Howard Weinstein's 1971 Ford LTD
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When Howard Weinstein set out to replicate his family's
fondly-recalled 1971 LTD 4-door pillared hardtop, he faced
only one problem: there's never been a plastic or resin
kit of this subject. Because the full-size 1970 and 1971
big Fords shared body shells and chassis, the readily
available AMT 1970 Galaxie police car made a logical starting
point. After two years and countless alterations, Howard
finished what he jokingly calls a "Frankenstein"
conversion, with parts scrounged anywhere he could find
them.
Prominently featured above is the 1971 LTD's distinctive
grille and bumper. It took parts from five different kits
to replicate the grille. Howard had to merge two 1971
- 1972 style Mercury Cougar bumpers (one donated by fellow
MAMA member Dave Toups) into a single, wider LTD
bumper.He also widened a Cougar hood into the LTD's Power-Domed
hood which caps off the photo-etch emblazoned grille.