There was a wide variety of guesses for the 245DL, including VW Dasher and various A- and B-body GM wagons, but Dr Lemming knew a Volvo when he saw one. Congratulations.
Here’s another bumper with requisite bumper guard. If you know your bumpers, you may know this car.
1977 Ford LTD ll
I think so too. “Isn’t it you in an LTD II…you’ll never know ’til you tryyy…” For some reason, that ad lyric has remained in my memory far longer than the actual, forgettable car.
Ditto. 🙁
dammit, i never get here first!
Why do I think it could also be The 77 Cougar Twin, though not an XR7.. the taillight looks more like the 2 parted one on the mercury.
Don’t second guess, the last time I did I changed my mind to the wrong car. 77 LTD II was the first thing that came to mind for me too.
You are right, I have second guessed my way to the wrong car on more occasions Than I care to remember.
LTD II. Or a Royal Deluxe II, if you will.
A beautiful baby, and a beautiful car!
http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/royal-deluxe-ii/17wvnmti5
I think everyone above got it right, but it does remind me of a ’77 Cutlass Supreme.
Just to be different, I’m going to say it’s a 1977-78 Ford full-size Custom 500 because it doesn’t have the LTD ‘Brougham’ vinyl surrounding the backup light on the trunklid.
The taillights and inboard reflectors give it away.
I have yet to figure out what it is about land barges that gets people excited. You would think that with all of the improvements in efficiency and aerodynamics that they would make the 25-foot behemoths if there was a market for it, yet there isn’t one, and these are nothing if not the truest representation of the malaise era. How could anybody be nostalgic for that?
Have you ever driven one?
There’s nothing like the rumble of a big block V8 positioned far up ahead of you in the long bow, with a thin steering wheel and loose, overboosted fingertip steering. That used to be the luxury equation.
Guess its just a matter of what you grew up with.
You get all that in a 1965 Chrysler, plus handling and performance.
Improvements in efficiency and aerodynamics? Ever seen a Dodge Charger recently? Not exactly aerodynamic. And it’s funny that my 1987 Camry faithfully returned 36 mpg every tank… what’s a new one get? The same or slightly less? I’ve driven many new cars… the steering is numb and the cars track like crap. The auto boxes never know what gear to be in, always trying to ‘guess’ what i’m gonna do next. Heh…my 20 year old Cadillac drove 10x better. You’d think after 25 years, there would be drivability improvements in modern cars. But where are they?
Whats to brag about in today’s automotive world? Built in satnav lost in a sea of drab grey plastic and mercury-vapor headlights that blind the heck out of the oncoming drivers…. lol… i wonder how many cars built in this decade will still be around after 40 years. You know how it goes… once the electronics get all fouled up over time, these cars will be useless. But as long as there’s oil and gas available, those 60’s or 70’s Fords and GMs will keep on goin’.
Amen, brother. You said it much more eloquently than I would have.
The last car that is remotely like the old cars is the Crown Vic and the Marquis. I’m actually going to look at one tomorrow.
I’m trying to decide between one of these or a Five Hundred that is nearly the same price, but I’m doing a test drive of both tomorrow.
I’ve told my wife, as much as I like my current Subaru (still an honest, solid car relative to most cars on the road), I’m going to look at a Crown Vic or Marquis next time I look for a car for me (her preferences run to Minis, and that’s fine for her). She’s OK with it. 🙂
1974-1977? Oldsmobile Cutlass colonnade?
I never get here early either, although I still believe I’m addicted to Facebook. Since I thought it also looked like the LTD II, I’ll be different and say the ’76 Buick Regal Colonnade.
Colonnade…why does that name remind me of a laxative?
77 or 78 Ford LTD 2 Elite