Wheels were color keyed lacy spoke aluminum. The Continental Mark VI is a full-size luxury car that was produced by Ford Motor Company from 1980 to 1983. Time is on our side; just look at the growth of interest on websites and in priceswhich are certainly on the upswing! 54768, Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County, WI. Still, everyone knew that the replacements for the 79 Continental and Mark V would have to pull much higher grades on the fuel economy exam. By the time the new 1980 Mark VI was introduced on October 12, 1979, Lincoln-Mercury Division thought it had one excellent automobile and they expected their market penetration to remain strong. All the body panels, chrome trim, badging, and lower chrome panel on each side look good on this 81,000 mile pampered Lincoln. Best looking to you.to me its a Cordoba with boxes covering it. It rides on matched Lincoln looking wire wheels with thin white wall tires and has a great ride and handling because the 1980 Continental shed 10 inches of its wheelbase and 14 inches in length losing nearly 1000 pounds of curb weight. 1983 Lincoln Continental Mark VI 2 Door. hey @83markvi, i was wondering if you purchased this car in southwest Virginia? Each Mark VI was also equipped with parking lights integrated with the front turn signals, so the addition of the optional touring lights was a styling flourish. When luxury cars needed to lose their size during this era, they also lost their class and elegance. Only damaged passenger door and rear quarter panel. For the 1984 model year, the Mark VI was replaced by the Continental Mark VII. Actual market value for a specific vehicle will depend on various elements, including the condition of the vehicle. We do not want Salvage Title and DO want the car repaired, have found replacement parts from junk car. Benzes? These colors were the same as the Lincoln Continental except Antique Mahogany Mist replaced Scarlet. I do like the 4 door Mark a lot. manufactured by Lincoln in United States. For 2004-2008 Ford F-150 & 2006-2008 Lincoln Mark LT 4WD Front Complete Struts (Fits: Lincoln Mark LT) $145.76. I see cars like mine 5000 to 7000. Gas mileage is OK. Oh well . If you dont plan on spending more than a few thousand bucks on a classic Lincoln Continental, you could opt for a cheaper one. It is a rare and beautiful car. It was not garaged during this eleven year period. I believe this is the aero luxury car that spawned them: Well they certainly could have delayed making the tooling until late 83 or early 84 to see if customers would actually buy on. This newly-made engine produced 130.8-hp at 3,600 rpm and 231 lb-ft at 2,000 rpm. It was a huge step backward from the original, just like the Mark VI was from the Mark V. GM had the advantage of being able to spread the costs of the unique E-body across the Riviera, Toronado and Eldorado. If not, you should do so. The body and interior would be kept 100% stock other than window tinting. Has been garage kept and very Low Milage. I do check for these on CL from time to time, the only problem is like the featured car the always have 1 and sometimes 2 of the parking light lenses missing. The Bill Blass was either Midnight Black uppers and lowers with French Vanilla body sides or French Vanilla uppers and lowers with black body sides. Ive driven 302-powered Panthers from this era and the 351 in this Panther coupe is considerably more fun to hoon around town. http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2010/09/hammer-time-the-steenkin%E2%80%99-lincoln/. We do not know why there are so many more Mark Vs than Mark Vis showing up at LCOC National Meets. We suppose we need an Appraisal, however, every Appraiser we talk to does not know what this Specialty tag means or a value for the car, as just a regular 83 M6 it is not. In 1979, a second oil crisis, this one caused by the Iranian Revolution, hit the Western World. With the adoption of this platform, the Lincoln Continental underwent changes. Fax: 763.420.7849 Unlike most rivals, the Lincoln Continental had an impressive fuel economy stat, thanks to the small block engine. Lincoln & Continental Owners Club Not to mention that Town Cars and Mark VI had the bullet prove 5.0; while Cadillac offered the wonderful, 4100 V8. Best panther body site I found. . I imagine the Mark VII may have had it too. Government regulations were not the reason Mark VI sales plunged. Check out our Merchandise store and Classifieds. Lee Iacocca had definitely left the building. Find your dream car today. There is no production breakout for the Designer Series. The Mark VI will always be remembered as the little Mark. At the time, Lincolns were redesigned and were selling like hot cakes versus Cadilacs. Is she still for sale ? Thpppttt!!!! They had several problems with this system which they never did get worked out so they went to an EEC4 system in 1984 with a throttle body fuel injection, and then in 1986 they went to a sequential port fuel injection and a different engine management system which has proved to be virtually trouble free. Classic Cars. Rear seat legroom was increased and even luggage capacity was increased. unlike most boats from this era it feels sporty. On all models accent stripes were white and red, and wheels were either aluminum or full wire, not just wire wheel covers. Even if you take into account the all new four door Mark VI, in 1980 total Mark VI sales two door and four door were a little less than 39,000 compared to the almost 76,000 Mark Vs produced in 1979. Who could have imagined this turn of events in, say, 1960? A digital instrument cluster showed the world that you were ready forthe future. This car could have been more successful if Lincoln stopped dragging their 1970s style language into the new decade. The Car Dies When I Unhook The Positive Cable. That sort of marketing strategy works for a while but they milked it for about 5 years too longCadillac did okay until the mid-80s and then when they went FWD Lincoln played out the strategy until the 1990s with success (actually forcing Cadillac to keep making the Brougham so as not to totally lose all of its target buyers). . Track recent comps for the classic or exotic cars you own - or the cars you want. It appears Hartford called 2 junk jipo auto sales lots in Alaska who quoted the $4200. He certainly lacks knowledge and experence about luxury cars. Halderman and John Aiken, as the primary designers of the Mark VI, designed it to appeal to a specific groupwell off, middle age or older men who wanted a sporty looking four passenger car, and thats what the Mark VI is. But at least be fair; the articlepictoriallylooks as if you went out of your way to find photographs of the poorest, most derelict, flat-tired examples. At the 1983 Chicago Auto Show, the Lincoln display had an 83 Emilio Pucci Mark VI sedan on a podium. . For the table with this car full photo gallery and complete technical specifications (including final drive and gear ratios, powertrain description, inside and outside dimensions etc. how beautiful they looked. But as to fixing it to make it look right, where do we begin? I thought they were the most lavish things Id ever seen (nothing like my familys 77 white Impala). crushed velvet red interior. All original. Also, however high your appraisal is, an insurer will likely have a lower one and you will end up somewhere between. The first Ford V8 produced with fuel injection, the engine was marketed by its 5.0L metric displacement (slightly rounded up from the technical 4.94L figure). Today, the classic Mark VI Continental can be had for just a fraction of the original MSRP. I distinctly recall the salesman underscoring Chryslers attention to detail by pointing out the beautifully finished chrome interiors of the Imperials headlight compartments in contrast to Lincolns unattractive, sloppy approach. i had a lincoln in high school that was identical to your silver one and my dad sold it while i was in basic training down in texas, ive been wondering what happened to it ever sence. And, I like unique. Your well-researched and professionally-written article still makes my stomach turn. The reason for this could be the problems that Doug Mattix has pointed out with the earlier 302 engine. Im sorry your car got hit so badly. The flames complement the Shelby nose and functioning hood and fender scoops. I cant stand this whole idiom particularly the interiors, with the rectilinear IPs, cheap plastics, and wood appliqu so I dont really grasp why anyone other than Lincoln-Mercury accountants loved the Mark III/IV/V, but I think this was really the point where Lincoln began its transition from status symbol to retiree-mobile. Thats it. It is as dry as a bone, and with a new battery and gas at engine-point it cranked right up and ran smoothly! New listings are added daily. I lived in Atlanta, Ga. and on occasion you would see a grey Mark or a red Mark or the awful 2 dr. Mark but never have I seen one that was like mine. When you attempt to start the car cold, if you cycle the key to the run position 4 or 5 times, will the car start then? Lincoln four-door buyers now had a choice of the mid-sized Versailles, Lincoln Continental, Lincoln Continental Town Car option, Continental Mark VI, and Mark VI Signature Series. After they lose the chrome, boxiness, and real bumpers in the early 90s, I lose interest. The Continental Mark series (later Lincoln Mark series) is a series of personal luxury cars that was produced by Ford Motor Company. 327 vehicles matched Now showing page 1 of 22. Oh I see. For 1982, the series underwent a shuffle of sorts, with the Pucci edition moving from the sedan from the coupe. We empower classic and exotic car buyers, sellers, and enthusiasts with insights for the collector car industry - including market values, price comparisons, listing alerts and more. My dad bought a used 80 that was a couple of years old, purchased while this style was still in production. I installed more than one on Lean burn V8s. The fifth generation of the Mark series, the Continental Mark VI introduced several changes to the model line. I had people asking me to sell it to them. The sound of the doors opening and closing, same sound as a Fairmont of the same vintage made. Contact. I dont think so either. Two different animals, the Imperial had fuel injection which wasnt the lean burn system. Body sides and body side moldings were Dark Blue with dual gold accentstripes. The Mark VI had an Electronic Instrument Panel with Message System, optional on other models. I can make a similar observation about this car because I knew Lincoln Marks. Lincoln lovers tend to either love it or hate it. Ford's Lincoln Division introduced the downsized Continental Mark VI in 1980 and kept the model in production through 1983. Ample power from the 5.o liter. Downside although fuel economy and drivability actually improved, it meant from then on I had to burn Super Unleaded. . Far better in the VI. Until I changed the battery and accidently put it in backwards.I burnt a couple of fuses but have changed them. Id take a VI over a VII in a hart beat. I was only ten years old when it first launched, but I had a neighbor who had twoone in triple black, and one that was green/green/white. With all of the models, colors and options available for the Mark VI, 1980-83, it would take a small book to cover everything in detail. Whereas the Mark had always been based upon the smaller Thunderbird platform, that would not be the plan for the 1980s. 1983 Lincoln Mark VI - Opportunity! Not only was it more compact in dimensions, but it also lost close to 1000 pounds of curb weight. [1] While the hardtop roofline of the two-door was replaced by a fixed B-pillar (with framed door glass), the Mark VI two-door shared a similar roofline with its predecessor; the four-door shared its roofline with the Lincoln Town Car (distinguished by oval opera windows). There were 27 Mark VI sold in the last 5 years. down sizing going on, yet provide really excellent gas mileage in the middle of the CLASSIC.COM is a trademark of CLASSIC.COM LLC. The four-door sedan shares the 117.4 wheelbase with the Lincoln Continental/Town Car; the two-door utilizes the 114.4 wheelbase shared by the Ford and Mercury variants. Givenchy, Pucci, Cartier, and Bill Blass were offered in 1980. Why not be fair and replace those photographs with some of the beautifully maintained or restored examples of which you may find a plethora on the 80-89 Lincoln Town Car and Continental Mark VI Facebook Website. Additionally, repair parts for the most part are really cheap. We empower classic and exotic car buyers, sellers, and enthusiasts with insights for the collector car industry - including market values, price comparisons, listing alerts and more. It was eleven inches shorter and 930 pounds lighter than the Mark V. The Mark VI was also 1.7 inches higher than the Mark V and the window line was lowered giving the Mark VI a slightly different image than the sporty looking Mark V. The Mark VI was also designed to appealed to a slightly older age group than the Mark V on the theory that baby boomers were growing a little older. The original plush interior is in good shape. Because Gene wanted the 351 cid Windsor engine and a full size spare tire, the dealer was able to locate the exact car he wanted in San Diego and soon Gene was the proud owner of a two-door Mark VI. The result? Wheels were turbine spoke aluminum. Lincoln had pretty much owned this market through the 70s, but during the Mark VIs time on earth the Eldorado ruled the segment again. The Mark VI et al would look much better if the back few inches of the C pillar and roof were faired in a bit. How does the ride and handling compare to a 90s Town Car? Lincoln only sold 64,000 two-door Marks during the Mark VIs entire four-year run. And nice ones cost considerably more than a VI. The Mark VI is SO much more successful in terms of bringing every bit of Lincolns classicism to the table but in a more efficient and economical package. My 83 signature series mark vi continental is an excellent car. Has only 67000 original, owned by an old farmer in Alberta. The Mark VI still stands out to me as special. The wheels were color-keyed lacy spoke aluminum. engine guaranteed to go 70,000 miles at best in the Cadillac. Even though the exterior is smaller all the way around, Mark VI interior measurements were increased over the Mark V and even bettered the 1980 Cadillac! That the Continental Mark series accomplished all that and moreis undisputed . Loosened bumper rub strip and a couple minor scratches on the fender. Some Panthers had vent windows, but the regular swing-out type. It came with a Ford branded cassette tape with a variety of pop song selections to enjoy the Premium Sound System. By 1976, the Mark VIs designers had met the goals the product planners had set. Moving to the Panther platform, the 1980 Mark VI lost 6 inches of wheelbase and over 14 inches in overall length. Well, I have to disagree with 90% of these opinions here. Doug Mattix points up several problems with 1980-83 Lincolns and Marks. When I found this one, it was the first I had seen in years. MK 7. For the miles on the car, Genes Mark VI is in remarkable condition. Required fields are marked *. I did just that on a 81 mark vi coupe I inherited from my grandfather years ago. June 2002. Peterson, looking for new design directions, enthusiastically backed the Aero Luxury Car for development and supported it for production. Door structure is definitely the same, as well as all the structure ahead of the B pillars. As mentioned at the conclusion of our last entry, the Mark VI pivoted from the Luxury Group options that allowed every Mark buyer a feeling of broad color and trim customization. She happily drove that Imperial until late 1989 when the new 1990 Chrysler Imperial came out. Dudes drove those were view as arrived, or at least going places. Mark V 17 classic Mark Vs for sale. The 1980-1981 Lincoln Mark VI Continental sold for $16,291 during its short-lived production period. Classifieds for Classic Lincoln Continental Mark VI. The fenders look sporty with three shark gills. It was her fault. I have a Motor Trend comparison between a 1980 305 4 BBL Caprice and a 302 2 BBL CV that says the exact opposite. When you first go out it will start right up and run fine, but after you run it awile turn it off then try to start it, it turns fine but will not start till it has set agood wile to be cold again, then it will start, it has the fuel pump in tank, I changed that, also the weather has no bearing on it, Thanks. The Mark VI was the quietest Mark built to date. same mileage. The interior also came with an onboard computer. The average price has increased by 22.1% since last year. Intended as a successor to the 1979 Collector's Series option package, the Signature Series included nearly every available feature as standard equipment. I am. Classics on Autotrader is your one-stop shop for the best classic cars, muscle cars, project cars, exotics, hot rods, classic trucks, and old cars for sale. Goodused panels for this door are not easy to come by and you will probably end up respraying the door panel you do find tomatch the rest of your cars interior. Track recent comps for the classic or exotic cars you own - or the cars you want. If anything, the Mark VI was a few years ahead of the market. During the mid-1970s, within Ford Motor Company, development of a downsized Continental Mark VI (as a successor to the Continental Mark V) began life on what became the Ford Fox platform, intending to downsize it alongside the Ford Thunderbird and Mercury Cougar XR7 for 1980. I took the car from 22000 miles to 99000 miles when I then was able to buy the very last four door Thunderbirf to be produced. L. LS. Although it hasnt been well publicized, the Mark VI also used many Lincoln Town Car body panels. More Lincoln Classics Blackwood. An excellent question. Another highlight of the Mark VI Continental was the adoption of the new panther platform. It does provide greater power than all my others with fuel injection and single exaust. Its beautiful and solid and reliable. I have a sizeable collection of Mark VI's. One of mine is a Canadian model with the odotemer reading kilometers rather than miles and has factory dual exaust. It was $27,000. We know this because they didnt change their style found on the larger Marks. 2-door coupe body type. The standard engine for 1980 was the 302 with Electronic Fuel Injection and Electronic Engine Control. Find 77 used Lincoln Mark V as low as $10,999 on Carsforsale.com. The power lowering front vent windows of this generation TC and Mark VI appear to be unique. However, for a daily driver my choice is the Mark VI coupe. . No, it wasnt as impossible as it sounds. Its bad enough that the pillar is there on what should be Lincolns best and most exclusive car, let alone accenting it. And, now, to have an elegant and convenient sedan with all of the styling cues of the earlier Mark V Coupes; well, its total bliss. Im not in love with the VI but I think the 4 door is okay. . The number one thing that offends my eye is the massive front overhang. We could say that the 1970s and the Marks were made for each other. Mail To: lcoc@cornerstonereg.com, To contact us for questions regarding the club please visit our contact us page, Copyright 2017 Lincoln & Continental Owners Club - Web Site Design and Hosting by, National Meet Judging Form: Authenticity & Appearance, Major Trophies Primary & Senior Divisions, Philadelphia Region Newsletter Spring 2023, Lincoln Motor Car Heritage Museum Homecoming 2023. Her insurance,Hartford says Total Loss and value car at $4700. When it was uncovered, the people applauded and we had a 1983 Thunderbird, in June of 1980.. Then the keep-making-downsized-throwbacks-to-appeal-to-old-folks strategy stops workingas it did, because carried to its logical endpoint, it makes your brand into an old people brand. First, however, Telnacks team derived a new Thunderbird from the Aero Luxury Car, as well. Also, how many people remember the 84 and 85 only Mark VII Gianni Versace Edition? in fielding an innovative vehicle. 4) Horsepower/Torque Curve characteristic dimensions: outside length: 5486 mm / 216 in, width: 1984 mm / 78.1 in, wheelbase: 2903 mm / 114.3 in (Gene says he was unhappy with the last two Cadillacs he owned.) We have paid State Farm for Full Coverage Insurance for 30 years on this car even though it sat in garage. Shipped it to Las Vegas along with 1965 Mustang to put in Mustang 50 Anniversary Show buy Lady T-boned the Lincoln (see picture). not to much buzzing cause old caddys dont got a lot of cheap plastic to rattle. Advantage: Mark VI. Lincoln revamped the Mark VI Continentals shape. Snow white on white on white with navy inserts. XR7: Thanks. The car simply did not look like a Lincoln Mark. The Mark V was absolutely enormous, weigh, American Classic Luxury - Lincoln Continental Mark VI Emilio Pucci Limited Edition. The sixth-generation Lincoln Continental became the most desirable option for anyone who wanted to have the feeling of driving in luxury. We'll get back to you soon. Why Lincoln needed two separate sedans in the same shrunken size is another good question. Lincoln Lower body sides were stainless. I think the comment Continental caricature hit the nail on the head. Its a Canadian model and the original variable venturi carb was replaced with a Motorcraft 2150. I wholeheartedly agree the MK VI was at best a poor imitation of the truly great Marks that came before it. It is obvious that Lincoln didnt want to downsize the Mark. I just purchased one of Fords blunders.An 1981 Lincoln Continental Mark vi sedan. 1980 was the down-sized year for Lincoln. It is the most expensive option on your window sticker: Roof-2 Door Specialty Coach $779.00. I do agree that this mark is way ill proportioned. That definitely could be the cause of the late 1983 introduction IMO. such a word. By now Lincoln inventories were so huge that production was halted on June 8. Concepts are developed (or not). Did you resolve? Maple Grove, MN 55311-6715, Phone: 763.420.7829 Wheels werewire-spoke aluminum. Cosmopolitan. My first new Mark VI was a 4-door 1982. Comments from almost all of those in the focus groups said the Mark VI was great, except for those funny looking taillights. I wonder that about a lot of celebrity-branded products: Is it just a matter of paying royalties, or do they get some sort of veto authority, at least? You could see this in the brochures increasingly portrayed the drivers of the big cars as older, whereas in the early 80s they still pictured younger yuppie couples standing by their Cadillacs and Lincolns. Though a lot of that was due to the axle ratio the stuck in the Caprice to get the MPG w/o an OD trans. After five new Cadillacs, Gene decided that it was time for something else. Even if it perhaps meant a flat black plastic headlight surround creating a cleaner appearance. And in case youre wondering, the 4-door 1981 Lincoln continental version costs more than the 2-door version. These lincolns have 2 fuel pumps, one in the tank and one inline just b/f the fuel filter. I wasnt a good period for the economy or cars, but I think Ford did a great job The Market spoke on these cars for one overwhelming reason: economics! There was a Pastel French Vanilla specialty roof in Bayville textured vinyl. It does provide greater power than all my others . You may order presentation ready copies to distribute to your colleagues, customers, or clients, by visiting https://www.parsintl.com/publication/autoblog/. I used to marvel though at the amount of unsung engineering went into that one year. I feel honored to have it. Nothing wrong with the Mark VI that a wheelbase stretch cant fix . A true luxury car should be beautiful, smooth and quiet. That generation of Eldo was indeed a good looking car, and certainly looked like a Cadillac. Plus the timing gear and timing chain are weak spots on any of the 302 motors from this era. And these details on this car are horrendous. Our 1983 Lincoln Continental MK VI Pucci Edition retains the original Interior that is also in very good condition. Heres an interesting story to go along with Daniel M.s observations above regarding the unfinished appearance of the Lincoln headlight compartments when the doors were open. Ive been a Lincoln owner for years owning model years 1956 through 2006. Government regulation is sometimes given as the primary reason for the Mark VIs poor sales. My uninformed 2 cents is that the special auto show build might be worth something on a highly collectible car but isnt going to get you much on a Mark VI. for the same money and same mileage? In late 1980, my widowed mother asked me to come down from Austin for the weekend so she could look at the 1981 Imperials at Bill Heil Chrysler in San Antonio. I do remember Ford having a lawsuit against its new AOD transmission that would stall out in traffic when the lockup torque converter would engage and the dreadful VV carb issues also noted by PM and Consumer Guide auto series for the 1980 model year putting these and the other Panther car line on the do not recommend list. Mark VII 11 classic Mark VIIs for sale. Considering this. One thing, however, remained constant: Bill Blass was still trying to conjure his old magic. In any form, the first generation Panthers were not tastefully proportioned vehicles. Always thought that was a cool feature. A heavy vertical chrome accent (or a pair of thin ones) on an otherwise sleek design is a like visual barb. Check out this rare collectors Lincoln of the 80s. It boasts a good body and good paint. 2 tone paint. It was the fuel pump in the tank I found I had some bad gas as well all fixed! In line with its flagship model status, the Mark VI had more ornate styling than the Lincoln Town Car, including hidden headlamps, fender vents (non-functional), C-pillar oval opera windows, and forward-sloping taillamps; the Continental tire trunklid returned nearly unchanged from the Mark V. The Mark VI also was one of the first cars seen with several features commonly seen today; it came with the all-new Keyless Entry System, digital instrumentation (VFD), and trip computer. As it was, the 1981 Imperial (CC here) gave the Mark VI a run for its moneythats sad, considering that for a decade Lincoln virtually held the deed to that market. I loved my Mark V for its styling, but I would trade it for the VI since styling doesnt help fill your gas tank and the extra 14 inches of the Mark Vs length wont let me close my garage door. The car. For a long time, I wondered who the heck Bill Blass was. For 1980, the Lincoln lineup (other than the Versailles, which sold in pitiful numbers) was entirely newbut now there was one big difference. To me it is the VII that just hasnt aged well and looks like an overgrown T-bird with a tacked on grille and tire hump. . A really downsized Mark would have to wait until the 1984 Mark VII. All of the I wish it was still the 70s design touches like the fender gills, covered headlights, and opera windows now stand out as unique. Both engines were paired to the AOD automatic transmission; introduced for 1980, the AOD replaced the commonly used 3-speed configuration with a 4-speed overdrive configuration, significantly lowering engine RPMs (and fuel consumption) at highway speeds. 1980 Lincoln Mark VI Signature Series sedan: That Pucci in dark green is beautiful. Greetings from Trollhattan. My 81 Mark VI does, In November, 1979, Gene ordered a new Mark VI four-door from Marin Bay Lincoln-Mercury.

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