Very dependable and safe, fun to drive
The points burn very easily causing hard starting.
There is a lot of room in this big, comfortable and safe car. The LTD likes to lean hard when you corner too quickly, but the soft ride makes up for any handling issues. This is not a sports car after all!
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 1st March, 2005
Damned near indestructible and surprisingly quick
The water pump crapped out at 162K. That's it. :)
Even though it's 19 feet long and weighs 2 tons, it can really fly (the only time I was ever stopped for speeding was while driving this thing).
The interior space is great; I'm 6'3" and I need all the head and leg-room I can get. If you need a car and are lucky enough to find one, buy it.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 2nd June, 2001
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.
22nd Mar 2005, 15:08
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.