Christmas Gift Exchange for a Lincoln Mark IV

[JackR]

I actually owned a dark green 73 Mark IV at one time long ago.

 

[eldubb440]

buddy of mine had the "diamond jubilee" edition......... it supposedly had real diamonds in the oval side glass and someone broke them out

I'd put those seats in my house

 

[MarPar]

Looks like a great buy, Dan! Very plush and comfy. Congrats man!

 

[WileE]

A Lincoln is the best ride to do a cross-country trip. Hope your deal on this is genuine, and enjoy !

 

[RR Fan Dan]

Well I got confirmation that it is on the truck so it looks like a go.

I'd put those seats in my house

A back in the day advertising brochure said it was as comfortable as your living room couch.

 

[RR Fan Dan]

Very plush and comfy

I think it’s real leather not vinyl.

 

[RR Fan Dan]

Green was a very popular color back in the day. Also, it seems like anytime some finds an old car...it is green! This is more true of C Bodies, but B Bodies aren't far behind.

.Green is my favorite color.

 

[MarPar]

I think it’s real leather not vinyl.

Wasn't the couch on the original (and proper) Top Gear out of a Lincoln?

 

[eldubb440]

D J edition 1978

 

[6PKRTSE]

Green was a very popular color back in the day. Also, it seems like anytime some finds an old car...it is green! This is more true of C Bodies, but B Bodies aren't far behind.

There has been a running joke on FCBO for awhile. Someone will post an ad for a car they found... invariably it will be green. The common response to the ad will be along the lines of "oh, look a green one. I would have never guessed". Similar comments have been posted on FBBO when a green car pops up.

Cheap entertainment. I'm easily amused. Lol

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Yep, my Sea Body is green.

 

[#41]

I vote for leave it alone. That is what will preserve the value of the car.

Instead, spend your excess money on a silk full length purple coat, top hat, jeweled cane, while leather boots, and some gold chains.

 

[themechanic]

Cool!

All you need now is an outfit to match.

 

[RR Fan Dan]

Instead, spend your excess money on a silk full length purple coat, top hat, jeweled cane, while leather boots, and some gold chains.

Thats funny

I vote for leave it alone. That is what will preserve the value of the car.

Maybe a cam timing set and true duals. That won’t be noticeable.

 

[RemCharger]

Thats funny



Maybe a cam timing set and true duals. That won’t be noticeable.

You want to dig into the mill on one of those with 63k !!? Bon appètit!

 

[RR Fan Dan]

You want to dig into the mill on one of those with 63k !!? Bon appètit!

I ain’t scared

 

[Rick@Laysons]

I used to own a '73 Thunderbird that looked almost exactly like this.....same color, same trim.....460-4v, c6 automatic

The only things I done to it was to have the points distributor "blue-printed", and added a set of true dual exhaust with a cross-over.

On an extended road trip from Ames, IA to Reno, NV, I was getting right about 17mpg at 80 mph.

Probably one of the cars I should've kept.....

 

[kiwigtx]

It is 18 feet 6 inches long. I was having another garage built and had to add another 5 feet when I bought this, so I consider that a slip fee. The harbor master, well she told me I could pilot it myself. She even went so far as to suggest I could sleep in it.

Do you have a couple of 'Spotters' when you put the car away in your garage?

 

[kiwigtx]

I vote for leave it alone. That is what will preserve the value of the car.

Instead, spend your excess money on a silk full length purple coat, top hat, jeweled cane, while leather boots, and some gold chains.

and a chequer board enamel overlay for the front teeth.

 

[Cranky]

I think it’s real leather not vinyl.

I would think that a Ford I mean a Lincoln wouldn't have vinyl interior.......?

I used to own a '73 Thunderbird that looked almost exactly like this.....same color, same trim.....460-4v, c6 automatic

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The only things I done to it was to have the points distributor "blue-printed", and added a set of true dual exhaust with a cross-over.

On an extended road trip from Ames, IA to Reno, NV, I was getting right about 17mpg at 80 mph.

Probably one of the cars I should've kept.....

My dad had a 77 New Yorker that got 17 on the highway.......he said. Don't know what his mph was but he always drove faster than the posted limit....

 

[RR Fan Dan]

Do you have a couple of 'Spotters' when you put the car away in your garage?

Might need a CDL.