1979 thunderbird green12/15/2023 It may also be the reason my favorite color is green! I was extremely young at the time, but I liked that car. It was triple green: paint, vinyl top and interior. One of my earliest car memories is of my Mom’s parents’ jade green LTD II sedan, much like the one pictured above. Next up was the LTD II, which had more brightwork and a nicer interior. Then Ford got into it with the LTD II, and Chrysler with the mid-size Monaco and Fury in 1977. It appears that this new style originated with Chevrolet on the 1976 Malibu Classic and Monte Carlo. While they did feature a 302 V8, power steering, power front disc/rear drum brakes, and an automatic transmission as standard equipment, they were still rather plain.Īll LTD II models got those stacked rectangular headlights, regardless of trim level. The entry-level LTD II was the S, which came in all three body styles. It differentiated itself from LTD II coupes with hidden headlights, full-width tail lights, and a unique “basket handle” roofline with an inset opera window in between the front and rear quarter windows. The Thunderbird, which we’ll cover in a future CC, was available in a two door coupe only. As was the case with most American cars in the 1970s, the basic versions had relatively few creature comforts, but a long option list could correct that if you had the green. Just like the Torino, a full lineup of vehicles was available in coupe, sedan and station wagon versions. Like its predecessors, the LTD II was all about a soft, Lincoln-like ride, at the expense of any sort of handling and roadholding. Under the skin, they were the 1976 Ford Elite and 1976 Gran Torino, respectively. While the 1977 Thunderbird and LTD II may have looked all new, they really weren’t. The LTD II was a victim of the T-Bird’s success, so much so that it is a largely forgotten car today. You almost certainly remember its corporate sibling, the downsized 1977 Thunderbird. Far better vehicles, but 200-225K was about all you could get out of them even with good maintenance.( first posted ) Here we have a rare bird, the Ford LTD II. I never rode in one of these but Shadows and Sundances were ALL OVER my early to mid-90's high school parking lot.The mileage is even more impressive when compared to the Taurus/Sable cars favored by my family at the time.
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