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Junkman on his way home!
 

Looking at the photos, I can't help but feel that the little car looks very pleased with itself now!

Can't find a 74 LTD commercial. No idea who Hugh Downs is either, but still.
 

Junkman on his way home!
 

Here's a side on view of mine to compare the similarities.
 
IMG_0207 by Dan Clark, on Flickr
 
There's quite a lot of differences but they are essentially the same.
These cars were actually Fords second best selling platform ever. Second only to the model T!

Covered headlights you say...
 
Closed.
IMG_0090 by Dan Clark, on Flickr
 
Open.
IMG_0092 by Dan Clark, on Flickr
 
In reality, as cool as they are they are a ball ache! Mine are vacuum powered so there's miles of vacuum hoses and reservoir tanks and a pair of vacuum actuators (made of unobtanium of eye wateringly expensive to get made!) cool as fuck when they do work though!

Here's a side on view of mine to compare the similarities.
 
IMG_0207 by Dan Clark, on Flickr
 
There's quite a lot of differences but they are essentially the same.
These cars were actually Fords second best selling platform ever. Second only to the model T!

The vacuum mechanism may be a touch complex, but just look at the way they open!

Covered headlights you say...
 
Closed.
IMG_0090 by Dan Clark, on Flickr
 
Open.
IMG_0092 by Dan Clark, on Flickr
 
In reality, as cool as they are they are a ball ache! Mine are vacuum powered so there's miles of vacuum hoses and reservoir tanks and a pair of vacuum actuators (made of unobtanium of eye wateringly expensive to get made!) cool as fuck when they do work though!

Covered headlights you say...
 
Closed.
IMG_0090 by Dan Clark, on Flickr
 
Open.
IMG_0092 by Dan Clark, on Flickr
 
In reality, as cool as they are they are a ball ache! Mine are vacuum powered so there's miles of vacuum hoses and reservoir tanks and a pair of vacuum actuators (made of unobtanium of eye wateringly expensive to get made!) cool as fuck when they do work though!

I found this dealer training vid a while ago and Dans Marquis gives me an excuse to post it.  Just the music is pure autoshite...
 

I love this era of American cars. Two favourites are the Lincoln MkIII and IV, and the Imperial LeBaron. I have a thing for covered head lights. Too much Frank Cannon as a nipper!

Really do need this to be going to a new owner.
 
3 door Volvo 340DL. It's the 1.4 engined variomatic transmission conveyance.
 
The good bits:
 
I'm the second owner.
 
It comes with handbook stuff and the dealer cassette. Never seen or heard of that before.
 
I had the car mopped and polished and it looks rather nice.
 
I fitted new rear tailgate struts so the tailgate no longer crushes your skull each time you need to root around in the boot.
 
It has older Fox alloys fitted with excellent and almost new looking tyres. Chrome wheel nuts now fitted.
 
Steelies are in the boot but they will need a refurb.
 
The interior is 99.9999997% mint. The door card on the drivers side is slightly damaged on the meagre arm rest type bit. The rear view mirror fell off in the excessive period of heat that we had a few weeks ago. I will fix.
 
New 4" door speakers fitted, sounds very nice indeed.
 
Keep fit windows! Heated seats, although not sure if they work as it's been pretty warm anyway.
 
Everything works.
 
Oh yes. Mileage is showing as 14,000 but according to the MOT history it's likely 50,000 higher. Poss speedo change, sorry folks for any issues there.
 
The downsides:
 
The N/S front wing has some rust on it, at the very bottom of the rear bit. It's repairable.
 
The drivers door is missing a rubbing strip and the door itself has a couple of shallow dings in it just on the swage line.
 
A couple of the wheel arches have been scraped and will need a minimal bit of repairing. Not horrible but they are there. 
 
The N/S rear 1/4 panel has been scratched.
 
It has a goodly bit of MOT on it and has 'get you home' tax on it.
 
It is a smart looking car despite the bodywork issues as mentioned above.
 
It starts, runs and drives as happily as a happy thing, even better now the exhaust is fixerated.
 
New number plates awaiting delivery cos they didn't match and looked shit.
 
Shitters only price is now £750 to reflect the fact that I can't find the poxy V5C.
 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's a side on view of mine to compare the similarities.
 
IMG_0207 by Dan Clark, on Flickr
 
There's quite a lot of differences but they are essentially the same.
These cars were actually Fords second best selling platform ever. Second only to the model T!

I was looking at your Allegro too Craig and I still missed you! I saw quite a few shitters about and had a thoroughly good day.
 
The new layout was a bit odd and I know there was a lot of upset people about it, clubs one side with about 3 cars on the stand and individuals on the other side with loads of BL branded cars and the autojumble was a bit lacking.
 
On the plus side I won 1st for my category, what ever that was, I think it's 70-80's and there was a lot of competition so I was well stoked!
 

 

 
I'll post up some proper photos when I get chance.

Here's a side on view of mine to compare the similarities.
 
IMG_0207 by Dan Clark, on Flickr
 
There's quite a lot of differences but they are essentially the same.
These cars were actually Fords second best selling platform ever. Second only to the model T!

Here's a side on view of mine to compare the similarities.
 
IMG_0207 by Dan Clark, on Flickr
 
There's quite a lot of differences but they are essentially the same.
These cars were actually Fords second best selling platform ever. Second only to the model T!

Here's a side on view of mine to compare the similarities.
 
IMG_0207 by Dan Clark, on Flickr
 
There's quite a lot of differences but they are essentially the same.
These cars were actually Fords second best selling platform ever. Second only to the model T!

Here's a side on view of mine to compare the similarities.
 
IMG_0207 by Dan Clark, on Flickr
 
There's quite a lot of differences but they are essentially the same.
These cars were actually Fords second best selling platform ever. Second only to the model T!

OMGRADROT
 
https://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/1168713566.htm?ca=17_s

Thanks Billy, I won't sleep now for a month!

It shows.
 
ELL TEE DEE

I have only just arrived at this thread and must say what a truly wondrous purchase you have made of which I fully approve! Love the greeniness and hope that you have fun with the LTD which should be sitting on my driveway really. I have owned a series of 1973 GM veehickles, Pontiac Grand Prix, Buick Century and Cadillac Coupe de Ville, cornering wobbliness ensued. I have a hankering for another, nearly went after a '73 Olds wagon last year, ideal shopping car. Oh changing to the R16, saw a very nice low mileage TX last week, supposedly less than 10k on the clock. A friend has an equally low mileage TL, Spalding must attract the 16 as a specialist lives here as well. I like your photo of the LTD and Mini so here's a gratuitous one or two of my Impala intimidating a friend's Mini.
 

 

(their front bumpers are level in this shot)

According to wiki it didn't officially stand for anything, but some considered it stood for "luxury trim decor" or "Lincoln type design".  I'd love a car like this, just something about American cars from this era I can't get enough of.