1965 Lincoln Continental Convertible Base 7.0l Suicide Doors on 2040-cars
Broadview Heights, Ohio, United States
1965 Lincoln Continental Convertible Triple Black Suicide Doors vin # 5Y86N420574 430CID V8, Auto, PW, PL, Leather I bought this car to restore it about 2 years ago and as you can see I have done nothing with it. These pictures were taken the day the car arrived at my yard. Since then the car has sat outside under a cover. The guy I bought the car from put new carpets in and a new muffler. When delivered the car was drivable and the top worked. Again I have done nothing to this car. I am certain with a new battery and some starting fluid you could drive it away but I simple do not have the time to play with it. The body does have rust, however all the chrome is in place and in good condition. A new convertible top is in a bag in the back seat.
The 1965 Lincoln
Continentals would be the final appearance for the classic body style
introduced in 1961. This was the design that finally established a
"Lincoln look" that could immediately be identified as a Lincoln
Continental. Careful and modest updates each year gave the cars a fresh look
for the new model year, without sacrificing the overall integrity of the
original design. The need for more interior room for 1964 necessitated exterior
and interior styling changes, but these changes were made to create that
additional space, not just for the sake of change. Even with careful
updates each year, any five year old automotive design begins to look stale, as
trends and attitudes among the buying public change during that period of time.
So what was a landmark design that sent other automotive designers running back
to their design studios in 1961, was now requiring more extensive modifications
to keep the design competitive in the market. The front fender mounted
parking lights and new taillights with ribbed trim were relatively minor
changes that had a huge impact on the Lincoln Continental. These changes alone
make the '65 models stand apart from the rest. Yet Continental's classic,
elegant lines were still intact, with virtually no unnecessary chrome trim to
detract from the design. For an auto maker to maintain this type of design
integrity for five years during the sixties was unheard of, yet Lincoln did so,
and quite successfully as each new model outsold the one before it.
No place was
Lincoln's design influence seen more than with top competitor Cadillac.
Everyone knows about the design excesses of the late fifties, and Cadillac is
generally considered to have achieved top honors for design excess with its
1959 models. Those huge rocket ship tail fins may have been only a bit shocking
when the cars were new, but it was a styling touch that didn't hold up well
over the years, and made the 1959 models look very dated before their time. The
huge tail fins shrunk for 1960, and were much more modest by 1961, but
Cadillac's all-new 1963 styling is where one can see the result of the
Continental's influence the most. The lower body side
design of 1961-62 that resembled a skeg on a sailboat was sheared off, leaving
smooth, clean side styling. The overall appearance of the new Cadillacs was
more square, and this change in styling concept was seen in the new 1965
Cadillac styling, as well. The lines were even cleaner, and the designers very
cleverly did away with the tail fins, while still giving the upper rear fenders
a pointed appearance that resembled a tail fin, but was integrated into the
overall design much better. Cadillac was still
far outselling Lincoln, but there was no doubt that Lincoln was gaining on
Cadillac, and feedback from Continental owners indicated that overall they were
happier with their cars than Cadillac owners were with theirs, and were keeping
them longer as well. This was another reason for Lincoln's stylists to give the
cars a more robust styling update for 1965, as more noticeable appearance
changes would encourage owners of the older models to purchase a new one.
Lincoln's sales exceeded 40,000 for the first time in many years, which was a
strong showing for an expensive car with a five year old body design. Change was on the way
for Lincoln for 1966, and the task was to continue the look established back in
'61, while giving it a contemporary feel that immediately said "new!"
The stylists were successful in their attempts, and there was some shuffling
around of standard equipment to keep base prices in line with Cadillac, as well
as a new Continental Coupe to give the Coupe deVille a challenger. It was time for an
update, as the automotive journalists of the time had begun to comment on the
sheer size and weight of the Continental, a change that had to be made to
address concerns from customers who bought luxury cars. While Lincoln's ride,
interior comfort and accommodations were still superb, handling was not what it
had been. Lengthening the wheelbase in 1964 introduced a bit of cowl shake in
the Convertible, and it appeared some of the body rigidity had been lost. These
were still incredibly strong cars, of course, but a few compromises had to be
made in order to meet the requirements of luxury car buyers at the time. Comments about lack
of luggage space in the Convertible were becoming more frequent, as were the
difficulties of loading and unloading over the side of the rear fenders. And
heaven help anyone who needed to change a flat tire, as the spare was in a
difficult position to say the least. What the journalists may have forgotten was
that image had as much to do with the purchase of a luxury car as anything. And
such things as luggage space on a Convertible weren't all that important to
those purchasing a Convertible. Plus, tire design had improved to the point
where flat tires and blow outs weren't as common as they'd been just a decade
earlier, so most Continental owners thankfully never had the need to change a
tire on their own. Besides, who starts out on a long trip with the top down,
anyway? 90.6 percent of 1965 Lincoln Continentals were equipped with factory
air conditioning, so most opted for comfort and likely had the top and windows
up and the air conditioning on during the trip. And while luggage space wasn't
exactly generous even with the top up (due to the lift cylinders and other
components), there was enough room to meet the needs of most people. Lincoln's other
competitor, the Imperial, was in its second year of styling inspired by the
Continental. A bold new grille was separated into four sections, and the dual
headlamps were placed behind tempered glass lenses that were outlined with
chrome bezels. Sales dropped off from 1964, however, demonstrating Imperial's
continued weakness in the market. Auto testers and drive reports of the time
almost universally awarded the Imperial best in class status, noting its
superior handling, better use of space, and engine performance and smoothness
when compared to Cadillac and Lincoln. If you're considering
a 1965 Continental, keep in mind that these unibody cars can be expensive to repair
if they have extensive rust or past collision damage. Avoid cars with lots of
bondo or poor body work from the past. The electrical systems on these cars can
be a nightmare to repair, so check the operation of windows and the convertible
top mechanism to make sure they work properly before you buy. You can expect
less rigidity in the Convertible, so expect a bit of shaking and rattling on
roads that aren't smooth, but there are no worries in this area with a Sedan
model. Rare options include the
vertically adjustable steering column, automatic speed control, and automatic
headlamp dimmer. The contour front seat option with center console is also
seldom seen, and is worth seeking out because of its rarity.
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