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11/14/10: A believe a Ford from the early 70s. I remember these from all those 70s cop shows. Can't tell the exact make/model/year... I do think I need a "Car Spotting Guide" because I'm pretty hip with locomotives!Related content
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'71-ish Ford LTD convertible. Ford's full-size luxo-liner of the period. My dad had a '78 LTD 2-door. First car I ever drove, at 15.
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And I'll tell ya...whoever said it wasn't an LTD....those wheel covers tell a different tale. They could be non-original, but I'm saying it's an LTD just on the overall look, badges aside.
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I would say LTD too, saw enough of then in 70s cop shows!
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True. Actually, most notably "Diamonds Are Forever" and "Barnaby Jones."
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Classics! Grew up watchin' that stuff!
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It's a 1971 Ford Galaxie convertible. I don't think it's an LTD since it doesn't have the badging for one.
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I looked at the grille and though "LTD", so I would probably have given him a bum steer. Thanks for giving the right answer and preventing me from giving the wrong one.
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They all shared the same basic body shell and the difference was in the trim level, available options and grille treatments along with the badging.
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Ah.
There is (or was) a green coupe version somewhere in Kingston.
I also saw a Country Squire with a grille like that outside a house for a few weeks. I couldn't afford to buy it, and eventually it was gone.
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Okay, makes sense. Thanks!
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You're welcome. My uncle had a '71 Ford LTD two door so I'm kind of familiar with them.
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Pretty mundane, really. They were the bread and butter of the Ford line.
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Journeyman cars, and jobs, what would we do without them?
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I used to have a similar 71 Ford Galaxie. What a tank that was! I need to round up a pic of that one.
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I love those old 70s cars. My own first one was a '73 Cat. On my DA ID pic.
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Nice! I've always like Pontiacs. Yeah I really need to gather pics of mine, I have a 65 Galaxie now but it runs on propane, LoL.
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My favorite was a (maybe) '68 Catalina my father bought when I was real young. When he died my mother replaced it with the '73. I wish I still had that car!
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I love the 65-70 Catalinas and Bonivelles. Some of the best styling for a full size.
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Off the bat i'd say it's a '71 LTD, but i don't remember them having a split bumper like that. Sweet find, though a colour like leftover taxi doesn't fit a car like that...
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Well it was parked at a garage off Ogden in Lyons after all.
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I'm sure they wouldn't notice it was missing untill i'd already run it through the closest Maaco...
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What color do you suggest? It's still there...
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As awful as it sounds, i like bigger cars with sharper angles like that in shades of brown! I'm a child of the 80's, so brown kinda carries a stigma among those of use that had to live with dreary coloured cars during our formative years. But i love warm browns on those old boats! Especially with a lot of metallic content in the paint, really makes the lines pop. Could probably go with a dark red, but that tends to hide the lines and make the car look too big and dark. A warm brown would lend a bit of class to a car that was sort of an upscale midsize Ford, and give it some dignity. Couple that with a brown or saddle top, and maybe a dark parchment interior and it would be a stunner
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I remember LTDs from 70s cop shows and they always seemed black. I don't know what's up with that yellow though... At least you have good taste!
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not 100% sure.. But I wanna say Ford LTD.. 71 or 72?
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Yeah LTD! I couldn't quite remember that. years seem about right. Thanks!
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No problem! Keep those slides coming of all the old rail shots!!!
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Glad you like 'em... Scanning some from May 1988 right now, by the way!
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