Carchaeology: Little Old Lady from Pasadena 1966 Ford LTD Barn Find Discovery

[@damxgopak457]

I've owned 19 ltd's in my life they are fantastic cars great story thanks.

[@brucebyrnes5996]

Love those Fords! What a beauty!

[@stuartb9323]

Love the 4dr hardtop look ! I just picked up a 67 Pontiac Ventura 4dr hardtop in maroon with a black top and interior. Such cool styling 😎 I'm going to cruise the hell out of her this year ! Please keep the awesome videos coming

[@colelightfoot4651]

Such a cool car with a great story!

[@jackmead6166]

Love that era of cars. Favorite. 1967 LTD Country Square wagon decked out like a Cadillac. MMMMM

[@opera93]

Ps:: I had the 66 XL500, 4 speed/352/ Burgandy color, etc. See my remarks....I “Barn finder Hagerty”,,six, (* forgot his name) m Name found a 68 County Squire **428/ **four SPEED FACTORY, **ONE OF ONE!, Actually, that Country Squire may need Studies...

[@larrynorsworthy8582]

There's not a story like this every day.

[@williamdeegan7840]

I had a '66 Pontiac Bonneville Convertible that I sold and that went to Sweden. The guy I sold to sends me photos of it. He just repainted it in the original Candlelight Cream, Black top and interior . I don't like seeing our cars leave the country, because they'll never set tire back in the US. Great story and video.

[@FLYEAL]

Great story. Brings back memories. Bought my 66 Ford Custom (390) in 1988 for $800 in SF, Ca . Not a little old lady but a neighbor I didn’t know who had put a sign in the window. Basically, same car w less trim and was a 2 door. 38,000 miles. Loved it. And I was a motorcycle guy. Sold it (to go overseas for a year) to a buddy for $1200 in 89. Regretted it eve since...but in my mind there was no choice back then.

[@nickbruni8041]

Once again.... another one helluva story of a Kool ride. !! 🤙🏼rock on Bro !

[@edbivens9933]

I would love a car like that.

[@timgraham1465]

Exactly like my first car. Except for the interior. My was burgundy like the exterior. Loved that car! Thanks Dave! You made my day.

[@Carchaeology]

Dave?

[@timgraham1465]

Sorry Randy. At least i got a response 🙄

[@428eliminator3]

Great story!

[@jimmyford271]

Great story

[@screamingnighthog7155]

The father of my high school buddy owned one EXACTLY like this one, same color. We spent hours and hours tooling around in that thing in the summer.

[@markbehr88]

Very nice car. I wouldn’t mind a 1965-67/Ford LTD. I have the 68, 70, 72, 75, 77 and 1980 models in the collection.

[@drodman34]

I love my 65 Ford Galaxie 500 LTD 2 door. With a total rotisserie restoration I retired and is my daily driver. I've owned and built many cars over the years but I have to say this is my all time favorite to drive. It's a great riding car and always get plenty of looks

[@Carchaeology]

Right on!

[@johnclarke6334]

In my neighborhood growing up we had a little old Lady with a convertible 1970 Buick Skylark, She owned the main street in my Hometown, She would never let anyone pass Her, She as always first out of the gates, and She never ever lost a drag race ever, when I hear about the little old Lady of Pasadena, I smile and think about Penny, she was beautiful, funny and tough as nails.

[@bengone3349]

Nice catch!

[@colelightfoot4651]

Nice!

[@rixkafer56]

if it makes you feel any better those guys in sweden love the early american cars and treat them like golden babies lol

[@sporty196071]

Tenth grade shop class had an old 66 ford donated we would smoke the tires in it when the teach left the shop. We got caught to many times. Teach made us chop it up, he didn't know that was as much fun as burning rubber too!

[@Sam26LE]

Masterpiece !

[@janblake9468]

In the late 1980's, I pulled a 1946 Cadillac sedan from an old garage in Santa Ana. It had been parked there for 20 or more years. Family was selling the property to an insurance company so car had to go. Only 40,000 miles, had a V8 and auto trans. A tune-up, service, new gas tank, and new tires, and it was ready to go. Purred like a kitten. Drove it for a couple years. Wish I still had it.

[@styldsteel1]

Great story man. Hey.. any 60s ford looks good in Royal Maroon with a black interior.

[@davidcampbell1899]

Nice car!

[@valkrider100]

I learned to drive in this car. Same color but with a black vinyl top and I know ours had a 352cu in engine. I think the 390 was an option.

[@rodirby5952]

I drove a Galaxie 500 4dr sedan with a 352 in Drivers Ed and my Grandmoter later bought it as a demo

[@rodirby5952]

mother

[@daviddavis4444]

I bought a 66 Ford LTD with a rebuilt 390 from a retired school teacher for $250 when I was 17 in 1977 mine was just like this one only mine was dark green

[@keithwiebe1787]

You got a bargain. I had to pay 200 bucks at a junk yard for a 65 Galaxie 2 door that barely made it home.

[@jimschafer9196]

... memories, back in the day I had a 65 galaxy 500, bench seat, factory 4 speed, 390 police interceptor, 410 rear gears, it was matalic green. Young family and job duties forced trading it off. 😭

[@opera93]

Thanks, i HAD A ::66 GA,AXIE 500, **4SPD/ XL, ps/ pb/ In Burgandy, sweet car: especially after upgrading a lot of it, ... Unfortunately, mine had the 352 Engine, would loved the 7 Litre/ R codes/ 390 INTERCEP, though I drove a lot of miles on than352: mileage was not horrible ..enjoyed driving and working g on it,,,,,,

[@opera93]

Ps, how was that390,I had **352 4 SPEED in an the 66 XL,: to work on, gas mileage, winding through the Gears??

[@jimschafer9196]

Take a look at Jay Leno he has a 66 restro modes 66 galaxy. His family when he was a young boy, car was a 428 4 speed wagon, he got to order some of it it I remember correctly, it may have been 67/68 don't remember the year.

[@danielulz1640]

I know you have been very busy with the desert sale oh, but what is going on with pearl?

[@Carchaeology]

Soon! I promise!

[@heyrod59]

There's a huge market in Sweden/Germany for US luxury/muscle cars from the 50's thru to the 70's and European buyers will pay top dollar for them.....

[@doneaddy7265]

The little old lady from Pasadena had a RED SUPER STOCK DODGE according to Jan & Jean in the song they sang.

[@Carchaeology]

You DID notice that this came out of a TWO car garage?

[@Cartier_specialist]

My mom and dad had the exact same year and what appeared to be the same level of equipment. I found it unusual that Ford made 4 door hardtops back then. My mom and dad's was light green metallic with a black vinyl top. When they got it, it had the seats covered in the plastic also. I was a teenager when they had it and if they had known how fast that car was with that 390 they wouldn't have let me drive it probably. Now I know for sure if they had seen how I drove it they would have never let me drive it again. It was powerful enough to spin the tires indefinitely until you let off the gas pedal. On a side note, if you only get blue or depressed for a day you don't realize how fortunate you are -- sometimes I can go for years down in the dump before I can pull myself out of the funk.

[@Carchaeology]

I live a good life, I keep active and am constantly pursuing my passions. It’s rare that I really have a “f this” kind of day...but it happens!

[@Cartier_specialist]

@@Carchaeology Depression has nothing to do with having a good life -- people that have never experienced depression don't really understand -- it isn't something you just pull yourself out of. Many people think depression is a sign of a weak person but depression can happen to anyone that's genetically predisposed to it and you can't just snap out of it.

[@ScottDLR]

Great story!! They were really handsome cars and that one was a stunner. So much more modern that Fords of a couple of years prior. The only one I like better is the 1967 fastback style LTD, I guess because we had one when I was a kid. BTW, did the 66 have coil spring suspension in the back like the 67? Made them ride oh so nice.

[@tjport1980]

Ford went to coil springs in the rear of the Galaxies in 1965

[@relaxinmaxin7246]

The story is everything; well almost.

[@Pedroisanickname]

I absolutely love the 4 door hardtop no post look of this full sizer. Would rather perefer it to a two door because they're too damn heavy to begin with. Love the color too.

[@seana806]

2 doors are 2 doors too few, options too few too.

[@rollinajoint9657]

My father bought a 1966 LTD Brougham new in Alaska. It had no air conditioner. Who needs that in Alaska. He got a underdash unit soon as we we picked it up Stateside. It had that 390 as well. 👌✌️

[@michaelculp6483]

Both my 1955 Chryslers went to Sweden one 4 door sedan, one 2 door St Regis. Same deal, got a price i could not pass up when I needed $$

[@oldskool1979]

Too bad you sold it... sweet survivor

[@sr633]

Bought mine new. Black 4 door small V 8 . The first year for a tape player.

[@hwy9571]

I was alarmed when he said he got home and crashed!

[@williamdeegan7840]

Is that a 2CV model next to the head with the horns on it ? On top of a tester. If it is, I knew I liked you. That's my favorite French car. I want one so bad. Great video.

[@Carchaeology]

Good eye! Yes, that is a 2cv. I owned an early 2cv for a while with the corrugated hood, hilarious little car. I will probably own another one some day.

[@williamdeegan7840]

@@Carchaeology I knew I like you for some reason.

[@trevoranderson4404]

Should of keep it ? ,,

[@daveallen8824]

Had me going for a minute - I swear that grille was specific to the 7-Litre...

[@tomadkins2866]

The LTD, XL and 7-Litre all got that grille. The Custom and Galaxie had the stamped grille. That die cast grille is pretty awesome.

[@keithwiebe1787]

@@tomadkins2866 I stuck that grill on a 65 Galaxie which I did have a 428 PI engine in it from a Mercury police car.

[@efandmk3382]

I don't know how it happens that people park a perfectly good car in a garage or barn and forget about it, but it does. I found a midnight blue, 1965 ford Custom in an old barn (At an estate sale) in 1999. It had a Ford 289 engine (one of the indestructibles, like the Chrysler slant 6), it was fully equipped, and it was in cosmetically perfect condition, and had a very believable 46,000 miles on the odometer.. I bought the car for $800.00. It took all of $1800.00 to get it up and running perfectly. You know, plugs, points, wires, fluid changes, brake pads carb tune up, fresh tires, and other rubber, a good paint buff, etc. I drove it for three years, and then sold it for $8500.00....which actually was still a good deal for the buyer.

[@rickygs6434]

Sweet

[@hejhej-q3o]

im sitting in this car right now and drinking beer in sweden

[@Carchaeology]

Give it a pat on the hood for me!!

[@hejhej-q3o]

@@Carchaeology i will

[@snapon666]

a 4 door with the optional 390 would seem to be rare ..did it have a factory rowing package ?

[@Carchaeology]

Rowing package? Well...it was quite the boat. 😂

[@seana806]

I’ve seen a few pop up for sale in my 2 years of searching. Almost ended up with a ‘66 Ford LTD similar to this one but in green but someone bought the car from underneath me :(. Going to pick one up with the 289 sometime soon, not a LTD but is close enough to one though.

[@opera93]

Thanks, nice video .. Interestingly, I,bought a 1966 Ford GALAXIE 500 XL/4 SPD/352/ black INT// PB PS,BURGNDY **Color too( JAY LENO rebuilt a 7 LITRE 66 in Burgandy, *& great story)..Finding the 66 Ford at my Chrysler/ Plymouth Dealer lot for good price (* had a 61 FORD GALAXIE Convertible, falling apart) in 1967 .. Anyways THE GALAXIE got me through Pharmacy School, & until 1973 lot of miles,.. I added *&;improved the Car quite a bit ( e.f., I did not have Disc Brakes option, added Merallics cardulky, etc,)....The 66 FORD was , oddly appealing and comfortable, esp,after upgrading a lot of it......INTERESTINGLY, THE FORD dealer and FORD PERFORMANCE ( MOTORCRAFT, just getting bigj, had a lot of stuff...)....

[@woodysworld9688]

Little ole lady drove super stock dodger

[@Carchaeology]

Obviously there was more than one little old lady in Pasadena!

[@davidszakacs6888]

The little old lady from Pasadena had a brand new, shiny red, super stock DODGE.

[@Carchaeology]

Maybe that’s why she parked the LTD!

[@lbindert]

I wonder if Cal Worthington and his dog spot from Huntington Ford sold her the car.

[@lewismartin9980]

Give me 20k its yours.....Sweden will pay that they love our cars.

[@jewishman2687]

...and parked in her rickety old garage was a brand new shiny red Super Stock DODGE

[@rmacbobco]

Damn skippy!

[@mrschuyler]

Tsk. Tsk. The Little Old Lady from Pasadena had a 64 Super Stock Dodge, a four speed stick and a four-two-six.

[@danlaur7973]

A 4 door LTD....meh... cool story though

[@10susan10]

You did NOT state what year you did this.. My 69 CJ fb Stang, purchased June 69, is in my garage... We didn't buy CJs or others - my 67 GT500 or 70 Boss9 - to just sit so its not as pristine as this car appears. Every day as I wonder how many more days there are, that thought of where it goes after me is there. How little did we realize then what would become of these cars decades later. Sold the Boss9 1974 for $3,000.... Who knew? Found the build sheet for it a couple of years ago and wonder what ever happened to it.

[@Carchaeology]

I think this was around 2012?

[@bobbyhall8862]

How much did he pay for that ford ltd Galaxy? They never want tell prices!

[@larrywoodruff7530]

Too many doors

[@ronlombardi8887]

hell u live in calie, not a day goes by that u won't need chering up...........hahahahahahahhahahahahah

[@Carchaeology]

Actually it’s pretty awesome here. Don’t believe the hype!

[@hotrodcharliemanous2445]

Stop sending our classics out of America

[@Carchaeology]

Have you ever attended an American car meet in Europe? Those folks love them more than we do !!

[@brianbayer9746]

Tired of watching shit sent overseas.