She was too nice to be scrapped 😞 1976 Ford LTD Junkyard Find 

Agreed

Yep if you put a nice big Ford engine in there and transmission

Can you bring it home to a garage?

I agree with you ,I see so many good cars in junk yards that should be either donated to some place that gives these cars to people who can't afford to buy one or sold online ,

I'm in Michigan the scrap value is what a few hundred dollars?? We would buy this body in two seconds, these cars rotted out and all gone 25 years ago. You guy's in Texas have so much old stuff you scrap everything, well the day's gonna come when you guy's have no old stuff left because you crushed everything

They didn't care - that's what they were thinking.

These were very popular on ALL the '70 cop shows.The GM (or just full size Chevy's)sold better.They were good with the 460's '75 and up.This one was old man garage kept all its life which explains the nice condition.It should be a Starsky and Hutch car(Hutch had a'73 Custom though).If this was in New England,it would be put back on the road in days!!

@@231gnx Yes, they sold well in their day. Fleets went for them, and police forces did as well as government fleets. The 400 V8 was an awful engine. It was slightly better with the 460 V8.

@@googleusergp It probably would've been more reliable if it had the 302 in it. 302s and Inline 6s are the best engines Ford made during that time period. Easy to work on and cheap parts.

@@nathankim7664 Still had sloppy carburetion and ignition back then. That made a "mediocre" engine from Ford a real heap.

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I've been subscribed to him since he had about 1k subs. Judging by his collection, he likes his cars to be super nice all the way around. Not sure if this one would qualify for him but ya never know

@@ClassicRideSociety I think he would appreciate the fact that you have similar taste for cars of this era like him, alone. It would be cool one day if you guys did a video together talking about cars from this era.

@@ClassicRideSociety One of his subscribers would buy it for sure. Do a Zoom call with him and he can put it on his channel

Adam can be alittle bit snobby in his videos. He pretends to be the "average" guy when he's a multi millionaire. He's not doing those videos to help you but rather to make money and bolster his ego.

@@ClassicRideSociety Marketplace, sell this on marketplace, people here up north would buy this 3× the scrap value they're going to crush this for!!

But not the engine, as this had the 400 V8 with two barrel as you had in one of your Fords. LOL.

@@googleusergp Exactly 💯 percent that is the reason it is where it is 😆

@@garymckee63 LOL. This one is code 6V Medium Gold exterior paint.

The 390-428 era was long over by this time. The VIN shows it as a 400. He called it out as 5 but it's actually an S.

FE Engines " 390 428 " were last used in cars in 1971, Ford was still using 390-360 in Trucks in 1976 and it was the last year for them

@@roger628 almost as anemic as the 351M that were in most of those 🤣🤣

@@jdpinbaytown They kept using FE 330, 361, 391 engines for industrial applications and in medium/heavy duty trucks through about 78-79. The 361 & 391 were still 360 & 390 ci, but the "1" was added at the end to distinguish it from non industrial. There were even 359 and 389 industrial engines, but they were lighter duty without forged steel cranks, thus why they changed the number. They also were still 360 & 390 ci. Then they switched over to the "385" motors in late 79 Big trucks and equipment got 429 and 370. 429 industrial had forged cranks, but the 370 had cast. 370 was same stroke as 429, but a much smaller bore.

No, this had a 400 V8 with two barrel. The 5th digit of the VIN is an "S" confirming that.

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It looks same as my station wagon. I've had it probably since before I got my driver's license. The car was maybe 5 years old. Body's still in great shape and I would never think about shipping it off to a salvage yard! The only reason my wagon is still around is because she chipped a ring and I tore it apart greased it up crate at the engine and left it that way. I've been thinking I should pull it out of the barn and do something with it or get rid of it. I was into those cars I have a couple of T-Birds in there too. Somebody to snatch that car up and do something with it instead of just leaving it set there in the salvage yard

@@CAROLDDISCOVER-FINDER2525 Exactly well said, what T birds did you have?? I just love my 73 429, 4bbl black over burgundy. Torquie, quiet cabin, floats over railroad tracks and I have to say a much better build quality than my MK Vs. Huge difference from 73 to the 77-79 Luxury car builds. Keep that wagon, Maybe I'll take it off you're hands.Never had a wagon before.Thank you great vid

@@kevincostello3856 well I have two Thunderbirds 1977 I believe. I've had them for such a long time. They are two doors. Perfect for engine transplant because the 302 is in the big boats just don't make any sense. A baby blue and a very dark blue bordering on black. Both of them had land out tops. Well we can talk sometime if you like about the condition of those two. And I know that compared to yours these cars aren't big but man they really downsize them in the next year or so after mine. Then I've got a 66. We bought it off of the estate of the original owner through his son. And the man had ordered it. And we still have the plaque where it says Thank you Mr Jones for being a great customer and buying a Thunderbird from us. Okay it doesn't say that but it's the same plaque that they put on the dash when you custom ordered it back then and not just bought it off the lot. I don't know I've never bought a new car. I bought one that was about a year and a half old and that's about the newest one. I just hate spending money on a new car and watch it go down in value. When I can spend that money on an older car and as long as I maintain it it probably go up in value but at least not lose it. So I'll just wait for a new car to get old I guess. Haha anyway the 66 has a special story behind it. The sentimental value to that car as way off the charts. Much more than the financial value. But I would consider selling it to somebody I was absolutely certain would do the right thing with it. Because I don't know if I'll get to it. And that's the reason I'm considering selling the other ones. Including the wagon I mentioned. I see what people say hey it looks great you know it's got is springs for seats. I've had these cars for so long and some of them have been passed down we're talking maybe 50 years for some of what I got been in the family. I got a 56 to a hardtop Bel Air that I've always been told my Uncle bought it new. And I've got the sticker in the back window from the college that my cousin attended Way Way back in the day. My cousins way old enough to be my father as far as age. Because there was 30 years difference and in the dozen kids that my grandparents had. So I'll be honest I'm not specifically afford man I like them all. Some of them have certain models that I like better. Heck ain't got a 71 or 70 highboy Ford 4x4 short bed and it just drove out of 1983! Tires rims stickers everything because that's when the man parked it and I literally took it out of the barn and I was looking for a enclosed trailer to rent because I was going to keep as much as the 4-in dust that was setting on the truck on the truck. The dust is long gone. They're only that way once and I strongly believe that. And thank God because some vehicles need to be resurrected. But anyway you're 73 has the beak on the front of it doesn't it? I always thought kind of reminded me of the Concord. Please don't think I'm insulting your car because I had to I really like that body style always have. If back in the day they use those terms negatively maybe I don't remember in maybe my days don't go back quite that far. But anyway that's kind of my story and kind of ramping it up to start moving some of them. Adopt them out to you forever homes and what they say on Craigslist for pets. Then you find out there's a stiff adoption fee and Aunt. I got into crown vics for a while police interceptors specifically. We would cut them up put different bodies on frames all kinds of different things. But then they became kind of valuable. You know a 55 56 or so crown Vic is maybe 3/4 an inch difference on wheelbase with the more modern crown vics towards the end of the run. Got a fire truck too it's got like well less than 20,000 original miles on it in the hour clock is quite low. Actually I bought it cuz we're so far out by the time fire department got to us it's all done and over with. Hey my wife bought that story anyway and there is some truth to it. Well I can talk about cars for quiet lengthy time. I never really had any of the big Thunderbirds or bigger cars if I did have a Lincoln Town Car it was extended but it wasn't the limo version. It looked exactly like the one on dukes of Hazzard that they use for the president's car. That's been some years ago. All my Thunderbirds of two doors. I like looking in at one time would have liked to own one of the mark cars. Bigger the better. Had a couple opportunities but didn't jump on them when they were cheaper. But now it looks like they're going up can price about like anything else.

@@CAROLDDISCOVER-FINDER2525 Hey , how is you're day going?? My 73 does not have that " break " it has more of a bull nose on it, now the 71-72 has that Merc cyclone beak on it. But you can see where my bullnose originates from. Also you're spot on about the little Windsor 302 2bbl in that cavernous engine bay. Good buddy of mine yanked that little 302 mill right out and dropped a 460 in there, now it has a proper mill under hood.

@@CAROLDDISCOVER-FINDER2525 Ok I'm a Ford guy to the bone, but I also love all of the big three offerings: 73-76 Old tornado, 75 Cadillac Talisman series 62, Imperials Love those like no tomorrow 57-73 omitting 71-72. 61 Imperial Virgil Exner 413 ci cross ram eng. Largest production car US history 73 Imperial 4 Dr hardtop LeBaron trim level!!! 76 Buick Riviera( though not really popular with diehard Riviera fans) 78 Merc XR 7 Chamois edition 460, 76 Mercury grand monarch 351 I could go on and on forever.Yes Im interested in checking out anything you would consider selling because like I said my cars are truly family and I never sell outta my collection ever. Please let's talk some more Sir

😄 agreed

Agreed 👍

Partially correct: 6 for 1976 model year, P for Twin Cities, MN assembly, 66 for LTD Brougham four door pillared hardtop, S (not 5) for 400 V8 with two barrel and the rest is the production sequence.

@@googleusergp Yes indeed :-)

A real shame on this one getting junked

@@ClassicRideSociety idk .if it already got crushed. but if not .maybe you can make them an offer. would love to see her come back from the dead

@@danpettis1675 I may swing by that yard this upcoming week to what became of her

I have a 79 Lincoln Versailles with a really interior. I also have a 64 Galaxie 500xl that l bought a while back.

@@ClassicRideSociety ok. You win.

Yeah this isn't right.

351 crate motor or a used one not a problem

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Yikes. No "LS" swap for this one. If you're going to save it, I'd go sleeper/cop car style with a traditional Ford powertrain. I cringe at the "LS swap the world" mentality. LOL.

@@googleusergp Believe it or not, I'm a Ford guy. So the idea of a Coyote came up in my brain box, but they are expensive, large, and not easy to swap. All other current Ford engines just don't have the grunt to take on a 4,500 lb barge and make it dance, except for the Godzilla V8 - which is too new and expensive to want to use in one of these. So that leaves the old standby, any of tens of thousands of cheap truck motors in 5.3 or 6.0 flavor, there for the taking and making the power inexpensively - which is exactly how someone would want to build a '76 LTD, as nobody is going to throw too many stacks at this barge. If Ford didn't waste so much time on weak, complicated OHC modular motors, I'd be the first to suggest a Ford mill.

@@mattfarahsmillionmilelexus Rebuild, not build. Ford built it, the hobbyist REbuilds it. I wouldn't put a GM engine in a Ford and I'm not fan of the blue oval.

@@mattfarahsmillionmilelexus I would do a Coyote swap from a F150, that would really surprise everyone at any car show

@@socalltd Not a bad idea, and those are tuned more for bottom end torque too. The controls pack and the power steering pump conversion could be pricey, though. Still, it would look great in there, wall to wall engine.

Unfortunately they stripped this pretty good since I made this video

@@ClassicRideSociety Yeah, I see too many good cars suffer the same fate. All I can say is at least there is another one out there somewhere.

The new Ford big block Godzilla 7.3 gas push rod V8 in it !

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Why do they ignore us up here in the north and just crush these rust free cars??? Marketplace also it would sell WAY OVER SCRAP VALUE

I'm about to buy one. Possibly 2 just to save it. I found a great deal on both.

@@colorwashcarsandguitars Amen brother.

Me too

Agreed this one should not have been sent to the yard. I might swing back by that yard to see what became of her

Dude are you brain dead, this car is a easy save!! It's not a rust bucket! 🤨

Long gone, but they appeared to have had two locations at one time and were around for quite some time.

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Gave out of oil or oil pump failure

Or transmission wasn't in high gear

Dismantlers 2000. Don't know if they sell cars whole. I rarely go there

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