Junkyard Find: 1972 Ford LTD Brougham Coupe

[cawimmer430]

Noooooooooooo! Who allows beautiful works of art like this to rot!?

This is CAR DESIGN, people. THIS IS CAR DESIGN. 


Junkyard Find: 1972 Ford LTD Brougham Coupe

We've had quite a few Ford LTD Country Squire Junkyard Finds, but just a couple of regular non-wagon LTDs. This '71 LTD Brougham and this '69 LTD were about it prior to today, and both of those cars were four-doors. Today we've got a big green LTD Brougham coupe, which I photographed in the San Francisco Bay Area back in March.



Some junkyard customer had already grabbed the engine, but the air-cleaner lid indicates that this car had a 351 Cleveland or 351M engine. Power was down in 1972, partly due to new emission-control hardware and partly due to the switch from gross to net horsepower ratings.

Car buyers in 1972 had a vast selection of Brougham models available. In the 21st century, we suffer from an acute brougham shortage. The seat upholstery is extremely Broughamic. I estimate that this clock ceased functioning in 1974.









Link: http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2014/06/junkyard-find-1972-ford-ltd-brougham-coupe/

[Soup DeVille]

I think "broughamic" is a particularly good adjective.

[FoMoJo]

Looks like it coulda been a good candidate for restoration.

[cawimmer430]

Looks like it coulda been a good candidate for restoration.

Would be awesome!

These '70s boats are testimony to an era and deserve to be preserved.

[hotrodalex]

In the pit at the Corvette museum? Sure!

[cawimmer430]

In the pit at the Corvette museum? Sure!

Don't be so mean! You were probably conceived on the backseat of a 1974 Dodge Monaco! 

[FlatBlackCaddy]

Wimmer, you should start taking groups of tourists through junkyards. You could discuss the history and design of some of the most well forgotten classics.

Wimmers Junkyard tours, experience the classics WITH CLASS.

You could sell wine coolers for refreshments(good profit margin). Sit back and relax as heir wimmer whisks you away into the past world of fine automobiles. Hell you might meet a nice lady and get her a little loose with a few mango wine coolers. Might get lucky in the back of an old coupe deville.

[cawimmer430]

Wimmer, you should start taking groups of tourists through junkyards. You could discuss the history and design of some of the most well forgotten classics.

Wimmers Junkyard tours, experience the classics WITH CLASS.

You could sell wine coolers for refreshments(good profit margin). Sit back and relax as heir wimmer whisks you away into the past world of fine automobiles. Hell you might meet a nice lady and get her a little loose with a few mango wine coolers. Might get lucky in the back of an old coupe deville.

That's actually not a bad idea. There are countless car enthusiasts in Europe who admire and lust for 1970s American landyachts. I'm serious.

[280Z Turbo]

That's actually not a bad idea. There are countless car enthusiasts in Europe who admire and lust for 1970s American landyachts. I'm serious.

This is why we can't be friends with Germany. There's something wrong in their brains.

[cawimmer430]

This is why we can't be friends with Germany. There's something wrong in their brains.

Why are you driving a 330Ci then?