I’m guessing that I might be the oldest guy here. What’s your guess on how much this beautifully-preserved luxury car will sell for? Given the incredible condition of this car, this price isn’t surprising at all. The seller says that it has a new Holley carburetor with an electric choke, and it runs as it should now. OHV V8, which would have been factory-rated at 208 horsepower and 356 lb-ft of torque when new. The engine in this gorgeous machine is as clean as everything else is, it’s Ford’s 460-cu.in. One disclosure: the passenger side mirror remote adjustment isn’t currently working, otherwise, everything works right down to the clock. The trunk looks great also, as a car with a mere 18,000 miles should look. I’m not sure whether I’d rather drive this car or be driven in it while sitting in the back seat. ![]() The seats appear to be in perfect condition both front and rear. That leather interior, does it get any better than that? No, no it does not. It appears that this is a very solid car and it’s still wearing its original factory paint, a beautiful two-tone. This car was originally from North Carolina and was then sold to a collector in Las Vegas. My hat is off to you, sir, and thank you for your service to your country. This is his wife’s last classic car, having sold her ’76 Cadillac and ’76 Buick last year, due to her health, and now it’s his turn to have health issues. He’s a military vet, who sadly has contracted cancer due to agent orange exposure. This gentleman is the reason we live in a free country. I thought that my ’66 Lincoln was huge but this car is even bigger, at just over 19 feet in length and 5,200 pounds. This is not a car for the timid driver or one with a small garage. This car is pretty amazing, though, as the seller says that it just turned over 18,000 miles. That’s the equivalent of asking for a public stoning for a person to admit that they like a car from the ’70s unless it’s an early-70s muscle car. But still, for some reason, this era of Lincoln Continental is burned in my brain as the pinnacle. Some of you know that I recently had a 1966 Lincoln Continental Coupe, which I miss dearly. The current bid price is $13,701 but the reserve isn’t met yet. The seller has this beautiful 1977 Lincoln Continental Town Car listed here on eBay in one of my favorite cities in the country: Montgomery, Alabama. It may be sacrilege for those of you who are a bit older than I am, if that’s even possible, but this is what I think of when I think of a Lincoln Continental. When we get the engine back I'll look into those thermostats and see what's up with them.Ford’s Lincoln division made the fifth-generation Continental for a decade, from 1970 to 1979. ![]() Of course the interior will also be restored by a professional. I should get back a working core i can start bolting everything back on to. I am the one breaking down the engine and we have already sent it to the engine shop to be pressure tested and gone through. Not only do I not have the time to do all that I also do not have the facility or skills needed to keep it straight and make it perfect. I will get to go help pull all the trim and strip the body for prep and then my guys will do all the rust repair and paint for me. I am most definitely leaving the body work to the professionals. I was very lucky to find these 2 cars for $1000. Oh, tell your friend to remove and not replace the two small thermostats behind the water pump. ![]() It's fun (most of the time), you get to know the car inside and out, you get to meet new people and you save a ton of cash. $1000 for two '62? What a great deal.Īre you sure you want to have someone else do all the restoration work? My advice is to let the specialists do the body work and paint but do the rest of it yourself. A few more pictures from my 1st visit to see the cars. The door handles and the locksets will be shaved during the body work process. I plan on keeping all the rest of the chrome on the car. The car will be painted satin black, the bumpers and front grill will also be powder coated to match also satin black. There will need to be some floor board repair, a few minor spots on the body that need attention and the battery box needs some help. The car will be stripped starting in June for rust repair and body work. I'll be using the hood and trunk lid from the white car as they are much more rust free. These cars need a lot of work but the green/grey car is pretty much rust free and ready to be restored. I purchased both cars for $1000 with an agreement that the guy I bought them from in Sprague, Wa Will do the restoration for me. Also the car is being restored by Lethal Customs in Sprague, Washington. I've learned a lot by reading on here already and i look forward to sharing my project and asking questions here during the process. I've been hanging around this Forum as a guest for awhile and finally got signed up the other day.
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