About Ford LTD II
The Ford LTD II is an automobile that was produced by Ford Motor Company from the 1977 to 1979 model years. Sharing only its name with the full-size Ford LTD, the LTD II replaced the Ford Torino and Gran Torino, as the Ford Thunderbird replaced the Ford Elite. Offered in a two-door sedan, four-door sedan, and station wagon, the LTD II also served as a basis for the final generation of the Ford Ranchero coupe utility. While never marketed by Lincoln, Mercury marketed the LTD II as the Mercury Cougar (replacing the Mercury Montego) with the same body styles as its Ford counterpart. Launched as the American auto industry commenced a period of downsizing many of its car lines, the LTD II would become notable as one of the largest vehicles ever produced as an intermediate-segment vehicle (today, mid-size car), having an exterior footprint larger than the downsized 1979 Ford and Mercury full-sized sedans (or the 1992 designs that replaced them). Ford produced the LTD II in its Atlanta Assembly (Hapeville, Georgia), Lorain Assembly (Lorain, Ohio), and Los Angeles Assembly (Pico Rivera, California) facilities.
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