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#43 of 52 Re: relays/switches on 64 convertible [dowdstyle] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Nov 09, 2006 (7:44 am)
Replying to: dowdstyle (Nov 08, 2006 11:40 pm) You know I was talking to a Conti owner a few months ago and he told me there are a couple of convertible top "gurus" around the country that can help with this...I think you'd need to buzz around the Lincoln Club boards and find out who these guys are. Apparently precise alignment is one of the problems with top operation. Maybe one of the clubs has published a manual on this problem, that would be great...to follow those who have gone before you.   Also I went through Hemmings Motor News and picked out two promising websites that sell Lincoln parts for your car, and they might lead you to something else:   www.markii.com   www.lincolnlandinc.com   one's in FLA and the other in Calif.
#44 of 52 I remember by isellhondas Nov 16, 2006 (7:45 am)
The Lincoln dealers HATED working on those things!   Everything has to be working just right or else it won't work. The 1957-1959 Ford retractables were even worse!   Dozens of relays, limit switches and miles of wiring! Replies to this message: dowdstyle (Nov 16, 2006 9:42 am) lemko (Nov 17, 2006 1:01 pm)
#45 of 52 Re: I remember [isellhondas] by dowdstyle Nov 16, 2006 (9:42 am)
Replying to: isellhondas (Nov 16, 2006 7:45 am) OK looks like I found the guy who is the guru for these tops. He travels around with all parts and knows not only all the relays/switches/motors with the tops, but all electrical issues with the continentals--- web site www.convertiblelincolns.com
#46 of 52 Re: I remember [isellhondas] by lemko Nov 17, 2006 (1:01 pm)
Replying to: isellhondas (Nov 16, 2006 7:45 am) I have heard stories of those Ford Skyliners' tops failing halfway through the raise/lower cycle. Fortunately, there was a manual override so you wouldn't have to drive around with the top at "half-mast." I believe this happened to my Uncle Johnny with his red and white 1957 Ford Skyliner sometime in the early 1960s. Was this a frequent peril with the 1960s Continental convertibles?
#47 of 52 Re: Lincoln Convertibles [douglasr] by promethee Jul 13, 2009 (3:17 am)
Replying to: douglasr (Jul 19, 2006 5:53 pm) Hello Douglas, I find your comments very insightful. I am presently sourcing a nice example to keep. Which year would you recommend for a Sunday car? I live near the tropics and the local climate would discourage having it as a daily car. It would probably get fried. They are awesome cars and I hope I can make a proper decision to keep one for a long long time. Appreciate your insights. John
#48 of 52 Which is the best year for a newcomer? by promethee Jul 13, 2009 (3:27 am)
I am presently sourcing a nice example to keep but my limitation is I have few resources to maintain these cars where I live. So reliability is very important. While I know this seldom goes with classic cars but I have been hearing great things about the Lincolns of this era. Appreciate any comments and tips to point me in the right direction. Please include the good, bad and the ugly so I can be armed with a realistic mindset to pursue the 'perfect one'. Thank you in advance for your input. John Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Jul 13, 2009 6:46 am)
#49 of 52 Re: Which is the best year for a newcomer? [promethee] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Jul 13, 2009 (6:46 am)
Replying to: promethee (Jul 13, 2009 3:27 am) You might want to join the Lincoln Continental Owners Club:   http://www.lcoc.org/index.htm   I'd certainly consult them on everything except value estimates.
#50 of 52 i saw one on a flatbed yesterday... by explorerx4 Jul 13, 2009 (2:35 pm)
the rear lights were in the bumper, so i think it was a mid sixties model. couldn't get too close due to traffic. Replies to this message: parm (Jul 14, 2009 10:54 am) Mr_Shiftright (Jul 14, 2009 4:22 pm)
#51 of 52 Lincoln Convertibles of the 1960's by parm Jul 14, 2009 (10:54 am)
Replying to: explorerx4 (Jul 13, 2009 2:35 pm) Well. It's nice to see a thread I started seven years ago (Yikes! That was one wife ago!) has been resurrected. Does such staying power make me perceptively far-sighted, or just old? Fellas, that's a rhetorical question - no answer necessary. Any-who, that was back in the days when this forum was pretty active . . . . . . I miss those days.   The LCOC is a great reference source. The folks there know these cars backwards and forwards. If you have a technical question, they'll be able to answer it. Still, speaking as a non-Lincoln owner (at least, not yet!), I would say there are more than a few in the LCOC who would challenge Shifty's opinion as to their knowledge of market value regarding these cars. I know an owner/seller is usually the last to catch up to the market, so I'm not necessarily disputing his call. But, it's a good thing he stated that view "in here" and not on the LCOC site. Unless, of course, the laws of chemistry and physics have been suspended and pouring gasoline onto a small fire no longer produces heat. Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Jul 14, 2009 4:22 pm)
#52 of 52 Re: Lincoln Convertibles of the 1960's [parm] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Jul 14, 2009 (4:22 pm)
Replying to: parm (Jul 14, 2009 10:54 am) I always base arguments about value with evidence. If they can produce evidence and not opinion, I'm ready to change my mind. But if a club member insists a car is worth X dollars because that's what he put into it, or because he "heard" of someone "asking" this much, or "heard" of someone getting "that much, that's not "market value" that's just a rumor, a wish and a prayer.   club members are not disinterested parties, and that's why they aren't good appraisers. They're great for restoration advice, however, and certainly know more than I do on THAT subject.

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