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No Reserve - Stunning, Rare Mark V Diamond Jubilee, Not Cadillac Coupe Deville on 2040-cars

Year:1978 Mileage:108224
Location:

Putnam Valley, New York, United States

Putnam Valley, New York, United States
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Rare 1978 Lincoln Mark V Diamond Jubilee Edition With NO RESERVE

400 V8, 108k original miles, under 10k on engine. Rare Diamond Jubilee with Diamond Blue Moondust Metallic paint and Diamond Blue Landau Half-Vinyl Roof. Priced at $20,529, the Diamond Jubilee Edition Mark V's were the most luxurious ever to date by Lincoln in a production car. Options include quarter windows that lower and raise before main window, silver tinted glass power moonroof with sliding shade, color matched aluminum "turbine" wheels, color matched body trim, auto-lamps with auto-dimming, digital "miles to empty" readout, tilt steering wheel, remote trunk release and automatic dimming headlights. Here's a couple of pages describing the features of the 78 Diamond Jubilee:

http://automotivemileposts.com/mark51978diamondjubilee.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Continental_Mark_V#1978_.22Diamond_Jubilee_Edition.22

Mechanical: The gentleman I purchased the car from had owned it since 1980 and had replaced, refurbished and rebuilt almost everything. I don't use the word "restored" because people use the word differently, especially in reference to luxury classics. I would personally say this is a restored car considering its condition. Over the last five years the car got a full exhaust system from the engine back including resonator (Lincoln is nice and quiet), new disc brake pads all around as well as front rotors, new alternator, new front end parts including ball joints, bushings and front and rear shocks as well as a set of new tires. The a/c has not been retrofitted to modern freon, compressor turns on and system blows cool but could use a charge of R12 if available or a retrofit to modern freon. All the amenities work, AM/FM stereo, the power antenna, the cruise control, the windows (small power vent and main) work perfectly, power seats work in all directions and the headlight doors work properly.  The power moonroof and sliding shade work perfectly, no leaks in car washes or heavy rain. The Lincoln has always been obsessively maintained, anything that needed attention has always been addressed. The previous owner repainted the engine compartment and rebuilt the engine while it was out of the car (it did not need a rebuild, the previous owner just loved making the car perfect), the motor has under 10k on it. The previous Mark V I owned had the 460, this 400 is so fresh and well tuned I don't feel a difference in power, on the highway she gets 2-4 better MPG than the 460. The motor is quiet, the transmission shifts smoothly, no noises or leaks from anywhere.

Cosmetics: The interior is overall in excellent, show car condition. The previous owner noticed the tops of the back seats were beginning to fray and had the seats repadded and recovered with NOS Ford materials, correct down to the inset design on the buckets seats. The carpet was replaced at the same time in the correct color and style. The door panels, dash display, padded dashboard, headliner and visors are in excellent condition. The center console armrest is a bit faded. About ten years ago the Lincoln got new vinyl on the top and padded trunk area and received a high quality, perfectly color matched paint job as well. The body shop actually had to re-do the pinstripe because it was not an exact match of the original. The underside is perfectly clean, undercoated when new, does not even show surface rust. I know I have photos of the undercarriage, I will try to find them or take new ones before the auction is over. The Lincoln has never had any kind of body repair and the chrome and trim are as nice as the photos show them to be. I've had several Mark V's and this by far is the one that gets the most attention, she's breathtaking in person. I'm always the only one at car shows representing this era of Lincoln style, I get endless questions and requests for photos when at car cruises. She's never been out in the winter or any type of weather, in person it's obvious it's always been meticulously cared for. I do not have the leather bound tool kit or the owner's manual. This is one of those classics that's obviously always been a "Garage Queen".

Engine starts easily even after sitting for weeks, the garage floor is always dry when I pull her out. She cruises nicely on the highway, idles perfectly, shifts smoothly, brakes evenly and the suspension is luxurious. Drives overall like classic American  cruiser should. The directional/brake/turn signal/headlights work properly, as well as the wipers and horn. 

I'm only selling the Lincoln due to financial circumstances as you can see from the lack of a reserve price. I'm a big fan of the Mark V's and the Diamond Jubilee is the finest example of this stylish, incredibly well built car. This Mark V is easily the best looking and running classic I've ever owned. It's remarkable how clean the undercarriage is, floors, frame and trunk solid as new, when I first got it my mechanic joked, "Has this car ever been driven?". I reserve the right to end the auction early as the Mark V is for sale locally and I'm open to reasonable buy it now offers as well. I can assist with shipping in the USA or internationally if necessary, cost of shipping to paid by buyer. I can recommend a good door to door auto shipper if you need one. Once again, this is a NO RESERVE auction, the top bidder gets the Lincoln.

Rare classic Lincoln which is as much a pleasure to drive as she is to look at. Any questions feel free to email or call 914-224-3230

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2018 Lincoln Navigator Review | 900 miles in mid-century opulence

Fri, Aug 10 2018

PORTLAND, Ore. — Driving the 2019 Lincoln Navigator on my usual 80-mile evaluation route just wouldn't be sufficient. The quick jaunt through downtown Portland and out into wooded mountain roads couldn't possibly do justice to a vehicle intended for the literal long haul. All those seats; all that cargo space; all that comfort and opulence. What the Navigator needed was a road trip, so I took two of them — within five days, over 900 miles and a grand total of 20 hours and 17 minutes in the 24-way power-adjustable, massaging, ventilated saddle. The first journey would be from Portland down to Bend, Ore., and then working my way gradually back through central Oregon backroads. This included winding two-lane highways where the Navigator's excellent adaptive cruise control system maintained its distance (and my sanity) when stuck behind parades of Outbacks, before the 450-horsepower EcoBoost V6 of Raptor fame could dispatch them from across the dotted yellow line. Enough really can't be said about how masterful this engine is — so smooth, so powerful and so quiet. It's perfect for a Lincoln. It also got 20 mpg over the course of the full 900 miles, which compares to the EPA's 21 mpg highway rating. Pretty good given the mountainous terrain and the liberal throttle applied to keep up with a pair of substantially sportier cars I was trailing as part of a photo shoot. Not that the Navigator was really able to keep up with anything once the road got tighter and twistier through the lava fields of the Willamette National Forest. Though I still concur with my initial praise of the Navigator's independent rear suspension and steering that "provides consistent, appropriate and reassuring weighting," there's no getting around the laws of physics. This is a gigantic land craft pushing three tons that's best kept at a relaxed pace – also perfect for a Lincoln. As for the ride, which disappointed during my Navigator first drive in Southern California, the "omnipresent nervousness" I reported didn't really materialize on better pavement in Oregon and later in Washington. True, it's not quite as supple as a unibody Range Rover or Mercedes GLS would be, but it doesn't suffer from the near constant vibration over even the smallest bumps you get in a Chevy Suburban or GMC Yukon XL. On the subject of comfort, though, those 24-way front seats can't be ignored.

Ford recalls 83k Taurus and crossover models for halfshaft issue

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Ford and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have issued a recall for some 83,250 vehicles in the US, for an issue with halfshafts. More specifically a "halfshaft retention circlip" might not have been properly installed on affected vehicles, with the result being halfshafts that may move improperly or disengage completely from the linkshaft while driving. The NHTSA release also notes that the issue may occur "without prior warning" which obviously factors in to the timeliness of getting this checked.
Should the halfshaft disengage, a few troubling things could happen. If it occurs while driving, power from the engine will no longer be transmitted to the wheels. And, if the vehicle is parked without the parking brake applied after disengagement of the circlip, vehicles may roll away even if they're transmissions have been placed in "Park."
Affected vehicles are as follows: Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX crossovers from model years 2012 to 2014; Ford Taurus and Lincoln MKS sedans from model years 2013 to 2014; Ford Flex and Lincoln MKT vehicles from model years 2013 to 2014.

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That Lincoln Continental Concept that everyone is so excited about? It almost didn't happen. Speaking at the private reveal event for the concept yesterday, Ford Motor Company CEO Mark Fields revealed that when the design team started working on the vehicle that eventually became the Continental, the designers thought it was just another full-size luxury concept, and were turning in ideas to match. The problem, Fields said, is that this was an important vehicle to get right. "A full-size luxury sedan for a luxury brand is a very important marker that, I think, sets the beat for the brand and it creates a lot of awareness and favorability if you do it right," he said. "As we were designing this concept ... we reviewed with the designers the themes. The first couple of themes the team came with really didn't do it for us because we want to make sure that every vehicle that we bring out with Lincoln moves the brand forwards in a big way. So we went through the first couple of them and we really didn't get that kind of 'oomph' in the pit of our stomach." The team was stuck with an upcoming debut and nothing exciting to show for it, until the past was brought into the present. "In one of the design reviews, we were looking around at everyone and we mentioned, you know what, why don't we call this the Continental Concept? And I have to tell you, the body language was unbelievable in the design showroom. Everybody's head snapped up and you could see everybody's eyes widen and they started nodding and they said, 'now we get it.'" Aside from the Navigator, every vehicle Lincoln currently sells is simply named a trio of letters that start with M and K. Fields knew that the large luxury segment sedan is important for a company like Lincoln, with about 1.8 million units sold last year and an expected growth to around 2 million units by the end of the decade, he said. "When you think about where that growth is coming from, it's still a substantial segment here in the US, it's a very substantial segment and even more substantial segment in China. As a matter of fact, that segment grew by 17 percent last year and China is the largest market for full-size luxury sedans." Given the positive reaction to the Continental Concept thus far, bringing the name back from the dead might be just the thing Lincoln needed.