Georgia Rescue! 1977 Ford LTD Coupe!

[@hawaiisurfski3602]

I remember theses when they were new. Nice car, it deserves a sympathetic restoration So

[@777jones]

When a Ford was a FORD. Lol

[@ItsaRomethingeveryday]

These are the kind of cars I like alot, when cars were built with quality, Liked

[@cbhonda90]

Wonder who is flying down. Is it visegrip garage ?

[@rwj777]

I love these old LTDs! I remember riding inside many of these as a child. I would repair that fender and give it a fresh paint job with a new top , put some new shoes on her and ride out! 👌🏾

[@SeanODea25]

They're beautiful cars

[@blakesteen7564]

My parents brought me home from the hospital after I was born in a ‘77 LTD they bought new. Yellow 4 door car. That was April 1984. That car is probably long gone now.

[@trickyricky12147]

Who knows, someone probably bought it from them and it could've became a derby car back when nobody cared about those cars.

[@infinity3jif]

the working factory air conditioning, that's amazing

[@movieguy1985]

Man I could never work at a scrap yard...I'd bring everything home with me! Its always so cool to see all these old cars coming through your yard. Just boggles my mind what some people throw away.

[@marlinmr7]

That is so deserving of a full restore Jay! Nice - nice car...... :-)

[@HarleyBadger]

I love it! I wanted one of those back in the day when they were really common, and especially more now. Yep, it's the C6, or as they called it at the time on the options list, the SelectShift Cruise-O-Matic.

[@daveroe8612]

yep c-6 with the 400 2barrell.

[@ZBR_garage]

Guy buying that f100 sounds like vise grip garage or junkyard digs

[@johnyonker8448]

She’s a survivor. Definitely deserves a nice restoration.

[@freestang6662]

My grandparents had a '78, 4 door. Felt like you were floating on air. Great roadtrip cars, if you can afford the gas!

[@DNR5586]

This brings back memories! Dad had a '76 two door LTD in silver with blue cloth interior. It did not have the hide-away headlamps, and I think it had a landau roof, can't remember though. I remember the doors being so huge. It's demise was in the summer of '81 when my father and I went on a road trip to Dayton, OH to the air museum. Ford had the brilliant idea if running the fuel line over the distributor and it caught fire. We rented a Toyota Corolla for the drive home.

[@ColonelPenguin]

It's always a good time when Jay posts

[@encryptorEJ]

I didn't even think you turned the key all the way over and yet it started right up!

[@moonbeamskies3346]

The engine must have been warm. On these cars when the engine is cold you have to give it some gas before you turn the key.

[@MXguy95]

It’s always been that way! You just bump the key and away it goes! On cold mornings you can press the pedal down once to set choke and that’s it. No more touching it !

[@vine2918]

Is Derek from Vice grip Garage who is going to come get that truck? Sure sounds like something he'd do

[@ass1231453]

Vin E exactly what I was gunna say!

[@tommyboy3261]

I thought the same thing lol

[@MrBrombomb]

I'll bet any amount of money that it's him. It sure sounds like something he would do.

[@robis40]

I thought that but he likes to buy cars that aren't running, then again he has another bumpside that he's fixing so maybe he will make one good truck.

[@paulwillson907]

Another beauty mate! Purring like a kitten 😍😃

[@moises7513]

Pretty good condition LTD coupe

[@ModestoAbandoned]

I’m 18 years old and no many people my age like cars like These but I love them!!!!

[@Expatriate1977]

That's a nice car. Love old cars. like a couch on wheels

[@wesoblander3648]

I like it! Jay, it looks like a car out of a Barnaby Jones re-run. So roomy, and it runs well :)

[@rdpeach]

That old R12 still blowing cold

[@Expatriate1977]

That truck will easily make the trip. Unlike electronic vehicles, it takes very little to keep it rocking

[@JRobert111111]

Jay, you're so smart with cars old and new, but you keep saying "2 valve" even though the air cleaner says "400 2-V". The "V" stands for venturi, of which in this car are 2. The car has a 400 cubic inch engine with a "2 barrel" carburetor. Nonetheless, that LTD is definitely a car worth saving and fixing up. Those 70's big Fords and GMs had a ride and comfort folks today can only dream about.

[@MXguy95]

I’ve never been able to shake that. For years I’ve done that. I’ve been ruined by Japanese cars branding the number of valves. And I know it means Venturi but I’m apparently retarded and can’t stop saying it when the camera is rolling 😅

[@69Dartman]

We all have ways of saying things out of playfulness or we just don't know quite the right word, I wouldn't get too upset about it, we all know exactly what you meant. Every manufacturer seemed to put tiny carbs on their smaller big blocks like there, that'll save some gas. My Dart with the stock 318 got 12.7 in town till I added a 4bbl then it was 10 to 11 but more fun to drive. I think the best I got was barely 12 after I put a Thermo Quad on it and drove really easy a few times. It is a spread bore so they have very small primary bores like a Quadrajet so can get decent mileage if you drive nice on a smallish engine.

[@clevelandmaker386]

@@MXguy95 how much YA want for it!

[@kalanikaau1]

@@69Dartman My Mother had a '71 Country Squire with a 429 2V, I helped my Dad change the intake to a Edelbrock 4V lowrise and a Holley 4V carb, man did that engine wake up after that!

[@frequencyfluxfandango8504]

@@MXguy95 I noticed that too, but I laughed my head off when I read your response.

[@jimmyjimjims7483]

A teacher in high school had a baby blue one of these in like 2009, took up 2 parking spots lol

[@ricochetey]

Must of been a tiny spot lol

[@millerkiller6496]

A modern day Toyota Tundra can take up 3 parking spots

[@mexicanspec]

The driver was probably just an asshole. This car is no bigger than most full size cars or trucks out there.

[@markgagnon9977]

Let me know when he is doing that

[@jamesjames3525]

Great USA automotive history rite there son. Wish we could replicate that durability today. I know I am dreaming.

[@razor_wuff]

BRO ITS SO QUIET AND CLEAN!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@1_Papa]

Definitely one to fix and keep! Built back when Ford wasn't afraid to build cars, like they are today. El Tee Dee for life! 🚢! 🐰

[@elyrccaledon6600]

I grew up living with my widowed grandmother. Her 'boyfriend,' had '77 LTD, cream yellow with a tan roof. I liked the new car smell while it lasted. I didn't consider it to be anything special...as it was very plain...power steering & brakes, A/C, AM/FM radio, front bench seat and that was it. Looking back now, I remember it as a quiet, stable highway cruiser, really comfortable. It's hard to find anything half so comfortable nowadays. Modern cars, unless you buy a SUV, make you feel you're sitting in a teacup.

[@hqgirl567]

Man she’s so quiet. I couldn’t even tell she was on. But what a beautiful car.

[@hqgirl567]

Amplass 333 nice!

[@chrisbaughman9860]

Wow 39,000 miles this car if I was u I'd keep just buff out the dent these cars could drive through anything especially snow all I would do mechanically would be oil change fresh plugs and wires and filters top off the fluids and possibly adjust the idle sounds a tad low

[@jackcohen3999]

Wow what a beautiful old ca. Love old 1970's sedans. Definitely worth restoring.

[@bdpopeye]

I had a 77 Ford LTD Landau. Mine was a 4dr. Very quiet very smooth..but a gas hog. Maybe 10mpg downhill with the wind. Maybe 13-15 on the freeway. I bought it in '87. My LTD was very nice. It was yellow with a matching interior. Thanks for posting.

[@billkerstein1637]

I had a 1971 LTD coupe with the last year 390 2V V-8 and its air was still working untouched at 20 years old and it was a very strong runner. My brother pulled his 26ft Cabin Cruiser about 8k lbs. no problem with it!

[@Fatallica]

these are my all time favorite land yachts, i just love the look of it so much. if i could find a 75-77 with a 460 that doesnt need too much work, that would be the dream

[@gregfoster4541]

My uncle Loy bought one used in 1980 with 18k creamy yellow with caramel color top and interior, leather and 40 years later he still has it,, 83k on it now and been setting in a garage since '02 looks great still! He's 93 and has no interest to sell it I've tried, great car! Thanks for sharing Jay and as always "Howdy from Texas "😃

[@bazilwreckerloughead]

I want that big old land yacht. It's got a lot of potential.

[@cherylt8590]

As my dad would say, these are big boats,not cars lol love it👍😆...

[@midsouthexpress]

I love those old cars. They rode like your sitting on your living room couch, had good cold AC and you could steer it with your pinkie finger if you wanted to. I would take that one right now as she sits, minus the wasps, you could keep them..LOL

[@ArcadeMachine15]

Looks pretty clean under the hood what a great find!

[@Rebel9668]

We had one of those brand new in '77. Had the 351w I believe. Ours was gold colored with the vinyl top but it didn't have the headlight covers. Back when I lived in Tennessee I used to get stung by those red wasps so often and got so used to it that eventually i just slapped them like mosquitos to kill 'em. They'd only raise a welt about the size of a mosquito bite and it'd be gone in a few hours. I finally set off bug bombs in the attic of that old house I lived in and that took care of the majority of 'em. I miss the "boulevard rdie" of those old land yachts. You could drive big cars all day long and feel just fine at the end of the day. Modern cars with their stiff suspensions will make ya feel like you've been beaten by the end of a day of driving.

[@Scott924m]

Reminds me of our 1975 white Ford LTD station wagon. It's why I love cars. The 400 cubic inch 4 barrel hauling that beast of a car up the foothills of upstate New York. Was awesome to a preteen myself.

[@buddy8225]

Looks just like my ‘82 Grand marquis coupe I had. Drove it for four years before selling it.

[@leekissel6151]

I love the one headlight open and the other closed !!!!

[@super-gerald]

Oh this car is beautiful. Nice find.

[@justsumguy2u]

Ughhh, I hate wasps. That's some vintage smooth-riding luxury you've got there, and I hope you restore it

[@patrickgartmann2741]

Is it for sale how much if it is.

[@Americantrucker01]

Had the same car when i was 17 351 Cleveland 4bbl Rochester carb loved that car didnt love me though after 2 transmissions and alot of racing it ended in a junk yard thanx for the memories Man 🙂

[@R.Nelson]

NICE!!!!!...I was just looking at 70s wagons an hour ago...it's beautiful car Yes...I would take this car over ANY new vehicle...Love it...Thanks again ☺️

[@ericouellette5293]

Nice looking LTD. My parents had a 78 ltd station wagon same color. They got it brand new in 78 when I was born. Theirs had a 351. Wish theirs had AC was a hot ride going from Michigan to Maine every summer. About the only option it had was cruise control. They pulled a 28 foot camper with it. Try finding a car today that can do that. They traded it in for a brand new 85 fox body LTD. The station wagon had 78,000 miles on it when they traded it in.

[@johnfrese4851]

i would love to get my hands on that thing. mainly it is a straight forward simple fix style of vehicle compaired to what we drive now which more sensors break the horrible the car drive or not drive

[@michaeld2799md]

Another beautiful behemoth.

[@dodgeguyz]

I had a 78 LTD landau. It was my first real car. I Loved that car. 400 2bl. It was beige with a tan interior and top. I miss it. It was one hell of a cruiser. I believe they had the C6 and a 9" rear end.

[@jbb8382]

Had 1 in turd brown. Had the 302, slow as molasses. I can only assume the 400 would move out better?

[@moonbeamskies3346]

I had the 2 barrel 400 V8 in a 1972 LTD. It moved out okay. I never timed it but it felt like a 10 second 0 to 60, and it pulled strong in passing gear.

[@stephensobiegray4233]

Jay I still have my 1977 LTD Landau, with fender skirts, and factory sun-roof, it is Silver and Burgandy 2dr , special order with a 460-4V. When you come across either a 2V or a 4V the V stands for either a 2 or a 4 Venturi carberator and not how many valves it has per cylinder, when the auto industry changed to fuel injection they dropped the Venturi amount just going with what ever kind of EFI it has. Thanks for your great u-tube channel. Fellow American hearhead Steve Sobiegray

[@teadoggcreations2336]

Nice save ! Looking forward to the progress 😉

[@johnfranklin5277]

Jay, nice old LTD. I remember when they were new. A neighbor 3 doors down had one. Very nice looking when new. I can beat your hot weather. About 2 weekes ago it was 125 degrees here, next day it cooled off to 122. Back to normal now which is around 110 give or take a few degrees.

[@2003cobramustang]

Good to see an old survivor! Those cars where built like tanks!

[@Pedroisanickname]

That love tap looks more like a whisky dent. Love to see it with the skirts on.

[@kirkhathaway4974]

A friend of mine had a Mercury Montego Station wagon that was a huge boat of a car but has alot of the same dash and interior as yours does and sounded completely the same when you started it up.crazy how all those parts interchanged with all those different models!!!!Cool car thanks for posting!!!

[@Underappreciatedclassics]

I noticed one of the flip up headlight flaps is up even with the engine off and lights off.. that usually indicates a bad vacuum actuator. Under normal operation I believe the pump releases vac pressure on the line to allow the doors to raise up. When the lights are off the vacuum is increased closing the doors. And it should hold that pressure for a long while after shutdown. But if there is a leak you can actually turn the lights on then off quickly and the broken actuator will actually make the light look like it’s winking..

[@frequencyfluxfandango8504]

Ordinary cars are business I guess, but I love it when you feature big American cars like this one. You now have your 600th Like. Not that long ago, these cars were as cheap as chips in the UK. Now we have slightly less draconian laws regarding classic cars, however there is now no more room to safely drive a full size car here, plus, they are now more expensive to buy. A nice car !

[@trentcaldwell6573]

We had a tan/brown ‘78. Absolute gem!

[@michaelbustillo9583]

I literally just got done watching one of your old life streams from a couple of years ago that was keeping me entertained and I seen this!

[@craigp8430]

Nice to see Jay presenting in his older style

[@christopherstory2136]

Awesome. When cars were made to last. Dig the Landau package. Definitely a restorable. (Note the Frigidaire/GM style compressor)

[@Foxonian]

My aunt used to own a '77 LTD Landau sedan when I was a kid. Felt like a budget Lincoln.

[@svenmartin840]

That is a survivor. Potential restoration project!!!!

[@stevew270]

It must like you, it's winkin at ya!

[@jasperstroupe8873]

Oh man I like that!!!

[@LongIslandMopars]

Back in the 80s our neighbor had the Mercury version, a 2 door Marquis with a 400-4V. That thing was a cushy beast. Hope someone rescues this LTD.

[@derekchapel2783]

Funny how most of us immediately thought of Visegrip Garage. I’ll be dipped!!

[@lateefcarrere1649]

I'm with you on those wasps - I was stung by 1 awhile back, and while I'm immune, it's still not any fun. I have no problem killing them or yellowjackets. Nice car - for a Ford.

[@hm12460]

Very cool! This was built back in the day when Ford knew how to build a quality car!

[@rickloera9468]

The Landau model was the top of the line LTD in 1977. I remember seeing one on the Showroom floor in the summer of 1977. The interior I remember being nicer as well as the woodgrain accents. These look more like the LTD Brougham, but it does say Landau. There must have been an upgrade for the interior. Also the hubcaps are pretty basic for a Landau. I usually saw them wearing fancy albums dish wheels with a center cap. It does look better without the rear fender skirts that most of the Landaus had. Suprised that Ford didn't upgrade the dome light for the top line cars. I guess the dome light with the dual map lights was still part of the light group or I think Ford called it Visability Group. Definitely worth saving and I love dove gray. So the car would be stunning with new paint.

[@seanmcgivney7631]

Wow, a fine machine 👍! We had many LTDs as a youth, none of them started so easily. Even then!

[@MXguy95]

My 88 fuel injected car doesn’t even start this easy. I’m baffled at how well it truly runs !

[@midsouthexpress]

@@MXguy95 That's where the old saying starts like a Ford came from. Just reach in and roll the engine over one cylinder, and its running..

[@joehammond2586]

That's a pretty decent old Ford.

[@jbncnow]

My dad had this same car in yellow, same GM ac compressor

[@daveroe8612]

Please restore her, this is American auto history at it's best. The original Landau cars also had wheel skirts on the back. That 400 v8 is a workhorse good engine,

[@koolkev75]

Vice grip garage special👍

[@davida.p.9911]

The last of the land yachts. In 78-79 all the downsizing started happening. The LTD really shrunk after that. Nice car!

[@iandominics4328]

That's awesome, I have a 77 also but a 4 door. Has the same 400 also but she runs great and is my daily

[@dieselbronco9247]

That's a pretty nice Ltd, reminds me of a '73 Pontiac Grandville I had in high school. I wish I'd never sold that car and would love to find another one.

[@Seasonal50]

I’m glad you finally made a video about it!

[@PadreDProductions]

Jay Smart is the Dollar Store version of Doug Demuro LOL

[@joeundercoffer2567]

That’s awesome haven’t seen one in years My car had R12 and it blew ice cold I had it converted to R134 and hasn’t been the same

[@chev500l8]

10 years ago I had one with the big 460, pulled like a freight train, miss that car.

[@Alaskakid87]

I wish I would've been able to keep my grandmothers 1977 Ford LTD coupe dark forest green with the white vinyl top I love these cars!!

[@terrellstewart1532]

I had a 76 with a 351m had a very nice ride hard to beat them.

[@Tmax-ub5br]

Clean car for the year.

[@gregdiamond5355]

Keep the patina Jay if you end up with her. That must be the Barnaby Jones model. Nice car though Jay. I bet it guzzle gas. Good thing gas is cheap right now.

[@johnfranklin5277]

This PATINA thing that got started a few years ago, lol its just a nice way of saying, crappy. Worn out paint!! And there's nothing nice about that. It got popular because so many can't afford to repaint the cars. So they decided to push the idea that keeping crappy worn out paint was COOL, and call it patina lol.

[@bansheemania1692]

@@johnfranklin5277 Scuff pads and some Flat Clear coat. Cheap... I'm more Of a Primer grey

[@dereksans547]

2.49 is not exactly cheap.

[@gregdiamond5355]

John Franklin not always. There are those that have ways to extend showing and use linseed oil to preserve the look. There are times when it's a choice to keep the look.

[@johnbasil7882]

Unbelievable! There's one of these in my U Pull and Pay Here in Orlando Florida off of jet stream Boulevard. I just saw it yesterday and it's actually in mint condition somebody put it there for no reason. It's burnt orange with a brown interior and literally perfect.... found your fender!

[@harrisonhunter7512]

That's a sweet car.

[@BelarminodeAthayde1966]

You made my day, my father had a 4 door model, love those memories. Hope to see you make some Chevy Nova videos some day.

[@ruwithlee1970]

400 cid 2 barrel carberator Great power plant unlike the 302 or 351w with crappy oil pumps and bearings! I had a Dark jade Green one. You should fix it up make a Lead sled Cruiser outta it!

[@ruwithlee1970]

P.S. mine had a C6 3 speed I would install a 4 sp AOD GAS mileage is horrible 7mpg

[@JO-ku1uc]

Hey. What a classic and still running smoothly after 40 plus years. They don't make them like they used to. Imagine a 2011 Crown Vic (last production year) being highlighted in 2054 by Jay. I'm not sure that Crown Vic will be running like the LTD on its 43rd birthday??

[@MXguy95]

I can only hope to live long enough to be able to drag a 2011 Vic out of a barn and call it a classic ! Telling stories of seeing them new and such. Gah , I feel old just thinking about it !

[@JO-ku1uc]

That's how I feel Jay when I see that 93 Accord of yours. I remember when they were brand new!! I can recall many of today's classics when they were new.

[@brucewagner4408]

Sweet LTD! I just bought myself a 88 Towny last week. Has 129xxx miles, garaged its whole life. Idk how to add a pic on here or I would.

[@1crannog]

Glorious!

[@upsidedowndog1256]

I had a similar car in 1995. I bought it to get to work while my 84 Nissan pickup was down (head gasket). It had very cold air, too! I think mine was a 75. Lots of room in that one.

[@JohnDoe-db8to]

Georgia finds and Alabama finds are good because there are low weather conditions on vehicles