolutely stunning high class interior and the silent flow ventilation system. I'm kind of looking for one - just don't tell my wife. 😉
The LTD Brougham was first available in 68, and from then on Ford had an interesting strategy. The base LTD looked like it was comparable to the Caprice outside but had an Impala level interior. Whereas the Broughan had a much nicer interior than you could get in a Caprice. An in the latter years, if you popped for the Landau Luxury Group, you got an interiror that would rival the C body GM stuff.
My dad had a 69 LTD Brougham that I learned how to drive in. Then he got a 72 LTD Brougham & finally a 79 Continental, the last of the big boats!!! I loved those cars!! 👍👍🙂
Daddy brought home a brand new 1965 Ford Galaxy, 500. Fresh looking car of the future. My mother bought a 77 Chevy Impala about the same time our next-door neighbor bought a 77 LTD. That car was dated and hated by then. That impala model lasted up until almost 1990.
My mom had a '71 2-door that she got new. I don't think the small back windows went down, because I have an early memory of begging mom to roll down her window. Her cigarette smoke filled the inside of the car, and I was starting to feel woozy and trapped in the back. I'll never forget throwing up all over the driveway when I got out. Her next car was a '76 Olds Cutlass wagon. I liked it because it had decent ventilation.
Great video. Brings back lots of memories. We had a 65 Ford County Squire Wagon and a 75 Ford Wagon, not sure if it was a LTD. My old man bought it to take to Iceland in 79 when we were stationed there. Was fun on the ice when it moved. I remember partying in lots of LTD's. Cruising around with friends and having fun. I'm 63 at the tail end of the boomers. I bought a Ford Taurus wagon in 2003 with the awesome Duratec motor. It had about 90k on it and was four years old but the engine was flawless. It was ranked as one of the best motors made. Today I drive a 2005 Dodge Magnum R/T. I really like wagons and have customized my Magnum and keep it running like new. I learned to drive in a 1970 Mark III and Mercury Marquis. The Lincoln had the 460 and the Mercury 429. I have a 76 Lincoln Mark IV green on green with the 460. The interiors are similar to the LTD being that they are all Ford products. Thanks again for great work on this.
I accidentally hit send Ford is the only one who thought Ford Fairmont compared to a Mercedes, so when the LTD was downsized to basically what was a Fairmont ruined a good car. I believe it was only small like that for a year or two. I enjoy your videos. Thanks for your hard work!
It was the Granada, not the Fairmont, that was compared to Mercedes. The Fox platform based LTD lasted model years 1983-86, when the "original" Panther LTD was renamed LTD Crown Victoria
My parents bought a new 66 LTD. It had every option except an FM radio. The 428 engine ran like a scalded dog but absolutely required high-octane gasoline or it would sound like it was coming apart. I didn't appreciate at the time what a nice car it was.
I had a 1970 Galaxy 500 Fastback 2door LTD .. It had the 351 Windsor engine. Bought it for 200.00 off an elderly lady , the drivers door window was busted out though .. I purchased a replacement window from a local salvage yard for 50.00 ... I took the original wheels off and put on Chrome Cragar wheels with Cooper sport white letter tires.. Completely changed the look and stance of it..
I was born in 1962 so I was well aware of all of these beauties. Being a Car guy I am embarrassed to say I had NO idea Ford sold so many LTD’s during the late 60’s and early 70’s. Those numbers are amazing and yet they still had financial troubles.
I miss my 1976 LTD Landau, it made me feel like Michael Douglas. The bronze paint looked just like the show “Streets of SF.” It seemed to commanded respect too - people would call me “sir” when I’d drive it - good times
One of the first cars I drove was my family's 72 Country Squire, dark green on green with the 429-4V. I really enjoyed driving that car and always thought the colors were beautiful. My mom was a very talented artist and did photo-retouching for a couple of local photographers (long before Photoshop); and did beautiful original oil paintings as well. For the car she settled on shoe polish, and she kept that wood grain on that car looking factory fresh at all times. Our's was also fairly loaded with cruise, power windows & locks and power front bench seat. I sure do miss that car and the wonderful ride it had. Although I really loved that car; I'd love to get my hands on a 74 Country Squire (with the hood ornament) in the dark blue paint scheme or even the dark green. I guess I can dream.
That was the story my dad told me when he bought his new 1972 LTD convertible. He said “limited” was already trademarked by another auto company so Ford went with “LTD”.
Great video bit 1973:still had pillarless gardtop avsilable. Shows in brochure. Grandpa he ad a 1970 and a 1978 LTD Landau 460 all options beautiful car.
‘69 and ‘70 were my faves because I liked the grill design on both of those years. Between those 2 model years I’d take the ‘69 because I liked the tail lights better and also the reflective bar. Oh, and the cornering lights with the CID callout - I’m pretty sure the ‘70 had neither of those. Thanks for a great video 👏🏻😂
We had a 73 LTD 2dr Brougham. It was a beauty. Mom paid $2500.00 for it. When she bumped up to a Cadillac, and I turned 17, she became mine. After two years, you could forget the " Quiet LTD concept". I turned her into a race car and dragged her until 1991. By then the frame had rusted out, I was racing a Corvette. I stripped off all the expensive parts and towed the shell to a junk yard. That I regret. Today I have the skills to repair that rust. I'm sure the car was recycled by now. Fortunately I still have all the drive train parts from that LTD. Now I am casually searching for another 73 LTD two door body. I plan on resurrecting my car.
My uncle and cousins were Ford dealer and my mother had a new Raven Black 1966 LTD 4 door hardtop and we all always believed it stands for "Limited" ... as good an answer as the others! 🤔
Hello Tony. Here in Brazil I had a 1976 Ford LTD, it was a spectacular car! In fact, our Brazilian LTD was just a trim version of the Ford Galaxie, launched here in Brazil in 1967, being the same as the American Galaxie 500 three finishing versions, Galaxie 500 (basic), LTD (intermediate) and Landau, the most luxurious. A curiosity that you may not know, here the Ford Galaxie/LTD/Landau had alcohol-powered engine versions! Hugs
Thank you for your comment and for watching. I do have to dig into Fords from other areas of the world at some point in time. I do from time to time touch on car that was discontinued in the states but lived on elsewhere.
In 1965, while on a mid summer week or two vacation to see relatives in Atlanta, my uncle (a popular Methodist minister) had got his first Ford LTD model: maroon color with a very "thirsty for gas" 390 V8. It was a fairly good design and had plenty of power to boot! He kept that car till the early 1970's I think. In 1970, he got as a "demo rental car" the LTD in that, at the time, popular, what I called, strange green/silver color. The power was a 351 V8 but, Ford had an issue with their brakes: they tended to squeak at almost every stop the driver did when driving. By '72, he traded that one in for that year's LTD. Same odd color but no more squeaking brakes. I think, as the 1970's went by, Ford made the LTD models more stylish. Oh...being an Indy Car racing fan since 1963, the years Ford was very heavy into the open-cockpit racers of American Champ Cars, let alone F-1 car racing, the Ford Motor Company was my favorite. Though, only having two of their models in my 57 years of driving (I'm almost 74 as of this month: August of 2024), the only Fords I had were a 1973 Maverick (302 V8) and a '77 Granada (250 in-line 6). And, another bit of trivia about Indy Car racing in the year, 1969: The famous A.J. Foyt, Jr. was, of course, driving the famous Indy Ford DOHC engines in his car. Well, a set of his racing fans came up with a banner that played on Ford's advertising theme during a few years: "Ford has a better idea"... The fans used: "Foyt, Has a Better Idea". A.J. was quite loyal to the Ford Indy racing scene from 1965 up through 1978 (though in 1973 to '78 he had modified the Ford engine somewhat due to Ford Motor Company's pulling out of Indy racing by somewhere in 1972).
Growing up In the Mid 80's we had a Dark Yellow 1976 LTD Brougham station wagon w/a 460 and 4 wheel disc brakes. we called it the "Banana Boat". That car was a workhorse we LOADED that thing up weekly to haul pop and other items from the Warehouse Club to the family restaurant. My first car in about 1990 was a Very light yellow almost biege colored w/a black vinyl top 1975 LTD Brougham 4 door w/a 400M "Boat Anchor". As a dumb kid I thought it was a Hot Rod, put dual exhaust and a 4Bbl intake w/a Holly or Edelbrock Carb on it. But it could still barely even break the rear wheels loose from a stop and never ran right after that.
I remember my uncle trading in his much hated 1970 Galaxie 500 in on a 73 LTD It was mint green with an army green vinyl roof. He traded that in on a 76 LTD Landual (special order English racing green with matching vinyl roof) He sold the 76 to a co-worker in 85. He then bought a Grand Marquise.
woe awesome video . my family had every model of every year and multiples of them . family reunions looked like a ford dealership. from 1964 mom and dad had 1 each untill 1977 model year. then we were inundated with mercury grand marquis.
My dad’s parents bought a LTD new in 73. It should have been painted Yellow because it was the biggest Lemon Ever. They would be driving along and it would die for no reason and would start only when it wanted to. The 400 V8 burned a valve right after the warranty expired. They swore that they would never own another Ford product again; and they never did. My grandparents on my mother’s side always drove Fords , except for just one Pontiac. They had awesome luck with Fords. My wife and I always buy Ford products if we’re buying a domestic vehicle.
I think that's how loyalty is created or isn't. I had horrible luck with every GM product I have ever owned and I have owned no less than 20 in my lifetime. It's not that GM makes bad cars it's just the one I owned gave me issues constantly and the Fords I have owned didn't. Sometimes it's bad luck that steers a person in one direction or another.
Tony, let me tell you exactly what LTD stands for ? LTD is Lincoln's and Ford's upper class division Thunderbird, so it is Lincoln Thunderbird Division. LTD. In the 70s in Ford Australia. Australia built LTD's a four-door the most expensive luxury car here, and the two-door version of the Thunderbird was called a Lundau, it was a large coupe.
We got our first LTD in 1975. Previously we had Galaxies. When I asked my dad what LTD stood for he said "son, that stands for Long Term Debt"I thought he must be right.
Thanks for sharing and I can't say he was wrong.
I heard, "Lotta Trash from Detroit."
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My grandparents had an Australian 1974 LTD, they said it stood for lovely to drive
Grandpa bought a 1975 LTD; 400 CI V8. Great Car. Ford man all his life; was a truck mechanic at Floyd Rice in Detroit.
Hey, I was also a dishwasher at Big Boy in the early 80s. My family's first experience with an LTD was around '83 when my brother and I bought a '74 for less than $200. It needed a water pump but the owner thought the block was cracked. It was exactly like the one on Streets of San Francisco.
We grew up on Chevys but the way the doors closed on the LTD (among a few other things) was enough to convert the whole family to Ford. That gold LTD was a great car! Thanks for the memories
Thanks for sharing and for watching! It's appreciated.
When I was a kid our family car was a ‘68 LTD Country Squire with a 390. Grandma also had a ‘68 LTD Country Squire but with a 302. In the 80’s I drove a ‘76 LTD sedan with a 400 and a beautiful brocade interior. We always thought LTD meant “Limited”.
I thought it meant limited as well but Ford never stated anything officially. When you look at the production numbers the cars certainly were not a limited run.
My dad's first new car was a '69 LTD. When he asked the salesman what LTD stood for, the answer was "Long Term Debt".
That's a good one!
Thanks for class on LTDs.
Back when you didn't need airbags . Cars were so long.
Lol!!!
Tell me about it. Thanks Roy!
"Brahms", loved his music.
Whoohhh!!! An old PHILCO radio??? I rmmbr those!!! Best Ford channel ever Tony!!! The memories...this made my day
We had four across a twenty-nine year span. Quiet, well built, reliable, and beautiful. From a Vintage Burgundy 2 door hardtop in 65 to a Diamond Blue 68 2 door with black vinyl top and Brougham interior then to a 77 2 door in black with Dove Gray interior and finally to an 86 LTD Crown Victoria in Dark Canyon Red. My family traveled thousands of miles and experienced the freedom, comfort and luxury these wonderful cars brought to us. The last one we kept for nearly 30 years. We got to experience America through the windows of those symbols of freedom. I'm not certain people today can comprehend how close they are to allowing this independence to slip away from us.
Thanks for sharing your experience!
I always wanted to be in a Quinn Martin detective drama series driving a Lincoln or Mercury
@@georgewilson1184 Spelling/Goldberg, too!
@@trudygreer2491 Yes indeed I believe Charlie’s Angels would Suffice my issues with that show as well as some other shows of the era is the repeat stock footage that is over used example the same footage used for the exterior shot of the Townsend detective agency with the Operatives Mustangs parked the same exact way all the time and why did Sabrina get stuck driving a Pinto the other girls got Mustangs & Bosley got a Thunderbird or LTD Country Squire executive Privilege I guess because he was always meeting clients at some exclusive hotel or at L.A. X
Just the show I was thinking of! Sabrina was supposed to be the "smart" one, perhaps they figured a Pinto would be the "intelligent choice"..?! especially an orange one.. 😂
My dad had a new '70 LTD. I still remember when he brought it home. I thought it was very classy looking. We took a lot of Sunday drives (remember those?) in it and it was used to tow our big travel trailer.
@@JDSly1 thanks for sharing
I had a pale green with the dark green vinyl top 73 two door as a high school senior in 1980.
Mom and Dad had a 77 Country Squire in medium blue and later a white 79 Country Squire. Too many long road trips to remember.
Certainly brings back memories, also impressed with how many pronunciations there are for brougham!
Trust me there are way more pronunciations for that word than required. Most likely because the horse drawn carriage has been in common use for well over a hundred years. Hopefully it's word that will stay out of the popular vocabulary. If not I'm going to have problems. Thanks for watching!
I've had two LTD's, a 76 4 door with the windsor, and a 77 wagon with the 351MV400.
Back in the 1980's I had a two door 1966 Galaxie with a 390, dual exhaust and dealer installed air conditioning. I have not a single picture but still have all the documentation and title for it. I got it from a friend's father-in-law whose parents had bought it brand new.
When I was a little kid back in the 70's we had one and I asked my dad what it meant. He told me Limited and it made sense. It still makes sense and you can't change my mind. I'm at the age of being "set in my ways."
40 years ago, here in Finland, I had -67 with 428. I was 4 d hardtop. I just loved that car. I had put all my money to it, it was fast and comfortable, and a chick magnet. I met my now wife with it. Then I had to continue studies and had to sell it. I confess that I cried. A lot. It was repainted baby blue(originally green metallic), had original everything, but as it was originally bought by a big forest company CEO, he apparently knew exactly what to order: The 428, C6, 9" axle with LS, but only driver's side electric bench movement, manual windows, no AC, extra large fuel tank, "police" suspension, so it was meant to move, no extra weight. And it did. Even with the tall gearing, it was about 6 seconds to 60 mph (6,5 to 100 kmh), but it sure liked the fuel... As the chassis was modern, it handled well. But I never used it in the winter, I had a "winter car" for that. I thought that the LTD stands for "Limited" as it most propably does. The roof of the 4d hardtop looked like removable as it was bolted at the rear, like the car was sort of convertible, but the windshield area did not look like that, and I did not want to spoil the headliner to find out. I am actually afraid that it still exixts, because I would have to buy it back...
Thank you very much for sharing your story! My 71 LTD was not a "chick magnet" here in the states in 1983. I had to upgrade to a 70 Torino Cobra in order to meet my now wife! :)
My Dad was an executive with a major Ford supplier, Ford permitted him VIP ordering on new cars. The first car he used this on was a 1970 LTD. I remember picking the car up with, the dealer had all this special paper working indicating it was a VIP Build and had all these extra quality control inspections. As we drove off the lot and the rear tires cleared the curb, all the LTD emblems fell off the car. Inspire of this he continued to purchase LTDs, purchasing a '74 and "78.
Thanks for sharing!
Your "DAD" named you Pinocchio? 😉
My dad bought a 1973 Thunderbird and a 1974 LTD four-door at the same time for a total of $5,000. To this day I still have the Thunderbird. It's got a 460 and it gets a lot of compliments. Thank you for a great video!
Our family had a 66 Galaxy 500 2dr coupe. I was only 4 years old at the time, but i loved that car. It was dark green. Then in 69 we got an LTD Brougham 4dr with a 390 in it! That car use to hall ass for a big car. I remember my father driving that car 90 mph constantly. (Cant do that any more)
My first car was a 62 Dodge Dart 440. I fixed the transmission and drove it for quite some time but between the thing getting service and even during the trans work I drove my Dad's 71 Ford Galaxy. After the Dart I drove a 69 Mustang -- it also needed work. I used the 71 about as much if not more than my own cars and my brothers all drove the thing as well -- it was a tank. Thanks for the video and memories of cars I used to pine for -- if I could only have had a that LTD 68 fastback.
Thanks for sharing and for watching!
This brings back so many good memories. My very first car was a 1969 Ford Galaxie XL 2DR. with the 390 and a staple shifter. Maroon with white interior. Sharp car. I loved those Fords.
That sounds like an awesome car! Thanks for watching!
My dad had a 67 Ltd with the 390 he loved that car
I sold my father a 69 LTD coupe when I worked at a Ford dealer in the late 80's. It had a 302. It was only the second v8 he had owned his entire life. He loved it as was. Thanks for watching!
My personal favorite LTD is the '71 - very attractive front end and those beautiful wall-to-wall taillights at the rear were stunning, especially when seeing them lit up at night - there was no mistaking a '71 LTD at night from the back.
That was my first road legal car. 400 2 barrel. White on white. It was $400 and I beat like any 16 year old would in the early 80's.
My first car was a 1968 Galaxie 500 2 dr. hardtop. No vinyl roof, dark red. 302, automatic, p/s and p/b. I felt like the king of the world driving that car, I look in Hemmings and other classic car websites, but have not yet seen a car like mine. I'm going to keep looking. I love your videos, so keep them coming. Best, JK
Thank you for sharing and for watching JK!
This really brings back some memories for me. My parents had a series of LTDs, starting when they graduated from a '66 Galaxie 500 to a '69 LTD Brougham. After that came a '72 LTD, then a '76 LTD, followed by a '79 LTD, which they had until finally moving up to the Grand Marquis. All of them were great solid, quiet cars, so I guess that's why my Dad always gravitated to them. He was happy with them, so why change, right?
It sounds like your father know what he liked and stuck with it! Thanks for watching!
So true. Dad passed in 2005 and his final car was a '98 Grand Marquis LS with only 38,000 miles that I really wished I would have kept! I am sure it is still going strong today and I so wish I still had it. Those cars can go forever! @@TonysFordsandMustangs
My parents had a 1971 LTD with a 351 W and a 1974 with a 400. Both were great cars.
Great summary. Used to visit the car lots and collect the brochures as a kid (loved the LTD) and you hit a lot of important design and safety changes, too.
Thank you very much for the kind words and for watching! It is appreciated
My first car was a 1966 Ford Galaxie, 2-door, 390, 4bbl, it was a great car!
Thanks for this great video. Often work-horse family cars are given short shrift on reminisces. I always thought that the 1967 LTD was a uniquely handsome car. They had a wonderful sort of turquoise color that year that looked great with a black vinyl top. Beautiful.
Thank you for the kind words and for watching. It is appreciated.
I've had four big Fords - two '67 LTD -door hardtops (one 289, one 390-4V) , a '67 Galaxie ragtop, and a '68 LTD with a transplanted '72 351C (the original 302 had been tragically overheated by the original owner).
Wonderful cars, rode like Cadillacs, and that 390-equipped '67 could really pick up her skirts and run. The ragtop never failed to get all the 'right' kind of attention.
Everything about those cars was just.... RIGHT.
Thanks for sharing!
My brother bought a new ‘69 LTD and loved it so much he special-ordered a new 1973 coupe, loaded with all options. Beautiful car but it was built with bad steel from Japan and rotted away. He got it repaired and it rotted even more. He ended up giving it to a young couple he knew who had no car.
We had a red 1966 LTD 428 2 door. We bought the clear bubble type seat covers so the original upholstery was impeccable. After 3 years we had almost 100k miles and my dad traded it in $400 trade in value.
Best ride ever
I was a teenager in the 80s and several of my friends in high school drove the big LTDs. My friends and I were townie kids who's dads worked for Ford. Those were big, solid built cars. Despite their age and mileage at the time they didn't leak oil all over the parking lot like the preppy kids late model BMWs and Saabs did.
Thanks for sharing! I drove my 71 LTD to high school in 83. :)
I thought it meant Limited....L T D My parents bought a 1970 Galaxie 500 XL convertible. I learned how to drive on it. I loved that car. It was a dealer demo end of year car on their used car lot. It had 11k miles on it. My mother loved the color. It had almost every option available at the time. A/C, 429 4v, auto Bucket seats, ps, pb, pw, pd, cruise control, and ... am/fm radio!. I could smoke the rear tires on that car... But it was a gas HOG! 9 miles per gallon, driving nicely! Maybe it was me, lol
As did I for years until I looked into the background of the car for this video.
If you watched Barnaby Jones....a Quinn Martin production....you got to see Barnaby get a new LTD coupe pretty much every season...including the Panther platform when the show ended production in 1980.
I was born in the in mid 60s and what you say is true...either we saw the LTD used in tv and movie productions or we knew people who had them...neighbors, friends, parents' coworkers etc. My family was partial to GM cars so we had a round robin of Chevrolets, Oldsmobile and Pontiacs over the years. One family on our block upgraded to the Mercury Colony Park wagon and did a summer trip to Disney World a few years after it opened! Apparently the LTD Country Squire wasn't posh enough.
There are so many TV shows that used Ford cars for production. I think they had a contract with ABC so all of those shows in the early 70's featured LTD's. Thanks for watching!
I had a 71 Catalina on my delivery boy wages. Your 71 LTD was one of my favs. Great video. Thanks for the content. The 70s LTDs were some of my favorite fords.
Thank you for the the kind words and for watching!
@@TonysFordsandMustangs I’ve watched a couple of them. You’re a good creator. Very relatable and informative, not a lot of extra fluff 😎
@@SeaTravelr123 Thank you very Much!
My first car was a 1975 Ford Granada. Silver with a maroon vinyl roof and interior. 250 six cylinder and factory a/c, power steering and power brakes (over assisted which I so miss today), automatic transmission. and AM/FM Stereo. I paid $400 for it in 1988 and drove it for three years. It only had 75,000 miles on it when I bought it. Great car that was easy to work on. Gas mileage was so/so but gasoline was 89 cents a gallon then so it wasn’t a problem and I used the a/c a lot. Great video here on the “big Ford” as dad called it.
The 65 LTD was my first car. Exactly like the first one shown, Green with white vinyl top. 390, AT, AC, PW, PB, PS, and AM/FM stereo. I got in 1968 to get back and forth from music school in downtown Chicago to a close suburb.
Very luxurious and powerful. I do believe the dealer had turned back the mileage a bit. It had some very odd quirks.
Thanks for sharing and for watching! That's a big car to wheel around Chicago.
I have a low miles '74 LTD Brougham coupe and love it
This is the first time that I have heard "Lincoln Trim Design" as an explanation. Being a teenager in the 60's, I was into cars and the "Limited" explanation seemed to be the most widely accepted. At some point, probably early 70's, I either heard on the radio or read in one of the many car magazines I subscribed to, that it stood for "Luxury Through Design". The author made a point of saying how "Limited" was such a misnomer and how few people really knew what LTD did stand for. Sorry I can't remember the source. There were a couple of other cars during that period that also had 3 letter designations....the Pontiac Grand Turismo Omolgato and Plymouth GTX. Everyone seems to agree about the GTO but Google says GTX was just so the car had 3 letters like the GTO. When the GTX was introduced, I remember the explanation being "Grand Track Experimental". Thanks for the video and the story!
I alway thought it was limited as well but before creating a video about the LTD I thought I should find out. There has never been an official say from Ford. I found several references with multiple explanations but none of them matched up. Thanks you Lou for watching it is appreciated!
It is Lincoln Type Design not Trim.
I remember those days and I remember Ford LTDs. They really WERE quieter than other cars. It wasn't just marketing hype. Cadillac and Lincoln quiet, or close to it.
Thanks for sharing and for watching!
I had a well worn 70 LTD in the 80's. 351 Nicely faded Ford blue exterior looked badass with the hideaway headlights. That car was fun.
Mom had a 78 LTD four door with a 400 V8. Loved driving that land yacht. One finger to steer it and one toe on the brake pedal. I do t need to “feel the road” through the steering wheel. I like a nice soft cushy ride with over assisted everything lol. I always thought LTD stood for Limited.
Great video. My best friend’s mom had a yellow LTD wagon we called it the tuna boat about eight of us would hide in there to go to the drive-in movies the smaller two of us would hide underneath the rear fold down seats. Pretty cool times!
I had a 71 Ltd and you could jamb a ton of people into the trunk of that car prior to entering the Drive Inn!
Woah, flashbacks, love the commercials
We had 66 and 67 Country Squires which were basically LTD's.
Drove them before I even had my license.
My parents bought my sister a 73?
That 400 with a 2 barrel was a slow pig.
My history began with a 65 Galaxie 500 when my parents bought one new in late 64. By 68, my Dad had fallen in love with the LTD. I can still recall standing beside him in the dealer showroom when he announced, "If I buy a new car this year, it's gonna be one like this." He pointed to an LTD Brougham. When we ordered it, the dealer convinced him to get a 390 cu. in. V-8. He told my dad that engine would outlast the car.
By 1977 I was married, and we ordered an LTD. We drove it for nine years, then bought an 86 Crown Vic.
I had told my wife that I someday wanted an antique car. She told me an antique car would be like dating the prom queen 25 years after the dance. So I decided to keep the Crown Vic. We had it for 28 years. Lots of good memories.
Thanks for watching and sharing your story!
Excellent video, rod serling commercials great as well. Always liked the 67, loved the style and engine choices. 73-78s nice as well. All great well made cars.
Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching!
My mom had a blue 71 LTD 4 door. I remember that car quite fondly. I was born in 69 and that was the car that brought me home from the hospital. Unfortunately, it was stolen and wrecked in 77.
Nice job giving these somewhat forgotten big Fords some recognition.
My favorite is the 1966 four door, they had an absolutely stunning high class interior and the silent flow ventilation system. I'm kind of looking for one - just don't tell my wife. 😉
Thank you , best of luck with your search and I won't say a word.
I vaguely remember an LTD Squire as a family car. It had heavy doors I recall.
We had a 1972 LTD Country Squire with an 8-track and the 429. It was first brand new car.
All of them up until '75 are really good looking cars, but there's always been something about the '71/'72 design that just looks great to me.
Better looking bumpers!
@@roylcraft Could be part of it. I tend to favor cars before '73 for that reason.
@@sira.scottascot8865 I have a 72 Mark IV, it has unique one year front bumper, the rear bumper was 72-73 only. They make the car!
The LTD Brougham was first available in 68, and from then on Ford had an interesting strategy. The base LTD looked like it was comparable to the Caprice outside but had an Impala level interior. Whereas the Broughan had a much nicer interior than you could get in a Caprice. An in the latter years, if you popped for the Landau Luxury Group, you got an interiror that would rival the C body GM stuff.
My brother in-law owned a galaxie 4 door 1965 great car I'm sure he still has the car today .
My dad had a 69 LTD Brougham that I learned how to drive in. Then he got a 72 LTD Brougham & finally a 79 Continental, the last of the big boats!!! I loved those cars!! 👍👍🙂
Thanks for watching!
I had a 68 LTD and loved it, i have a 68 Galaxie 500 now.
1966 7 Litre remains the cats meow, especially if lucky enough to be 1 of 44 equiped with the 427 (R) code.
I can't disagree however I was always a fan of the 69's for some unexplained reason. Thanks for watching!
10:11 I want that crest symbol...with the red medallion n the three lions.. I remember seeing alota those
The Ford LTD 1960s were reliable, solid built, comfy, and powerful vehicles.
Wish we could still say the same thing about todays Fords.
Daddy brought home a brand new 1965 Ford Galaxy, 500. Fresh looking car of the future. My mother bought a 77 Chevy Impala about the same time our next-door neighbor bought a 77 LTD. That car was dated and hated by then. That impala model lasted up until almost 1990.
My mom had a '71 2-door that she got new. I don't think the small back windows went down, because I have an early memory of begging mom to roll down her window. Her cigarette smoke filled the inside of the car, and I was starting to feel woozy and trapped in the back. I'll never forget throwing up all over the driveway when I got out.
Her next car was a '76 Olds Cutlass wagon. I liked it because it had decent ventilation.
Sorry to hear that your mother wouldn't roll down the window. That's rough.
@@TonysFordsandMustangs ~ Let's just say that I have many fond memories of/in the Cutlass.
CO from the exhaust or CO from cigarettes--what's worse?
Great video. Brings back lots of memories. We had a 65 Ford County Squire Wagon and a 75 Ford Wagon, not sure if it was a LTD. My old man bought it to take to Iceland in 79 when we were stationed there. Was fun on the ice when it moved. I remember partying in lots of LTD's. Cruising around with friends and having fun. I'm 63 at the tail end of the boomers. I bought a Ford Taurus wagon in 2003 with the awesome Duratec motor. It had about 90k on it and was four years old but the engine was flawless. It was ranked as one of the best motors made. Today I drive a 2005 Dodge Magnum R/T. I really like wagons and have customized my Magnum and keep it running like new. I learned to drive in a 1970 Mark III and Mercury Marquis. The Lincoln had the 460 and the Mercury 429. I have a 76 Lincoln Mark IV green on green with the 460. The interiors are similar to the LTD being that they are all Ford products. Thanks again for great work on this.
Thank you for sharing your experiences and for watching!
I accidentally hit send Ford is the only one who thought Ford Fairmont compared to a Mercedes, so when the LTD was downsized to basically what was a Fairmont ruined a good car. I believe it was only small like that for a year or two. I enjoy your videos. Thanks for your hard work!
Thanks for watching!
It was the Granada, not the Fairmont, that was compared to Mercedes. The Fox platform based LTD lasted model years 1983-86, when the "original" Panther LTD was renamed LTD Crown Victoria
My parents bought a new 66 LTD. It had every option except an FM radio. The 428 engine ran like a scalded dog but absolutely required high-octane gasoline or it would sound like it was coming apart. I didn't appreciate at the time what a nice car it was.
Thanks for sharing!
I had a 1970 Galaxy 500 Fastback 2door LTD .. It had the 351 Windsor engine. Bought it for 200.00 off an elderly lady , the drivers door window was busted out though .. I purchased a replacement window from a local salvage yard for 50.00 ... I took the original wheels off and put on Chrome Cragar wheels with Cooper sport white letter tires.. Completely changed the look and stance of it..
That sounds like a nice ride! The 69/70 LTD's are my personal favorite.
I was born in 1962 so I was well aware of all of these beauties. Being a Car guy I am embarrassed to say I had NO idea Ford sold so many LTD’s during the late 60’s and early 70’s. Those numbers are amazing and yet they still had financial troubles.
I miss my 1976 LTD Landau, it made me feel like Michael Douglas. The bronze paint looked just like the show “Streets of SF.” It seemed to commanded respect too - people would call me “sir” when I’d drive it - good times
Very Awesome thanks for sharing!
One of the first cars I drove was my family's 72 Country Squire, dark green on green with the 429-4V. I really enjoyed driving that car and always thought the colors were beautiful. My mom was a very talented artist and did photo-retouching for a couple of local photographers (long before Photoshop); and did beautiful original oil paintings as well. For the car she settled on shoe polish, and she kept that wood grain on that car looking factory fresh at all times. Our's was also fairly loaded with cruise, power windows & locks and power front bench seat. I sure do miss that car and the wonderful ride it had. Although I really loved that car; I'd love to get my hands on a 74 Country Squire (with the hood ornament) in the dark blue paint scheme or even the dark green. I guess I can dream.
They are out there and reasonably priced compared to other collector cars. Thanks for watching!
LTD is the abbreviation for Limited, as in a business name. So I've always thought it meant "Limited".
Same here. Ford never disclosed an official answer.
I was always told growing up that LTD stood for limited! 🤥
That was the story my dad told me when he bought his new 1972 LTD convertible. He said “limited” was already trademarked by another auto company so Ford went with “LTD”.
Great video bit 1973:still had pillarless gardtop avsilable. Shows in brochure.
Grandpa he ad a 1970 and a 1978 LTD Landau 460 all options beautiful car.
Thanks for watching and for sharing!
1974 had a 4-door hardtop, as shown in the upper left of the brochure at 12:14..!
The very first car I drove was 1972 Ford LTD Station Wagon. Beast.
‘69 and ‘70 were my faves because I liked the grill design on both of those years. Between those 2 model years I’d take the ‘69 because I liked the tail lights better and also the reflective bar. Oh, and the cornering lights with the CID callout - I’m pretty sure the ‘70 had neither of those. Thanks for a great video 👏🏻😂
I would agree on all of that. Thanks for watching.
Always had a soft spot for LTD's. had 3 73/74s since a teen. Now have a 74 2 door since '02.
Glad to hear it and thanks for watching!
These cars were great in the snow, fun too.
Well my 71 didn't like climbing hills all that much in the snow. :) Thanks for watching!
I knew a 1971 LTD I loved it
We had a 73 LTD 2dr Brougham. It was a beauty. Mom paid $2500.00 for it. When she bumped up to a Cadillac, and I turned 17, she became mine. After two years, you could forget the " Quiet LTD concept". I turned her into a race car and dragged her until 1991. By then the frame had rusted out, I was racing a Corvette. I stripped off all the expensive parts and towed the shell to a junk yard. That I regret. Today I have the skills to repair that rust. I'm sure the car was recycled by now. Fortunately I still have all the drive train parts from that LTD. Now I am casually searching for another 73 LTD two door body. I plan on resurrecting my car.
Thanks for watching and best of luck with your search!
The LTD I remember most was a bright green 76 driven by Captain Dolby on Starsky and Hutch.
So many to choose from in the 70's TV line up. :) Thanks for watching!
I did my first "Rockford" in a 1969 LTD Country Squire. My first girlfriend's first car. Those were fun times!
That's awesome!
Wow, I'd forgotten about that Rod Serling ad.
Other than Night Gallery I have rarely seen him in color. Once I found that ad I was going to use it.
always figured LTD was "Limited". great vid, thanks.
Me too, and thank you!
LTD a.k.a Limited my Mom use to say LADY TIGER DRIVER
Gator Mclusky running blocker in White Lightning was cool. RIP Burt Reynolds.
Agreed! Thanks for watching!
My uncle and cousins were Ford dealer and my mother had a new Raven Black 1966 LTD 4 door hardtop and we all always believed it stands for "Limited" ... as good an answer as the others! 🤔
Agreed thanks for watching!
My dad must have owned all these models. He always drove an LTD.
Hello Tony. Here in Brazil I had a 1976 Ford LTD, it was a spectacular car! In fact, our Brazilian LTD was just a trim version of the Ford Galaxie, launched here in Brazil in 1967, being the same as the American Galaxie 500 three finishing versions, Galaxie 500 (basic), LTD (intermediate) and Landau, the most luxurious. A curiosity that you may not know, here the Ford Galaxie/LTD/Landau had alcohol-powered engine versions! Hugs
Thank you for your comment and for watching. I do have to dig into Fords from other areas of the world at some point in time. I do from time to time touch on car that was discontinued in the states but lived on elsewhere.
Mom had one, 1974, it was coined as the “Long Tail Dog”.
In 1965, while on a mid summer week or two vacation to see relatives in Atlanta, my uncle (a popular Methodist minister) had got his first Ford LTD model: maroon color with a very "thirsty for gas" 390 V8. It was a fairly good design and had plenty of power to boot! He kept that car till the early 1970's I think. In 1970, he got as a "demo rental car" the LTD in that, at the time, popular, what I called, strange green/silver color. The power was a 351 V8 but, Ford had an issue with their brakes: they tended to squeak at almost every stop the driver did when driving. By '72, he traded that one in for that year's LTD. Same odd color but no more squeaking brakes.
I think, as the 1970's went by, Ford made the LTD models more stylish.
Oh...being an Indy Car racing fan since 1963, the years Ford was very heavy into the open-cockpit racers of American Champ Cars, let alone F-1 car racing, the Ford Motor Company was my favorite. Though, only having two of their models in my 57 years of driving (I'm almost 74 as of this month: August of 2024), the only Fords I had were a 1973 Maverick (302 V8) and a '77 Granada (250 in-line 6).
And, another bit of trivia about Indy Car racing in the year, 1969: The famous A.J. Foyt, Jr. was, of course, driving the famous Indy Ford DOHC engines in his car. Well, a set of his racing fans came up with a banner that played on Ford's advertising theme during a few years: "Ford has a better idea"... The fans used: "Foyt, Has a Better Idea".
A.J. was quite loyal to the Ford Indy racing scene from 1965 up through 1978 (though in 1973 to '78 he had modified the Ford engine somewhat due to Ford Motor Company's pulling out of Indy racing by somewhere in 1972).
Thank you for your comment and for watching. It is appreciated.
Always my kind of Ford even when things had suddenly gotten weird!
Growing up In the Mid 80's we had a Dark Yellow 1976 LTD Brougham station wagon w/a 460 and 4 wheel disc brakes. we called it the "Banana Boat". That car was a workhorse we LOADED that thing up weekly to haul pop and other items from the Warehouse Club to the family restaurant. My first car in about 1990 was a Very light yellow almost biege colored w/a black vinyl top 1975 LTD Brougham 4 door w/a 400M "Boat Anchor". As a dumb kid I thought it was a Hot Rod, put dual exhaust and a 4Bbl intake w/a Holly or Edelbrock Carb on it. But it could still barely even break the rear wheels loose from a stop and never ran right after that.
Thanks for sharing! I think many of us did things to our cars as a kid that we would consider dumb looking back. Thanks for watching!
I remember my uncle trading in his much hated 1970 Galaxie 500 in on a 73 LTD It was mint green with an army green vinyl roof. He traded that in on a 76 LTD Landual (special order English racing green with matching vinyl roof) He sold the 76 to a co-worker in 85. He then bought a Grand Marquise.
Those are some fine rides! Thanks for watching!
I had a 74 LTD in high school. It was white with blue interior, opera windows, and a 400 v8. My car was a tank.
My 71 was 400 V8, white with the Black and white interior and mine was a tank as well. Thanks for watching!
woe awesome video . my family had every model of every year and multiples of them . family reunions looked like a ford dealership. from 1964 mom and dad had 1 each untill 1977 model year. then we were inundated with mercury grand marquis.
Thank you for the kind words and for sharing your story!
Better than any modern SUV!
Love Tool Daddy is what we always called it
Adding top trim Brougham in 1970 made plain LTD start to sell more and push Galaxie name out. The Custom 500 in the US was dropped for '76-78, btw.
My dad’s parents bought a LTD new in 73.
It should have been painted Yellow because it was the biggest Lemon Ever.
They would be driving along and it would die for no reason and would start only when it wanted to.
The 400 V8 burned a valve right after the warranty expired.
They swore that they would never own another Ford product again; and they never did.
My grandparents on my mother’s side always drove Fords , except for just one Pontiac.
They had awesome luck with Fords.
My wife and I always buy Ford products if we’re buying a domestic vehicle.
I think that's how loyalty is created or isn't. I had horrible luck with every GM product I have ever owned and I have owned no less than 20 in my lifetime. It's not that GM makes bad cars it's just the one I owned gave me issues constantly and the Fords I have owned didn't. Sometimes it's bad luck that steers a person in one direction or another.
Tony, let me tell you exactly what LTD stands for ?
LTD is Lincoln's and Ford's upper class division Thunderbird, so it is Lincoln Thunderbird Division.
LTD.
In the 70s in Ford Australia. Australia built LTD's a four-door the most expensive luxury car here, and the two-door version of the Thunderbird was called a Lundau, it was a large coupe.
Good day From Australia,
Check out the Aussie build LTD
Ford Australia made them for nearly 2 decades.
Cheers
Louis Kats 👍
I always thought these cars were Glaxie 500's? Or were those separate models? Loved them all
There will be a Galaxie 500 Video coming at some point down the road. :) Thanks for watching!