Turnkey. Immaculate. Suicide Doors. 14 Month Full Restoration Just Finished
1965 Lincoln Continental Sedan
Turnkey. Immaculate. Suicide Doors. 14 Month Full Restoration Just Finished and Ready to Roll! 100 Miles put on since finished. Can facilitate shipping worldwide though my logistics partner. Buy It Now Will Include Free Enclosed Transportation to the lower 48 States!
Original Rust Free Texas 1 family car till acquired in late 2017. Full restoration completed over 14 months, nothing was overlooked. The body's minor imperfections were fixed and then painted along with the entire engine bay in its factory Platinum color. The Blue vinyl roof looks like new as does the entire original interior that has been fully cleaned and renewed.
Engine/Transmission/Mechanical:
Heads fully rebuilt, engine and all accessories powder coated or painted. Custom Painted and Scripted Valve Covers. All new gaskets, new lifters, valves, push-rods, oil pump, water pump, rebuilt power steering pump, 140 amp single wire alternator upgrade, new steel timing gears and chain, new water diverters, old block thermostats removed. New 180 thermostat installed. Pertronix Ignition upgrade with igniter 2 coil. Brand new R134a AC components including new Saden compressor, parallel flow condenser, receiver drier, and expansion valve. New starter motor and starter solenoid. Radiator flushed, pressure tested and painted. Heater core flushed and pressure tested. Modern Fuel Injection fitted to the factory MEL 430 engine includes FITECH GoEFI throttle body and controller, custom made fuel tank with FITech in-tank fuel pump. Brand new fuel sending unit. Transmission filter cleaned, new pan gasket and new fluid. Rear end fluid changed, new gasket and cover. All factory engine and transmission mounts re-vulcanized. New driveshaft u-joint and yoke bearings.
Suspension/Steering:
Complete front end rebuild including all new upper and lower ball joints, and all new bushings. All suspension parts powder coated. All new steering components including, tie rods, idler arm, and center link. All new rear leaf spring bushings. Leaf springs cleaned and painted along with brackets. 2" Drop Springs in the front and custom made 3" drop blocks in the rear. All new shocks all around. Steering gear box rebuilt by Bakers. Steering column upper bushing and lower bushings replaced, lower bushing is important as these care are known for dropping out of park when that bushing is gone. Steering rag joint rebuilt also. Fresh alignment and wheel balance.
Brakes:
Front calipers rebuilt with all new pistons and rubber boots and powder coated black and fitted with new brake pads. Front Discs resurfaced within factory spec. All new rubber lines. Rebuilt Brake Booster. Dual Master Cylinder upgrade with modern proportioning valve. All new drum hardware and shoes. Drums resurfaced within factory spec and painted.
Exhaust:
Factory Headers and down pipes coated in high temp coating. Brand new NOS Resonators and Mufflers and tips.
Electrical Upgrades:
Amp Meter bypassed and wiring removed. Amp gauge converted to Volt Meter so gauge still works but a lot safer now. Neutral Safety Switch Rebuilt and adjusted. AGM battery, 2 gauge power and ground wires. 100 amp circuit breaker protecting the entire car. 140 amp single wire alternator upgrade and old wiring and junction blocked removed.
Body:
Car was rust free, sanded down and any small imperfections fixed. Car was re-sprayed in its factory Platinum color, buffed and polished. All trim and chrome was polished and two front bumper ends were re-chromed after dent removal. Brand new Coker Wide White wall tires fitted to the factory 15" inch rims and hubcaps polished to a mirror shine. New wiper rubber fitted to the factory polished wipers and brand new washer pump and bag installed. New trunk shocks installed in place of the factory torsion bar for safer operation.
Interior:
Factory AM stereo works as does the factory power antenna. Brand new 6x9 speakers custom fitted to the rear deck, and new 6.5" components sit in custom molded kick panels up front. A Bluetooth amp and under seat sub are hidden neatly under the rear seat and the whole system is controlled by your phone. Controller is molded into the ashtray and hidden from sight. The EFI control sits hidden in the glove box. Power seat motor rebuilt and cleaned, works in all 8 directions. All window motors were rebuilt and re-greased. Window tracks cleaned and greased and all 6 windows work up and down from all interior window switches. Even the vacuum door locks work!!
- Make: Lincoln
- Model: Continental
- Type: Sedan
- Trim: Sedan
- Year: 1965
- Mileage: 93510
- Color: Platinum
- Engine size: 430 MEL
- Number of cylinders: 8
- Fuel: Gasoline
- Transmission: Automatic
- Drive type: RWD
- Interior color: Blue
- Drive side: Left-hand drive
- Vehicle Title: Clear Want to buy? Contact seller!
