Hate to break it to you but these cars didn’t just fall apart at 100k they could go easily to 300k 400k which is why police used them and taxi cabs

Those cars didn’t fall apart. the 1980’s ford ltd crown victorias were very solid and reliable. Most of the repairs were very easy and inexpensive to fix. I do kinda like the color of this one.

I am always reminded of The Amazing World Of Gumball when I see this car, because it was featured prominently in the show.

The 351 was used in the Police Interceptor package all the way thru 1991. Then Ford went to the 4.6L...

They pretty much kept that taillight look from 1979-1987.

Fall apart after 100k? You serious?, this is the panther platform, the ultimate fleet sedan! Mine is an 81 its a tank!!!

My dad had this exact car brings back lots of memories.

00:26 1979-87. The '87 was the last year this car was available in a 2 door. They were as good or better than the same class GM or Chrysler products.

cool car bro, they were actually one of the more reliable cars of the time. :)

My grandpa did have a '79 LTD! It was silver /gray with red interior. I had to drive it a few times when I was 16 when my father got too drunk to drive. He would swear and curse at me the whole time that I wasn't driving it right.... It seemed to take up the whole lane. Looking back, how did I park that awful thing?! My grandpa ended up getting a Ford Taurus after his LTD started having problems (this was probably 1990 or so). Besides a school bus that I drove around a school bus parking lot once (don't ask..) this was the biggest thing I ever drove...and I think I did a better job driving the bus.

I prefer the roof of these to the crown vics.

The ORIGINAL Crown Victoria! 1979 indeed was the dawn of the iconic Panther platform. Nice to see one in good condition. I once drove a 1989 LX (missed it really bad), and I am surprised to see that it is not much different from this model in the interior. Only slightly updated until the '90 changed the dash entirely. '91 did brought back the unique clear signals this particular year had, too. This was back when Vics had the raw Windsor V8, which was the original Mustang motor.

My parents had a few of these. They didn’t last all that well, but really not many cars from that period lasted very well.

My first car was a 1983 Ford ltd crown Victoria with the 5.0 when I was 17 it was my mom's car and it had over 200,000 miles on it when I got it still ran good when I traded it in.

Gorgeous inside and out no lie, the colors 🔥

Falling apart? I don’t think so mane

I have my grandparents had a 1979 2 door. It was their last car. Bought in new & has everything in it. 351W with swapped in AOD, 30K Miles. All I did was put on a nice set of 15" wheels, a bit stiffer shocks, 4bbl, & true dual exhaust. Runs like a champ

I just bought me uncle's 79 LTD. These things are seriously cheap to maintain! New spark plugs all around was only $37. I can't even get that for my daily driver! The only issue I've had was messing with the nest of vacuum lines.

the ones with the od transmissions run forever i got a '88 with 146k and climbing. got it from my friends grandma. Ive put 11,000 trouble free miles on it so far

We had this car, rust problem was big.

want to get one of these with a 5.0 or bigger, then swap a t-5 or something into it

Any panther body ford is the officially Grandpa car. And theyre pretty reliable

The ltds were the most reliable cars of the 80's, the problems was the carb and the trans linkage.

What a great car! I thought these things were built like tanks (yes, squeaks, rattles, poor trim and dicey fit and finish, but also mechanically solid and dependable.) After all, these were also ubiquitous fleet cars in the 1980s, everything from taxis to cop cars - every government agency bought them by the thousand! And yes, the perfect grandfather car...used to see a lot of old women driving them in the late 80s and early 90s, no doubt many were sadly widows. The Crown Vic/LTD survived well into the 2000s, although the body shape had gone through some major revisions over the years. I always like the squared-off original though.

i have a crappy 86 ltd with bad oil leak bad shocks and exhaust leak but it lasted so long that it got me to where i need to go and it help me survive and i finally got a 2004 p71 crown vic as a daily but now the ltd is just sitting in my yard but one day i want to fix it and drive it again till it's safe enough to drive

Nice bumper sticker lol

the Varible venturi was on the 302 also from 1979-82 and on the 351 from 1979-91. in fact it was one of the last "american cars" to have carburetion

My gfather had a 79 marquis same year and color

Mine has a 302 and it is an 87

I have a 2 door Ford LTD Landau. 351Windser engine, air. Mine cost $9,000 on sale originally, $12,000.00 dealer price. I restored it. I my parents only new car. It now have 500,000 miles. And autograph by Mr. Bill Ford on the owner's manual.

This body style was from 1979-1991! If the car was known for falling apart WHY did your grandpa keep buying them? And why did they make them 12 years straight IN this body style? Do you guys think about what you say? "Oh the car was no good" but they made it consecutively for 20+years??? VAriable Venturi carb was not known for engine fires. It went away because it wasnt any more fuel efficient than the Autolite 2bbl and it was replaced by TBI fuel injection in the 1983. These were not barely 100,000 mile cars. I hate when you guys make conclusive statements with no facts just what you think it true.

Most reliable platform ever! 500k miles

Good cars.

Lost me at the bumper sticker.

I want to buy it.

It woulda been period correct if it had a Reagan bumper sticker

Does this Ford LTD come with a chime or a buzzer?

I have a 1991 LTD the last year they were made.

Parabéns pelo excelente carro

First year Panther chassis 👍

What are those things on the steering wheel

Carro maravilhoso

But WHICH would you rather own: one of these... or a Chevy Caprice of the same era ?

target for lowrider mods as well

Big sedans, my grandpa had a car like this......i used to laugh about it.....im now 32 y/o and i have big sedan myself

Nice GTA font

That bumper sticker is the cherry on top of the grandpa car theme

Do u still have the car

Carro lindo

Did the 79 come with independent front suspension?

The carb was a Variable venturi .

O melhor carro dos EUA são os Ford group

Russian subtitles please!

Get rid of the bumper sticker. It holds down its value

The bumper sticker makes this car even better

*THE TRUMP STICKER RUINED IT.*

That paint color is awful