1973 Lincoln Continental Mark IV Junkyard Find 

Whoa Nelley, Mark IV and almost out the door..... I just got back from a business trip to the Sunshine state, ain't that great? Long and hard hours, but got the job done and I wished I could have gone swimming, but maybe next time. Nothing like the airline to mess up your travel arrangements, but nothing that can't be fixed. TSA Precheck works wonders.....I heard my name. LOL. The Mark IV ran from the 1972 model year through the 1976 model year, and was replaced by the Mark V in 1977 (which ran through the 1979 model year). That one is rough indeed. Yes, that's 1996 as the last inspection, so it's been off the road about as long as Jerry Garcia has been dead (he died in 1995). This is as you said a 460 V8, which means it is rated in net (not gross) horsepower. It was rated at about 212 HP and 342 ft-lb of torque. Many 1971 cars had gross and net horsepower ratings, and 1972 would make it requirement to show only net horsepower. No matter, this era Ford was plagued with sloppy steering, sloppy carburetion, sloppy performance, sloppy quality and overall "malaise" as many have put it. The Wixom plant opened up in 1957 and closed in 2007. It produced over 6 million vehicles during the time it was in operation. We got the VIN, we win: 3 for 1973 model year, Y for Wixom, MI assembly, 89 for Mark IV two door hardtop, A for 460 V8 with four barrel and the rest is the production sequence. We got the tag, we can brag: 65D for Lincoln Mark IV two door hardtop, 3A for Pastel Blue exterior paint, BB for Dark Blue vinyl interior trim, U for C-6 automatic transmission, 2 for 2.75:1 rear end ratio, non-locking, and 22 for Dallas, TX sales district. Whoa Nelley, in rust we do not trust. 1973 and it's over for thee. Life for the Mark will soon turn dark. Off the road in 1996, it hit the bricks. "Grateful Dead", you'd be better off with a moped. 4-6-0 and gotta go. Don't forget the VIN, or we do not win. "Malaise" and bell bottoms and disco were all the rage. Without the tag, we cannot brag and that makes the Google Man sad. Video by Benny and maybe he'll find a dime or a penny (or two, or three, or many). That's it, time to quit. Going to be flat and that's that. Going to get squished and the "French Connection" faithful are going to be pissed.

I love these big land yachts! This diamond-in-the-rough deserves better than to be left in a scrap yard

Cannon! A Quinn-Martin production

Love those old school Lincoln's. Big block 460.

That grill looked too nice to leave behind! And the hubcaps, they are worth a fair bit especially as a set! Hope they are saved. Great car thanks for sharing!

I would have grabbed that rear bumper & hubcaps!!!!!!!!

Another enjoyable video. Thank you sir.

What a nice find, a Lincoln Continental Mark IV,.

Benny, that Mark 4 must have been really nice back in 73 ! very luxurious.

JUST don't see the big ones much any more on the road thanks for taking us along

Doors still sound better than a GM of that era 😆👍🏻

Cool Car 😀

I pulled a 460 /365 hp out of a 69 mark and did a 3 angle valve job on the heads and put it in my wrecker super fast

Love those big Lincolns. Watching TV show Cannon he would drive a new one each season

i had one same year, they drove nice

that was a beautiful interior at one point....such a shame

If the 460 turns over it would be worth grabbing with the auto trans

I do have and that grill makes a great return air grill for the man cave. Also you can always sell it to the next guy.

Cool find. Same as mine. 🤠👍💯

Love the old Lincoln’s my favorite continental is the 1971 mark 3

Love the video it is sad to see other classic Lincoln in the yard because of vinyl top doing it in or at least i think thats why she's in the yard it is a shame stay safe.

Not a bad boat.

Thanks for showing you Texas guys have rust too! I am a central NY guy with salt on the road!

The movie The Car was a 71’ Mark lll

The 1973 Ford 460 was rated at 212 hp, an increase over the 1972 which was pathetically rated at just 198 hp. Surprisingly, the 1974 Ford 460 was rated at 220 hp. It would drop to 208 in 1975 and stay there until 1978, the final year of the 460 in the Mark Series.

The grill looked cleaner than mine.lol

Nice, but it's too far gone. The onle thing bad about being early is that the Google Man hasn't dropped his knowledge yet.

Paint code 3A is Pastel Blue and trim code BB is Dark Blue leather. 460 V-8 has 208 Horsepower with 8.0:1 Compression ratio. The opera windows if perfect are expensive and valuable.

Huge car , is that the same one from the movie "the car" ????

I see guys trying to get money for those grilles, but more for a wall hanger than anything I think Radio looks like one of those that sold new for like $25 in 1995

Wow I can't believe that's there

The hubcaps, grille, bumpers and rear tail lights should be saved Rear end is a 9 1/4 with a open 2.75.

Oh Benny! I bet you $100 that the grille & ornament is gonna be gone FAST! It's a good parts car as long as you need the motor and outside aesthetics! Boy there's nothing good savable about the interior! The aftermarket radio looks like a cheap headunit you'd buy at WalMart! I'd get the hubcaps Benny, those are nice and can sell for $80-$100 for the whole set! Personally, my favorite Ford motors are the Inline 6 and the 302. But the 460 has good power. It'll pass anything but the gas station lol!!!

My sister had a 1973 Town Car with the 460, It would Smoke em down! Lol

Hey, you forgot to check the glass, lol. I think you might be right about the power output of the 460...with the oil embargo, the HP wars was essentially over, so reducing compression and weaker cams would be the order of the day. I wonder if the tag on the rearend meant this car had a 9".

Which yard is that? I'm liking the many Vics to pick parts from.

Good day, Are parts available for a 1973 Lincoln Continental

I had the mark 3 and I traded it for 84 Cadillac it’s junk mine had a rebuilt engine that I got 5800 miles on it , looking for another one .

roof is more like gunner turret.

Hey Classic Ride can you tell where found this Lincoln? I have a 72 Lincoln Mark IV and I am looking for the front windshield for it. Thanks

I don't understand getting the VIN for the "Googleman". That was KIng of the Road when I was a kid.

You should have yanked that 460 out

@Classic ride society

Frank Cannon

I never liked that body style.