Oh gosh Adam, getting a brief glance at that '72 Continental dashboard brought back a ton of memories. Two old ladies lived across the street from me and when I turned 16 after they couldn't drive anymore I drove them to the grocery store, errands etc. Had to be 1974. Theirs was a sedan, yellow color with dark green vinyl roof and leather interior. Sharp car. I remember that dashboard to this day. Drove that car for 4 years for them. Got a $20 bill for less than 2 hours so that was awesome back then. LOL. I enjoy all your vids Adam. I learn a lot
The good ol days. I was born in 82 always wished i could have lived the 70’s. Grateful for having a childhood with no socialist media i mean social media. 😀
@@OutOnTheTiles They were something else. Widowed sisters in their 80s back then. Nice memories. They taught a 16 to 20 year old me how to behave like a gentleman LOL
Man, I don't know what you did in your life to enable you to preserve these amazing cars but god bless you Adam for doing it. Your cars are so much cooler then any of the common muscle cars. Thanks for the great vids.
This beautiful Continental is your best one by far. As I've reached middle age, I have developed a great appreciation for quiet but powerful simplicity. What a gem 👍
This Continental Coupe is a real rare beauty!!! Not very many are around anymore! Thanks for sharing this informative video with a good carburetor tutorial!!! 👍👍
I would love to see some of your cars in person. The cars you collect are the exact ones I have always admired. Remind us again what car shows you’ll be at this year. It’s not that far, coming from Toledo, and well worth it to meet you and see one or two of your gems.
Adam, After watching this carburetor rebuild video, I hope the person/people who invented the first reliable fuel injection system were awarded with a Nobel Prize! 😁
Amazing sculpture! I worked on a couple of these early 70 Model continentals. A local pulse seed dealer who brought his cars to me for annual alignments and tire rotations. He really liked the Continentals. He kept 8 of them for his pleasure as I recall from 1970 to 1978. RIP Mr. Roy.
He's got a custom continental, and a Delta 88 too.... thanks for putting this info out there! I learned more about the idiosyncrasies of the Continental's underhood situation that any article or video I've ever found. Good information like this isn't easy to come by, especially for these rare classic cars.
Adam, I have a 74 four door Town Car with (YES) 2,300 actual miles, original Michelin tires. Thankfully the carb operates flawlessly. I did have to replace the “dried out” original fuel line off of the filter due to an annoying drip. What also surprises me is that it has a hydrovac brake booster. I enjoy listening to your informative tutorials, you are VERY knowledgeable!
I love this generation of the Lincoln Continental. I was so fortunate to have an aunt who traded every two years! She always had a black on black. The instrument panel always amazed me. A REQUEST. PLEASE DO A NIGHT DRIVE SHOWING THIS. I really enjoy your series on the LTD, Mercury Marquis, and of course, all of the Lincolns!! So glad that I found your channel.
So nice to see some old iron. I have a Lincoln town coupe' also, same color combos yours. It's a real head turner. I really enjoy the car shows, hearing all the stories gives me joy.
Sitting in my Back Mustang waiting for my date and watching you and your Black black automobiles! The Lincoln is super special! Definitely in my top choice’s of your car collection!
worked at a grocery store at 16, I remember the beauty of a 1971 four door sedan Lincoln, dark green, meticulously kept, a mile mile, but something really majestic about that vehicle. Keep up the videos.
Goodday Adam, Love the Lincoln it is just beautiful from any angle. Enjoyed watching the rebuild. Your number 1 Fan in Australia Louis Kats from Melbourne Australia ☺ 👍 ❤
I bought a Mark IV from a dealer in lakeland Florida about four years ago and got about 1/3 way back to Fort Myers. It started flooding out, so bad that it would not idle. I did manage to make it home and took the carb apart. A small clip had come off of the power valve if I recall correctly. It was too sprung to use again. I ordered new parts from Mikes also. Once I got that replaced it ran great.
I like that Adam prefers to keep the carburetor stock by rebuilding the unit. Whenever i go to a vintage car show and see an Eldebrock carburetor on a low mileage car it just screams of owner laziness. Put the work in and keep the car stock.
Not laziness. The Autolite carburetor was garbage new. Any other manufacturers carburetor is a better choice. With the exception of a carter thermoquad. Those also were junk.
I don't think replacing an original trouble prone carb necessarily says the owners are lazy. Some folks just can't do it or the carb may have a major non repairable issue such as a cracked or heavily worn base plate or cracked main body. I do however like you prefer to see the correct o.e.m. carb on engines at the shows.
Just like he said, he likes playing around and tinkering and repairing. But he did say if you got a Edelbrock or a different brand it would run better so to each his own
We had the same car back in the day, but it was yellow with a brown vinyl roof and brown interior. Bought it used in 1976, sold it in 1983. We never had any trouble with the carburetor, never had it apart. I do remember when we got the car, it had issues with run-on when you shut the key off. There was a solenoid that closed the throttle when you shut it down, other mechanics had adjusted the idle using the conventional adjustment. When I set the solenoid up correctly the problem disappeared. It was a fabulous car.
Such a beautiful car, indeed. We love it. Purists may disagree, but we'd unleash that 460 a bit. Perhaps some easy bolt-on mods like an Edelbrock carb, Torker intake, and full dual exhausts including resonators, ( if not so equipped already). Put those nice OE parts in a box, and give them to the next owner. Cheers.
Any family would be so happy to have those two in their garage in the 70s. What a great match up. An "affordable" Olds paired with the luxury of a Continental. Btw, I've mentioned it before but my dad had a 76 Regency 98 that my pop liked so much my dad gave it to him. That car had under 20k on it in 90 when he took over one of my aunt's very low milage Town Cars. Pop barely left the neighborhood. Wish I had grabbed that Olds instead of letting him sell it.
For carbs prone to flooding, always keep a fire extinguisher handy. I once put out an intake manifold fire, on a Ford, with newspapers, well, it worked.
Mike’s Carburetor Parts is a decent company. I use them too. Only thing I notice is that if I order some gaskets separately they are not the same as the ones in the rebuild kits.
I tried rebuilding the Autolite carb on my dad's 72 Lincoln years ago. Always ran lean probably for emissions. Installed a 650 electric choke Edelbrock carb. Car now has a snappy throttle & starts easily. Trouble free.
@@davewalquist4568 Yes, several. #1405 is a 625-650 cfm and is about all that is needed. The #1407 is a 750 cfm if you want more carb and also hand-choke.
Looks like fun for sure. That elbow carb/filter casting looks mighty delicate for sure, so many of them must have gotten split/broken while folks were trying to get that filter off/on. Hard to beat that GM style AC pump for sure, too bad they couldn't have retained that easy to replace heater core though. Replacing the heater core on some of these cars is a real chore in details/pieces/parts, organization and patience for sure.
Dang, shades of my parents 1970 429 4v Xl Convertible. Remember dad telling my uncle while looking under the hood, (when it was brand new) "just look at all those hoses!" If he could see my new Maverick under the hood.....>:-/ Thank you Adam for all your knowledge and tips.
You are correct about Edelbrock making a better carb for the Lincoln and Mercury instead of the Autolite 4300...but the Autolite is more fun to make work!
I LOVE that black brocade interior!! Very stunning and wears better then leather. I’m not a fan of leather as it gets all the creases / wrinkles in it no matter how well you maintain it! That’s one gorgeous Continental. I remember the dealer brochures featured the cloth interiors on the Continentals
From c-clip to a hair pin clip? Thanks for the update on the Continental. Love to see the test drive. Can you do a drive by shot during the test drive?
Adam, I already have a great nickname for that black 72 Lincoln hardtop. You could call it the Ravenite, in reference to the Ravenite Social Club where mobsters notoriously hung out in Manhattan’s “Little Italy”, back in the day. I’m almost sure a slew of these were routinely parked out front back then. 😆
I had a ride in one of those Continentals back in the early 70s and was quite impressed. I liked them much more than the Caddys of that era. My mom's 75 Granada with a 302 had that GM compressor, but Ford made no attempt to hide the fact, the tag on it read GM!
You got it. Fine cars, less appreciated. If I have had money and took a risk I have done the same. 1976 Chrysler NY, Dodge Royal Monaco Brougham, Mercury Grand Maquis 1976, Continental Mark 4, Buick Electra. First two were even available here in scandinavia but not any more.
I had a '71 Towncar Coupe. Lagoon Blue with a white vinyl top. Dark blue leather interior. It was actually a really decent car. I bought it used in 1978 for $750. Sold it 3 years later for $900
It's doubtful I'll ever rebuild a carburetor again in this lifetime, but if I did, and if it were an Autolite 4300, you will have saved me several frustrating mistakes - like screwing that fuel intake in too much.
I always wondered why the GM compressor equipped engines swapped location with the PS pump. Also another musing re this setup. My 1972 edition of Ford's Car Buying Made Easier book (you may know of this, or even have copies) list the 460 as optional on the Marquis, but stipulation that AC was required. Now I know why. They likely had a stockpile of engines with the AC already on them and weren't about to remove them just to put in the Merc. I seem to recall you saying that 1972 Lincolns didn't meet sales expectations, and perhaps offering the 460 in the Mercury was a way of getting rid of excess stock.
What I remember about the 460 and 429 engines was the small water hose located on the top of the water pump(approx 1.5 inches) My uncle always cut a new hose and and attached it to the pump before he tightened it up. The one on your Lincoln has factory clamps and paint on it so I'd replace it. Did you notice that? I know a trick to make this job easy.
I've rebuilt a few carburetors back in the old days. Is it wrong for me to want to convert your tail lights to a Thunderbird style 1 2 3 kind? It would look so cool. 😁 Nice video.
Love that Lincoln! So the Lincoln bodies were out sourced and not in house for the coupes? I’m a very intuitive individual and notice everything, not much get by me but I got to ask I know you own many many vehicles but what about properties? That Lincoln from the first video of it is at a different residence. Sorry just curious.
Adam, I was wondering if the rear quarter windows roll down or do they slide back into the sail panel like those on the Mark III and Thunderbird of that era?
It looks like the carb has minimal float bowl capacity compared to a Holley or AFB. The name casted into the front of the carb is Motorcraft but you call it a Autolite, same carb but made by a different manufacturer? That Lincoln would be a great cross-country car. Thanks for posting...
Do you "stockpile" certain parts for your cars, such as tune-up parts? I never did but I started because in the last few years I've noticed a lot of parts are getting harder to find. It was bound to happen I guess! I frequently have to special order things that were once available over the counter. For me it saves some time & hassle to buy extra parts when I can afford to.
Is that power steering pump a generic unit used accross OEMs? I had to replace it in my 85 Reliant back in the day and it looks like the exact same unit my Plymouth had.
