To capture more of an upscale audience, Ford added the LTD to its lineup in 1965. It was essentially a gussied-up Galaxie 500. The car caught on, ran for many years, and inspired Chevrolet to cobble together the Caprice based on the Impala. The seller has a 1968 LTD 2-door hardtop that’s in rough shape and missing an interior, but comes with two engines. Located in Roy, Washington, this rolling project or donor is available here on craigslist for $1,000 OBO. Who brought us this cool tip? Curvette, of course.
The 1968 full-size Fords switched back to horizontal headlights, reversing a Ford styling staple since 1965. 139,000 buyers opted for the LTD over a Galaxie 500 in 1968, of which 54,000 were 2-door hardtops. The seller may be unsure whether this is an LTD or Galaxie, but the small circular emblem on the roof pillar suggests it once wore the fancier trim.
You’ll get a chuckle out of the seller’s listing, as he has a sense of humor. Such as the condition being “like new,” the mileage being “eight million”, and whether he will trade for something (almost anything cool). The Ford does roll and comes with both 390 and 351 cubic inch V8s (which one is in the car?). Of course, it doesn’t run, and the interior has been stripped clean.
My Lordy, that engine gut is a mess!
This would make a good demolition derby car.
Methinks it already lost.
Holy Toledo, Batman… What a mess. Maybe just buy it for the motors…
This could be fun, a blank slate to start with, yeah it looks like a mess right now, but for $1000 it’s something you could easily modify
Saw that blue valve cover and thought wow, a transverse engine.
Looks pretty solid,sure messy looking..but the bones are good.So for a thousand bucks that’s a great start for a nice driver,def worth saving.
At least you can see the floors are not rusted thru.
Comes with two engines? More like one and a half by the looks of things. The LTD (which this very likely is) for ’68 had hidden headlights. This car goes one further. It has hidden interior as well, not to mention the desirable windshield-mounted flow through ventilation. I guess I shouldn’t poke fun at it, because a Mopar from the late sixties in this condition would be listed for $20k. Here, $1k gets you a project that, with time, patience and a few greenbacks, should end up being a nice car.
Born with the venerable 390. 390 insignia on driver front fender.
I see this one is equipped with the rare transverse valve cover and innovative horizontal pulley!