Around 2000 a guy offered to give me a running 1984 LTD LX 5.0 but I had 9 vehicles, all needing work (OCD) and I turned it down, yes I regret that.

My grandmother had one of these cars. I remember that when I was a kid. I have had 2 of them also

Started out my driving career Tony in a brand new 1984 LTD Country Squire station wagon my parents bought when i was in high school. It was tan/beige and wrapped in wood baby! Got my first speeding ticket in it! I think those wood panels made it more aero friendly.........not! It had the 302 in it. My father was always into the v-eights. 👍Had a pretty good senior prom in that station wagon.🤫🤣Have a good one brother!

Growing up my neighbors had one of these mini sized LTD’s and it was a bright lime green color 👍

We had the Mercury version of this.A nice car.

I remember going with my mom to purchase a new Thunderbird in 1986. The LTD was a considered purchase but my mom was a Thuderbird "girl." I was very impressed by the LTD, though....the car was far better than I ever believed a "gussied up Fairmont" could possibly be. What really stood out to me was the evident care with which it was assembled and the materials used. The doors closed with a very solid feel, the interior was downright luxurious, in particular the choice of materials and the precision with which the car was built. The Taurus, as groundbreaking as it was, didn't feel as premium as the LTD.

My Late Dad, traded in a rather lemony 1982 Buick Skyhawk for a brand new 1985 LTD sedan. He put 162k miles on it in 5 years. (Work car).

I am a Ford fan. I am 63 years old. During my married life. I have had. 76 Granada, 81 Granada, 81 Ford F100 Pickup 2005 Taurus Sel and a 2017 Escape Titanium AWD 2.0 turbo Eco-Boost. I can say the Granada 6 cylinders held there own. Racked up alot of miles on them Ford's. I rented a 85 LTD LX 5.0 during a Summer vacation. It was a runner! Really enjoyed it roomy and a big trunk. Handled fairly nice. Black in color. Shawn.

I remember back in early '84 reading about the LX & how it came about (Bob Bondurant) & wanted one then. Of course, being only 19 at the time - that wasn't going to happen. I had a good friend that worked at a Ford dealer when these first started to come in - we took one for a ride & I was really impressed! Fast forward to '06? I'm older, divorced & have more "disposable income" about a year earlier I had bought a "Hot Rod" Capri & being into the Fox chassis in general, was perusing the Four Eyed Pride website sales... and came across an '85 LX for sale really close by & not too much $$ either!! I went to look & drive & then made arrangements to return the next day. I bought it & took it to a friend's so he could detail it. The next weekend I was driving my Capri from Chicago area down to Indy for a big Ford show & snapped the crank. After getting the Capri towed home, I went & picked up my LX & drove it down to the show in Indy - through multiple rainstorms & wind. Got to Indy, spent about an hour at a car wash & then drove it into the show. Ended up placing 2nd in "Full Size" Ford!! I ended up doing things to it that could easily be changed back; 15" black "mesh" wheels, true dual exhaust, but the best was - converting it to stick shift!! I put my T5Z 5 speed from my Capri into it, as well as the 8.8 3:73 geared rear axle. Also hung all of my "South Side Machine" suspension parts on it!! I still ran with the CFI - believe it or not, I never had a problem with it!! I had that car until '17 or '18 when my S.O. talked me into selling it... 20 min. after it left on a trailer I was beside myself with remorse. 6mon. later - we're out in the garage & she asks about a fresh motor all wrapped up on an engine stand... it was meant for the LX. I will get another LX - That is for sure!! I still have the Capri - my boys & I are going to completely rebuild it into what I want. Great video!! & yes, I'm subscribed.

Im probably the outlier here but i liked the styling of these smaller LTDs, and the square Granada of 81 and 82.

Nice cars for their time. An evolution of the Fairmont. The LTD and Fairmont were both sold side by side for 1983. Ford did a good job with making the car more firm in ride and handling. The one I remember driving seemed like the seats were low in it like other Fords of the 1970s and 1980s. The cars were proven technology for Ford and were a safe bet with Ford. They were also economical to develop with Ford's and other US makers shaky finances in the early 1980s. A forgotten car but they could share a lot with the Mustang both being Fox body cars. I wish the 1980 and 1981 Granada did better in terms of sales, Great video! Thanks!

That gen LTD (as well as both Fairmont and Granada) was capable handler because of smart engineeering. Ford used a lot of European Granada mk2 components when developing Fox platform.

I owned a 1884 Mercury Marquis. The best car I ever owned. I put 270,000 miles on it before buying a Taurus. The Marquis was still running. I donated it to the Good Will because the heater core started leaking. The Marquis out lasted every car on by block. It sat out side in the driveway as my wife’s car stayed in the garage. The paint held up. The upholstery was in great shape. I replaced the head liner around 200,000 miles. They don’t make cars like that any more.

I wouldn't turn down an LX version today or maybe even a Squire. The LX was a very early content oriented response to what Europe (more realistically Japan) was serving up - along with the Dodge 600 ES, the 6000 STE, Celebrity Eurosport, etc. and thus significant for that alone. The Squire of course was a look back at 1978 and the Fairmont which, people forget, was 'revolutionary' at the time. Around this time my Dad had bought a small firm from the last of the family that founded it. Part of the deal was to keep the founder's son (by now an old man) around for X years, slowly tapering off. He was to get one more car out of the firm and wanted a Mercury. My guess is he thought he would get the Grand Marquis. No. Instead he was offered and took one of these - a Marquis, though it was the Brougham trim. I remember thinking it was kind of a nice car, but it would have been a little more appropriate if we'd have sprung for the full size.

We had one when I was a kid. As far as I know, we had no issues with it. We lived in the sticks and would burn a hole in the desert driving to Palmdale and back. A/C worked great.

I remember these. They weren't bad cars. They weren't as fancy as the Crown Vic but were more luxurious than the Fairmont. I think they were aimed at people that weren't in the market for a luxury car but wanted a little more than basic transportation.

Ours was a 1985 LTD Crown Vic with 302 V8. This is in Canada. Real nice car, decent mpg. It was traded for a Taurus, which is still on the road.

I use to own an 83 LTD with the straight 6, loved it and it is one of the cars I miss the most. Seeing this video brings back memories

These cars always felt very light to me, I don't know what it was. Just watched the Motor week-retro review of these, great to watch.

My family had the Mercury version of this car, a 1984 Marquis Brougham. Nice car.

I drove these as Taxis with the 3.8 TBI they did get great Mileage 20 City 25 HWY and Handled a lot better than the Caprices, in 91 we went to the Bubble Caprices which were Hideous. My 1985 LTD II was a well made excellent Taxi.

I never had one of these but I did want one.

Great show 😊 ! I certainly liked the LTD/Marquis over the Taurus/Sable and wished Ford would produce the LTD longer before replacing it with the Taurus .

Pretty cool cars. Especially the LX.

I had three of them I had the Ltd and also a mercury marquis and I had one with the 302 but my favorite is the full size Ltd crown victoria. Love the video

My parents bought an ‘86 wagon with the fake wood trim and the 3.8 v6. They chose it over the new Taurus at the time because of the more classic styling and I believe there were incentives and rebates. I got my license in that car and several tickets. Lots of good memories. How cool would a nice example be today with a Coyote swap? 😎

I bought an '83 Marquis in '87 and it was a decent car. Mine had the 3.8L V6 but almost no options. It was pretty basic, but that's one of the reasons I bought it. It was a solid, dependable car. In '93 when I started law school, a guy from out west showed up with an '84 LX. Having owned an '83 Mustang GT for a while, I was impressed. These cars didn't age well, and they looked dated even then, especially when compared to the Taurus. Great car though.

There's some who claim these Fox cars were called "LTD II", but that was the Torino replacement for 1977-79.

Nice to see a video on this car. I love small tire street car versions of these Fords. These midsize Fords didn't get much attention in the police market vs the early 80s Malibu and the Chrysler M-Body. Midsize sedans were no longer much of a demand in the police market by the mid 80s due to all the downsizing that had already taken place.

In Australia we had the LTD it was unique to Australia and was very luxurious similar to Lincoln.Some versions had a two-door based on the XA/B/C Falcon with a 290 horsepower 351. Thanks for the video.👍

These cars were everywhere when I was a kid, some was police cars but mostly Mopar in my city back then. I'd think the 5.0 LX was Ford's first performance sedan followed by the SHO

LTD=Limited, limited to how many they could sell, lol. All my mom would drive back in the day.

Thank you for this video,

When I drove cab in North Seattle years ago, the cab company used these in their fleet, along with other Fairmont-based cars. Sometimes when one got wrecked, they would put a cheaper Fairmont front clip on it. It made for an awkward looking car, but it still did its purpose. Also, my great-uncle had one of these he bought new in 1983, which my folks inherited after he passed away in 1985. One time when I visited them, they let me use the car to visit friends and other family around New England. That was in 1995, they got rid of it a few years after that.

Great video. i’m glad to see your channel is healthy and doing exceptionally well. more success is coming your way!

Good history thanks

My dad rented on of these for a while in 84

At the time we didn't know where cars were headed. This LTD sold well but was obviously a Fairmont riff. Yet it has aged quite well. The pre-Taurus! So, the LTD 83-86 no longer seems a disappointment compared to what came before 60s and early 70s. Ford now is lost, offering relatively unstyled SUV/trucks. The Mustang being old news in spite of its refresh. But they're good vehicles. Mostly

I always thought these were nice looking in general and the LX was great-looking with the edition-specific features. I always felt these were the four-door spiritual successors to the Fairmont ESS. I am reminded of monochromatic interiors. It seems like Ford was determined to make everything inside the same color… as did GM. When you got a burgundy red interior, YOU GOT A BURGUNDY RED INTERIOR.

It was a re-christened Ford Fairmont. It served as a bridge until the first gen Taurus and Sable were ready. when they came out with strong 🎉 fanfare in the fall of 1985 sales of the LTD plummeted and was immediately on a fast track to discontinuation.

I have an 84 mercury marquis l feel it's a right sized car 3.8 V/6 plenty of power

Hi Tony, you sure had some different cars there in the states. In NZ where i am, and in Oz LPG was and still is to a lesser extent a popular, cheap and reliable alternative fuel. My daily driver is a 2006 Ford Falcon with the dedicated LPG 6cyl Barra motor ( green top) a lot of these cars were sold to the taxi fleet, my one included. With petrol here being around $3.00 a litre for our 95 ( your 91), LPG is half the price at around $1.50. Its a great car to drive with plenty of power for long trips. Cheap to run.

I remember my mom's second new car was one of of these, she traded in her beloved Granada, it seems it had a v/6 maybe 3.8, after the LTD she went on to a Taraus

I had one, a 1984 Station-Wagon with the 3.8L. Was not the best car I had for sure. I wish they'de had the 5L in their Station wagons variant, because the 3.8L was too limit for it's size and head gasket man, these were blowing away like no other cars I had in the past. After the second blown head gasket at 100k miles, I got rid of this car.

My buddy had a mid 80s ltd that he called...the crush buggy...he was a ford mechanic and bought it dirt cheap after being hit in the side. Nice car though. I did beat him with my 89 cutlass... V6 5 speed. It was close though!

Could we have gone into the future WITHOUT gas shocks. And I could only imagine how quickly they lost charge back in the day 😂

I would love to have one of these in my collection. But it would not be stock

A 4- door Mustang

40mpg highway? I doubt that!

How about the evolution of the Foxbody?

Torque on an engine is measured in pound/feet NOT foot/pounds. There is a difference. Look it up...

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I drove propane fueled vehicles professionally for 9 years and it is a very viable fuel option. It costs slightly less than gas and performances is identical and it satisfies the so-called green agenda. Ford was way ahead of their time on the propane powered LTD.

The second gen Granada, the Fairmont, and the LTD were all Foxbody cars, and therefore GARBAGE. These cars had no real chassis at all. They flexed like a wet noodle. I've never seen one that didn't have a mangled undercarriage from jacking and lifting, as there were no jack/lift points under the car, except the front lower control arms and rear axle. I have owned 6 1993-2007 Crown Vics and Grand Marquis. Wonderful cars. Big, comfortable, V8 engine, body on frame construction, built more like a truck than a car. I currently have two, a 2006 with 381,000 miles, and a 2007 with 36,000 miles, both Grand Marquis.

These cars were forgettable

Taurus was way ways better. 1986 was the year of the future and first year millennial.

The small Ltd was a real junk

I hated these from the unimaginative name to the unreliable 3.8 to the horrid seats and ugly styling