The Green Lean Machine - 1974 Ford LTD Leaving the GGG

[danthecapriman]

Oh fuck! Is it the rad then?

[Magnificent Rustbucket]

I'm trying to work out which end of the car it is. I did worry it was petrol for a moment.

[danthecapriman]

Looks like the front to me, the little plastic undershield thing under the front of the engine.

[Magnificent Rustbucket]

Looks like the front to me, the little plastic undershield thing under the front of the engine.

I hadn't seen your reply and had just edited mine!

[danthecapriman]

Why do I get the feeling this won't be as simple as - drive to sellers gaff, hand over queens faces, burble back home!

Can't wait to see how this goes, and more pics of the LTD.

Why did I say anything!!

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

 

We're boned. We'd been refilling it with water every so often (and had 15 litres in the back for reserve) and everything was going well.

 

Then in the space of maybe 200 yards the temperature gauge (the only gauge I was watching) shot up. I pulled over and killed the engine before it reached the red.

 

The water pump has completely failed. There's a waterfall under the bonnet.

 

We are waiting for Green Flag.

[Supernaut]

[danthecapriman]

Shit! Hope you can get something sorted.

[wuvvum]

[Cavcraft]

Ahh, that's bollocks. Sympathies, gents, hope you're not stuck too long.

[pshome]

[Guest Hooli]

Well that's one way to save on fuel

[Captain Furious]

Dislike...do green flag recover cars that old? When I was getting quotes for breakdown cover the other day I'm sure they had some 16 year rule - hence eliminating them.

 

Here's hoping they do!

 

I continue to be jealous of the epic adventures you pair go on.

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

We're in the LTD. The Granada is following on one week old £62,000 recovery truck.

 

[dollywobbler]

[Guest Hooli]

We're in the LTD. The Granada is following on one week old £62,000 recovery truck.

 

 

 

Luxury travel for the Granada then

[dollywobbler]

Oh, but green LTD? That's more...

[doug]

[Cavcraft]

We're in the LTD. The Granada is following on one week old £62,000 recovery truck.

 

 

 

Now there's a calendar shot.

[danthecapriman]

Should've just put the Granada in the LTD's trunk!

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

 

 

[SiC]

 

That pump display is lovely. Not seen one like that for years.

[Magnificent Rustbucket]

Not often you get a 'seventies car dwarfing everything around it. The 'hood ornament' must sit somewhere in the middle-distance half way to the horizon as you look down the bonnet. In fact it is so very long, you'll actually arrive at your destination slightly earlier because the front bumper is half way there already. What a handsome thing.

[eddyramrod]

£86?  You're not trying, I've had over £100 in Huggy!

 

Car looks lovely btw, when do I get to meet it?

[SiC]

 

Looks at the size of that modern Ford against that old Ford. Modern cars are getting so lar... Oh wait.

[Brodders]

There is no way that I can express how magnificent that is. Please simply accept this as my attempt to say how spectacularly marvelous it is. Well bought, hopefully it is worth all the trouble you've had to deal with to get it.

[cort16]

£86 Half a tank?

[danthecapriman]

That...

 

 

 

That, is fucking awesome! Top buying JM!

I'd love to get a shot of my Mercury with it one day.

 

So, how does it drive!?

[Felly Magic]

Robbing cunts, unleaded here is only 113.9

[eddyramrod]

JM, are you nearly here yet?  Might be a bit dark for photos now....