The top makes/models visited here for January

Here are the top 5 most-visited pages for particular smog-era car models in the month of January 2012. Top 5 1. Mercury Cougar 2. Oldsmobile Ninety Eight 3. Dodge Colt 4. Buick Century 5. Ford LTD Next 5 6. Oldsmobile Delta 88 7. Dodge Dart Sport 8. Oldsmobile Firenza 9. Dodge Coronet 10. Dodge Challenger […]
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Ford LTD S

LTD S It’s a common misconception that the ’79 LTDs with the single headlamp on each side are LTD S models. This is not the case. Those were just the base LTD that year. When the base LTD received the quad headlamp treatment for 1980, Ford kept the old arrangement around for a budget model […]
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Ford LTD

LTD The top car in the Ford lineup for 1973 was the LTD. Base and Brougham were the two versions sold. Body styles included 2 door hardtop, 4-door hardtop, and 4-door post. Wagons had their own model names this year, so watch for those areas. The LTD was even available with a Police Package for […]
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Mercury Marquis

    Marquis The Mercury Marquis underwent a fresh redesign for 1973, like its stablemates, the Ford LTD, Galaxie, etc. The Marquis was considered a mid-level model, slotted between the Monterey and the Grand Marquis. Trim levels were base and Brougham. Body styles were a hardtop coupe, hardtop sedan, or a station wagon. The 429 […]
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Ford Galaxie

Ford Galaxie The Ford Galaxie for 1973 took on a refreshed appearance. It was the middle of the line fullsize Ford, slotting between the Custom 500 and the LTD. Body styles varied between a 2-door hardtop coupe, 4-door hardtop sedan, and 4-door post sedan. There was a station wagon version called the Country Sedan which […]
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