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Hi Daniel,
Something is not right. The car is a MK II which was only produced in 1956 a=
nd 1957 and is the only two door Continental produce after 1940. It is a lo=
w production and highly sought after car.
More information here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Continental#Second_generation_(1956=E2=
=80=931957)
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 30, 2019, at 2:20 PM, Weslake1330 via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.te=
am.net> wrote:
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> =EF=BB=BF
> Hi List,
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> 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 hous=
e. On the back trailer was a large American car.
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> Turned out my Polish (that's a person from the country of Poland) neighbou=
r 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
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> So, another classic car in the neighbourhood (small neighbourhood too!). N=
eighbour seems keen but owns no tools that I know of! Neighbour and deliver=
y man told me it was a 4.6 Litre engine (never head of one). Says 460 on th=
e air filter - yep 460 cu in - what a beast - 7.5 litres!
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> 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?)?
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> 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 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">Hi Daniel,<div><br></div><div>Something is n=
ot right. The car is a MK II which was only produced in 1956 and 1957 a=
nd is the only two door Continental produce after 1940. It is a low pr=
oduction and highly sought after car.</div><div><br></div><div>More informat=
ion here:</div><div><br></div><div>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Con=
tinental#Second_generation_(1956=E2=80=931957)<br><div><br><br><div dir=3D"l=
tr"><span style=3D"text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255=
, 255, 0);">Bob Kitterer</span><div><span style=3D"background-color: r=
gba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: 13pt;"><br></spa=
n></div><div><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-a=
lign: -webkit-auto; font-size: 13pt;">1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV i=
n disguise)</span></div><div><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255,=
255, 0); text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: 13pt;">1966 Austin Healey Spr=
ite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes</span></div><div><span style=3D"ba=
ckground-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size:=
13pt;">2013 Miata</span></div><div><span style=3D"font-size: 13pt; text-ali=
gn: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></di=
v><div><span style=3D"font-size: 13pt; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-=
color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Pay it Forward</span></div><div><span style=3D=
"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: -webkit-auto; font-si=
ze: 13pt;">Thanks Frank</span><br><br></div></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><bloc=
kquote type=3D"cite">On Oct 30, 2019, at 2:20 PM, Weslake1330 via Spridgets &=
lt;spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote=
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 racing styl=
e door mirror bracket I was partway through making, I was interrupted&n=
bsp;by the sound of the air brakes of a truck outside my house, actually ove=
r the road from my house. On the back trailer was a large American car=
.</div><div><br></div><div><div>Turned out my Polish (that's a person from t=
he 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 k=
ept thinking it was mine when I went out to have a look and take photos.&nbs=
p; Helped him get it unloaded but no petrol and wouldn't start. Neighb=
our went to get some petrol. Delivery man had a Snap-on powerpack but i=
t wouldn't start - kept tripping it. Went to fetch my jump leads to fi=
nd the delivery man, truck and trailer gone - just the car and my puzzled ne=
ighbour. Passer by pulls up and produces a power pack - less results t=
han the Snap-on power back but discovers battery leads aren't tight (on the l=
ittle 'Halfords' battery). I fetched some imperial spanners but the bo=
lts are metric!. Tightened them up and no luck so passer-by suggests j=
ump 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 co=
nnect the jump leads (his wife has appeared to run the Audi). Lincoln C=
ontinental Mk3 starts up after a while but with a graunching sound (stu=
ck starter or air con or water pump or?) disconnect my leads and warm my col=
d hands on them. Engine stops suddenly (5L of petrol gone already?) an=
d wouldn't start with neighbour re-connecting jump leads with the Audi engin=
e still running (Mmm) - bad starter??. Pushed car towards his h=
ouse (downhill, across my road with no lights other than my torch. &nbs=
p;</div><div><br></div><div>So, another classic car in the neighbourhood (sm=
all 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 - wha=
t 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 a=
mongst their Spridget stash of spares? Or a workshop manual (in Polish=
?)?</div><div><br></div><div>I'm amazed that someone who knows almost nothin=
g about classic cars or any cars and doesn't own a set of jump leads goes ou=
t and buys something like this! I'm probably more interested in it tha=
n 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.salv=
agemarket.co.uk/vehicle-list/details/1970-lincoln-continental-460cc-petrol-a=
utomatic-coupe-at-chase-autos-ltd-chase-autos-ltd/808921?x=3D0&type=3D0&=
amp;make=3D&trns=3D0&fuel=3D0&catc=3D0&dist=3D0&sort=3D0=
&srch=3D&page=3D21">https://www.salvagemarket.co.uk/vehicle-list/det=
ails/1970-lincoln-continental-460cc-petrol-automatic-coupe-at-chase-autos-lt=
d-chase-autos-ltd/808921?x=3D0&type=3D0&make=3D&trns=3D0&fue=
l=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>Dani=
el </div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>
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