1973 ford ltd commercial

[Mrmatteo08]

i want to buy it!!!!

[smithraymond09029]

Everyone downgrades the "boatlike" handling. That was what sold in the 70's. If you have one today, there is nothing stopping you from putting stiffer springs and shocks underneath. Big cars are usually made for the consumer that wants a cruiser, not a road hugging roadster.

[wavular]

everyone was pushing the quiet is a well made car crap,funny how nowadays louder is the ticket!

[Tundraboy05]

What does Brougham mean? I noticed this with Cadillacs.

[Mrtriumphchopper]

@Tundraboy05 Brougham, correctly pronounced (Brahm), was the surname of its inventor in 19th century England and was a formal carriage usually used for Sunday drives.

[Tundraboy05]

@Mrtriumphchopper Thank you for telling me.

[Beatlesfangoogle]

Those were the days when car manufactures focused on interior space, comfort, and quietness in their cars. Now their small and cramped as heck and focus on gas mileage.

[SeberHusky]

If the Jaaaaaaggggg was so much hot-shit...then why were all the cop cruisers of the time Ford LTD's?

[Mrtriumphchopper]

@SeberHusky Everyone old enough to buy a new car back then knew Jags were crap. The Lucas brand electrical systems failed anywhere,anytime. Ah,yes...Lucas,the prince of darkness!!!

[Tokopol]

@SeberHusky Actually they were usually Dodge Polaras/Monacos, but the LTD was a close second.

[deeckhardt]

My Grandfather 73LTD is better then my new Jaguar.

[MegaZombieland1234]

what i dont get is that it seems that he is rolling the same window twice

[Annihilator1111]

the engine on the 1973-1978 Ford LTD/ Ford LTD Brougham/ Ford LTD Landau

Engine

4.9 L Windsor V8

5.8 L Cleveland V8

5.8 L 351M V8

6.6 L Cleveland V8

7.0 L 385 V8

7.5 L 385 V8

[socalltd]

@Annihilator1111 i would like to mention that in the 73/74 ford LTD brougham, LTD, Galaxie 500 and Custom 500 sales book, the 351(5.8) is the standard "power team" with a 3 speed automatic. it could be a Windsor or Cleveland. the the 429 (7 L) was not in the 74. Also the 351M came out in 75 when the 351C was dropped after 74. it is a de-stroked 400 block with a FMX transmission.

[DOCRX09]

and years later----Ford owns Jag.

[KingofComputing]

my 69 ltd is still as gorgeous as when it was bought new 42 years ago!

[MaestroTJS]

The LTD was a great car for environmentalists. It biodegraded after a few years.

[sdh74]

@MaestroTJS HAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!

[daved1974]

That $9,000.00 Jag is about $47,000.00 in today's dollars i dont even think $47,000.00 can even buy a new Jag today more like $55 or 60 thousand

[chsimon2005]

Amen brother, I remember I was about ten years old living in Chicago and my father had a 1973 Jaguar XJ6 as a company car. That car was in the shop every other week!!! Funny thing is, his loaner while it was in the shop was always either an LTD or Galaxie 500!!! The Fords were reliable and comfortable...but to this day I still remember the cool smell of leather on few occasions the Jaguar would actually work.

[bacon54654psn]

dont get a better car than a quiet car

no lawn mower noise when he rolls the window up

[timpriddy73]

YOU CAN TOW WITH AN LTD----HITCH A UHAUL TO A JAG LATELY?

[biglinc1]

my dad owned a 74 Marquis Brougham with the 460... I found the window sticker for it in some old papers recently, and it sold new just shy of 7 grand...

[daved1974]

$9000.00 for a Jaguar ha ha ha yeah 1973 all right because you damn sure cant buy one today for that much money that's probably what the engine would cost

[MrWilliamtom]

Didn't Ford OWN Jaguar for a while??

Whatever happened to Alan Oppenheimer?? Haven't seen him in years!! Hope he's doing okay. Remember him as the first Rudy Welles from The Six Millon Dollar Man.

[SheriffTankStoner]

@MrWilliamtom That was a cool hairpiece that he had. I remember Alan for his appearances on Hogan's Heroes, his voice work in Speed Buggy and He-Man, his appearances on Knight Rider and his role as the Chief Supervisor in the 1973 movie 'Westworld'.

[EgaoNoGenki]

What was the fuel mileage, and prices back in those days?

[biglinc1]

@EgaoNoGenki not sure about fuel prices, but a 73 LTD Brougham went for around $5k...

[chpman2013]

@EgaoNoGenki gas prices were between $0.50 - $0.60 a gallon at the time...fuel mileage really depended on how you drove it

[gentlepersuader]

The jag wouldn't go and the LTD wouldn't handle.

[jonahbegone]

...and unlike the Jag, it'll start when you turn the key in the ignition.

[raulpinzon]

PERO ESTE...ERA CUANDO LOS CARROS ERAN CARROS!!!

[smithraymond09029]

So what was the "thousands less" MSRP?

[LAmonk76]

@smithraymond09029 ford LTD, in 1973, had a MSRP 3,995. with options, tax and dealer fee's they would average well above 5,000.

[italy4blktop]

ironically, Ford would buy Jaguar in 1990 for several BILLION DOLLARS!!!

[wentsurfing]

@italy4blktop and after pooring over a billion into Jag, it's still in the red!

[Kapindur]

There is only ONE Lizard King, and he drove a Mustang GT! You Poser.

[BuffMcGruff1]

9,000? I'll take it!

[mustang633NY]

note the use of a ford lawn tractor in this ad... :-)

[318Captain]

@mustang633NY I know! I saw that too! i smiled. XD

[jsuttonus]

It's the car that thinks it's a house!

[Doobie1975]

Definitely one of the nicest full sized vehicles built of the 1970s, you could easily mistake a Ford LTD for a Lincoln cause the LTD's were such nice looking cars

[frankd1965]

@Doobie1975 My dad had one of these back in 1973. I sure like to find one to bring back memories

[michaelpc64]

My dad bought a 1974 LTD when I was a kid...I was pissed because I wanted him to get the '74 Caprice Classic he was looking at. Anyway, the LTD had the 400 V8, and it was used to pull our camping trailer (a 21 foot Terry) from 1978 thru 1980. When my father sold the LTD in 1980, it had over 200K miles on it and still ran well.

[Doobie1975]

My dad has owned a 1974 Ford LTD Brougham 4 door with a 400ci V8 and that car rode comfortably, had a good amount of power yet it was surprisingly good on gas, that was one of the best cars he's ever owned, now what would I give for the American car companies to make cars like this again?

[Doobie1975]

@Doobie1975 I thought the 1973-74 full size Ford's were better looking front and rear than the 1975-78 LTD's

[chpman2013]

@Doobie1975 from what you remember, how "good" was good on gas?

[Doobie1975]

@chpman2013 I guess he meant 20mpg on the highway which was good by 1970s standards

[chpman2013]

@Doobie1975 for a car that enormous with an engine that huge, that is pretty good...provided that you drive with an ever-light foot....

[Doobie1975]

@chpman2013 I also knew someone who owned a 1968 Cadillac sedan with the 472ci motor and he told me that he has gotten over 20 mpg on the highway!

[chpman2013]

@Doobie1975 wowww....that's crazy and almost unheard of for a huge car with an engine of THAT size!

[Doobie1975]

I thought the 3 speed manual was still standard on the 1973-74 LTD's

[LAmonk76]

@Doobie1975 power disc brakes, power steering and automatic became standard in '73 i have only heard of one "special order" column shift manual. ford came up with the 400C to deliver "big block" torque in a small block dimensions. 73 was the last year for the 429 and went to the 460 in 74. and, i agree with you about the 73/74 looks, the best LTD ever!

[adape0884frank]

A Jaguar for $9,000 that was cheap back then.

[Drivermatic]

Hey TheLizardKing1967........the commercial is not for a PInto. Having had the pleasure of knowing both the LTD and Jags of the period, I can tell you the Jag had finer appointments, but was essentially lawn art. They did not drive, they were absolute garbage. With electronic by Lucas "The Prince of Parkness" they would not start. The transmissions would fall apart at 30K. The Ford on the other hand was cheaper in appointments, but reliable!

[OlegKostoglatov]

@Drivermatic Not to mention the auto was a rehashed Studebaker-Borg Warner transmission dating back to about 1951, I can't comment on the durability but the Ford C6 was a much newer and more efficient design. Jaguar and all of the British cars suffered badly during the 70s, antiquated engineering combined with poor workmanship, other then the smog crap the American stuff was pretty good by comparison.

[Drivermatic]

@OlegKostoglatov That Borg Warner transmission was essentially a Heavy Duty application. It was used in Studebakers and Checker Cabs.

[TheLizardKing1967]

Explain the Pinto. Any takers. LOL

[TheLizardKing1967]

@TheLizardKing1967 "Works for me" from the 1980's TV cop show HUNTER

[wilkes85]

Oh my God.... I have a 74 LTD.... and even though it's a base model, it really is the definition of quality! These cars are among the best in the world!

[jakesaintsrow123]

Nice! my dad had a 72 back in the early 90s! what color is yours?

[TheLizardKing1967]

Notice how the FORD guy didn't deny the fact that the Jag had a more powerful engine. Come on guys, comparing an LTD to a Jag is like comparing a Ford Granada to a Mercedes 450 SL. If it sounds to good to be true, it probably is.

[socalltd]

@TheLizardKing1967 ford researched the granada to resemble the mecredes 280

and wanted that mercedes grille treatment in the 73/74 LTD

[TheLizardKing1967]

@socalltd . Maybe Ford should have went back to the drawing board, because they failed at their attempt.

[socalltd]

@TheLizardKing1967 well it's history now. lets enjoy our 73/73 LTD's like so many who bought one back in the day. .

[pdennis93]

@TheLizardKing1967

or the fact that it only has front disk brakes. Then again the jaguar guy didn't mention that for $9k you get a car that spends 3 months a year in the shop, lol.

[TheLizardKing1967]

@pdennis93 . Who cares. LOL

[demoskunk]

I'm amazed at how long it took American car makers to finally put disk brakes on the BACK wheels too....sheesh.

[socalltd]

@demoskunk the thunderbird, lincoln mark IV and V have rear disc brakes.

same rear end like the LTD

[OlegKostoglatov]

@demoskunk  That had more to do with the convenience of incorporating a parking brake into a rear drum brake then not knowing how to build disk brakes for the rear. The 1974-75 Imperials had four wheel disk brakes and some American cars, Studebaker in particular, had front disk brakes as an option dating back to 1963. You have to remember that 2/3s of the stopping power is needed on the front wheels and 1/3 on the back so front disks alone was seen as a good compromise.

[thechazman100]

and seats 6, but dont forget how many body gould fit in the trunk! oh yeah that was a nice peice of detroit steel.

[luso2kx]

"And seats 6".......I think he forgot the last part of that line......."...African Rhinos"

[manoman0]

come on...the ford is the way better built car....

[TheLizardKing1967]

@manoman0 . Yeah Right.  LAMO

[manoman0]

@TheLizardKing1967 - with all due respect, it is...

[TheLizardKing1967]

@manoman0 . LOL

[manoman0]

@TheLizardKing1967 seems u heavily object my opinion....do you hv reason?

[TheLizardKing1967]

@manoman0 Explain the Ford Pinto. Any takers. I didn't think so.

[manoman0]

@TheLizardKing1967 - a) Exception(s), come on! b) I was referring to the LTD

[TheLizardKing1967]

@manoman0 . LTD, Pinto, Mavrick, Mustang. Go blow a horse you schmuck. LAMO

[4Y83Z120401]

I do remember this commercial, and the silly way the Englishman spewed that accent. It was funny even at the time. Quiet is the sound of a well-made car, the big LTD was indeed quiet and certainly built better than any English car of the time.

[socalltd]

ohh, my favourite ford of all, the 1973 LTD! quite it is..

wembledon white paint, white vinyl top, brown brougham interior with the one of a kind high back bench.. it could keep up wth the jag with a 460 in it

for this 4 door pillarless, the VIN would read 3J66A100001.

[ToddInLN52254]

@socalltd my parents had the 2-door. model in the Brougham package.....what a car. it had it all including the 4 speaker stereo! i remember listening to Eddie Money in the back seat riding around.

[socalltd]

@ToddInLN52254 my parents had a blue 2 door LTD. dad upgraded to stereo casette with these cool "organ pipes" covers on the rear deck listening to disco, rock(classic rock now) and new wave. wish i had the VIN..

On my second LTD now, first was a white '73 4 door in the 90's and now a '74 gold 2 door since '02, both with the 400 v8's. smooth and quiet...