Memories, like the something something of your mind… Some of you may remember that I had a similar car, but a year older and dark green. It’s one car that I regret selling, but they are not small, they require a longer, easier-to-get-into garage space than we had, so I was paying storage fees. The seller has this 1967 Lincoln Continental Coupe posted here on craigslist in Falls City, and they’re asking $11,000. Here is the original listing, and thanks to Curvette for the tip!
See! These cars are so long that the seller couldn’t even get the whole driver’s side profile in one frame! (crickets) At around 19 feet in length, my ’66 Continental Coupe didn’t fit into our garage with the cabinets on the back wall, so I was paying $210 a month for a storage unit; that’s not ideal. 1966 was the first year that the Lincoln Continental was available in a two-door coupe body style since the 1960 model year, and they’re really sleek and elegant cars.
The fourth-generation Lincoln Continental was available from late 1960 until 1969, and it came in a four-door sedan, four-door convertible, and a two-door body style after 1966. Oddly, they never made a two-door convertible, so I just did. I think they would have sold a ton of them if they had a two-door convertible. The seller is pretty light on photos; there is no trunk photo, no underside shots (although they say it’s rust-free), and no engine photos.
The seats are optional leather and vinyl in Aqua, a fantastic color, and they look a little rough. I don’t know if the color is washed out from the camera or if it looks like that in person, but the interior is a nice place to be if you have a fourth-gen Lincoln Continental Coupe. I wish we had more dash photos. Here’s a shot of my dash, complete with built-in 8-track player. These cars are beautiful and would look right at home parked outside your Palm Springs weekend place. We all have those, right? Here’s ours. I kid you not. Ok, I kid you.
You can see some damage on the driver’s seat in this photo. Here’s a better photo showing the seats; they look a little rugged overall. The engine is Ford’s 462-cu.in. OHV V8 with 340 (gross) horsepower and 485 (gross) lb-ft of torque. It’s backed by a three-speed automatic, and it’s said to run great, has a new exhaust, and a new water pump. Hagerty is at $11,700 for a #4 fair-condition car, how much would you pay for this one?
These are nice Lincolns. I never really thought about them not haveimg a 2 door drop top ( until Scotty did one lol). When they had a 4 door convertible. Scotty, I am seriously impressed with your ’66 Lincoln. Great color for it. Very elegant. The interior and carpets look outstanding. I can understand why you miss it. Another reason to miss it is…… Where are you going to play all your Elton John 8 track tapes now???? ( Just kidding…. ) This one looks very nice overall. They have beautiful lines.
At the risk of sounding like some of the other old men around here (you know who you are), I have a very early childhood memory of these. My old man was an insurance executive and part of his package was a company car. The first one I remember was a two-door Lincoln Continental. It was a kind of butter yellow, had an olive green vinyl top, and thin stripe red wall tires. The interior was an oyster gray color. Sounds gross, but there you go. Scotty’s picture of his dash with 8-track verifies the memory for me; I vividly remember my fascination with that brushed aluminum trap door cover with the Lincoln logo sitting just next to the steering wheel. Using the info provided (1966 for the first year of two doors), I must have been 4-years-old. I always think of that car when I see these.
A recent Barn Finds write-up on a particular car (not this Lincoln) brought back a vague memory of a similar car my folks had. So I did the math….. that remembrance had to be when I was about 3 3/4 years old. Similar to Euromoto, I must have been a “car guy” starting at a very young age.
I was always a car guy. When my mother gave birth to me, I grabbed a Hemmings Motor News and a flashlight and went back in!
The Cadillac kid, that was the warped “laugh of the day”! And reminds me of an R Crumb comic, yet to be drawn from his retirement home in France. Some of us oldsters know these, right? Mr. Natural, etcetera.
It’s okay, Euromoto, I know who I am. Hey, we made it to be old men, an astonishing feat considering the lives we led. I too have a kindred connection to the author, as the car I took my road test on( 1972), was the old mans ’68 Lincoln 4 door.Not sure what impressed the examiner more, the car, or my already professional driving( cough), it was actually a very easy car to drive despite its size. I happen to know, its got to be tough for the author, but a more accurate “hands on” opinion, I doubt you’ll get. Of all the cars Scotty has come across, I think the Lincoln was his favorite. Hey, it meant something, and I bet if his dad could have seen his son in a Lincoln, well, he did his job.
Enough sap, this was the culmination of all Lincolns put together. Splitting hairs really, which was better, if you happened to make it in this society, the Lincoln was for Ford and Caddy was for GM, Ramblers for the rest of us. These were wonderfully appointed cars, yet simple to operate, no confusing info screen or irritating lane monitoring device here. A heater control,,,hot or cold!! By golly, how did we ever make it?
Overall a nice Lincoln. Some upholstery work, and probably this and that other things, would make it even better. But keep it aqua, that color looks great.
Scotty your Lincoln was gorgeous. I know you were sad to see it go. Nice 2-door convertible chop.
my uncle had a brand new 68 2dr green/ black cloth interior. that car was so quite inside and comfy driving down the road. aahh how i miss the 60s
Love these year Lincolns and you don’t see many 2 doors like this one. I wonder how much Sue from Gas Monkey Garage would charge to reupholster this one in aqua leather? Ouch. I thought these had the 460s not a 462 as listed. My grandmother had a 69 4 door that her insurance man got in the early 80s for only $800.
Lincolns had a 462 in 1966 and 1967 only. Not sure why or what the difference is. I’ve owned three of the 462s. Every one of them had leaky exhaust manifold gaskets. Seems to be a trait of the 462s when they get around 100,000 miles on them. Beautifully proportioned cars, though.
Loved your 2door convertible imagining and pics of your green car Scotty. It’s too bad Lincoln lost its way over the years from when these cars were built. What great design these cars had. I’ll take one of these and a 67 Eldorado for my garage. An interior spiff up and paint correction would do wonders for this car.
this is just a Lincoln not a Continental the mark 3 was the Continental had many of them 4dr Continental came out in early 80s
Funny you should say that as both Scotty’s and the one in the listing clearly have Continental badges at the back of the rear quarters
Really? Because I’m pretty sure the script on the rear quarter says Continental. Just sayin’
It says Continental on the front of the hood 🤔
To “Dave in Pa”
Yes it was a warped joke.
Sometimes I find it strange to be the same age as old people but in a few years I can get one of those “T” shirts that says;
“I survived the sixties, twice”! LOL
The leather on that driver’s seat looks to be intact. I wonder if a good leather repair company could restore it. It would certainly be cheaper than replacing the entire seat cover. The rest of the leather/vinyl still looks really good. Beautiful car that’s priced pretty well.