1969 FORD XL HARDTOP - THE XL VS. THE LTD
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- The Ford XL however luxurious it is, was beneath the Ford LTD. The XL came only in a fastback hardtop coupe and convertible coupe. The Ford LTD came in a hardtop coupe and no convertible. The price difference between the XL fastback hardtop coupe and the LTD hardtop is $ 3,069 vs. $ 3,251, respectively. Engines for the XL's and the LTD's were V8's, 390 cubes with 265 - 320 bhp., or the 428 cube with 329 with 320 - 360 bhp. The XL hardtop featured here is one of 54,557 whereas the LTD hardtop had 111,565 units made. Features to see with this XL is the 3-piece grille with two flat side panels with hidden headlamps, and a protruding grille piece in the center. Also notice that perfect full vinyl roof over an excellent Lime Gold paint with black pinstripe,and the concave dash holding the gauges right in front of the driver. The black vinyl seats are embossed and the backlight glass is contained by the fastback vinyl roof extending above the rear quarter panels. Easy to see large rectangular taillights mark the rear end and a reflective strip across the width. I think that the Ford XL is just as fine and luxurious as the Ford LTD for the money. By the way, this Ford has NOT been restored, it's an original survivor. Enjoy this and as always thanks for viewing this 1969 Ford XL Fastback Hardtop.
Off the top, let me say that I have always loved this colour on the 1969 XL. Perhaps it is because my first car was a ‘69 XL that I bought from my Dad. I had the 390 2bbl 265 HP version. Non-A/C, but with bucket seats, console, and horseshoe gear selector. The vinyl roof really worked well on this car, from a visual point of view, as did the mag-look five spoke wheel covers. I fit a nifty little cassette deck into the empty clock slot on he instrument panel that the stereo shop thought was a custom installation. Mine also had the requisite split in the dashboard ... so hard to find one without that. I’d love to find a replacement for my baby, all these years later. Great cruiser, plenty of power, and still relatively uncommon.
That color was very popular during this era. You had a jewel of an XL. Had everything a young man could want in a car with most power options and that 390 under the hood. I'm glad this example brought many memories of your long lost love. I hope you can find one again. Glad you viewed this and thanks for your story.
I just can’t help but love covered headlights. IMO, one of the greatest styling trends ever that I would love to see again.
I love those hidden headlights also. Occasionally, those could be trouble. Thankfully, my 76 Lincoln's hidden headlights still work perfectly. Thanks Graham for viewing this and your comments.
Owned a ‘69 LTD with the 390. Paid only $500 back in 1983. Great car for the money, loved the hidden headlights. Lost it due to the starter bendix taking out a few of the teeth in the flywheel. Carried a starter by hand 4 miles to the rebuild shop and back after removing it. A neighbor backed into the driver side door breaking the window in the process. Wouldn’t fess up to it either. Because I couldn’t afford to repair it the city towed it away and out of my life. It was super smooth and a great cruiser. Well appointed for the time.
What a story Marvin. First only 500 bucks to buy this Ford then carrying a heavy starter four miles back and forth. But what really got my goat was that neighbor of yours who backed into your car, wouldn't admit it, and resulting in you losing it forever because you couldn't afford to repair it. I've read some stories about long lost cars but your story " takes the cake ". Thanks so much for viewing this nice example and the telling of your experience with the 69 LTD.
That XL sportsroof sure is a beauty! I think a big part of the reason the 1969 XL's base price was lower than that of the LTD is that the base engine in the XL was a 240 cubic-inch 6-cylinder, while the 1969 LTD came with a 302 V8 as standard. Engine options for full-size Fords in 1969 included the 390 2-barrel and 429 in 2-barrel (320 hp) and 4-barrel (360 hp) configurations. Part way through the 1969 model year, the 351 V8 became available in full-size Fords. Thanks for sharing the video of this spotless XL!
I think you're right. The engine offered for the LTD could increase the price plus more accessory options that would be included. Alex, a good listing of the Ford engines available for this year. That 351 engine was and is today a study and iconic powerplant favored by many. So, Alex thank you so much for all of the info regarding Ford engines and for enjoying this Ford XL.
In 69 I was 16 years old and my dad was looking to replace his 65 LTD Galaxy, when I found a 69 LTD on the local Ford dealer show room floor. I talked him into purchasing this gorgeous car. It was a 2 door hardtop coupe, Aztec Aqua with a medium dard blue vinyl roof. It was an LTD Brougham with a light Aqua color cloth fabric that felt like silk. My girl friends loved to cuddle in that car. A 351 Cleveland 4 barreled, duel exhaust hot rod. It would hang with a buddies 69 XL 429, no problem. It would peg the 120mph speedo so there's no way of telling what the actual top speed was. It was the next best road car I ever drove, after my 1993 China Blue Crown Vic that I bought new 24 years later.
After 2 years of fun in the LTD, I totaled the poor car. I have never seen one like that beautiful machine, ever, and I have looked. I wish I could afford to get one built like it today, actually I wish Ford would bring back the real full sized roadster! My current 2013 Taurus is no match in the hot rod with a comfortable ride department.
You had a great influence on your Dad by urging him to buy that LTD. And, what a beauty it was by your description. Also, what great memories you had with that car ! I bet you were the envy of all the boys and apparently your girlfriend loved it.
It had that 351 Cleveland engine and man could that Ford go. Way too bad it was totaled. The trouble these days of trying to afford a replacement car that you dream of is so elusive. But, I suggest you look online for the kind of Ford you want and you may be surprise to find one that decent and affordable. Good luck to you on that and thanks so much for your story and enjoying this video.
Car brings back good memories of a era i loved.
Yeah, it's always associating a car or pickup with a fun time in one's life. I experience that also when I record different cars and remember an event or memory. Thanks very much for enjoying this Ford and for your comment.
a real looker. the vinyl cover on the sail panels really accentuates how far back they extend, giving it a real swept roof line. XL in previous years meant a high-trim bucket seat interior, but I guess by '69 the bucket seats were an option.
Yes, Steve, I like that vinyl roof affect on the sail panels. Really gives the design a classy look. The buckets were an option by 69 as this one shows. Happy to know you enjoyed this so much. Thanks a bunch.
My late great uncle had one of these in Chicago!
This was a good looking Ford this year. I'm sure your great uncle enjoyed it. Thanks David for watching this one.
I know this is an older video Warren, but what outstanding condition this example is in and I love this model. Looked even better with the optional dress up wheels and buckets and console.
Yes, I agree, this is a great example to find and record. What I like most about this style is that uptick rear quarter panel. Always had a fondness for this year of Ford and glad you agree. Thanks very much for enjoying this Ford XL.
My mother bought this car in 1973 I was 10 it was the most awesomest car at the time next door neighbor were mechanics when my mom pulled up in that car their tongues fell to the ground.
I tell you what, this has been a very popular video and many just adore this Ford. I'm glad you did too and brought back many memories that you have forever. Your Mom chose wisely. Thanks so much.
Nice car. My grandfather had a ’69 XL Sportsroof, Bright Blue Metallic with white vinyl top and interior with buckets and console with "U-bar" shifter. I always loved that car, especially the wrap-around "Flight-Cockpit Instrument Panel." Unfortunately before I could get my hands on it the XL was mortally wounded by the insidious dark lord of oxidation, Darth Rust, wielding his dreaded Salt Saber over the course of 15 Omaha winters! :-(
Thank you for correctly calling this car an XL and not a Galaxie XL. The XL was a separate model 1968-1970. The calling cards of the XL were bucket seats and console, but in later years the bench became standard and the XL's signature bucket seats with console became an option such as on this car. By the way, one minor correction: for '69 the biggest motors were 429 cubic inches, not 428 as in 1967-1968.
What a great memory you had of your grandfather's XL. The description you have of it makes it seem a very beautiful car. I love those buckets an that console design and a vinyl top with that U bar shifter is a plus also. Yes, it's too bad rust took so many vintage cars and trucks away forever. I had that problem with my 61 Chevy Impala SS. Had a body shop rebuilt those "eyebrows" of the headlights. You are correct about the 429 cube engine which curiously was only a one cube bigger than the 428 but had more hp. Thanks for your story and for viewing this and your comments.
I never knew the Ford XL was beneath the LTD.I always thought it was the other way around.I knew both cars were unique.This is a great example here.This one's a nice metallic green color, you don't often see very much.Love the interior of this car too.I love the curved instrument panel, where the driver's controls are.No matter which engine you chose, they has plenty of power.Thanks Warren.
Lee Daniels Great paint color, great dash design and interior seats. This XL has it all. A sportier Ford than the top LTD, it's amazing that the LTD was still at the top tier. I enjoy the 3 piece grille with hidden headlamps. I'm glad you enjoy this XL also. Many thanks to you.
yeah its hard to understand the marketing processing at F but they sure did ditch the XL status for the new LTD when the LTD arrived in 1965 the two cars were more or less a two door vs a 4 door but then the LTD was now being compared the the 65 Silver Cloud Rolls and the XL would be a major stretch to be compared to the Silver Cloud as if the LTD wasn't. as far as the horrible green colour just about every MFG offered this horrible green colour tho Cadillac had a green metallic that was a deep green like the greens of the putting greens on a golf course and they only offered the green with white leather interior and the DeVille(the convertible) was the big seller in this green tho white red and black remained in the top 3 colour choices. the trouble with the green was it had or lacked any depth of colour it never shined and they never mixed it with a white interior or anything other than BLACK which translated to BORING and predictable. I think the last nice model year for the XL was the 1968
I'll say its hard to understand why Ford would have to closely aligned models with one at a lower status and the higher status. Perhaps it was to reach every niche of the market place. That horrible metallic green paint was a so called favorite at the time and many car makes had a version of that. I think the darker Cadillac green was more attractive. Mixing it with a black interior does make it a boring combination but black vinyl interiors were also a favorite of the car industry. The current paint craze is that dull champaign color that for some reason is popular. I see that a lot on Chevy pickups. blah. Thanks for commenting.
The XL and the LTD were priced about the same from 65 thru 67. In 68 ford decontented the XL and it's interior was the same as a Galaxie 500. Bucket seats became optional. In 68 Ford decontented the LTD as well but not as drastically as the XL. Ford offered numerous interior upgrades on the LTD called Brougham. Split bench seats with dual armrests further enhanced the LTD upgrade. The LTDs equipped this way were priced higher than the XL. The XL finally reached the end of its run in 70. The convertible was moved to the LTD series in 71 where it remained thru 72. 72 was the final year of a full sized Ford convertible.
@@CL9one Wow ... what a subjective opinion of the colour. That shade of green was absolutely perfect on this car. Am I biased? Just because mine was the same colour? I don’t think so.
That was my 3rd car except in Baby Blue.
It was handed down from my aunt, who bought it new, to me in 1984. It had the 390, but I don't recall it having dual exhaust.
I broke the motor mounts in that beast. That 390 had a little bit of torque.
I was at a traffic light...it turned green and I launched it like I was in a race against Big Daddy Don Garlits (who lives eight miles down the road from my house) and all I heard was Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
I had to crawl home with the hazzards on.
Had some great times and great memories with that car.
But even better ones with my '63 1/2 500 XL.
Well Claude that's quite a story you tell. This was a very handsome car you had and it sold very well. I too, as a youth, like to stomp on the gas to see what my car would do and fortunately, I didn't break anything. Good times and memories you have shared and thanks for that and enjoying this video.
My first car was a 1969 LTD Country Squire with a 390 that I got off my parents. I broke the motor mounts flooring it from a stop sign. Got out, opened the hood and saw the fan shroud was shattered and the hood insulation had been sliced by the fan blade. Yes, those 390's did have some torque.
Nice car!! I found that (almost) exact car in a barn 3 years ago from the original owner. It had 28K, 3 on the tree with a 390. Same color, black vinyl top, but not quite as shiny :-). I plan on getting her a new paint job soon and new bumpers that are a bit rusty. All I have done is new tires and dual exhaust. Fun to drive!
***** Ken, you lucky guy. Not many people can find a barn find like this Ford you have. 28K miles ! 390 ! Wow, you saved a wonderful car. I wish you much good luck with your Ford XL and thanks for your story and sharing it. Thanks.
I had a 68 XL,black paint,red bucket seats,4speed with console. All factory original. No power steering or power brakes. A big block 428 and a 323 positraction rear. The best looking XL ever made as far as I'm concerned.
Yes, I agree, that the late sixties XL's were the best looking examples. What you had was a dream car that many car buffs would love to have today. Nothing like an original survivor that provided a lot of power like yours did. Glad you like this video and many thanks for your story.
Rob Rogers was right about the decontenting of the Ford XL which began in '67 when the door courtesy lights were dropped and the interior was basically a Galaxie 500 with bucket seats.During previous years the seats were covered in a higher grade vinyl and the door panels had an abundance of chrome trim. Matters worsened in '68 when bench seats were standard and the XL was available in a 6 cyl for the first time.
Ford, and other car makers, seem to cut corners sometimes on their models. To do that to an upper level Ford doesn't make any sense and only a few would spot those down grades. Many thanks to you for your comments, I appreciate it.
No clock? Terrible, love the 2 door, same taillights as in Torino! Nice
Yes, I looked again and no clock. Interchangeable parts with Ford include the taillights shared with the Torino. Thanks Paul for viewing and your observation.
Looks the same as she did when she rolled off the assembly line one of my neighbors has a 71 LTD Convt which got me into liking these old Fords
11094DEREK Yes indeed, it does look like it just came out of the assembly line. This is a very well preserved original and that to me makes it even more precious. Many thanks Derek.
I had an old Ford LTD too back in the day !
So did my Dad. A luxurious version of a Ford were these LTD's. Very comfy and nice. Thanks much.
Hey Warren. Nice looking car. I still see a few of these here and there. :)
Jason Carpp So do I Jason.Every now, and then,i'll come across one.
Lee Daniels I think the 1968 Fords have better looking grilles, but overall, this 69 is very nice. :)
Jason Carpp I remember seeing many of these years ago but not too much these days. Thanks for liking this Ford XL.
Jason Carpp I like the 1968 Ford grilles too, Jason!.
Ltd is one of the best cars ever made
It surely is ! Great luxury Ford for sure. Thanks for liking this so much.
My first car
Great first car you had. This example is like how a brand new car looked back then. Glad you like and many thanks.
I had a few 69 ltd's when i was younger,i still have a few parts in my garage and over a half dozen of those hubcaps.
I94SOUTH So you had a few of them. Interesting. Hey, I hope someone who needs LTD parts will contact you. Many thanks for viewing this video.
Mine was a console mounted shifter, and had a 429cj, but no vinyl top, would love to get another one.
These Ford XL's are a beautiful rendition and I admire this generation very much. I'm sure you would love to get your hands on another one and I wish you a lot of luck in getting another. Thanks so much for viewing and commenting on this Ford XL hardtop.
Check out ebay there is a rare one on right now & priced reasonable. 69 XL Convert 429 4spd car! Never to late to start over :)
In 1969 the 385 series 429 replaced the FE 428 in full size Fords. The 428 was still available in the Mustang in 1969 though.
Yes, thanks for that info. And also for viewing.
@@55lincoln Almost Forgot, a 4V, dual exhaust version of the 429 was standard in the Thunderbird in 1969 called the 429 4V Thunderjet! 360 hp, 480 lb ft of torque. I had a 1970 T-Bird in the mid 1970's.
@@trucking604 Again, you have provided more info about the 429. Thanks so much for this.
Nice car love the 69' XL's - My parents had one the bought new when I was a kid= ours had the hoarse shoe console shift though..
+Jasper Lit (babycakes) There is nothing like a great car memory especially when it involves your parents car and childhood memories. Thanks so much for your memory story and for enjoying this video.
I owned one for three years loved it
Bob, sometimes I think that the more luxurious car, the better the owner likes it. These Ford XL's were the cat's meow and what a splendid car to own. Many thanks to you for viewing this video and for commenting.
I brought over to Germany while I was stationed there as a mechanic I had access to our garage and did tons of work on it including motor mounts. A frame bushings valve job. Needless to I couldn't bring it back to states thank you for sharing
You were lucky to have that Ford and to work on it. I thought that U.S. military personnel could ship their cars back to the states. Shame you couldn't hold on to it.
These big boats were everywhere back in the 1970s, but they seem to vanish with Disco : P
Funny how things come in to vogue and then go out. I always thought that America was a country of fads. Thanks for viewing.
There are countries all over the world with fads, but there's no other country on earth where you can make a million bucks on a fad, that's for sure. Can you say, 'Pet Rock?' lol
Now that was a fad. Almost forgot about that one. Thanks for the chuckle.
It be nice if you could do some narration to actually explain what the differences are, rather than simply fire hosing the video camera all over the car without us having a clue as to what we’re looking at. I still have no idea how these two vehicles are different.
Warren....had to look at that after that 68 Mercury Monterey , this is so much better looking to me than that Merc , something about this just looks great
One thing that I think appeals to you about this XL is that it's cleaned up for the car show whereas the Merc was an original condition example sitting there in a barn not spruced up. I like both cars and was glad to see that Monterey fastback two tone after so many years. Many thanks.
The 69 XL was a sportier LTD, basiclly and a nice car, my buddy in High School Mom had one with the 390 engine and she traded it in, for some reason, on a new 72 Monte Carlo and it had the 350 and my buddy told me that 390 was a much faster car. I never heard why she traded that XL in, as she kept her 60 Mercury, she had before that one, for like 9 years
califdad4 The XL was a more sporty like Ford than the LTD which was above the XL. To me, this year XL has great styling cues and a wonderfully designed interior. No doubt the 390 was faster than the 350. The 60 Merc would have been a nice car to have but I can see why this woman was sold on the XL. Thank you.
Ahhahaha now we are talking Warren . The Galaxie 500XL was a car Ive always loved .I had a 64,65,66,67,68,69 & of course the. 71 Galaxie XLSport . Take this body put a 71 Front end and Tails lights and rear bumper and put dual scoops on the hood. and a Cobra Jet 429 Built and Balanced and Sport interior and Factory Sport Rims and paint it Cream Yellow and a roll bar inside and you will have my Galaxie. Last of the big fast backs hideaway head lights and everything . It was 30yrs ago this March That I dragged it out of a backyard of a trashed mobile home on a lot in park for $60 bucks. It had a 400 Ford that was blown up and full of rat nest and garbage . I was goin to part it out .But what changed my mind was it got rained on and some of the crud washed off and it started to shine . And the 429CJ showed up from a friend who traded it to to me because he was getting into trouble with it in his Shortbed 69 Ford F100. He and I built it in his dad's garage but his dad told him to get rid of the engine for a tamer engine . So I swapt him a 302 out of a 69 Fairlane wagon and a bunch of parts and $1,100 bucks to boot. See a pattern here .I was thinking what put the 429CJ in .Then I looked over to where the Galaxie was setting and I go there is where its going .In that Big Full size Fast Back Ford . My Dad was raising hell about the Demon then this rig will really piss him off. Should of ler me buy the 70 Richard Petty Blue Super Bird
Basically a stock car with a interior and a license plate. Ohhh!! The trouble I got into with this car and Pissed the old Man off to no end. He said it was a happy day on the Farm and the Pile When that Yeller SOB Left on a trailer and the order from the judge to sell it.But was a sad because my baby was going to meet its fate and the crusher . Because it was the last of the Big Fast Backs.I put these thoughts in my head before I drive into. the arena before a Demolition Derby . Saturday is the first one For another car from. 1971 . The Dodge Polara Wagon which is ready to go.
dougslittlediesel Yep Doug, these Ford XL's are a great looking car all the way around. Ford got it right this year. No doubt you had 64 - 79, 71 XL's in the pile. That XL you dragged out 30 years ago I'm sure looked pretty grimy but you saved it. That 69 Fairlane wagon would have been a good one to have. You know how I love wagons. Good luck to you at the arena with the Derby. Stay safe. Destroy your opponents.
You didn’t have a ‘71 XL because 1970 was the final year for the model.
@@roymcgaw7431 71 was the last year for a the Galaxie sport back . 74 was the last year for the Galaxie. From then on it was just the LTD. Instead of three series of full size Ford sedans. Just two and four door sedans and Country squire wagon. At least 74 was the last I seen a Galaxie name plate. 71 was the last year for a stylized two door somewhat fast back. 72 had a sportier type coupe style notch back top. 73 it was just a regular 2dr hardtop.. The days for a full size sports model 2dr were over in the early 70s. And a full size muscle car in any vehicle line up was gone by 1973. When the Arab Oil embargo hit that was the last nail in the coffin for muscle cars of any size by then. A long with insurance and Emissions control.The 71 Galaxie 500 XL I had was one of a few that were ordered in the Early 71 model year. By mid model year it was dropped. And why are you replying to a old post anyway???
@@dougslittlediesel Sorry, Doug. If you had a 1971 XL you should have kept it, because it was the only one in existence. You seem to be off by one year in your recollections. The 1969 and 1970 model, the final two years of the XL, were virtually identical, with only minor cosmetic changes to distinguish between the two years. The bodystyle was officially known as Sportsroof, which was a fastback look created by extending the C-pillar. The rear window itself was relatively vertical. The 1971 and 1972 models were virtually identical to each other, but were significantly different from the 1969 / 1970 units. The only two door available was a hardtop, and it had a typical notchback style. The XL did not appear
as a 1971 model, not even for a brief period. I am not relying only on my memory of the times (I owned a 1969 XL and know the 1970 model quite well), but I have referred to two separate, major publications of the history of Ford that I own, as well as the vast resource of the internet.
If you can prove me wrong, fill your boots. On top of my memory, my printed proof, and my internet research, I have 36 years of experience as a Ford Motor Company employee. As for why I am commenting on an old posting, it came up in my recommended views and I would have felt terrible if you spent the remainder of your life thinking that a 1971 Ford XL ever existed.
@@roymcgaw7431 well had one. And probably one a few. I found it in a Mobile Home Park left abandoned. Bucket Seat floor shift automatic console interior. No back story or back history on the car. Title was in the glove box signed. Mobile home park was being cleared out it was setting in. It had a 400-E 2bl with a sizeable hole on the left side of block. Missing number 3 piston and connecting rod. Don't know if the dual Mustang style hood scoops were factory or added on. But were open and fitted into the hood. Didn't have a air breather on it and missing parts under the hood. This was in 1985 so a car like this was going to get scrapped. I was going to pull the rear end and crush the rest. Body was in good shape. But man it was the mid 80s and it was dinosaur. Just another reminder of fuel inefficient land boat full size Ford's. If I hadn't traded for the 429CJ engine. I would have scraped it out. The only thing that saved was it was the only Ford that the engine/trans would drop right into. Had a 72 Mustang Grande but it was rusted out in the rear so bad the rear spring hangers were sticking up through the trunk floor. And the frame rails up front was eaten up with rust. But the cars back history on where it and who it was bought new from is totally unknown. Only knew of one other oddity. And that was a 70 Galaxie with a 429/factory 4 speed. The owner had the cars build sheet and was listed as a option. Because he himself had been questioned about it being in a full size Ford. My Galaxie I built it up. So it was far from stock. Mine had a C-6 automatic built up and came with the 429 I traded for. And I wrecked the car and sold it. Took Missouri State Highway Patrol on a 4 county chase down I-44 to Joplin Mo. Judge handed down a court order to sell the car. And give the money from said sale to the Missouri crime victims fund. And as far as information on the internet goes. Not everything is found there. Only reason some thing is there and history there of is someone cared enough to put it on there. If its popular like say my 1969 Road Runner. Yeah you will find everything you need to know about one on Google search. My 1976 Volare Premier wagon has a tilt/telescopic steering column. Couldn't find nothing out on it at all on the internet. But there it is in the car with factory cruise control switches and everything. Was trying to find new shaft bearings. Because the shaft has some slack. I had to rebuild the ones in it because they were extinct.. I had a 1967 Galaxie 500 XL that was a Executive Order car. Front disc brakes and a automatic dimmer switch , 390 High Performance engine/4 speed trans and a posi-trac rear. Sold it because of having to settle with my ex-wife in a divorce. I also had a 64 Chrysler Newport with a 225 slant six/automatic 4dr sedan . You could get a slant six in a Newport on special order. But the slant six wasn't available in the Imperial,New Yorker and 300 series. Had a 1967 Bel Air that had a 250 six/3speed manual trans. Probably not rare but not as rare as a 1966 Bonneville Custom I had years ago. It had a Pontiac overhead cam six cylinder/2 speed automatic transmission. Plain Jane radio delete and no A-C,Power Brakes and no Power steering. Of course back then your could order a car the way you wanted it. I owned a 1965 Valiant V-100 that was a radio,driver side mirror,cigarette lighter,4 way flasher and back-up delete car. Had lap belts up front but none in the back. I own a 1961 C-30 Chevrolet Apache 1ton truck. Signal,radio,back-up lights delete and one tail light. So due to missing production records and other unlisted things that can't be found on Google. Doesn't mean they didn't exist or weren't built. Just someone has cared enough to list them on the internet. According to Rock Auto online parts I can't get a new radiator for my 76 Volare. Funny thing its got a New Harrison Down flow/automatic radiator. To bad I suffered a severely devastating house fire in November 2001. Because I had photographs of those cars that burnt up in that fire I have only photos from 2002 forward. And only a few survived but not all and non off my 71 Galaxie survived.
I just found this video, but one of the several cars that I once owned (and kick my own butt for selling) A '69 XL 429 4-V Convertible (19.5 ft. Long too, as I recall!)
I too, have had cars I loved but sold and have been kicking myself ever since. This Ford XL is a good looking car and I've always like it. I never realized that the XL you had was that long. Thank you for enjoying the video and telling your own personal story about the Ford you had.
55lincoln I worked at a Ford dealer and one if the Tech's used a tape measure on it. I found the car sitting on the side of a guys house with a tarp over it and could just make out the grille to know it was a Ford. The first thing I noticed as I lifted the tarp was a "429" emblem, then the further I pulled the tarp, the better the car got! XL trim, convertible, etc. I offered $1200 bucks to the original owner and he said okay, as he could no longer drive. The top was fine, no rust, everything worked, it had 79k miles. That was in 1987. I kept it for 5 years and it doesn't matter that I sold it for a LOT more money, I miss it! Thanks for your reply, too.
A splendid Ford to have and what a jewel you described ! And what a deal you got from an unused XL that the owner didn't drive anymore. That seems to be a rare experience. I wish I had an antenna for cars like that. With 79k miles, that Ford was still a youngster. I'm sure when you sold it, the Ford went to a nice home and you profited very well. I miss the vintage jewels I use to have also. So, I know how that feels. Thanks for your story, it's amazing.
Check out ebay there is a rare one on right now & priced reasonable. 69 XL Convert 429 4spd car! Never to late to start over :)
My brother had a white XL with a brown vinyl top it had a 390 two barrel. My parents had the 69 LTD 4 door and it had a 390 four barrel. My Dad would out run my brothers 69 XL ever time! 😂 good times!
Your family were true Ford fans, and this year of Fords were very popular. I can just imagine your Dad out running your brother's XL. Good times indeed, and a good story to share. Thanks a bunch.
My very first car!!!
You had a Ford XL for a first car ? ! Wow. Not many youngsters can claim their first car would be something like this. Amazing. Thanks Jeff.
@@55lincoln it was 10 years old when I got it
@@jeffstever9771 Yeah, but still ! A great first car to get even if pre-owned. Thanks for your experience with that first car and thanks also for viewing this oen.
@@55lincoln I loved the video
@@jeffstever9771 Hey thanks Jeff. I appreciate it.
I had this same color, 390 for my first car. Dream of getting another....and not driving it to death like I did the first one. I have a '72 galaxie right now and it's a pile compared.
Isn' t this one a prime example ? And you once owned the identical Ford. You may just be able to find one in very good condition today and I wish you luck with that. Thanks so much for enjoying this splendid Ford.
What was the difference between the galxey and the LTDs? They look the same.
There was no LTD in 1969. The LTD came next year. But, trim level and options for the LTD were standard while the Galaxie was below. Pricing was a difference also. Thanks Brandon.
I had a 69 Ford Galaxie 500 when I was 16 because my dad would not let me buy a 70 mustang mach one with the 429 4 speed, he said I would kill myself. So i settled with this car, but after new paint and duel exhaust and wheels , i managed to not be embarrassed , in fact the car looked kinda cool and the 302 engine was indestructible.
Great story Natalie ! Even though you had to settle for a big Ford instead of a hot Mustang, you eventually loved your car. Thanks so much for telling your story and for enjoying this video.
To bad the dashboards in these Full sized Ford's would crack in the radio speaker area. Growing up we had a 1969 LTD and the dashboard cracked in 4 different areas.
Those vinyl coated dashes cracked with many other cars besides Fords. I passed on a 62 Plymouth convertible because the plastic radio grille on the dash fell apart, and the dash on my 85 Chevy has a hairline crack. The vinyl dash on my 76 Cutlass didn't cracked but warped ! I don't think that breed of vinyl was durable enough to resist extreme hot or cold. Thanks for speaking of this issue.
55lincoln Yes that is true. I had a 1978 Chevy Impala. That car was only 3 years old when the dashboard cracked.
For crying out loud, Detroit ! Is that the best you could do with plastic / vinyl parts exposed to extreme weather ? I'm glad you brought this dash cracking issue up for it's been a pet peeve of mine for a long time. Many thanks Kevin.
Disco disappeared?
Those are 1968 LTD wheel covers
They very well could be. Thanks for noticing.
saw a '69 XL GT for sale a couple days ago. never knew there was such a thing. I don't know what makes it a GT. it still had bench seats and auto on the column. the xl, ltd and galaxie were essentially the same car. there's not even much difference trim wise. a car with vinyl seats or that scratchy cloth they used back then is not my idea of luxury.
The XL was just another offering for a segment of the consumer that might want something just a little more luxurious. More options including bucket seats and console, more engine options, power accessories and trim. Yes, there wasn't that much difference between the other big Ford cars but they were more expensive nonetheless. This Xl is kind of a plain jane.
@chief tp These XL GT's are a rare find today. Thanks again Chief for watching this and your comments.
In 1969 they had 429 not 428
My source shows a 428 for the Torino, Cobra and Fairlane, The 429 for any full size Ford. Thanks for your comment.
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Thanks for watching.
Nice car, lousy video. Too much zoom zoom zoom. I had a white one w/ black top, red interior. Sorry I sold it, but the wife didn't like it because it was too powerful.
Too bad you found fault with the video. Crowded field of show cars and people walking into my line of view. I bet you wish you still had your powerful Ford. Thanks.
Ford certainly did cheapen the 69XL...wow...recalling in the early 60's the XL's had the red and white lights in the lower doors, clocks and a few popping for the option of power windows and seats. this 69 XL is a stripped down model to nothing and the puke'd colour whoever thought that this colour was ever going to be attractive must have been a heavy user of Marijuana
Yes, I suppose the Xl was down graded on purpose, possibly to promote the LTD as the ultimate Ford. I bet the option list for the XL was limited also. The paint on this Ford is typical of the color choices back then and not always a eye appealing choice on this one. Thanks.
we had a 62XL then a 63XL then a 64XL then a 65XL and a 65 LTD and both were maxed out in options in 65. My parents never traded in their cars they'd pass em down to siblings who were starting as new drivers being the youngest my first car was their 69 Eldorado it was all hood and i was happy to get rid of it in the 1977's for a Toyota Corna off to college
Holy cow ! Five years in a row of Fords ! What generous parents to pass these virtually new cars to the kids. And you, having a Eldorado as a first car is amazing. The Toyota was a good car to have as a college student that's for sure. Thanks so much for telling your story.
My parents were in the hotel business in Honolulu that my grandfather started in 1923 grandaddy moved to Honolulu in 1919 when he was 19 yrs old. the hotel bought the cars yearly and my dad would buy them from the hotel for fractional money and in the mid 60's the hotel switch to Cadillacs and grandma was given for her 65th birthday a Silver Cloud Convertible which i washed and waxed one day i was waxing the car and this guy was watching me and said i was doing a great job and how did i know Mrs Childs...told him she was my grandma and he nodded and then asked me if i would wash and wax his car...and asked me what i was being paid for this wash and wax i told him that grandma was making me a pumpkin pie. he said he knew first hand that i had a winning deal he then said he lived down the hall from grams. I asked him what was his name..and he said Buster Crabbe. then i stopped and said...what day would u want your wash and wax...and he said well..i don't make pumpkin pie...i said well how about an autograph...he smiled and said..u have made my day. when i was finished with grams car i went back up to her condo and told her i met Buster Crabbe and she said he is such a nice guy i said do u think it would be ok if i invited him in for pumpkin pie? she said..sure so i walked down to his condo and invited him to join us for the homemade Utah recipe pumpkin pie. a memorable day for me for sure. the hotels we owned...Maui Surf Kaui Surf, Kona Surf, Kailua Surf and in Waikiki we owned part of the Sheraton. Gramps started out as a pineapple picker when his LDS mission came to its 2 yr end he just didn't want to go back to Utah and sent for grams his then gf she said come back to Utah so they could be married in the Temple and so he did and from there they left Utah. When grams died my dad thought it was time to sell the hotels and sold out to some Japanese company but a few years later they found out they knew nothing about the hotel biz in the islands that they bombed years earlier in fact one landed in the back yard of gramps and grams yard...so they contacted my dad wanting to know if he'd buy back the hotels which he did at half the price of what they paid for them 5 yrs earlier. I was more like gramps always wanting to strike it out on my own vs working for InterIsland Restorts. tho i was like my dad i did specialize in corp tax law and was hired by a new start up out of law school...the company had lots of promise in my eyes...and i was hired before the company went public and i have never looked back being one of the first 5 employees at Google
and now for the rest of the story...when i was 4 yrs old dad mom and my older brother 9 yrs my Sr we were on on the mainland visiting dad's family in the Chicago metro area. we ended up going to this country club for swimming. the end of July is normally hot but this day was in the 90's with humidity to match. we were not use to such heat and humidity let alone the absence of trade winds off the ocean which are always part of the typical day in Honolulu. so dad dives off the board and didn't come up and my brother was waiting for him to come up he ran to get help our dad lay at the bottom of the pool he had broken his neck...the water was only 5 ft deep not deep enuf for a diving board to be in place and there wasn't any indication as to how deep the water was...anyway...i remember sitting in the lobby of the hospital all night all by myself and the heat was horrible i just wanted to go home little did i realize of the consequences of the day would going to have on the rest of my life.
by the time our dad was released from the last of the 7 different hospitals in IL i was now 11 yrs old. and we had been living in a home that my dad had built before WWII. it was a crummy house too small too old and one bath room im sure i sound like a brat but for the four of us (i have a sister in the middle of brother and myself) and now a quad was going to move in. i had no recall of this man whom everyone seemed to love and know in this small town outside of Chicago. my brother saw the hand writing on the wall and he wasn't going to hand around so he gets married and for all practical purposes he has not been seen so much since let alone contribute to the care of either his father or mother. the sister...well she more or less did the same thing got married to some guy in the army and moved to Oklahoma so i hadn't figured out how to run away or the idea that i could. i stayed home everyday at 3pm to do the second shift of his care while my mom found a job just to get out of the house.
then winter came and he was freezing so the day after Christmas the three of us would get on a boat and sail back home to Honolulu and dad was back working for InterIsland Resorts all be it from home in Kahala, its behind Diamond Head and it was a swamp and dump for Honolulu but dad saw this huge potential for these 7 acres he bought for 700.00 dollars while he was stationed in Honolulu during the war. he cleaned it up did all the draining of the dump and put in fill to elevate the dump to make it livable. and built our home in Kahala which is on the ocean side of Kahala Ave soon people were wanting to build their home on Kahala Ave but dad wasn't selling he knew what he had and held onto the land. When we all moved back into the home dad realized that money was in short supply so he sold the properties on 100 yr leases and the Hilton down the street was needing some land for their parking lot. our address is at 4747 Kahala and the Kahala Hilton is 5000 Kahala and if u ever need a hotel in Honolulu be certain to book at the Kahala its looks like a huge home not a hotel and the place is scattered with the rich and famous.
so i took care of dad daily 7 days a week putting him to bed changing his catheters emptying the urinal bag while all the piss would run thru my fingers gawd it was horrible. we were not close in the beginning i had a lot of anger toward him for being so stupid not to check on how deep the water was not having any regard for his safety and being so irresponsible with regard to his family. by the time i was 18 or so i sort of told him i was sorry i treated him so badly and asked him to forgive me for being so angry and ruining my life. he said he was sorry that we never had the opportunity to bond and that the roles were reversed where i was the dad and he was the kid.
he then thought we needed to buy a Lincoln convertible because of the four doors and they way they opened up and we would put the top down and lower him into the car with the hoist that we used to lower and remove him from his hospital bed. we found it was a lot of work and i dunno i think now as im typing this he probably didn't want to see me doing all this work give how much i have already scarficed. the only friend i had was the ocean and the only time i had for this friend would be around 3am and have sex with this friend...surfing i would still be all by myself but the time spent surfing was the only time i had to myself...and i had sex with this ocean daily and sometimes a few times a day certainly in the summer when school was out for the summer but i always had summer school classes to keep me in the book mode.
your note has made me recall of all the beyond interesting interactions i have had with the rich and famous. imagine living next to Cher? or living down the street from Clair Booth Luce? or being the ring bare for your Aunt Carol who was famous even before she married Robert Goulet? i was a cute little blond blue eyed Italian kid. Hanging out with the Marriotts or the Disney kids (its a Mormon thing) or having a ner do well classmate at Punahou (K-12) private prep school in Makiki which is behind Waikiki and this ner do well went by the name as Barry Dunham only to find out when im attending law school at U of Chicago i run into him on campus we chat and at the end of the conversation he tells me his is now going by the name of Barrack Obama. all i could think was he is still a fraud as he was back at Punahou.
Today...my mom is now 92 with ALZ and Im taking care of her full time and my brother mom and i are all back on the street that dad built before the war and he is still no where around to help out. i find it so odd so strange one would think with 40 million dollars one could get past whatever wrongs he thinks have been done to him. but at his age now of 74 he'd get over it.
and yes your right my amazing life situations meeting people in the oddest places. so i thank your for reminding me my life has been quite rich in meeting people and my take away from all these people like Dick vanDyke Gladys Knight, Burt Reynolds, Howie Long, and the list is long but they all have had their own private Gethsemane they have had to pull themselves up to find their souls. so regardless of last name, net worth none of us are exempt from the cruelties of life. as i write this i so easily can hear them pour out their private pain of life. to hear Howie Long tell me his story i was in tears our lives are so similar regarding parents but at least my parents didn't abandon me when i was 8 yrs old coming home from school one day to only find a pile of his stuff stacked outside the empty and deserted house.
well...sorry this turned into an epilogue