I must also say that I am a huge fan of Panthers, having owned a MGM and two TCs, which maybe makes these a little bit more appealing to me, personally. In a last-of moment, the Mark VI quickly lost the exclusivity it once carried as Lincoln's purveyor of fine designer styling. If this was the design, it explains a lot..Details matter, when you are trying to charge a high price for a car. When my father turned in his 78 Town Coupe for an 80 Town Coupe, all you could think was the worlds resources are running out and we will just have to settle for less. The 80 may have looked like an improvement on the spec sheets, but it was a tremendous come-down in every other way. This roof is on the tattered side, but you get the idea. After all it does take an upper incme level to purchase and enjoyin a comfortable life style. Ive been a Lincoln owner for years owning model years 1956 through 2006. Alongside the standard Continental Mark VI, two additional trims were offered within the model line, including the Designer Editions and the flagship Signature Series. Lower body sides were stainless. Brad Luse found the car for him on a used car lot in Albany, New York. You got about 3/4ths of a car and an Just before selling the car they spent $1,100 on the computer electronics and replaced the Black Cambria carriage roof. My 1970 Mercury Marquis headlight doors closed nice and quietly. Many times when I start writing a CC piece on a car I have always found distasteful, I manage to gain a bit of respect for it before I finish. They said car was not a total and advised it was worth 6300. perspective earned from being there and done that. Unique features included a rechargeable glove box flashlight, special seat sew pattern, gold and Macaser Ebony wood treatments and a complete digital instrument cluster with fully electronically controlled EEC III engine with a 4-speed AOD, and a leather-bound tool kit in the trunk. Not surprising considering the 305 made 26 more HP than the 302 and more torque with a wider power band. The excerpt does indicate that the VII was designed and green lighted before they considered making the T-bird aero. The wheels were color-keyed lacy spoke aluminum. Source? Today, the classic Mark VI Continental can be had for just a fraction of the original MSRP. Im thinking of buying an 81 Mark VI 4 door. California consumers may exercise their CCPA rights here. They also had an EEC2 (engine management system) that was only used in 1982 and 1983. It looked sharp. when they are open. Mail To: lcoc@cornerstonereg.com, To contact us for questions regarding the club please visit our contact us page, Copyright 2017 Lincoln & Continental Owners Club - Web Site Design and Hosting by, National Meet Judging Form: Authenticity & Appearance, Major Trophies Primary & Senior Divisions, Philadelphia Region Newsletter Spring 2023, Lincoln Motor Car Heritage Museum Homecoming 2023. Unfortunately, they do not make these covers for the two-door models. When I found this one, it was the first I had seen in years. 1978 Lincoln Mark V 87,674 mi V8 6.6L $ 26,950 or $391/mo This 1978 Lincoln Continental Mark V finished in beautiful Midnight Blue presents all the opulence youd expect from Lincoln elegant body lines, luxurious interior featuring wood trim & C Borderline Classics (800) 906-5778 Dinuba, CA 93618 (737 miles away) 7 63 Make An Offer . (Merged), No snapping blue spark continue to troubleshoot the ignition system-power input to the coil/coil packs, coil's resistances, cap and rotor /distributor pick-up coil, ignition control module, ECM, Ignitor camshaft and crankshaft sensors and computer. I have a Motor Trend comparison between a 1980 305 4 BBL Caprice and a 302 2 BBL CV that says the exact opposite. If you wait for the cam gear to break then you lose timing and it bends the valves and you go through even more damage than if you replace the timing gear and chain in time. Ketchup can on the inner fender. Loosened bumper rub strip and a couple minor scratches on the fender. But the 1983 and 1989 experiences you had were probably much better than the 1981-81 cars which were not without their powertrain issues. By the early 1980s, the square look had run its course at Ford Motor Co. and by 1984 the new Mark VII showed the more rounded aero look ushered in by the 1982 Taurus and Sable. MK 6. I dont care the car itself was a nice running luxury car. The Marks use the longer 108 wheelbase and floorpan of the 80-82 Tbirds though. Couldnt agree with you more. And yes, while the WWII Gen was retired and looking to stretch their $$ the Boomers were not buying American they were buying econo-boxes, or if affluent BMWs, Volvos & Audis. This was the Aero Luxury Car, quickly modified into a Thunderbird for a weekend customer clinic. It looks to me like the doors would interchange, except for the outer skin. 1983 LINCOLN MARK VI. At least they didnt try and stick the 255 in them. It is as dry as a bone, and with a new battery and gas at engine-point it cranked right up and ran smoothly! Other features include a premium sound AM/FM w/Cassette system, Lighting Off-Delay, Air Conditioning, Cruise Control, Power Locks, Power Windows, Key-Pad Entry, Power Antenna, and much more. [1], Based on the success of the Mark IV and Mark V, Ford executives (led by Lee Iaccoca) sought to expand the Mark series from a single personal luxury coupe into a comprehensive model line, reviving a stillborn approach proposed 20 years earlier with the Continental Division. Good luck. Advantage: Mark VI. We empower classic and exotic car buyers, sellers, and enthusiasts with insights for the collector car industry - including market values, price comparisons, listing alerts and more. (first posted 6/22/2013) From the introduction of the 1969 Continental Mark III through the last 1979 Mark V, Lincoln absolutely owned the personal luxury market. I swapped my subs into a 66 Caddy convertable I got a couple years ago. The fifth generation of Lincoln's Mark Series, the Mark VI was the first ground-up revision of the model line since 1972, and the first generation to undergo . Doug purchased the car about two years ago from a member in San Diego, California. The carriage vinyl roof was a midnight blue cloth. They are researching it but they have said that for the past 25 years and we never get any answers back from them. In both cases the rear quarter windows were too damn small. I was able to polish out the scratches and got a lamp off a junk for 20$. The designers feared that the Mark, especially, would lose what little remained of its character and personality in another round of downsizing. The 1981-1983 Continental Mark VI, 1984-1985 Mark VII, and the 1982-1985 Lincoln Continental 4-door sedan (which was always badged as a Lincoln) have the separate VIN code 1MR which designates . The Bill Blass was either Midnight Black uppers and lowers with French Vanilla body sides or French Vanilla uppers and lowers with black body sides. C:UsersSANDRADocumentsLincoln Window Sticker.jpg In the Panther era, it was on Lincoln products only. Accent stripes were dark red. Yes, chrome would look more prestigious than a bare pillar, but think. 9 courtesy lights. Sure, it had little touchesthe owners initials on the door and the availability of genuine wire wheelsbut did they do anything except make the car more of a Continental Mark caricature than it already was? Capri. In 1982 the horsepower of the fuel injected 302 was raised to 134. (Evidently the V-6 was dropped. In 1996, Gene made the decision to keep his Mark VI, instead of trading it off, because it is the last of the classic Lincoln Marks and it is as comfortable as any new car on the road today. With all of the models, colors and options available for the Mark VI, 1980-83, it would take a small book to cover everything in detail. Seen those on line around 12000. As much as I did like my town cars I do not like these. K. KA. It does provide greater power than all my others . My uninformed 2 cents is that the special auto show build might be worth something on a highly collectible car but isnt going to get you much on a Mark VI. Comps, Alerts and More. Well, my grandparents 87 Fox Continental had it. 1983 Lincoln Continental MK VI Pucci Edition. The 1980 Lincoln style, while about a foot shorter in length, is boxy by comparison. Benzes? Too boxy and overwrought and way too much gaudy tacky exterior trim plus those weird unfinished headlights. It deletes the oval window and gives you a narrower quarter window than standard, plus an extra side light for the roof. The headlight doors are only supposed to open when the lights are.on, I thought. It appears Hartford called 2 junk jipo auto sales lots in Alaska who quoted the $4200. The picture attached is one I like! . I have found over the years the best comments come from those with true Its the last real mark. Lincoln had to make due with the Panther, or even worse, it could have made a Mark out of the boxy 80 Fox T-Bird. I am going to be in the minority herewhile I dislike the downsizing of these malaise cars (I love malaise carsnot gonna lie), I still liked these. But that is whats great about forums like these: it stirs the pot; it gets folks thinkingand sometimes, modifying their ideas. Fax: 763.420.7849 The steering was also much quicker and the car had a better seating position and more headroom. This also was equipted with the anti lock braking system that was a rare option on these cars. The 302 wheezed out 129 hp and the 351 had the troublesome variable venturi carburetor. I ended up blowing out the windows on the mark when I was in a bass decibel competition one time! When Gene looks at new cars, theres not much the Mark VI doesnt have that he sees on new cars, Lincoln or otherwise. Car History. The body colour sheet metal and unfinished appearance in the detailing around the headlights looks so bad! Was: $155.54. Ill attempt to attach a page from the brochure I found that shows it. The 1980 customer clinic would have likely been when public reaction was tested for the design, not the actual 1983 model year. Yet, knowing the required lead times for new car designs in Detroit, Ford and its competitors had to be anticipating the trend to smaller luxury cars as early as 1977, and redesigned and re-engineered accordingly. The Mark VI had an Electronic Instrument Panel with Message System, optional on other models. MK 7. MK 5. As far as the designer editions were concerned, does anyone think that Lincoln actually dragged Blass, Givenchy, Pucci, the Cartier people, etc., into the design studio every year to say, Well, what are we going to do with your series this year?. After quad headlights came out, it was the cheaper cars which had dual 7 inch sealed beams. I have a sizeable collection of Mark VIs. My Dad worked in Design Center in that era, and Ford/Lincoln design engineers were pissed off that Mercedes was already importing cars with those composite lights, yet our government was stalling on approval for the cars built here. With all of this downsizing one might expect that all of the full-sized 1980 Lincolns would be much smaller inside. Leather, Sunroof, factory wire wheels (not hubcaps) and a red pin stripe in mint condition. 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I could only afford the base model, but to this day, I am totally in love with the VIs. My first new Mark VI was a 4-door 1982. I had a lean-burn on my 83 Dodge D-150 42 pickup during the day (slant six). Sadly, the 1980 Cordoba (a blatant ripoff of the Mark V) was a much better-looking car. Buy back was 300 $. The second combination was a White Diamond Grain carriage roof over a stark white body. The fifth generation of the Mark series, the Continental Mark VI introduced several changes to the model line.Again marketed and serviced by the Lincoln-Mercury division, the Mark VI served as the flagship of the entire Ford Motor Company model line, slotted above the Lincoln Town Car. Where were the engineers when this thing was approved for production? In 1981-83, Mark VI production hovered between 26,000 and 36,000. Wonder if Lincoln will resurrect the Mark VI someday in the future like they did the Mark III since it like the 58-60 Marks are kind of the forgotten and not worthy ones for the name? When he isn't writing, he's either taking long drives around the city, making music or drinking hot chocolate. The lean burn system was a computer controlled ignition system and even Chrysler gave up on it and issued a kit that was actually the same as the DC electronic ignition conversion system with an emissions friendly advance curve. The program also resulted in one very curious carthe Mark VI four-door. Great write up. The Mark V was to be the first downsized Mark Series Lincoln, but engine availability and other factors dictated that it be approximately the same size as the Mark IV it replaced. In November, 1979, Gene ordered a new Mark VI four-door from Marin Bay Lincoln-Mercury. Powered by a V8 e, 1983 Lincoln Mark VI Sedan The Lincoln Continental Mark Series debuted in the 1956 model year and ran until 1998, with a hiatus for most of the 1960s. As to perspective, I remember well these cars on the show room floor and thinking I easily conclude that the writer of the first article on the Lincoln Mark VI is what I call a coyote outside the camp fire circle. I will defend these cars- I like them- I like how you could order a bunch of different interior options to personalize the car. By 1976, the Mark VIs designers had met the goals the product planners had set. Beautiful car, black and gray. There are 55 Lincoln Mark Series for sale across all model years (1969 to 1998) and variants, 8 are Mark VI and 4 are model year 1982 . All Ford products of the late 70s were square and followed the so called three box theory of design. I imagine the Mark VII may have had it too. Accent stripes were Light Fawn on the Bittersweet panels and Bittersweet on the Light Fawn panels. First, the lines of the Mark V simply did not translate to the new smaller dimensions. This generation was also installed with Ford's "Auto Lamp" feature, and if the system was active, the touring lights would not be used when the conventional headlights came on (stowing the touring lights). At one time or another, the Givenchy, Versace, Pucci, Cartier, and Bill Blass brands partnered with Lincoln to make snazzed-up Marks IV, V, VI, and VII. The first Ford V8 produced with fuel injection, the engine was marketed by its 5.0L metric displacement (slightly rounded up from the technical 4.94L figure). Classifieds for Classic Lincoln Continental Mark VI. There was one factory styling element on the Mark VI that, in my opinion, made the car look even worse. but . - CLASSIC.COM Too bad I failed geometry the first go around though, I was too busy trying to figure this out! How about a 1983 Cadillac Eldorado with the HT (Hook and Tow) 4100 engine Comments from almost all of those in the focus groups said the Mark VI was great, except for those funny looking taillights. 106,360 Miles. I am not sure that he was selling these cars anyhow. In fact, their conception was downright revolutionary and evolutionaryand at a savings of, as you point out, over 800 pounds. If youre looking for a Lincoln continental that hasnt accumulated much mileage, you could be paying north of $20,000. They started putting in the roller camshaft engines in 1987. Plus itll move that thing quick enuf. As Halderman remembered: We wanted to give the Thunderbird a bold image and a new look, a fresh start. Wheels were turbine spoke aluminum. From 1977 through 1979 Lincoln produced 36,562 Mark Vs. For 1980 there were 20,647 two-door Mark Vis, then 18,740 for 1981, then 11,532 for 1982 and 12,743 for 1983. Gene also finds that as the years pass, he gets more comments on the great looks and condition of his Mark VI and that reinforces his determination to keep the car and keep it in like new condition. Lincoln had pretty much owned this market through the 70s, but during the Mark VIs time on earth the Eldorado ruled the segment again. Are you looking to buy your dream classic car? Continental. More and more, the people who wanted to buy them were the people who just wanted something that kind of reminded them of the cars they drove in the 70s, but could get 20 mpg. i had a lincoln in high school that was identical to your silver one and my dad sold it while i was in basic training down in texas, ive been wondering what happened to it ever sence. Body side moldings matched the predominant color and accent stripes were the reverse of the body color. In some ways, the Mark VI is a forgotten car from the 1980s, caught between the grand Mark V, and the new 'aero' Mark VII in 1984--in many ways, it's the last Mark version of a traditional American . By the time the new 1980 Mark VI was introduced on October 12, 1979, Lincoln-Mercury Division thought it had one excellent automobile and they expected their market penetration to remain strong. The number one thing that offends my eye is the massive front overhang. Classic Lincoln MK 6 For Sale 1982 Lincoln MK 6 Price $11,000 Offers 3 Lincoln MK 6 s by Year 1982 Lincoln MK 6. To me (and to hundreds of others), these cars were magnificently conceived, offering a dependable and fairly economical way of enjoying the Lincoln legacy. manufactured by Lincoln in United States. To overcome the inherent problems with the 302 in Dougs 1983 Mark VI, he has decided to replace the original engine with a later model sequential fuel-injected roller cam engine.
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