Please read the entire description before you contact me orsend an offer.
For sale is a 1967 Lincoln Continental that seems wayoverpriced at first glance. But when youread how rare this car is and how much work has been put into it, you realizethat it’s a bargain at that price.
An incredible amount of work and money has been investedinto this car. All the factory bugs weretaken out, making this car a real joy to drive, not to mention extremelyreliable. That’s not a phrase associatedwith the Lincoln Continentals, but this one earns that phrase.
Also, this car comes with rare options, such as passenger doormirror and bucket seats with a functioning center console. Most Continentals come with a bench seat andno passenger mirror.
Let’s dive in…
Engine
It’s the original 462, which has been torn all the way downto bare block, bored .30 over, honed, cleaned, and reassembled with all newinternals and a mild cam for a little more power without sacrificingdrivability. It was also converted fromcarburetor to a fuel injection. Itdoesn’t matter if it’s 120 or 30 degreesoutside it starts right up every time.
I installed an extra-large aluminum radiator and dualelectric fans. This car has been drivenin 115-degree weather in L.A. traffic with the A/C on and the temp gauge hasnot gone past 205 degrees. NoContinental owner will believe this, because in those conditions allContinentals will overheat. Not tomention, earlier I mentioned, “the temp gauge.” This is because I have installed a digital temp gauge as opposed to thered light from the factory, that goes on by the time you have already overheatedthe car.
All new fuel lines and brake lines.
Brand new complete factory style exhaust with factorymanifolds. The car glides quietly downthe road as it should, accept it handles a lot better than any Continental.(refer to suspension)
Transmission
The factory 3-speed transmission was replaced with a FordAOD 4 speed with overdrive. Which means youget an extra overdrive gear that will let you cruise down the freeway at 80 mphand the engine is at very low RPM, as opposed to the factory 3 speed, theengine will be screaming at that speed.
HVAC
The outdated, enormous in size, and the very unreliablefactory HVAC system has been replaced with a modern, compact Vintage Air unitthat fits solely under the dash and doesn’t intrude in the engine bay, hencefreeing a lot of space in the engine bay for air flow, and serviceability ofthe engine. Also, the part of thefirewall that housed the factory HVAC unit has been smoothed.
The factory A/C compressor that runs with a belt on themotor has been replaced with an Electric A/C compressor, which runs off theelectricity, just like the limousines. The benefit is that you can run the A/C with the engine turned off, plusit doesn’t heat up the engine bay while putting extra strain on the engine. It just blows cold air all day.
Suspension
Every aspect of the suspension has been addressed andimproved.
List of the new suspension items:
Front and rear bushings
Upper/lower ball joints
Control arms
End links,
Trailing arm
Spindles
Complete front steering components (center link, inner/outertie rod ends, idler arm)
The factory steering box was replaced with a quick ratiosteering box that provides less turns of the steering wheel and a more precisesteering feel.
I also installed a Ridetech Air Ride system with adjustableFox shocks that can be adjusted for stiffness. It’s completely free of any air leaks, which are a very common problemwith air ride suspension on cars that are this heavy. Several times I left the car parked for 2-3weeks at a time and the suspension has not dropped.
The combination of adjustable shocks, low profile summerperformance tires, and all new suspension components is responsible for thisContinentals stellar handling and road manners, meanwhile never a jarringride. I have taken this car on severallong drives, and it felt amazing.
Willwood brake master cylinder.
Interior
It has a completely new interior while preserving all theoriginal panels.
The gauges were all rebuilt. Vintage style radio, digital temp gauge, and the Vintage Air HVACcontrols replace their factory counterparts. They have been integrated on the dash in a way that looks like it camethat way from the factory.
Air ride control unit has been integrated into the ashtrayalong with a USB plug for charging a phone or listening to music.
The vacuum operated door locks are among the mostproblematic parts of this car. The door locks have been converted from vacuumto electric. They open and closeseamlessly with the remote on keychain
The entire car has had sound deadening material installed. The firewall, complete floors, roof, all 4doors, inner quarter panels, trunk lid, and trunk floor.
Original door panels were recreated out of aluminum insteadof the factory cardboard that rots and smells as soon as it sees a littlewater.
All the leather surfaces have been covered in mocha colorleather with diamond stitching in the centers and baseball stitching in the edges. The upper and lower dash along with thesteering wheel were covered in the same leather.
The front and rear seats have an actual metal Lincoln logorecessed in them.
All the chrome has been redone on the switches, door pullsand handles.
Black Suede was installed on the headliner, visors, C-pillars and package tray.
Custom panels were installed in the trunk with embossedContinental lettering and a hatch door leading into the spare tire area thathouses 2 large batteries with a shut off switch, and the air ride tank alongwith the pump.
All new weather stripping, new arm rests, door sills, windowfelts, dash clock, window switches,
Stereo
Classic car stereo with 6×9’s in the rear package tray, 6”speakers in the kick panels with original speaker covers and tweeters on thedash. There’s also a nice amp to deliverclean sound without the intrusion of modern looking speakers or a head unit.
Exterior
All the bright work on the car has been redone. They have all been re-chromed and polishedaccordingly.
For the wheels, 20” Colorado Customs wheels werechosen. They were designed to look likethe enlarged version of the factory hubcaps.
These wheels were wrapped in lower profile white wall tiresfrom Diamond Back tires. These tiresmake the car handle. Front 2 tires arebrand new with about 100 miles on them.
The original headlights that provide very little light, werereplaced with LED headlights with factory looking glass lenses. They have a complete factory look whileproviding light equivalent to a modern car. without the cheesy halos and cheaplooking plastic headlights
The taillights and lenses were replaced with brand new, ORIGINAL (NOS) complete taillights. Thisis pretty much impossible to find these days.
The body is completely straight, with no rust issues whatsoever.
A lot of my buddies have Continentals, but every time I talkto them, they are complaining about problems that they are having, continuousbrake-downs, etc. They fell for thelipstick jobs people would do to the Continentals. Common practice is to paint it, put somewheels, an air ride system, and sell it as a restored custom Continental. Before I purchased my car, I did a lot ofresearch, consulted multiple classic Lincoln experts and long-time owners. I took into consideration all the commonproblems and nuisances with these cars and addressed them all in advance on mycar. Because of this I have not had anyissues with my car.
I am not a dealer, trying to flip it for a quick buck. Ihave spent over $180,000 (with receipts), on this Continental and I have enjoyedher for just over 5 years after the restoration. If one was to do all this work to aContinental now it would probably cost them around $300k with the recent pricehikes on everything.
After reading all this, a question arises. Why would someone let this car go afterputting in all that time and money?
I’m considering letting her go, because I own a lot of carsand I don’t have time to drive all of them. When cars are not driven, they start givingproblems. A car such as this needs to be driven notparked. So, I figured, it’s time to letsomeone else enjoy her for a while.
I’m not desperate tosell, so please don’t throw low ball offers.
I encourage prospective buyers to see the car in person andpreferably drive another Continental before they see mine. This way the buyer will have something tocompare it to. But if seeing it inperson is not an option, I understand as is for me most of the time, I would beglad to do a video call or send any additional photos or videos. I can also recommend a shipping company thatI have used for many years. I haveshipped probably around 120 cars with them, and never had a problem.
Feel free to contact me with any questions (818) 923-4040
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