Ford LTD

Ford LTD
Production period:	1964-1991
Class :	upper middle class
Body versions :	Sedan , station wagon , coupé , convertible

Ford LTD was the name of various models of the Ford Motor Company offered in different forms on different markets . First and foremost, it was a version of the large ( full-size ) US Ford models offered from model year 1965 , for which the designation LTD remained in use until 1991. With Ford LTD II the successor was in the model years 1977 to 1979 Ford Torino designated. For the 1983 model year, a variant of the mid-range Ford Fairmont model appeared under the name Ford LTD ; from this point in time the previous large LTD was officially called LTD Crown Victoria .

In Australia, Ford produced its own LTD from 1973 to 2007 based on the local Ford Falcon as the top model and competitor of the Holden Statesman .

In Brazil, from 1968 to 1983, Ford offered an LTD based on the 1966 Ford Galaxie .

Year by year

1964-1966

1964-1966
Ford Galaxie 500 LTD Hardtop Coupe (1966)
Production period:	1964-1966
Body versions :	Limousine , coupe
Engines:	Gasoline engines : 4.7 liters (147 kW)
Length:	5334 mm
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase :	3023 mm
Empty weight :	1584-1653 kg

For model year 1965, the top model of the large US Ford series, the Galaxie 500 LTD, appeared as a four-door hardtop sedan and two-door hardtop coupé, which competed primarily with the Chevrolet Caprice . In 1966 the hardtop coupe was discontinued and replaced by a hatchback coupe.

In these two years, 206,825 Galaxie 500 LTD were created.

1966-1988

1966-1988
Ford LTD Cabriolet (1971)
Production period:	1966-1988
Body versions :	Sedan , station wagon , coupé , convertible
Engines:	Petrol engines : 4.7–6.6 liters (105–191 kW)
Length:	5354-5740 mm
Width:	1969-2014 mm
Height:	1412-1435 mm
Wheelbase :	3023-3073 mm
Empty weight :	1629-2191 kg

From model year 1967 the LTD was a separate series. It made the model changes in 1969 and 1973, with a more luxuriously equipped variant called LTD Brougham from 1969 and an LTD Landau from 1975 onwards ; from model year 1976 onwards all major Ford models were called LTD / LTD Landau; the previous basic Custom 500 model was only available to fleet customers, the other model variants such as the Galaxie and XL were gradually discontinued.

Ford LTD (1973-1978)

1978-1982

1978-1982
Ford LTD Sedan (1980)
Production period:	1978-1982
Body versions :	Limousine , station wagon
Engines:	Petrol engines : 4.2-5.8 liters (90-121 kW)
Length:	5316-5461 mm
Width:	1969-2014 mm
Height:	1389-1458 mm
Wheelbase :	2903 mm
Empty weight :	1550-1696 kg

A LTD appeared for the 1979 model year, which had also become smaller two years after the smaller competitor Chevrolet Caprice was introduced. V8 engines with a displacement of 5.0 or 5.8 liters work in the two-door coupé, the four-door sedan and the station wagon . In addition to the basic version, you could choose the upscale equipment variant LTD Landau , called LTD Crown Landau from 1980 . From 1980 a basic version called LTD S was added. From 1983 onwards , the car was renamed LTD Crown Victoria until 1991, when the name LTD was dropped from the direct successor Ford Crown Victoria .

At the end of the 1970s and until at least 1980, this series was sold briefly by Ford-Werke AG Cologne through interested dealers in the Federal Republic of Germany. For the 1981 model year, for example, the four- and five-door variants with the 4942 cm ³ engine with 101 kW (137 PS; 135 hp) at 3600 rpm were offered and a top speed of 167 km / h was promised. The luxury of a split front bench seat and, in the case of the station wagon, a cargo space of up to 2534 liters, which not even the minivan Ford Galaxy 2020 with its 2340 liters can achieve, were highlighted .

1982-1986

1982-1986
Ford LTD Country Squire (1982-1986)
Production period:	1982-1986
Body versions :	Limousine , station wagon
Engines:	Gasoline engines : 2.3-5.0 liters (65-112 kW)
Length:	4991 mm
Width:	1803 mm
Height:	1361-1379 mm
Wheelbase :	2682 mm
Empty weight :	1293-1354 kg

From autumn 1982 a new middle class model with rear-wheel drive was named LTD, which was derived from the Ford Fairmont introduced in 1977 and replaced the US Ford Granada . This model remained on sale until spring 1986 and was replaced by the Ford Taurus . This LTD was available as a four-door sedan and a five-door station wagon, powered by a 2.3-liter four-cylinder, a 3.3- or 3.8-liter V6 or, only in model year 1985, a five-liter V8.

1986-1991

1986-1991
Ford LTD Crown Victoria Sedan (1988-1991)
Production period:	1986-1991
Body versions :	Limousine , station wagon
Engines:	Petrol engines : 5.0 liters (110 kW)
Length:	5359-5479 mm
Width:	1969-2014 mm
Height:	1405-1450 mm
Wheelbase :	2903 mm
Empty weight :	1687-1849 kg

After the market launch of the Taurus, the "small" LTD was discontinued and the model designation LTD was only continued on the large LTD Crown Victoria , which had hardly changed and was replaced in 1991 by the successor, which was only called Crown Victoria .

Police versions

Like the Chevrolet Caprice and the large Dodge and Plymouth models, the Ford LTD was also available with a "Heavy Duty Police" package during its production time, which in addition to a reinforced chassis also had numerous equipment features adapted to the purpose and often a more powerful engine included; the car is equipped in this way to be seen in numerous contemporary films.

The Brazilian LTD

Ford Landau, 1976-1983

Ford Brazil introduced the 4.5-liter V8 Galaxie 500 in February 1967 , based on the 1966 US Galaxie, followed by a more elaborately equipped LTD in late 1968. It was powered by a 4.8 liter, 142 kW (193 hp) V8 engine from the Brazilian Ford truck range.

In 1970, a top model called the LTD Landau (later simply called Ford Landau) appeared above the LTD. In 1976 a facelift took place , which gave all three models horizontally next to each other instead of the previously vertically arranged double headlights. At the same time, the Landau received the Ford 302 engine supplied from Canada with a displacement of 4.9 liters and an output of 149 kW (202 hp). The cars had front disc brakes (from 1976), a manual three-speed gearbox or a three-speed automatic, reached a top speed of around 160 km / h, accelerated to 100 km / h in 13 to 15 seconds and consumed 19 to 29 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers.

By the time production was discontinued in April 1983, Galaxie 500, LTD and Landau had produced a total of 77,850 units.

Source: Automobil Revue , catalog numbers 1973/1982 (technical data)

swell

• Lichty, Robert: Standard Catalog of Ford 1903-1990 Krause Publications, Iola (1990), ISBN 0-87341-140-4
• http://www2.uol.com.br/bestcars/classicos/galaxie-3.htm Brazilian site for the Galaxie and LTD models there.

Web links

Commons : Ford LTD  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• LTDworld.com

Individual evidence

1. ^ Sales prospectus of Ford-Werke AG Cologne "Ford US vehicles 1981", status October 1980; Comparative value of the Ford Galaxy from auto motor und sport car catalog 2020.