Lincoln Town Car Covertible!

[Bill D]

I hope these photos make up the for the ones I accidently deleted last weekend of my detail of a SL 55 AMG :wall:





This is custom ’77 Lincoln Town Car convertible :D A car like this had its roof chopped in the aftermarket . I was stunned to see this car ton the road . I tracked it down later in the day at a service station and spoke to the mechanics who had it parked outside.



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This car only has 9500 miles on it! :shocked: It is in extremely good shape! In the bright sulight swirls marks could probably counted on one hand, the interior is spotless. The leather is in incredibly good shape with minimum wrinkling. The engine compartment needs to be detailed and the tires need dressing but other than that this car is terrific!



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The car was being seviced for broken vacuum operated headlight doors. A problem I suspect is typical of older vehicles with this feature. The mechanic who was driving it when I saw it remarked how increbily smooth it drives! He started it up and even for a Lincoln of this vintage, it started with the same famous whisper of modern Town Cars. You have to second guess whether the car is running or not :D



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[Bill D]

I’d love to get a chance to detail such a special car as this. Immediately as I looked it over I took mental notes of what I think it could use , and it’s not much:



Good wash and clay



A brief polishing using the PC with something light like Menzerna FP via white Lake Country polishing pad.



LSP product(s) of choice



I think the leather might respond even better to the Leatherique twins, definitely worth a shot



Of course, clean/dress the interior, make sure carpet is spotless



Dress wheel wells/ tires with dressings of choice.



Big job, but labor of love: seal these intricate wheels



Of course, polish the exhaust :D





The biggest job would be the engine compartment:



A careful degreasing, polishing all metal portions ,probably a lot of painting ( maybe the POR 15 paints?)and rust treating and plastic and rubber dressing is needed.



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What a weekend treat! Around here this Fall special cars seem to be coming out all over! :bounce





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[NavindraLR]

wow.. that thing is in good condition...

that sucks u deleted the sl55amg pics.. i was lookin forward to seeing a detail on one of those

[imported_edschwab1]

Cool ride, definatley one of kind. This cost someone back in the day a bit of coin to customize. Any idea the current value of the car?



Eric

[Bill D]

Jeez, not sure, Im not sure if conventional sources like Kelley Blue Book or even Old Car News adjust for such a modifcation. I guess auctions of similar cars would set the price :nixweiss

[MacGyver]

Cool car! I would jump at the chance to bring that engine bay back to life too! Besides a ton of polishing and painting, the wires and hoses need to be dialed in, zip-tied, shrink tubed, etc.

[Setec Astronomy]

Boy Bill, that engine bay brings back memories of my parent`s `73 Mercury station wagon...with the coffee can evaporative emission canisters! What is that blue oil filter-like thing stuck on the air cleaner? That`s where the warm air snorkel off the exhaust manifold would be but I don`t see anything coming up. It looks like it comes off due to the ribbing on the end (for grip). Any ideas?

[Setec Astronomy]

Oops...now I see the snorkel on the other side...so what is that other thing?

[imported_edschwab1]

Originally posted by Setec Astronomy

What is that blue oil filter-like thing stuck on the air cleaner? That`s where the warm air snorkel off the exhaust manifold would be but I don`t see anything coming up. It looks like it comes off due to the ribbing on the end (for grip). Any ideas?



I was windering the same thing.



Eric

[stilez]

Wow!



A boat!! You can`t even fit the thing in the picture :lol



Anyways, that thing looks amazing for it`s age...hell for any age.



Would love to see it detailed :)