1963 Lincoln Continental

Convertible

430 CI

3Y86N423751

Clear

This 1963 Lincoln Convertible has had some restoration done but will need a lot of work to finish. The previous owner told me he started the restoration a few years ago and had the car painted. He had the engine completely rebuilt by a professional shop in Orlando. I called them and they verified that they completely rebuilt it and in fact remembered that they had a hard time locating some of the parts. I asked for a receipt but they needed a date, which the previous owner did not remember, before they would dig through their files. I have their name and number. He also had the interior redone as pictured which includes the front and back seats, front door panels and new carpet but never finished the rear door panels which I have with the car. We placed all the new interior pieces in the car for the pictures to show what it looks like installed. There is one small spot on the front seat that needs repair. The dash is very nice with no cracks. Unfortunately the previous owner left the car outside for a period of time which effected the paint on the trunk lid and hood and should be redone. Looks like the other panels might be ok with some wet sand and buff. Fortunately the interior was at the upholstery shop and not left outside. The floors are solid (see the pictures) although there was the start of rust on the front drivers floor which we coated with POR 15 which stops any current rust or in the future. I did find some areas of rust underneath with the worse being at the left rear underneath the rear bumper area (this definitely needs to be addressed) but the majority of the bottom seems pretty solid. From what I could tell the rockers seem solid as well. I took pictures of the door jams which you can see are all solid. There are also two pictures of inside the wheel wells that appear solid. There is some bubbling around the drivers side rear of the trunk lid that should be addressed. I saw no evidence of any accidents but am no expert. Actual mileage is unknown. I have not started the engine or even attempted to turn it over since it has been sitting outside for so long. I have removed the plugs and filled each cylinder with marvel mystery oil and drained and replaced the engine oil as well. It will be up to the new owner to complete the process to safely ensure that the engine turns freely. It seems like most of the trim is there but I do not have the time to go through the boxes of parts to see what if any parts are missing. Also I have no idea nor did the previous owner what condition the top mechanisms are in. I would just assume they will need work. The Data Plate reads Body - 74A...Color G...Trim 85...Date 12C...DSQ 16 which indicates it was originally Silver Mink Metallic with a red leather interior. The rare 1963 convertible with Air Conditioning is considered by many experts as the most desirable of any of the 61' to 67's convertibles. This is an opportunity to get into one at a reasonable price. I have lowered the reserve making this an attractive affordable project. *Please feel free to email with questions and to setup an inspection of the car. Inspections must take place before bidding not after. If you do not personally inspect the car or have someone inspect it on your behalf then you must agree to positive feedback. I say this because although I try to disclose everything to my knowledge concerning condition of the car my opinion may differ from yours on certain issues. If you do not perform due diligence on this or any other vehicle then it would be totally unfair for you to leave negative feedback and ruin my rating because you disagree with something you should have been aware of before your purchase by having it inspected to your satisfaction or not. If you are a serious bidder I will send you my phone number to answer any other questions you may have. BIDDERS WITH ZERO FEEDBACK OR A FEEDBACK SCORE OF UNDER 10 MUST ASK PERMISSION TO BID OR I WILL CANCEL YOUR BID. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW SECONDS TO ASK --- IF YOUR SERIOUS - SEND THE E-MAIL. Car is advertised locally and I reserve the right to close auction down at any time. This car will not be released until all funds are cleared. Deposits are not refundable. Overseas bidders are welcome....I will help the transport truck load your car. On Dec-11-13 at 12:49:28 PST, seller added the following information: *I just noticed that pictures 13 and 14 are the same and are of my other vehicle that were accidently put in this ad. I have same type pictures of this car I can send to anyone requesting them but it won't allow me to change the ones in the ad at this point.On Jan-04-14 at 18:51:03 PST, seller added the following information: Please disregard the Dec.11th addition as it should have been removed and does not apply and was from a previous listing.