Photo: Barrett-Jackson
September ended last week with two major car auctions taking place in the U.S., and both of them had their share of star cars going under the hammer. For the event that took place in New Orleans, one of the stars was this here 1965 Lincoln Continental.
We first talked about the car at the beginning of last month, when we uncovered it on the lot of Barrett-Jackson. It was scheduled to go under the hammer in New Orleans with no reserve, but knowing how modified Lincolns generally go, we were obviously expecting it to make quite a splash.
And a splash it did, managing to find a new owner for a little over the price of a Porsche 911 Carrera 4S. That would be exactly $148,500 for a beauty from back in the 1960s, modernized with the usual complement of hardware we see deployed on such cars.
The fourth-generation luxury car has all the marks of a ride with hidden meaning. Painted black all over, except on the radiator grille, bumpers, and wheels, it rides close to the ground thanks to a custom, remotely-controlled 4-link suspension system backed by Air Lift airbags. Enough so, in fact, for it to get that distinctive bad-guy ride look that suits Continentals so well.
The car is propped on Raceline wheels that are sized at 20 inches on all four corners. They spin under the power provided by an engine we usually get to see on such builds, a 5.0-liter Coyote. We're not given any indication it has been modified in any way compared to how it comes out the factory doors, but we do know that in this application it is tied to a 6-speed automatic transmission.
A white top, not seen in the photos provided by Barrett-Jackson, can be pulled over the interior. When removed, it leaves exposed seats, door panels and the dashboard in black leather. A complete set of Dakota Digital gauges can be seen in the dash, backed by a push button start, backup camera, and a the controls for a train horn, because what's a Continental without a train horn?
One of the most interesting aspects of this car is the fact that its headlights, black LEDs by trade, are an interesting adaptation of Harley-Davidson-sourced hardware. They give the Continental a distinctive look unlike anything we usually get to see on such conversions, and they probably played their part in driving the sale price of the convertible to that high point.
There's a good chance we'll get to see this Continental show up on some other auction's lot in the not-so-distant future, and the only question that arises is whether it will be able to top this September's sale price. We'll keep an eye out for developments, of course.
And a splash it did, managing to find a new owner for a little over the price of a Porsche 911 Carrera 4S. That would be exactly $148,500 for a beauty from back in the 1960s, modernized with the usual complement of hardware we see deployed on such cars.
The fourth-generation luxury car has all the marks of a ride with hidden meaning. Painted black all over, except on the radiator grille, bumpers, and wheels, it rides close to the ground thanks to a custom, remotely-controlled 4-link suspension system backed by Air Lift airbags. Enough so, in fact, for it to get that distinctive bad-guy ride look that suits Continentals so well.
The car is propped on Raceline wheels that are sized at 20 inches on all four corners. They spin under the power provided by an engine we usually get to see on such builds, a 5.0-liter Coyote. We're not given any indication it has been modified in any way compared to how it comes out the factory doors, but we do know that in this application it is tied to a 6-speed automatic transmission.
A white top, not seen in the photos provided by Barrett-Jackson, can be pulled over the interior. When removed, it leaves exposed seats, door panels and the dashboard in black leather. A complete set of Dakota Digital gauges can be seen in the dash, backed by a push button start, backup camera, and a the controls for a train horn, because what's a Continental without a train horn?
One of the most interesting aspects of this car is the fact that its headlights, black LEDs by trade, are an interesting adaptation of Harley-Davidson-sourced hardware. They give the Continental a distinctive look unlike anything we usually get to see on such conversions, and they probably played their part in driving the sale price of the convertible to that high point.
There's a good chance we'll get to see this Continental show up on some other auction's lot in the not-so-distant future, and the only question that arises is whether it will be able to top this September's sale price. We'll keep an eye out for developments, of course.
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