wcpaxton Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Anybody know of a 1961 or 1962 Lincoln Continental (4 door) for sale? Thanks......oldgoat@paxtonwarehouse.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 As you've probably seen, the convertible versions are much more common than the sedans. It's a reversal of the quantities from the 1960's, when sedans outnumbered convertibles 10 to 1. So many people have cherished and restored the glamorous convertibles and overlooked the equally good-looking sedans. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Or someone parted out a perfectly good sedan in order to restore a convertible. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 On my short list as well. Someone listed a 63 not too long ago in CA but the ad was a bit odd. 63 still has short wheelbase but I like the 61, 62s as well. Cool, but a little complicated esp. Convertibles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old car fan Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 (edited) Wc.Good luck with your search.We looked long and hard,found a great one,solid as a rock,with issues.Done now.Be very careful of the frame.I have seen some at auction,with the added angle iron to the frame. Edited March 26, 2019 by old car fan (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Mereness Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 They come up. May I suggest a Facebook page called Suicideslabs or Suicide Slabs. By the way, a comon theme on the webpage is vapor lock, fuel pumps, carbs, window switches, and "the car is now being loaded onto a flatbed" (aka the cars tended to be pretty much state of the art for the time and their complicated nature has not changed). Keep in mind that they are a cult car and even more so in the "Western States," so while you can get one reasonable priced still you may at times find you have strong competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old car fan Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 John if it's right,not a problem.just like any car.A car is not done till the bugs are out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 Yep there are a couple of fb groups for them, unfortunately the chop & drop crowd has discovered them as well. Always interesting to see these young guys ignore pony, muscle cars of that era and modify the luxury cars, obviously some represent tens of thousands invested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 We had a 63 convertible for a few years in the 80s. There was a shop in RI which was the only place that could make the top work correctly. Very complicated. Nice car to drive and would go 80 mph all day long. Drive it from Mass to Hershey one year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 Any discussion on 1960's Lincolns needs this story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uptowndodge Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 How about this one? 85,000 original miles very clean inside & out. Been thinking about selling but not going to give it away. It's a 1963 Lincoln with 1964 rocker moldings on the bottom of front fenders and the bottom of rear quarter panels. 1965 chrome bezel for rear tail lights. All window switches redone to work as they should. Let me know if you might be interested. Thanks, Ruben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 We had a '63 Continental bought at the NYC Police Auction in 1971. It was, shall we say, not the most reliable of vehicles. I used to carry cold water with some rags to cool the fuel pump when it vapor locked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uptowndodge Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 12 minutes ago, Harold said: We had a '63 Continental bought at the NYC Police Auction in 1971. It was, shall we say, not the most reliable of vehicles. I used to carry cold water with some rags to cool the fuel pump when it vapor locked. Thanks that should help anymore great story's to share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Nice example Ruben. I think you posted prior here or on another site, pics look familiar. For the curious have you thought about a price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uptowndodge Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 I was going to sell but every time I drive it, I always say hell no I ain't selling shit. Then i want to button up a couple other projects and right now that's where I'm at. So get it while the gettens good. Have I thought of a price? Absolutely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Mereness Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 On 3/26/2019 at 7:12 PM, old car fan said: John if it's right,not a problem.just like any car.A car is not done till the bugs are out My grandparents had them new - they were Lincoln-Mercury people and I saw the later ones (gorgeous cars), but dad said it was easier to get a new one every other year than it was to deal with them (and said the punch list off the delivery trailer was a good half a page). Dad said, you never gave that stuff much thought as he was an Oldsmobile guy and Austin Healey guy and the punch list off the trailer was a whole page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcpaxton Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 uptowndodge, how much are u talking about?? Thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Everyone has a price in mind when they think of selling. It's really annoying to have to play the guess the price game, with it seems like half the cars I see offered for sale. If I wanted to guess numbers I would have joined the Carnival. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uptowndodge Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 You looking to buy auburnseeker or are you just putting your two cents in. If you are really interested PM me and I'll give you my price. I'll add two cents for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 I guess I don't get how the PM thing helps a seller, at some point early on in an inquiry it has to come up. The 63 is not a $5,000 car, but its not a $50,000 car either, as a seller why turn off your potential buyers? Either number wastes someone's time so why not eliminate that from the get go? I am just curious on the thought behind that approach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 No I'm not looking to buy your car today. The question is why make a car difficult to buy. It's not the only one on the planet and everyone's time is valuable so we don't want to waste it when necessary. Besides if I saw a car like this with a price, it goes in my mental rolodex. I run into alot of people looking for cars. I can tell them about it if it's something they mention an interest in. I have helped out or tried to help out many forum members find cars, but there is no sense running something by someone if you know they have a certain budget and the car you present is well out of their budget. I'm so sick of the ask me my price and if you are lucky I might grace you with the honor of it when looking at cars. I have a few cars/ trucks in my stable right now. Some I'm getting ready to sell, some I don't want to, but you know what here are the prices. They reflect how hard I want to sell them. 40 Ford coupe $30,000 36 Cord Phaeton $65,000 47 Hudson Big Boy $25,000. atleast 56 Olds 2 door hardtop I bought in Highschool $20,000 original 32 Ford drag car in original paint $100,000 Rough model A tudor cut into a ranchero $1500 There see no mystery and some of these aren't even really for sale. It's a price not the secret recipe to Colonel Sanders Chicken. If you are selling it you have one other wise you aren't actually going to sell it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Seeker lets team up and get that chicken recipe! 😉😆 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 I thought there was just one answer to the hidden price issue: "If you have to ask you can't afford it." Standard answer. Recipes: Standard secret ingredient , oregano. The only thing that changes is the date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 36 minutes ago, 60FlatTop said: I thought there was just one answer to the hidden price issue: "If you have to ask you can't afford it." The only conundrum in that answer is that a lot of people who can afford to buy out you and your whole neighborhood, house land and owner's association in total, STILL want to know the price before thinking about buying a car. All the silly games of "gee, call me if you're REALLY interested" are lost on the guys with big bucks. They have money and they have not the patience for that.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 "Call for price" Translation: Over priced. Mystery solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 34 minutes ago, trimacar said: ...a lot of people who can afford to... STILL want to know the price before thinking about buying a car. You're absolutely right, David. I once told a man I know about a car for sale. I know for a fact that he had an 8-figure salary (well over $10,000,000 a year). His very first question about the car was, "What's he asking for it?" ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 One thing with today's "connected" world. Don't string a potential buyer along too long. A little time on line and they will likely find other examples for sale and go with someone that is easier to buy from, unless you are talking an extremely unusual car with few examples left. I think there are probably still alot of these out there, it might just take a little bush shaking to turn them loose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uptowndodge Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Right now I want $20,000 and I'll keep it if I don't get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Not unreasonable. Now was that so difficult? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Agree FWIW, and you clearly have a lot of knowledge calling out where later trim is used. I like these cars enough to follow them and high teens seems like what gets a decent sedan. At 20 I would want exceptional but based on the pix that car could well be exceptional. Well worth a couple grand for the jump in condition. Subjective but I think you have the best color for these as the white really compliments those lines. I might be conflicted as well. Back and forth on one of ours but this month its a keeper. 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 (edited) Don't buy a sixties Lincoln until you watch this Jay Leno video. Favorite comment - "Mercedes Benz: Ve vill build se most over engineered car in se vorld" "Lincoln: Hold my beer". Edited April 2, 2019 by Rusty_OToole (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Sometimes I look at cars listed with no price, but not often. However, I never look at cars listed with 1$, 2$, 3$ as some multiple of 10. On the Lincoln cars in general, I was exposed to the car business in the early 1960's. In the city near me there were social orders where the type of car a "member" owned showed their status in the group. Lincolns were allowed to those of a lower rank, with Cadillacs for the upper league. That experience always left me with less interest in the Lincoln cars. A few years ago I bought a '48 Continental parts cars that I dismantled and, in the process, took a renewed interest in the make. I almost bought one for myself and kind of regret not buying it. I may pull the trigger on one, still. Funny I used that term, I guess I could have a Cadillac. Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modeleh Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 This is my 62 that I just finished last fall. I bought it in 2009 for $2300 and a 69 TBird in trade, probably around a $2500 car. The Lincoln needed a trunklid and I converted a sedan decklid to fit all the convertible specific parts. There’s no doubt they are complicated. I painted it myself, very challenging to do a metallic finish because I didn’t want any panel transitions not blending so it all had to be done at once. Meant a lot of tricky masking to have the top in a partially retracted position to facilitate spraying the panel that the top sits on when top is full up. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uptowndodge Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Modeleh, very nice great color choice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Agree, nice job! Modeleh, do you make housecalls? 😊 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modeleh Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Thanks fellas, as for house calls, my project progress rate is so painfully slow that I would be sure to wear out my welcome! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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