Vehicle Description
Lincoln's were first introduced as the personal vehicle of Edsel
Ford, who commissioned a car to be built with European
"continental" styling elements. That request would give the model
line its name, and basically created a new automotive segment, the
"personal luxury car", which emphasized luxury and style over
handling. This Lincoln Continental is an impressive example of what
that meant in 1967. Come on down, take it for a ride and experience
it yourself.
Presented in Yellow with a black vinyl roof, this car looks classy.
The paint shines nicely as it received a quality mid-life respray
and has only minimal imperfections now from use. The vinyl roof is
newer and looks great. The styling of the car is big and solid
looking. Up front a big chrome bumper leads the way with a
horizontal bar grill containing quad headlights just above it.
Continental appears in script with a hood ornament just above it.
Chrome edging starts at the front bumper, goes up and then follows
the upper body line down the front fenders, across the tops of the
doors and the rear fenders, and sports three marker lights as it
turns down to meet the back bumper. Continental appears in script
on the rear fender and a Lincoln badge adorns the trunk. The unique
way those doors open makes for quite an entrance when you attend an
event and people step out (onto the red carpet?) through them.
Open those doors and take a look. The door panel sets the tone with
a pleated upper panel with a long wood grained armrest and a chrome
door pull. Brushed metal and chrome dress out the door panel with
controls for the power window and locks at your fingertips. Check
out those leather, power adjustable seats. They're like your
favorite pair of jeans that are broken in perfectly and you just
feel good when you are in them. The same cradled in luxury feeling
comes from riding in the back seat of this car too. The two-spoke
Lincoln steering wheel has a tilt feature and sits in front of a
rectangular speedometer. The ventilation controls are a 1967
version of climate control with a temperature knob that controls
the mix of A/C and heat to your comfort level. The Wizard compass
mounted on the dash is period correct and works even when there is
no Nav signal.
Open the hood, which like the doors, opens with a flair all it's
own. There you will find the largest engine Ford ever installed in
a passenger car. At 462 cubic inches, it won the cubic inch war by
being bigger than the offerings from Cadillac and Chrysler and is 2
inches bigger than the 460 that replaced it just two years later.
There is a factory blue air cleaner with a new Weber 4-barrel
carburetor just underneath it along with valve covers in same
correct color. Good regular maintenance can be seen in the newer
plugs, cap, wires and an aftermarket ignition coil for hotter
spark. The belts and hoses have been replaced too and the air
conditioning compressor has been upgraded to R134 and received new
pressure lines in the process. A well-worn shop manual comes with
this car and is another indication that this car was well cared
for. A 3-speed automatic transmission gets the power headed back to
the rear tires which are white walls mounted on steel wheels with
Lincoln hub caps.
Come on down and see what the gold standard was for luxury cars in
1967. You may decide that it still is and decide to drive it right
on out of our showroom.