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Award-winning, Restored 1963 Lincoln Continental Sedan on 2040-cars

Year:1963 Mileage:52851 Color: Black /
 Gold
Location:

College Station, Texas, United States

College Station, Texas, United States
Transmission:Automatic
Body Type:Sedan
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:430
For Sale By:Private Seller
Year: 1963
Number of Cylinders: 8
Make: Lincoln
Model: Continental
Trim: Sedan
Options: Leather Seats
Drive Type: Rear Wheel Drive
Power Options: Air Conditioning, Power Locks, Power Windows, Power Seats
Mileage: 52,851
Exterior Color: Black
Number of Doors: 4
Interior Color: Gold
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Condition: Used: A vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections. ... 

Award-winning, beautifully restored Continental sedan. Show quality black paint, show-chromed bumpers, professionally polished stainless trim, new, correct "Pearl Gold Crinkle Leather" with gold piping (trim code 88), recovered door cards, new wood, new carpet and custom made mats and trunk kit from Jim Wallace at Leather Restorations.  

Rebuilt engine and transmission, rebuilt steering gear box and pump. Mostly new suspension rubber, shocks, bushings, center link, etc.  While the original AM/FM radio works, the car is pre-wired for a custom stereo of your choosing so its not necessary to tear the car apart to add a great stereo.  Pre-wiring includes power from the battery, speaker wires to four corners of the interior, power and IPod connectivity to the console interior (that's what all the wires are in the trunk pic).
Won "First Place" in its category last year at Lincoln Continental Owners Club Texas State-wide meet last year.
Just returned from this year's Salado event last night.  The car is known to the president of the National LCOC club, and the heads of the Lone Star Region and the Texas Gulf Coast Region.  
I encourage anyone interested to come and see/drive the car in person, or hire a professional to inspect it.

A note about style:  If you're interested in a "slab-side" Continental, you may be familiar with the various characteristics of the different models.  However, if you just like the look and have not researched the year-by-year changes, this is for you.  This "Milestone" car was introduced in 1961 to almost universal acclaim with the "Thunderbird" grill.  The car was a radical departure from the baroque designs of the late-50's; lean, athletic, austere in its decoration with minimal use of chrome and artifice.  The original design called for inward sloping "C" pillars and curved side glass (an industry first) to produce more a more radical "tumblehome" (inward slope of the "greenhouse" above the beltline).  In the first three years ('61-'63) it was all about the style...and, if a car this large can be considered "sporty", it looks it from many angles.  Due to customer preferences for a larger back seat, these essential elements were dropped in 1964, when the side glass was straightened, the rear doors lengthened and the top was made bigger and more rectangular...no more Tumblehome.  Everyone has their preferences, but the first three years ('61-'63) only have the elements of style that made this a ground-breaking design.

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As the first 2015 MKC crossovers slip into dealerships, Lincoln has confirmed power and fuel economy ratings for the compact crossover's optional 2.3-liter Ecoboost four-cylinder engine.
The new range-topping powerplant, thus far otherwise unavailable in the Blue Oval kingdom, will net a healthy 285 horsepower at 5,500 rpm and 305 pound-feet of torque from 2,750 revs. Those figures represent gains of 10 hp and 5 lb-ft over earlier estimates, putting the handsome new compact CUV in the hunt with up-engined rivals from Audi and BMW. (A variant of the 2.3L will shortly find its way into the engine bay of the 2015 Ford Mustang, albeit with a number of key changes, including north-south orientation.)
In the MKC, the new engine will net 18 miles per gallon in the city and 26 on the highway with standard all-wheel drive, meaning it only loses a single mile per gallon in the city cycle versus the 240-hp, 270-lb-ft 2.0L EcoBoost model when fitted with all-wheel drive. Both engines rely on the same six-speed SelectShift automatic transmission.

Ford recalling 205k Edge and Lincoln MKX units for possible corrosion

Thu, 30 Oct 2014

After the horrible weather last winter, it's hard to look forward for the season to return this year. For those readers in much of the country, the snow is going to be flying soon, and with it comes salt on the roads. That means Ford's regional recall for the 2007-2008 Edge and Lincoln MKX arrives at the perfect time because they are at risk for corrosion.
The campaign covers 204,448 examples of the models in 21 states, plus the District of Columbia and some provinces of Canada. In total there are 186,024 vehicles in need of repair in the US and 18,424 in Canada.
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The Lincoln MKZ Hybrid has been something of a hit for Ford since the beginning, exceeding the company's modest projected 15-percent take rate for more than two years (we say "modest" because that still means an overwhelming majority of Lincoln customers are passing up on the gas-electric powertrain even though it costs the same as the standard model). Either way, Lincoln builds 700 MKZ Hybrids at its plant in Mexico each month, but has sold 715 of them in each of the past three months. That's why, according to a report in The Detroit News, when the restyled 2014 MKZ Hybrid arrives (non-hybrid pictured), Ford is doubling production compared to 2013. Instead of the hybrid model being 20 percent of production, the new hybrid will make up 40 percent.
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