[EldoFan]

Was going through some more of my grandpa's stuff the other day.....(is hard for my grandma & mom to do still) and found a handful of pictures of him with the various cars he owned over the years. Two of them featured cars which I can't conclusively identify......


This first one dates from July of '72 and shows an Oldsmobile.....looks like some variety of Cutlass to me, but also picked up a hint of Toronado towards the rear.......

This next one dates from some time in 1977 and is clearly a Ford.....only thing is, after looking at my book (Std. Catalog of Ford: 1903-2003), I still can't figure out whether it's an optioned up LTD II or a Thunderbird (which was built on the same platform).

Any guesses?

 

[PMC the 1st]

You're correct for the most part. The second is the T-Bird (LTD never came in coupe form), and the other I thought looked like the 88 Royale.

 

[MonteCarloSS86]

I have no clue but wow, what an odd roof on that Ford! I can't believe I like it... haha

 

[nicolet]

Top pic is a 71 Cutlass Supreme (black headlamp doors)...the Ford is a T-Bird of course...77-79

 

[Smaart Aas Saabr]

Yeah that's an LTD II based Tbird... I remember Bill Ford talking about the "regretted Ford" and he picked that exact model :lmao:

 

[pappkatalin]

I Have 2 Mercedes benz cars for sale in Lucenec Slovakia. 1956 300C Adenauer and and 190 S 1961. both restored.
Katalin

 

[dauntlessVsix]

Yeah that's an LTD II based Tbird... I remember Bill Ford talking about the "regretted Ford" and he picked that exact model

Are you sure he was referring to the 77 - 79 models? Those were the best selling years of Thunderbird ever produced. He might have been referring to the 80 - 82 model cars which were pretty bad.

 

[Smaart Aas Saabr]

Are you sure he was referring to the 77 - 79 models? Those were the best selling years of Thunderbird ever produced. He might have been referring to the 80 - 82 model cars which were pretty bad.

I remember he said something about 1977 and something about based on the old Torino... but I'd agree with you that both of them were really really bad, capturing the entire essence of the late 1970's "Malaise Era" as the guys on Jalopnik so eloquently put it.

T-bird only became not a POS again with the aero restyle around 1983.

 

[MCGARRETT]

correct for the most part. The second is the T-Bird (LTD never came in coupe form), and the other I thought looked like the 88 Royale.

Yes, there was such a thing as an LTD coupe, in both LTDII(nee Torino) and in the full size models, they had LTD and Crown Vic coupes available until the 80's, 1985 was the last year I believe, this will even blow your mind further, there were Grand Marquis coupes as well.


Barnaby Jones used to drive loaded up LTD coupe.


The first car is a 1971-1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme(without going into specifics) the second car is a 1977-1978 Thunderbird(could be 79 too,but he says the picture is from 77, so I am going to narrow it down)

 

[prowlerjc]

The Fox based T-bird was an atrocity to say the least.