Seems to be in pretty good shape......... Personally, I like the '78 model a bit better - not a fan of the altered roof..... Rear door window frames were changed for '79, too. The '78's use the regular Granada doors.
The altered roof sets it aside from the Granada of which the '78 more resembles. From a first glance, the trunklid tells it apart from the Ford. It's difficult to tell if both sit on a Mustangable chassis, though. I like them both, for various reasons. That's a nice paint sceme, on the '78
Yeah, they're Mustangable. I once saw an Auto Trader ad (long before CL made the scene) of a '76 Versailles with a 429-8V for $1500! I was about $1400 shy of buying it.
It does look like a very nice car for the money. The white sidewalls being blue means the tires are brand new, aren't they? They usually have that blueing on them from the factory? But if the tires were brand new, you'd think he'd mention it.
I noticed that too. Maybe one of those D'oh! moments....... It's sort of obvious anyway, so not really a big deal.
I meant, Mustangable, in the sense that Fairmonts and Granadas could accept Mustang engines and underpinnings. If that Versailles you mentioned was based on the Fairmont chassis, there wouldn't be a way to drop a 429 into there, without replacing the front suspension with a straight axle and leaf springs. I'm more than happy with being proved wrong with eye candy, on that one, of course
No, that '76 Versailles was definitely Granada-based, and believe it or not, the Granada/Monarch/Versailles chassis had an optional 460 V8. Says so on the Ford wiring diagrams in '75.
If true, they must have had to change things around, specifically for this option, like they did with that rare earlier big block Mustang which is now worth a fortune
I'm guessing that labeling on the wiring loom might be because it might have also been used on a mid-size Ford / Mercury of that generation (Gran Torino / Montego), which WAS available with the 460. The 460 NEVER was available on the Granada/Monarch/Versailles. Largest engine you could get was the 351.
The Lincoln Versailles always reminds me of the phrase "putting lipstick on a pig". Underneath that gawdy fake continental kit formed into the deck lid, the vinyl roof, and poorly fitting panels it is just a Granada. Much like the Chrysler Imperials of the early 90's. No matter how much crap you throw on it it is still a K-Car underneath. Just save yourself the time and get one of these instead:
