1964 Lincoln Continental in Morgantown, Pennsylvania

1964 Lincoln Continental Convertible

The name Lincoln which is a division of Ford started by Edsel Ford to promote a "personal luxury car", and right from the get go, it was off and running on this mantra with the Zephyr. It is associated with Presidents and dignitary vehicles and is a representation of the pinnacle of power and success. Once the darling of the collector world with its slab sides, suicide doors, its timeless styling reflects a unique and striking dignity.

Up for auction is a 1964 Lincoln Continental convertible. This car presents in barn find condition with decent bones, a missing driveshaft, and is a desirable candidate for an ambitious restoration project.

Exterior
If there's a car with a straighter shoulder line, we'd like to see it. Certainly, this one has the longest stretch of a square body with remnants of its Huron Blue paint clearly seen on each panel, although some panels vary in shade. A missing hood, (it's in the back seat), headlights, and taillights are the most obvious omissions and including the windshield, there's also missing glass. The suicide doors are legendary, of course, and that enormous flat decklid is distinctive, meeting a rear grille over a straight, chrome bumper and other than some surface rust, those bumpers, front and rear, and the shoulder line trim, are in decent shape overall. The paint has true patina, rust spots, bullet holes, flaking paint, filler and a dent on front left fender, rust through in spots, and other dents.

Interior
The left door panels are missing but the right ones are there, serving as a reminder to what was a top tier luxury car, denoted by electric switches, woodgrain inserts, and pleated panels. The blue leather bench seat does the same, but has obviously seen better days, now showing the signs of age and exposure. The rear seats are not present nor is the dashboard behind the 3 spoke steering wheel. Blue carpet covers the floor, likely plush at some point but now in need of replacement or a really deep cleaning. Under the rear hatch, there exists the frame and remnants of the soft top but of course, we were not able to extend it up.

Drivetrain
It's missing some parts and shows lots of surface rust, but in the bay we find the 430ci V8 and a 4-barrel carburetor. A TurboDrive 3-speed automatic transmission is behind it and the ratio in the rear axle is 2.89.

Undercarriage
As one would expect, we have lots of surface rust, some caked on old grease, and a missing driveshaft. The car has power drum brakes at all four wheels and suspension is made of coil springs in front and leaf springs in back. Dual exhaust would have been stock but there is none in place.

Drive-Ability
The car has keys associated with it but it does not crank.

Here's a classic that's never left the area, as far as we know. It was delivered to the Philadelphia District Sales Office when new and was assembled at the Wixom, Michigan plant. This generation Continental remains wildly popular and while it will take some effort, in the end you'll have a fantastic, iconic design that might be in the top ten most recognizable classic cars.

4Y86N408844

4-1964
Y-Wixom, MI Assy Plant
86-Continental Convertible
N-430ci 4bbl V8
408844-Sequential Unit Number

WARRANTY PLATE

BODY 74A-Continental Convertible
COLOR Q-Huron Blue
TRIM 82-Blue Leather
DATE 28K-October 28th
DSO 16-Philadelphia
AXLE 1-2.89 Conventional
TRANS 4-Dual Range TurboDrive Automatic

Sale conducted by Geyer Auction Companies Pennsylvania license number AY-000243-L

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