all original 1969 Lincoln Continental for sale...

91 s-10baja · 10-13-2009, 10:45 PM

My buddy is selling his all original 37k 1969 Lincoln Conti!
It is located in Seattle so if you know anyone interested, this is one of a kind!
J

http://www.catsexotics.com/web/1317/...n-Continental-

http://www.ecarlist.com/showroom/1317/photos/419093

johnstarnes · 10-14-2009, 12:47 AM

Amazing to see the car length/passenger cabin ratio back then! Such a short wheel base for such a long car....LONG trunk and short passenger compartment. I'd forgotten about the "suicide" rear doors.

AirCleaner · 10-14-2009, 12:22 PM

Nice car, but the 22" wheels probably caused suspension issues.

solman98 · 10-14-2009, 12:31 PM

That looks clean.

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Originally Posted by AirCleaner

Nice car, but the 22" wheels probably caused suspension issues.

RatPackCadillac · 10-14-2009, 01:37 PM

That's a drop-dead gorgeous car right there that your friend has, thanks for sharing the photos and all. The suicide doors are simply awesome.

91 s-10baja · 10-14-2009, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by AirCleaner

Nice car, but the 22" wheels probably caused suspension issues.

no they caused tire issues, they were on roughly a week.

boston boy · 10-14-2009, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by 91 s-10baja

no they caused tire issues, they were on roughly a week.

This looks like the same car used in ANIMAL HOUSE for a beer run

You Tube

last 5 minutes the car

PS: this is the good pimp ride This is a hands down good deal for that price

MCGARRETT · 10-15-2009, 01:15 PM

I'd toss the wide whites, they really have no place on the car, and replace them with some repro "3-stripe" white walls which were all the rage when this car was new.

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Such a short wheel base for such a long car....LONG trunk and short passenger compartment. I'd forgotten about the "suicide" rear doors.

Its not a short wheelbase, it just looks short because of the overhangs, this a big car, with a big interior. Though this car is still shorter than a comparable 1969 Sedan deVille, though not by much, The new Continental from 1970 grew a whole bunch, but it lost the cool suicide doors. Shame of these cars was that Ford never bothered to make a real hardtop version, all the closed cars have that pillar in the middle, only the convertibles and the hardly ever seen coupe that came out in 66 are real hardtops.

The Animal House car was a 1964 Continenal, though it was supposed to be 1962 in the movie, this car represents the very tail end of the 1961 style Continental, though the wheelbase is longer and the whole car overall is bigger after the 1966 re-design of the Continenal.

Uzzy · 10-15-2009, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by MCGARRETT

I'd toss the wide whites, they really have no place on the car, and replace them with some repro "3-stripe" white walls which were all the rage when this car was new.

I've never heard of them.

MCGARRETT · 10-15-2009, 02:12 PM

Page 14 on the online catalog, under tires of the 60's and 70's...

http://www.dbtires.com/catalog2.htm

They only show 2 stripes here, but they make a 3 stripe too.

Uzzy · 10-15-2009, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by MCGARRETT

Page 14 on the online catalog, under tires of the 60's and 70's...

http://www.dbtires.com/catalog2.htm

They only show 2 stripes here, but they make a 3 stripe too.

OH! Ok ya, I have seen those. It's been a while, though.

Now that you mention it, the really wide white walls do look rather out of place on that car.

Sweepspear · 10-15-2009, 03:41 PM

That's gorgeous!
When I saw that shot of the interior, I could smell the leather from here.

chinamonty · 10-15-2009, 06:22 PM

Obviously no Alcanteras died to make that baby!

johnstarnes · 10-15-2009, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by chinamonty

Obviously no Alcanteras died to make that baby!

What is an Alcantera?

91 s-10baja · 10-15-2009, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by boston boy

This looks like the same car used in ANIMAL HOUSE for a beer run

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIbnC...eature=related

last 5 minutes the car

PS: this is the good pimp ride This is a hands down good deal for that price

You mean this one?
Animal House: Death Mobile

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Originally Posted by MCGARRETT

Page 14 on the online catalog, under tires of the 60's and 70's...

http://www.dbtires.com/catalog2.htm

They only show 2 stripes here, but they make a 3 stripe too.

Obviously personal preference took priority over correctness, however the original tires are still present, and can be changed if so desired. He was well aware that these were not offered w/ such a tire. I personally fancy them!

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Originally Posted by johnstarnes

What is an Alcantera?

Alcantera is fake suede

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