Ford LTD Crown Victoria
The
Ford LTD Crown Victoria was a
full-size,
rear wheel drive sedan produced by
Ford Motor Company from
1979-
1991.
The
Ford LTD was moved to the
Ford Panther platform in 1979, and the Ford LTD Landau was introduced. For the second model year, 1980, the Landau model was renamed Crown Victoria. These cars have a
targa-like chrome band across the roof, usually paired with a
landau vinyl roof.
From
1983 to
1986, the LTD nameplate was used for two separate cars. It was kept on the full-size model as the LTD Crown Victoria, and placed on a mid-size car based on the
Ford Fox platform as the LTD.
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1979 New downsized LTD introduced
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1980 LTD Landau renamed LTD Crown Victoria
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1983 All full size Fords now called LTD Crown Victoria as the mid-size Fairmont was facelifted and renamed LTD. Additionally, the full-size car received a facelift itself receiving a new grill and new taillamp lenses. The old LTD 'S' front fascia is dropped leaving only the former high end only quad-headlight fascia.
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1986 Sequential Port Electronic Fuel Injection becomes standard on 5.0 civilian models.
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1988 Receives new front end styling, new hood, new deck lid, and new rear end styling (sedans only). The 2-door model is discontinued.
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1990 Receives a new dashboard and steering column along with a driver side airbag.
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1991 Last model year for the 1979 body style and last year of the station wagon. The only change was front turn signal lamps are now clear rather than amber.
Available engines included a
302 ci 5.0L
EFI V8 and a
351W 5.8L Police Interceptor V8. It featured an automatic overdrive transmission,
power steering, front
disc brakes, rear
drum brakes, split-bench dual recliner front seats, and full-bench center armrest rear seats. Options included a tilt steering wheel,
cruise control,
power door locks, cast aluminum wheels, cornering lamps, an illuminated entry system, and a leather-wrapped steering wheel.
[1987 Ford Buyer's Guide]Station wagon
A
station wagon version was also produced, both as the LTD Crown Victoria and also as the LTD
Country Squire.
Coupe
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A 1985 Ford LTD Crown Victoria coupe. |
The LTD Crown Victoria was available in coupe form until
1987, when it was discontinued due to lack of sales. Enthusiasts view LTD Crown Victoria coupes as very collectable.
Sedans and station wagons continued through 1991. When the car was redesigned for 1992, the station wagon version was dropped, and the sedan was produced as the
Ford Crown Victoria.
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