Dave's EBay adventures

[wuvvum]

I had the wagon version of that. It was fugging huge, and could seat 12 at a pinch. Wasn't quick though, even with the 6.6 big block, and handled like an elephant on a skateboard. It was typically '70s-barge comfy, having said that, and had a surprisingly good turning circle for an old Yank. Ended up selling it to some bloke who reckoned he was going to fit the engine into his Sierra.

[garethj]

That Ford looks terrific, although your mpg hopes might be dashed.

 

Does the horn sound when you open the door?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T24_086Lszc

[Spiny Norman]

That's epic, bet the suspension's still wobbling like a jelly ten seconds after you get out.

I wish I was brave enough to buy something like that.

[eddyramrod]

I am, I have, more than once! They're grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreat! Yeah ok, there's stuff it won't do as well as, say, a Mondeo at the same price, but you buy it for different reasons than you would the Mondeo. And I know which I'd buy.

[Station]

This hasn't been mentioned in this thread yet, but it's the car out of the film 'The Duel'.

[Pete-M]

I love that Ford LTD, and want it.

[Split_Pin]

I agree, that looks amazing!

[DaveAspley]

Right, 2 things.

 

I've renamed the thread 'cause at this rate it's going to turn into a bloody saga.

 

Secondly, This LTD is just waaaaaay too friggin big! We ran out of work at dinnertime so I made a masking tape outline of my Buick on the workshop floor (4500cmx1800cm), then my ex-Dodge (5100cm x 2010cm) and then this LTD, which at 5860cm x 2200cm I ran out of room in our mot bay! Think I'm gonna have to limit myself to a "compact"!

 

Stand by for action...

[vulgalour]

Sounds about right to me.

[Tonka]

I had an LTD 11 sedan basically the same car with a few updates, like stacked rectangular lights, that was the biggest Yank I ever owned, had to do a 5 point turn just to get it in the driveway, wafted you and a few friends along without a care in the world, and with twin side exit exhausts the rest of the world knew you were coming...........

[DaveAspley]

took a half day from the garage as we're dead (the problem with working on Skoda, they never bloomin' break!)

 

now sat watching a box set of The Rockford Files

 

bad bad bad influence.......

 

having dirty Volvo thoughts too, early 200 series lhd with yank plates for that 80's soccer mom look.

[DaveAspley]

how about a black trans am? nah, thats been done.

[DaveAspley]

just stuck a bag o' sand on this

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... fresh=true

 

I love cortina mk5's

[stuboy]

just stuck a bag o' sand on this

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... fresh=true

 

I love cortina mk5's

 

thats nice

[DaveAspley]

it is, but its also a ford, i bought a 1600 crusader for £60 on my 18th birthday (2001) now look at the bloody prices!! damn good car though, I used to give it the old argument of "bring on world war 3 i'll still be able to walk out of my 50's lead painted home and fire up my cortina!!"

[HillmanImp]

I was about to post this link to a Cortina Crusader but when i watched it I realised it wasn't one. Rubbish. I have written on this very forum more than once about the fact this car was a Crusader and now realise it was all lies. I am a fraud.