1973 Ford LTD Commercial - Quieter than a Glider

All New for 73, the Ford LTD. For still offered the LTD, Galaxie, Galaxie 500 and Ford Custom 500

[@AbronHawkins]

My late grandfather had a ‘73 LTD but his was medium blue

[@knowbodiesfull5768]

I remember this commercial! Took me back to 1973. I wonder how quiet a well-preserved '73 LTD would be today.

[@ZackStrebler]

As someone with a Ford LTD that runs and drives with 40,000 miles it’s very loud

[@HinesTowingLLC]

I was born in 73, 51 years old now( Damn) 😂 But I feel young

[@Nunofurdambiznez]

I'd LOVE to have that'73 as my daily driver right now!! LOVE the '73-"76 LTDs!

[@jeffscomp]

Those were very quiet smooth running cars. My grandma had the galaxie 500 version.

[@jerryfacts9749]

I had a 1968 Ford Galaxy which was the older type version of the LTD shown. It was a very quiet type of car. These high end type cars are made with sound proofing insulation inside the doors, floor, roof, under the hood, and so-on. The windows are double laminated to have very high density type glass. When driving on the streets you normally don't hear anything outside of the car. With snow tires, if you listen very carefully when on dry pavement you may slightly hear the threads of the tires because their vibration is coming up through the suspension to the frame. If you have a large Diesel truck next you, you may have some of the vibration coming in to the car because of the massive low frequency vibration from the truck's engine. When in traffic you may hear the loud siren from an emergency vehicle when it comes within a few hundred feet to your vehicle, because these types of sirens are at over 140 dB at 1 meter sound pressure. Essentially, these types of luxury cars are extremely quiet and smooth.

[@theobserver1320]

Dear American car manufacturers, is building such wonderful, unreasonable cars again. with economical engines. I would buy one immediately. greetings from Germany. I miss the great crown Victoria

[@user-nr2td7jl8c]

I'd take a Mercedes over any American car any day of the week. Greetings back from the US of A.

[@AUTOdidact77]

No improvement over half a decade - 65 db is still considered very quiet today 🤔

[@joebenedict9527]

Half a century

[@michaelwitas9482]

Ford and their advertising agency got in trouble with the FTC for suggesting that a glider in flight was "quiet" and also for another 1971 commercial which suggested that the safety beams in the doors were as strong as those used on a highway.

[@ArmpitStudios]

The La-Ti-Da!

[@blacksitearea]

If to accelerate a car, and then to stop its engine?