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1965 Lincoln Continental Hard Top Sedan - Original Survivor! on 2040-cars

US $5,500.00
Year:1965 Mileage:107000 Color: Blue /
 Blue
Location:

Fairfax, Virginia, United States

Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Advertising:
Transmission:Automatic
Engine:7.0L 7048CC 430Cu. In. V8 GAS OHV Naturally Aspirated
Vehicle Title:Clear
Fuel Type:GAS
For Sale By:Private Seller
Condition:

Used

VIN (Vehicle Identification Number)
: 5Y82N415029
Year: 1965
Exterior Color: Blue
Make: Lincoln
Interior Color: Blue
Model: Continental
Number of Cylinders: 8
Trim: Base
Drive Type: U/K
Mileage: 107,000

Waiting in a garage for perhaps 20 years, my good friend and I brought this beautiful vehicle back to life in the early 2000s and it's been with me since. If I recall correctly, it was originally purchased by a doctor residing in Pennsylvania.

For several years I drove the car regularly, including many 300 mile round trips. Alas, it is now time for me to sell because I have moved nearer to the city, where a $100/month garage is not exactly in my budget...

Mechanically, the car is sound and drivable. Just know that it is not currently inspected and I would recommend a tow to its new home. So much of this car was restored or repaired by me and my friends -- too much to recall and/or list. Some notable overhauls include complete brakes, fuel (including tank), and exhaust (including manifolds). Admittedly, the car needs some minor body work and surely deserves new paint. What you don't see in the daytime photos is some wheel well rust which should be corrected before painting the vehicle.  Furthermore, the front seats should be reupholstered, although they are not torn.

Although totally drivable, a tuneup and carb rebuild are in order. As it stands, I last rebuilt the carb in a hurry and without a working accelerator pump due to a parts order screwup. This kind of thing can be fixed in a day or less with the right parts.

The motor is the MEL 430 V8 (7.0L) aka torque monster. The gear selection lever actually gives the driver the ability to start off in second gear! Speaking of the trans, it always shifts very well, provided you use the correct fluid. I did install a trans cooler which certainly helps in the hot weather.

Here's a short video of the 430 purring along:
http://youtu.be/qE0gqS3ZBbg

There are quite a few gadgets on this car, and most of them work. Namely, some things which do not work (to the extent I can remember) are the four main windows (the small ones work fine and the main ones just stopped working) and the AC (I cut the belt long ago, although the clutch did engage on demand per the AC console lever). Naturally, the stock radio is nonworking albeit present, though the car is set up for a standard DIN: the custom cage is inconspicuous and the wiring is mostly present. 

The car is a driver, but is also a fantastic restoration candidate. I'm hoping it lands in a good home. The title is clear and in-hand. Feel free to contact me any time. Thanks for looking!

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2019 Lincoln Continental will cost as much as $5,000 more

Fri, Sep 7 2018

Rumors have been swirling for months about the fate of the slow-selling Lincoln Continental amid Ford's larger plans to pare cars from its lineup in favor of trucks and SUVs. But now comes word of official order guides that show the 2019 Continental priced as much as $4,925 more than the previous year's model. That price bump brings more perks for buyers, however. According to CarsDirect, all models will get adaptive cruise control and the Lincoln Co-Pilot360 suite of safety technology, which includes automatic emergency braking, blind-spot information system and rearview camera. The base level Continental Premiere will start at $47,140, including destination fee, which is $985 more than the 2018 model. The Reserve model is where the starting price jumps $4,925 to $60,705. It adds technology like a 360-degree camera, heads-up display and park assist, plus heated rear seats and steering wheel and windshield wiper de-icer. The top-of-the-line Black Label edition starts at $71,040, an increase of $4,630, and adds 30-way adjustable seats. Those prices are considerably cheaper than comparably equipped competitors like the Audi A8 or BMW 7 Series, of course, but that value proposition hasn't so far managed to help the sedan's fortunes. Lincoln sold 12,012 models of the Continental in 2017, according to CarSalesBase.com. Sales through August were 5,677, which is more than 29 percent off the pace at this same point last year. Lincoln revived the storied Continental nameplate back in 2015 to much fanfare, but its market release in 2016 was a victim of bad timing, coming amid a rising tide of crossovers. Earlier this year Lincoln reportedly showed dealers photos of a Continental with rear-hinged suicide doors that it said it planned to manufacture, which may be an attempt to drum up interest. Jalopnik, citing unnamed sources familiar with Ford's product plans, says the Continental is likely to be killed off at the end of the run of the current model in 2020. That aligns with what a user on the Blue Oval Forums is saying, that shift changes at the Flat Rock Assembly plant near Detroit are coming and that workers have been told the Continental can be phased out of production by next summer. One supposed possibility is Ford moving production to China, though any plans to import sedans to the U.S. from there would seemingly be negated by the same Trump administration tariffs that killed plans to import the Ford Focus Active. Related Video: