It really doesn’t matter if you have garage space or not, someone please buy this fantastic 1973 Lincoln Continental Town Car! You’ll need a big garage, or you can rent a storage unit, maybe store it in a neighbor’s pole building, but buy it. It’s located here on eBay in Lewiston, Idaho, and they’re asking a reasonable $6,200 or you can make an offer.
I know the pain of having a huge Lincoln Continental that’s too big for a garage and having to pay for monthly storage, otherwise, this one would be very tempting. In case you noticed the gap-toothed grin on the grille, the seller has another one so you can change it out for a fresh look. This car has a few nicks, scratches, and dings here and there, but nothing that should keep you from just enjoying it as it is. 1973 was the first year for the 5 mph front bumper.
1973 was also the last year for the beautiful rear bumper before it had to meet regulations. Lincoln made the fifth-generation Continental from 1970 through 1979 and the 1977+ models are my favorite with the little grille as opposed to the wide grille. That doesn’t mean that I wouldn’t be proud to own, drive, and show this car. Giving it a complete body massage and paint job might bring it closer to Hagerty’s #2 excellent condition value of $21,100, so there’s some room for improvement. This car is said to have been owned by a farmer’s wife who drove it sporadically until 1995 when it was parked until recently. Work that has been done, is installing a new “gas tank, new tires, new brake master cylinder, rebuilt the carburetor and installed a new starter and new battery”, and it’s said to run and drive like new.
The seller included an unusual photo of the trunk, showing mostly the underside of the trunk lid and a bare trunk without carpet. I don’t think that means there’s a rust issue back there as they say there really isn’t any rust on this car other than some surface rust lurking under one bodyside molding. The underside looks great. The gorgeous silver-blue brocade seat fabric is as cool as it gets and looks perfect front and rear. They say that the driver’s window “needs re-epoxied” as it’s loose.
The engine is Ford’s 460-cu.in. OHV V8, which would have had 219 horsepower and 360 lb-ft of torque. It sent power to a three-speed automatic to the rear wheels. I would love to own this if I were a farmer in Idaho and had a huge pole building to keep it in. Are there any fans of this era Lincoln Continental out there?
This is one classy Lincoln. White with a blue interior looks great together. Personally I’d just maybe cut and buff the paint, it looks good in the photos. Especially if its original. And the interior looks great, all I see is a crack in the steering wheel. Some people talk about how Ford handled the 5MPH bumpers, especially on the Maverick it seems. Bit I must say, at least to me, it doesn’t look bad on this Lincoln. I’d definitely fix the grill, the rest of the car looks so good, it sticks out like a sore thumb….. Or gap toothed like Scotty said. The price is very reasonable too, especially considering the condition. Nice write up Scotty!!! I enjoyed it!!!
Good write-up Scotty. I agree with Driveinstile, I think the front bumpers look fine. Great statement: “The gorgeous silver-blue brocade seat fabric is as cool as it gets….”. Wonderful cruising to be had for not much money.
What an elegant interior. Reminds me of my wealthy Aunt’s sitting room from the 70s/80s. And cloth instead of leather is a strong personal favorite for me.
As with most car lovers, “If I just had more storage.”
Very fair price.
What could be meant by re-epoxy the driver’s window? (I know very, very little about how cars are made.)
Older vehicles up through sometime in the 60’s generally all used windshield rubber that had a groove in it to hold the glass in place. Starting in the 60’s and running up through the 80’s, many used a product called windshield ribbon or tape that resembled a real long tootsie roll that was soft and sticky. That held the glass in place pretty good, but it tends to dry out over a long period of time and loses its hold. Modern era vehicles use a urethane glue that lasts longer that the car usually does.
To Atwood 203,
That windshield tape is great for lots of things. I had the aluminum trim replaced around my garage doors and used it to re-fasten the remote key pads to the trim after the double edged Scotch tape fell off twice. No holes to drill. Wished I would’ve thought of this with my house numbers instead of drilling holes in brick.
Also used it to re-fasten moldings on cars. Temperature resistant.
Yes, windshield tape, what a wonderful do-everything solution.
I had a ’70 Corvette that needed the plastic cover of the HVAC fan re-bonded to the firewall, after I removed it to rid it of the smelly critter nest that had been formed in there. The original material that was used reminded me of windshield tape, so I went down to a Safelite shop and asked them if I could grab some. The tech told me that they hadn’t used that stuff in years, but they still had some around for specialty jobs. He handed me an entire roll of it, free of charge, and it came in handy over the years.
Angel would probably be pleased to pilot this big Lincoln 😎
Awww, Stan, you know me so well. These are the Lincolns I love….. 1966 through 1979.
My ’62 Continental convertible was white with blue leather interior. But, everytime you see a picture of one it has a red interior. Go figure.
$6000 is not much, especially for such a beautiful car, unless of course you don’t have it, then it’s a lot. But what wouldn’t give…….. ❤️
How much car per pound? Seems like a steal no matter how you look at it & dam near camp in it!
Now THERE’S an interior! Wonderful color combo of interior & exterior. That must be a hole in the carpet front passenger side, easily fixed with a patch from under the seat or another hidden place. Just glue it in with and scrape some fuzz from a hidden area & put a little glue in the edge of the patch & pack the fuzz in with a razor blade. Should hide the edge. I did this a lot when I was in the upholstery repair trade with dealers.
This car is so nice I’d spot in the surface rust areas & pdr the little dent, & as Driveinstile says, cut & buff the rest.
The auditor of my hometown county bought one of these in gold with a black vinyl roof. Sweet.
There’s an easy way to get a shine out of old white paint without too much hard work. One is to put red-soaped Brillo pads inside a rag, and wet it good, and wash the car with the brillo soap, which is (or used to be, as told to me by a an old-timer I used to work with) a jewelry polish. Then wax the car. Another way is to wash the car in the usual way, then polish the car with polishing compound while wet. Instead of breaking your back wiping off the compound, wash it off with soap and water like before. It’ll dry with only a very thin film of compound on it, and look dull. Now, let it dry and wax the car. You’d be surprised at the results on older, non-clearcoat, non-metallic paint.
Nice big floater but, make no mistake this Lincoln will not ride as good as a Cadillac.
Nice car and a bargain for the price. I would flush and change all of the fluids fresh tune up and get it detailed and ready for cars and coffee.
Beautiful looking car. My cousin had one like this many years ago. I was way too young at the time to drive a car. I remember thinking “What a beast! It must be difficult to drive!” I reckon if I tried driving the car today, I probably could drive it no problem. I might even enjoy it.
Lewiston is a mostly dry climate we are in our rainy season now and they didn’t start putting that salt brine crud on the snowy roads until about 7+/- years ago so the underside of this ride should be fairly nice yes the farmers roads are still gravel I bet you could cut and buff the paint then send this car to one of those bigger auction sites where they get you drunk to bid and possibly double or triple your investment even with the fees
Somebody much quicker and smarter purchased this an hour ago. This was a missed opportunity at the price and quality. To spend $6000 and get this much history and unused miles is very unusual. I will show my lack of intelligence by saying that I would have put Town car alloys on it and hit the road.
Dealer most likely snatched it up.
Nice. But oh the pitiful gas mileage. I love it, but since it’s already gone I’ll keep my 09 Town Car which I drove today for the first time since Oct since our roads are finally clear of nasty salt and gravel.
If it’s the drive side window that is loose vs the windshield as some have noted l, then the issue is the rail the bottom of the door windows sat in. Most were epoxied in a rail that was put of the window mechanism for raising and lowering a window. Not a big deal to fix, but does require removal of the interior door panel and access could be a pain on some Fords. Sweet ride for sure, and in this condition the price is right. Where’s Monty Hall when you need him?!!
Had a 73. Same color with white leather interior. Installed double limo tint. Installed an Edelbrock carb which really increased hp. 19 Feet from tip of bumper to tip of bumper. Never been smoked in. All original and gorgeous. Named it John Gotti…. It was pure gangster.
These days it would “gangsta”Lol!
That is one nice clean Land barge!!