Vehicle Description
The Atlanta Showroom is offering this 1979 Lincoln Continental for
sale. This 400 cubic inch V8 3 speed automatic Continental is good
running and makes for this Blue on Blue Lincoln a great cruiser.
This Lincoln had the front brakes replaced, rebuilt carburetor, new
spark plugs, A/C repair, master cylinder replaced, brake system
flushed, and an engine tune-up. After 5 years on the market,
Lincoln made an extensive revision to the Continental. Coinciding
with the 1975 introduction of the Mercury Grand Marquis, Lincoln
and Mercury sought to better visually differentiate their two
flagship model lines, in spite of their mechanical commonality. As
part of the revision, the Lincoln Continental was able to adopt a
greater degree of styling commonality with the Continental Mark IV.
For 1975, the exterior of the Lincoln Continental underwent a major
revision. Although the body below the beltline saw only minor
change, the taillights redesigned in the style of the Mark IV, the
roofline was completely restyled. To separate itself from the Mark
IV, the two-door Continental/Town Coupe adopted a fully pillared
roofline with a square opera window in the C-pillar. In place of
the pillared hardtop shared with the Mercury Marquis and Ford LTD,
the four-door Continental/Town Car adopted a wide B-pillar; to
distinguish itself from the Cadillac Sixty Special Brougham; Town
Cars were given the oval opera window introduced on the Mark IV.
For 1978, the dashboard was updated for the first time, as the
Lincoln Continental adopted a revised version of the Mercury Grand
Marquis dashboard. In addition to increasing parts commonality, the
update was done to save weight; the plastic-frame Mercury dashboard
was lighter than the previous steel-frame version. In a similar
move, Lincoln redesigned the rear fender skirts, adopting a version
that covered less of the rear wheels. For 1979, the interior
underwent further updating, as the Mercury-sourced dashboard
received additional wood trim. The 460 V8 was deleted from the
Lincoln/ Mark V model line entirely, leaving the 400 V8 as the sole
engine. Options include: AC, AM/FM radio, cassette, cruise control,
power steering, power locks, power seats, power windows, tilt
wheel, power mirrors, seat belts, leather interior, rally wheels,
radial tires. To view the car in greater detail, including 100+ HD
photos and HD video, please visit www.gatewayclassiccars.com. For
more information please call the Atlanta showroom at 678-894-4833!