Insomniac391's Lucky #6

[insomniac391]

Well.... I'm glad I finally bought a car that I could put in the Reader's Rides section again. I've been talking about getting a new car for a while and I didnt think it was going to happen, but now here it is, took my time and found a great car I'll enjoy, and I bet none of you saw this one coming.

Anyway, here it is.

1980 Bill Blass Lincoln Continental Mark VI





























It has a 351 Cleveland, digital dash, key-less entry, and some comfortable ass leather seats. besides that everything is pretty typical of a lincoln, rides like a dream, engine is quieter than my moms civic, and everything is in working order. Only problem is its a Cleveland, so it leaks a little oil, but besides that its the finest car I've ever been in. Also has a little rust below the rear taillights and some of the trim on the right side is crooked, but all that will be fixed in a week. I'll post better pics as soon as I get it home and it stops raining. I'll be picking it up Tuesday.

[Outlaw440]

It has a 351 Cleveland.

Uh, are you sure about that? It should be a 351 windsor, do you have an engine pic to verify?

[hemihotrod402]

YAY ITS MADE BY FORD!!!!!

looks good

[insomniac391]

Uh, are you sure about that? It should be a 351 windsor, do you have an engine pic to verify?

thats what the guy told me, and i dont know enough to say other wise. He wasnt sure either though. As far as i understood though the Continental Mark VIs came with a 302, but the designer cars had different available packages. How can you tell the difference between a 351 Windsor and a 351 Cleveland?

Edit: also when he told me it leaked oil i figured it was a Cleveland.

[Outlaw440]

These pics are crappy but,



You can see the Cleveland valve cover is bigger, and the cylinder head on the exhaust side extends past the edge of the valve cover.

A windsor will look just like a 302 more or less

[insomniac391]

These pics are crappy but,



You can see the Cleveland valve cover is bigger, and the cylinder head on the exhaust side extends past the edge of the valve cover.

A windsor will look just like a 302 more or less

hmmm, I'll have to wait till i get it home cause i cant remember what it looks like at the moment.

[marquisman]

if its a 1980, its gonna be a windsor my friend. lol anyway, glad to see you with another ford product but, id never think you whould buy a lincoln, mark VI to say the least. nice car, nice find and welcome to the MARK VI club bro!

[87gtVIC]

Good looking car. There is one just like it by my house.

[insomniac391]

if its a 1980, its gonna be a windsor my friend. lol anyway, glad to see you with another ford product but, id never think you whould buy a lincoln, mark VI to say the least. nice car, nice find and welcome to the MARK VI club bro!

lol damn, now i feel like a jackass and thats going to bother the hell out of me, knowing i have the wrong info in my post, o well.

lol Thanks, didnt think I'd buy one either but I just couldnt pass this one up. Now that I have a nice luxury car i can cut up my Caprice and turn it into a track car.

[marquisman]

i say it has a windsor since in 1980 that was the standard engine for the MARK VI lol anywho, go easy with the saw on the caprice lol

[insomniac391]

i say it has a windsor since in 1980 that was the standard engine for the MARK VI lol anywho, go easy with the saw on the caprice lol

I know, my mistake. I'm just going to take out all the electrical BS like power windows and such, and put some racing buckets upfront, maybeeee take out the backseats and some other stuff.

[marquisman]

W3RD UP! now that you have a nice MARK VI, ill never end up winning POTM lol

[87gtVIC]

When you get a chance can you take a picture of the bottom door weatherstripping for me please?

[insomniac391]

W3RD UP! now that you have a nice MARK VI, ill never end up winning POTM lol

lol, IMO opinion I shouldn't get nominated until I put some work into it myself, although I do have a lot of money left over so that may be soon.

When you get a chance can you take a picture of the bottom door weatherstripping for me please?

lol, yea. lmao, it could only be you who would ask for something like that, Ill have it up by Wednesday night

[MrMarquis]

Damn, what a nice find! Do tell what you have planned for this? Are you going to just restore it or mod it out some? I'd like to get a hold of one, but money is just not there...