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Original (family Owned) 1964 Lincoln W/ Low Miles-easy Restore Project on 2040-cars

Year:1964 Mileage:65767 Color: Rose Metallic (Dusty Rose) /
 Rose Beige
Location:

N. California, United States

N. California, United States
Advertising:
Transmission:Automatic
Body Type:Sedan
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:430 V8
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
VIN: 4Y82N402346 Year: 1964
Make: Lincoln
Model: Continental
Trim: Standard
Options: Leather Seats
Power Options: Power Antenna, Hydraulic, Variable-Speed Windshield Wipers, Automatic Parking Brake Release, Fuel Gauge Warning Light, Air Conditioning, Power Locks, Power Windows, Power Seats
Drive Type: Automatic
Mileage: 65,767
Exterior Color: Rose Metallic (Dusty Rose)
Number of Doors: 4
Interior Color: Rose Beige
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Number of Cylinders: 8
Condition: Used: A vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections. ... 

Original miles, family owned 1964 Lincoln Continental purchased new by my parents and still in the family as of now. Other than exterior paint (re-painted about 20 years ago), rear interior carpet and trunk hinges, I believe this Lincoln to be all original and has been garaged its entire life. In my Dad's later years the car was driven a few miles here and there, other than that he kept it covered and started/running in the garage. The only negative thing I'm aware of is that in 2006 there was a small engine fire due to a leaking fuel pump and bad spark plug wire (both discovered my me). It would appear the fan blew gas down the driver side of the engine (which sits at a slant) where it found this wire (closest to the firewall) and ignited. When it burned it apparently affected mostly that and another spark plug wire, another hose, the accelerator spring and various vacuum hoses. From what I understand the car was not properly insured so a claim was never filed for repair and the car sat for a while before I was ever told about what happened. Through all that time the battery still held a charge, so when I finally got the chance I did all I knew to do (basic mechanics) with my brother and we got the car running again by repairing the fuel pump, all spark plug wires, plugs, etc.


Things that have been ultimately affected are the climate controls, accelerator spring/linkage and transmission shifting, which I'm told is likely the vacuum advance(?) but I'm not certain. I can tell you the car starts, runs very well and drives straight down the road in the little bit it's been driven. All gears engage and there is no slipping, although there is a lag in accelerating as the accelerator pedal needs to be depressed for about an inch before it will react. As you're driving, if the accelerator is released @ approx. 50 mph (or climbing), it will immediately down shift into the lower gear until you're just over that speed, then it stays in the higher gear. When coming to a stop it seems to down shift as it should. I believe the transmission is fine but does need a new seal on the pan as it leaks and I'm sure it's quite old. Also, a new oil pan is needed as the plug is stripped and a replacement will come with the car. Most of the exhaust appears near new as it was replaced prior to the fire, tires appear good (+ 80%), brakes seem fine.

From what I can tell all lights/electrical works, the radio just works ok & the clock does not work. The AC did not work prior to the fire, I assume it's in need of charge but is all connected as it should be. The front seat motors work but seems the forward/backward movement is off track. All windows seem to work except driver rear, door locks lock better than they unlock and I think the hose that releases the parking brake is loose/disconnected as I can hear air in that area...the manual release works fine. The seats were covered in the 70's so there is average wear/tear to all seats, headliner, dash, doors, etc. are near perfect.

All in all I would say in most need is the vacuum work. As for restoring, I'm sure the engine could use a good cleaning as well as the whole car could use a good detail. Other than that, I would say this is a restoral dream since it's already in such original question and needs little to get there.

Two sets of original keys, original manual, sales paperwork, original CA black & gold plates and custom car cover will come with car. I will post &/or send more pics as requested as well as any updates. I am able to assist in shipping scheduling.

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Here are a few of our automotive guilty pleasures

Tue, Jun 23 2020

It goes without saying, but I'll say it anyway. The world is full of cars, and just about as many of them are bad as are good. It's pretty easy to pick which fall into each category after giving them a thorough walkaround and, more important, driving them. But every once in a while, an automobile straddles the line somehow between good and bad — it may be hideously overpriced and therefore a marketplace failure, it may be stupid quick in a straight line but handles like a drunken noodle, or it may have an interior that looks like it was made of a mess of injection-molded Legos. Heck, maybe all three. Yet there's something special about some bad cars that actually makes them likable. The idea for this list came to me while I was browsing classified ads for cars within a few hundred miles of my house. I ran across a few oddballs and shared them with the rest of the team in our online chat room. It turns out several of us have a few automotive guilty pleasures that we're willing to admit to. We'll call a few of 'em out here. Feel free to share some of your own in the comments below. Dodge Neon SRT4 and Caliber SRT4: The Neon was a passably good and plucky little city car when it debuted for the 1995 model year. The Caliber, which replaced the aging Neon and sought to replace its friendly marketing campaign with something more sinister, was panned from the very outset for its cheap interior furnishings, but at least offered some decent utility with its hatchback shape. What the two little front-wheel-drive Dodge models have in common are their rip-roarin' SRT variants, each powered by turbocharged 2.4-liter four-cylinder engines. Known for their propensity to light up their front tires under hard acceleration, the duo were legitimately quick and fun to drive with a fantastic turbo whoosh that called to mind the early days of turbo technology. — Consumer Editor Jeremy Korzeniewski  Chevrolet HHR SS: Chevy's HHR SS came out early in my automotive journalism career, and I have fond memories of the press launch (and having dinner with Bob Lutz) that included plenty of tire-smoking hard launches and demonstrations of the manual transmission's no-lift shift feature. The 260-horsepower turbocharged four-cylinder was and still is a spunky little engine that makes the retro-inspired HHR a fun little hot rod that works quite well as a fun little daily driver.

2017 Lincoln Continental: Was this mic-drop moment just a big flop?

Thu, Jan 21 2016

The Lincoln Continental may have been our fifth-place pick for Best In Show at this year's Detroit Auto Show, but it's probably the one we argued about the most. In fact, we're still talking about it. And we'll no doubt be discussing it long after we finally get to drive the new sedan later this year. We do this with lots of cars, all the time. The Continental is an especially important, high-profile car right now. It has the task of being a torch-holder for the struggling-to-run Lincoln brand, and that's a tough job these days. But did Lincoln do right by its Continental name? Did its Detroit showcar stop us in our tracks, or were we left feeling cold? In an effort to show you our full discussion, we're trying something different. About a week after the Detroit Auto Show press days concluded, Autoblog's Jonathon Ramsey sent an email around to some editors about the Continental to open a discussion. It got heated, and fast. And while we considered summarizing it, we decided to instead post the whole, largely unedited (adjusted for typos and swear words) chain. From: Jonathon Ramsey To: Autoblog Team Does anyone else think it's a problem that the new Continental looks 85 percent like the MKZ? And another 10 percent of it looks like a Jaguar and a Bentley? Because I think Lincoln screwed the pooch. The German Three plus Porsche can make cars that look alike – they've earned the right, even if I'd rather they didn't. The MKZ looks like a car for regional sales reps. Lincoln broke the glass in case of emergency, grabbed the Continental name, then put it on a car that looks a lot like that sales-rep car, but one for regional VPs. Do we really think this can work? Because I don't. From: Steven Ewing To: Autoblog Team Personally, I'm pretty disappointed in the final execution of Continental. I'm glad Lincoln isn't obsessed with chasing the Germans, but at this point, it's not even chasing Cadillac. I think that introducing the new front end and TTV6 engine on the MKZ before the Continental was a huge mistake. And while I have high hopes for the Conti from a comfort/driving standpoint, my gut instinct is that it's going to be more "better than the MKS" than "best American luxury sedan." Introducing the new front end and TTV6 engine on the MKZ before the Continental was a huge mistake.

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