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Lincoln Continental (1973)
for sale

Price: US $200.00

Description:

Beautiful 1973 Lincoln Continental Silver Luxury Group Mark IV convertible. This was a professional conversion and the top is power operated. Honestly, this is a car that I do not want to sell but, must trim the herd from my collection to focus on my '61 Continental convertible and finish restoring my Ferrari 308. A great deal of thought and talent was put into the design of the convertible top of this car (I have seen many Mark IV and V convertible conversions and all look awkward but, not this one). It looks awesome up and completely disappears when down with the toneau cover in place. I bought this car from an estate (it had been in storage for 10 years). I had the gas tank taken off and treated inside and out. The car has a new radiator, carbuerator, battery, master cylinder, K&N air filter. All hoses (including some that are metal) and belts have been replaced. Despite having 95, 000 miles on the odometer this Mark starts and idles like it has a mere 40, 000 miles on it. Being a Mark IV it is exceptionally powerful and sure-footed. This two-tone (the hood is painted charcoal) Mark IV convertible gets a great deal of positive attention from the public. It is literally like being your own parade with many thumbs up and heads swiveling to look at it. I am certain it is due to many things. No one has seen this in convertible form which really enhances the design, the Truepoke wire wheels look incredible on it (there is an extra one in the trunk), the custom side vents are actually elegant looking (that sort of thing can be risky but, it looks awesome on this car). I have owned 2 Mark IVs and a '79 Bill Blass Mark V but, they never got the attention this Mark does. It is truly like the car is an event. I have a working AM/FM 8-track player (from Lincoln Land), 2 NOS Mark IV scripts, a NOS lower right rear rocker panel and there is NOS side door guard molding for the right side. I do want to say that this is currently a daily driver condition car. I wonder if the carpeting (including trunk) would look awesome if simply cleaned by professional carpet cleaners. It is not faded. There is a tear in the driver's seat-- by the way, the seats are quite firm and comfortable. The interior door panels are excellent except for the plastic covered armrests (later ones made of rubber can be sourced from Lincoln Land, etc.). Also, the dash has a crack in the center (these also can be sourced from Lincoln Land and other classic Lincoln parts specialist-- by the way, the Mark V dash top is identical). The car is not rusty but, it does have some typical Mark IV rust spots (ie. in front of and behind the wheel arches which curve down and get constantly splashed by water). Also, in the rear deck panel at the bottom. There is absolutely no rust in the doors and other areas. The underside of the car is rock solid. This is not an ordinary Mark IV convertible. 1973 was the first year of the Silver Luxury Group (to me, a landmark Lincoln)-- it has the gorgeous body design (to me, the rear of the car is art) which was sadily only for 1973. The top was designed to compliment the car and keep it looking sleek and show-car-like. Also, it has a tight fit which insures no rain or noise will get inside. Currently, it does have 2 tears. Grommets have to be unhooked before the top can be lowered and evidently someone did not know this when they attempted to lower the top. A good upholstery shop can duplicate the top using the existing one as a template.
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