1978 Lincoln Mark Series MARK V DIAMOND JUBILEE

1978 LINCOLN MARK V DIAMOND JUBILEE COLLECTOR EDITION.

RARE! BEAUTIFUL. ORIGINAL. LOW MILE. COLLECTOR LINCOLN. 460 4BBL V-8. GARAGE KEPT. 1 OWNER CAR (UNTIL DECEMBER 2015 WHEN I PURCHASED IT).

NEW VOGUE TIRES. BRAKE PADS. ROTORS (FRONT & REAR). 1 CALIPER. nbsp;BATTERY & FULL FRONT TO REAR DUAL EXHAUST (TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL SINGLE STYLE EXHAUST).

I PURCHASED THIS BEAUTY LAST DECEMBER FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER'S SON.  HIS PARENTS PURCHASED IT NEW IN JANUARY OF 1979. I MADE A COPY OF THE ORIGINAL TITLE BEFORE TRANSFERING IT INTO MY NAME. THIS CAR WAS ALWAYS STORED AT THEIR SUMMER/VACATION HOME. WHICH WAS ABOUT 200 MILES FROM THEIR HOUSE. NEVER DRIVEN IN THE WINTERS.  GARAGED MOST OF IT'S LIFE.  BARELY USED UNTIL THEIR RETIREMENT IN 1996. WHICH WAS WHEN THEY MOVED TO THEIR RETIREMENT HOME & STARTED USING THE CAR MORE OFTEN. HE TOLD ME THAT THE 11K MILES ARE ORIGINAL (BUT DID NOT HAVE DOCUMENTATION TO PROVE IT. OTHER THAN THE ORIGINAL TITLE).  HE SAID THE MAJORITY OF THE MILES WERE PUT ON BETWEEN 1996 & 2004.  LAST REGISTERED IN 2007 PRIOR TO MY PURCHASE.

WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR.  IT NEEDED A NEW BATTERY. THE TIRES HAD FLAT SPOTS FROM SITTING & THE EXHAUST HAD SOME PIN HOLES & NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (AS MENTIONED EARLIER. I HAD ALL OF THIS DONE). PLUS NEW SPARK PLUGS AND AN OIL CHANGE. THE CAR RUNS AND DRIVES EXCELLENT. IT FEELS LIKE A BOAT GOING DOWN THE ROAD. THE ONLY THING IT MAY NEED IS A CARB ADJUSTENT. IS HAS A SLIGHT SHAKE AT IDLE. WHICH MAY BE FROM A CHANGE IN BACK PRESSURE FROM SINGLE EXHAUST TO DUAL EXHAUST. OR CARBON BUILD UP ONTHE EGR VALVE.  BUT IT IS NOT AN ISSUE. I'VE BEEN DRIVING IT TO CRUISE NIGHTS THAT WAY FOR A FEW MONTHS.

THE LAST YEAR OF THE 460 BIG BLOCK IN THE MARK SERIES! ENGINE RUNS STRONG! TRANS SHIFTS SMOOTH!  I'VE PUT LESS THAN 500 MILES ON IT.

THE BODY AND PAINT ARE BEAUTIFUL. IT STILL HAS THE FACTORY PAINTED PINSTRIPES & INTIALED EMBLEMS ON EACH DOOR. I HAD A COUPLE OF SMALL AREAS OF SURFACE RUST REPAIRED IN THE LOWER 1/4's. IT WAS VERY MINOR & UNDER THE LOWER MOLDINGS. IT CAME OUT VERY NICE. THERE IS SOME MINOR FADING ON THE HOOD & DECK LID. FLOOR & FRAME ARE ROCK SOLID. ALL CHROME AND MOLDINGS ARE EXCELLENT DRIVER QUALITY.

THE INTERIOR ALSO IS BEAUTIFUL. NO RIPS OR TEARS. THIS CAR WAS VERY WELL CARED FOR.

MINOR THINGS THAT THE NEW OWNER MAY WANT TO ADDRESS:

1) PASSENEGER POWER SEAT ENGAGES WHEN THE FWD/BACK SWITCH IS USED. BUT DOES NOT MOVE. HOWEVER THE TILT DOES WORK.

2) POWER ANTENNA WILL MOVE DOWN BUT NOT UP. I'M GUESSING IT'S THE SWITCH.

3) A/C BLOWS COLD. IT HAD A MINOR FREON LEAK IN A/C HOSE BY COMPRESSOR THAT HAS BEEN PATCHED.  A/C HAS BEEN CONVERTED TO R-134.

4) CARB & CHOKE ADJUSTMENT/REBUILD TO THE NEW DUAL EXHAUST. RUNS A LITTLE ROUGH WHEN FIRST STARTED. BUT STARTS EASY.

5) POWER SUNROOF DOES NOT WORK. I'M NOT SURE IF IT IS THE MOTOR OR SWITCH.

NADA VALUE FOR A #2 DIAMOND JUBILEE IS OVER $28K. #3 IS OVER $11K. I WOULD CONSIDER THIS CAR TO BE MUCH CLOSER TO A #2 THAN A #3. SO I'VE PRICED IT VERY FAIR TO SELL. I JUST HAVE TOO MANY CARS (8) & NOT ENOUGH SPACE OR TIME FOR ALL OF THEM. PLUS I RECENTLY BOUGHT A CONVERTIBLE FOR THE SUMMER. SO SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET A GREAT DEAL ON A BEAUTIFUL DIAMOND JUBILEE!

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME. SERIOUS BUYERS ONLY PLEASE! 

PLEASE VIEW THE VIDEO BELOW. THE MICROPHONE ON MY CAMERA/VIDEO RECORDER IS VERY SENSITIVE. SO THE CAR MAY SEEM A BIT LOUDER THAN IT REALLY IS.

THANK YOU FOR VIEWING MY LISTING.

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