Lincoln’s marketing slogan for the ’67 model year was, “Come live the Continental Life”, and the Continental life was like not much other for discerning owners at the time, in a good sort of way. The coach doors alone set it apart from other American luxury offerings from the time period, and if you were one of the 2,276 buyers who chose the convertible model, you had quite a unique 4-Door droptop with plenty of room inside to impress your family and all your business associates. But the fun came to an end in 1967, so if you’re longing to relive the days of excess from a different generation, this final year 1967 Lincoln Continental Convertible may be a good car to check out. It’s located in Grants Pass, Oregon, and can be found here on eBay with bidding up to $18,600 at the moment.
We’d like to thank Barn Finds reader T.J. for yet another great tip on this one! Much of the Golden State climate is friendly to vehicles, even when they’re put away in a barn for long periods of time, and the seller of this Lincoln says it is a true barn find that came from the dry high desert area in Southern California. We don’t get a whole lot more background information about the car or how long it was actually barned for, but it is said to still have the original paint and zero rust, and judging from the before and after pictures, it’s pretty amazing how well it cleaned up. This seems like a good testament to how nice the car must have looked and the care it was given prior to it being put away.
One of the good things about these cars is that the convertible design didn’t compromise the interior room, as the inside has the same spacious area as the sedan. The roof goes under the rear deck lid for a smooth and classy outside appearance when the top is down, with another cool feature being the exterior lock beside the fuel cap cover on the driver’s side, which allows the top to be operated from the outside. Everything we can see in there seems to be overall nicely preserved, with plenty of luxurious touches such as power windows, power seats, and a remote control outside mirror.
The seller states that the Continental looks, runs, and drives awesome, with mileage listed as 76,000 total miles traveled. There’s no word on whether or not the engine or transmission has ever had a rebuild, but if it’s been well-maintained maybe they haven’t needed an overhaul just yet with this low mileage. It also looks like there are several other cars on the property, and if I’m not mistaken that’s a black Bentley Continental sitting in front of the house, so the owner apparently has some discriminating tastes when it comes to his vehicles. The high bidder has bought the car, and I’m guessing with the condition this one’s in the price is going to go up quite a bit beyond where it is now. What do you think?
Wow this Lincoln barnfind cleaned up into a cream puff. It was certainly loved and cared for in its day. I haven’t seen very many 4dr drop top Lincolns in this condition. What a turnkey classic.
“Come live life in a barn!”
I think that all of the ’60’s Continentals were
greatly styled cars.
yes, 1st gen, 2nd and 4th were all over the top ! That final (& here above) I like to call the Kennedy-mo-bile as it was his limo. Love the art deco still hangin in there (tiny lill squares, rows all over) and it being “of my era”. Kinda like the Fox-bodied too but not asa typical lincoln conti (the “Mark” models anyway – dwn sz & racey) MK-S, T, X Z, etc.) as they R not the luxo-barge (16 ft ong).
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I have to agree. Those Lincoln’s were very attractive automobiles.
Lincoln lawyer series car if it was slightly darker blue
VERY COOL
Which I had to he $
462 cu in MEL V8 340 gross horsepower in its second year. It was used through the first half of 1968 when it was replaced by the new 460.
I owned a ’67 just like this one. It was originally gold but I had it repainted to a67 correct Wimbledon white. It had an ivy gold interior. It was fun to put the top down but you couldn’t do it under a lower-hanging branches tree because the top, at midpoint going down when it was straight up in the air, was about 12 feet tall! The trunk would open until it was vertical (opening from the front to back, not like a standard trunk). Then a flap under the trunk lid would move up,and finally the top would start to unlock and raise itself. It took about 3-4 minutes for the whole process to complete. Lincoln had foresight putting that key to open the top on the outside. That flap that unfolded was HEAVY and the motor, after a while, couldn’t raise it without an assist. So you couldn’t completely do it from the inside. I would stand by the side of the car, insert the key, let it get to where the flap was going to move up and by hand help the flap move up so the rest of the process could continue. But once the top was down, that car was flawless. The 460 drank premium like a drunken sailor, but it had plenty of power to move that boat around. I drove it from Ft. Lauderdale to Chicago and then on to Albuquerque. Was a great road car. The only problem we had was in Kansas where despite being the end of May, the temp was 105° out. So the car vapor looked. And we had the top down and when the car wasn’t running, you couldn’t put the top up because not enough hydraulic pressure. So we had to sit in the blazing sun until the engine cooled enough to start again. At the time it was highly annoying but in restrospect, that whole trip was quite an adventure. I used it in several parades after that until in 1999, I was diagnosed with a major illness and had to sell it. It killed me, but at least the guy I sold it to I knew was going to cherish it, and he did. He kept it for about 10 years and finally sold it to someone else. Regrets? Yeah, having to sell it. I’d still have it if I had been able to. Sorry for the long post but it’s about “Life with Lincoln”!