1977 Lincoln Continental Town Car

Description

Here is a short video of my 1977 Lincoln Continental Town Car. I purchased this car back in 2006 locally here for a steal. I literally saved this car from becoming a victim of another demolition derby. I paid only $650 for the car and it was nearly rust free other than the rear bumper. The owner no longer had the space for it and just wanted to get rid of it. I replaced the rear chrome bumper as part of the restoration (or refurbishing) with a nice used one from Connecticut. The inner structure of the rear bumper was rebuilt at a metal fabricator where they welded in brand new thicker plate onto what was left of the inner bumper. Looking at the car you would never know I rebuilt the entire rear bumper section. It now is as good as new if not better. The rear bumpers of these cars (Ford LTD's and Mercury Marquis' of the same year were similar) are quite complicated in design and heavy. Other than the rear bumper issue the car still had the factory undercoating and oil guard on the underside. The rest of the car was in great condition. I gave the car a complete clean-up and detail and with new brakes and tires a few months later, the car was like new again. This car has been an ongoing project, but nothing major or anything I can't tackle myself. I did replace the carpet myself last year and had the door panels re-sewn to match at the bottom (due to fading over the years). I also replaced the dash cap with a matching Dark Jade one. I do plan on having the vinyl top redone <b>...</b>

Keywords

MVI, 1825

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