zeitgeist57 Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 ...another Lincoln Mark V. Since my parents bought my ‘78 last May, I have to say I missed not having a land yacht to cruise in. Like all of you, I kept a few searches ongoing (looking at old Benzes, COBs, or another Lincoln). Found this one locally, and negotiated a good deal. Wife loved the color, so it was ON... 49k original miles, was an estate sale from Toledo that a guy bought in 2017 and never drove it. Around 1300 miles since it’s last oil change...in 2005. I think it's Dark Jade Metallic, with a green interior, with a white top and white leather upholstery. It's got an older respray but the whole car looks pretty amazing, with NO RUST. Since it's the last year of the Mark V, it only had the 400ci engine (as opposed to the 460) but it's a whole lot tighter than my old car and runs really well on the highway. Looking forward to getting the white leather interior cleaned up and get some of the cracking filled in to make it a clean runner! From what I learned on my last Mark V, the plans are to airbag this boat with Slam Specialties SS7's, and keep an eye out for some wire wheels and whitewalls as well. It does have the aluminum Turbine wheels with gold inserts, so I am 50/50 on just getting new tires on the factory wheels...but the offset is really inboard. Note the dust on the car...hoping it will look amazing once it's cleaned up! Updates to follow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buelliganx1 Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 Oddly enough I just saw one of these yesterday here in London but it was white. Noce looking car I'm sure it will be perfect for cruising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPL_Josh Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 Nice find Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forrest Gump 9 Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 Damn, what’s up with all the old cars. Hehe loving it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Nice Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 Dat green tho! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfunnyryan Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 clay what the fuck is wrong with you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 (edited) Ha! Love it! My dad had a couple Marks. He loved them. I remember back in the day they were really something. Big land yahts like that were cool as hell. Huge 2 door beasts. When you get her all cleaned up let that paint drink in 2-3 coats of Megs #7. After the wipe off of the final one, polish her up! Looking forward to seeing it. BTW: Clay what the fuck is wrong with you? Edited February 4, 2019 by TTQ B4U Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Sweet Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 Beautiful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 clay what the fuck is wrong with you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyM3rC Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 clay what the fuck is wrong with you clay what the fuck is wrong with you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustlestiltskin Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 clay what the fuck is wrong with you clay what the fuck is wrong with you clay what the fuck is wrong with you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyM3rC Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 you bring that barge out to racewarz and fakken naw naw waddya even Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyM3rC Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 alright I just went through and re-skimmed this to make sure it wasn't like a cool-ass tube-frame razecar with a shitLOL body stuck on thur. I'm going to come back and check on this later, and I expect improvement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyM3rC Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 clay what the fuck is wrong with you mebbe if it was a manual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10phone2 Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 what happened to the old one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 I'm going to guess his parents bought it last May, since he said his parents bought it last May. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POS VETT Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 Alright, Clay :thumbup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssFo Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 clay what the fuck is wrong with you clay what the fuck is wrong with you :gabe: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted February 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 - I love that these things are such a huge monster of a car, and can be found for less than $3k all day...while looking like nothing else on the road today. These were equivalent $55-$60k in today’s money back in 1979! - Super easy to work on, with robust (considering the era) engine/brakes/trans. It wasn’t a super car, but it was a super car. LSD rear-end with 4 wheel discs. - Coil springs all around so they’re easy to air bag. - The colors, man...the colors. - hideaway headlights. That’s the start to why I love these cars. I can’t say what the fucks wrong with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 WTF is you are a true car guy [emoji41] Sent from my Galaxy Note 8 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excell Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 I am showing this to my wife the next time she complains about my 80's Mustang habit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10phone2 Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 I'm going to guess his parents bought it last May, since he said his parents bought it last May. well shit i missed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted February 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 I am showing this to my wife the next time she complains about my 80's Mustang habit. I'm happily married 16 years; I run cars by my wife after a good amount of thought. I had been looking at Merc W115 "Stroke 8" 2-doors for months. Every time I found a decent one, she rubber-stamped NO on the old Mercedes idea. It's not that an old Lincoln is better than an old Mercedes, but I don't need to be fighting with her preference every time she sees it. I would've just passed on this Lincoln as well if she poo-poo'd it, but she really does love the color. Had to jump when I get buy-in from the wifey. :thumbup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiji ST Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 Looks awesome. Why the bag route again though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10phone2 Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 I'm happily married 16 years; I run cars by my wife after a good amount of thought. I had been looking at Merc W115 "Stroke 8" 2-doors for months. Every time I found a decent one, she rubber-stamped NO on the old Mercedes idea. It's not that an old Lincoln is better than an old Mercedes, but I don't need to be fighting with her preference every time she sees it. I would've just passed on this Lincoln as well if she poo-poo'd it, but she really does love the color. Had to jump when I get buy-in from the wifey. :thumbup: that's how I ended up with the Corolla. I just showed my wife what was on craigslist and that it didn't make sense with no intention of buying it. She said your stupid if you don't get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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