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1957 Lincoln Continental Mark Ii Older Restored Super Clean Driver! on 2040-cars

Year:1957 Mileage:38000 Color: Red /
  RED/WHITE
Location:

Queens, NY, United States

Queens, NY, United States
Advertising:
Transmission:Automatic
Body Type:Coupe
Engine:368CI V8
Vehicle Title:Clear
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
VIN: C56M3457 Year: 1957
Number of Cylinders: 8
Model: Mark Series
Trim: MARK II
Drive Type: REAR WHEEL DRIVE
Power Options: Power Windows
Mileage: 38,000
Sub Model: WATCH VIDEO!
Exterior Color: Red
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Interior Color: RED/WHITE
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. ... 

HERE IS A GORGEOUS LOOKING AND HIGHLY OPTIONED 1957 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL MARK II THAT HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY BODY-ON RESTORED AND IS A TURN-KEY DRIVER. VERY ORIGINAL CAR WITH 38K MILES ON THE ODOMETER!

Please e-mail me with questions or to set up an inspection to see the car in person. AUCTION MAY BE STOPPED AT ANY TIME.

This is one of 500 or so Mark II's produced in 1957. These were "benchmark" cars offered by Lincoln, and were basically all hand made, sort of like Rolls Royces back in the day. They were used to promote the brand, but were so expensive to build that the company nearly lost money on every one they sold, thus explaining the very few numbers of presentable to fine examples still around today.

Vehicle came out of Wisconsin. This car was acquired from the 3rd owner I believe. It had an older body-on restoration presumably done in the late 1990s to early 2000s. Since I've acquired it I did lots of small things to the car, mostly in the form of service work and maintenance as it didn't need much else to be a nice driver. Radiator was completely recored a few months ago. The transmission was completely rebuilt, NEW engine gaskets insalled, NEW hoses, NEW brakes all around including NEW master cylinder done in 2007 per receipts.Car runs/drives like a dream, very quiet and very smooth. Odometer shows 38k miles. 

Under the hood lies the MATCHING NUMBERS 368ci V8 motor that is virtually all stock other than the aftermarket air cleaner. Starts up nicely and idles beautifully.

Mechanically it fires right up and sounds great. Transmission is solid and shifts good through all the gears. Brakes have been overhauled and stop great. Car feels great, handles the road nicely, sounds fairly quiet and is very responsive with little if any play in the steering wheel.

Interior is virtually all stock as you'll see in the pictures and was all RECENTLY REDONE COMPLETELY. NEW seat covers throughout, NEW carpeting, NEW door panels, NEW headliner, etc. etc. Steering wheel has various cracks throughout. Dash looks in good shape as well with minor wear. Overall beautifully presentable for a high-end driver.

Chrome is very presentable as well. Front bumper is very nice, rear one is presentable with a couple of areas where it has been touched up.

Underside is notorious on these cars for varying greatly from car to car, as these cars were basically all hand built back in the 50s. This particular Lincoln is in fair/good shape overall. Floors appear to be in fair shape with no large holes anywhere. Frame appears solid, with a couple of areas where there may have been small patches. Heavy undercoating evident, as is common with these (i've had a couple in the past and they all look the same). Overall fairly good shape.

The old girl is NOT perfect by any means of course so please keep that in mind when bidding. Paint is overall GOOD with FAIRLY NICE shine but could definitely use a good wetsand and buff by a professionally to really make it shine (some touch-ups, small chips here and there, and other minor imperfections as you would expect). Hood needs minor adjustment as it sits a little high towards the windshield, but opens and closes fine. No rust appearing from outside the car other than a few tiny bubbles where the rear wheel openings had a couple of metal patches. Not working: all gauges (cluster needs reconditioning), wipers, rear power windows, parking brake. Small exhaust leak. Windshield and passenger wing window have small pellet cracks from stones hitting it, while passenger front window has a tiny crack.

I am sure there are several other things I am forgetting at the moment, so overall she is not perfect and to do it justice should be gently restored to your liking, or you can just drive it as is. Please note, I cannot remember every single issue with the car, nor do I know everything wrong with it, as it is after all over 50 years old so keep that in mind.

If you just want a GOOD LOOKING AND SUPER FUN DRIVER that runs/drives BEAUTIFULLY, then this is the car for you. If you want a concourse correct show car, it will need a considerable amount of restoration to bring it up to that level of course. I ENCOURAGE ANYONE BIDDING OR SERIOUSLY INTERESTED TO COME LOOK AT IT IN PERSON. I WILL BE GLAD TO SHOW IT TO YOU TOP TO BOTTOM SO YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE GETTING INTO.

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