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Topic: The 73-78 full size LTD's
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Moneymaker
Administrator Posts: 22719
From: Lyons, IL, USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 02-13-2004 12:34 AM
   
Had to be the absolute ugliest, most God forsaken Fords ever to disgrace a public (or private) highway. Pee Ewww!  ------------------
Alex Denysenko
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 39232
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 02-16-2004 06:12 PM
No, there were worst!  {check out the late 50s, early 60s...}------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1 351C 4V/FMX/3.25 Open
'70 Mustang Convertible 250 I6/3 speed/2.79 Open
'72 Mustang Sprint Hardtop 351C 4V/FMX/4.30 Trac Loc
'94 F-150 XL 5.8L/E4OD/3.55 Limited Slip
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Moneymaker
Administrator Posts: 22719
From: Lyons, IL, USA
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posted 02-16-2004 08:10 PM
Uh, uh! I'll take late 50's and early 60's over the cinder block styling of 73-78 any day.  ------------------
Alex Denysenko
Co-Administrator and Moderator NHRA/IHRA/SRA member and licensed Superstock driver
MCA member# 53321
NHRA and IHRA SS/LA & SS/MA National Record Holder '00,'01,'02,'03,& '04
First SS/MA in the TENS!
IHRA division 5 Superstock Champion
Fleet of FoMoCo products including 88 ASC McLaren Mustang #28 The Barry of BarrysGrrl Quote #1: "I never met a magazine mechanic I liked."
Quote #2: "Make sure brain is in gear before engaging mouth!"
Quote #3: "If you can't run with the big dogs, stay on the porch!"
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 39232
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 02-17-2004 08:48 AM
That's a deal, I'll take the BarnabyJonesMobiles.------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1 351C 4V/FMX/3.25 Open
'70 Mustang Convertible 250 I6/3 speed/2.79 Open
'72 Mustang Sprint Hardtop 351C 4V/FMX/4.30 Trac Loc
'94 F-150 XL 5.8L/E4OD/3.55 Limited Slip
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Moneymaker
Administrator Posts: 22719
From: Lyons, IL, USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 02-17-2004 10:13 AM
Barnaby who?  ------------------
Alex Denysenko
Co-Administrator and Moderator NHRA/IHRA/SRA member and licensed Superstock driver
MCA member# 53321
NHRA and IHRA SS/LA & SS/MA National Record Holder '00,'01,'02,'03,& '04
First SS/MA in the TENS!
IHRA division 5 Superstock Champion
Fleet of FoMoCo products including 88 ASC McLaren Mustang #28 The Barry of BarrysGrrl Quote #1: "I never met a magazine mechanic I liked."
Quote #2: "Make sure brain is in gear before engaging mouth!"
Quote #3: "If you can't run with the big dogs, stay on the porch!"
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 39232
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 02-17-2004 10:22 AM
Barnaby Jones was a detective show in the '70s starring Buddy Ebson.------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1 351C 4V/FMX/3.25 Open
'70 Mustang Convertible 250 I6/3 speed/2.79 Open
'72 Mustang Sprint Hardtop 351C 4V/FMX/4.30 Trac Loc
'94 F-150 XL 5.8L/E4OD/3.55 Limited Slip
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Moneymaker
Administrator Posts: 22719
From: Lyons, IL, USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 02-17-2004 11:15 AM
Oh yeah, Jed Clampett with a GED.  ------------------
Alex Denysenko
Co-Administrator and Moderator NHRA/IHRA/SRA member and licensed Superstock driver
MCA member# 53321
NHRA and IHRA SS/LA & SS/MA National Record Holder '00,'01,'02,'03,& '04
First SS/MA in the TENS!
IHRA division 5 Superstock Champion
Fleet of FoMoCo products including 88 ASC McLaren Mustang #28 The Barry of BarrysGrrl Quote #1: "I never met a magazine mechanic I liked."
Quote #2: "Make sure brain is in gear before engaging mouth!"
Quote #3: "If you can't run with the big dogs, stay on the porch!"
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ccode67
Gearhead Posts: 2102
From: douglasville,ga,usa
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 02-17-2004 11:17 AM
I had a 71 LTD BRO-HAM 4 door.....it was butt-ugly green with green interior. My grandmother bought it new.Rode like a boat and ran like a raped ape...had a 429 in it, premium fuel would knock in that thing, I believe it was like 11 to 1 compression. It was one heck of a tow vehicle....Had a large back seat too.
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 39232
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 02-17-2004 11:38 AM
My friend and I used to cruise in his mom's '72 triple brown LTD. It had a 400 and what a slug that thing was! lol It barely made it to 100.------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1 351C 4V/FMX/3.25 Open
'70 Mustang Convertible 250 I6/3 speed/2.79 Open
'72 Mustang Sprint Hardtop 351C 4V/FMX/4.30 Trac Loc
'94 F-150 XL 5.8L/E4OD/3.55 Limited Slip
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ccode67
Gearhead Posts: 2102
From: douglasville,ga,usa
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 02-17-2004 12:07 PM
The 429 powered one would bury the speedo. It was spooky going that fast in that heavy beast, I bet it weighed 5000 pounds.
Heck, it would run a 100 with the loaded trailer behind it, just make sure you have plenty of room to stop.
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Moneymaker
Administrator Posts: 22719
From: Lyons, IL, USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 02-17-2004 12:15 PM
71-72 still looked fairly attractive. 72 was also the last year that convertibles were offered. ------------------
Alex Denysenko
Co-Administrator and Moderator NHRA/IHRA/SRA member and licensed Superstock driver
MCA member# 53321
NHRA and IHRA SS/LA & SS/MA National Record Holder '00,'01,'02,'03,& '04
First SS/MA in the TENS!
IHRA division 5 Superstock Champion
Fleet of FoMoCo products including 88 ASC McLaren Mustang #28 The Barry of BarrysGrrl Quote #1: "I never met a magazine mechanic I liked."
Quote #2: "Make sure brain is in gear before engaging mouth!"
Quote #3: "If you can't run with the big dogs, stay on the porch!"
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Thud
Gearhead Posts: 1152
From: Cumming,Ga.,USofA
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 02-17-2004 02:42 PM
There's a triple-black 429 '72 around this area. Sucker looks e-vil with the wide tires on Americans (not to mention the tasteful red pin-stripe).------------------
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'94 Lightning #942 of 4007
'70 Mach1
'75 Cougar
'65 Galaxie 500 + parts car
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Moneymaker
Administrator Posts: 22719
From: Lyons, IL, USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 02-20-2004 01:59 PM
Quote from the new issue of Hemmings Motor News:"The 1973 Ford LTD looked like an escapee from a NHTSA test facility, which in a way it was. It was woefully out of sync with the times"
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Alex Denysenko
Co-Administrator and Moderator NHRA/IHRA/SRA member and licensed Superstock driver
MCA member# 53321
NHRA and IHRA SS/LA & SS/MA National Record Holder '00,'01,'02,'03,& '04
First SS/MA in the TENS!
IHRA division 5 Superstock Champion
Fleet of FoMoCo products including 88 ASC McLaren Mustang #28 The Barry of BarrysGrrl Quote #1: "I never met a magazine mechanic I liked."
Quote #2: "Make sure brain is in gear before engaging mouth!"
Quote #3: "If you can't run with the big dogs, stay on the porch!"
www.moneymakerracing.com
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