Lincoln Continental 1967 $18,000

Do cars cooler than a 1960's Lincoln convertible even exist? Presidents, diplomats, mobsters and movie stars were the clients, and the locales were. Everything interesting-The slab styling, the suicide doors, the long lines: These are the epitome of four-door cool. We found one that's 100 percent rust free, shipped new to Los Angeles, and refinished it as you see it here. Totally straight, with crisp chrome, a sparkling interior and very, very black paint, this Lincoln belongs on the open road as much as it belongs in a museum. We bought the car with fresh paint, and weren't at all happy with its finish. What can we say? We're pickier than the average dealer! We were making a plan to spot-touch the areas we liked least before jumping in with both feet: This would be a full, bare-metal respray. We chemically stripped the paint and found ZERO rust, Do you know how rare that is on a 1960's car of any marquee? We've got the pictures to prove it, too! We built the car back up with a minimum of filler, carefully blocking the monolithic panels. The new black went on, we waited a while, and we wet sanded the car to a flat gloss. We had the door handles and emblems rechromed by Advanced Custom Chrome. The bumpers, the grille, the lenses..the rest of the car was in very nice condition. The interior is as nice as we'd expected. Soft leather in white (the car's original scheme was light Cameo Green over Ivy Gold leather) runs from one side to the other, and looks amazing. The switchgear works as it should, the dash and other original parts are very nice, and the carpet is new. This is a pleasant place for you and twelve of your closest friends! Since information is hard to come by with these cars, here is the data tag decoded: 74AContinental convertible HCameo Green exterior BGLight Ivy Gold leather bench seat interior 25HAugust 25, 1966, build date 52(shipped to) Los Angeles District Sales Office Z13.00 ratio Traction-Loc differential UAutomatic transmission And the VIN: 71967 YWixom, MI, assembly 864 Door convertible G462ci V8 804063Sequential VIN That LA DSO probably has a lot to do with the car's sparkling conditiongood thing it didn't live near the ocean! We went through the mechanicals, changing fluids, sealing the motor and checking the car out. On inspection it's obvious this is a true low mileage car that hasn't been abused or taken apart any further than necessary. It's a cruiser, just like it was on day one. It has a super high 3.00 gear ratio, and that was the optional set: Ford obviously let the torque do the talking here! In 1967, Lincoln beckoned prospective buyers to Come live the Continental life. The largely unchanged 1967 Lincoln Continental was touted as Clean, Uncluttered and Functional. You'll also notice that because we don't make sweeping changes in our car the classic Continental look continues. The trademark four-pointed star moved from the fenders to the C-pillars of the hardtop and sedan, but remained on the hood and decklid. Up front, spelled out on the hood, was the CONTINENTAL name, as in 1966. Ford elected to make 1967 the only year that a unit-body Lincoln hood sported a spring-loaded star hood ornament, a move that would confound collectors for years. Lincoln's new flow-through ventilation system, which the company called Fresh-Flow, was standard. Fresh air was continuously allowed to enter the car, even with the windows up, displacing stale air through a system of vents and valves. Air exited from the interior via a grille mounted about midway at the base of the front doors. There, air pressure activated a one-way valve, through which stale air and smoke escaped to the outside through a door-facing on the outside of the door gasket. The brake system was split, one half operating the front brakes, the other the rears. This provided a fail-safe system in case of hydraulic failure. Front-wheel ventilated disc brakes enhanced the dual hydraulic self-adjusting power brake system.

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