For Sale at Auction: 1985 Ford LTD in Morgantown, Pennsylvania

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1985 Ford LTD LX Sedan

"Remember the Ford LTD LX of 1984-'85? No? That's okay, you're not alone. Discounting the idea of a Turbo Fairmont with TRX suspension, the LTD LX intended to capitalize on the wave of European sports sedans that became popular in the late '70s and early '80s. So, when Ford installed its 165hp, throttle body injected 5.0 HO engine and Mustang GT suspension bits into the starchy LTD, blacked out the trim, christened it LX, and made it available to the public at large, you'd think that it might have stood up and gotten noticed: a proper rear drive sports sedan to counteract the BMW onslaught at last." Hemmings.com

For auction, a 1985 Ford LTD LX sedan with a title verified 130,903 actual miles. Between '84 and '85, only 3.260 LTD LX models were produced. This Mustang cloaked in sedan skin presents in fair good condition and runs.

Exterior
The pedestrian, boxy and quintessential mid 80's platform of the car is what makes this wolf in sheep's clothing attractive, here in single stage Oxford White. Noted for its black trim including the grille and headlight bezels, that black is heavily faded now. A red pinstripe is intact as is the side body molding, but we do note some rust on the rocker panel and along the lower lines of the car, as well as a spattering of surface rust on horizontal surfaces. The original wheels are worn but present and that's the overall theme as the car shows exposure but is complete, right down to the decklid emblems.

Interior
Faded but mostly intact is how we find the blue interior beginning with door panels that fit a velour geometric insert between vinyl and carpeted panels along with a unique array of switchgear on the driver's door. The bucket seats are in decent shape with some cracking of the vinyl piping but no tears or wear marks on the cloth surfaces. There's some staining on the back seats but no damage to the material. Fading and patina does appear on the plastic steering wheel but the instrument cluster and dash are in good condition with an A/C panel and AM/FM/Cassette player in the center stack. The shifter and center console could use a good cleaning but are all there, flanked by the hand compression bulbs that manually pump up the lumbar support in the seats.

Drivetrain
Driver quality conditions are found in the bay that houses the 5.0 liter V8, rated at 165 horsepower and electronically fuel injected. It's mated to an AOD 4-speed automatic transmission that sends power to the 7.5" rear axle.

Undercarriage
A single exhaust flows through a stock style muffler and power brakes are onboard as front disc and rear drum. Suspension consists of coil spring front and rear with a 4 link in the back.

Drive-Ability
She starts and runs and we take this four door pony car around the loop where it does randomly shut off, a likely problem with the ignition switch. It runs fine otherwise and we note the A/C and horn are not working. The driver's window is inoperable, there's no key for the trunk, and the rear doors don't open. Outside of those things, functional items do operate. While Classic Auto Mall represents that these functions were working at the time of our test drive, we cannot guarantee these functions will be working at the time of your purchase.

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1-USA
F-Ford Motor Company
A-Passenger Car
B-Manual Belts
P39-LTD LX Sedan
M-5.0 LIter V8
4-Check Digit
F-1985
G-Chicago, IL Assy Plant
139257-Sequential Unit Number

Sale conducted by Geyer Auction Companies Pennsylvania license number AY-000243-L

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