I had to replace the ball joints on it.
The radiator started acting up at about 200,000 miles. My uncle is a mechanic so he and I replaced it.
The odometer sometimes sticks as well.
This car is awesome. My parents bought it for me for my high school graduation. I am on top of the world with this car. It is very comfortable and it runs great. My friends are all jealous of me.
The writer has it right on the beam. I just bought one in good condition with 107K on it and after close inspection I can see that the technicians at the factory put time and care into it 25 years ago--Ford saved its best personnel for Lincoln and put the rookies on Ford, T-Bird and Mercury. Thanks for a good review.
Just bought a 1977 Lincoln mark v with only 77,000 miles original. All of the extras on the car still work including the a/c. 460 v8 all leather white on white is in mint condition. And yes the quadrasonic radio still works. Many friends and strangers stop me all the time to get the scoupe on the car because it is so sharp looking. Many make offers only to be refused. Great American machine. thank you Lincoln for such great piece of history. By the way a farmer who had no use for the car since it had been parked in the barn out back of his house sold it to me for $700.00. I have had offers as high as $4,000.00 after only washing it up and just doing what it was made for, driving it.
4.6 liter V-8? The only engines offered in a Lincoln at the time were the 400 and 460 c.i. V-8. Can't believe no one caught that yet!
When I was a kid my parents owned a 1977 Lincoln Continental, 2 door. We piled all three of us kids in the back. Eventually the transmission went out of that car and dad got rid of it. He swore that he would own another 1977 Lincoln Continental, 2 door and he bought one in 1993. It only had 35,000 miles on it. Dad now belongs to a local classic car club and only drives it to those events or to car shows. Eleven years later he has only put 5,000 miles on the car. (I was driving it when it rolled over 40,000)When he built a new garage he had to measure the length of the car to make sure the garage was built so that it would fit in the stall. He babys that car more than he ever did us.
Yes, In deed. Very nice car. I have also 1978 Mark 5 and it's all original and still looks like new. Paint is very above average and durable. I needed new trans., Radiator, steering box, and steering column. But it's all relative considering over 300,000 miles and daily driver!
They Don't Make Em' Like They Used To!
I bought a 77' lincoln Conti. 4dr at a garage sale in Grand Beach Mi., Labor Day weekend. It had came from Calif. in 2003, with 81k miles on it. Dark green with same roof. I haven't plated it yet, just storeing it in my garage till spring. Every thing works on it, but the tilt steering wheel which I'll figure out this spring. It has the 400ci motor and duel exagust. It was at an estate sale, the owner had died and two of his nephews from Ill. came and sold it. Very happy so far with it, only drove it 35 miles. When winter is over I'll get it on the road to take to car shows, not to show just drive.
In 2005, my Dad bought me a 1977 Lincoln Continental 4-Door. He found it for $800. What a steal! This car was in perfect shape. The only rust is surface rust and can easily be fixed. It's red with a white vinyl top and is from New Mexico. (You can imagine that is has serious sun damage to the paint. The 4-bbl 460 CID V8 is very smooth and just purrs down the open road!
Ditto...lincolns forever... this is one car that got away from the bean counters... FORDS FOREVER...
Note: A Comments RSS Feed is available. New comments appear in the Members Area before the main site