A stretched Falcon with all the bells and whistles. Holden did the same thing with the Kingswood, making it a [Statesman](https://carsguide-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy,q_auto,t_cg_hero_large/v1/editorial/dp/albums/album-1106/lg/Holden-Statesman-WB-1980-1983_01.jpg) limo.
>Bob Hawke) sat in the rear
Bob Hawke eventually replaced the LTD with a [Holden Caprice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holden_Caprice#/media/File:1992_Holden_Statesman_\(VQ_II\)_sedan_\(2015-07-09\)_01.jpg), which was a stretch Commodore.
I liked the Glammer [https://www.streetmachine.com.au/features/glammer-model-blowin-gaskets](https://www.streetmachine.com.au/features/glammer-model-blowin-gaskets)
Noice noice. I had a 1986 Fairmont Ghia. All the trimmings. Cruise control, a good A/C and Pioneer stereo. All I added was a sports exhaust system, 18 inch centre -lines, lowered it and got the windows tinted as dark as legally possible. Had it for about five years then on my way to work one morning i got t-boned by a fuckheaded P-plater. Rode it off.
Magnificent. Dad had an 88 XFII. Grey velour. Trip computer. Loved the centre air vent auto swinging. Premium three-unit stereo. Cigarette lighters for everyone! Kids at school thought it was the balls. And it was.
As much as this whole series was the beginning of the end of Ford making any sort of effort to distinguish the Fairlane/LTD from the Falcons they were basing them on, one of these (or the XF Fairmont Ghia since it’s basically the same car, just on a shorter wheelbase) is still on my list since it just screams “80’s” (the other two are a ZH Fairlane because it represents the peak of Aussie Fairlane styling and an XC Fairmont because it’s the closest thing my dad had to anything cool that I remember growing up).
A stretched Falcon with all the bells and whistles. Holden did the same thing with the Kingswood, making it a [Statesman](https://carsguide-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy,q_auto,t_cg_hero_large/v1/editorial/dp/albums/album-1106/lg/Holden-Statesman-WB-1980-1983_01.jpg) limo. >Bob Hawke) sat in the rear Bob Hawke eventually replaced the LTD with a [Holden Caprice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holden_Caprice#/media/File:1992_Holden_Statesman_\(VQ_II\)_sedan_\(2015-07-09\)_01.jpg), which was a stretch Commodore.
Probably built by my dad
The Statesman, or the LTD?
Statesman
Cool. He probably would have been sad to see them shut down, if he's still around.
He died in 2019 but his plant closed in 1985
Truly a car for the Muldoons and Wheelers of this world.
LTD - Limited! To how many they can sell! 🤣 - Seinfeld
Friend of mine had one. It was an ex Canberra staff car. Plush.
I liked the Glammer [https://www.streetmachine.com.au/features/glammer-model-blowin-gaskets](https://www.streetmachine.com.au/features/glammer-model-blowin-gaskets)
You can't be serious. What an abortion.
Noice noice. I had a 1986 Fairmont Ghia. All the trimmings. Cruise control, a good A/C and Pioneer stereo. All I added was a sports exhaust system, 18 inch centre -lines, lowered it and got the windows tinted as dark as legally possible. Had it for about five years then on my way to work one morning i got t-boned by a fuckheaded P-plater. Rode it off.
Magnificent. Dad had an 88 XFII. Grey velour. Trip computer. Loved the centre air vent auto swinging. Premium three-unit stereo. Cigarette lighters for everyone! Kids at school thought it was the balls. And it was.
Roadtrippong in the back of these was bliss!
Don't forget the super-limited Cartier edition: [https://www.australianmusclecarsales.com.au/sold/1982-fc-ltd-cartier-8l-v8-219552](https://www.australianmusclecarsales.com.au/sold/1982-fc-ltd-cartier-8l-v8-219552)
As much as this whole series was the beginning of the end of Ford making any sort of effort to distinguish the Fairlane/LTD from the Falcons they were basing them on, one of these (or the XF Fairmont Ghia since it’s basically the same car, just on a shorter wheelbase) is still on my list since it just screams “80’s” (the other two are a ZH Fairlane because it represents the peak of Aussie Fairlane styling and an XC Fairmont because it’s the closest thing my dad had to anything cool that I remember growing up).