Vehicle Description
1966 Lincoln Continental 4-Door Convertible Yes! This is the Iconic
'Suicide Door' Ragtop often seen in movies and glorified by
Hollywood Royalty, Top Politicians of the Era, and the Wealthy. Our
Lincoln: is a Solid Driver with a recently replaced convertible top
and window, fuel tank, and has gone through a mechanical inspection
and tune up. The top moves up and down as it should. The four
windows, heater, air conditioning, wipers and even the radio work
properly. This is a very good runner with functioning power options
and a solid body. White exterior over the richly appointed leather
interior, this Continental has incredible appeal. Here's a tid bit
of Lincoln Facts on the Continental. Every 1966 Lincoln Continental
was designed to be a safer, more economical and enjoyable
automobile. Protective items included front and rear seat belts,
padded instrument panel and sun visors, deep-dish steering wheel,
safety door latches, backup lights and much more. With safety
features also came a new design. The front end styling include a
new hood design and a new horizontal bar grille with parking and
turn signal lights mounted in the bumper. The clean design carries
over into the rear with taillights, back up lights and turn signals
all incorporated in the rear bumper. Offered again was the 4-door
sedan and convertible but now a 2-door hardtop coupe was added to
the line up. Vinyl roof colors were available in black, white and
ivy gold while Convertible top colors came in black, white or blue.
A new, smoother Twin-range Turbo-drive Automatic transmission was
available with 3-speed planetary gear set with a 6-poistion
selector dial. A new 462 cu. in. V8 engine was also available with
an advertised horsepower of 340 at 460 r.p.m and 485 lb-ft of
torque at 2800 r.p.m. 1966 Lincoln Continental Production and
Specifications Model Number Body/Style Number Body Type & Seating
Factory Price Shipping Weight Total Production Continental Series
82 53A 4-dr Sedan - 6P $5,750 5,085 lbs 35,809 86 74A 4-dr
Convertible - 6P $6,383 5,480 lbs 3,180 89 65A 2-dr Hardtop Coupe -
6P $5,485 4,985 lbs 15,766 Chassis Data Model Wheelbase Overall
Length Width Front Tread Rear Tread Tires Continental 126 in 220.9
in 79.7 in 62.2 in 61 in 9.15 x 15 Vin Number Decoding - 1966
Lincoln Location: Stamped on the right inner fender apron under
hood. First Symbol - Model Year 6 = 1966 Second Symbol - Assembly
Plant Y = Wixom, MI. Third & Fourth Symbol - Body Series 82 =
Continental Sedan 86 = Continental Convertible 89 = Continental
Hardtop Coupe Fifth Symbol - Engine G = 462 - V8 Last Six Symbols -
Production Sequence Starting at 400001 All-Season Tires, Am/Fm
Radio, Automatic Transmission, Full-Size Spare Tire, Leather Seats,
Luxury Package, Power Seats, Power Steering, Power Trunk, Power
Windows, Premium Leather, Tinted Glass
