What car did you see today? [Archive] - Mark II Forum

Barry Wolk

01-11-2010, 02:52 PM

Yummy, that leather looks like butter.

One of the maladies that afflicted just about every 460 of that era is the intake manifold gaskets failing between the intake ports on either side of the exhaust port on both sides. Once this is breeched exhaust gasses get sucked into the air/fuel mixture, messing up the ratio. It expresses itself in a stumble at idle. You can verify by taking your car off fast idle and spraying carb cleaner along both heads and around the carb base. If the rpms change, You'll know you have a vacuum breach. The 460 with the C6 trans provides lots of get up and go. Mine '77 TC still had all the smog crap hooked up, and still runs great. I did have dual exhaust fabbed for it. That made a difference and made it sound sweet.

Nick DeSpirito

01-11-2010, 03:34 PM

Sweet! I have a '76 Lipstick Edition. I bought it in '94.

depmike38

01-11-2010, 03:37 PM

I've got a 460 that currently sits in my 70 F100 and I seem to remember that witha stock carb setup they would either burn up or clog up the aluminum baseplate the PCV valve feeds into and some of them (maybe all it's been a while) had a crossover pipe that ran from head to head behind the intake that would burn out. Its easy to notice it sounds like a tractor. They're great engines.

Barry Wolk

01-11-2010, 03:52 PM

My baseplate was totally charred where the EGR tube went into the plate.

This was 7 years ago, but I bought an intake gasket set and a carb kit for $129 and spent a weekend redoing it. Get some help putting the manifold back in It's enormously heavy and awkward at that angle.

If I were to do it today I'd use my engine hoist instead of my back.:mad:

Shelly Harris

01-11-2010, 05:03 PM

Sweet! I have a '76 Lipstick Edition. I bought it in '94.

You bought it at the right time. In 1994 if you brought one in to a dealer as a trade in you'd be lucky if they gave you $500. You couldn't give the car away then.

Shelly Harris

01-11-2010, 05:31 PM

If I were to do it today I'd use my engine hoist instead of my back.:mad:

I intend to open the front of the engine and change the timing set and cam and of course /lifters/valve springs. Probably change out the water pump while I'm in there. Also intend to trash the carb and do an Edlebrock with their manifold. Lastly, I'll probably send out the distributor to be "recurved" . I'll have to rent some tools so I might as well rent a hoist to handle the old manifold and set the new one down. All that is near $1k for parts..... but it should make that 460 quite decent.

Barry Wolk

01-11-2010, 05:38 PM

Sounds like you've been doing your homework. The 460 had a nylon-coated cam gear. Everyone recommends that you replace it with an all-steel gear. The nylon can break off and clog the oil pump screen.

Also, I think I read that you can get a cam gear that changes the timing back to pre-smog days.

Go to Dan's site and do a search. 460 mods have been discussed to death. There's plenty of material there.

depmike38

01-11-2010, 11:33 PM

That's why I changed to an aluminum intake on mine, but then again nothing else under the hood is stock.

depmike38

01-11-2010, 11:37 PM

Shelly, something else I just remembered. Between the water pump and timing cover on these engines is I believe a separate plate. If the pump shaft gets any slack in it the shaft will back up slightly and can rub a thin spot in the plate causing water seepage into the oil pan through the cover.

Nick DeSpirito

01-13-2010, 07:04 PM

Here's my 1976 Continental Mark IV Lipstick Edition

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4272219393_e11963e0d1_m.jpg

Chuck Lutz

01-14-2010, 12:05 AM

Nick, I was going to ask you... what is "Lipstick Edition"? Vanity mirrors? LOL :D

Nick DeSpirito

01-14-2010, 08:06 AM

LOL @ Chuck. No, but it does have them. The edition featured the colors of Lipstick red and White. You could get the car painted in either color. You could also get the wide body side molding in either color.

http://www.mjcclassiccars.com/cars/75LincolnMarkIVLipstick/08.jpg

Shelly Harris

01-14-2010, 11:39 AM

Could this be a "lipstick" edition:

YouTube- Lincoln Continental Mark IV 1974 in Stralsund

Mad Scientist

01-14-2010, 11:46 AM

Also intend to trash the carb and do an Edlebrock with their manifold.

From the pictures the car looks to be in very good condition.:)

But rather then a new carburetor, for a few more dollars, how about fuel injection? This is the system that I used on my MKII. So far with the limited use that I have given it I have been well pleased.

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/mscientist/MKII%20rebuild/F2.jpg

Installation was simple and straight forward no special knowledge required. Plus the main reason I bought it was that it self programs itself as you drive the car. You do not have to sit there with your laptop individually programming all the different fuel maps.

Nick DeSpirito

01-14-2010, 12:46 PM

Could this be a "lipstick" edition:

YouTube- Lincoln Continental Mark IV 1974 in Stralsund (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeZ4Vz05eTo&feature=related)

No, the seats in that car are standard all white leather. I think that car had just been painted since it's missing the body side and wheel well moldings.

2MarkIIs

01-14-2010, 01:00 PM

Barry i saw two good ones yesterday and M5 and Maple on my way to school. First was a newer Mercedes convertible (dont know what model, i dont know foreign cars) guy had the top down at 8 in the morning, thought it was pretty funny. I took a pic with my phone ill have to upload it. Also two lanes over was a ford van with a blown out rear window and had a cardboard special replacement. Unfortunatly i did not get a picture of that one.

Barry Wolk

01-14-2010, 01:09 PM

Pretty nice neighborhood for a cardboard fix.

TTIWWP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2MarkIIs

01-14-2010, 01:17 PM

haha he must have been comming from walled lake. Weve got plenty of that.

Chuck Lutz

01-14-2010, 01:19 PM

Nick, So is Shelly's a "Lipstick Edition" ? It has the same type of seats.

Shelly Harris

01-14-2010, 03:04 PM

Nick, So is Shelly's a "Lipstick Edition" ? It has the same type of seats.

No way. The Mark IV which I bought, to be picked up this March is what they called the Gold Luxury Option (http://automotivemileposts.com/mark41974gold.html).

Shelly Harris

01-14-2010, 03:20 PM

But rather then a new carburetor, for a few more dollars, how about fuel injection? This is the system that I used on my MKII. .

Mad: What's the name on that system? Can I read about it somewhere on the internet?

BTW---- yesterday afternoon I motorcycled to Riverside, only about an hour from Palm Springs, and went to this auto literature place --- Faxon, which is all over eBay, and bought the 5 volume manual set for 1974 Ford. A ton of information I'll never use, but I wanted to get acquainted with the 460 ci engine.

Chuck Lutz

01-14-2010, 03:39 PM

No way. The Mark IV which I bought, to be picked up this March is what they called the Gold Luxury Option (http://automotivemileposts.com/mark41974gold.html).

Wow, very nice Shelly. Was it in Chicago? Why not until March? Inquiring mind.. huh? :D

Shelly Harris

01-14-2010, 04:09 PM

The car belongs to an older woman who was the caregiver of the original owner. She inherited the car in 1992. Since then the car has been in good garage storage with only 2,332 miles put on it in the last 18 years. The owner had a young man who belongs to her church put the car up on eBay. I can't pick it up untill March, maybe not till April. There's snow all over till then anyway. It's in Indiana about 90 miles from my place near Chicago. Unless I've been lied to, all the mechanicals are running nice. Cosmetically all that it appears to need is a new vinyl top. But then again, all these old cars seem to need something.....

Barry Wolk

01-14-2010, 04:25 PM

Somebody would lie about a used car?:rolleyes:

Mad Scientist

01-15-2010, 05:36 PM

Mad: What's the name on that system? Can I read about it somewhere on the internet?

The EFI system I have is from Fuel Air Spark Technology. [FAST];) They apparently have been around for some time and are popular with the racing crowd. But this particular system is relatively new and is aimed at hot-rodders and custom cars, people who are doing retrofits to older engines and don’t to take the time to learn how to program their computer.

This is a throttle body system that will mount on any manifold that accepts a standard Holley 4150 square flange. I was very impressed the quality of machining that went into the throttle body, way above what you see on a typical carburetor. The physical mounting is no more difficult then a standard carb. But there are a bunch of wires going to it, as all the sensors are mounted in it with the exception of the oxygen and temperature sensors. Thus you have one master cable that plugs into the computer and the other end has all the connectors that plug into the throttle body. They are clearly labeled and are not a problem as to were they go.

Assuming you do not have high pressure electric fuel pump you will want their master kit that also supplies the fuel pump, its filters, a control relay, a pressure regulator, and a bunch of fuel line tubing. With fuel injection fuel is pumped from the tank to the injectors and then the excess is feed back to the tank.

Once everything is hooked up you turn on the ignition and the hand held monitor asks is this a new tune? If you say yes it will then ask what is the cubic inch of your engine? It then asks you to make an executive decision as to what speed do you would like the engine to idle at. Next it will ask which throttle body your using and how many of them. You should not need more then one unless you do some extreme engine mods and turn it into a dragster. It then asks did you set the fuel pressure to the recommended 43PSI or something else. You are then asked to count the number of cylinders that you have. Finally the throttle position sensor needs to set. Here the computer tells you the leave the throttle at idle while it takes a measurement. Then it tells you to hold the throttle wide open while it takes another measurement.

You now can start the engine. Once it warms up there are a couple adjustments to double check. And in my case fix some oil leaks.:o:o But then as you drive the computer uses the signal from the oxygen sensor automatically modify its fuel maps and the more you drive it the better it should become.

Here is their web site.
http://www.fuelairspark.com/ezefi/default.asp?utm_source=EZ_HomePage_Banner_Ad&utm_medium=Banner_Ad&utm_term=Link&utm_content=EZ_HomePage_Banner_Ad&utm_campaign=EZ_HomePage_Banner_Ad

This is the instruction manual.
http://www.fuelairspark.com/Instructions/Files/FAST4-152%20-%20EZ-EFI.pdf

Today I finished my new gas tank installation. Poured in 7 gallons of gas, just enough, to wet the bottom of the tank. Turned on ignition and let the pump fill the system. Go to start position and after sitting for over a month it starts with no problem within one turn and 32 degree weather!:)

The price was just under 2K.

Barry Wolk

01-15-2010, 05:40 PM

For the gas tank?

Mad Scientist

01-15-2010, 05:47 PM

No, that was for the EFI.;) The gas tank was about $100 worth of .059 thk. sheet metal plus a little bit of welding.

Shelly Harris

01-15-2010, 06:31 PM

Mad: Thanks for the EFI info. A very neat thing. Not cost effective for me, Going to try and keep this project to minimum dollars and the new manifold/carb combo comes in at $550. I'm looking forward to checking your car out this summer

Barry Wolk

01-15-2010, 06:43 PM

Shelly,

How about you join us at the Krasl Art Center Concours next year? It's in August and it's right up the road from you in St. Joseph, MI. My wife and I are on the executive board of the show. She's judging and I'm running the showfield. The show is on the bluff overlooking Lake Michigan.

An easy drive for your Mark II. Love to see it.

Shelly Harris

01-15-2010, 09:29 PM

That should be a go.

CarMan

01-16-2010, 05:13 PM

Not today but at one time...

Barry Wolk

01-16-2010, 05:26 PM

I had always abhored the cars that followed ours, calling themselves Marks. As an art collector I tried to appreciate them from that angle, but couldn't. However, putting them in the context of the times, there were other pretty outrageous designs as competition.

Over time I have developed an appreciation for these exercises in excess as just that, and nothing more. Engineering marvels that they are, the packaging leaves much to be desired, IMO.

Although, if one of the 139 Hess & Eisenhardt Lincoln limousines were to come my way at $25K or so, I'd add another Continental to the collection.

2MarkIIs

01-16-2010, 05:35 PM

There was a guy out on the eastside selling a 60 lincoln limo for cheap, said the car ran and was in decent original shape. Also said it had no brakes. Saw pictures of it and the car did not look bad at all. Interior was pretty nice. Dont know what happened to it.

Barry Wolk

01-16-2010, 05:42 PM

That should be a go.

Last year I invited Leon Flagg to bring his Mark II to the show. It's so dark and so reflective that it almost blended in with the lawn. You should check out The Masterpiece, Leon's show in Milwaukee.

We've had the Mark II to Krasl twice and the Porsche and trailer I built made their second maiden voyage after we crashed on our way to the same show a year before.:eek:

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg18/barry2952/Gi/100_3632.jpg

http://www.krasl.org/concours.aspx

Chuck Lutz

01-17-2010, 12:04 PM

Great looking car, beautiful trailer, lovely day... is that a Bufano on the gravel? Doesn't get much better than that, Barry :D

Barry Wolk

01-17-2010, 12:35 PM

Could be a Bufano, I'll ask.

depmike38

01-17-2010, 12:42 PM

:cool:No doubt the coolest car hauler I've ever seen, and the Porsche isn't bad either.

Barry Wolk

01-17-2010, 05:11 PM

Thanks. It only took me three winters to build it. Not much to do around here during the winter.

Felt sorry for this geezer. From his plate it looks like he's a disable Vet. From the thickness of his glasses I'd say his disability is vision. He probably couldn't see what someone did to his truck. Funny, but mean at the same time.

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg18/barry2952/Limo/IMG_3952.jpg

2MarkIIs

01-17-2010, 09:33 PM

That is awesome!

linc64

02-21-2010, 12:53 AM

Since no one else posted a photo today, here's one from the 2004 Newport Beach Concours.
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h58/linc64/Miscellaneous/Mark%20IIs/04ATSCConcours2ndJPG13.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h58/linc64/Miscellaneous/Mark%20IIs/DSCN2735JPG2.jpg

Roger Zimmermann

02-21-2010, 03:35 AM

Nice car! I see in the last picture a '57/58 Eldorado Brougham in black!

CarMan

02-21-2010, 09:29 AM

2011 Shelby GT500 at the Chicago Auto Show. 550 hp for this one.

Chuck Lutz

02-21-2010, 01:01 PM

Roger Z.. Good eye!! I love that car! Mecum had one in Monterey last year the reportedly was Sinatra's. It way beautiful but it got to (I think) $115k and didn't hit the reserve.

I think the fire extinguisher by the left front tire is a nice touch. Holley T-pot 4000, ya think?

linmk2

02-21-2010, 02:30 PM

Barry, I thought my eyes were going too, I had to look at the picture a while before I see the new model name:D.

linc64

02-21-2010, 02:38 PM

There were a couple of El Dorados there that day. If I may be allowed, here are a few more pics.
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h58/linc64/Miscellaneous/04ATSCConcours1stJPG2.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h58/linc64/Miscellaneous/DSCN2649JPG.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h58/linc64/Miscellaneous/DSCN2657JPG2.jpg
I'm sure Roger will also notice the Avanti in the background.

linc64

02-21-2010, 03:12 PM

1953 Kaiser Dragon. Only 1277 produced.
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h58/linc64/Miscellaneous/IMG_45482.jpg

Chuck Lutz

02-21-2010, 09:48 PM

Nice... There was another interesting Kaiser car I saw today looking at the Reno Car Museum.. I can't remember the name but I'll look it up.

Wow. Stop and think about it. There are more car companies gone than still around. Must be a tough business.

Roger Zimmermann

02-22-2010, 04:12 AM

I'm sure Roger will also notice the Avanti in the background.

No! I did not se it until I read your remark! In fact, I was looking at the dashboard from the Brougham; it's still the original one, collapsed, because the foam under the skin is like powder. I let do mine (from the Brougham) at Just Dashes in California. Very, very cheap!

CarMan

03-06-2010, 09:02 PM

I saw these today at the Chicago World Of Wheels show. May be of some interest on this forum. '64 Lincoln Continental. Also a modified '46 Ford, '57 Buick, and my favorite of the show was a '64 Dodge 330 hemi SS. Mr. Norm was the high performance king at grand-spaulding Dodge on Grand ave. in Chicago back in the day.

Chuck Lutz

03-06-2010, 09:08 PM

Ok, I'm a purist. I like the 64 Conti. and the Mopar Hemi. The craftsmanship of the other is outstanding but not my cup of tea.
It must have been a fun show CarMan. We have a few coming up out here soon. I'll try to get some shots and post.

linc64

03-13-2010, 07:02 PM

Saw this today in Orange, Ca.

Chuck Lutz

03-13-2010, 08:15 PM

Nice. I would guess 1930. It's in good shape.

Doc

03-13-2010, 08:33 PM

Nice. It's either a 30 or 31--tough to tell without seeing the radiator surround, as that's the easy clue between the two; 31 has a painted insert at both top and bottom; 30 just has painted insert at bottom.

Doc

04-04-2010, 12:02 AM

Saw this one for Carman yesterday at the regular Friday night cruise night at Ruby's in Redondo Beach, CA--about six blocks from our house. Typically more than 100 cars every Friday, ranging from 60s muscle to foreign exotics to American classics; even had a few random Mark IIs show up in the past. Happens every Friday night during day light savings season.

http://i831.photobucket.com/albums/zz238/markii1956/IMG_0655.jpg

Shawn Newcomb

04-15-2010, 04:21 PM

March 2010 issue StreetRodder
This car plus another more radical for his brother.

http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1004sr_1956_lincoln_continental_mark_ii/index.html

Barry Wolk

04-15-2010, 04:26 PM

Nice bodywork. Don't care much for the stance, but I like the width of the wheelbase. I think the extra 1.5" I added to mine make a striking visual difference.

The interior should be a burgundy, not lipstick red.

I have to respect the originality of the body. Apparently, in his eyes, there was no need for change in perfection.:D

Shawn Newcomb

04-15-2010, 05:11 PM

Yes, not bad for a custom or resto-mod. I like the overall look, appreciate the restraint on the body and roofline, and am surprisingly impressed by dash treatment. (but not the console)

BUT one thing they didn't do and I don't like it on the stock car either is the way the lower rear fender frames the wheelwell. In every 3/4 view photo of a Mark II you can see clear through the wheelwell and out the back of the car. It looks ackward like the fender is hanging out in space. Either the opening should've been shrunk or the fender should have tucked in a little more. IMHO

lindachelena

04-16-2010, 03:16 PM

Not exactly on topic but we took our 1956 Mark II out for the first time today since acquiring it last week. Finally got the brakes adjusted where I felt safe to drive it, but still need to work on them a little more. It's a good thing we weren't in any hurry because we got stopped everywhere we went. We've got a for sale sign in the back window and several people asked how much we wanted for it. But mostly it was just people giving a thumbs up and hollering, "Hey, I really like your car." We stopped to get gas - NATURALLY - and a fellow asked if he could take a picture.
It was fun!

CarMan

04-16-2010, 05:34 PM

Saw this one for Carman yesterday at the regular Friday night cruise night at Ruby's in Redondo Beach, CA--about six blocks from our house. http://i831.photobucket.com/albums/zz238/markii1956/IMG_0655.jpg

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Thank you. That's just like my '67, only that one's a '66. Same body style with very subtle differences with trim and emblem placements that year. 1966 was the biggest production year of the GTO, with 96,946 cars built.

Barry Wolk

04-16-2010, 07:24 PM

My wife's favorite is the '67. She loves the bow-tie rear end and distinctive lights.

That's the class she usually judges. She knows more about the cars of the '60s and early '70s than any two guys I know. We're at a car selection meeting we're on the board of and she found that one of the entrant's didn't know what year or engine size of his car. None of us picked up on it, but she did.

I'm a lucky man. The girl's got 30wt running through her veins.:D

CarMan

04-16-2010, 08:39 PM

You're mistaken on the years. The bow-tie rear is on the '66, not the '67. It had the disappearing taillights look with louvered units. In '67 the rear quarters, tail panel and rear bumper were all re-styled. It was a squared appearance on the '67 from the bow-tie look of the '66.

Barry Wolk

04-16-2010, 08:41 PM

I told you she was the expert.:o

Shawn Newcomb

04-18-2010, 09:15 PM

From March 2010 Rod & Custom:

Apparently they are all the rage this month!!!

This one is heavily modified on the outside, but almost stock interior.

http://www.rodandcustommagazine.com/featuredvehicles/1005rc_1957_lincoln_continental_mark_ii/index.html

Shawn Newcomb

04-20-2010, 10:53 PM

With a twist...

I was walking my dogs today and something about the back of this house caught my eye as I walked past. I stepped into the backyard and snapped 3 shots and talked to the owner. The owner was surprised I noticed from the street, said no one has ever asked. Most people are speeding on past in their cars. The moral of the story? Slow down - look around - go for a walk - you never know what you might see. Do you see what I do? Double points if you can name the origins.

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n163/thursdays_child_1971/car%20stuff/101_0766.jpg

Barry Wolk

04-20-2010, 11:03 PM

I'll bite. What am I missing?:confused:

Shawn Newcomb

04-20-2010, 11:22 PM

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n163/thursdays_child_1971/car%20stuff/101_0767.jpg

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n163/thursdays_child_1971/car%20stuff/101_0768.jpg

Model A - doors open, windows roll down, top window tilts out

Barry Wolk

04-21-2010, 07:42 AM

Is that a rim inset into the brick up high?

Pretty cool!

Shawn Newcomb

04-21-2010, 11:26 PM

Yes it is and there were some other windows from the car incorporated as well.

Barry Wolk

04-23-2010, 04:58 PM

Shawn,

I sent your pictures to my editor friend at Hemming's. You can contact Dan Strohl through their site or I can PM you his e-mail address. He's like to chat with you. The house piqued his interest.

Dan is a fan of shortened vehicles. He's posted pictures I've sent him of my project and others craziness that he's posted on his blog.

linc64

04-26-2010, 03:25 AM

I saw Norm Hoskin's Mark II at the Fabulous Fords Forever show today.
Here are some pics. The last picture is one of my convertible next to his on the field.

linc64

04-29-2010, 11:48 PM

Yes, it's a little hard to tell from the pictures, but the color is brown.
It still looks absolutely beautiful with its seven year old paint job!

linc64

05-03-2010, 11:09 PM

I went to an antique truck show yesterday at the Orange Empire Railway Museum, and was surprised to see these two cars in the parking lot. The Lincoln was in a different lot, so it must have belonged to someone associated with the truck show, or the museum.
I took over 200 pictures 'cause there was so much to see. I'll post some of them later in the week if anyone is interested.

benzladen

05-04-2010, 02:21 AM

Hi Guys,here is a link [or copy and paste] to a supercharged Mk2.It was sold at auction recently.Cheers!,Kelly http://www.barrett-jackson.com/application/onlinesubmission/lotdetails.aspx?ln=672.1&aid=323&pop=1

Shawn Newcomb

05-04-2010, 11:31 PM

With all due respect to the WCF car, this might be the REAL hot rod.

Paxton baby bird setup I assume?

CarMan

05-30-2010, 11:54 AM

At the Volvo auto museum car corral this weekend. Quick game: Identify the make/year of these cars.

linc64

05-30-2010, 12:05 PM

Nice pics!
Looks like '69 Mustang, '52 Cadillac, '58 Buick, '68 GTO and '67 GTO.

CarMan

05-30-2010, 12:23 PM

Correct. You're good!

Shelly Harris

06-02-2010, 09:52 PM

THis is not about what car I saw today... rather it was the reaction I got driving the Mark II 56 miles round trip in commuter traffic. I wasn't prepared for what happened.

So I'm between jury trials and not staying at the in-town apt but rather today I was commuting from suburban home to downtown chicago in morning and afternoon rush. I decided to put some miles on the Mark II and for the first time I tried to drive it thru morning rush and maneuvering thru the parking lot ramps. The first 15 miles were at expressway speed and I noticed a few horn beeps which had me guessing, but then I realized drivers were getting excited seeing the car. Then as I approached the downtown area traffic slowed down to a crawl. During the crawl I'm getting high fives, horns beeping away to let me know they see the car, and drivers obviously gawking at the car. It had to be more than a dozen acknowlegments of one form or another. Then it got a bit insane... a guy creeping along next to me starts insisting I roll down the window, answer his questions and engage in conversation while we creep along side by side...(of course, it's what year is it?)

What reactions have you guys experienced?

Barry Wolk

06-02-2010, 09:57 PM

Same thing. Everywhere I go. It's really the best thing about owning a Mark II.

Make us look at each other and smile.:D:D

Chuck Lutz

06-02-2010, 10:05 PM

LOL.. every outting is like a parade. :)

Barry, I'd think that would be especially true for you and your car! My friend w/ the conv. can't get over the attention.

linc64

06-07-2010, 09:42 PM

Saw a Tesla zoom by me on the freeway yesterday. Barely had time to get a good picture.
I no longer have a PC, just bought an IMac, and am still getting used to the picture program.

Barry Wolk

06-07-2010, 09:46 PM

Welcome to the world of Mac. Once you've tried mac, you never go back. Had an SE-20. Started my first business on an SE-30, 30 being 30 MB of hard disc storage. Wife worked for Aple Corporate in Michigan, Never got a paycheck. 30% for taxes, 20% for retirement and the balance in new toys.

Chuck Lutz

06-09-2010, 01:15 AM

Jim, we've got them around here (factory 20 mi away) all the time. I haven't quite figured out the $105K but WTH. Cute car.

Say, could I get $455M for my stimulus idea?.. Probably not. Mine might make sense.

CarMan

06-13-2010, 06:16 PM

Here are some highlights for me at the show I was at with the family today. The '58 Bonneville looked flawless...just restored. Another favorite was the unrestored original (except older paint job) of a 65 dodge hemi coronet superstock. A 426 ramcharger which would become the legendary street hemi. Back seat deleted among other things to save weight. Here they are...

CarMan

07-24-2010, 10:36 AM

Lake Forrest show

linc64

02-20-2011, 08:45 PM

Went for a drive in Silverado Canyon today and saw these:

Doc

02-20-2011, 08:54 PM

The first shot (under the cover) looks like one of the Shay Model A replicas made approximately 1979/80. Shay had a deal with Ford to make replica Model A and Thunderbirds on Ford platforms (Pintos maybe?) and sold them through Ford dealerships with a Ford warranty. Only lasted a couple of years and went bankrupt on the deal as I recall.

Sean Rollins

02-20-2011, 10:53 PM

When I was growing up our neighbor had one of those replicas. He hardly drove it, but I recall he said it was a pinto platform.

linc64

02-20-2011, 11:06 PM

I actually kind of liked the Ford truck, and the Mercedes parked nearby, a little more than the Shay.

CarMan

02-24-2011, 10:16 PM

I took this picture at the Chicago Auto Show. Here's the latest Ford Shelby GT350s. 2012 models here are to be made in very limited quantities (350 planned) in red, white or blue at Shelby American in Las Vegas. Also, the first convertible since 1970 is available. Power options at 525 and 624 hp.

With cars like these Shelbys, the new Camaro and retro looking Challenger, it's 1960s muscle all over again. But with higher MPG standards and electric cars on the horizon, I wonder how long this comeback will last.
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Don Keller

02-24-2011, 10:40 PM

Dave,

They keep getting closer to making a car with same appeal as the originals! I'd guess that they'll keep making them until sales plumit which will probably be: a.) When all of us who remember what the first Shelby's looked like are gone and the younger buyers want a text messaging car rather than a muscle car. b.) When $5.00 a gallon seems cheap and/or it's illegal to own a car that goes faster forward than backwards. We'd better stock up on the muscle cars though. We will want them even if they just sit on display in what used to be our living rooms. (;-))

Don Keller
C56R3838
Jackson, TN

Shawn Newcomb

02-25-2011, 09:46 PM

Hey Carman,

Are you sure this convertible isn't still a 1970 under Shelby's continuation-of-original-VIN-nonsense...:D

Sean Rollins

02-26-2011, 02:33 PM

Just a few of us rednecks up here in Calgary. This is a display at an RV dealer, but they give rides in it from time to time.

Rick Payton

03-06-2011, 02:37 PM

today on the way to the lake I passed a 2010 Mercedes SLS Gullwing....WOW what a car

Don Henschel

03-07-2011, 05:40 AM

today on the way to the lake

-30 below zero here right now:puke! If I was on my way to the lake it would be for ice fishing:p

Shawn Newcomb

03-07-2011, 07:27 PM

ice boats are fun too!

Doc

03-28-2011, 12:30 AM

Saw 152 Model A Fords today. It was the 50th anniversary meeting of the Orange County Model A Ford Club in Hart Park in the City of Orange, CA. Typically they draw about 300 cars to the meet; today there was rain and it cut attendance by half (us Californians are soft):o. Made for an interesting venue, however, as the cars were parked in a flood control channel and the authorities were releasing water right through the middle of the show.

http://i831.photobucket.com/albums/zz238/markii1956/IMG_0992.jpg

http://i831.photobucket.com/albums/zz238/markii1956/IMG_1000.jpg

linc64

03-28-2011, 01:05 AM

Thanks for the pics Pete! I usually go to this show, but it conflicted with a tour of Wallace Neff homes that the Pasadena Conservancy had today.
By the way, Forty Ford Day is coming up on June 26 at La Palma Park in Anaheim. All pre-'72 makes and models are welcome. I'll start a separate thread about that. Would like to see you there, as well as at Knott's on April 10.

Doc

05-01-2011, 10:52 PM

Mad Scientist

05-02-2011, 12:15 AM

That is awfully daring styling for 1941.:eek:
and yes it does look like it came out of a comic book.:D

CarMan

05-07-2011, 04:14 PM

Just came back from the Full Size Pontiac Show in Libertyville IL. (really all Pontiacs were welcome). Lots of nice cars there. Last shot is my car.

Full Size Pontiac Club:
http://www.fullsizepontiacs.com/

Sean Rollins

05-07-2011, 07:42 PM

There's some beauties there. I always have had a soft spot fot the 60's pontiacs. I bet yours was well recieved.:D

Shawn Newcomb

05-08-2011, 11:04 AM

I saw this commercial on BBC America this morning. I couldn't find it on Youtube, but did on the Bridgestone Tires facebook page.

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=633257140978&oid=184400184643&comments

Shelly Harris

05-08-2011, 12:41 PM

SLK

05-10-2011, 09:13 PM

We kicked off our season of Tuesday night gatherings tonight. http://tapatalk.com/mu/4a4778fe-e23c-16c7.jpghttp://tapatalk.com/mu/4a4778fe-e24f-4852.jpghttp://tapatalk.com/mu/4a4778fe-e26c-4d30.jpghttp://tapatalk.com/mu/4a4778fe-e282-d224.jpghttp://tapatalk.com/mu/4a4778fe-e297-62cc.jpghttp://tapatalk.com/mu/4a4778fe-e2ac-9a2b.jpg

CarMan

05-28-2011, 08:53 PM

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61 Nash Metropolitan, 61 Covair Rampside, 31 Ford Coupe

SLK

05-31-2011, 10:08 PM

We had our weekly gathering with some new cars joining us.

Pat Marshall

06-01-2011, 06:49 AM

Ben, is that your car in the photo?

SLK

06-02-2011, 06:31 AM

Yes it is.

Jim Rohn

06-05-2011, 02:47 PM

I saw this last night at the weekly Scottsdale Pavilions car show:

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a26/JimRohn/pavilions/57lincolnswrf.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a26/JimRohn/pavilions/57lincolnswlf.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a26/JimRohn/pavilions/57lincolnswlr.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a26/JimRohn/pavilions/57lincolnrrjpg.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a26/JimRohn/pavilions/57lincolnemb.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a26/JimRohn/pavilions/57lincolnsw.jpg

Divider window, rear air, folding tables, 9 passenger, etc

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a26/JimRohn/pavilions/57lincolnswin.jpg

more info on this car:

http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z13696/Lincoln-Custom-Pioneer.aspx

"normal" 56 Premiere:

http://www.lovefords.org/56ford/lincoln/images/1956_lincoln_premiere_sedan_001.jpg

Barry Wolk

06-05-2011, 03:42 PM

I have many pictures of that car. I believe it was made from 4 cars. The interior fabric has unintentional Lincoln 8-point stars.

Very cool project.

Roger Zimmermann

06-06-2011, 02:38 AM

Good looking car! Was it done "in house" or by an outside company?

Barry Wolk

06-06-2011, 06:47 AM

I believe it was done by the current owner.

Doc

06-12-2011, 01:21 AM

We saw the Deora II at a car show in El Segundo, CA, today--it's a full size, operating replica of one of the most popular Hot Wheels cars. Mattel is located in El Segundo and was a co-sponsor of a charity car show at the Automobile Driving Museum. When we arrived for car placement at 8:30 a.m., there was a line around the block--people had been waiting since 1:30 a.m. to get into the show that didn't open to the public until 10:00 a.m. We couldn't believe it until someone explained the crowd wasn't there for the car show, they were there to buy a limited edition Hot Wheel to be sold at the show. They sold for $20 at the show; by noon they were on eBay for $100!

http://i831.photobucket.com/albums/zz238/markii1956/IMG_1045-1-1.jpg

Mad Scientist

06-13-2011, 10:51 AM

On Sunday evenings I’ve been going to a cruise night at a local hamburger emporium and finally the last two weekends we had some decent weather and a decent turnout. 50 plus cars last night. It was a good mix of cars from new to vintage to custom. Only got a few panoramic shots before by cameras batteries died. :( So maybe next week I will try for some close ups.

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/mscientist/shows/IMG_1626a.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/mscientist/shows/IMG_1625a.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/mscientist/shows/IMG_1623a.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/mscientist/shows/IMG_1620a.jpg

And then there is “Duke” to keep people from touching the cars. :)

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/mscientist/shows/IMG_1627a.jpg

SLK

06-13-2011, 04:43 PM

This should clear things up a bit. :D

Shelly Harris

06-13-2011, 08:02 PM

This should clear things up a bit. :D

There is so much BS about what Elvis owned or didn't own. An Elvis imitator was playing a gig at a casino in the Palm Springs area which because of my wife's Elvis obsession became a must event. In the lobby was a beautiful bright red '59 Cad convertible (not an Eldorado) which had Elvis license plates. I checked out the website of Elvis Cadillacs (http://elviscadillacs.tripod.com/) and it fails to show Elvis ever owning a '59.

Any more of this Elvis talk and we might get Gary back on the forum :)

Barry Wolk

06-13-2011, 09:17 PM

Cool site. Didn't know Elvis had a 507. That kicked his taste in cars up a notch.

CarMan

06-13-2011, 09:54 PM

[COLOR="black"]A few shots I took at a Pontiac Buick Olds show. Don't know why the Cadillac was there...but here they are.

Roger Zimmermann

06-14-2011, 02:22 AM

This should clear things up a bit. :D
Strange looking antenna...It will not retract or extend easely! It should be vertical.

Barry Wolk

06-17-2011, 08:31 AM

I've never seen one of these before. Factory or custom?

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg18/barry2952/1%20Mark%20II%20docs/IMG_2227.jpg

Sean Rollins

06-17-2011, 09:46 AM

I would think custom. That's a mega cab!

Mad Scientist

06-27-2011, 10:12 PM

I found this at local cruise night. The guy put a lot of work into it, it is different, but!
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/mscientist/shows/cul1.jpg

Then my next door neighbor showed up with his two Buicks. They are a bit more conventional. The brown one is stock. The yellow one has a little engine work done to it. It’s around 1100HP.

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/mscientist/shows/cul2.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/mscientist/shows/cul3.jpg

CarMan

06-29-2011, 05:56 PM

Does the yellow GSX have the 455 with work done to that? Nice pictures.

Mad Scientist

06-29-2011, 10:31 PM

I don’t know exactly what he has in it except that it is highly modified. I suspect that it probably started out as a 455. It is definitely not your daily driver. When he starts it there is no question that it is running.:D He buys 112 octane fuel for it in 55 gallon drums and it don’t last very long. :eek:
He owns a small transmission shop and has custom built transmissions for a number of high end performance cars.

Also in Case you are interested there is a car show up near your father at the North Chicago VA medical center on July 16. This is it 8th year and it is strictly for the veterans, no general public. Seeing as how a lot of the guys don’t get out much this turned into a major event for them. They had over 160 cars last year. :)
There is no entry fee but there is free food and drinks. (hot dogs & brats)

Mad Scientist

07-15-2011, 12:13 AM

OK you got some important clients coming in and you really want to impress them. So you call up a limo company and tell them to send out a stretched limo to pick them up. And they do with this.:eek:

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/mscientist/limo.jpg

Chuck Lutz

07-15-2011, 11:54 PM

I wonder if it comes in any other colors? You have to admit... that's one helluva span. I'm guessing not less than 24'. Conventional thinking would put the beam at or near 12" section to take that span. Ya think?

Pat Marshall

07-16-2011, 09:53 AM

Did you get the VIN, Engine Number and Body Tag Number?

Mad Scientist

07-16-2011, 10:05 AM

No. I was picking up a reupholstered chair and this happened to be next-door.
It did seem exceptionally long. But in was the color that just grabbed your by the eyeballs and shook. :eek::)

Barry Wolk

07-16-2011, 10:30 AM

You didn't upholster the chair yourself?

Mad Scientist

07-17-2011, 11:46 AM

Decided to farm that one out. Been busy with putting down ceramic tile in the kitchen and dinning area, a new wood flooring in the family room plus I’m in the process of repainting the entire inside of the house.

Although I have been known to do some simple reupholstering in the past.:)

CarMan

07-17-2011, 09:50 PM

Very hot day at this show. You can see my GTO in the 2nd to last shot. I was surprised to see someone brought a 1958 Buick. That's the last shot. It was black like mine, except his is the highest price "Limited" model in convertible form. Very rare car. This one is a very high end quality example.

SLK

07-17-2011, 09:55 PM

The one I saw wasn't old but did catch my attention.

http://tapatalk.com/mu/4a4778fe-928c-a984.jpg

linc64

07-17-2011, 10:09 PM

Nice pics Dave!

Ben, any idea what it is?

I went to an art exhibit today, and the Nash Club showed up just as I was leaving. The Continental belongs to my friend.

Mad Scientist

07-17-2011, 11:45 PM

Saturday went to a car show at the Veteran’s Health Care Center, this show is put on strictly for the veterans no general public. There was a good turn out of cars.

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/mscientist/shows/va1.jpg

Lots of different cars, but only one MKII, and one MKIV driven by someone named Shelly.:D

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/mscientist/shows/va2.jpg

Also one very clean GTO by his son.

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/mscientist/shows/va3.jpg

It was great to see and talk to both of them in person.

Sunday went to a cruse night at local restaurant. One guy who regularly shows up and who apparently has a garage full of Bentleys decide to bring out this one.

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/mscientist/shows/b1.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/mscientist/shows/b2.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/mscientist/shows/b3.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/mscientist/shows/b4.jpg

Shawn Newcomb

07-18-2011, 08:07 PM

SLK's yellow one is a Lotus Elise. One of the few purist's cars built anymore. I saw several in the parking lot outside the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix this weekend. Fun time.

SLK

07-18-2011, 09:45 PM

The Lotus was hanging out with a few bikes when I saw him. I saw him again with the bikes again later in the weekend. They must have been out playing on the twisty roads around here.

Joseph Stebbins

07-23-2011, 10:43 PM

http://tapatalk.com/mu/ae4675cd-8544-935d.jpg

I saw this pull up across from my office and ran out and snapped a shot. It's a 20's Moon. Apparently the carb was leaking and the new owner was trying to find someone to fix it. I told him it would look great in front of my building as they were from the same era but he wasn't game for giving it up...

linc64

07-24-2011, 06:02 PM

I saw this yesterday at the Malamut Collection in Thousand Oaks.
Thought Barry might like this.
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h58/linc64/Malamut%20Collection/IMG_0387.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h58/linc64/Malamut%20Collection/IMG_0391.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h58/linc64/Malamut%20Collection/IMG_0393.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h58/linc64/Malamut%20Collection/IMG_0386.jpg

The rest of the collection can be seen here:
http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h58/linc64/Malamut%20Collection/

Barry Wolk

07-24-2011, 06:09 PM

Thanks, Jim. That picture verifies that Porsche stupidly parked the wiper on the bed of the windshield, making it pretty worthless when you need it. Was that a spotlight mounted to the side mirror? Love the driving lights.

I just found out about another "Continental". In 1934 MG made 100 "Continentals". I'm trying to learn about them.

linc64

07-26-2011, 11:42 PM

Was that a spotlight mounted to the side mirror?
Yes, I think it is.

Milsteads Garage

07-30-2011, 08:23 PM

I saw these today scouting parts for Joesph Stebbins. I really like this mark 5, I would like to buy the mark 5 but I am going to pick up a mark II next weekend.

CarMan

07-31-2011, 09:48 PM

At a Downers Grove, IL show I checked out this weekend. Last shot is one for you Barry.

Mad Scientist

08-01-2011, 05:56 PM

A study in contrast.:)

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/mscientist/shows/mkiimet.jpg

Barry Wolk

08-01-2011, 06:20 PM

Is that ZZ?

I rode to Sunday School in the back seat of a Met when I was 12. I was 5'8" at the time. I had to sit sideways while the guy's dinky kid sat in the front.:mad:

Joseph Stebbins

08-02-2011, 08:00 AM

I think you could hang the Met from the back of the Mark II with Lifeboat Davits in lieu of a spare tire! Now that would be a Continental Kit!

Barry Wolk

08-02-2011, 09:34 AM

Thanks for the Firebird picture, Dave.

http://www.markiiforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3113&d=1312163253

Mad Scientist

08-08-2011, 12:02 PM

When to a car show yesterday at a railroad museum. They typically have around 650 cars. All sorts of cars from model “T”s to a MKII plus lots of big trucks, some WWII military vehicles, even an intercity bus. The all the usual stuff.
With the exception of this!

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/mscientist/shows/steemeng2.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/mscientist/shows/steemeng1.jpg

It is a hand built replica of 1865 engine. Definitely a concourse winner.
No chrome but lots of highly polished brass and pin striping.

CarMan

08-11-2011, 09:47 PM

For any Pontiac fans here. Here's a few shots from the Indian Uprising show I attended last weekend in St Charles IL. My car is in the 4th shot .

Doc

09-17-2011, 11:22 PM

I saw more than 200 woodies today at the annual Wavecrest show in Encinitas, CA. It's widely recognized as the largest woodie show in the country. We searched in vain for a Mark II woodie. But I'm inspired now, if only I could find a pristine Mark II that had somehow lost the back half of its body...;)http://i831.photobucket.com/albums/zz238/markii1956/IMG_1416.jpg

SLK

09-18-2011, 07:05 AM

"if only I could find a pristine Mark II that had somehow lost the back half of its body..."
I think there is one in Australia.

I went to the British Invasion show in Stowe, VT to give me my motivation to finish my MG Midget. While there I saw a number of beautiful cars that I'd love to have. Oh well, I guess the family needs to eat too.

They were celebrating 50 years of the E-type.

Mad Scientist

09-18-2011, 02:37 PM

Went to car show yesterday but this one was held at an old defunct road race course naturally there were the typical selection of Corvettes, Cobra’s, Mustang’s and other mussel cars. Here are some that were a little different and more fitting the heritage of the track.

AU_MK2

09-27-2011, 08:01 PM

Gotta love seeing something different
I noticed only one of those had the steering wheel on the correct side :D

Doc

11-01-2011, 07:34 PM

I saw a 1941 Chrysler Thunderbolt at the Greystone Mansion Concours in Beverly Hills today. First time I've ever seen one--they apparently made 6, supposedly this is one of only 4 remaining. Has an aluminum body, copper bumpers and trim, and a retractable hardtop. Looks like someone from Disney's Toon Town was the designer...
http://i831.photobucket.com/albums/zz238/markii1956/IMG_1032.jpg

In the small world category...

I posted the picture above of the Thunderbolt concept car last May after I saw the car at the Greystone Concours. This weekend, while talking to the owner of another Mark II in the Santa Barbara Concours, Tony Castellano, he mentioned several of the cars that he's previously worked on and painted, including the above Thunderbolt. He insisted that it was the owner, not him that picked the color...;)