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1969 Ford LTD 2 Door Hardtop |
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#2 :
a 1969 Ford LTD I bought for $250 in May of 1978. You can see the 'custom
body work' on the passenger side where it sideswiped a jeep on the freeway
(no, I didn't do it, I bought it that way). |
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1970 Ford LTD 2 Door Hardtop |
#5 : a 1970 Ford LTD I bought in January of 1980. This car marks the beginning
of my love affair with huge 70's Fords. With it's 429 CID Ford V8 it
could haul 7 people and a boat up Parley's Canyon at 80 MPH. (at 7 miles
per gallon, of course) |
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1973 Ford LTD Country Squire |
#6 : 1973
Ford LTD Country Squire that I bought in May of 1980 for parts for car
#5. After I had taken all the parts I could use my brothers and I had
a lot of fun with it and a sledgehammer. |
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1977 Ford LTD Brougham |
#17 : 1977
Ford LTD, April 1985. Ahhh, the big cars of the 70's, they don't make
them like it any more. I locked myself out of this one also, had to
smash in a window to get in. I chose the little window right behind
the passenger door, turned out it was more expensive than the windshield,
and more indestructible. |
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1972 Ford LTD Country Squire |
#26 : 1972 Ford LTD Country Squire,
October 1988. We called this one the "Klingon Battle Cruiser",
it was almost as big and the same ugly green. My brother's white 1977
one played the part of the Federation Ship. We were chasing each other
through mud puddles in a field when I didn't quite make it through 2
trees. Hit one at about 30, did more damage to the tree. |
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1972 Ford LTD Country Squire |
#27 : 1972 Ford LTD Country Squire,
March 1989. I loved the Battlecruiser so much I had to get another one
when it died. I had to poach the doors from the old one for this one
when all the windows got broken out. That'll teach it to break down
on me when I'm in a hurry. |
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1970 Ford LTD Convertible |
#43 :
1970 Ford LTD Convertible,
Jan 5, 1999. Classic, convertible, bright red naugahyde interior and
huge. How I love this car. It sloshes over bumps and corners like
a shopping cart, but it gets the looks when I cruise around in it
with the top down. I still have it, and plan on keeping it for a while. |
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1969 Ford LTD 4 Door Hardtop |
#53 If all works out right, October 13, 2007 this beauty will be mine. I found it online and have talked to the owner a couple of times, agreed to buy it for $2,000. One problem though - it's in So. California, near Burbank. So, on the 13th, Danny, Alex and I are flying down to Burbank, picking it up, getting it new tires and driving it back to Salt Lake. Hopefully, if all goes right. It's got a rebuilt engine, new paint and other than tires and a ripped headliner. You all, of course, will get to read the story and see the pictures.... |
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1972 Ford LTD Country Squire | #54 If all works out right, October 13, 2007 this beauty will be mine. I found it online and have talked to the owner a couple of times, agreed to buy it for $2,000. One problem though - it's in So. California, near Burbank. So, on the 13th, Danny, Alex and I are flying down to Burbank, picking it up, getting it new tires and driving it back to Salt Lake. Hopefully, if all goes right. It's got a rebuilt engine, new paint and other than tires and a ripped headliner. You all, of course, will get to read the story and see the pictures....
I first saw this car about 3 years ago in the Shopko parking lot. I fell in love with it then, but it wasn't for sale. so what could I do. Nothing, except admire it from afar. Six months ago little bro' sees it in the K-Mart parking lot and gets to talking with the owner. Tells him about my LTD addiction and gives him my cell number in case he ever wants to sell it. Well, the guy held onto the phone number for the six months, because 3 days ago he calls me and tells me that some guy gave him my number and said I like old LTDs. We talk, I go look at it, we settle on a price and I get the money. $2,000. It's a 1972 Ford LTD Country Squire with a 429 CID Police Interceptor engine in it. The guy babied it, oil changes every 2,500 miles, ran only premium in it, and it looks and runs like he was telling the truth, plus according to the title he's owned the car since October of 1979. Dual exaust, the interior is excellent, not a single tear in the cloth apolstery and the carpet is even clean, like that could be it's original color clean. The original AM/FM radio still works, although I don't have any 8-Track tapes to see if the player works. Looks like I'm going to have to take a trip to the D.I. It's beginning to show some rust in a few places, but just surface. He already told me that I'm going to need to replace the ball joints, which are relatively easy on these older cars. The only other problem I can see is getting the back door to work properly, the one that swings out and folds down too. Well, it used to swing out, but the window didn't go down, so Danny and I tear into it, get the window to go down and then try to fold it down tailgate-wise. Big mistake, it kinds got stuck between swing out and fold down. It's closed, so I can drive the car, but the tailgate won't open either way. Overall, though, another good deal.... |
