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<blockquote data-quote="Vancouver83LTD" data-source="post: 2330895" data-attributes="member: 15049"><p>yup, the LTD LX, and in Canada only, there was the Marquis LTS</p><p>It started when Bob Bondurant put in a V8 so he could take groups around the track to teach them - 4 in an LTD vs 2 in a mustang makes for alot more track time....</p><p>They also came in white with the blackouts.</p><p>Cop cars were great for the PD, b/c it was perfect - small and light (same as a mustang basically) and you could still put a prisoner in the back. cops could chase down a trans am in it and then throw the mullet wearing white trash in the back ;-)</p><p>Mine is a very early 83' model (stampings on the rad support, etc... indicate a december build) and it was delivered in january to my dad who ordered it. Mine has the extra large fuel tank, and the 3.8L V6 which was the largest they had.</p><p>The 5.0L is a direct bolt in (plus wiring) and I am going to go for the C3AOD... I have bucket seats and stuff, I like having the auto...</p><p>As far as cop cars go, these were used in the LAPD until the mid to late 1990's! far beyond a police car service life - because they found that due to their smaller size it was easier to get them through traffic...</p><p>Really, it's a great car - Ford prefers to forget about it and ignore it, and people make fun of it, but when it was intro'd it was a radical new design (hahaha <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />) and it was quite the car. It was a bit of a flagship, you could go from a 4 cylinder propane to cars with leather, trip computers, fuel economy computers, etc.... </p><p>Good little car, no rush to get rid of it for me... First step will be tightening up the floaty luxury car suspension (think 1983 t-bird) and then I'll move to a 5.0L V8 and AOD, then rust repair and repaint, then I'll start modding the engine (TT setup anyone? ;-))</p><p>I personally consider the LTD LX the forerunner to the Taurus SHO, the Impala SS, and the Marauder...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vancouver83LTD, post: 2330895, member: 15049"] yup, the LTD LX, and in Canada only, there was the Marquis LTS It started when Bob Bondurant put in a V8 so he could take groups around the track to teach them - 4 in an LTD vs 2 in a mustang makes for alot more track time.... They also came in white with the blackouts. Cop cars were great for the PD, b/c it was perfect - small and light (same as a mustang basically) and you could still put a prisoner in the back. cops could chase down a trans am in it and then throw the mullet wearing white trash in the back ;-) Mine is a very early 83' model (stampings on the rad support, etc... indicate a december build) and it was delivered in january to my dad who ordered it. Mine has the extra large fuel tank, and the 3.8L V6 which was the largest they had. The 5.0L is a direct bolt in (plus wiring) and I am going to go for the C3AOD... I have bucket seats and stuff, I like having the auto... As far as cop cars go, these were used in the LAPD until the mid to late 1990's! far beyond a police car service life - because they found that due to their smaller size it was easier to get them through traffic... Really, it's a great car - Ford prefers to forget about it and ignore it, and people make fun of it, but when it was intro'd it was a radical new design (hahaha :-p) and it was quite the car. It was a bit of a flagship, you could go from a 4 cylinder propane to cars with leather, trip computers, fuel economy computers, etc.... Good little car, no rush to get rid of it for me... First step will be tightening up the floaty luxury car suspension (think 1983 t-bird) and then I'll move to a 5.0L V8 and AOD, then rust repair and repaint, then I'll start modding the engine (TT setup anyone? ;-)) I personally consider the LTD LX the forerunner to the Taurus SHO, the Impala SS, and the Marauder... [/QUOTE]
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