Ford Landau (Australia)

Ford Landau (Australia)

Infobox Automobile
name=Ford Landau (Australia)
manufacturer=Ford Australia
production=1973–1976
1,385 produced
class=Fullsize car
body_style=2-door hardtop Coupé
engine=5.7 L V8
predecessor=Nil
similar=Nil
related=Ford Falcon
Ford LTD

"This is an article about a motor vehicle built in Australia. For the Ford Landau built in Brazil see Ford Landau".

The Ford Landau is a motor vehicle which was produced by Ford Australia from 1973 to 1976.

Released in August 1973, the Ford Landau was based on the Australian XB series Ford Falcon but shared its frontal appearance and luxury appointments with the P5 series Ford LTD limousine, another Australian design which was released at the same time as the Landau. [Tony Davis, Aussie Cars, 1987, page 135] . The Landau was available only as a two door hardtop coupe and shared its 111 inch (2819mm) wheelbase with the Falcon. Australian Muscle Car, Issue 38, pages 70-79] It was powered by an Australian built low compression version of Ford’s 351 cubic inch (5752cc) Cleveland V8 engine with a power output of 290 bhp (216kw) at 5000 rpm. Transmission was a three speed “T-Bar SelectShift Cruisomatic” unit, allowing a choice of manual or fully automatic gear changing. [Ford LTD - Ford Landau sales brochure, 1973] . Four wheel disc brakes were fitted, making the Landau and its similarily equiped LTD stablemate the first Australian-built cars with this feature.

The high levels of standard equipment fitted to the Landau meant that only two items were offered as optional equipment: a cassette deck and full leather interior trim. This factor, combined with the performance orientated mechanical specifications of the Landau meant that it never had a direct rival in the Australian marketplace. Plans to update the original P5 series Landau with the frontal styling of the forthcoming P6 series LTD resulting in the building of a P6 Landau design study but the facelifted model was not put into production. The Landau was discontinued when the new LTD was released in 1976 after a total production run of 1385 vehicles.

References

External links

* [http://www.falcongt.com.au/Fairlane/landaufc.html Ford LTD - Ford Landau sales brochure pages] Retrieved from falcongt.com.au on 24 August 2008
* [http://falconcoupes.tripod.com/landau.htm Ford Landau images] Retrieved from falconcoupes.com.au on 24 August 2008


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