You may very well be the first person in history to put on a helmet to to drive a 68' LTD !! I have a 67' by the way,, and I love it !
@ClassicLegends86
6 ай бұрын
Funniest comment ever! 🤣🤙🏼
@paulrinehart4262
3 ай бұрын
First year with the great C6 trans!
@2packs4sure
3 ай бұрын
@@paulrinehart4262 I think 66' was the first year for the C6.
@jakereal3604
Жыл бұрын
If you put a 1 1/8” front and 7/8” rear sway bar (ADDCO) and KYB gas charged shock on all four corners you’ll be amazed at how well this will handle the corners. I did this to my 67 Tbird coupe and it went from being dangerous on curves to flat road hugging handling!
@joeseeking3572
2 жыл бұрын
Not just an LTD, but a brougham too. 68 Ford looks so cool, handle so poorly. Ford full size cars went for ride, Chrysler handling (such as it was), GM in between. But still there's got to be something fun about waiting to see if the outside front bumper touches down.
@paulpeterson4311
Жыл бұрын
I could swear that old Ford is smiling!!! Great video!!
@philipberger621
7 ай бұрын
I had one of these. It was surprisingly fast. But on the other side of the coin it was getting arounnd 10 mpg on a good day. And it was rough on motor mounts. I went thru a set per year. All in all I loved it.
@stevesosebee5860
Жыл бұрын
My Dad bought a 1968 LTD hardtop with the 390, I was 18 and loved driving that car, it was lime gold with the white vinyl top . 😊
@Richard4point6
3 ай бұрын
My dad bought a '68 Ltd 2 Dr hardtop 390. I loved it. I was 18. It was dark highland green. It had great build quality.
@Anderzzon-xn1fp
4 ай бұрын
I own this car now 😃 🙋🏼♂️
@montestu5502
4 ай бұрын
My Dad had one of these. Pretty cool car.
@scottbrown7415
Жыл бұрын
My parents had a 68 country squire with the 4barrel 390. Comfortable ride, could haul a lot of stuff and tow a house. We loved it.
@RD12000
4 ай бұрын
LTD was a top of the line Galaxie. LTD is short for Limited as in Limited Edition. Had many Galaxies and LTD’s in the family. We had car shops my whole life and I am 60 this year. The 390 was a fun motor. That car is a LTD hard top (no center post) with vinyl roof.
@nickbonvino
Жыл бұрын
Awesome run! Looked like it was ready to tip over a few times!! My first car was a 1969 Marquis. Same idea!!
@edbo10
Жыл бұрын
half the fun of racing these land yachts is that they were never meant to be raced. makes for an incredibly fun experience
@poky1958
Жыл бұрын
my uncle Had a 67 ford wagon. with a 390. and he won a bet that he could climb bumkin hill in so. ill flat out with out bloe=wing the engine, He made it over the top of the hill passing 90 mph when he did.
@skeetermcswagger0U812
9 ай бұрын
I actually have a 1968 Ford LTD XL BROUGHAM with the 390 (the 'XL's we're the first with front disc brakes of all the full size cars that ford made) that I used to race at Perris Auto Speedway in democross and now it's a MAD MAX/ZOMBIE APOCALYPTIC themed car that I've taken to Wasteland Weekend...... I bought it about 10 years ago in about the same condition for a round $400.00 and it has been fun to say the least!!
@trey854
11 ай бұрын
I have a 1968 XL fast back GT 428 ! Tach and floor shift bucket seats and ac
@mikehall737
Жыл бұрын
Def a luxury car.
@jakereal3604
Жыл бұрын
Sounds awesome too!!
@jeffpurtell5676
Жыл бұрын
Or, it could just be left alone to be the wonderful old classic that it is. It's only original once.
@mkshffr4936
Жыл бұрын
The NASCAR boys took such cars to the race track all the time back in the day.
@octopus680
2 жыл бұрын
I have a 68 Galaxie 500 four door 390 powered Hard top in the uk and i love it.
@jaydowwg8150
11 ай бұрын
Do some of them come with a 302 . Or is the 1968 Ford Galaxy 500 stock with a 390??
@et76039
10 ай бұрын
@@jaydowwg8150, I read the owner's manual for my '68 Galaxie 500, which included the LTD. The stock engines were 240 (Custom 500 and Galaxie 500), 302, 390-2v, 390-4v, and 428-4v. A 427-4v was listed, but none were known. Most had an automatic transmission, and a few had a three-speed manual. A four-speed manual was available, but I'm not aware of any.
@heartlandfarmer2720
Жыл бұрын
Those who bought a new LTD back in the day said it stands for Long Term Debt lol
@et76039
Жыл бұрын
The purported power level indicates a high compression engine with a 4v carburetor. I don't think the driver is accustomed to an automatic choke. Also, the chrome trim on the brake pedal indicates power front disc brakes. Among the differences (in 1968) between this LTD on the one hand, and the Galaxies and Custom 500s on the other; grille, hidden headlights, vertical bar on the taillights, opera lights on the C pillar, and interior trim. The XL can be thought of as a sporty LTD; same grille, taillights, and hidden headlights, front bucket seats, while available only in sportroof and convertible, . An XL-only feature was the five slanted chrome strips on the fender behind the turn signal. The owners manual claimed an available 427, but none are known. Some had 428s, but the most common engine was the 390-2v with 265 horsepower. I've seen a few with three-on-the-tree, but none with a four-speed. Replacement tanks hold 25 gallons. A trunk big enough for the Mafia to take several guys for a ride. Stock tire was a G78-15, or 205/75-15 metric; not all suspensions from that era were radial tuned. It was possible to put radials on suspensions tuned for bias ply, but not vice versa. I learned the hard way that a wheel for a drum brake car WILL NOT fit a disc brake car; it will bind on the calipers.
@ClassicLegends86
Жыл бұрын
Good Info! 👍🏼
@user-mg9vu9tc8i
4 ай бұрын
Nice Car... They don't make them like that anymore.
@bfoster5931
Жыл бұрын
Makes you wonder why his other vehicle broke down lol
@MattsRageFitGarage
Жыл бұрын
About 20 years ago my dad bought a 1 owner 68 LTD two door, gold with white vinyl top from the original owners son inlaw for $100 for the drivetrain out of it. Thing had like 220,000 miles on it all original. Looking back, it was way too solid of a car to be parted out but too late now. I've looked long and hard at these things the past 20 years and seen exactly three total gold with white vinyl top. It seems to be a very rare color combination.
@ScottSellsSoCal
Жыл бұрын
Damn it needs sway bars lol
@edbo10
Жыл бұрын
no sway bars makes for 100x the fun
@stephenloy3535
Жыл бұрын
my first car,would love to have another
@mikekokomomike
Жыл бұрын
I had one. It surprises other cars at stoplights
@stephenloy3535
Жыл бұрын
@@mikekokomomike ,beautiful cars
@tobias.persson
3 ай бұрын
Sounds like a Swedish accent. :)
@ClassicLegends86
3 ай бұрын
100% svensk.. 👍🏼
@smoothoperator7023
Ай бұрын
First thing i thought of was that swedish chef from the Muppet Show. 👨🏼🍳
@Blackinterceptor999
Жыл бұрын
Front and rear anti sway bar upgrades, better shocks, larger brakes, 16" wheels and better tires with stiffer sidewalls, lower it down an inch or two...then put her on a diet, use lighter materials to save a couple hundred lbs
@desmo8755
9 ай бұрын
LTD stands for Limited …. Limited to 138,000 in 1968
@markelkhill4093
Жыл бұрын
We had a lot of fun that day. When’s the next track day?
@JackF99
3 ай бұрын
Raised white letter tires on a land yatch. This car come from the midwest?
@radioguy1620
Жыл бұрын
Probably ran better after the whole run .
@mortenjohansen4120
3 ай бұрын
He sounds like a swede….🙂
@thatfeeble-mindedboy
10 ай бұрын
Considering your line of work, I think you might find the word “sedan“ to be quite useful.
@timstill152
Жыл бұрын
I have a 68' Ford Galaxie 500 4 door sedan. Can you help me with it? It doesn't run and I don't have much space to work on it.
@ClassicLegends86
Жыл бұрын
Email us, maybe we can figure something out and get it running again. dc1transport@outlook.com
@andrewg.3434
2 жыл бұрын
Do uou know what kind of rims those are? Thanks
@mrdiplomat9018
Жыл бұрын
Those are the stock wheel covers that were available I believe
@yabbadabbadoo8225
Жыл бұрын
Don't worry about all the gay fruit fitted to cars these days, this beast did the job and some
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