I've always been a big fan of the classic LTD's from the early 1970s, the 1971-72 styling was definitely my favorite of the LTD's, you got yourself a really nice car, I wish America would go back making cars like that again.

Cool! I miss the old station wagons from the 70s, too. My family always had them, and now I realize there is a niche that the mini vans just aren't filling. They were like a 2WD Suburban or Excursion as far as hauling people and stuff, and you didn't have to step up to get into them. My parents used to load down their full-size station wagons with things that would never fit in a mini-van.

I have an old 73 Ford LTD and I love driving it! But it does use a lot of gas! On good days I get 10 miles per gallon. Right now one of the plugs is leaking oil. I don't know what that means, but I will keep driving it. It is a family keepsake belonging originally to my 94 year old daddy who bought it new. I would love more information about it.

I have always wanted to own a 1972 Ford L.T.D. but by the time I got my driving license, these cars were already too old too purchase. I received my licence in 1986, but the 1972 Ford was already fourteen years old.

The 1972 Ford L.T.D. is not a "boat" or a "land yacht", but it is still a big car, it is interesting that you said the interior space is large because comments in the Road and Track magazine say there is large disparity between outside and inside room.

Surprisingly, they are still a few 1972 Ford L.T.D.s roaming around, many of them have been sent to the crusher because obviously cars of this make were largely family cars which were used for function. Consequently, there will be fewer of these around today than let us say 1972 Mustangs which were sports cars and therefore a much more profitable collectors item.

By the way I think the 1972 Ford L.T.D. weighs slightly over two tons, but some sources exaggerate by saying that it weights two and a half tons which is not the case.

Anyway, I am currently on the lookout for a 1972 Ford L.T.D. Brougham or a plain old L.T.D., but I do not want a Galaxy 500 or Custom 500 because these cars were largely throwaway cars used mainly as taxi cabs, company cars and police cars and since they were the entry level full size car, without luxury appointments, they will be fewer around than L.T.D.s or L.T.D. Broughams because of their lower re-sale value due to not being as luxurious. Besides in comparison to the L.T.D., the Galaxie 500 and Custom 500 look rather plain due to lacking in outside trim.

I must say that wish more of these cars would be collectors items, and I wish more people would use them than S.U.V.s because they are just as uneconomical as S.U.V.s in terms of gas mileage, but are a million times better looking than S.U.V.s I think the 1972 Ford L.T.D Brougham is a gorgeous automobile and I hope that it does not become extinct in terms of all of these models eventually being sent to the crusher. After-all these cars were made in 1972, and are thirty four years old now. I think their must be only about 200 L.T.D.s from 1972 left in the entire world if that.