There aren’t too many full-sized two-door fastbacks around these days, but check out this 1967 Ford LTD! The Galaxie-based LTD followed in the footsteps of Ford’s mid-year 1963 Galaxie fastback. The slick aerodynamics helped on the NASCAR tracks, and the sporty profile helped Fords through the showroom. This Wichita, Kansas classic has the cubic inches to back up that racing heritage, with a mighty 428 under the hood. While the listing here on Craigslist make no mention of the car’s running or driving condition, the seller notes the engine has propelled the LTD a mere 6000 miles since it was rebuilt. The $6800 asking price seems downright reasonable compared to some listings we’ve covered, especially considering the rebuilt engine. Thanks to reader Sam A. for spotting this 7 liter prairie schooner.
Though not as hairy-chested as the R-code 428 or the Ford’s high-strung 427, the Q-code 428 made a healthy 345 HP, according to Automobile-Catalog, and the 462 lb-ft of torque will get this beast off the line with authority, assuming it’s not saddled with 2.xx:1 ring and pinion gears. Jay Leno famously describes how he snookered his Dad into ordering a 7 litre Galaxie, a 1966, and snuck in the big mill and other options including “muffler delete.”
The top-shelf LTD stood as a sort-of blue-collar luxury car, packing extra trim and features but still branded as a Ford so your buddies didn’t think you were getting too uppity. Like Leno’s Galaxie, this 428 LTD also served as a high school ride for the seller’s son! Proceeds from the sale will go toward a “more practical” car for the youngster. I wonder what Junior thinks of that!
Wood trim dresses up the interior, and the black vinyl seats show well on the 103,000 mile classic. In the world of big powerful cars, a 428 LTD won’t exactly draw a crowd wherever it goes, but look at that asking price! This imperfect white and black Ford could become a real beast with a modest investment, while maintaining the facade of being “another old car” when you didn’t feel like having every tweaked-out WRX racing you to the next traffic light. What would you change on this modestly-priced 428-powered LTD?
In this case,”more practical” likely means something that gets more than 10 mpg of premium.
sweet
“the Q-code 428 made a healthy 345 HP”
On 105 octane leaded premium and the spark advanced to the point that if you tried it with today’s fuel it would snap off half the valve stems :)
How positive having a rebuilt engine depends on who did the rebuilding.
I’d have the engine rebuilt again and make sure it had the right go fast parts, frame up going over with up dated suspension and a Starsky & Hutch paint job !
?? The Starsky and Hutch car was a mid-70’s Torino
Maybe he meant Hutch’s crappy 1973 Galaxie, LOL!
HS classmate bought one new back in 67, red with red interior. I honestly don’t remember if it had a 427 or 428 but it had a 4 speed in it. It was quite a surprise if you knew Art, farm kid and not that popular in school, but that car made a statement. AFAIK he never raced it, it was his pride and joy.
Unfortunately we lost him not that many years later, never heard what happened to his car.
This one has potential but a lot depends on how much the tin worms have done to the car.
I know where 2 of those fastbacks are…..one in the garage, one in the back yard (part car)
That would’ve been my place, circa 1989-90. Mine were 68s, however. Local codes department eventually told me to remove the parts car from view of the street before I had a chance to take off all of its useful parts!
paint it black, and make it safer
My family was building a shopping center outside Williamsburg, Va. and one day the lead carpenter showed up with one of these, red with white top and red interior. Either a 427 or 428, and maybe an earlier year, equipped with a manual, he drove my father, brother and myself out to the local diner for lunch. Absolutely quickest American car I ever rode in. My father, in typical fashion, very jealous, didn’t have anything good to say about it and bitched at my brother, “If he can afford that, we’re paying him too much.”
Thus is a classic hot rod hopefully rebuild included hardened valve seats with stainless steel valves compression lowered 9.8 1 so you can run regular gas and get good power
Yes,rebuild it with a mid 9s compression,,It had a pretty tame cam stock, so a little more cam like the 428 PI had, good carb work and shed be a good top end sleeper if it has the standard 2.80 rear gears..
I have sold those 1967 428 engines for about $5,000 to people restoring 1967 Shelby GT500’s. No VIN stamp required, only date coding. I hope he kept the air cleaner, because that is a $600 item.
I had an uncle who had driven nothing but Lincoln Continentals as long as I could remember, until he bought a new ’68 LTD fastback with a 390. He commented one night while taking me out to dinner in it “I like these little cars. I’m going to have to get me some more of these.” Sure enough, he bought a new ’69 shortly thereafter.
Same car my dad had… except his was deep green.