This LTD hid its headlights behind vacuum-operated grille panels — a trick Ford Australia borrowed straight from the American Thunderbird.
Lead trim: LTD 4.1 alloy-head six
Ford LTD (Australia)1979–1988
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FactThis LTD hid its headlights behind vacuum-operated grille panels — a trick Ford Australia borrowed straight from the American Thunderbird.
The LTD version of the ZJ surfaced in October 1979 as the FC, on the same wheelbase and body panels as the Fairlane; in mid-1980 the Falcon 4.1-litre alloy-head six was made optional, the first time the LTD was available in six-cylinder guise. The FC was updated to the FD in March 1982 with the V8 option deleted the following year, and the FE series LTD was released in October 1984.
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Trims & Figures
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LTD 4.1 alloy-head six | 1980–1988 | 4.1 L Inline-6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LTD FC 4.9 / 5.8 V8 | 1979–1983 | 4.9 L V8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Owning one
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Photographs
A handful of these Australian-flagship LTDs made it all the way to the UK — not as luxury sedans, but converted into hearses and limousines.
The DA-series LTD's station-wagon-derived rear doors were narrow for a limousine — but Australian coachbuilders stretched it into one anyway, more than almost any other local platform.
This LTD hid its headlights behind vacuum-operated grille panels — a trick Ford Australia borrowed straight from the American Thunderbird.
The first of these, the P5 LTD, hid its headlamps behind vacuum-operated grille panels that retracted to reveal them — the same trick Ford had used stateside on the Thunderbird.
Rivals
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