1979 Lincoln Town Car

Sedan

400

Automatic

9Y82S667837

Clear

Gasoline

1979 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL TOWNCAR A CLASSIC AND BEAUTIFUL CAR TO DRIVE & OWN. SOLD “AS IS” 35 YEARS OLD…BUT READY TO SERVE LIKE THE MINUTEMEN…TESTED, TRIED AND TRUE! This wonderful car was purchased by my parents on September 21, 1979 in Torrance, California, at Bill Hopkins Lincoln Mercury…(The dealership is no longer there) I was 11 years old and remember the drive home in the new Family Transportation-Flagship! This beautiful Flagship has served my family well and never left anybody stranded on any road, never broke down and too this day, while being 35 years old and a bit weathered/worn, is still sitting at the ready like the Minutemen of yesterday, ready to drive and serve on a moment’s notice. Here is what I can tell of my families Transportation-Flagship… The 1979 Lincoln Continental Towncar. My Father, was a U.S. Navy WWII Aviation Veteran and became a Career Engineer after the war ended. He took care of his family and this car meticulously. That is why this car is in good mechanical working order to this day. My Mother, was a housewife, and her specialty was keeping things clean and polished…(Including my older brother, sister, and I). The Flagship was another family member…bathed on Saturday, driven to Church on Sundays, market and sporting events as needed, threw-out the many days and years, serving day and night rain or shine…always at the ready! The Family Flagship was mostly housed in a garage during its legacy of service, until after my parents passing away, Dad first and then Mother, recently within the last two years. Unfortunately, I no longer have the time nor resources to upkeep the Flagship.To hold on to it any longer would be its demise. I hope to pass on the legacy of this wonderful classic vehicle built back then…35 years ago! It’s a heavy solid vehicle and the doors are ok to slam hard!!!…you won’t break them, not much plastic on this vehicle! On a Funny note:…This Flagship is still making memories…my 2008 Ford Taurus, broke down last week, and I needed to go to Long Beach to get my 6 year old son to his eye doctor…So we jumped in the Lincoln Flagship and fired up the “boiler” and off we steamed to Long Beach…Fantastic drive, the old Flagship sailed down the freeway passing cars, trucks, and the like and got us there and back in a breeze… AND My son being 6 years old, asked where the cup holders are inside the Lincoln.? I said there are none?…He then said “Dad, who would build a car with no cup-holders!” I said, “We did not need them when I was a young boy like you, but then once they began to build cars with cup-holders inside them, people began to drink and drive…AND that caused a whole bunch of Moms, to band together and get MADD! He didn’t get it, of course…but we had a good laugh at our conversation… So I have researched this vehicle, type, age year and etc… and found some have sold for more and some for less, some in good condition some in poor condition. Some in almost new condition…I guess it comes down to ownership? This car is not perfect, is used but has a good heritage, if that matters any to anybody? It’s up to you? If I could, I would keep it… So I have taken pictures and describe as much as I can see to the eye. From 4 feet the car looks great. Drive it and its solid. Is It Perfect? NO! its 35 years old! HERE IS THE POSITIVE OBSERVATION ON WALK AROUND: Horn works. Headlights work. Leather seats/interior looks good. Doors interior All 4 look good. Original carpet looks good. Original floor mats, (3) looks good. Dome light and reading lights work. Windshield wipers work. A.M./F.M Radio works but not the cassette portion. (This is not the original radio) THE ORIGINAL RADIO WORKS AND WAS KEPT WITH THE CAR, PLACED IN A BOX IN THE TRUNK AND IS INCLUDED WITH THE SALE OF THIS CAR. (THERE IS A PICTURE OF IT) IT’S THE OLD BUT ORIGINAL 8 TRACK A.M./F.M. QUADRASONIC RADIO. All the speakers work. Temperature controls work and blows air. NOT AC COLD. Seat-belts work. Front windows work (go up and down) Three cigarette lighters are present. (One in front dash, 2 in rear doors) Trunk looks good; carpet is good, original small spare, jack and tools present. Leather-Top looks good, not original, was replaced, don’t know when? ORIGINAL OWNERS MANUAL INCLUDED. THE FRONT PASSENGER POWERED-SEAT WORKS FINE. HERE IS THE NEGATIVE OBSERVATION WALK AROUND: Has blemishes YES. 1. PAINT IS FAIR BUT HAS CHIPS, SCRATCHES, DINGS, DENTS, BUBBLES; 360 DEGREES SPOTTED THREW OUT EXTERIOR. SOME RUST ON CERTAIN AREAS, SEE PICTURES. 2. RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL HAS A DENT 4 INCHES APPROX. SEE PICTURES. 3. SOME RUST ON DOOR POST-WELD TO FRAME ON FRONT RIGHT DOOR AND FRONT LEFT DOOR…MAY BE NORMAL FOR AGE OF CAR..? SEE PICTURES. 4. RIGHT REAR RUBBER BUMPER GUARD IS COMING LOOSE. SEE PICTURES. 5. ALL DOOR WINDOW AREAS NEED NEW WEATHER STRIPING. SEE PICTURES. 6. HAS SOME DRY-ROT DETERIORATION ON BACK SEAT DASH-SHELF, FACING THE REAR WINDOW. SEE PICTURES. 7. INSIDE HEAD-LINER NEEDS TO BE RESTORED, SEWN, ETC…? SEE PICTURES. 8. RUST ON REAR EXTERNAL PANEL BETWEEN REAR WINDOW AND TRUNK, WAS PAINTED TO STOP OXIDATION, AND NEEDS REPAIR, SEE PICTURES. 9. RUST ON FRONT BUMPER AND REAR BUMPER AND CHROME IS PEELING. 10. APPEARS THE CLOCK DOES NOT WORK? 11. LINCOLN EMBLEM WHEEL CAPS MISSING ON LEFT FRONT AND LEFT REAR WHEELS COVERS. (BUT I HAVE THE EMBLEM PARTS TO REPLACE AND PUT ON THE WHEELS COVER, SEE PICTURES; I HAVE 3 OF THEM, NEW.) Mechanical: MILES: 96,169. ORIGINAL MILES. RUNS GOOD; ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. TURN KEY DRIVE… 1. AC, NOT WORKING (BUT ROLL DOWN WINDOWS FOR THE BEST BREEZE IN TOWN AND YOUR FINE) 2. DRIVERS POWERED-SEAT DOES NOT WORK. 3. REAR WINDOWS GO DOWN BUT NEED HELP GOING UP. OTHER INFORMATION: I HAVE THE PINK SLIP AND I AM THE SECOND REGISTERED OWNER/FREE AND CLEAR CLEAN TITLE. NO ACCIDENTS, KNOWN. NEWER HEAVY DUTY BATTERY PURCHASED WITH IN 1 YEAR FORD MOTOR CRAFT. JUNE 2014 : TUNE UP. MARCH 2014: NEW BELTS (EXCEPT NO AC BELT PUT ON).( AC UNIT IS FROZE) MARCH 2014: NEW HOSES AND COOLANT SYSTEM FLUSHED. MARCH 2014: FLUIDS CHANGED, OIL AND TRANSMISSION. MARCH 2014: NEW BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKE CALIPER, AND PROPORTIONAL VALVE. JANUARY 2013: PASSED SMOG TEST. IN THE PAST: DON’T HAVE THE DATES. BUT I KNOW THE WORK WAS PERFORMED BY MY MOM AFTER MY DAD HAD PASSED AWAY AND WHILE I WAS IN THE U.S. COAST GUARD. THE HEATER CORE WAS REPLACED THE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT LEATHER TOP WAS REPLACED FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED PARTS OF CAR WERE REPAINTED DUE TO A GRAVEL TRUCK DROPPING PEA SIZE GRAVEL ON FREEWAY…REMEMBER THIS IS A CAR BUILT FOR CRUISING THE OPEN SEA (ROAD). ? THAT’S ALL I CAN RECALL? GIVE THIS CAR SOME LOVE AND MINOR COSMETIC WORK + YOUR TIME AND YOU HAVE A LOYAL FLAGSHIP ALL OF YOUR OWN. I WILL MISS THIS CAR ! …AND WILL FORGE NEW ROADS AND MEMEORIES WITH MY 6 YEAR OLD SON IN OTHER WAYS… PLEASE CALL ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS 949-226-2795 (CALIFORNIA PACIFIC TIME) RESPECTFULLY, ARTHUR H.