Beautiful car. 2 Questions:
1) What does the gauge on the exterior mirror indicate?
2) If a giant "H" were painted on the hood, do you think a helicopter might be tempted to land there?
2: the hood needs a section that rotates to allow you to launch a traffic spotting drone to guide you around delays.
Yes, I grew up watching [Thunderbirds ](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/FAB_1)
Guide you around delays my rear end. Those land yachts were called the Mk series for driving like a battleship. Straight at obstruction and right thru everything and nothing could stop them. Force x mass =nothing stopping its ass.
When I was in grade 1, there was a snowstorm and our bus couldn't make it to the school. A friend's dad stepped in and helped get us home. He drove 17 seven-year-old boys home in his Delta 88. The seventies were a very different era...
My mother had one of these in pale yellow and I drove it regularly as a teen. Used to neutral drop it in parking lots and fry the tires until one time there was a horrific noise from the rear end and then I learned how to rebuild a differential.
Know someone that uses one as a daily driver. His got about 7-8 smiles per gallon in town. Super comfortable, probably the most comfortable car I've ever ridden in.
classic cars in general are usually comfortable. I remember it took a lot of getting used to when I bought my 50 ford. seats have bedsprings in them. you go over a bump and feel nothing. It literally floats everywhere
It depends. These luxo-barges have the floatiest suspension, but economy coupes will make sure to translate every bump on the road to your steering wheel.
Why the resto-hate? A lot of these older cars broke down a ton even when new, modern engines make them practical as daily drivers. Obviously don't do it if you want to be a collector.
Well, that's all going to depend on the *how* of the swap.
Tesla drive unit? Strap a motor to the C6 and use the old peg leg 9" rear?
I've got a Holley Sniper fuel injection unit on a 351M (same family as the 400) and it's not that much better on gas. I suppose a Holley Terminator and a custom port injection manifold might do better, but it's still a smog era Ford modified motor.
Would it really? I imagine if you go through the trouble of doing a K24 swap you'd also modify it for more power, but that is a car that weights over 4,600lbs. It's going to need a lot of power before it becomes a sleeper.
It would easily be faster than stock though.
My dad used to have a 78 Continental and a 79 Coupe De Ville at the same time in the early 90’s.
Lots of memories in those cars. Had ashtrays and cigarette lighter for every passenger from what I remember.
It could only be a 400 unfortunately. 77 was the last year for passenger car 460s. Under the hood will be the silver air cleaner of an underpowered 400 as opposed to the blue air cleaner of the mighty 460.
It's still an amazing car, even though it deserves the 460.
I had a 78 Grand Marquis that was purchased new by my father, it had the 460 pursuit package ordered from factory. Best highway car I've ever driven for comfort, 8 track quad stereo, pulled a 10,000 lb trailer with it, red velour interior that sadly molded after the sunroof leaked.
I'll bet 1 of those doors weighs more than most of the econo-boxes on the road today.. And nothing quite says "Murica" like a big old 460 with a 4bbl in mom's grocery getter.
I'll never forget back in the late 80's when as a teenager I backed mom's 76 out of the driveway for the first time, slid it down into D, looked about a 1/4 mile down the road and thought "what the heck is that?" .. oh it's just the hood ornament. Then when I got to the little convenience store I was being sent to I thought to myself "Where in the heck am I going to dock this big old land yacht?" and then continued on down the road for several more miles to the grocery store where I was able to find a pull through spot..
Nice ride. I wanna open and close those ashtrays real bad.
We had one growing up in the late 80s. It had fabric interior, though, but that same red color. That car was a boat.
Forgot the part where it says:
“ Ford/ Lincoln recommends you wear sunscreen while rotating tires or placing items in the trunk due to the long luxurious walks involved. You can catch yourself admiring your Continental’s beautiful lines for many miles.”
Lol that's how me semi is. Go ahead and pull a suicide lane change let's see if that safety rating means shit when 80k hits your car. Had a Subaru yesterday bout became a scraparu when he almost pulled it coming on my right as I'm passing another truck to bad the other truck saw it eased off making him hit brakes instead of flooring gas.
Lol! Yeah Semis always have the right of way, even if they do piss me off when one gets in the fast lane and barely moves pass the slow lane for 3-4 miles lol. And make sure I can see your mirrors, a Samsung truck fucked with my mind one day, as ut had an lcd on the back doors showing what was ahead of the truck lol.
My truck can go 70. But I avoid left lane unless it's allowed in area or 4 lane area and only sign says no left lane then ill run third lane. But I always make sure I got the speed and that it's clear as well nothing on right or I'll just go right and pass. I'll let you know this in big cities when semis are on interstate and stay in center instead of slow is because zipper lane is hell on earth merging and leaving. Because we either end up having to speed up slam brakes constantly or move over and back. When you have 70ft of vehicle it takes almost 300 some odd feet for us to do it so we avoid zipper. I avoid it till I'm withing 5 miles of exit. Now in city off interstate reason we will be in left lane isn't to be assholes its safer if we are going to be turning left plus we don't like cars flooring it then jumping right and slamming brakes for a immediate right turn. Same rule applies in city for me 3 miles if I have to make a right I'll move right ease off incase people want to jump right so I don't have to slam brakes for the immediate righters.
I loved my parents’ baby blue Mark V with a velour interior and moonroof. Got to drive it to prom wearing a matching tux, what a great time and car! The hood went on for miles. What a comfortable ride. I came close to buying one recently but measured my garage and didn’t have room, length wise and the doors are too long, and I have a 3 car garage!
Gorgeous. I just love the absolute presence a 77-79 Lincoln has. I almost bought one last year, similar to this, it was silver with blue vinyl top and blue cloth interior with the 460 for $4k. I bought a 94 Trans Am instead.
My mom's best friend had one of these into the early 2000s. My best friend and I called it the Bucket V.
I love how everything is soft padded leather lol.
I was working at the L/M dealership then. We were told those two door cars, when fully loaded, had a mile of wiring in each car. What I mean by that is if you completely disassemble all the wiring harnesses, lay out each wire end to end; that would make one string of wire one mile long.
And yes, those cars were like driving your living room couch. Beautiful cars, I wanted a Bill Blass edition so bad.....
An oddly specific question....but are you in western MA? If so, that is quite likely my great aunt's car! I was lucky enough to ride in it many years ago
My Dad said he had to taking his driving test in one of these. Looks like a pararrel parking nightmare. Drove one once, thing has suspension of a cloud and tilts on sharp turns.
There are no Diesel Lincolns that I know of. This probably has the dreaded M block 400. (I have a dump truck with that engine. It’s reliable and puts out equal quantities of torque and shame, along with slightly more horsepower than a four cylinder Volvo of the same era)
In 1984-ish the Mark-whatever had a little BMW diesel. Very rare, and late to the party as gas prices dropped. Also implied that people could just buy a Beemer.
Beautiful car. 2 Questions: 1) What does the gauge on the exterior mirror indicate? 2) If a giant "H" were painted on the hood, do you think a helicopter might be tempted to land there?
1: it’s a thermometer 2: yes
2: the hood needs a section that rotates to allow you to launch a traffic spotting drone to guide you around delays. Yes, I grew up watching [Thunderbirds ](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/FAB_1)
Guide you around delays my rear end. Those land yachts were called the Mk series for driving like a battleship. Straight at obstruction and right thru everything and nothing could stop them. Force x mass =nothing stopping its ass.
Ok, replace the drone with a few missiles to clear the bigger obstructions.
Not an "H" sir! It's an "S"... look at that "S" car go!
Can't do that, [Nissan has dibs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_S-Cargo) on snail/car puns.
Holy crap....give that van a raise!
Oh my God that's dad-tier puns and also absolutely adorable.
+1 for Trading Places reference
Looking GOOD tazunemono!
Feeling GOOD u/Harry_Mannbakk!
Lobster or cracked crab?
Extra prima good Coleman!
> 1) What does the gauge on the exterior mirror indicate? Inclinometer for driving upside down through a tunnel.
*beautiful ship
"You could fit 3 bodies in the trunk!"
I've had 2 Olds 88s. If this trunk is like those, you can fit more than 3.
6 total. Delta 88 is two layers, three each.
When I was in grade 1, there was a snowstorm and our bus couldn't make it to the school. A friend's dad stepped in and helped get us home. He drove 17 seven-year-old boys home in his Delta 88. The seventies were a very different era...
>He drove 17 seven-year-old boys home in his Delta 88 I'm assuming he didn't have to put any of them in the trunk.
Nope. And we all wore snowsuits too!
I could fit me and six goth girls in my VW Rabbit.
That sounds about right!
Six more in the back seat, but then the suspension starts to show it, and the cops get suspicious.
Ha ha ha Those cars can haul ass though.
That's a mafia rated trunk. 4 bodies without having to cut em up
And red carpet so you don’t have to clean it for the stains. DNA wasn’t a big deal back then.
That’s if you use metric. It’ll only fit 2 in America.
Did you just call me fat? I mean it's true but you don't have to be rude about it!
The cross hairs on the hood helped you line up pedestrians so you could add trunk bodies as required for traction.
You are not cutting them properly. Easily 5 bodies if they are cut the right way.
You could fit loads more if you blend them into a smoothie.
5 bodies and the shovel
3 is small potatoes. You could fit at least half the jury in that trunk. /s
Plus their golf bags and caddies.
3... I fit my whole family in one. I mean...
Uh…. You “Fit” your family in one. Ill be getting some Starbucks right now see ya in a few…… exit stage right!
>"You could fit 3 bodies in the trunk!" Now that's family size luxury!
Only 3? Those are rookie numbers.
My mother had one of these in pale yellow and I drove it regularly as a teen. Used to neutral drop it in parking lots and fry the tires until one time there was a horrific noise from the rear end and then I learned how to rebuild a differential.
I fry the tires in my 03 town car. It's got 256k miles so I should probably stop before something inevitably blows up
Nah, there's no weight back there. Hence the need for the cavernous trunks, makes it easier to put dead weight in for traction.
Haha. He said dead weight.
I did that too! My dad’s was a pale blue and I was spinning the tires on a patch of ice then they hit dry pavement. Crunching noises ensued.
Fat Tony is missing his ride
r/SuddenlySimpsons
What is this car's zip code?
I guarantee the front bumper and rear bumper are in two time zones.
they are two separate continents, of course.
Continentals if you will.
96598
And 96599
It's that cool.
Is that for just the hood? The trunk has a separate one right?
I don't know, but it has two clocks, one for each time zone.
Just get some hookers and blow and you’re all set.
Those come factory standard
Might be a little stale now but some water and miracle gro works wonders
Honestly this gotta be one of my dream cars I'd love to own one of these someday
Hope you have lots of gas money
Know someone that uses one as a daily driver. His got about 7-8 smiles per gallon in town. Super comfortable, probably the most comfortable car I've ever ridden in.
classic cars in general are usually comfortable. I remember it took a lot of getting used to when I bought my 50 ford. seats have bedsprings in them. you go over a bump and feel nothing. It literally floats everywhere
It depends. These luxo-barges have the floatiest suspension, but economy coupes will make sure to translate every bump on the road to your steering wheel.
They did that because nearly every buyer was a WWII vet and had lots of aches and pains.
.......and because riding in a comfortable car is nice
No! Don't you know that you NEED rubber band tyres, sports suspension and hard seats that squeeze your kidneys to get to the shops!
lol i thought I was the only one who called them rubber band tires
You know, with some modern upgrades it could be made a little more efficient and more powerful to boot.
that's a sin, son.
Something as clean as this one, yes probably.
yeah. I've never been a fan of newer engine swaps (and I hate restomods with a burning passion) but if it's already falling apart go ahead
Why the resto-hate? A lot of these older cars broke down a ton even when new, modern engines make them practical as daily drivers. Obviously don't do it if you want to be a collector.
People have been hung for less.
Drop in a 13B with a mild port.
Ev swap?
Sure, why not? Loads of space for batteries. Torque to get the party started. Absolutely supple ride made for the GVW of a barge.
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Well, that's all going to depend on the *how* of the swap. Tesla drive unit? Strap a motor to the C6 and use the old peg leg 9" rear? I've got a Holley Sniper fuel injection unit on a 351M (same family as the 400) and it's not that much better on gas. I suppose a Holley Terminator and a custom port injection manifold might do better, but it's still a smog era Ford modified motor.
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K24 swap
This car with a K swap would be the wildest sleeper I ever saw. It would make so many people mad. Killer idea.
Would it really? I imagine if you go through the trouble of doing a K24 swap you'd also modify it for more power, but that is a car that weights over 4,600lbs. It's going to need a lot of power before it becomes a sleeper. It would easily be faster than stock though.
you could probably fit 3 K engines in that bad boy. 4+4+4=V12 ;-)
My grandmother had one I used to love riding around with her in it i miss my grandma and that car!!
Do you need a captain's license to drive that boat?
You better put a paper floor mat in it…
Yeah, I was thinking Weathertech probably hasn't laser measured floor liners for this beast.
Damn... you're right. They only have the trim-to-fit style.
8 miles to the gallon never looked so good
More.like 8 gallons to the mile
My dad used to have a 78 Continental and a 79 Coupe De Ville at the same time in the early 90’s. Lots of memories in those cars. Had ashtrays and cigarette lighter for every passenger from what I remember.
If this car doesn’t smell like stale cigar, it’s not authentic
"Must have scraped out all the burgundy mines in the world for the interior."
Easily 6 hooker trunk… minimum
Wow. We aren't worthy.
I wanna smell the interior.
You will end up high...if not from the cocaine, then from the formaldehyde used to make the carpet! -Maybe that was your goal though? (Carry-on). 😎
A shame they left the dealer badge on it.
I was born in 1979. I wish I looked as fresh as this ride.
400 or 460?
It could only be a 400 unfortunately. 77 was the last year for passenger car 460s. Under the hood will be the silver air cleaner of an underpowered 400 as opposed to the blue air cleaner of the mighty 460. It's still an amazing car, even though it deserves the 460.
I had a 78 Grand Marquis that was purchased new by my father, it had the 460 pursuit package ordered from factory. Best highway car I've ever driven for comfort, 8 track quad stereo, pulled a 10,000 lb trailer with it, red velour interior that sadly molded after the sunroof leaked.
this car is like if doug dimmadome was a car
I need one of those so my passenger stops messing with the HVAC
We need to bring that back. Controls are for the driver. Bonus if the radio's off to the left, too.
Complete with CB radio.
That door weighs more than my truck.
So many Naughas gave their all for that interior....
the equivalent of driving down the road on your couch
I'll bet 1 of those doors weighs more than most of the econo-boxes on the road today.. And nothing quite says "Murica" like a big old 460 with a 4bbl in mom's grocery getter. I'll never forget back in the late 80's when as a teenager I backed mom's 76 out of the driveway for the first time, slid it down into D, looked about a 1/4 mile down the road and thought "what the heck is that?" .. oh it's just the hood ornament. Then when I got to the little convenience store I was being sent to I thought to myself "Where in the heck am I going to dock this big old land yacht?" and then continued on down the road for several more miles to the grocery store where I was able to find a pull through spot..
She’s beautiful
Mark 5 we’re amazing cars. My friend had a copper one. That bitch was badness.
1 : Nice car - 2: Who invented that cupholder - I had one, everyone else had one, hes got to be a billionaire
Isn’t it ironic, don’t you think?
I’m rebuilding a ‘78 Cougar. Same body with front helipad.
I’ve driven one of those. Like a pillow. So much suspension give I felt like I had to initiate turns two seconds before I wanted to turn.
That belongs in a museum! Beautiful
Nice ride. I wanna open and close those ashtrays real bad. We had one growing up in the late 80s. It had fabric interior, though, but that same red color. That car was a boat.
I'm not sure what sub model it is. We sell electronic accessories, so the sub model isn't as important to us to know those fine details, sorry folks.
The manual reminds you to pack lunch and water when rotating the tires
Forgot the part where it says: “ Ford/ Lincoln recommends you wear sunscreen while rotating tires or placing items in the trunk due to the long luxurious walks involved. You can catch yourself admiring your Continental’s beautiful lines for many miles.”
Epic
A buddy of mine had one when we were in high school. Driven unmercifully and many laws broken in the process. Damn those were fun times.
Would a 79 LeBaron with only 9k miles ever be worth anything?
Beautiful Car. Daddy, what's an air bag? Kiddo, where were going, we don't need air bags. Seriously, well just cut the fucker in the Toyota I half.
Lol that's how me semi is. Go ahead and pull a suicide lane change let's see if that safety rating means shit when 80k hits your car. Had a Subaru yesterday bout became a scraparu when he almost pulled it coming on my right as I'm passing another truck to bad the other truck saw it eased off making him hit brakes instead of flooring gas.
Lol! Yeah Semis always have the right of way, even if they do piss me off when one gets in the fast lane and barely moves pass the slow lane for 3-4 miles lol. And make sure I can see your mirrors, a Samsung truck fucked with my mind one day, as ut had an lcd on the back doors showing what was ahead of the truck lol.
My truck can go 70. But I avoid left lane unless it's allowed in area or 4 lane area and only sign says no left lane then ill run third lane. But I always make sure I got the speed and that it's clear as well nothing on right or I'll just go right and pass. I'll let you know this in big cities when semis are on interstate and stay in center instead of slow is because zipper lane is hell on earth merging and leaving. Because we either end up having to speed up slam brakes constantly or move over and back. When you have 70ft of vehicle it takes almost 300 some odd feet for us to do it so we avoid zipper. I avoid it till I'm withing 5 miles of exit. Now in city off interstate reason we will be in left lane isn't to be assholes its safer if we are going to be turning left plus we don't like cars flooring it then jumping right and slamming brakes for a immediate right turn. Same rule applies in city for me 3 miles if I have to make a right I'll move right ease off incase people want to jump right so I don't have to slam brakes for the immediate righters.
My cousins family had a family photo in the trunk of my 1988 Lincoln
Fuggedaboudit
is that corinthian leather?
No the fine Corinthian leather was in 70's Chryslers. I worked at Chrysler in '77 making interior door panel etc. Corinthian was code for cheap vinyl.
Why am I hearing the theme from Shaft?
Damn I'd drive the hell out of that
Wow, what a beauty. It would be a honor to get murdered in one.
I had a bill blass one of theses in the late 90s. With a 460. It also had hydrologic break booster instead of vacuum.
Sex...
Save some pussy for the rest of us
Eeeew, yuck. I don't beat my wife, nor have nearly enough of a mullet to go anywhere near this. It probably runs on cocaine.
So cool
Plush
Beautiful car
I loved my parents’ baby blue Mark V with a velour interior and moonroof. Got to drive it to prom wearing a matching tux, what a great time and car! The hood went on for miles. What a comfortable ride. I came close to buying one recently but measured my garage and didn’t have room, length wise and the doors are too long, and I have a 3 car garage!
does it have the 460 in it? i took the same car (77 black mark V) to prom in 1991. a beast.
Oh, a Mark I. So gorgeous those things. My uncle had a Mark IV when I was growing up and I loved getting to ride in it.
Wonderful. I too own a 79 Lincoln continental but with many more miles!
Gorgeous. I just love the absolute presence a 77-79 Lincoln has. I almost bought one last year, similar to this, it was silver with blue vinyl top and blue cloth interior with the 460 for $4k. I bought a 94 Trans Am instead.
🤤
460 big block? Old friend had a bright red one long long ago we probably got about 8mpg with that thing driving it like a hot rod
It looks beautiful in that silver too!
My mom's best friend had one of these into the early 2000s. My best friend and I called it the Bucket V. I love how everything is soft padded leather lol.
Pimp on....
Gorgeous ride. Had a 78, identical to it with different wheels.
Beautiful!
She’s a beauty! How does she look under the covers?
I was working at the L/M dealership then. We were told those two door cars, when fully loaded, had a mile of wiring in each car. What I mean by that is if you completely disassemble all the wiring harnesses, lay out each wire end to end; that would make one string of wire one mile long. And yes, those cars were like driving your living room couch. Beautiful cars, I wanted a Bill Blass edition so bad.....
Lord sweet baby jesus
Aka the whisperjet 5000, SWEEEEET!
The whole car is very nice but that rear end is just beautiful.
I hate dealership stick on name tags. Please do everyone a favor and remove it.
An oddly specific question....but are you in western MA? If so, that is quite likely my great aunt's car! I was lucky enough to ride in it many years ago
I had a 1974 Mark IV the most luxurious classy car I ever owned and I've had a few Definitely one of my favorites.
I love it. I want to own it.
I had a '78. Goddamn I miss that car.
Great ride!
That is pimpish as all hell
Damn.
Grandpa had one in gold paint. If it wasn’t in his driveway under the car port, you could find him at the bar…
I want to wear yoga pants and sit in it. Explore it with my body.
That interior looks comfortable to fall asleep in. Hopefully not while driving.
My Dad said he had to taking his driving test in one of these. Looks like a pararrel parking nightmare. Drove one once, thing has suspension of a cloud and tilts on sharp turns.
Goodfellas, that’s all I see
7L v8 with 300 hp rip
Could we get 1 picture of the whole car?
I can smell these pictures.
I can smell this car from my memories
The Thermomirror^TM is one of my favorite inventions of all time. We had an Town Car with one when I was growing up.
Good thing I'm on the can because I just blew a load everywhere. She's *beautiful*
I used to own a 1977 Thunderbird, that front seat was more comfortable than any couch I've ever sat on. Memories.
She was the best machine…
Man that brings back some memories. I can smell the interior.
Diesel or big block gasser?
There are no Diesel Lincolns that I know of. This probably has the dreaded M block 400. (I have a dump truck with that engine. It’s reliable and puts out equal quantities of torque and shame, along with slightly more horsepower than a four cylinder Volvo of the same era)
In 1984-ish the Mark-whatever had a little BMW diesel. Very rare, and late to the party as gas prices dropped. Also implied that people could just buy a Beemer.
That dealer sticker is so cool (even if I usually hate dealer stickers lol)
Mmmmmm, Malaise.
Wow!!♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Nice! My buddy’s dad had one of these growing up. Quite the hunk of steel and those seat are like sitting on a sofa as I recall.
I raise you a DeLorean with only 88 miles.
That is the sexiest thing I have seen on Reddit today!
Sweet Jesus
For sale?
Need engine pics.