Oh, hell yes, Tony! Those look so awesome, and, oddly, it makes those landau bars look so much better. 🙂 They compliment each other. The car looks so distinguished now. You gave the old girl a facelift.
That looks one thousand times better ❤ that’s a luxury car and those spoke rims are perfect 👍 I wish I had your car. In oct of 1973 when the 1974 ford LTD Brougham first were shipped to the dealerships I bought one. I bought it right out of the show room. It was loaded. The only option it didn’t have was a sunroof. It had a 460 cu. Engine 😱 and also went ahead and put on some spoke rims which gave it more of that luxury look. I really miss my 1974 LTD Brougham 😢
Tony, To use an expression appropriate for the year 1974, those wheels are FAR OUT!!!! In other words, I dig them. 🥳🥳 I just wish there was an American brand of tire that could offer the same look.
I wish new cars and trucks had hood ornaments, I had a 1988 dodge ram truck, and it had the hood ornament ram head from the factory, that is something I miss, I’m glad you put a new hood ornament on the car
My great uncle bought D series trucks in the 80s he traded in a truck I want to say it was 88 they deleted the hood ornament and it was a dealer installed accessory, it’s a family legend how he forced them to remove the hood ornament from the trade in and he would pay 1 hr labor for it to be installed or he wouldn’t buy the new truck. Dick Mariano Chrysler Plymouth Dodge Kennebunk, ME.
Wow Tony! Great choice! They look amazing, gives the car a whole different look. Love It!!! I always loved the wires on the '80's Town Cars and Cadillac Deville's
Thank you! I've always been a wire wheel fan. I knew exactly what I wanted for this car when I bought it. I just never said it out loud. I really didn't think I'd be able to find them that quickly.
I have to admit my first reaction was "UGH" but after seeing the car with you standing back showing the roof accent and overall stance, I agree, it's all period correct and looks great! I like the whitewall tires, too. Fun reveal doing before/after for each corner, too. Thanks Tony, have a great day.
Widow!!! Great Job on this one Mr. Tony. It looks outstanding with the upgrades you made and we love the wire wheels, the white walls and the new hood ornament. This might be Roseann’s favorite. This really a beautiful car and body style. Take good care Dan & Roseann!
Absolutely perfect! Absolutely perfect. I agree the 30 spoke is a Houston TX Lake Charles LA look or atleast that’s the region that gives it most publicity. I like that 50 spoke look a lot. I would put the exact same wheel on my 83 Electra Limited 2 door. Thanks for the information about reproductions. I’d settle for a 30 spoke factory offset and dimensions. The 4.5x5 GM Buick Road Wheel famous on Electras and Rivieras of the 70s are almost impossible to find presentable or without severe damage.
Thanks, buddy! I got these off of Ebay, and they are far from perfect, but they are definitely presentable. I knew exactly what I wanted when I bought the car. I just never actually said it out loud. I didn't even think I'd find them. I did buy the new center caps from Truespoke.
I don't think that car could look any better. Between that color combination and those wheels and tires. Absolutely beautiful. My first car was that same color combination 71 Monte Carlo cragar slotted rims
The majority have spoken, now you gotta keep the Landau bars! Seriously, it's kind of amazing how small details like new wheel mouldings or hood ornaments make it the looks of these older vehicles...
Tony, I'm loving these videos you've been posting! I found your channel right around the time you were at Motor Muster a couple weekends ago. Thanks for not buying the NOS grill for your LTD...I ended up buying it for my 1974 Country Squire I'm fixing up. It's not as nice as your wagon, but it presents pretty well once it's cleaned up. I've had it to a handful of shows. This video is helpful because I also have a newer one year '74 hood ornament to install when I swap out the grill on mine. Thank you!
Thank you! I'm glad you are enjoying them. Please stay tuned for adding factory power doorlocks to this car. I have to repair the rear 1/4 windows, too.
I have moved to the pro landau bars contingency on this LTDbird. The wire wheels feel like they have company with the bars, it's like they've hung out together before. White walls are the nicest thing that could be done for that car. I'd probably get the drill out and use the stone guards too. It looks like they saved the paint pretty well.
Oh, please don't like the Landau bars! No, Sir, the paint is completely knocked off of the bottom of the doors. That's the paint correction I speak of. No way I'm drilling holes in NOS wheel lip moldings. If I told you what those cost, you'd call me a liar.
I think the wire wheels look good on the car. They are period correct so as they say in the collector car market, "No harm no foul!" 🤣🤣🤣. Personally i always loved the 1975-1978 Ford LTD's more because of the hidden headlights on the upper trim models but luckily at least the 1974 had the stand up hood ornament. Didn't know it was a one year only with the silver. Our 1978 was black as noted. The 1973 had the badge in the grill but it just didn't look as elegant to me as the 1974-1978 stand up units. Thank you Tony for always showing detailed videos of EVERYTHING about these cars. Trust me many people will use these videos for references on their own cars in the future. Seeing first hand in a video is so informative even if it's just changing out the hood ornament. No job is to small because as a passionate person with these cars, i don't have all the knowledge you do so passing it on to others is really really awesome.
These were great cars and so well built, so much better than the GM cars of the same time....These cars do not get the credit they deserve.... Great video...
Those wheels are a good look for your car. I remember them well! I’m still looking for a nice set of stock rims for my Marquis that are in excellent condition before I can get some nice whitewalls to replace the ugly black sidewalls. The finish on the original aluminum turbine wheels is shot. It’s fun having something familiar again. I’m sure you feel the same way. Have fun and be safe! Mike
I think it looks fantastic! Personally I would have preferred OEM polished aluminum as came on the Lincolns/Mercurys with the red center caps but as you say, it's your car and to each their own. :) I am so jealous of your collection as I have many of these cars in my 20s and 30s, kicking myself for selling many of my cars of the past. Even though not a FoMoCo product I miss my "Smokey and the Bandit Edition" Trans Am the most. I'd be happy with any one of your collection. As we said in the 70s, "Keep on keepin' on!
The new hood ornament looks great. I agree about the Landau bar, I would get rid of it also. Now about the wheels ... personally, I don't like wire wheels, but if that's what you like, great. They look nice, I just wouldn't put them on if it was my car. Thanks for the videos, and I'm looking forward to more of them.
I love the 70’s Fords! My dad was a body man at Costello Ford back then and I remember those wheel lip moldings being all over the place in the shop and coming in the white paper wrapping. Btw, sounds like you have a Cicada invasion going on, I couldn’t tell if the sound was from the video or my own back yard ! lol
I have new top part for the hood ornaments, I'm always buying the base mounts for bad condition ones like that you removed take them apart polish all the pieces and replace the ornament top that way I have a complete unit and then I put it away in the collection. To resell some day for people to put on their big pickup trucks. Send it along to me and I'll reconstruct a new unit out of that old one.
wow Tony, you never fail to surprise and deliver at the same time! I was not expecting wire wheels, but hey they are period correct and I do like the whitewalls much better as well. Don't recall seeing these Cragar wire wheels growing up in the 1970s. The landau bars actually don't look too bad with the wires on now. Oh and if all else fails, you can add the deluxe wheel covers... :)
Thank you! I knew exactly what I wanted for wheels and tires when I bought the car. I just never said it out loud. I really didn't think I'd ever find them. As I said in the video, I do not like any of the 1974 wheel covers. It will never see those. And the Landau bars still must go.
Really about the 1976 Landaus??? I thought the taller Landau ornament was only used in 1975? The clear unit wasn't that used on the Ford Elites??? I'm not 100% sure but i think the 1976-1978 were the one Tony showed in the video.
Looking good. I think of wire wheels as something for a small European sports car and not a big American land yacht but I must say it looks great. Nice car!
Oh wow! I wasn’t expecting this for the wheels, I do like them, sorry sure a lot better. I was thinking maybe factory hub caps that came on these. lol You fancy now!
As I said in the video, I do not like any of the factory wheel covers for 1974. Especially the color keyed ones that came with the Landau Value Package.
So many people think it's a must to have the original wheel covers. I do not like them. It does seem, though, that most people do approve of my decision with these wheels and tires. Thank you!
Who could not like real wire wheels !! I think they look great, and most important, you like them. Hope to see you at the Motor Muster. We'll be there Saturday Jim E
I think these wheels look great on this LTD! The old Cragars had Dexter-brand tires, which I've never heard of. Were they old, or just an off-brand? And, I had to laugh -- when you took out the grille to replace the hood ornament and the weel opening moldings, you cleaned all the dirt off and polished. Exactly what I would do!
Tony, the wires look fine, and for me are a big improvement over the Cragar SS, which I’ve never liked and which to me don’t belong on a full-size car ever. The whitewalls make a world of difference too.
They look nice. I'm glad they are real wire wheels and not just covers.I like the 1973-74 Ford deluxe wheel covers best myself. But you're right, what you like and prefer is all that matters.
As someone who strictly does OEM I would have used the deluxe wheel covers from the wagon and not made an extra expense but it’s his car and he should do what he likes even if we don’t agree. I have to admit those new Cragars don’t look half bad though and they really make the landau bars pop (even though he insists on taking them off and repairing holes). They kind of remind me of the Lacey style wire rims that Ford offered on the late 70’s Granada.
I promise you will like the car when I'm done with it. And the wheel covers on the wagon are NOT in good condition at all. I think you should know by now that I'm pretty much a purist, but I've never cared for those wheel covers. I've had people tell me to get those original GT wheel covers off of the XL and put wheels on it, and I would never do that.
@@tonyscarcare5657 Yes, I know you are a purist. That is why I was really surprised when you were considering keeping the old Cragars with white letter tires. With the wheels and tires it had on it looked like something you would see in a trailer park in the early 90s. Even though I would not have chosen the wheels you did, I have to admit they do look very nice on the car. They are a definite improvement.
I knew exactly what I wanted for this car from the beginning, I just never actually said it out loud. I honestly didn't believe that I would even find them, especially this quick.
@@tonyscarcare5657 I guess I just never liked those plain and flat looking base wheel covers on the '73-74 big Ford's and sort of liked the deluxe ones. But that's just me. The neat thing about the collector car hobby is people can change and customize things to their liking. And, for the record, I like almost any Ford LTD unless it has been ridiculously customized or changed. For example addition of a Lincoln style grille or spare tire trunk lid. One of my aunts had a '73 or '74 blue Ford LTD 4 door with those landau irons on the rear pillar. I can still picture it parked in front of my grandmother's home. Sort of a rare option even then.
Those wire wheels really give that car what it needs, the black walls that were on it previously were hideous, the car looks so much better, it’s almost like A woman wearing a diamond ring on her hand? Really dresses the car up!
funny thing about this car and wheels..years back a guy few yeaRS OLDER THEN ME HAD A 73/74 LTD like this but it was blue..he also had the same wheels and white walls.i always thought it looked good like that
Tony those wire wheels look awesome! I don't know why it bothers you so much as to what others think. Its your money not theirs your spending. Just remember haters gonna hate.
Thank you so much! I think they make it look so classy, especially with the whitewalls. Honestly, I don't really care anymore. They have definitely got more love than hate. Just like the Landau bars.....most people agree with me to get rid of them.
A definite improvement Tony. Those Cragar mag wheels and blackwall tires did not look good on that car. The spoke wheels and white walls was the way to go. They are harder to keep clean but I am sure this car is not a daily driver. I recently had purchased four new tires ( Uniroyal Tiger Paws ) for my 1987 Crown Victoria wagon on the stock Aluminum Turbine wheels. I firmly believe that these full size Fords or Mercury's must have white wall tires !
That's correct, but you do know that those first wheels and black wall tires were not my choice? They were on the car when I bought it, and I knew what I wanted all along.
@@tonyscarcare5657 Hi Tony, I was unaware that your 1974 came with those tires and wheels. I am glad you were able to get your wheel and tire combo as they look great. Getting white wall tires nowadays is difficult as I have found out last year for my Grand Marquis and this year for my 1987 Crown Victoria. Thanks for the video.
When you have the time & resources would you consider installing a Overdrive Gear on the Reborn gorgeous LTD Country Squire I sure wish Ford would have done that way back in the 60s instead of waiting until 1979 the fuel savings would be excellent
Hey Tony, I was not a fan of the black walls whatsoever and not crazy about the craters either. The whitewalls and wire wheels do look soooooo much better. Very sharp! I have to say that I’m not a fan of the landau bars…I did not know that they were actually factory, I thought they were after market.
That car is 50 years old, previous owners took relatively good care of it, with your new tires I believe you could get in the car and drive it to California and back, the car is just about as good as today as it was 50 years ago, well engineered, excellent body fit( probably better than todays cars) reliable engine, more comfortable ride, they really over engineered and over built cars back then at Ford
The Ghost of Buddy Ebsen a.k.a. Barnaby Jones is going to want to go for a drive so if you see your Car taking off around 2 or 3 in the morning just relax it’s Buddy & he will return it just have a tall cold glass of milk on the work bench
Tony you are an amazing Ford fan you do great work if I weren’t bog down on disability With Multiple Sclerosis I would be doing what your doing and I would be back to work driving Semi for some company or maybe become an Owner Operator anyway I would love to see a restored 75 - 78 LTD Country Squire fully equipped with the extra exterior moldings and the Brougham Vynyl roof option Leather or Velour interior 460 with the HD trailer tow package and I do mean everything delete void the exterior simulated Wood Grain appliqué’ but the wagon would have to have a custom over the top Paint job tu - tone the hood and all the pillars would be Raven Black the the premium Vynyl roof would be a padded deep grained Crinkle texture Black simulated leather the top side portion of the fenders & doors and along the top of the quarter panels down to the top half of the fuel filler door then the rest of the car rite down to the rocker moldings would be Peterbilt trucks Black Cherry then the simulated wood moldings surrounding where the simulated wood applique’ would have been wood be brushed bright aluminum I have it visualized in my mind see what you think about your Visualization of the theme tell me what your thoughts are Thank You Tony
Thank you, Sir! Thank is a whole lot of customization right there! I don't know about a vinyl top on a wagon. I've always thought it looked too much like a hearse, like with the Landau bars. 😁
My dad bought a brand new for 74 LTD Brougham 4 door with the 460 c.i. & ocean liner steering😂 - not the easiest car for learning how to drive! The new wheels are a huge improvement over the old ones, which just don't fit the car.
It definitely compliments those Landau bars...👍🏁
Lol......please don't get used to those Landau bars.
I agree, they really make the bars look much more appropriate but he has his opinion on them so he can do what he wants to his car.
Thank you! I simply don't like them. Something Adam of Rare Classic Cars and Automotive History can agree on.
Looks really good with the wires!
Thanks! It seems most of us are in agreement.
Yeah! That was the right move. Makes the whole car look better. I love the landau bars with those wheels and the whitewalls. Great looking ride!
Thank you, but oh, please don't get used to those Landau bars.
Oh, hell yes, Tony! Those look so awesome, and, oddly, it makes those landau bars look so much better. 🙂 They compliment each other. The car looks so distinguished now. You gave the old girl a facelift.
Thank you! However, I still want the Landau bars to disappear. Sorry!
@@tonyscarcare5657Those other wheels and rims looked like a teenager's car. Now she's elegant.
Yes, Sir!
That looks one thousand times better ❤ that’s a luxury car and those spoke rims are perfect 👍 I wish I had your car. In oct of 1973 when the 1974 ford LTD Brougham first were shipped to the dealerships I bought one. I bought it right out of the show room. It was loaded. The only option it didn’t have was a sunroof. It had a 460 cu. Engine 😱 and also went ahead and put on some spoke rims which gave it more of that luxury look. I really miss my 1974 LTD Brougham 😢
Thank you! That is definitely a car anyone would wish that they had kept.
Tony, To use an expression appropriate for the year 1974, those wheels are FAR OUT!!!! In other words, I dig them. 🥳🥳 I just wish there was an American brand of tire that could offer the same look.
Thank you! I believe the days of American tires are over. 😢
@@tonyscarcare5657 What size are the rims?
15 X 6
Thumbs up on the old-to-new photography. I never remember to video the old to compare to the new.
Thank you very much!
@@tonyscarcare5657 The quality of your video editing has risen to a whole new level and don't think we didn't notice. 🙌🙌
Thank you! It takes so much time. I'm glad you noticed.
I wish new cars and trucks had hood ornaments, I had a 1988 dodge ram truck, and it had the hood ornament ram head from the factory, that is something I miss, I’m glad you put a new hood ornament on the car
Thanks, Dave! I remember those Ram heads very well. I was working at a dealership then.
Yeah i miss them too so much. They made the car look so elegant.
My great uncle bought D series trucks in the 80s he traded in a truck I want to say it was 88 they deleted the hood ornament and it was a dealer installed accessory, it’s a family legend how he forced them to remove the hood ornament from the trade in and he would pay 1 hr labor for it to be installed or he wouldn’t buy the new truck. Dick Mariano Chrysler Plymouth Dodge Kennebunk, ME.
They do look a sight better Tony! The WSW tires belong on these cars!
Of course they do!
those wheels really pop with the landau bars
That's what I noticed as well.
Oh geez, please don't get used to those Landau bars.
Everything looks just great.
Thank you!
Wow Tony! Great choice! They look amazing, gives the car a whole different look. Love It!!! I always loved the wires on the '80's Town Cars and Cadillac Deville's
Thank you! I've always been a wire wheel fan. I knew exactly what I wanted for this car when I bought it. I just never said it out loud. I really didn't think I'd be able to find them that quickly.
When you said you've been to 2 funerals, I thought you were going to say "and they put the casket in my trunk". Lol😂
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@@tonyscarcare5657 Don't laugh and don't be too hasty. . Tony's Classic Funerals For Ford Lovers® could open up an whole new revenue stream.
They look good Tony. They kinda remind me in a way of the wire wheels you’re putting on the Squire
Yes, sir. That's probably gonna happen this weekend!
Oh, you're gonna' get a comment on those wheels, alright. They look AWESOME! This car is outstanding.
Thank you, Sir! Out of all of these comments, only three people have been negative about them.
They’re perfect on that car!! It’s real sharp.
Thank you! I'm glad 99% of you get it.
The Cragar Wire Rims with white walls are definitely an improvement!
For sure. Thank you!
I LIKE the wire wheels, they go with the landau irons. The mag wheels did not go well with the car at all.
Thanks, but don't get used to those Landau bars!
I agree with you. Those landau bars look great now.
Much better!! Nice look!!
Thank you!
Love the wheels and tires!
Thank you very much!
Wow. Stunning!
Thank you!
The car looks better now,i love it.
Thank you!
I have to admit my first reaction was "UGH" but after seeing the car with you standing back showing the roof accent and overall stance, I agree, it's all period correct and looks great! I like the whitewall tires, too. Fun reveal doing before/after for each corner, too.
Thanks Tony, have a great day.
Thank you very much!
Widow!!! Great Job on this one Mr. Tony. It looks outstanding with the upgrades you made and we love the wire wheels, the white walls and the new hood ornament. This might be Roseann’s favorite. This really a beautiful car and body style. Take good care Dan & Roseann!
Thank you! I almost wish it was the one going to the HF.
Should be WOW vs. Widow. Sorry.
I knew what you meant. 🤣
you've taken me back to 1977
Awesome! That was the plan!
Absolutely perfect! Absolutely perfect. I agree the 30 spoke is a Houston TX Lake Charles LA look or atleast that’s the region that gives it most publicity. I like that 50 spoke look a lot. I would put the exact same wheel on my 83 Electra Limited 2 door. Thanks for the information about reproductions. I’d settle for a 30 spoke factory offset and dimensions. The 4.5x5 GM Buick Road Wheel famous on Electras and Rivieras of the 70s are almost impossible to find presentable or without severe damage.
Thanks, buddy! I got these off of Ebay, and they are far from perfect, but they are definitely presentable. I knew exactly what I wanted when I bought the car. I just never actually said it out loud. I didn't even think I'd find them. I did buy the new center caps from Truespoke.
Yes the wire wheels look excellent they are more appropriate for the LTD brougham Tony I think you made a excellent choice
Thank you very much!
Cool factor and love the look. Also, all the small changes you are making are terrific. Love the direction you're going for such a beautiful car.
Thank you very much!
I don't think that car could look any better. Between that color combination and those wheels and tires. Absolutely beautiful. My first car was that same color combination 71 Monte Carlo cragar slotted rims
Thank you! I'm glad most of you get it.
@@tonyscarcare5657 look so much nicer without the mud guards
I think so, too.
There! Now that car looks great! It really makes that car pop! These cars were built for white walls.
Thank you very much!
Love the wire wheels and Whitewalls , it looks right ! Even the Landau bars look better!
Thank you! A lot are saying they make the Landau bars look better, but please don't get used to them. 🫣
Love the wheels!
Thank you!
My Mom had a 75 four door LTD in that same color. It was easy for me to do the tune-ups on that engine. Nice wheels makes it pop!!
Thank you!
The majority have spoken, now you gotta keep the Landau bars! Seriously, it's kind of amazing how small details like new wheel mouldings or hood ornaments make it the looks of these older vehicles...
Thank you! Let's not forget the white walls. Landau bars still have to go, though. The majority definitely doesn't like them. Lol
Tony, I'm loving these videos you've been posting! I found your channel right around the time you were at Motor Muster a couple weekends ago. Thanks for not buying the NOS grill for your LTD...I ended up buying it for my 1974 Country Squire I'm fixing up. It's not as nice as your wagon, but it presents pretty well once it's cleaned up. I've had it to a handful of shows. This video is helpful because I also have a newer one year '74 hood ornament to install when I swap out the grill on mine. Thank you!
Thank you! I'm glad you are enjoying them. Please stay tuned for adding factory power doorlocks to this car. I have to repair the rear 1/4 windows, too.
Very nice car 1974 wow wow wow
Thank you very much!
I have moved to the pro landau bars contingency on this LTDbird. The wire wheels feel like they have company with the bars, it's like they've hung out together before. White walls are the nicest thing that could be done for that car. I'd probably get the drill out and use the stone guards too. It looks like they saved the paint pretty well.
Oh, please don't like the Landau bars! No, Sir, the paint is completely knocked off of the bottom of the doors. That's the paint correction I speak of. No way I'm drilling holes in NOS wheel lip moldings. If I told you what those cost, you'd call me a liar.
No hate from me. That is beautiful!!
Thank you, Sir!
I see LTD, I click like!
Thank you!
I think the wire wheels look good on the car. They are period correct so as they say in the collector car market, "No harm no foul!" 🤣🤣🤣. Personally i always loved the 1975-1978 Ford LTD's more because of the hidden headlights on the upper trim models but luckily at least the 1974 had the stand up hood ornament. Didn't know it was a one year only with the silver. Our 1978 was black as noted. The 1973 had the badge in the grill but it just didn't look as elegant to me as the 1974-1978 stand up units.
Thank you Tony for always showing detailed videos of EVERYTHING about these cars. Trust me many people will use these videos for references on their own cars in the future. Seeing first hand in a video is so informative even if it's just changing out the hood ornament. No job is to small because as a passionate person with these cars, i don't have all the knowledge you do so passing it on to others is really really awesome.
Thank you very much! Much appreciated as usual, friend!
Good save on that bolt. Thought it was gone for good 😅
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Nah man, wheels look good, definitely unique. All about what you love.
Thank you very much!
Wow, what a great improvement. Love the ltd even more
Thank you so much!!!
These were great cars and so well built, so much better than the GM cars of the same time....These cars do not get the credit they deserve.... Great video...
Thank you, Sir! I don't understand the GM guys of the time. There was simply no comparison in quality of body build.
@@tonyscarcare5657 Styling was certainly better at GM IMO even though the big Fords looked good 75-78 were my favorite.
As long as you like it Tony that is all that matters. Nobody else paid for the car but you. To thine own self be true! 👍
Thank you, Mark!!
Love it tru spokes & landau irons 💥
Thank you! But please don't get used to those Landau bars. 🫣
Those wheels are a good look for your car. I remember them well! I’m still looking for a nice set of stock rims for my Marquis that are in excellent condition before I can get some nice whitewalls to replace the ugly black sidewalls. The finish on the original aluminum turbine wheels is shot. It’s fun having something familiar again. I’m sure you feel the same way. Have fun and be safe! Mike
Thank you, Mike! Send me a message with a picture of the wheels you are looking for.
I think it looks fantastic! Personally I would have preferred OEM polished aluminum as came on the Lincolns/Mercurys with the red center caps but as you say, it's your car and to each their own. :) I am so jealous of your collection as I have many of these cars in my 20s and 30s, kicking myself for selling many of my cars of the past. Even though not a FoMoCo product I miss my "Smokey and the Bandit Edition" Trans Am the most. I'd be happy with any one of your collection. As we said in the 70s, "Keep on keepin' on!
Don't feel bad. There's so many I wish I'd kept! And just so you know, that Trans Am and a 1986 Oldsmobile 442 are the two GM cars I'd like to have.
I love the new look. The other wheels were old and tired. Refreshed and so much better.
Thank you! I agree.
Top job Tony!
Thank you!
I LOVE this so much. Perfect! I bought a pair of nos star wires recently for the Squire I still hope to find.
Wow, NOS one! Awesome!
Looks great!
Thank you!
The new hood ornament looks great. I agree about the Landau bar, I would get rid of it also. Now about the wheels ... personally, I don't like wire wheels, but if that's what you like, great. They look nice, I just wouldn't put them on if it was my car. Thanks for the videos, and I'm looking forward to more of them.
Thank! It seems that most everyone likes the wheels.
Looks awesome.
Thank you!
Haters will hate I think the wheels look great and love the white walls.
Thanks, buddy! That's how I see it.
That was a lot of fuss and bother, but the new hood ornament looks ever so much better.
Oh, yes! It's the little things one at a time that make all the difference.
I love the 70’s Fords! My dad was a body man at Costello Ford back then and I remember those wheel lip moldings being all over the place in the shop and coming in the white paper wrapping. Btw, sounds like you have a Cicada invasion going on, I couldn’t tell if the sound was from the video or my own back yard ! lol
Haha. Yeah, I don't have nearly as many cicadas as most people do around here.
Love the rims. I just put those Hankooks on my 79 Mark V.
Thank you! Those tires ride great, too.
I put them on my 79 Town Car.
I had something similar on my 79 Town Coupe.
Much better but...............The deluxe color matched is perfect! And if you could some high back front bucket seats that would really be awesome!
But.......I don't like the factory 74 wheel covers, as you can see towards the end of the video.
I'm definitely on the hunt for split seats!!!
I LOVE IT!!! YOU DID GREAT I HAD THE SAME CAR, SAME COLOR MINUS THE BLING ON THE ROOF BY THE DOOR!!!!
Thank you very much!
I have new top part for the hood ornaments, I'm always buying the base mounts for bad condition ones like that you removed take them apart polish all the pieces and replace the ornament top that way I have a complete unit and then I put it away in the collection. To resell some day for people to put on their big pickup trucks. Send it along to me and I'll reconstruct a new unit out of that old one.
Looks sharp!
Thank you!
Very nice 74 LTD
Thank you!
The wheels look good with the Whitehall tires. It gives th the car class.
Thank you! My thoughts exactly.
wow Tony, you never fail to surprise and deliver at the same time! I was not expecting wire wheels, but hey they are period correct and I do like the whitewalls much better as well. Don't recall seeing these Cragar wire wheels growing up in the 1970s. The landau bars actually don't look too bad with the wires on now. Oh and if all else fails, you can add the deluxe wheel covers... :)
Thank you! I knew exactly what I wanted for wheels and tires when I bought the car. I just never said it out loud. I really didn't think I'd ever find them. As I said in the video, I do not like any of the 1974 wheel covers. It will never see those. And the Landau bars still must go.
Those wires MAKE the car!
Thank you! It seems that most of you get it.
Look great.
Thank you!
VERY nice!
Thank you!
The tall black Landau ornament was used on the ‘75’s there was a tall clear Landau ornament used in ‘76 and the had the chrome strips on ‘5 and ‘6’s
Yeah, Billy, mine was a 75.
Really about the 1976 Landaus??? I thought the taller Landau ornament was only used in 1975? The clear unit wasn't that used on the Ford Elites??? I'm not 100% sure but i think the 1976-1978 were the one Tony showed in the video.
Looking good. I think of wire wheels as something for a small European sports car and not a big American land yacht but I must say it looks great. Nice car!
Thank you! Those were a huge hit in the 70s and 80s.
Lots of new bling. Looking really nice and the spokes are period correct. Gravel roads really eat up those moldings.
Thank you! Yes, they should have driven a little bit slower on those roads. It looks like they just put the hammer down!
Oh wow! I wasn’t expecting this for the wheels, I do like them, sorry sure a lot better. I was thinking maybe factory hub caps that came on these. lol
You fancy now!
As I said in the video, I do not like any of the factory wheel covers for 1974. Especially the color keyed ones that came with the Landau Value Package.
I love it! Perfect for the car.
Thank you! It looks like most of us are in agreement.
I think it's looking good 👍 ❤!!!!!
Thank you very much!
No hate here...love it!!
Thank you!
Hi Tony, what's to hate?
That car looks so sharp!
Kinda T birdish. Love it
So many people think it's a must to have the original wheel covers. I do not like them. It does seem, though, that most people do approve of my decision with these wheels and tires. Thank you!
Not hate here ! Classy wheels 🛞 for a classy ride. I definitely like your car.
Thank you very much!
Who could not like real wire wheels !! I think they look great, and most important, you like them.
Hope to see you at the Motor Muster. We'll be there Saturday
Jim E
Thank you! Look for the wagon!
Nice choice
Thank you!
Badazz
I think these wheels look great on this LTD! The old Cragars had Dexter-brand tires, which I've never heard of. Were they old, or just an off-brand? And, I had to laugh -- when you took out the grille to replace the hood ornament and the weel opening moldings, you cleaned all the dirt off and polished. Exactly what I would do!
Thanks! These wheels are still very popular.
Yeah when i have the parts out, why NOT clean them? That's how i am too.
They were real Cragar SS wheels. The tires were no name crap. Of course, I'll clean that stuff before I'd put NOS parts over dirt. Lol
Tony, the wires look fine, and for me are a big improvement over the Cragar SS, which I’ve never liked and which to me don’t belong on a full-size car ever. The whitewalls make a world of difference too.
Thank you! I knew exactly what I wanted from the beginning.
thanks t, she's a beaut
You're welcome. Thank you!
The wheels and tires you chose look great! Keeping the landau bar now? IMHO, the wires go with the landau bar!
Thank you, but no way I'm leaving those Landau bars on there.
They look nice. I'm glad they are real wire wheels and not just covers.I like the 1973-74 Ford deluxe wheel covers best myself. But you're right, what you like and prefer is all that matters.
As someone who strictly does OEM I would have used the deluxe wheel covers from the wagon and not made an extra expense but it’s his car and he should do what he likes even if we don’t agree. I have to admit those new Cragars don’t look half bad though and they really make the landau bars pop (even though he insists on taking them off and repairing holes). They kind of remind me of the Lacey style wire rims that Ford offered on the late 70’s Granada.
I promise you will like the car when I'm done with it. And the wheel covers on the wagon are NOT in good condition at all. I think you should know by now that I'm pretty much a purist, but I've never cared for those wheel covers. I've had people tell me to get those original GT wheel covers off of the XL and put wheels on it, and I would never do that.
@@tonyscarcare5657 Yes, I know you are a purist. That is why I was really surprised when you were considering keeping the old Cragars with white letter tires. With the wheels and tires it had on it looked like something you would see in a trailer park in the early 90s. Even though I would not have chosen the wheels you did, I have to admit they do look very nice on the car. They are a definite improvement.
I knew exactly what I wanted for this car from the beginning, I just never actually said it out loud. I honestly didn't believe that I would even find them, especially this quick.
@@tonyscarcare5657 I guess I just never liked those plain and flat looking base wheel covers on the '73-74 big Ford's and sort of liked the deluxe ones. But that's just me. The neat thing about the collector car hobby is people can change and customize things to their liking. And, for the record, I like almost any Ford LTD unless it has been ridiculously customized or changed. For example addition of a Lincoln style grille or spare tire trunk lid. One of my aunts had a '73 or '74 blue Ford LTD 4 door with those landau irons on the rear pillar. I can still picture it parked in front of my grandmother's home. Sort of a rare option even then.
Those wire wheels really give that car what it needs, the black walls that were on it previously were hideous, the car looks so much better, it’s almost like A woman wearing a diamond ring on her hand? Really dresses the car up!
She's an elegant girl now.
Im so happy with the way it looks. Of course, Adam isn't.
funny thing about this car and wheels..years back a guy few yeaRS OLDER THEN ME HAD A 73/74 LTD like this but it was blue..he also had the same wheels and white walls.i always thought it looked good like that
Thank you! It seems that most of us are in agreement.
Tony those wire wheels look awesome! I don't know why it bothers you so much as to what others think. Its your money not theirs your spending. Just remember haters gonna hate.
Thank you so much! I think they make it look so classy, especially with the whitewalls. Honestly, I don't really care anymore. They have definitely got more love than hate. Just like the Landau bars.....most people agree with me to get rid of them.
A definite improvement Tony. Those Cragar mag wheels and blackwall tires did not look good on that car. The spoke wheels and white walls was the way to go. They are harder to keep clean but I am sure this car is not a daily driver. I recently had purchased four new tires ( Uniroyal Tiger Paws ) for my 1987 Crown Victoria wagon on the stock Aluminum Turbine wheels. I firmly believe that these full size Fords or Mercury's must have white wall tires !
That's correct, but you do know that those first wheels and black wall tires were not my choice? They were on the car when I bought it, and I knew what I wanted all along.
@@tonyscarcare5657 Hi Tony, I was unaware that your 1974 came with those tires and wheels. I am glad you were able to get your wheel and tire combo as they look great. Getting white wall tires nowadays is difficult as I have found out last year for my Grand Marquis and this year for my 1987 Crown Victoria. Thanks for the video.
Thank you! These Hankook tires seem to be readily available as for now.
When you have the time & resources would you consider installing a Overdrive Gear on the Reborn gorgeous LTD Country Squire I sure wish Ford would have done that way back in the 60s instead of waiting until 1979 the fuel savings would be excellent
I've never thought of it. I'm not sure I'll drive it enough to be worth the time and money, honestly.
almost like barnaby jones car i like it.
I hear that a lot!
I like the whites! You need to roll in Detroit with those wires!!
Maybe next June. 🤣
Hey Tony, I was not a fan of the black walls whatsoever and not crazy about the craters either. The whitewalls and wire wheels do look soooooo much better. Very sharp! I have to say that I’m not a fan of the landau bars…I did not know that they were actually factory, I thought they were after market.
Thank you. Those bars are factory, and I'm getting rid of them.
That car is 50 years old, previous owners took relatively good care of it, with your new tires I believe you could get in the car and drive it to California and back, the car is just about as good as today as it was 50 years ago, well engineered, excellent body fit( probably better than todays cars) reliable engine, more comfortable ride, they really over engineered and over built cars back then at Ford
Yes, Sir, Dave! Quality was job 1!
Now she's got class and will haul ass! 😂
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Much better
Thank you!
The Ghost of Buddy Ebsen a.k.a. Barnaby Jones is going to want to go for a drive so if you see your Car taking off around 2 or 3 in the morning just relax it’s Buddy & he will return it just have a tall cold glass of milk on the work bench
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The new wheels and whitewalls look great! Would you consider removing the vertical chrome door edge guards?
I was looking at those yesterday, and if the paint isn't too bad, yes, I'd like them gone.
Tony you are an amazing Ford fan you do great work if I weren’t bog down on disability With Multiple Sclerosis I would be doing what your doing and I would be back to work driving Semi for some company or maybe become an Owner Operator anyway I would love to see a restored 75 - 78 LTD Country Squire fully equipped with the extra exterior moldings and the Brougham Vynyl roof option Leather or Velour interior 460 with the HD trailer tow package and I do mean everything delete void the exterior simulated Wood Grain appliqué’ but the wagon would have to have a custom over the top Paint job tu - tone the hood and all the pillars would be Raven Black the the premium Vynyl roof would be a padded deep grained Crinkle texture Black simulated leather the top side portion of the fenders & doors and along the top of the quarter panels down to the top half of the fuel filler door then the rest of the car rite down to the rocker moldings would be Peterbilt trucks Black Cherry then the simulated wood moldings surrounding where the simulated wood applique’ would have been wood be brushed bright aluminum I have it visualized in my mind see what you think about your Visualization of the theme tell me what your thoughts are Thank You Tony
Thank you, Sir! Thank is a whole lot of customization right there! I don't know about a vinyl top on a wagon. I've always thought it looked too much like a hearse, like with the Landau bars. 😁
My dad bought a brand new for 74 LTD Brougham 4 door with the 460 c.i. & ocean liner steering😂 - not the easiest car for learning how to drive! The new wheels are a huge improvement over the old ones, which just don't fit the car.
Thank you!