Ford Landau
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| Manufacturer | Ford do Brasil |
| Production | 1976–1983 |
| Predecessor | Ford Galaxie |
| Class | Large car |
| Body style | 4-door saloon |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Engine | 5.0 L Ford 302 engine V8 |
| Transmission | 4-speed manual Hidramático 3-speed automatic |
| Related | Ford Galaxie |
| Similar | Dodge Dart Opel Kapitän Mercedes Benz 450 S |
Launched at the 1975 motor show in São Paulo (Salão do Automóvel) the Ford Landau was a large car, manufactured up until 1983 by the Brazilian subsidiary of American automaker Ford at their factory in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil. It became the brand's new top model in Brazil and, based on the successful Ford Galaxie, it featured the newly introduced 302 engine, a lighter 5.0 V8, and its radical restyling clearly imitating the 1965 Lincoln Continental.
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[edit] American origin, Brazilian styling
The Landau joined the existing models Galaxie 500 and LTD in the showrooms in 1976 as Ford's new top model. All three models featured the new 302 engine with 5.000cm³ and 198HP, 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”, a silver metalic, even the vinyl top was made of silver coloured vinyl.
[edit] Curiosities
On the 25th of june 1979, in the middle of a fierce oil crisis in Brazil, Ford do Brasil intrudes the Galaxie/ Landau range with an 302 engine with higher compression rate accepting fuel made of sugar cane alcohol. The first car was a present to the new Brazilian president, João Figueiredo.
From the total of 77.647 Galaxie versions built in Brazil in 16 years of market presence, 2.492 units ran with alcohol as fuel.
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[edit] References
"Automóveis Brasileiros" by author Enio Brandenburg, FBVA, Rio de Janeiro – Brasil
"The Automobile in South America - The Origins (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay , Uruguay)" by author Álvaro Casal Tatlock, FBVA, Rio de Janeiro – Brasil
"Automóveis de São Paulo" by author Malcom Forest, FBVA, Rio de Janeiro – Brasil
