VIDEOS CAN BE SEEN OF THE CAR DRIVING STARTING AND MISC OPERATIONS AT
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- The car has a mid pipe exhuast leak and a small hole in the muffler.
- The passenger front vent window goes up slow.
- The interior ceiling fabric has been pinned.
- The Front passenger side fender looks to be slightly faded.
- The Mark rides and drives EXTREMELY WELL.
- All other systems SEEM TO be working correctly and the Mark is over all is in GOOD shape.
- Remember THIS IS NOT A 15000.00 MARK VI IN MINT CONDITION. THIS MARKVI HAS 53K on it and it is NOT PERFECT! This MARK VI is in above average condition by far! That being said I would proudly drive this car to Washington state and back and I bet I would have no problem doing so. This car is a blast from the past with plenty of life left in it.
- If you want to know the history please look at the Auto Check Tab HISTORY REPORT !
- IF you need have any other specific questions please ask them before you bid.
Continental Mark VI
The 1980 design revision and change to the Panther platform significantly reduced the size of the vehicle—the new model was 14 inches (360 mm) shorter and rode on a wheelbase 6 inches (150 mm) shorter than before—and the new car was 500 pounds lighter. Nevertheless, aside from being the only Mark series ever available as a 4-door sedan, the Mark VI retained most of the styling cues of the 1977 Mark V. Even though the car was significantly smaller, it kept the hallmark opera windows, Rolls-Royce style grille and the trademark vestigial spare-tire hump on the deck lid.
As with other 1980 Lincolns, the Mark of that year was available with significantly increased levels of, at the time, high-technology electronic equipment. A digital instrument cluster using Vacuum Fluorescent Displays, pushbutton keyless entry, Automatic Overdrive (AOD) 4-speed automatic transmission, and fuel injection on the 302 in³ (4.9 L) engine were all new introductions for 1980. Reliability of these systems was problematic for the first few years, which earned these cars a poor reliability record for 1980, 1981 and 1982. Revisions and modifications to the electronics improved the cars' reliability record for 1983.
With the Continental and Mark V retired after 1979, the new Lincolns for 1980 were highly anticipated cars. When Ford introduced the downsized Lincolns to the press, they were an immediate hit, being more efficient and more spacious than the corresponding Cadillacs of the same year, which had been downsized for 1977. The new Lincolns used new assembly techniques, and had aluminum pieces in the body and mechanicals to lighten the cars, in addition to the 800 pounds (363 kg) weight loss they received from the redesign. The old 460cid V8 was history, replaced by a fuel-injected version of Ford's 302cid (5.0 liter) V8, and a carbureted version of the 351cid V8, though the latter lasted only for 1980.
The basic body was shared between Town Car and Mark VI, but the Mark bore more resemblance to the Mark V, with hidden headlamps, the spare tire bulge on the trunk, the vinyl top and opera windows, etc. For the only time, the Mark series was offered as a four door sedan, but both Marks were dropped after '83 in favor of a new Mark VII, and a small Continental sedan (meant to replace Lincoln's unsuccessful Versailles mid-size). A super-rare car, of potential interest to collectors, is the '80-'81 Town Coupe, which sold only about 3000 copies before being consigned to the pages of history. The Town Car and Town Coupe bore more resemblance to the old standard Continentals of the seventies, but were thoroughly modern. The success of the Mark VI, however, effectively killed off interest in the Town Coupe. The Town Car, however, continued to be Lincoln's best seller for the rest of the 1980s. All told, these Lincolns are quiet, reliable, roomy cars.
Signature Series and Designer Series
Carrying on a tradition it created in the mid-seventies, Lincoln continued to offer designer editions of its cars into the eighties as well. The newly restyled Mark series was no exception. For 1980 a "Signature Series" was available in both coupe and sedan formats. This edition basically copied the option package from 1979's "Collector's Series" including almost every Lincoln option available. These cars were available in either burgundy or silver exterior colors, and the interior was red only, in either leather or velour. Unique features included a rechargeable glove box flashlight, and a leather bound tool kit in the trunk. The Cartier, Pucci, Blass and Givenchy designer series editions were offered in 1980. In 1981 the "Signature Series" edition was offered again in red or silver, with a choice of black or white exterior colors being added near the end of the model year. The interior color on these Signature Series cars was red only. The designer editions were offered for the coupe model only. These designers included Bill Blass, Cartier, Emilio Pucci, and Givenchy. Each designer edition carried exclusive exterior and interior color combinations as well as more optional equipment over the standard model. In 1982 designer editions received a shuffle of sorts as the sedan was now available as an Emilio Pucci edition removing this package from the coupe. The remaining designers-Bill Blass and Givenchy-were available on the coupe; the Cartier edition was no longer offered. The "Signature Series" carried on as well, but lost its exclusive colors, as these cars were now available in any exterior color and any interior color. The tool kit and glove box flashlight were gone as well. For 1983 the Givenchy Edition was dropped and model line-up consisted of the standard coupe/sedan, the "Signature Series" coupe/sedan, the Bill Blass Edition coupe, and the Emilio Pucci Edition sedan. The Blass edition retained its' now iconic "carriage roof" (convertible-look) and a unique exterior paint combination exclusive to the model. The Emilio Pucci Edition shared this roof treatment for 1983 and had a unique exterior color as well. The coupe version of the Emilio Pucci Designer edition was a mid-year introduction.