77/78 ford ltd/ mercury marquis 460

[Angelo DiTocco]

Originally Posted by Bill Howell

It would make a great car for a demolition derby!

LMAO ! -

In the mid 80's II had a 77 LTD (Brogham??) some type of luxury option?...an uncle gave it to me...... It was more like a Continental.... Hidden headlights, Power Everything, Landau Top, it was Silver.... It had a 460 4bbl - the damn thing was fast & a gas eater.
460 was a great motor - smooth etc.
within 2 years though.... the headlight doors stopped working, the bumpers literally rusted and fell off, and best of all - the sunroof (which I never even used) would leak... rain water would pool in the roof..... so when you hit the brakes the driver and passenger would get a good soaking (no BS)... it was hysterical.
So I'm not sure it wouldve made a good demo-derby car because of how rusty it got!
I completely forgot I ever owned it till I saw this post...

[Pontiac Lee]

Guys, I have a line on a 74-5 Lincoln with the 460 four-barrel, it is running and has 1500 miles on a rebuilt engine, trans, and rear end. Would this be a good one for Stock? It looks brand new (Continental). Lee

[Dave Noll]

Thanks Alan. Was beginning to think it wasn't possible to find one.

Lee, does it have a spreadbore carb ? Either a Thermoquad or a Motorcraft ?

[Joe Toller]

Originally Posted by Angelo DiTocco

LMAO ! -

In the mid 80's II had a 77 LTD (Brogham??) some type of luxury option?...an uncle gave it to me...... It was more like a Continental.... Hidden headlights, Power Everything, Landau Top, it was Silver.... It had a 460 4bbl - the damn thing was fast & a gas eater.
460 was a great motor - smooth etc.
within 2 years though.... the headlight doors stopped working, the bumpers literally rusted and fell off, and best of all - the sunroof (which I never even used) would leak... rain water would pool in the roof..... so when you hit the brakes the driver and passenger would get a good soaking (no BS)... it was hysterical.
So I'm not sure it wouldve made a good demo-derby car because of how rusty it got!
I completely forgot I ever owned it till I saw this post...

If you find one out of the rust belt, and you weld the bumpers and those nasty bumper shocks real well, they are a beast. I have the trophy to prove it.

[vic guilmino]

got pistons in block

[ALMACK]

I've had 2 of those 74-78 LTDs and those cars are absolutely huge.

I cannot imagine trying to drag race one. Wow !

[Dave Noll]

Vic,
$125.00 for the motor. Right now it's still in the car. I'll have to make an oak pallet for it to. Here is the # off the passenger side head. Billy talk you out of the 351M ?



Almack, yeah they are heavy. I liked racing mine. Dual exhaust, 750 Holley 2.75 gears mid 15's & everybodies grandfather had one.

[vic guilmino]

how must is shipping and do you have the carb???

[Dave Noll]

Vic,
I dont have the right carb per the spec sheet, sorry. It looks like a holley 1850 will work though. Shipping, I only know it's going somewhere in div. 1 but I can take it to the shop I work @ & have it freighted out from there.

[Jack Matyas]

Originally Posted by Dave Noll

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Almack, yeah they are heavy. I liked racing mine. Dual exhaust, 750 Holley 2.75 gears mid 15's & everybodies grandfather had one.
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Grandfather my ***** - I had a red coupe w white landau roof for a demo back in the day - it was a real pimpmobile .