Vehicle Description
43,942 original miles. One owner. Beautiful color combination.
Loaded with options including power moon roof. All original paint
and bodywork, never hit or wrecked. Rebuilt carburetor. The last of
the big Lincolns, ready to cruise! We've known the original owners
of this beautiful Town Car for decades and they've owned it since
it was new in 1977. George ordered it just the way he wanted it,
proud of his successful business and ready to treat himself to
something special. He stepped up and checked almost every box on
the order sheet and chose Jade Green inside and out-a great choice
for 1977. And this was the biggest car you could buy that year, as
Cadillac had just downsized much of their fleet, leaving Lincoln
alone at the top of the land yacht pecking order. We're guessing
that George drove the car daily for the first two or three years,
but then put it aside for nice weather only, and that's how it
spent the next 40+ years: in a garage and only driven on nice days.
As a result, the Jade Green paint is still in fantastic shape with
a soft shine that is endemic to 1970s enamel and proof that this
car has never been repainted or wrecked. The doors open and close
with a heft that's all but gone today and the thick weather seals
are still supple, so it's supremely quiet inside. The padded roof
was an expensive option and it remains in excellent shape with no
evidence of rust or other issues forming underneath. And as a 1970s
luxury car, there's plenty of chrome, all of which is in great
shape, including the color-matched rub strip along the flanks
that's all but impossible to replace today. It's really a handsome
car. The plush green velour interior is the epitome of 1970s
overkill. You sit in the seats, not on them, and the comparisons to
your living room sofa are not inaccurate. The upholstery remains in
fantastic condition with no rips or tears or even any significant
wear, particularly on the driver's seat. It's really nice. The
instrument panel and doors are covered in plenty of faux burled
walnut, but it does warm things up a bit, and we love the
ribbon-style speedometer that's almost a throwback to the 1950s.
Auxiliary gauges monitor the engine's vitals and they all work
properly. In fact, everything works except the A/C, which is still
R12 and we don't have the ability to charge an R12 system. The
odometer shows 43,942 miles, and that's an authentic reading
accompanied by an actual miles title. The AM/FM/8-track stereo
sounds decent and the power antenna works correctly. Overhead
there's a glass moon roof that also works as it should, and it's
accompanied by a sliding sun shade that helps keep the interior
cool on hot days. Of course, there's also a mammoth trunk that's
deep enough to carry anything you can throw in there. The 400 cubic
inch V8 was optional in 1977, and it's a good choice in the
luxury-oriented Town Car. No, it's not particularly fast, but it is
quiet, smooth, and torquey, all features you expect from a 1970s
luxury car. Thanks to a rebuilt carburetor, it starts easily, idles
nicely, and simply goes about its business with a minimum of
fuss-that's entirely the point. The engine bay is highly original,
with the factory aluminum air cleaner on top and original markings
and decals visible throughout. Coupled with a C6 3-speed automatic
transmission and towering 2.75 gears in the rear end, this Town Car
is a superior highway cruiser, capable of eating up vast stretches
of highway without much effort at all. The pillowy-soft ride is
part of the attraction, and obviously power steering and power
brakes are part of the package. There's some modest surface scale
on the heavy metal parts of the chassis, but the floors and rockers
are completely intact and undamaged and the trunk floor is in
excellent shape. There's a newer single exhaust system with just
the right sound and newer air shocks were fitted out back to help
keep the big sedan on an even keel. 15-inch wheels wear Continental
hubcaps and 235/75/15 whitewall radials of indeterminate age.
Documents include the original owner's manual. If you haven't taken
a road trip in a big heavy cruiser like this, you really should
give it a try. It's first-class travel from an era when more space
and better isolation was the name of the game. With a good history
and low miles, this is a nice Town Car that will be welcome at
shows with preservation classes, and it really does drive like
nothing else. If that sounds like something you'd enjoy, give us a
call today!Harwood Motors always recommends and welcomes personal
or professional inspections of any vehicle in our inventory prior
to purchase.
