The owner does not know if the car was originally purchased by their family but says the family owned it very early if not the first owners.
Today's unsuspected barn find 1976 Town and Country
- Thread starter cuda hunter
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The car cranked with a battery.
It will be coming home in the next day or so.
Better pictures to come. I'll start a new thread about the car when I get her home.
It will be coming home in the next day or so.
Better pictures to come. I'll start a new thread about the car when I get her home.
69CoronetRT
Senior Member
How often was this the case?
I can't say that I have actually seen one built before the SPD before nor have I seen you bring that up before.
I can't say that I have actually seen one built before the SPD before nor have I seen you bring that up before.
LocuMob
Fluid Technician with a hat
My '66 Polara 500 was built about a week before the SPD.
69CoronetRT
Senior Member
I’ve not done enough research or seen anything in depth but from what I have seen, I believe that if you compare the total number of cars built “early”, or the number of days it was built before the SPD, and “late “ or the number of days a car was built after the SPD, you’d reach an average of around 0 or right on the SPD.
Meaning for every car built two days early, there was a car built two days late and the “average “ of all cars built relative to the SPD is zero.
So the answer to how often did this happen would be “frequently “.
Again, another reason to save and take pictures of fender tags, door stickers, broadcast sheets and other factory documents.
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cbarge
World Famous Barge in a Budget
There are no rear wheel lip moldings.
What is actually missing is fender skirts.
Will take a lot of witk yo get back on the road but rust free is always a big bonus.
What is actually missing is fender skirts.
Will take a lot of witk yo get back on the road but rust free is always a big bonus.
MDH stands for Month-Day-Hour. This abbreviation is printed in the left lower corner of the door sticker. The first four digits of the sequence that is stamped to the right of the abbreviation indicate the month and day.
As to its function, the U.S. Statement of Compliance (SOC) label is usually found on the inside of the driver’s side door pillar and states that the vehicle complies with all applicable U.S. motor vehicle safety standards in effect on the date of manufacture (from a 2010 post on an unrelated forum).
As to its function, the U.S. Statement of Compliance (SOC) label is usually found on the inside of the driver’s side door pillar and states that the vehicle complies with all applicable U.S. motor vehicle safety standards in effect on the date of manufacture (from a 2010 post on an unrelated forum).
75LandYacht
Yank Tank
I have a set of Skirts for her if ya need them..
And she is home. Well, if she is a she. I have no name yet as it has not spoken to me with exception of one little cough.
If anyone has any of the parts that you see missing I will gladly work a deal with ya.
Passengers door mirror
drivers rear door panel
skirts
side trim pieces
rear door letters
Rear seat bottom
That's the list at the moment. I'll start a new thread as I get working on it.
Passengers door mirror
drivers rear door panel
skirts
side trim pieces
rear door letters
Rear seat bottom
That's the list at the moment. I'll start a new thread as I get working on it.
I am enjoying the boredom, post'm if you got'm.
75LandYacht
Yank Tank
And!!! SCORE!!!!!
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Congrats on pickin up the 76 T&C.
Found a coll video for you...
Found a coll video for you...
That was a fun video! Thanks for posting it.
John FatFab
New Member
That was indeed one worth saving. If I didn't have the one I bought last year, I definitely would have been game to buy that one! Incredible how solid and rust free it is. I wish I had the heavy tow package so badly! I have been on the hunt for one with the tow package I can score all the stuff off of. I will be excited to watch your progress on cleaning this one up.
Great video!
I like the criticism directed at Ford's pillared hardtop against the much more functional ChryCo solution with framed side glass. I bet Ford promotional material extolled the elegant frameless side glass over the stodgy appearance of its competitors.
Chevrolet's clam shell is also a sight to behold. Even now (2023) it looks futuristic. I wonder if it causes headaches to present owners of these 45+ years old cars.
Maindrian Pace
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I've seen a few of those done with an Imperial/New Yorker front end, and they are just sublime.
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