Vehicle Description
1970 Lincoln Continental Mark III ?Car came from original owner?s
estate, where it was garaged since new ?Overall original Lincoln
?One of 21,432 Mark III examples sold in 1970 ?460 CID V-8 engine
(code 385) with four-barrel carb ?C6 three-speed automatic
transmission (code U) ?Medium Ivy Green Metallic (code P) ? Black
Top-Grain Glove Leather interior (code 2A) ?Air-conditioning, power
windows, power locks, power steering, power brakes, power front
seat, cruise control and auto headlamp dimmer ?New exhaust
?Documentation includes original owner?s manual, original line
ticket and service receipts With its hidden headlights and hidden
windshield wipers, Lincoln resurrected the next model in its Mark
series 11 model years after production of the Mark II, as it needed
a primary contender to Cadillac?s new-for-1967 Eldorado. This
example is one of 21,432 Mark III models sold in 1970, the middle
year of the car?s three-year run. This Mark III was made in Ford?s
Wixom, Michigan factory (code Y) on September 12, 1969 (code 12J).
This example came from an estate, where it was garaged, and which
belonged to the original owner. The car was mechanically sorted in
the past two decades and is included with those receipts from the
original family. Also included with the original Lincoln manual and
the original broadcast sheet. Dressed in Medium Ivy Green Metallic
(code P), the coupe?s paint and trim are in overall very good
order. The body is straight, the engine bay is in very good order
while the cargo space is in good, original condition. The chrome
bumpers look good and fit tightly to the body. This Mark III rolls
on Mastercraft white stripe radials, size 225/70R15 at every
corner. Each tire is mounted on a steel wheel topped with a factory
wheel cover. The wheel covers and tires are all in very good order.
Under the hood is a 460 CID V-8 engine from the 385-engine family
with a four-barrel carburetor. Backing this motor is Ford?s C6
three-speed automatic transmission. Driver convenience features
include air-conditioning (functions but blows warm), power windows,
re-circulating ball power steering, power disc/drum brakes with
Ford?s Sure Track brake system, power windows, power locks, power
front seat, cruise control and auto headlamp dimmer. Inside, Twin
Comfort lounge seats are swathed in black leather (code 2A) and are
in overall good, original order but the power seat is inoperable.
The same came be said of the black carpet, a three-spoke steering
wheel, the instrument panel with real walnut and the inner door
liners but the horn is inoperable. A column-mounted shift lever and
a Philco AM/FM radio complete the interior. There were only small
changes for 1970 and 21,432 were sold. The vinyl roof was made
standard, windshield wipers were now concealed, and the wheel
covers were redesigned. Michelin radial tires were standard
equipment (a first for an American car) and a locking steering
column/ignition switch replaced the dash-mounted switch per federal
mandate. The metal horn ring used in '69 was deleted from the
steering wheel, replaced by a Rim Blow unit. Increasingly stringent
Federal safety requirements mandated the addition of red reflectors
to the rear bumper, and yellow reflectors to the sides of the front
parking lamp assemblies. Although horsepower remained unchanged at
365, Federal emissions requirements were met by the installation of
?Thermactor? air injection pumps on the 460 CID engine. The
interior wood appliques were upgraded to genuine Walnut. The door
panels were re-designed and the power seat controls were moved from
the seat edge to the door arm rests. The pattern of the stitching
on the seats was modified. A power sliding sunroof joined the
options list. The 1970 Mark III was almost identical in appearance
to the 1969 model, except it was updated with the new
transmission/steering wheel/ignition key locking system that all
Ford cars got for 1970. The vinyl roof and Sure-Track braking
system became standard equipment, along with concealed windshield
wipers, new wheel covers, a new pattern on the seats and interior
side trim panels. Competition to this Mark III in 1970 included
AMC?s Ambassador, Buick?s Riviera, Cadillac?s Eldorado, Chrysler?s
300, Dodge?s Polara, Mercury?s Marquis, Oldsmobile?s Toronado and
Pontiac?s Executive. If you?re a Lincoln Mark fan, you should
consider this Mark III for your collection. If you?re a classic big
coupe fan, you should also stop by MotoeXotica Classic Cars to
check out this Mark III, a classic in its own time. VIN:
0Y89A805647 This car is currently located at our facility in St.
Louis, Missouri. Current mileage on the odometer shows 46,908
miles. It is sold as is, where is, on a clean and clear, mileage
exempt title. GET OUT AND DRIVE!!!? Note: Please see full terms and
conditions listed below that pertain to the purchase of any said
vehicle, thank you.
