Ultimate Crusty Sleeper: 650hp Big Block Ford LTD

[@88power73]

Uncle buck would approve LoL, it's always a bonus when the owner is as cool as the car also

[@henrysutulovich6608]

same

[@tractioncontroloff9796]

Uncle Buck!

[@ant8436]

My first thought was uncle buck

[@seeharvester]

The Drinking Step Dad is perfect.

[@Cutlass_Rudd]

@@seeharvester No, Uncle Buck, would have been perfect.

[@UncleManuel]

I totally lost it at "We call it the Drinking Stepdad Edition." 😂😂😂

[@pootmahgoots8482]

Saw "Big Block Ford" and immediately clicked. Not disappointed.

[@shadowbanned7285]

Thought this was the Jay Leno Bentley beater!😂 Probably just as cool! If you don't know what that is look it up! It's awesome! It will slick tires at over 100mph! A total mutant beast!😂

[@caseyspeer8179]

John Candy would be proud

[@Rawusa]

First thing I thought was uncle Buck

[@kskip4242]

That was a Mercury Marquis

[@redman840]

Not Jake Elwood,and his shit box Dodge?

[@fukhue8226]

It would have been funnier if uncle Buck had a sleeper in the movie!

[@paulshamblin6260]

Uncle Buck!

[@MultiTravellingman]

Now this is a sleeper. Decent power to weight ratio, all these big boats deserved more power and he gave it to it. Only thing I'd do diff is upgrade the stereo and fix the dash, but the crusty exterior insures nobody is rushing to steal it or fuck with it.

[@vongdong10]

Sometimes i wish i could go back in time and see all these kinds of cars in their glory days. I honestly can't picture these old cars being everywhere.

[@robhersey1796]

Growing up in that era was a different world. Our street had a 73 Riviera, 74 Cutlass, 70 roadrunner, 72 power wagon etc ...I miss those days.

[@blipco5]

Nobody thought a thing about them. They were overgrown slugs, they were slow and handled like boats, and sucked down the gas in a time when gas prices were on the rise. These cars are the reason the Japanese got such a strong foothold in the US. The year this car was made my friend bought a mint ‘67 4 speed convertible GTO for $700 bucks. We thought he was crazy. I sure do miss those days.

[@steves7896]

Any good 70's flick with street scenes would give you a good visual. The KZbin channel, Car Chase Wonderland (something like that) has plenty.

[@blipco5]

@@steves7896 Worst of them was the Starsky and Hutch Torino. I drove my friend's. It was top heavy and handled like jello with shag carpeting halfway up the doors. That’s what I remember.

[@scrivens100]

​@robhersey1796 mom had a 63 rambler wagon, dad traded in for a 69 Belair wagon (skyline blue) I'd give anything to have that one today

[@keymusabe7207]

I love how Zach is just being himself, and then it has a little particulars from the hoonigan clan and video cut ups that make me understand. Editing is half the battle but the knowledge priceless Always love from NYC YA heard !

[@Elmo6855]

That custom badge! The only clue that something's up here. 🥳

[@favianvasquez1054]

Krusty Krab

[@meanderinoranges]

That and it's scraping the ground.

[@trevorcrosby2807]

These are the sleds we had in high school.

[@AFTER_MIDNITE]

Those were the days. My high school parking lot was a mix of 60s, 70s, and 80s.

[@jasonjohnson4028]

I've had 3 LTDs and a Ranchero LTD2. 302, 400, 351 modified, and the Windsor. All were a blast.

[@workingguy-OU812]

@@jasonjohnson4028 I had a 1972 Chrysler Newport with a big-block in it, and it was a sweet smooth ride. 19 feet long IIRC.

[@Madmaxxxx1984]

Huge back seats for lots of camping room .😂

[@mikeries8549]

Oldmobile . Delmont 88. That's a boat

[@brucebarnes9638]

I was in high school in the 60's and had a GTO. Sometimes you would run into a sleeper, that's what this bad boy is. Camouflaged in a standard issue family car was a beast of an engine. Thanks for the memories.

[@hayden6056]

I see lots of comments of cool cars being owned by high schoolers in the 60s-80s and always wondered. Were these cars affordable enough new to save up with summer jobs or were they presents from parents?

[@AFTER_MIDNITE]

That’s not a family car, it only has two doors. It was considered a personal luxury car.

[@akersquarteracre8002]

When I was in high school, a buddy of mine had (if I remember correctly) a '76 4-door. He lived out in the South Dakota farmland. He and I went on some over the top gravel road excursions, and he just absolutely THRASHED the thing. I mean tortured it to hell and back. All while laughing our asses off. We had some great times in that big-ass boat, this vid brought back some awesome memories. That thing never quit even after all the abuse. "Rev it up!!!" as my friend used to say... constantly.

[@ryurc3033]

This thing looks like it has a mullet. Its perfect! Not a ford guy, but it's old enough it doesn't matter. I'm a big fan of ridiculous sleepers and this definitely qualifies.

[@rlhelton74]

Homey’s mullet is as bad ass as the car!!! It’s flow’n down like a Kentucky waterfall!!!!!

[@OneEyeDollar6]

He doesn't have a mullet though?

[@3xeplodng_3agle_studios]

​@@OneEyeDollar6exactly that's standard trim NorCal stoner dad hair.

[@seeharvester]

@@OneEyeDollar6 Right. Think 1980s Billie Ray Cyrus for the mullet.

[@OneEyeDollar6]

@@seeharvester I can't tell if you agree or disagree with me tbh.

[@johnmourer5747]

Billy raycyruss would be jealous.

[@andrewbecker3700]

Childhood friend of mine inherited one just like it from his dad. Still had the original 400cid Modified, and he'd sit in it and drink Micky's Bigmouths till it was time for the ceremonial burnout. Without ever pulling it out of the garage(it had no brakes) he'd push against the concrete block halfwall, and go into a hell jelly with it. Good times!

[@armandozuniga4623]

The kinda car your stepdad comes through in hammerd take your mom to pound town and you to McDonald's while he's telling you your dad ain't shit 😂😂😂

[@AFTER_MIDNITE]

Don’t forget the ragged cigarette hanging out of his mouth, that he extinguishes in the glass ashtray on the coffee table that’s filled with half-smoked cigarettes mashed down to put them out. 😂

[@A_Cowboy_called_JackRabbit]

You guys know exactly WTF you're talking about, and I'm here for it! 😂

[@mr.e-kh9bq]

Omg I had one. All black 2 door with flip open headlights. It was such a smooth ride and super clean!

[@gunpowderHVA]

Chop senses tingling on a Thursday morning 😂

[@grizzly4736]

I'm convinced everyone my age (pushing 50) grew up with one of these beasts. We had one when I was a kid, same brown color. LTD!

[@Anthonyw421]

Wished they still made cars like this. So kewl and plenty of room

[@RealBearFace]

the perfect10 shirt really helps add a touch of class to this

[@Shocked-]

Now that's one powerful boat

[@baddaddybrady2]

This was my Grandmas car in the 80s..❤

[@MikeS42069]

Zach finds the coolest cats

[@TheBrownbear68]

i love these kind of builds. such a gnarly ride. love it 🔥

[@stickman-1]

The 1970's cars will always be the ultimate sleepers. Always. I love the car. Back in the day I know of one LTD that was powered by a Boss 9.

[@TrevorDroddy-qy5km]

This video made me miss the build breakdowns from Hoonigan. If he can keep the spirit of those old videos alive, I know I’ll watch.

[@Metalwolf765]

Dude… absolutely love the sleaze build. Would love to have a sleazer some day.

[@johnclemans7802]

We had a 76 Torino station wagon, 460 C6, and a 76 LTD 400. It was slow. My dad hopped the wagon with CJ parts, intake carb duals. Metallic Brown with the fake wood trim . I drove it to high school, probably was the fastest car there.

[@tompastian3447]

The 76 Ford / Mercury intermediates wagons were pretty solid. I always wanted a 77 Cougar wagon, and now have two, but perfer the 76 Montego wagon as far as how solid it was, all metal header vs. fibreglass on the Cougar. 76's had 15 inch stock wheels where the Cougar stock wheel was 14, and the 15 was an option with the fake poly mag inserts. I had a full set of the poly mag ford wheels, but they had balance issues and I switched to aluminum 15" wheels.

[@mchristr]

"We live by the beach. We don't need a/c." I had this idea after seeing Men In Black but with a 4-door and 427 stroked Windsor. Awesomely sleazy.

[@billfioretti3013]

COO-ELL!!! I owned from new a 2dr. 1974 LTD Brougham. Same color, Ginger Glow Metallic. 460, C-6, 3.25 rear trailer towing package, A/C, and nearly every factory option. It was always immaculate, quiet and rode like a Lincoln. Loved that car. Kept it for about five years then sold it to a buddy that had it for a while and then he sold it to a buddy of his who beat the stuffing out of it. I keep hearing that it's still around and only a few towns away. I may look into it one of these days!

[@arkhsm]

Way to go Bill, as I owned a '73 Monterey for a month/10,000miles....even successfully drove it through a tree !!

[@billfioretti3013]

@@arkhsm 🤣

[@Mynamesalexa]

I had a '73 LTD Brougham Coupe like this. Was a sales demo Yellow w/ black vinyl roof Loved that car!

[@SmokingMan26]

Wish my drinking step dad was that classy

[@vladpootin5973]

Man, what a great sound this makes, love the classic big American steel cars. So comfortable, and this one can really move too, incredible for its 4500-5000 lbs weight. 🇺🇸💪

[@kristopherhorn2604]

This felt like old hoonigan

[@Buses2Bikes]

LOVE LOVE LOVE these kinds of sleepers. Back in the early 90's I had a '77 LTD with a warmed over 460 cu. in. and a built C6. That car was a beast. With the exception of two exhaust tips peaking out from under the rear bumper you had no clue the car was a tire burning road monster until it was fired up. This car is right in that wheel house. I would not of slammed it to the ground but everything else is , to me, spot on perfect. I hope the owner gets years of fun with this beauty.

[@bearrett50kal17]

Man this feels like old school Build Bio, keep killing it Zac!

[@ArthurSperotto]

I love ratty sleepers

[@JaredR1996]

I love land yachts

[@tinocojohn1]

Absolutely nothing wrong with the exterior, perfect stance!

[@douglascooper1987]

Wide Whites?

[@A_Cowboy_called_JackRabbit]

​@douglascooper1987 you have a strong point, but skinny whites would certainly work.

[@kskip4242]

My dad had a two-door LTD 1974 with a 351 Windsor dark red with black interior and black top that thing was a badass machine 🤘

[@nat9909]

My first car was a 77 Ford Ltd. I learned how to drive on it. That thing barely ever got driven on pavement. None of the roads here were paved back then! Times have changed.

[@mikemartin6857]

I remember my aunt passing away when I was a kid and in her garage sat a Ford LTD in great condition with low Mike's and I remember riding in it as a kid and when ya hit a a bump it would rock back and forth for a 4-5 seconds 😬 Thing was a tank 😉

[@RipRoaringGarage]

I built my 73 Continental this way in 2011. Missing door panels, shredded vinyl roof, and that glorious 460. White walls and wheelcovers 8track and all. Dual exhaust (I had to do 3.5 inch pipes), mild cam. I dont put out as much power. Stock this motor puts out 365hp and 500ftlbs BEFORE the compression drop (like my early 72 Conti has, though shes pure stock, pure silent). This one though, Id say its about 350-400 at the wheel. Its a hoot to drive and swing around. Its 5400lbs though, so shes a big girl, but I can fit more girls in it. The most I squeezed in was about 8 lol. I still have it though but needs some work. Both me and my cars are aging heh...

[@feminazislayer]

I love the front, the rear, the body lines. I love these old boats.

[@arkhsm]

I had it's Mercury relative for one month, a '73 more door Monterey 400ci. Bought the night I arrived from NZ, for $400 in '87. Pumped the tyres to 40psi and hit the road, 10,000 miles and one lap of America later, I was back in L.A., with the Merc. as my hotel for half the journey. Those WERE the days....!!

[@sleepytimeshecomes]

beautiful car! my dad has a Mercury Grand Marquis two door V8 in maroon with a white top. Also this man looks like "Waynegro" from the movie Heat with Alpacino and DeNiro!

[@perrylankford4269]

I had a baby blue one with a 400 V-8.. it was a sweet ride..

[@BodyWeakDotNet]

Definitely a 400 ....i had a 4 dr 1974 same color and all...

[@stephanhull3083]

I keep dreaming of getting a big 70's sled and this might push me over the edge

[@scryla2000]

Reminds me of the movie White Lightning with Burt Reynolds! Classic movie!!!

[@rev.randall2292]

Ahh , the 70's version of the Panther Crown Vic , Murcs , my fav the 01 Lincoln. You could find parts , tweak em , for comfort , power , both but cant kill em. Had a few close in years.

[@jamesmacias2001]

Takes me back to the streets of San Francisco and starsky and hutch days

[@T.Tuxedo]

Barnaby Jones

[@jamesrogerson7482]

This was a cool, short vid. Love seeing anything custom especially the old school shit!

[@chrismair8161]

460 Sleeper! Nice Job!

[@robertbelote5273]

Thank you for keeping it ford!

[@0wl999]

4800 lbs should be spot on. I had a 1972 with a 351 Cleveland, man I miss that car. Unfortunately got rear ended by a 16 year old in a 82 Prelude doing 65 mph while stopped for a red light. She never saw the light, never braked! Knocked me into the 83 LTD in front of me and them into the Pinto in front of them. Bent the entire rear, frame and all, 45 degrees at the back of the rear wheels. Flat bed tow truck's winch couldn't pull it up the ramp, had to get in & fire it up, floor it shredding tires every where to help the guy load it. Firmly convinced if I hadn't been in an old school land yacht I wouldn't be alive today.😲

[@cabaneencac5168]

....and not a single fireworks coming from the Pinto gas tank?

[@peteness9550]

Which has absolutely nothing with the topics other than sitting around on the internet attention seeking.

[@j1mmys4ndusky]

Genuine unfiltered Zac is the best form. Loved this!

[@11C1P]

I had '72 LTD with a 400 in it. Thing rode like a dream.

[@hanssteinmann1852]

Absolutely love this car. Real American stuff here. PERFECT!

[@manoman0]

Lowering this kind'a car is the best ever way a lowered car looks like. Not one single modern car can compete with this look. Those wheels tucked nicely away in the wheel arches. Long, Low. YES YES YES

[@petercermak1910]

I built my 1973 LTD Brougham back in 77. It was called the "Pink Panther" due to the faded red paint and the 400HP racing 406 Cleveland. C6 Trans and 4:11 rear. I still have all the drivetrain. I raced her through the 1990's. Most of the HD parts were from the local police fleet of cars. The local race community considered her the ultimate sleeper around town. It was great with the ladies too. I am looking for another 73 LTD. I think it had the best styling. I can't wait to get my hands back turning wrenches, and back time. Ford Rocks!

[@royakard8536]

You know even being a gm man, this brings a smile to my face. American folks should revel in American cars. Never give up on them.

[@agntbaz]

No malaise with this vehicle!

[@A_Cowboy_called_JackRabbit]

My granny had a triple-gold '76 a lot like this one, padded landau, full wheel covers, the works. She traded it for a brand new '83 done up the same way. I miss that '76 the most, but would love to have either of them today.

[@mrpistonrecaro6483]

I like them ltds since I was a kid in the 80s. Also the wagons

[@kevinronan7178]

I had the 1973 "Country Squire" wagon that had a similar/same front end look....and the fake woody look....and a WEAK 351W 2 barrel with the FMX automatic...sky blue paint. I bought it from my late mother for $100.....My parents bought it from my late uncle..... I like what was done with this featured ride in the video. Creepy is a good word for it.

[@Twinbonding]

Love the car man! Love it! One I absolutely love sleepers and 2 I had a '77 LTD ugly 70's green, backseat was mine and my oldest daughters mom's favorite thing about her! Thing was like a couch. 🤣👌

[@bobjoe1593]

"Watch the paint" haha what a beautiful ride ❤

[@joegilly1523]

I had a 73 LTD,the Green Gilly. Only had a 351 Cleveland in it. I loved that car,the frame cracked had to sell if. It only got 6 mpg but lived with mom and dad at he time and rent was FREE.

[@Fish-df5xc]

Growing up as a teenager we had a license at 16 Our dad had an ltd once in awhile he would let my brother & I borrow it We would burn the tires off it every chance we got Also it had a huge back seat

[@tonycarver9570]

I had this exact make, model, and even the same color as this one. Mine had a factory 400. My Grandfather brought it brand spanking new and I bought it from him. Nice.

[@qlan-9386]

I think Zach needs something like this in his life

[@MegaRetr]

Now that's one powerful boat)))))))

[@benjamingutierrez9031]

That's one sweet boat!

[@CJColvin]

Now thats one badass boat

[@1922BluePhoenix]

those things where frigging beasts..i still got to see them fairly new in my childhood..wish i had one

[@j.wright5918]

Prolly the best restomod on KZbin!

[@peteness9550]

Probably. 1st grade spelling. You’re welcome.

[@j.wright5918]

@@peteness9550tell your mother I said hello!

[@calvinevans8305]

Thanks for keeping that old Battle cruiser going. I love the old 5000 pound cars. Lol

[@I8ITSK8N]

I absolutely love it!!!! I am building a Ford Crown Victoria, P7B police car with the exact same ideas as this! but with a pro charged coyote 5.0. I love Sleepers!!

[@tompastian3447]

What year Crown Vic?

[@I8ITSK8N]

@@tompastian3447 it’s a 2011 ex California Highway Patrol car. I’m keeping the push bar the spotlights the antennas there’s no light bar on the roof but all the other flashing lights will be all white and the car all white. And I want to keep the black steel wheels with the chrome center cap but upgrade to 20 inch.

[@tompastian3447]

@@I8ITSK8N 2011 should be a good year, about the last of the great cars .. there will be no more. 2026 has Biden mandates that will screw up a lot of the auto industry; mandatory 80 MPH kill switches, breathalyzers, and Harris will push to end gas powered cars entirely, God forbid. The CHP probably took out the high performance chip? I have a 2004 Grand Marquis. I went through about 2,000 dollars in wasted tune ups and replacing parts that didn't need replacing, due to the engine light coming on, which has symptoms like the transmission is slipping, or the engine is misfiring, especially on take off. It also shuts down the A/C compressor. I finally had a Ford master technician come to the rescue on the internet, who said that you need to get the main computer re-programmed. I went to 6 different Ford dealers and none of them even suggested re-programming. One told me I needed a new main computer, but Ford did not sell them anymore, so I would have to either buy an aftermarket computer, or get rid of the car. Then I came across Pines Ford in Ft. Lauderdale. Their repair dept. does reprogram the main computer. It had to be done twice, due to a coil failure after the first visit. Once the bad coil was replaced, it was reprogrammed, which solved the problem. About two years later, I had the intake manifold crack, which caused water from the radiator to short out a couple of the coils. Had the manifold replaced by Pines Ford, reprogrammed the main computer, and the car runs great again. They recently replaced the radiator, and the P.S. pump. I would not recommend replacing a main computer if you don't have too, since a replacement will need to be programmed too. This requires a bidirectional scanner, which requires a Ford subscription to be purchased compatible with the scanner. These are several hundred dollar scanners, not the cheap auto parts store scanners. These cheap scanners will allow you to shut off the engine light, but they can't reprogram the computer. The engine light will come on again if the computer is not properly programmed. Once the computer is properly programmed, the A/C compressor should return to normal operation.

[@user-wc5lp5pr9k]

Trailer park boys would love it, and so do I

[@timpope7274]

Magnificent in every way.

[@jamiefarmer8125]

I'd love to own this car ! I'd drive it every day, its so cool 😎 . So much character, unlike modern cars.

[@henrysutulovich6608]

Strong "Uncle Buck" vibes.... '77 Mercury Marquis Brougham in the movie

[@chrisparish4668]

That ride is dope 😎 azz f! I would definitely make that my Friday night ride

[@carlosgil4248]

Now that's what you call a fast boat.

[@TwLilBubba]

That san Andreas lowrider 😂

[@jayreid75]

That's absolutely badass! Page seems like a fun lad to know too. He's his own vibe.

[@2E0VPF]

Watched it twice, I’ll watch it a bunch more too.

[@looloo6322]

My buddy had one of those 4 door land barges back in the 80's, once you started loosing it on a curve with the stock tires and suspension, there was no correcting it. We went into a power slide, dragged it, must have been 100ft along a big stone wall. When we finished the incursion with the wall, he corrected it, got back on the road and we drove it home. We didn't realize the whole side was scraped and the doors were welded shut till we got home. Good times back then.

[@Chad_H]

I love this car. I've got one 460 in my truck and another in the garage. #BBF4Life

[@peteness9550]

Kurt Cobain was a cast member in Flee. Someone told me that on the internet too.

[@Drater87]

I can smell that car through this video and I love it! 😂

[@doubledave7451]

Nicely detailed engine bay, headers look killer.

[@jasonmcdonaldhandmade7900]

Been a ford guy all my life. Never heard of 429 camel back heads.

[@scottford1091]

It ain't making 650 hp either... maybe 375???

[@arkhsm]

He might have '70 PI heads....like you, never heard of what he's talking about. Plus a 400 is not a big block !!

[@GlenEvans-hw8js]

Yep, no such thing as 429 camel back heads. Most likely D3VE casting if using stock iron heads. Somebody made up that name sounds like.

[@TheInfamousHotRodFarm]

Hell yeah my brotheer!!! Sick Ford!..... We just got our Chevy Swapped 68 galaxie on the road yesterday

[@zanstrom686]

Take the chevy out, yuk, making the car undesirable and worthless.

[@TheInfamousHotRodFarm]

@zanstrom686 you mispelled "making the car reliable and faster"...

[@fm9572]

It looks just like my 1974 LTD I had as a teenager. It had a 429, and was a two door, which was unusual for the two door. Many memories were made in that car.

[@Thomas63r2]

In the late ‘70’s I was working as a dishwasher and one of the old cooks put her LTD up for sale. Mitty tried pitching it to me: it’s got a 429 in it - you boys like that sort of thing! I stuck with my VW because I couldn’t imagine funding the fuel bill for the SS Valdez.

[@LJenkinsEsqIII]

I can still smell my grandmother's ltd from when i was a kid

[@jdtheone]

One of the better land yachts long fast road trips

[@crazyman1650]

That “drinking stepdad edition” badge is legendary

[@midwest1389]

My grandpa had one just like this ..but his was like brand new 10 years ago

[@Scalihoo]

The 1979 Ford LTD II is one I'd love to build with these mechanicals, had one decades ago loved that car & it's looks.a 2 door.