1966 Lincoln Continental

Hardtop Sedan

8 - Cyl.

Automatic

6Y82G423178

Gasoline

Jet Black 1966 Lincoln Continental Restored Immaculate, newly restored black 1966 Lincoln Continental hardtop with suicide doors. Faithfully refurbished to reproduce its original style. Brand new paint job, body is laser straight, new vinyl hardtop, new carpet, new headliner, new leather seats, new trunk interior, new dashboard, all new chrome. 23,945 miles. She’s a driver, always fires up comfortably and easily, runs beautifully and looms large with a lot of panache. You can’t help but get noticed in this car. This gorgeous handcrafted interior has been replicated exactly like the original version, a black and white color scheme in a soft leather. Original radio, air, and steering wheel. 462 CID, 340 hp engine. Power windows, power seats, power brakes, and power steering. The engine compartment isn't detailed, it's 100% original, but fully functional and ready for another few decades of comfortable cruising. From a non-smoking household. I am the 3rd owner. I purchased this car in October of 2004 from Fenton, MO. It was originally Ivory in color. Since its arrival to California, it's had some front end work, new bushings, suspension fixed, replaced the fan clutch, new gears and motors for the windows, a new voltage regulator, rebuilt starter, new master cylinder, all fluids flushed, new brakes, and a complete overhaul of the interior and exterior. I have most of the repair records. This vehicle is in fantastic condition, looks just like the one in the movie "The Matrix", except that that one is a '65. Love this vehicle, wish I didn't have to sell it. My loss is your gain, I hope this car goes to someone who loves it as much as I do. Please, serious buyers only. Shipping is quite reasonable to locations inside and outside of the United States for much less than you would think. Please call 510-799-9933 and ask for Adrienne if you have any questions. History of the 1966 Lincoln Continental For the 1966 Lincoln Continental model year, Amott B. "Buzz" Grisinger, Chief Stylist of the Lincoln-Mercury Studios, and his crew pushed through major changes. Thus far, the car had sported clean smooth slab-sided styling. The fashion in cars, as well as other areas of industrial design, by this time leaned toward a visual "crispness." The 1963 Buick Riviera introduced razor-edge styling to American cars, which had been seen much earlier on the Rolls-Royce and other British makes. Cadillac incorporated some of this into its 1965 redesign. Following these trends, Grisinger cut a slight ridge along the sides of the Continental just a few inches below the stainless steel accent that ran the length of the car atop the fenders and along the belt line. The effect was to "stiffen-up" the design, making the car's lines sharper, even a bit sporty. Grisinger pointed out that such a ridge had been cut into the length of the body sides of the 1956 Continental Mark II, but lower on the bodyside rather than near the top of the fenderline. The effect on the Mark II had been to make it appear heavy. But with the 1966 the height was broken up by its higher mounted crease line, making the car appear clean-cut and relatively light. Overall, the 1966 received the most extensive facelift for this series since 1961 In a yearly modified form, this basic crisp theme would be carried through to 1966's curved side glass, which had been eliminated for 1964-1965, returned for 1966, and stayed with Lincoln through 1969; it served to accentuate the car's otherwise straight-line design. Ahead of the front wheel and above the front bumper, the car carried the four-pointed Continental "star." The 1966 Lincoln deserved this star -- a distinctive benchmark of Lincoln Continental styling. It was as if the creators had placed it there as a tribute to this triumph of design. Of the 1961 through 1969 Lincolns, the 1961, the 1964, and the 1966 are the ones that set the standard for each sub-series. The 1966 reminds the automotive enthusiast of the clarity of concept found in the original 1961. Everything is in its place, and even though the 1966 is bigger than the 1961, there appears to be not one inch of fat.