Ford Landau
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| Ford Landau | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Ford Brasil |
| Also called | Ford LTD Landau |
| Production | 1971–1983 |
| Assembly | Brazil: Via Anchieta São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Full-size car |
| Body style | 4-door sedan |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Related | Ford Galaxie |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 302 CID V8 Ford Windsor engine |
| Transmission | 3-speed manual 3-speed automatic |
Ford Landau is a full-size car, launched at the 1970 São Paulo Auto Show and manufactured in Brazil from 1971 until 1983 by Ford Brasil at their São Paulo, São Bernardo do Campo Via Anchieta facility. It became Ford's flagship in that country. It was based on the U.S. 1966 Ford Galaxie. It was only offered as a 4-door sedan, although the American version was offered in a wide variety of bodystyles. After 1976, it gained more differences from the Galaxie and LTD, and featured the newly introduced 302 engine, a lighter 5.0L V8, and its radical restyling clearly resembling the 1965 Lincoln Continental.
The Landau joined the existing models Galaxie 500 and LTD in the showrooms in 1976 as Ford's new top-of-the-range model. All three models featured the new 302 CID engine with 4942 cc and 198 hp (148 kW), which replaced the heavier 292, but the Galaxie and LTD kept their design elements from the American original.
Initially the Landau offered in the single colour scheme “Prata Continental” (Continental Silver), an exclusive metallic clearcoat. The vinyl roof was painted silver coloured too.
