Photo: Mecum
Looking at the two major car auctions coming at the end of this month one can't help but feel like they've both been designed to sell Chevys, Fords and, something that doesn't happen very often, a lot of Lincoln Continentals.
It's the luxury car we'll be focusing on once more, as we just dug up another not-so-fine example of a Continental in modified form, preparing to go under the hammer in Dallas, Texas, this coming weekend, at the hands of auction house Mecum.
The car is of 1963 model year origins, meaning it is part of the fourth generation of the model. That would be the one that saw the birth of a brand new Continental, meant to make up for the huge losses the carmaker had suffered while developing other cars in preceding years.
Targeting the same segment as what came before it, the fourth-gen Continental rode on a stretched version of the Ford Thunderbird, and was offered with a choice of three engines and two transmissions to move its still squarish body.
A lot of the original car, down to the body and chassis, is left in this custom incarnation. Put together by an undisclosed custom garage, the Gunmetal Gray Lincoln is now more gangsta-style elegance than a businessman-daily. Granted, the small traces of dirt seen on it, which were of course not part of the build process, help with that feeling a lot.
A native to the state of Texas, the car now rocks in its frame and LS3 engine that's technically smaller in displacement than what Lincoln offered back in the day for the model. It does develop, in stock form, 430 hp, and that's probably more than enough for whatever needs its driver might have.
In this application, the engine was however revised by a specialist called Scoggin-Dickey, so that value could be different. Whatever the output is, it is channeled through an automatic transmission with six speeds.
The 22-inch Raceline Manhattan wheels that make the connection to the ground are supported by an air suspension system that can lower it into looking a lot more devious than in its natural stance.
The interior was largely kept the same as it was, with improvements being offered as the gray upholstery pulled over the seats, and the fitting of a CD audio system with Bluetooth. You know, in case you still somehow use CDs…
The 1963 Lincoln Continental is listed by Mecum with no details on expected price, but with an apparent (and undisclosed) reserve. If you want to get an idea of how much this car can go for, you should know a concours condition one is estimated at over $50,000. And concours this one is not…
The car is of 1963 model year origins, meaning it is part of the fourth generation of the model. That would be the one that saw the birth of a brand new Continental, meant to make up for the huge losses the carmaker had suffered while developing other cars in preceding years.
Targeting the same segment as what came before it, the fourth-gen Continental rode on a stretched version of the Ford Thunderbird, and was offered with a choice of three engines and two transmissions to move its still squarish body.
A lot of the original car, down to the body and chassis, is left in this custom incarnation. Put together by an undisclosed custom garage, the Gunmetal Gray Lincoln is now more gangsta-style elegance than a businessman-daily. Granted, the small traces of dirt seen on it, which were of course not part of the build process, help with that feeling a lot.
A native to the state of Texas, the car now rocks in its frame and LS3 engine that's technically smaller in displacement than what Lincoln offered back in the day for the model. It does develop, in stock form, 430 hp, and that's probably more than enough for whatever needs its driver might have.
In this application, the engine was however revised by a specialist called Scoggin-Dickey, so that value could be different. Whatever the output is, it is channeled through an automatic transmission with six speeds.
The 22-inch Raceline Manhattan wheels that make the connection to the ground are supported by an air suspension system that can lower it into looking a lot more devious than in its natural stance.
The interior was largely kept the same as it was, with improvements being offered as the gray upholstery pulled over the seats, and the fitting of a CD audio system with Bluetooth. You know, in case you still somehow use CDs…
The 1963 Lincoln Continental is listed by Mecum with no details on expected price, but with an apparent (and undisclosed) reserve. If you want to get an idea of how much this car can go for, you should know a concours condition one is estimated at over $50,000. And concours this one is not…
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