My 1966 Lincoln Continental Page
This page is in the process of being built to show my 1966 Lincoln Continental being restored from the condition it was in when I bought it to hopefully a nice looking car. I bought this car in May 2002. I have always really enjoyed big, old cars and my dream was to get 'a big car, with a huge engine, and suicide doors'. I first saw this car for sale in a local AutoTrader, the ad said "1966 Lincoln Continental. Lincoln car, Lincoln style, Lincoln ride, Chevette price". Not very much info, so I got my friend to call about it, and to make a long story short, $400 later and another $50 for the flatbed tow-truck, the car was in my yard. The price may sound cheap (or expensive if you are like my parents) but the car was in pretty bad shape. It had not been on the road since 1993, it hadn't run in over a year, there was a lot of rust, the interior was filthy, most of the doors didn't open, the brakes didn't work, and almost everything electrical didn't work. But there was/is potential. Before I go into what I have done to the car as of September 2002, I'll list some of the
features about the car:
- 1966 Lincoln Continental 4 Door with Suicide doors      
- 462 cubic inch V8 with 340HP and 485lb/ft Torque
- Leather interior with 6-way power contour seats in front and bench in rear
- Power windows and power vent windows
- Vacuum powered locks and trunk release
- Power steering and brakes
- A/C, AM radio, Automatic temperature (climate) control
- Disks brakes in front, Drums in rear
- Unit-body design
- Length: 220.9", Width: 79.7", Height: 55.0", Weight: 5265lb

What have I (and my father) done? (in order, since I got the car)
- Completely cleaned the interior; there was a thick layer of dust/dirt covering the seats/doors
- Managed to free up all doors; 3 of 4 wouldn't open
- Broke into the trunk; found lots of mess and indication of animals living within
- Bought new ignition switch; car didn't come with the keys
- Bought new battery cables; bought battery later on, used a spare until then
- Tried to get power options to work; succeeded on driver's side window and passenger's vent window
- Started the engine; fixed the 'now apparent' problem with the choke
- Fixed the fuel pump; took it apart, cleaned fuel filter
- Used a gas jug to supply fuel; tank and gaslines not trusted to not leak
- Bought air filter; old one black with filth, except under the 'remove this sticker before use' sticker
- Bought front brake calipers, pads, rear shoes, lots of brakeline, various springs, hold-down kit, etc.
- Installed brake parts; had trouble bleeding brakes as the pedal had to be pulled back after it was pushed down
- Found leak in master cyclinder; cause of above problem
- Tested brakes (they worked, but had to be pulled back)
- Started car, tried to test driving it; added transmission fluid; tested car in driveway; very impressive
- Bought 2.5% light transmission Limo-Black tint for windows; very dark
- Went through very annoying process of tinting windows (vent windows, front windows, back windows, and rear window); finally got it done
- Started very long process of bodywork; as of now the front driver's side quarter panel is done

So that is where it is at now. What remains?
- Get new master cylinder; upgrading to 1967 dual resevoir unit
- Fix exhaust system; upgrading to larger diameter stainless steel
- Get the remaining electricals to work; headlights, brakelights, windows, seats
- Finish the bodywork; pretty much everything except the front driver's side quarter panel needs work
- Prime and paint the car; black preferably
- Get the car registered, licensed, and inspected
- Interior fixes; cracked plastics, stereo, trunk lining, etc

Well, that's all I can write now, I'll add more information and more pictures in the near future.
If you have any information that will help me in the process of restoring this car, contact me at:

[email protected]
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