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To: Bob Kitterer <bkitterer@me.com>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] An American car in England
From: Weslake1330 via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 22:24:05 +0000
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Yep, I've named it the pimp-mobile.  I didn't find wikipedia very clear
either and I kept wondering why it only had 2 doors for a while.

On Thu, 31 Oct 2019 at 15:34, Bob Kitterer via Spridgets <
spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:

> Don=E2=80=99t know where my head was but the coupe was the only body for =
the MK II
> Continental not the only year they made a coupe.  I should have know this
> because my dad had five Lincolns of which three were Continentals and two
> of those were coupes.  He had a 1970 or close to that year that was one o=
f
> the =E2=80=9CDesigner=E2=80=9D models that Chuck mentioned.  My brothers =
and I called it
> the =E2=80=9CPimpmobile=E2=80=9D much to our dad=E2=80=99s displeasure.  =
He had another one, 1980
> as I recall.  I drove it from Minneapolis to SOCAL and could never get th=
e
> seat in a comfortable position.  It was far from the most comfortable
>  drive I have done.
>
> 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 31, 2019, at 3:25 AM, Charlie Shelden via Spridgets <
> spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> =EF=BB=BFMight be something you checked. I presume it has oil and the shi=
pper
> didn=E2=80=99t make them drain the engine. How awful that would be.
>
> Sounds like you may become very familiar with this little beast of a car.
>
> Charlie
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Oct 30, 2019, at 4:20 PM, Weslake1330 via Spridgets <
> spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> =EF=BB=BF
> Hi List,
>
> Well pondering marking the holes etc for my 1960s racing style door mirro=
r
> bracket I was partway through making, I was interrupted by the sound of t=
he
> 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 197=
0
> (H reg) white Lincoln Continental.  Delivery man kept thinking it was min=
e
> when I went out to have a look and take photos.  Helped him get it unload=
ed
> 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 trippin=
g
> 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 m=
y
> car).  I get them from back in the house and passer-by has gone.  Neighbo=
ur
> 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 petro=
l
> 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 an=
y
> 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 mo=
re
> than his wife is, or  mine!).  Here is a link to the website that sold th=
e
> car
> https://www.salvagemarket.co.uk/vehicle-list/details/1970-lincoln-contine=
ntal-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&page=3D21
>
> Regards
>
>
> Daniel
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Yep, I&#39;ve named it the pimp-mobile.=C2=A0 I didn&#39;t=
 find wikipedia very clear either=C2=A0and I kept wondering why it only had=
 2 doors for a while.</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, 31 Oct 2019 at 15:34, Bob Kitterer via Spridge=
ts &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net";>spridgets@autox.team.net=
</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:=
0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">=
<div dir=3D"auto">Don=E2=80=99t know where my head was but the coupe was th=
e only body for the MK II Continental not the only year they made a coupe.=
=C2=A0 I should have know this because my dad had five Lincolns of which th=
ree were Continentals and two of those were coupes.=C2=A0 He had a 1970 or =
close to that year that was one of the =E2=80=9CDesigner=E2=80=9D models th=
at Chuck mentioned.=C2=A0 My brothers and I called it the =E2=80=9CPimpmobi=
le=E2=80=9D much to our dad=E2=80=99s displeasure.=C2=A0 He had another one=
, 1980 as I recall.=C2=A0 I drove it from Minneapolis to SOCAL and could ne=
ver get the seat in a comfortable position.=C2=A0 It was far from the most =
comfortable =C2=A0drive I have done.<br><br><div dir=3D"ltr"><span style=3D=
"text-align:-webkit-auto;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Bob =C2=A0Ki=
tterer</span><div><span style=3D"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);text-=
align:-webkit-auto;font-size:13pt"><br></span></div><div><span style=3D"bac=
kground-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);text-align:-webkit-auto;font-size:13pt">1=
960 Austin Healey Sprite=C2=A0(Mk IV in disguise)</span></div><div><span st=
yle=3D"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);text-align:-webkit-auto;font-si=
ze:13pt">1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk=C2=A0III (Trevor) - still in boxes</s=
pan></div><div><span style=3D"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);text-ali=
gn:-webkit-auto;font-size:13pt">2013 Miata</span></div><div><span style=3D"=
font-size:13pt;text-align:-webkit-auto;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)=
"><br></span></div><div><span style=3D"font-size:13pt;text-align:-webkit-au=
to;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Pay it Forward</span></div><div><s=
pan style=3D"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);text-align:-webkit-auto;f=
ont-size:13pt">Thanks Frank</span><br><br></div></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>=
<blockquote type=3D"cite">On Oct 31, 2019, at 3:25 AM, Charlie Shelden via =
Spridgets &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank"=
>spridgets@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockqu=
ote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BFMight be something you checked.=
 I presume it has oil and the shipper didn=E2=80=99t make them drain the en=
gine. How awful that would be.=C2=A0<div><br></div><div>Sounds like you may=
 become very familiar with this little beast of a car.=C2=A0</div><div><br>=
</div><div>Charlie=C2=A0<br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><=
div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Oct 30, 2019, at 4:20 PM, =
Weslake1330 via Spridgets &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"; t=
arget=3D"_blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquot=
e></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<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 bracket I was partway through makin=
g, I was interrupted=C2=A0by the sound of the air brakes of a truck outside=
 my house, actually over the road from my house.=C2=A0 On the back trailer =
was a large American car.</div><div><br></div><div><div>Turned out my Polis=
h (that&#39;s a person from the country of Poland) neighbour who recently b=
ought a new-ish Porsche is now the owner of a 1970 (H reg) white Lincoln Co=
ntinental.=C2=A0 Delivery man kept thinking it was mine when I went out to =
have a look and take photos.=C2=A0 Helped him get it unloaded but no petrol=
 and wouldn&#39;t start.=C2=A0 Neighbour went to get some petrol.=C2=A0 Del=
ivery man had a Snap-on powerpack but it wouldn&#39;t start - kept tripping=
 it.=C2=A0 Went to fetch my jump leads to find the delivery man, truck and =
trailer gone - just the car and my puzzled neighbour.=C2=A0 Passer by pulls=
 up and produces a power pack - less results than the Snap-on power back bu=
t discovers battery leads aren&#39;t tight (on the little &#39;Halfords&#39=
; battery).=C2=A0 I fetched some imperial spanners but the bolts are metric=
!.=C2=A0 Tightened them up and no luck so passer-by suggests jump leads (he=
 also thought it was my car).=C2=A0 I get them from back in the house and p=
asser-by has gone.=C2=A0 Neighbour has his Audi and I let him connect the j=
ump leads (his wife has appeared to run the Audi).=C2=A0 Lincoln Continenta=
l Mk3=C2=A0starts up after a while but with a graunching sound (stuck start=
er 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 woul=
dn&#39;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 h=
ouse (downhill, across my road with no lights other than my torch.=C2=A0=C2=
=A0</div><div><br></div><div>So, another classic car in the neighbourhood (=
small neighbourhood too!).=C2=A0 Neighbour seems keen but owns no tools tha=
t I know of!=C2=A0 Neighbour and delivery man told me it was a 4.6 Litre en=
gine (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 mi=
ssing - I&#39;ll bet the neighbour wants to find one - anyone have one kick=
ing around amongst their Spridget stash of spares?=C2=A0 Or a workshop manu=
al (in Polish?)?</div><div><br></div><div>I&#39;m amazed that someone who k=
nows almost nothing about classic cars or any cars and doesn&#39;t own a se=
t of jump leads goes out and buys something like this!=C2=A0 I&#39;m probab=
ly 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 the website that sold the car=C2=
=A0<a href=3D"https://www.salvagemarket.co.uk/vehicle-list/details/1970-lin=
coln-continental-460cc-petrol-automatic-coupe-at-chase-autos-ltd-chase-auto=
s-ltd/808921?x=3D0&amp;type=3D0&amp;make=3D&amp;trns=3D0&amp;fuel=3D0&amp;c=
atc=3D0&amp;dist=3D0&amp;sort=3D0&amp;srch=3D&amp;page=3D21" target=3D"_bla=
nk">https://www.salvagemarket.co.uk/vehicle-list/details/1970-lincoln-conti=
nental-460cc-petrol-automatic-coupe-at-chase-autos-ltd-chase-autos-ltd/8089=
21?x=3D0&amp;type=3D0&amp;make=3D&amp;trns=3D0&amp;fuel=3D0&amp;catc=3D0&am=
p;dist=3D0&amp;sort=3D0&amp;srch=3D&amp;page=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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