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1974 Ford LTD Brougham

460 • Cold Air Conditioner • Rim-Blow Horn

Power Seat • Fingertip Cruise Control • Rear Defrost

Original Factory Paint • Original Factory Interior

Original Documentation:

Window Sticker, Buyer's Order, Contract, Payment Receipt, Warranty Card, Temp Tag,

Dealer Installed Equipment Due Bill and Original Utah License Plates

Original Owner Until Last Year • Deluxe Marti Report

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1974 Ford LTD Brougham

VIN: 4P66A103730

Odometer:  08,378 (showing)

Engine: 460/4v

Transmission: 3-Speed Automatic  (C-6)

Exterior: Gold Glow Metallic  (6F)

Top: Gold Vinyl Roof

Interior: Gold Cloth/Vinyl Spilt Bench  (JY)

Built: August 29, 1973 - Twin Cities Assembly - St. Paul, Minnesota

Over 192 high resolution pictures below.

Standard Equipment

Front Engine, Rear Wheel Drive, 6-Passenger, 4-Door Sedan

SelectShift Cruise-O-Matic 3-Speed Automatic Transmission

Power Steering

Power Front Disc Brakes

Left and Right Hand Remote Control Outside Rear View Mirror

Inside Hood Release

Front Seat Headrests

Lap and Shoulder Belts with Starter Interlock

Front Seatbelt Warning Light and Buzzer

4-Way Emergency Flashers

Color-Keyed Steering Wheel and Column

Full Woodtone Dash Trim

Bright Pedal Trim

Deluxe 2-Spoke Steering Wheel with Woodtone Insert

Electric Clock

Illuminated Glove Box, Trunk and Ash Tray

Padded Dash

Knit-Cloth, Woodtone Trimmed Door Panels with Carpeted Lowers

Padded Sun Visors

Brougham Knit-Cloth and Vinyl Upholstery

Bright Seat Side Trim

Individual Ash Trays

Padded Door Armrests

Front Door Courtesy Lights with Rear Door Light Switches

Day/Night Inside Rear View Mirror

2-Speed Wipers/Washers with Wiper Mounted Washer Jets

Locking Glove Box

Power Flow-Through Ventilation

Vinyl Roof

Hood Ornament and C-Pillar Crest with Brougham Badge

Grille and Tail Light Molding

Chrome Park Light Trim

Vinyl Insert Bodyside Molding

Wheel Lip Molding

Door Belt, Hood and Drip Rail Molding

Bright Rocker Panel Molding

Black Padded Front Bumper Guards

Full Wheel Covers

Trunk Mat

Full Size Spare/Jack/Tools

2.75 Rear Differential

22.5 Gallon Fuel Tank

Optional Equipment

460/4-Barrel V8 Engine  (7.5 liter)

195 horsepower @ 3,800/335 ft-lb torque @ 2,600 RPM

SelectAire Air Conditioner

6-Way Power Driver's Seat

Dual Rear Speakers

Gold Glow Metallic Paint

Rim-Blow Horn

AM Radio

Dual Rear Speakers

Split Bench Seat with Manual Recliner and Fold-Down Center Armrests

Fingertip Cruise Control

Tinted Glass  (all)

Rear Bumper Guards

White Wall Steel Belted Radials  (5)

Dealer Installed Equipment

Rear Defogger

Gold LTD Landau Bars

Door Edge Guards

Heavy Duty Rear Shocks

Locking Gas Cap

Floor Mats

(dealer installed items listed on original due bill, shown further down)

Other Items

Realistic Mini-23C CB Radio

Passenger Visor Vanity Mirror

Stainless Front and Rear Mudguards

Goodyear Regatta 2 Steel Belted Radials P225/75R15

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Marti report and original window sticker with $5,585.77 MSRP . . .

The glass smooth, shiny finish you see on the hood in this picture is the original factory applied Gold Glow metallic paint.

1974 Ford LTD Brougham 4-door pillared hardtop.  The original buyer purchased this beautiful LTD brand new on July 19, 1974 from Rick Warner Ford in Salt Lake City.  They then drove the car, what we believe to be 108,379 miles, original miles, owning it until the fall of last year.  Now saying that, the car physically appears like a car with 8,379 miles on it but we just cannot prove that it only has 8,379 miles. If what we believe is true, this car has been babied for 40 years and kept in immaculate original condition. All bright work and exterior soft trim shows like new and the original vinyl top looks spectacular, with not a single rip or tear.  Obviously stored indoors its entire life, the interior is just as remarkable and you will not find any rust, anywhere on this car.  All original metal throughout that has never rusted . . .

Check out the panel fit.  Never been in a wreck, not even a parking lot mishap.

Factory fresh condition at this level is what happens when an established middle aged couple buys a new Ford, stores it in a garage, gives it OCD maintenance and averages 51 miles a week for four decades.  51 miles is about right for stopping by the grocery store, an occasional visit to see grandchildren and to church and back on Sunday.  Did you think all those "only driven to church on Sundays" stories were true?  This one, likely is . . .

Look at the chrome, the pretty glass.  Doors, hood and trunk open easily and close solid.  Keyways turn silky smooth like new.

This LTD drives and functions as well as it looks.  No exaggeration; you literally tap the key and the big 460 springs to life so smooth and silent, you'll roll down the window to confirm it's running.  Click the "SelectShift Cruise-O-Matic" in Drive and float away on your private land barge.  The LTD ornament looks far away, at the end of a very long hood and unlike most 41 year old vehicles, you don't sink into a worn out seat cushion.  These folks didn't smoke either and if you think about it hard enough, you might catch a whiff of new car . . .

Zero sun or weather damage doesn't happen parked outside for 41 years.

It's not so much a trunk as it is a cargo hold - probably fit a carry-on in there.  And a Fiat . . .

Exquisite fit and finish, from any angle.

The Gold Glow metallic paint was actually a $38 option and it polishes to a near new shine.  The car goes, steers and stops like brand new . . .

Highest quality, best preserved 4-door LTD on the planet?

On Monday, June 17, 1974, Mr. & Mrs. Olson put $100 down on a brand new 1974 Ford LTD Brougham they selected from inventory on the lot at Rick Warner Ford in Salt Lake City, Utah.  On a Friday a month later (7-19-74) Mrs. Olson signed a sales contract for $5,497.56.  George worked over the salesman pretty good, scoring a rear defogger, gold landau bars, heavy duty shocks, door edge guards, floor mats and a locking gas cap in the deal.  The following Monday, July 22, Mrs. Olson arrived at the dealership with a check from UTELCO Credit Union in the amount of $5,398.56, reflecting the $100 down payment previously received.  Dealer equipment installation complete, a Utah temporary tag was affixed the next morning (dated the previous day of signing) and Mr. and Mrs. Olson took delivery, leaving downtown Salt Lake City and arriving home about 15 minutes later in Midvale, Utah.  The permanent plates came in the mail the following Tuesday in a license plate size envelope.

I'm able to tell this very accurate story because we have complete documentation for all the above, plus a lot more.  The dealer installed door edge guards and locking gas cap are still on the car!  The 460 starts instantly and hauls the big Brougham to freeway speeds smooth and effortlessly.  The C-6 automatic shifts perfectly, there is no wander or pulling and the brakes stop the car drama free.  As far as I can tell, everything but the clock works exactly as it did in 1974.  Whatever value some may put on the distinction, the truth remains; this 1974 Ford LTD is probably the best preserved, highest quality 4-door Brougham on the planet.

                                                                                                                                                                                        -Foy

If it looks like 1974, it must be 1974.

Near showroom condition interior with remote control outside mirrors, 6-way power driver's seat, rim-blow horn, "Fingertip" cruise control, air conditioning and dual rear speakers . . .

Look at that upholstery quality.  Most old cars actually look old behind the steering wheel.  See any aging going on in here?

This car also has the optional reclining split bench front seat with fold-down center armrests . . .

Extremely low mileage.

There it is;  08,378 and I had to steer the boss away from the idea of only having 8,378 miles because we could not document it.  Difficult to do considering this LTD shows little evidence of high miles.  We just have to assume that it is 108,378 however, that is still very, very low mileage.  It works out to a little over 2,600 a year.  Or 220 a month.  51 miles a week or barely 7 miles a day.  How ever you divide it, the mileage on this car is ultra low . . .and if someone who has verification of it not being over 100k miles, wouldn't that be cool. It sure looks like it.

460/4v V8 Engine (7.5 liter)

 195 horsepower @ 3,800

335 ft-lb torque @ 2,600 rpm

Besides a little paint flaking on the air cleaner snorkel, this is how it looked in 1974.  And if you are of a certain age (like me) you remember when LTDs were seemingly everywhere.  In the ocean of 351 and 400 powered full size Fords during this time, you have to wonder how many got the big 460.  Ford sold a lot of LTDs, especially in the '70s.  I Googled it and came up with 561,473 Customs, Galaxies, LTDs and wagons produced in 1974.  302,627 of those were LTDs but just 4,633 Brougham 4-doors got the 7.5 liter engine and a tiny 419 came from the Salt Lake City ordering district.  Bottom line; very few LTDs came with this engine . . .

Honest condition undercarriage.

All we did was give it a good power wash and wipe it down with some cleaner.  Not a single spec of rust or corrosion of any kind.

Sears heavy duty shocks with helper springs and a 2.75 rear axle . . .

Original owner warranty card carries same equipment codes as compliance label plus an additional "24H" which is the scheduled build date.  (8-24-73, car was actually built 5-days later)

After putting $100 down about a month earlier, (circled, with check # at left) the Mrs. brought in a check from UTELCO Credit Union for the remaining $5,397.56  (right)

Original due-bill showing the dealer installed rear defogger, gold landau bars and floor mats . . .

Documentation includes original window sticker, owner card, sales contract, due-bill, service department claim card, payment receipt, owner's manual, Ford recall letter (cruise control, taken care of a long time ago) original title, (copy) temporary tag and original license plates.  We also have the CB radio instruction packet and the owner's last FCC Citizens Radio Station License that expired 4-8-82!  (there's even a couple of Reader's Digest road atlases)

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