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1961 Lincoln Continental Rare Paint & Int Codes, Movie Car In Time 62 63 64 Trim on 2040-cars

Year:1961 Mileage:20000 Color: Black /
  BLACK/WHITE
Location:

Garden Grove, California, United States

Garden Grove, California, United States
Advertising:
Transmission:Automatic
Body Type:Sedan
Engine:430
Vehicle Title:Clear
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
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. ...
VIN (Vehicle Identification Number)
: 1Y82H403321
Year: 1961
Interior Color: BLACK/WHITE
Make: Lincoln
Number of Cylinders: 8
Model: Continental
Trim: black/white
Drive Type: auto
Mileage: 20,000
Sub Model: NO RESERVE
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Exterior Color: Black

1961 Lincoln

Up for auction is a beautiful example of the first year Lincoln ever made with the infamous suicide doors. This is a matching number's car with the original engine, trans, and correct paint & interior colors. It has been owned by one other family here in SoCal besides myself and always stored indoors. Less than 3% of all Lincolns built from 1961-1965 were factory black cars and this is one of them (Paint code-A Presidential Black and interior code-20 black/white cloth & leather upholstery). Absolutely zero rust issues anywhere and all original body panels throughout. California car since the early 60's with original Black plates. I have a ton of paperwork and maintenance records including an original assembly manual for the car. The previous owner was maticulous about the maintenance on this Lincoln and kept notes of all the work done to it over the years. Everything works as it should including ICE-Cold A/C, all electrical components, dash guages, wipers, all 4 power windows (new motors just installed), power seat, power door locks, interior lights, cigarette lighter, exterior lights, trunk light, turn signals, ect.. The factory AM radio is the only thing that needs attention, it works but needs new speakers.

The original 430 engine and automatic trans were pulled out back in 2005 and completely rebuilt. The powertrain now has about 20k weekend miles since the rebuild. Starts right up on first key turn and shifts very smooth into all 3 gears. Everything on the rebuild is stock except for an upgraded electric fuel pump that was recently installed and it has also been converted from a stock generator to a new style alternator. I also just had the carburator professionally rebuilt last week. The differential was pulled out and overhauled about 6 months ago as well. Cruises at 80mph on the highway without hesitation and has excellent power for such a large car. Power brakes and power steering work perfect and the car drives with great ease around town.

All the chrome trim is original to the car and in excellent shape. Nothing has been re-chromed, it's just been polished over the years and taken good care of. The interior is nice and clean and the headliner and carpet were just replaced last month. Original glass all around in excellent shape with 5% Limo tint professionally installed. Car was repainted several years ago by previous owner and still looks good. There are some minor paint imperfections and tiny chips from average use over the years but nothing major and as you can see in the pics she still shines beautifully.

The Lincoln has one of a kind custom 20" wheels built specially for the car (they cost $2500). The wheels were made to look very streamline and even the valve stems are hidden on the inside. They fit perfect and have no rubbing issues. Brand new low profile Yokohama tires just installed with less than 1000 miles on them. I still have the original wheels and hub caps and will include them with the car if the new owner wants them.

This car turns heads and gets thumbs up wherever I take it. I often get stopped and asked if it's the car from the movie "In Time". The Lincoln Continental's built for that movie were also 61's and have the same style wheels. Here's your chance to own an iconic American Luxury sedan that will only appriciate in value as time goes on. I have a clean California title in hand ready to be transferred to the new owner.

Car is available for inspection by any serious bidder during this auction so feel free to send me a message with your phone number and I will call you to set up an appointment. As all other classic cars it is being sold in AS IS condition and there is no warranty included in this sale. Please ask questions if you are unsure of anything prior to bidding. This is a NO RESERVE listing so the car will go to the highest bidder no matter what. View my feedback and bid with confidence. Thanks for viewing my listing.

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Junkyard Gem: 1978 Lincoln Continental Town Car

Sun, Nov 1 2020

Just before Ford downsized the Continental for 1980 and made the Town Car a separate model for 1981, the biggest and plushest new sedan in the Dearborn universe was the mighty Continental Town Car. Here's one from 1978, the second-to-last model year of the two-and-a-half-ton Continental Town Car, found in nice condition in a Denver car graveyard last month. This car rolled out of the Lincoln showroom loaded, with the landau-style "Coach Roof" and just about every additional option. Base price on the 1978 Continental with the Town Car package started at $11,606 (about $48,350 in 2020 dollars), but this car cost much more than that. A new Mercedes-Benz S-Class cost better than twice as much that year (and it was worth it), but you still had to be a heavy-duty high-roller to buy a new '78 Town Car. The base engine in the 1978 Continental was a 400-cubic-inch (6.6-liter) V8 making a grim 166 horsepower, a truly horrific ratio of 25.2 horsepower per liter of displacement (torque came to a respectable 319 lb-ft, though). If the new Navigator got 25.2 horses for each liter in its turbo V6, it would have a mere 88 horsepower to haul its nearly three tons, rather than the 450 horses that 21st-century engine technology gives us. The good news with this car is that it came with the optional 460-cubic-inch (7.5-liter) V8, rated at 210 horsepower and 357 lb-ft. That was sufficient to get this car's 4,660 pounds moving well enough. Still just 28 horses per liter, but a significant upgrade. These cars weren't about performance, however. They were about a silent, cushy ride and poofy seats that swallowed you in velour comfort. When did Detroit stop making these pillow-top seats? And opera lights? And snazzy "coffin-handle" door pulls? Yes, even the wire wheels (a $333 option, or $1,385 today) stayed on this car to the very end. Why get a Rolls-Royce when you could have this, the grille of this behemoth seems to ask us. Though it remained in good condition when it arrived in its final parking space, a Malaise Era Continental sedan just isn't worth much in the enthusiast world. Even a 1978 Mark V in nice shape would be hard-pressed to find a forever home nowadays. At least it had a chance to visit the Norman Rockwell Museum in Massachusetts before the end. In what came to look like a very smart move by Ford, in light of certain geopolitical events in 1979, the Panther-based 1980 Continentals weighed nearly a half-ton less than this car.