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I bought this car five years ago to do a road-trip across america. It was up for sale for $4000 at the time, and I figured I could make some of that back after driving her across the country from South Dakota to LA. Unfortunately for my bank-balance, I decided instead to ship it home to the UK. It s been a fun vehicle to have around, and last year my wife and I took it around France on our honeymoon. <br />
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We now have a baby arriving in May, and it s time to find a new home for this car.<br />
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The car is a 1984 5.0 litre V8 Ford LTD Crown Victoria, with 68,940 genuine miles on the clock from new. It has working air-conditioning, and has been well looked after, despite the odd bump and scrap which you would expect on a thirty-two year old family car. The interior is in very good condition, with only minimal fading and no tears to the material (though there is a tiny hole in the drivers seat). The roof lining has started to come loose which can be seen in the pictures.<br />
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The car features:<br />
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Electric windows all round<br />
Air conditioning<br />
Radio<br />
Six seats (three per bench), all with seat-belts but lap-straps in the back<br />
Digital clock (an optional extra apparently)<br />
White wall tyres<br />
Spare<br />
Original jack and tyre iron<br />
UK compliant fog-light<br />
Electric boot release from the glove-box<br />
Service history is typical of most american cars - there isn t any. I ve kept what little I ve accumulated since I bought her including the import documentation.<br />
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The Good<br />
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4 new whitewall tyres fitted in 2015 with less than a thousand miles on them<br />
The air con works fully and was re-gassed in 2015<br />
The brake callipers were refurbished and uprated brake pads fitted all round in 2015<br />
Two sets of keys<br />
It"s the same engine they put in the Mustang and<br />
It"s the model before they de-tuned the engine (for emission reasons), so it has more go than the later ones.<br />
The Bad<br />
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It weighs a couple of tons, so don"t expect it to be as fast as a Mustang. It"s not. <br />
The ceiling lining is coming loose (see photo)<br />
I lost a hubcap in France - these are cheap enough to replace on eBay USA<br />
The central locking has stopped working<br />
It"s too wide to drive over Hammersmith bridge.<br />
The Ugly<br />
It"s brown - but in my opinion that"s all part of the charm....<br />
MOT to July 2016. Price reflects condition.<br />
Date written: 07-Feb-2016
Price: £3695 As stated
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