1973 Lincoln Continental / Ford LTD reliability, longevity, and parts availability?
I've bought the box set DVD's on Amazon for some old detective series from the 1970's: Cannon and Barnaby Jones.
Both drove large luxurious Ford Products (Cannon: 1973 Lincoln Continental, Barnaby Jones: 1977 Ford LTD?).
I really like those smooth riding ultra quiet large Ford sedans from the 1970's. I rode in a few as a kid.
I see them on Craigslist for about $5,000 in decent shape.
Just wanted to ask if anyone has experience with those large Ford Luxury sedans from the 1970's.
Back in the 70's and 80's, from what I can remember, cars usually didn't make it to 100k miles. They usually went to the junk yard around 80k for various reasons.
The decade of the 90's is when cars started lasting 150k to 200k miles.
Just have a few questions about these 1970's Large Ford luxury sedans, as I'm considering buying one.
[1] Is it still possible to get parts for these. I would imagine very little salvage yard support and very little after market support.
[2] How many miles did one of those cars typically last.
[3] What kind of gas mileage would they get. I would image 8 city and 13 highway (with those huge V-8 engines)?
[4] Would buying one now in decent condition be a possible daily driver, or would it likely turn into a huge money pit.
Please let me know what you think.
I've bought the box set DVD's on Amazon for some old detective series from the 1970's: Cannon and Barnaby Jones.
Both drove large luxurious Ford Products (Cannon: 1973 Lincoln Continental, Barnaby Jones: 1977 Ford LTD?).
I really like those smooth riding ultra quiet large Ford sedans from the 1970's. I rode in a few as a kid.
I see them on Craigslist for about $5,000 in decent shape.
Just wanted to ask if anyone has experience with those large Ford Luxury sedans from the 1970's.
Back in the 70's and 80's, from what I can remember, cars usually didn't make it to 100k miles. They usually went to the junk yard around 80k for various reasons.
The decade of the 90's is when cars started lasting 150k to 200k miles.
Just have a few questions about these 1970's Large Ford luxury sedans, as I'm considering buying one.
[1] Is it still possible to get parts for these. I would imagine very little salvage yard support and very little after market support.
[2] How many miles did one of those cars typically last.
[3] What kind of gas mileage would they get. I would image 8 city and 13 highway (with those huge V-8 engines)?
[4] Would buying one now in decent condition be a possible daily driver, or would it likely turn into a huge money pit.
Please let me know what you think.