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Not exactly. Click on the =E2=80=9C5th generation=E2=80=9D link on the wiki y=
ou provided. It=E2=80=99s a 1970. I grew up in a neighborhood where there we=
re many =E2=80=9Cwaste management consultants=E2=80=9D and many friends had t=
hese as hand me downs from their parents. Same car as the 1970s Thunderbird.=
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Ron Soave
> On Oct 30, 2019, at 6:17 PM, Bob Kitterer via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.t=
eam.net> wrote:
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> =EF=BB=BFHi Daniel,
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> Something is not right. The car is a MK II which was only produced in 195=
6 and 1957 and is the only two door Continental produce after 1940. It is a=
low production and highly sought after car.
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> More information here:
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> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Continental#Second_generation_(1956=E2=
=80=931957)
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>=20
> Bob Kitterer
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> 1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)
> 1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes
> 2013 Miata
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> Pay it Forward
> Thanks Frank
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>>> On Oct 30, 2019, at 2:20 PM, Weslake1330 via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.=
team.net> wrote:
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>> =EF=BB=BF
>> Hi List,
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>> Well pondering marking the holes etc for my 1960s racing style door mirro=
r bracket I was partway through making, I was interrupted by the sound of th=
e air brakes of a truck outside my house, actually over the road from my hou=
se. On the back trailer was a large American car.
>>=20
>> Turned out my Polish (that's a person from the country of Poland) neighbo=
ur who recently bought a new-ish Porsche is now the owner of a 1970 (H reg) w=
hite Lincoln Continental. Delivery man kept thinking it was mine when I wen=
t out to have a look and take photos. Helped him get it unloaded but no pet=
rol and wouldn't start. Neighbour went to get some petrol. Delivery man ha=
d a Snap-on powerpack but it wouldn't start - kept tripping it. Went to fet=
ch my jump leads to find the delivery man, truck and trailer gone - just the=
car and my puzzled neighbour. Passer by pulls up and produces a power pack=
- less results than the Snap-on power back but discovers battery leads aren=
't tight (on the little 'Halfords' battery). I fetched some imperial spanne=
rs but the bolts are metric!. Tightened them up and no luck so passer-by su=
ggests jump leads (he also thought it was my car). I get them from back in t=
he house and passer-by has gone. Neighbour has his Audi and I let him conne=
ct the jump leads (his wife has appeared to run the Audi). Lincoln Continen=
tal Mk3 starts up after a while but with a graunching sound (stuck starter o=
r air con or water pump or?) disconnect my leads and warm my cold hands on t=
hem. Engine stops suddenly (5L of petrol gone already?) and wouldn't start w=
ith neighbour re-connecting jump leads with the Audi engine still running (M=
mm) - bad starter??. Pushed car towards his house (downhill, across my ro=
ad with no lights other than my torch. =20
>>=20
>> So, another classic car in the neighbourhood (small neighbourhood too!). =
Neighbour seems keen but owns no tools that I know of! Neighbour and deliv=
ery man told me it was a 4.6 Litre engine (never head of one). Says 460 on t=
he air filter - yep 460 cu in - what a beast - 7.5 litres!
>>=20
>> Boot lock is missing - I'll bet the neighbour wants to find one - anyone h=
ave one kicking around amongst their Spridget stash of spares? Or a worksho=
p manual (in Polish?)?
>>=20
>> I'm amazed that someone who knows almost nothing about classic cars or an=
y cars and doesn't own a set of jump leads goes out and buys something like t=
his! I'm probably more interested in it than he is (almost certainly more t=
han his wife is, or mine!). Here is a link to the website that sold the ca=
r https://www.salvagemarket.co.uk/vehicle-list/details/1970-lincoln-continen=
tal-460cc-petrol-automatic-coupe-at-chase-autos-ltd-chase-autos-ltd/808921?x=
=3D0&type=3D0&make=3D&trns=3D0&fuel=3D0&catc=3D0&dist=3D0&sort=3D0&srch=3D&p=
age=3D21
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>> Regards
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>> Daniel=20
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Not exactly. Click on the =E2=80=9C5th gene=
ration=E2=80=9D link on the wiki you provided. It=E2=80=99s a 1970. I grew u=
p in a neighborhood where there were many =E2=80=9Cwaste management consulta=
nts=E2=80=9D and many friends had these as hand me downs from their parents.=
Same car as the 1970s Thunderbird. <br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">Ron Soave<=
/div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Oct 30, 2019, at 6:17=
PM, Bob Kitterer via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:<br><=
br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<m=
eta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8">Hi Da=
niel,<div><br></div><div>Something is not right. The car is a MK II wh=
ich was only produced in 1956 and 1957 and is the only two door Continental p=
roduce after 1940. It is a low production and highly sought after car.=
</div><div><br></div><div>More information here:</div><div><br></div><div>ht=
tps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Continental#Second_generation_(1956=E2=80=
=931957)<br><div><br><br><div dir=3D"ltr"><span style=3D"text-align: -webkit=
-auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Bob Kitterer</span><=
div><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: -we=
bkit-auto; font-size: 13pt;"><br></span></div><div><span style=3D"background=
-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: 13pt;">=
1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)</span></div><div><span st=
yle=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: -webkit-auto; f=
ont-size: 13pt;">1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in b=
oxes</span></div><div><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0=
); text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: 13pt;">2013 Miata</span></div><div><=
span style=3D"font-size: 13pt; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: r=
gba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style=3D"font-size: 13pt=
; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Pay i=
t Forward</span></div><div><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 2=
55, 0); text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: 13pt;">Thanks Frank</span><br><=
br></div></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Oct 30, 201=
9, at 2:20 PM, Weslake1330 via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net> wr=
ote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=
=BB=BF<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi List,<div><br></div><div>Well pondering marki=
ng the holes etc for my 1960s racing style door mirror bracket I was pa=
rtway through making, I was interrupted by the sound of the air brakes o=
f a truck outside my house, actually over the road from my house. On t=
he back trailer was a large American car.</div><div><br></div><div><div>Turn=
ed out my Polish (that's a person from the country of Poland) neighbour who r=
ecently bought a new-ish Porsche is now the owner of a 1970 (H reg) white Li=
ncoln Continental. Delivery man kept thinking it was mine when I went o=
ut to have a look and take photos. Helped him get it unloaded but no p=
etrol and wouldn't start. Neighbour went to get some petrol. Del=
ivery man had a Snap-on powerpack but it wouldn't start - kept tripping it.&=
nbsp; Went to fetch my jump leads to find the delivery man, truck and traile=
r gone - just the car and my puzzled neighbour. Passer by pulls up and=
produces a power pack - less results than the Snap-on power back but discov=
ers battery leads aren't tight (on the little 'Halfords' battery). I f=
etched some imperial spanners but the bolts are metric!. Tightened the=
m up and no luck so passer-by suggests jump leads (he also thought it was my=
car). I get them from back in the house and passer-by has gone. =
Neighbour has his Audi and I let him connect the jump leads (his wife has a=
ppeared to run the Audi). Lincoln Continental Mk3 starts up after=
a while but with a graunching sound (stuck starter or air con or water pump=
or?) disconnect my leads and warm my cold hands on them. Engine stops=
suddenly (5L of petrol gone already?) and wouldn't start with neighbour re-=
connecting jump leads with the Audi engine still running (Mmm) - bad starter=
??. Pushed car towards his house (downhill, across my road with=
no lights other than my torch. </div><div><br></div><div>So, ano=
ther classic car in the neighbourhood (small neighbourhood too!). Neig=
hbour seems keen but owns no tools that I know of! Neighbour and deliv=
ery man told me it was a 4.6 Litre engine (never head of one). Says 46=
0 on the air filter - yep 460 cu in - what a beast - 7.5 litres!</div></div>=
<div><br></div><div>Boot lock is missing - I'll bet the neighbour wants to f=
ind one - anyone have one kicking around amongst their Spridget stash of spa=
res? Or a workshop manual (in Polish?)?</div><div><br></div><div>I'm a=
mazed that someone who knows almost nothing about classic cars or any cars a=
nd doesn't own a set of jump leads goes out and buys something like this!&nb=
sp; I'm probably more interested in it than he is (almost certainly more tha=
n his wife is, or mine!). Here is a link to the website that sol=
d the car <a href=3D"https://www.salvagemarket.co.uk/vehicle-list/detai=
ls/1970-lincoln-continental-460cc-petrol-automatic-coupe-at-chase-autos-ltd-=
chase-autos-ltd/808921?x=3D0&type=3D0&make=3D&trns=3D0&fuel=3D=
0&catc=3D0&dist=3D0&sort=3D0&srch=3D&page=3D21">https://=
www.salvagemarket.co.uk/vehicle-list/details/1970-lincoln-continental-460cc-=
petrol-automatic-coupe-at-chase-autos-ltd-chase-autos-ltd/808921?x=3D0&t=
ype=3D0&make=3D&trns=3D0&fuel=3D0&catc=3D0&dist=3D0&=
sort=3D0&srch=3D&page=3D21</a></div><div><br></div><div>Regards</div=
><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Daniel </div><div><br></div><div><b=
r></div></div>
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