1978 Lincoln Continental Mark V at an estate sale

[coryrobinson123]

selling a Lincoln continental Mark V 1978 interested in it call me 480 313 3915 Cory Robinson.

[227GuitarMan]

Lmao it doesn't have vacuum Boost XD

[joshuago8]

The one that can't afford the gas bill ?!? Lol

[JoeyJr702]

I would've bought that car in a heartbeat!!

[MrJohn0564]

Mine had a WHITE interior with black carpet..the seats were so dirty that they were stained..so my buddy and I cleaned them as best we could and stained the entire interior khaki...it came out great! I had to sell it a year later due to room and lack of funds to fix it up.

[sleeksilver]

You are nuts, $4,000 and you passed on this thing????

That rust would be nothing to fix! 10 years from now that car would be worth 3x as much.

[retrochad]

@sleeksilver Most of the cars I buy are in the $200-600 range so this was out of budget for me.

[teamRYANmorris]

@sleeksilver lol so the car will be worth like 1000$

[gregrooney74]

@sleeksilver whats so sweet about it in your opinion ? its a led sled!!

[socalltd]

6336 gvwr means the car is about 5100 lbs.. sub 1200 for passengers, lugage and a full tank. ford came up with hydra boost cause the pollution gear and other goodies ate up vacum. need to be a science wiz to detail a vacum diagram! FYI, 77/79 mk V were about 400 lbs lighter than 72/76 mk IV, then another 700 lbs less for downsized mk VI and VII.

[DuncanLafayette]

Certainly one of the last American "land yachts"....today it´s only suitable for weekend pleasure rides.

[GTFORDMAN]

i reackon who ever bought that also brought themselves a full lenght fur coat ;-)

[SteelCity1981]

Wow only 4 thousand? That is a bargin for the shape it's in. those cars are going to be worth a lot of money in 20 years.

[stuckin1979]

No there not, because the gas is too expensive, and not that many people want them.

[SteelCity1981]

So that doesn't stop people from wanting 57 chevy's.

[glovesave1995]

my dad jus got one its a pimp mobile!!!!

[aleajactaest11690]

only 4000$??!!! wow.. here in my country for that ican not buy an european crap with 30yrs old.. this is the car of my dreams. . i have right now a project ..an mercury cougar xr7 the same year as yours .. it looks like the same body as the lincoln.. but the lincoln is much better! is much luxury design , good luck!!

[Ronsky89]

weighs over 6000 lbs... hell i'd own one! got to test drive one too. a 79 givenchy edition. was going for around 3200. could have been a little cheaper with the way the interior was. of course it had the 400 ci engine. california couldnt get the 460.

[bigblockelectra]

6000lbs is wrong. They weigh around 4600. My '78 Continental weighs 4660. The 1975 and 1976 Lincolns were around 5200lbs and those were the heaviest.

[Ronsky89]

really? then that means my 84 continental is pretty heavy. the GVW is 4850. pretty heavy for a midsize sedan

[bigblockelectra]

The door tag for GVWR is the total allowable weight in the car. That doesn't mean it weighs 4850. I would be surpried if an '84 weighs over 3900 or 4000.

[stuckin1979]

That's sounds a little light? I thought the 74-76 Mark IV was a around 5300 lb, with the 77-78 Mark V at just under 5000 lb. The 79 was a little bit lighter when they eliminated the 460, and kept only the 400. Town Cars were always heavier compared to the Mark's of the same years.

[bigblockelectra]

All Lincolns were downsized in weight in 1977, although the dimensions did not change much. The factory weight of a 74-76 Lincoln are all roughly the same at about 5100 or 5200lbs depending on model. The 1977-1979 all weighed in the neigborhood of 4600-4800lbs depending on model, less of course the Versailles. The 460 engine weighs about 700lbs I believe, not sure what the 400 weighs.

[heymargaretlook]

I own a 69 Lincoln and I get 26 gallons to the mile.

[coldplays179]

speak english for gods sake

[cougar1233]

Hey man, did you buy the car?

[duncan36]

Also always check the trunk on these old cars. They're so big there might be a body or two back there.

[cougar1233]

Hey Chad- How many miles are on the car? You should have a mechanic check it out first before you even consider buying it. Half of these 30 year old cars leak antifreeze, and need thousands of dollars in work.

[batterymaker]

My uncle worked for Ford, and he had one of these.

[glennmillerfan]

It Is A Little Over-Priced.$2000-$3000 Is More Realistic For That.

[vwestlife]

That 8-track player would be fantastic to listen to if your had some quadraphonic tapes... surround sound in the car!

[coldplays179]

it works well with regular 8-tracks... my car has the quadrasonic 8-track (78 continental)..and it seperates the sounds between the speakers...really quite good

on my regular player...doesnt do that

[coldplays179]

I dont see much difference in mine ... i have a ford quad tape and it seems the same as the others

[kjm1983]

Chad, just for reference, the last carbureted US passenger car was the 1990 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser with a 307 Olds w/quadrajet.

The 5th Avenue lasted through '89 so it missed tying the record by one year.

[jedw]

I would so love one of those!!, but there are a few problems

I live in england and there are like 4 of these nationwide, they do 12 Mpg, they dont fit places over here, i havent got any money.

Otherwise fine :D love the lincoln mark V's

[xmvirus202]

Hey Chad- I love the unusual dash layout. The air conditioner controls are where they should be, so the passenger can't reach over and change it! That's a strange place for the wiper switch. Thanks for posting, that's a beauty!

[wildbilltexas]

I hope you can get the price lower, otherwise it might get mutilated with dubs, purple paint and a 5000 Watt stereo system.

[storrs19]

Amen. I get so sick of seeing so many cars ruined with all of that crap you mentioned. I call it some un-politically correct things.

[chrisw71]

wow, that car probably uses as much gas as my 87 dodge diplomat. with gas approaching $4 a gallon maybe they'll lower the price for you.

[retrochad]

I would sometime like to get a Diplomat or 5thAve too but have not seen one for sale recently. 318 v8, 2 barrel carburetor, I think these were among the last of the carbureted cars made.

[Lumotaku]

Um your dodge diplomat probably about 8 mpg more than at least this thing was listed at 10 to 12 mpg and thats highway.

[peter455sd]

@chrisw71 -This car spents a lot more gas than a 87 Diplomat,we're talking 7-10 MPG...

[mylesgifford123]

wow that car is huge

[wilkes85]

if it's as big as my '74 LTD [see my channel], it should be 20 feet long, and 7 feet wide. That's 4,500 Lb of smooth-riding luxury.

[mylesgifford123]

makes my omni look like a little go kart

[retrochad]

I think the Lincoln Mark series were slightly shorter than than the 4 door Continental or LTD/Marquis, this car does not seem to have as much room in the back seat area.

[wilkes85]

Whoa that's awesome.

LOL and I like the idiot lights. My car has those, and they're totally useless to me, and I wish i had guages. i know there's something wrong LOOONG before a warning light comes on. But it does sorta give the interiour a classy, clean look. Especially with all the square guages, like the clock, and the speedometre and everything.

but ya, that is one classy car.

[retrochad]

I'll have to try and get a video of the 1970 Lincoln that actually has the gauges. Its at a used car lot and I've been wanting to buy it for a long time but they wanted $1000 for it which was kind of out of my budget. It will need a complete restoration job so I haven't gotten it yet as I wanted to get some of my other vehicles repaired first.

It has a 460 engine too, and oil, ammeter, temperature and fuel gauges. The speedometer is a long rotary drum that I think changes color.

[rulebritannia1991]

Wow that is too freaky! Im currently looking into buying the exact model in goldenrod!!!! Mines in Stow Ohio though. Its funny how we bost have a good taste in cars!!! I wish mine had a quad tape player :-(