Hold on to it with both hands.1969 Lincoln Mark III, 460ci V8, Power Everything, Cold A/C, Fresh Tires Gorgeous All Original Lincoln w/ Matching Period Travel Trailer Here is a beautiful 1969 Lincoln Mark III in great condition inside and out. There was nothing like the full size Lincoln Town Cars from the 70s, and you have an excellent example. You should enjoy it for many years to come. I say, you are definitely a lucky man to have your 77. It was dark blue metallic over light blue leather interior. It made Motor Trends Car of the year, you know. It had the 5.0 fuel injectioned, auto leveling with duel exhaust. A beautiful and much more technically advanced car. In 1990 my parents bought the all newly styled Town Car Signature Series option. The Lincoln dash alone put the Cadillacs to shame. The Town Cars had tradional American luxury styling that was totally Lincoln. There was no contest between the 70s Town Cars and the 70s Cadillacs. With it’s extremely long hood and long rear quarters, 6 bodies would fit in the fully carpeted, color matching trunk, making it a favorite Mafia staff car. I put KYB gas shocks on all four corners, that made it handle much better. My brother said it looked like a bordello, no one ever argued with him, but it was comfortable and luxurious. My parents had a 76 4 door Town Car, it was Dark Red Moondust Metallic, with matching half vinyl roof, with B piller coach lights, and red velour interior. Not to mention there’s ashtrays, with lighters on the doors, all with lights in them. You can fit at least 3 pipes in there, if you happen to smoke pipes, if not you can start now lol. Just gorgeous! And, I know you have never seen a larger ashtray than the Town Car’s. You have to love how the Town Car’s dash looks at night. It’s in the same category as the 61-62 Chrysler Astrodome with Panelesent lighting. And that dashboard is one of the best found on an American car, ever. Here in Southern California, that’s at least a $20,000 Town Car. It has the factory polished aluminum wheels on it, they are worth $2,000 by themselves.Being in the excellent condition that it is, and it’s low mileage, you did very well. While I’m not crazy about the color, but I love the car, and I think you got it for a good price. So I will tell you, I agree with you, the 1970s Lincoln Town Cars are my favorites too. I’m guessing that I might be the oldest guy here. What’s your guess on how much this beautifully-preserved luxury car will sell for? Given the incredible condition of this car, this price isn’t surprising at all. The seller says that it has a new Holley carburetor with an electric choke, and it runs as it should now. OHV V8, which would have been factory-rated at 208 horsepower and 356 lb-ft of torque when new. The engine in this gorgeous machine is as clean as everything else is, it’s Ford’s 460-cu.in. One disclosure: the passenger side mirror remote adjustment isn’t currently working, otherwise, everything works right down to the clock. The trunk looks great also, as a car with a mere 18,000 miles should look. I’m not sure whether I’d rather drive this car or be driven in it while sitting in the back seat. The seats appear to be in perfect condition both front and rear. That leather interior, does it get any better than that? No, no it does not. It appears that this is a very solid car and it’s still wearing its original factory paint, a beautiful two-tone. This car was originally from North Carolina and was then sold to a collector in Las Vegas. My hat is off to you, sir, and thank you for your service to your country. This is his wife’s last classic car, having sold her ’76 Cadillac and ’76 Buick last year, due to her health, and now it’s his turn to have health issues. He’s a military vet, who sadly has contracted cancer due to agent orange exposure. This gentleman is the reason we live in a free country. I thought that my ’66 Lincoln was huge but this car is even bigger, at just over 19 feet in length and 5,200 pounds. This is not a car for the timid driver or one with a small garage. This car is pretty amazing, though, as the seller says that it just turned over 18,000 miles. That’s the equivalent of asking for a public stoning for a person to admit that they like a car from the ’70s unless it’s an early-70s muscle car. But still, for some reason, this era of Lincoln Continental is burned in my brain as the pinnacle. Some of you know that I recently had a 1966 Lincoln Continental Coupe, which I miss dearly. The current bid price is $13,701 but the reserve isn’t met yet. The seller has this beautiful 1977 Lincoln Continental Town Car listed here on eBay in one of my favorite cities in the country: Montgomery, Alabama. It may be sacrilege for those of you who are a bit older than I am, if that’s even possible, but this is what I think of when I think of a Lincoln Continental. Ford’s Lincoln division made the fifth-generation Continental for a decade, from 1970 to 1979.
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