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Don=E2=80=99t know where my head was but the coupe was the only body for the=
MK II Continental not the only year they made a coupe. I should have know t=
his because my dad had five Lincolns of which three were Continentals and tw=
o of those were coupes. He had a 1970 or close to that year that was one of=
the =E2=80=9CDesigner=E2=80=9D models that Chuck mentioned. My brothers an=
d I called it the =E2=80=9CPimpmobile=E2=80=9D much to our dad=E2=80=99s dis=
pleasure. He had another one, 1980 as I recall. I drove it from Minneapoli=
s to SOCAL and could never get the seat in a comfortable position. It was f=
ar from the most comfortable drive I have done.
Bob Kitterer
1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)
1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes
2013 Miata
Pay it Forward
Thanks Frank
> On Oct 31, 2019, at 3:25 AM, Charlie Shelden via Spridgets <spridgets@auto=
x.team.net> wrote:
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> =EF=BB=BFMight be something you checked. I presume it has oil and the ship=
per didn=E2=80=99t make them drain the engine. How awful that would be.=20
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> Sounds like you may become very familiar with this little beast of a car.=20=
>=20
> Charlie=20
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> Sent from my iPhone
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>>> On Oct 30, 2019, at 4:20 PM, Weslake1330 via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.=
team.net> wrote:
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>> =EF=BB=BF
>> Hi List,
>>=20
>> 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">Don=E2=80=99t know where my head was but th=
e coupe was the only body for the MK II Continental not the only year they m=
ade a coupe. I should have know this because my dad had five Lincolns o=
f which three were Continentals and two of those were coupes. He had a=
1970 or close to that year that was one of the =E2=80=9CDesigner=E2=80=9D m=
odels that Chuck mentioned. My brothers and I called it the =E2=80=9CP=
impmobile=E2=80=9D much to our dad=E2=80=99s displeasure. He had anoth=
er one, 1980 as I recall. I drove it from Minneapolis to SOCAL and cou=
ld never get the seat in a comfortable position. It was far from the m=
ost comfortable drive I have done.<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, 2=
55, 0); text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: 13pt;"><br></span></div><div><s=
pan style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: -webkit-a=
uto; font-size: 13pt;">1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)</s=
pan></div><div><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text=
-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: 13pt;">1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk II=
I (Trevor) - still in boxes</span></div><div><span style=3D"background-color=
: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: 13pt;">2013 M=
iata</span></div><div><span style=3D"font-size: 13pt; text-align: -webkit-au=
to; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span s=
tyle=3D"font-size: 13pt; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgba(25=
5, 255, 255, 0);">Pay it Forward</span></div><div><span style=3D"background-=
color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: 13pt;">T=
hanks Frank</span><br><br></div></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D=
"cite">On Oct 31, 2019, at 3:25 AM, Charlie Shelden via Spridgets <spridg=
ets@autox.team.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"=
cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D=
"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8">Might be something you checked. I presume it ha=
s oil and the shipper didn=E2=80=99t make them drain the engine. How awful t=
hat would be. <div><br></div><div>Sounds like you may become very famil=
iar with this little beast of a car. </div><div><br></div><div>Charlie&=
nbsp;<br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>=
<blockquote type=3D"cite">On Oct 30, 2019, at 4:20 PM, Weslake1330 via Sprid=
gets <spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><bloc=
kquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi List,<div=
><br></div><div>Well pondering marking the holes etc for my 1960s racin=
g style door mirror bracket I was partway through making, I was interru=
pted by the sound of the air brakes of a truck outside my house, actual=
ly over the road from my house. On the back trailer was a large Americ=
an car.</div><div><br></div><div><div>Turned out my Polish (that's a person f=
rom the country of Poland) neighbour who recently bought a new-ish Porsche i=
s now the owner of a 1970 (H reg) white Lincoln Continental. Delivery m=
an kept thinking it was mine when I went out to have a look and take photos.=
Helped him get it unloaded but no petrol and wouldn't start. Ne=
ighbour went to get some petrol. Delivery man had a Snap-on powerpack b=
ut it wouldn't start - kept tripping it. Went to fetch my jump leads t=
o find the delivery man, truck and trailer gone - just the car and my puzzle=
d neighbour. Passer by pulls up and produces a power pack - less resul=
ts than the Snap-on power back but discovers battery leads aren't tight (on t=
he little 'Halfords' battery). I fetched some imperial spanners but th=
e bolts are metric!. Tightened them up and no luck so passer-by sugges=
ts 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 hi=
m connect the jump leads (his wife has appeared to run the Audi). Linc=
oln 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 m=
y 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 e=
ngine still running (Mmm) - bad starter??. Pushed car towards h=
is house (downhill, across my road with no lights other than my torch. =
</div><div><br></div><div>So, another classic car in the neighbourhood=
(small neighbourhood too!). Neighbour seems keen but owns no tools th=
at I know of! Neighbour and delivery man told me it was a 4.6 Litre en=
gine (never head of one). Says 460 on the air filter - yep 460 cu in -=
what a beast - 7.5 litres!</div></div><div><br></div><div>Boot lock is miss=
ing - I'll bet the neighbour wants to find one - anyone have one kicking aro=
und amongst their Spridget stash of spares? Or a workshop manual (in P=
olish?)?</div><div><br></div><div>I'm amazed that someone who knows almost n=
othing about classic cars or any cars and doesn't own a set of jump leads go=
es out and buys something like this! I'm probably more interested in i=
t than he is (almost certainly more than his wife is, or mine!). =
Here is a link to the website that sold the car <a href=3D"https://www=
.salvagemarket.co.uk/vehicle-list/details/1970-lincoln-continental-460cc-pet=
rol-automatic-coupe-at-chase-autos-ltd-chase-autos-ltd/808921?x=3D0&type=
=3D0&make=3D&trns=3D0&fuel=3D0&catc=3D0&dist=3D0&sor=
t=3D0&srch=3D&page=3D21">https://www.salvagemarket.co.uk/vehicle-lis=
t/details/1970-lincoln-continental-460cc-petrol-automatic-coupe-at-chase-aut=
os-ltd-chase-autos-ltd/808921?x=3D0&type=3D0&make=3D&trns=3D0&am=
p;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><br></div></div>
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