I can’t afford a summer vacation this year. Thank GOD you graciously invited me to join you on yours!
@Phantom-darkness6 ай бұрын
Biden economics got me too.
@salty-96 ай бұрын
Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?
@roadwarrior82136 ай бұрын
Unfortunately I'm going on the 1st of July to bury a family member. If I had to choose between that and staying home I'd probably choose the latter. But still stinks a lot of people can't get away from the grind whether they can't afford it or in my case run a small business and therefore can never leave lol
@dookiemane6 ай бұрын
@@Phantom-darkness man i hate em all but this is the one year in 14 years I CAN afford to....and still dont want to because i know its gonna get worse so im saving smh
@chrise.24956 ай бұрын
You Vote for him. You decide wrong. Easy as that
@RogerRice-h4f5 күн бұрын
I was 8 when my mom bought her brand new 78 LTD We used to go every summer on vacation, I have great memories in a LTD ❤
@nicolasstanley13926 ай бұрын
The reflection of the LTD in the mirror finish of that fuel tanker was magnificent
@RobertDickens20026 ай бұрын
Looks like some kind of chopped top lead sled.
@Ghost631236 ай бұрын
Absolutely!!!
@vintagetintrader10626 ай бұрын
Every time I see a stainless tanker on TV I think of the Movie ‘Cars’ and the soundtrack that went with it ‘ Life on the Highway, all night long’ lol
@David_Blong6 ай бұрын
I wish we had more of these beautiful American cars in Australia you guys are lucky love this channel and pole barn garage
@baconmcbacon625 ай бұрын
100% pure American majesty
@cwp1alpha5 ай бұрын
That old car is truely the great Americana vehicle that our highways and byways are missing these days. Reminds me of many mile on the road in the back seat of one of these glorious cars. I'd gladly drive even today, versus my minivan that lacks excitement and style.
@Lane-jq3ed6 ай бұрын
The LTD is freaking glorious....she belongs amongst the beauty of Yellowstone🙌
@William-r6w6 ай бұрын
Cars like this LTD is what made America GREAT
@P00katube6 ай бұрын
Oh, to long for a large four dor sedan made in the good Old U.S. AND A!!!!! It's NO Wonder Why America Has Gone Downhill😢💔
@danielestrada18505 ай бұрын
Yeah I agree, the golden era of American automobiles was undoubtedly the 50s, 60s and part.of the 70s. When the USA was the automotive standard of the world.
@jamesf44056 ай бұрын
I sure wish they still made cars like that one. We didn't realize how good we had it. God bless you and your family! 🙏✝️
@dankreoger6116 ай бұрын
JD using a actual map, most kids today couldn't open one.
@jwrockets6 ай бұрын
I'll bet he could fold it, too.
@jakebrake57766 ай бұрын
@@jwrocketsi struggle to do that😂
@corydriver76346 ай бұрын
You’d have thought he’d have known Nebraska city is in Nebraska not Iowa.
@Rfk19666 ай бұрын
@@corydriver7634The bigger Kansas City is in Missouri, so I can see how it might be confusing…
@danstowe81636 ай бұрын
I loved seeing that!
@1aikane6 ай бұрын
Those were great cars. Solidly built
@Sir4everKcRoyal6 ай бұрын
I literally clicked on this as a random thumbnail because I recognized the car. My grandparents (who passed in 2011 and 2017) had a gold LTD just like this one when I was a kid. They sold it in 1995 to buy a brand new Grand Marquis which ultimately was their last car. So many amazing memories of riding around in that car. I still remember the smell of that interior and the clock that rolled the time like an odometer. Thanks for bringing up some warm memories
@juztyn006 ай бұрын
honestly probably the most comfortable road trip vehicle.
@JeffKopis6 ай бұрын
I can vouch for that. Had a 76 LTD wagon, in "Bigfoot blue", a silver 76 Grand Marquis, fully loaded, and a triple black 77 Mk V. The last two had 460s. 80 mph road pillows (back when the speed limit was 55 🤣).
@zoomanx96615 ай бұрын
It’s a LOVE BOAT
@rickmunson83176 ай бұрын
Never, never apologize for being with your family, Sir! Life is too fast not to enjoy.
@AltTechFan6 ай бұрын
Air con and cruise?! What? Heck yeah! Low buck doesn't have to mean suffering. Love that old boat!
@paulnelson3515 ай бұрын
Paul here calling from London, UK. Thank you for the joy of allowing me to accompany you with your family on the journey in that fantastic LTD! I love America!
@ohiostate91566 ай бұрын
Reminds me of family vacations in the old plymouth valiant. Minus the cigarette smoke, fighting parents, and the occasional roadside whoopin lol. Ah the 70s what a time to grow up in.
@martinkenyon96045 ай бұрын
Yep, if I have to stop this car!
@ericcardinal47886 ай бұрын
That car brings back so many memories. My folks had a Ford LTD in the 70's/early 80's. It was brown on brown. Almost the color of milk chocolate. During the summer my mom would take all the kids in our neighborhood to the pool. That car had a huge back seat.
@frankdenardo86846 ай бұрын
My late dad was a fan of those big Ford cars LTD, Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis, and Lincoln Continental Town Car. They are very comfortable and smooth riding. I remember watching the commercials when a diamond cutter from Tiffany's cut a $50,000 diamond in the back seat.
@pony0535 ай бұрын
I ALSO remember Father Guido Sarduchi on Saturday Night Live with Dan Ackroid cutting something in the back seat (posing as a Rabbi) It looked like a Mercury Montego (which they called the Royal Deluxe
@treesnmoguls5 ай бұрын
I grew up with my Dad owning a 1975 LTD, silver with blue interior and matching blue vinyl roof with a 400/2 barell, more plain than yours (no hidden headlights). VERY SMOOTH, quiet, comfortable, with ZERO road feel. Pot holes, NO PROBLEM! Thank you for sharing this!
@jesusuranga88576 ай бұрын
Mexican singer Chalino Sanchez playing in the radio was awesome, he was very popular in the early 80's till 1992 when he was killed by the cartels, hearing that music in those cars back in the day was really something, people now days drive fancy suv's and pick up trucks, people back in the days drove big cars and trucks wefe more for work. Super nice car!!!
@JasonSmith-vd1sz5 ай бұрын
What a fun road trip. Thankfully, the LTD held together and seems like it was a good trip.
@rev.randall22926 ай бұрын
These kind of cars were meant to be highway cruisers. The best kinds for long trips. Lots of room , comfy , better AC than todays , dont wear you out driving , do good in adverse weather conditions , hold plenty of luggage and a few road trip tools , and actualy not to bad on fuel. Honestly compare some of the recent vehicle mileage to them and once you see through the Bull , you might just be sshocked. Im jealous you found a New Car basicly. I found found one my Jr. Year in Highschool , low mile 68 4dr Chrysler with 440 , auto everything worked great. Bought cheap , sat low so bought rear spring hangers and raised it a notch or two. That summer did regular maintenance and tune up , plug wires and all that stuff , changed trans filter and fluid . Picked up a friends Mom to take her from Kansas to South of Ft.Worth Dallas area , and stayed a week then they came back to NW Kansas with me. Never missed a lick , drove and ran great , didnt break me buying fuel. Love em All.
@MikeF-op4gs5 ай бұрын
Had a 2 door 78 ford LTD back in the early eighties!! The shocks and springs were already shot and it was like being in a boat!! Family joked about it being the uncle buck car after that movie came out!! Big boats back then!! And not great on gas either!!
@RamonPreciadoDuenas6 ай бұрын
❤😂 wow, listening to Chalino Sanchez in golden 1978 LTD land yacht..... that was beautiful man.
@Martin.Wilson6 ай бұрын
I absolutely LOVE that car. It's like the Holy Grail of barn finds.
@hkk36566 ай бұрын
My boss had a LTD. He said it cost him a lot with all the extras. He'd call it his "Last Thin Dime"
@FNRifleman6 ай бұрын
Petition to call that old girl the "Golden Bullet LTD". What an absolute cruiser.
@RustyZipper6 ай бұрын
8:22
@JeffKopis6 ай бұрын
I like "Goldhammer".
@PeterGriswald6 ай бұрын
NO!! "Goldmember"!!
@andrewmeadows25966 ай бұрын
Petition to stop people giving cars names.
@FNRifleman6 ай бұрын
@@andrewmeadows2596 Nicknames are fine, but giving cars "real people" names is dumb. I call my white van "The Marshmallow".
@darthbader65065 ай бұрын
Stunning scenery and your LTD was right at home, thanks for sharing
@MS-wb5mf6 ай бұрын
My first car was a 74 Coupe with 42k miles in 1980 , loved it.
@craigneubert77226 ай бұрын
I've caught myself binge watching your channel lately. You do what most of us do, make it work. Also, not be too sappy, my dad passed when I was 6. I never got to wrench with him. I really enjoy watching you and JD work together.
@djackman42295 ай бұрын
We had a 400cid LTD here in Australia in the 70s. I loved it.
@micahpaul206 ай бұрын
JD has it made in that comfy back seat. Plenty of room.
@goldenrustorbust6 ай бұрын
In Nebraska you can watch your dog run away for 3 days
@pizzapieyea6 ай бұрын
I just finished watching the last vid, Now I get to watch another one, thanks Dalton.
@williamsinger41246 ай бұрын
Is the pizza factree closed?
@zoomanx96615 ай бұрын
Now THAT’S COOL 😎. I always wanted to drive a big sedan like that from coast to coast 👍
@georgeponnay4476 ай бұрын
The old LTD is King of the Road!
@barkerjames19806 ай бұрын
Awesome video! I live in Cody, and I saw you guys at my friend Kyle's Sinclair gas station as I drove by on main street, and I definitely noticed that beautiful car!
@nicklutz616 ай бұрын
Possibly one of the best PBG videos yet. Bravo! 🥰
@TravelFilming5 ай бұрын
Clark, she’s a beaut 👍. Car looks like it was build to last a lifetime.
@diggah6 ай бұрын
Man alive that takes me back. In 2000 I was part of some exchange programme and I lived in West Yellowstone for 3 months (I’m from the midlands U.K.) and it was quite an experience. Thanks for the memory jogger.
@thepoormanschannel52035 ай бұрын
My dad's friend had one with over 600000 miles..He loved the comfort and great ride..
@careysavage6 ай бұрын
I'm not able to go on vacation this year so I'm glad you decided to take us. Alone while you and your family injoy yours God bless y'all and pray that you all have a wonderful and safe trip .❤❤
@gregjohnson81886 ай бұрын
Great Fun! laughter and horns in tunnels is priceless
@MichaelDavis-si9bv6 ай бұрын
My grandma had one almost identical. It was yellow though. She gifted it to her house cleaner after a couple years. What a legend.
@Rfk19666 ай бұрын
A fellow Pontiac guy, but will admit Ford AC was the superior system back then. Could get nice condensation blowing out of the vents, even on a 90 degree day. Plus the Philco AM radio will pull in everything.
@robertvitrano37576 ай бұрын
Those formations are called buttes. That LTD brins back fond memories. We had when I was younger, the small block seized up and my Pops pulled a 390 out of a T bird to replace it. Afterwards that car made three trips from New Jersey to South Dakota and several long trips in between. What a great car. I'm glad you guys had fun👍👍👍
@michaelchevreaux77805 ай бұрын
The 302 Was Far Too Small a Engine For a Pre 1982 LTD.
@JustinKapow2 ай бұрын
Man I would have hated a car like this 20 years ago, but now when someone says what’s a car you’d like in your garage? This is what comes to mind. Huge late 70’s yacht is ideal now. Great video.
@AcmeRacing6 ай бұрын
This took me back. I owned a similar car in the 1980s, and my mother had the station wagon version. Both of them were 1974s with 400/2V engines, so they were running _leaded_ regular. One of my fondest memories was road tripping that barge from Portland Maine to Washington DC. It took forever with the 55 MPH speed limit, because you couldn't reliably get away with going faster than 60-64, especially in CT.
@PeterGriswald6 ай бұрын
Yea buddy! The State boys in CT were the Hitler Youth back in the day! I remember very well getting several "driver awards" while trucking through that toilet!
@AcmeRacing6 ай бұрын
@@PeterGriswald CT is the insurance capitol of the world, and that leads to _over-zealous_ enforcement of speed limits.
@AcmeRacing5 ай бұрын
@@michaelchevreaux7780 Leaded regular was still available and cheaper than unleaded while I had my LTD. Shortly after that it wasn’t sold for automotive use.
@michaelchevreaux77805 ай бұрын
@@AcmeRacing I NEVER Said Leaded ⛽ Gasoline Wasn't Available! I Said All New Cars Engines Had To Be Able To Run On Unleaded Fuel.
@704406bbl6 ай бұрын
That LTD is a grand old ride! And in immaculate condition. Thanks to these land yachts I was given my first job painting cars. As a kid that was 6'5" I could reach to the center of the car and paint these things. Boy I mean I painted a bunch of them too. Spraying untold gallons of acrylic enamel! Nice family road trip. Thanks for sharing.
@pnwvibes_6 ай бұрын
This video makes me happy.
@Stucifer6 ай бұрын
Me too
@haroldwerley36206 ай бұрын
Thanks for taking us along. Reflection of the LTD in the tanker was great!
@troykruse51616 ай бұрын
Awesome views. Thanks for taking us along 👍🏻
@Icebuntrucker6 ай бұрын
Living the dream Dalton , Making memories with Jd AND Jess .
@kravin745 ай бұрын
My grandpa had a very early 70's model. Green on green. I remember riding in it in the later 70's and 80's and it was a very nice car. I can still hear the click sounds the doors made when opening them. When he died in 2001 I bet it didn't have 30,000 miles on it. Ford Love Tool Daddy
@ZakPeirce6 ай бұрын
Liked before the end. Love some PBG!
@Wiltshire_watcher6 ай бұрын
Fabulous Iconic car, I can’t see why the lady at Yellowstone wanted to photograph it ❤
@michaelchevreaux77805 ай бұрын
Should Be Obvious Why.
@bentonbreshears11736 ай бұрын
Thankful you got home safe!
@seandayma6 ай бұрын
Great old car, that LTD!
@robertwest30932 ай бұрын
Even the annoying buzzer still works in that car! I love an old Ford.
@chasebh896 ай бұрын
A classic car doing exactly what it was designed to do 👍👍
@rogeraldrich25336 ай бұрын
I used to own a '72 LTD convertible and I loved that car. Thanks for the memories.
@rexkean6 ай бұрын
JD is quite handy with the camera.
@BEGGARWOOD15 ай бұрын
What a great film . Simple family fun, the excitement of cacti and tunnels, and the vastness of the US. As a European I never completely appreciate how big your country is
@Artoconnell6 ай бұрын
You guys all packed into that living room on wheels seeing the west is the most American Thing I ever saw. WELL DONE
@Indy69vette6 ай бұрын
25 years ago, I had a 1977 LTD 2-Door, yellow with a brown landau top. Old girl had a 400ci motor with a 3 speed and the best part - she had a working 8 track player. I too had an underhood fire from a bad fuel line. Bought the car for $300. Sold it, 3 years later for $500....win, win.
@AaronCarterHD136 ай бұрын
😍 An extra PBG video!?! THANK YOU!?! omg ...😀 Something good to watch!!! YES!?!
@Terriball255 ай бұрын
OMG!!! One of my first cars! I drove one for years! It was basically totaled. Someone had ripped up the side of it running into a tree prior my dad buying it for me. I sat on a telephone book and then changed to a Pillow! I so miss that car! It was a beast! Plus it was fast!
@jimmiebrown50146 ай бұрын
That is a really nice car you have there that is a real car you don't see those cars anymore All we have now is stupid cars All the good ones are about gone thank you for taking care of that one it is so beautiful
@dentech47106 ай бұрын
Thanks to JD for showing us a map…wish there was more of that on KZbin road trips.
@pathvalleyrailroad92776 ай бұрын
And while in Yellowstone, remember two things; the fluffy cows do not like hugs, and cute little bear cubs have mommies.
@steveimhoff56466 ай бұрын
This video reminds me of our childhood car. Our family had a 1973 LTD station wagon that looked just like your LTD in the interior and that long hood. Brought back great memories. Unbelievable that old car made that trip without one issue. I realize it’s a low mileage car… but 45 year old parts are old and just fail. No failures whatsoever !!!
@josephwirth43916 ай бұрын
Ford LTD,just like a Lincoln
@virgilwyatt46326 ай бұрын
Excellent edited footage! Great stuff! Thanks for sharing!
@TheBucklessYooper6 ай бұрын
I just gotta say, you have quickly become one of my favorite channels to watch! I love how you get the whole family involved in your content, and you do stuff a regular old guy with a garage and some tools can do. Keep up the amazing content!!
@dh23606 ай бұрын
Enjoy seeing videos of this car out and about driving and taken care of.
@nogarage_garage6 ай бұрын
Awesome car. Glad to see it getting used rather than being stored away.
@goodpplz1236 ай бұрын
My family of 7 drove from MS to the very top of Iowa in one of these . It was a round trip of 1990 miles. Those were the days. No seatbelts, and no room in a floater tank. We drove all the way across Missouri from St. Louis to KC . Went to the awesome Science museum in St. Louis . There’s nothing like a long trip with your family.
@wmalden6 ай бұрын
My dad had a 1978 LTD Landau Sedan in cream with brown vinyl top and interior. Your LTD brings back memories of that car…
@thomasl64056 ай бұрын
Hell ya! Hope you enjoyed Wyoming brother and we treated you right
@grantmelcher18306 ай бұрын
Looks like you had a great trip!!!! Beautiful country!
@user-KrackerJack6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the memories Dalton. Although maybe I should have skipped this . I so miss my summers at the cabin outside the east gate we use to drive from CT to Laramie for a few days then on to Cody and up to the cabin . Did that for nearly 20 years. I spent one summer working as a wrangler at Pahaska Tee Pee taking tourist on trial rides in the mountains. Probably the best summer of my life , maybe because I had the cabin to stay at and not the room at the back corral with the horses . But either way it's something I'll never forget 😢. We would make up all kinds of stories to tell on the rides . I'm in hundreds of tourists family photos. Oh and I beat up some Amish kid who thought he was a tough guy. Almost forgot about that
@steamfan71475 ай бұрын
In the mid 80's my father bought a 76' 2-door Landau, what a car! There were a lot of cars built in the 70's that sucked, but the LTD's were not one of them.
@helmetguygaming4286 ай бұрын
Always a rollercoaster with you, love the content.
@greggc80885 ай бұрын
Those old AC systems with valves in the receiver often ice up on long trips. Yes, keeping the air flow through the evaporator helps but it's just what they do. Thanks for sharing your family trip. Awesome!
@CarsofMetal776 ай бұрын
The 1970s were the best decade ever.
@PassivePortfolios5 ай бұрын
The 60s for cars. The 70s cars sucked and it got worse in the 80s.
@devengudinas16495 ай бұрын
Yeah emissions really did anything after the early 70s cars in.
@PassivePortfolios5 ай бұрын
@@devengudinas1649 The EPA killed performance.
@keith39705 ай бұрын
I lived through all three of those decades and cars were always fun.
@cindys18195 ай бұрын
You guys didn't live through the REAL high water mark of the American civilization.. The FIFTIES....and very early 60's. Before JFK/Dallas and MLK/RFK/VietNam/etc.....
@pdrphil81596 ай бұрын
I bought a new 95 4x4 Tahoe two door one day & left for Yellowstone the next . (Still the most favorite vehicle I've ever owned) . It was early June & we stayed in Cody Wyo... For 5 days we climbed the Shoshoni mtns into the park and as luck would have it , they had ripped out 10 miles of pavement on top of the mtn where it rained or snowed every day we crossed into the park... My new navy blue tahoe was covered in brown mud to the point you could'nt guess the color... Twice I pulled cars out that were stuck in the mud ... When we got back to Cody , usually long after dark , I would take my brand new Tahoe to the car wash & wash the days mud off.. One night as I was wiping her a down , I looked up & there stood a massive Mule Deer... It walked slowly into the car wash as I snapped photo's with my disposable camera's. I had half a loaf of bread left over from our lunch & I hand fed this massive deer that was starting a new rack , still in velvet.. On our last day driving into the park it turned very cold as we climbed the mtns .. Soon it was snowing so hard you could scarcely see 5 ft ahead... We pulled over & took photo's , threw snowballs , and laughed at this blizzard in June... By the time we pulled into the lodge , there was still 6" of snow on my Tahoe .. Ppl were snapping pictures & asking where we had been to have snow that deep on our vehicle .. I told them & soon learned that entrance was now closed... By the time we left it had reopened , but a foot of snow still lay on the ground... Half way down the mtn there was a restaurant & gift shop where we stopped , ate , and spent $200 on hooded sweat shirts for the 4 of us... I can honestly say it is a treasured memory for me & my family .. My girls are grown & last summer , I loaded my 3 grandsons into a brand new Dodge truck I bought the day before & headed to Yellowstone . I picked them up at DFW airport after their flight from Tenn & off we went .. We stopped along the way & took pics in the same spots we had taken pics with my girls 28 yrs earlier ... Not much had changed really... The Badlands & Mt Rushmore were inspiring as was the Big Horn mtns... Old faithful still spews her steam about every 45 minutes & Old Faithful lodge is still majestic as ever... We saw a grizzly & a pack of wolves in the north of the park & of course many buffalo . Although the sign say stay away from the shaggy's , a young woman decided to "pet" one while her friend took a video.. It charged her , which set the crowd to screaming, as she ran , stumbled & fell.. The pissed buffalo bull , with its tail straight in the air , got to her & luckily stopped.. It gave her a good sniff as she laid in the fetal position , circled her twice , then walked away... My 16 yr old grandson told her it was the dumbest thing he had ever seen & asked if she could read , pointing to a sign that warned of approaching these massive animals (he is a jr bull rider ) to which she said , " yes , I can read & I agree, that was dumb. I've never been so scared".. Ahhh...memories !
@kevinvazquez17856 ай бұрын
The part where they listen to alma enamorada❤🇲🇽🕊
@jflopez186 ай бұрын
Nieves de enero👍
@paulcowie13636 ай бұрын
Thanks for taking us along! I am loving discovering the USA in the process! So glad the LTD got to lift her skirts and stretch her knees!! Greetings from Cape Town 😊
@my1vice6 ай бұрын
In 1978 we moved across the country in a Country Squire Wagon. Mom, Dad, and us 4 kids. I can't imagine how we made it.
@jdslyman17206 ай бұрын
Mom, dad, and 4 kids in a Country Squire Wagon. Why do I want to sing "Holiday Road" so much? Ok, Clark only had 2 kids, but he had that wagon, and thru hell or high water, he was determined to make it to Walley World😁
@BigBaddaBoom6 ай бұрын
Blow some of that smoke my way. It's been 11 months and 23 days nicotine free for me. I just like to catch some secondhand on occasion.
@mudia1076 ай бұрын
I knew there was a good reason to stay up till 12
@nicolasstanley13926 ай бұрын
Amen
@Effect2o6 ай бұрын
Oh fun fact. That lake you passed by around 16:40 is the area that Matts off road recovery was passing by in his new corvair and broke down. Sorry for the stretch before that, that was really boring!! We need to add something there at least to see. Oh, I wish I knew you were going into Yellowstone., I would totally have purchased a pass for you! This is a great time to take that drive! Hope you liked our state!! I didnt get to buy you that beer.. Maybe next time you make it around this area again. 👊
@butcher3906 ай бұрын
I just relived my childhood 💙 Certainly remember going on family road trips , in similar vehicles , when they were late model new cars 🚗 Thanks for taking me along , Dalton
@robertwhall6 ай бұрын
Yeah, I remember family road trips as a kid in. The 70s in Grand Marquis then Continentals. Spacious and comfortable.
@jackmead61666 ай бұрын
Amazing Car!!!!!
@Gimpstrength6 ай бұрын
Best channels on the whole tube!
@dragon2knight6 ай бұрын
It's the simple things ya know? I LOVE that LTD, such a true classic for the regular guy 🥰
@dacop20056 ай бұрын
I hope you enjoyed all that construction on I-80... We were through there earlier this month.
@outsidethebarn6 ай бұрын
Nightmare on the way home
@1954shadow6 ай бұрын
Three weeks ago, I was too, egad!
@EarlieP6 ай бұрын
Road sofas like the LTD made road tripping fun and comfortable. Thanks for sharing!
@TimberTheWolf6 ай бұрын
I hope yall make it glad your ok after the semi truck accident
@FunTowerRadio5 ай бұрын
I had a 1974 LTD 2 door Brougham with a 351 Windsor. What a great road trip car! The A/C was always ice cold and the lines under the hood would always ice up on the outside. Great video!