Photo: stang6586 on eBay
Heavily inspired by the first anime in the Ghost in the Shell franchise, The Matrix left a huge impression on 9-year-old me. From the Nokia 8110 “banana phone” to the soundtrack, I couldn’t help but love that movie after the first screening. Another element that stuck with me is the Adam Street bridge scene filmed in Sydney, a.k.a the bug removal scene.
Perfectly complementing the darkness, pouring rain, and Trinity’s latex outfit, the 1965 Lincoln Continental four-door sedan used in The Matrix is ominously cool and a testament to America’s automotive excellence from the not-so-distant past. The Conti we’ll be covering today is a 1964 model, and as opposed to the movie car, this fellow has definitely seen better days.
Described as “an original, the car has been in a barn since 1983. It last ran in the early 1990s on a gas can.” On the upside, the seller notes that “everything is there,” which makes it perfect as a restoration or a restomod project. The worst-case scenario would be to use the vehicle solely for its parts, which include a 430 engine from the Mercury-Edsel-Lincoln family.
From 7.0 liters, the 16-valve MEL V8 used to flex approximately 320 horsepower at 4,600 rpm and 465 pound-feet (630 Nm) of torque at 2,600 rpm when it was new. Although these figures appear impressive at first glance, don’t forget how heavy the Continental is. More to the point, 5,258 pounds (2,385 kilograms) makes the old-school luxobarge rather plump when compared to the heaviest incarnation of the 2021 Dodge Charger.
Corroded to a great extent, the steelies are missing the chromed hubcaps, which give the mid-century slab design a sprinkle of elegance. Body rust isn’t that big of a deal with the notable exception of the wheel wells, and two photos of the underbody suggest a pretty good condition for the frame.
stang6586 doesn’t say if the car starts up, but he does mention that “the vehicle needs work.” Currently sitting at $3,100 on eBay, chassis number 4Y82N416086 would have fetched $40,000 or thereabouts if it were absolutely perfect. In this state, however, $6,000 would be my estimate.
Described as “an original, the car has been in a barn since 1983. It last ran in the early 1990s on a gas can.” On the upside, the seller notes that “everything is there,” which makes it perfect as a restoration or a restomod project. The worst-case scenario would be to use the vehicle solely for its parts, which include a 430 engine from the Mercury-Edsel-Lincoln family.
From 7.0 liters, the 16-valve MEL V8 used to flex approximately 320 horsepower at 4,600 rpm and 465 pound-feet (630 Nm) of torque at 2,600 rpm when it was new. Although these figures appear impressive at first glance, don’t forget how heavy the Continental is. More to the point, 5,258 pounds (2,385 kilograms) makes the old-school luxobarge rather plump when compared to the heaviest incarnation of the 2021 Dodge Charger.
Corroded to a great extent, the steelies are missing the chromed hubcaps, which give the mid-century slab design a sprinkle of elegance. Body rust isn’t that big of a deal with the notable exception of the wheel wells, and two photos of the underbody suggest a pretty good condition for the frame.
stang6586 doesn’t say if the car starts up, but he does mention that “the vehicle needs work.” Currently sitting at $3,100 on eBay, chassis number 4Y82N416086 would have fetched $40,000 or thereabouts if it were absolutely perfect. In this state, however, $6,000 would be my estimate.
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