Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Pair of 1979 Lincoln Continentals With Delivery Miles Is a Rare Time Capsule

 

 Auto Revolution

Here’s a pair of identically-specced Lincolns, one a Mark V and one a Town Car sedan, with the same owner, just now looking for their second owner. One that will, hopefully, take them out for at least one drive, as they come with delivery miles.

This is a clear case of a time capsule vehicle, with the twist that we’re talking about a pair of two versions of the same car. They were both bought at the same time by one Clyde L. Farris of Arden, North Carolina, who paid $17,717 for the Mark V and $16,251 for the Town Car. The former has 10 miles (16 km) on the odometer, while the latter just 7 (11 km).

They’re so new they still have the factory plastic in place. Mr. Farris bought them, drove them home, and then, for whatever reason, didn’t as much as bother to take the wrapping off.

Both have a 6.6-liter V8 engine with 166 hp mated to a 3-speed automatic transmission. Both have a cream exterior, which the Mark V pairs with a cream leather interior and the Town Car with gold plush seats. In the photos, the gold on the seats translates to a moldy green.

This intriguing pair is listed as separate items with Mecum Auctions as part of the Low Mileage Collection that crossed the auction block at the Kissimmee event. The event ended last weekend, and it looks like these two failed to secure a buyer since they’re now tagged with “The bid goes on…”

No estimate is offered for either, but both come with original documentation, original MSO, original bill of sale, original owner's manual and miscellaneous paperwork. And what is surely an entertaining story we might never hear.

4 comments:

  1. Dad had a Black 1923 Lincoln Continental with Cherry red interior. What was cool about this particular Continental is that it had suicide doors.
    He gave it to me in 1972 when I was 23 and the car was in beautiful conditioned, he kept it in pristine condition. It did need a new trans and engine rebuild but was otherwise a great looking auto and like a dumbass, I traded it for a Dunebuggy 6 months after he gifted to me....
    Needless to say, Dad killed me several times bringing back to life so he could kill me again.
    Being the oldest of 8 kids is hard enough. Being the oldest and a dumbass of eight kids is as bad as it gets. I'm 61 and to stir things up my 54 year old sister brings it up at a cookout in August. Yep, I got killed again.
    I kid you not, at any place any time no matter how many people are around he'll say: Hey Dumbass!

    Marines are bad core man, retired Marines are unforgiving!

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  2. That would be a Black 1963 Lincoln not 1923...

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