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Daniel, the vehicle id tag indicates the car runs on premium fuel, and
holds 24 U.S gallons.
What is the price of premium in the UK these days? I hope your neighbour
has deep pockets.
Greg Higgins
On Wed, Oct 30, 2019 at 5:20 PM Weslake1330 via Spridgets <
spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
> Hi List,
>
> Well pondering marking the holes etc for my 1960s racing style door mirror
> bracket I was partway through making, I was interrupted by the sound of the
> air brakes of a truck outside my house, actually over the road from my
> house. On the back trailer was a large American car.
>
> Turned out my Polish (that's a person from the country of Poland)
> neighbour who recently bought a new-ish Porsche is now the owner of a 1970
> (H reg) white Lincoln Continental. Delivery man 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. Neighbour went to get some petrol.
> Delivery man had a Snap-on powerpack but it wouldn't start - kept tripping
> it. Went to fetch 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 spanners but the bolts are metric!. Tightened them
> 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 appeared 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.
>
> So, another classic car in the neighbourhood (small neighbourhood too!).
> Neighbour seems keen but owns no tools that I know of! Neighbour and
> delivery man told me it was a 4.6 Litre engine (never head of one). Says
> 460 on the air filter - yep 460 cu in - what a beast - 7.5 litres!
>
> Boot lock is missing - I'll bet the neighbour wants to find one - anyone
> have one kicking around amongst their Spridget stash of spares? Or a
> workshop manual (in Polish?)?
>
> I'm amazed that someone who knows almost nothing about classic cars or any
> cars and doesn't own a set of jump leads goes out and buys something like
> this! I'm probably more interested in it than he is (almost certainly more
> than his wife is, or mine!). Here is a link to the website that sold the
> car
> https://www.salvagemarket.co.uk/vehicle-list/details/1970-lincoln-continental-460cc-petrol-automatic-coupe-at-chase-autos-ltd-chase-autos-ltd/808921?x=0&type=0&make=&trns=0&fuel=0&catc=0&dist=0&sort=0&srch=&page=21
>
> Regards
>
>
> Daniel
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Daniel, the vehicle id tag indicates the car runs on premi=
um fuel, and holds 24 U.S gallons.=C2=A0=C2=A0<div>What is the price of pre=
mium in the UK these days? I hope your neighbour has deep pockets.</div><di=
v><br></div><div>Greg Higgins</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><di=
v dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Oct 30, 2019 at 5:20 PM Weslake1=
330 via Spridgets <<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net";>spridgets=
@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" s=
tyle=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);pad=
ding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Hi List,<div><br></div><div>Well pondering=
=C2=A0marking the holes etc for my 1960s racing style=C2=A0door mirror brac=
ket I was partway through making, I was interrupted=C2=A0by the sound of th=
e air brakes of a truck outside my house, actually over the road from my ho=
use.=C2=A0 On the back trailer was a large American car.</div><div><br></di=
v><div><div>Turned out my Polish (that's a person from the country of P=
oland) neighbour who recently bought a new-ish Porsche is now the owner of =
a 1970 (H reg) white Lincoln Continental.=C2=A0 Delivery man kept thinking =
it was mine when I went out to have a look and take photos.=C2=A0 Helped hi=
m get it unloaded but no petrol and wouldn't start.=C2=A0 Neighbour wen=
t to get some petrol.=C2=A0 Delivery man had a Snap-on powerpack but it wou=
ldn't start - kept tripping it.=C2=A0 Went to fetch my jump leads to fi=
nd the delivery man, truck and trailer gone - just the car and my puzzled n=
eighbour.=C2=A0 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).=C2=A0 I fetched some imperial sp=
anners but the bolts are metric!.=C2=A0 Tightened them up and no luck so pa=
sser-by suggests jump leads (he also thought it was my car).=C2=A0 I get th=
em from back in the house and passer-by has gone.=C2=A0 Neighbour has his A=
udi and I let him connect the jump leads (his wife has appeared to run the =
Audi).=C2=A0 Lincoln Continental Mk3=C2=A0starts 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.=C2=A0 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??.=C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 Pushed car towards his house (downhill, across my road with no light=
s other than my torch.=C2=A0=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>So, another cla=
ssic car in the neighbourhood (small neighbourhood too!).=C2=A0 Neighbour s=
eems keen but owns no tools that I know of!=C2=A0 Neighbour and delivery ma=
n told me it was a 4.6 Litre engine (never head of one).=C2=A0 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 missing - I'll bet the neighbour wants to =
find one - anyone have one kicking around amongst their Spridget stash of s=
pares?=C2=A0 Or a workshop manual (in Polish?)?</div><div><br></div><div>I&=
#39;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 this!=C2=A0 I'm probably more interested in it than he is (almost =
certainly more than his wife is, or=C2=A0 mine!).=C2=A0 Here is a link to t=
he website that sold the car=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://www.salvagemarket.co.u=
k/vehicle-list/details/1970-lincoln-continental-460cc-petrol-automatic-coup=
e-at-chase-autos-ltd-chase-autos-ltd/808921?x=3D0&type=3D0&make=3D&=
amp;trns=3D0&fuel=3D0&catc=3D0&dist=3D0&sort=3D0&srch=
=3D&page=3D21" target=3D"_blank">https://www.salvagemarket.co.uk/vehicl=
e-list/details/1970-lincoln-continental-460cc-petrol-automatic-coupe-at-cha=
se-autos-ltd-chase-autos-ltd/808921?x=3D0&type=3D0&make=3D&trns=
=3D0&fuel=3D0&catc=3D0&dist=3D0&sort=3D0&srch=3D&pa=
ge=3D21</a></div><div><br></div><div>Regards</div><div><br></div><div><br><=
/div><div>Daniel=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>
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