eBay Find of the Day: Gorgeous 1964 Lincoln Continental has a 723-hp secret
723-horsepower 1964 Lincoln Continental – Click above for image gallery
The Elwood Engel Continentals are so instantly recognizable that Lincoln borrowed some of their design cues when creating modern vehicles like the MKX crossover. These big hunks of awesome from the Sixties are still even relatively affordable, too. The seller of this gem claims that there's more than $120,000 invested in this much modified example, which is admittedly a whole lot more than we'd expect to pay for even this gobsmackingly nifty thing, so it's possibly a case of overdoing it. You've got a day, and as it stands now, the reserve has not been met by a $30,000 bid. Lower than a dead man's blood pressure, this Lincoln has been expensively redone in a stunning shade of PPG Cherry Black. Underneath, chassis mods have been carried out to add an Air Ride Technologies suspension that gives you the slammed stance for going low and slow, but it also pumps up to regular height for motorvatin'. Underhood yields the biggest surprise, as if the beautifully straight bodywork, sumptuous leather interior and high standard of work weren't enough.
Pop that lid and where you'd expect to see an MEL or 385-series lies a 351 Windsor-based engine, now displacing 427 cubic inches and breathing heavily with a ProCharger iron lung and spinning an AOD transmission. A mid-century masterpiece powered by more than 700 horsepower done up tastefully sounds good to us.
Gallery: Custom eBay Lincoln Continental
[Source: eBay]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
RG 8:01PM (8/27/2009)
W-I-C-K-E-D
Wish it was a convertible though.
I'll save my cash for that auction. :-)
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DKB_SATX 11:10PM (8/27/2009)
yeah... between being lowered and all that motor, a convertible might be a little too flexible. All that twist might snap something if you opened the throttle all the way. I'm glad I don't have a huge pile of cash burning a hole in my bank account, I'd have to bid.
RG 8:21AM (8/28/2009)
If they dropped $120k into this ride, I am sure that some reinforcement of the frame wouldn't be too much too ask..
CromulantMan 8:03PM (8/27/2009)
did anyone else notice the handicapped plates? LOL...gotta love it!!!
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Duncan 8:10PM (8/27/2009)
Well, obviously, that's a practical reason for the air suspension. Gotta make these things useful, you know? :)
sepirioth 10:53PM (8/27/2009)
AWESOME! I didnt even look at the plates! Ridin' dirty! :)
ACURA23CL 8:03PM (8/27/2009)
Now that's a sleeper!
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TigerMil 8:05PM (8/27/2009)
Stunning. 2nd on the convertible it should be.
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Duncan 8:09PM (8/27/2009)
I'll third it on the convertible - I mean, if you're gonna spend that much money...
Otherwise, it's just bad-ass and exactly the way I'd want it - maybe with period wire wheels, but that's about it.
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heiferdust 8:13PM (8/27/2009)
Excellent. I want it. More so than any current Lincoln.
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Farmboy 9:22PM (8/27/2009)
Agreed. 64 Continental is one of the best Lincolns ever. Simply stunning design and still can turn some heads. Suicide doors FTW!!!!
Autblogist! 8:14PM (8/27/2009)
With skinny all-season tires and stiff air suspension to reel that power in.
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Silly Pickle 9:48PM (8/27/2009)
Not sure what you're seeing but those tires are anything but skinny. http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/custom-ebay-lincoln-continental/full/#2 Might not be hi-perf rubber, but then that isn't 'xactly the point of this car is it?
I'd love to park my car out in the winter just to have this sit i my garage for 8 months waiting to be driven daily to work. Got the biggest spot in the parking lot...it might even fit!!! LOL
Love it!
asolar 8:15PM (8/27/2009)
The interior of this car is great! I love the open non-claustrophobic space, the dash, the dials, the column mounted shifter, and the simplicity. This car has one purpose only, to be driven, and driven well.
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Tyler 8:16PM (8/27/2009)
Wow that looks sharp! I think Lincoln should bring the Continental with a modern-retro look back and replace it with the MKZ. People will actually realize Lincoln exists.
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Yaroukh 8:44PM (8/27/2009)
maybe changing a lead designer would do
one2gamble 10:29AM (8/28/2009)
They did a concept 6 or 7 years ago
https://www.fordmuscle.com/forums/attachments/garage/5411d1221872770-copycats-why-lincoln-continental-concept-02.jpg
220v 8:18PM (8/27/2009)
Sick.
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ngoolsby 9:18PM (8/27/2009)
Check out MobSteel.com outta the Motor City if you wanna see some sic Lincolns.
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ack154 8:30PM (8/27/2009)
I can understand the desire for a convertible here... but really, it's quite the beauty as-is. Just awesome.
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