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Cooke
05-27-2010, 09:12 AM
A friend of mine has this car for sale at $29,000 its not MKII but it is rare, one of 78.

http://tomlaferriere.com/1959_lincoln_continental_formal_sedan_for_Sale.htm

If nothing else its interesting to look at.
Nick DeSpirito
05-27-2010, 11:14 AM
That car was on NNJ Craig's List a week or two ago. It has Jersey plates, so I'm assuming the car is here and they must or did have the consignment on it.
Nick DeSpirito
05-31-2010, 10:52 AM
I attended the Franklin Lakes,NJ Car Show yesterday and the '59 was there also. Here's a picture of it next to my car.

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Chuck Lutz
05-31-2010, 12:23 PM
I attended the Franklin Lakes,NJ Car Show yesterday and the '59 was there also. Here's a picture of it next to my car.

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Nice car (s). I followed one of these (except a conv) in So Cal about a year ago. I remember the seller bemoaning the fact that he let it go for much less than he'd hoped. I believe he joined the Forum shortly thereafter. He might have some insight on this.
Nick DeSpirito
06-01-2010, 06:29 AM
Chuck,

This car is a Formal Sedan. The roof was taller than stock and had a separate A/C system for the back with it's own controls for the rear passengers mounted on the back of the front seat. The vents for the rear A/C are mounted on the roof ala Mark II, while the front vents are in the dash. Hess & Eisenhart built them for Ford. I think the owner told me that there were only eighty something converted by them. The rear is very spacious like a limo, but does not have a divider window. This particular car was built from a '59 Mark IV. Like the Lehman-Petersen limos of the sixties, these cars had to be special ordered and were not kept in stock.
Barry Wolk
06-01-2010, 07:51 AM
Nick, they are only taller because of the padded roof. There was no alteration to the sheet metal itself, from what I understand. They created the extra room in the back by removing the package shelf and moving the rear seat rearward.

Rare, yes, butt ugly, too, IMO. I need one.;)
Chuck Lutz
06-01-2010, 08:43 PM
Thanks Nick.. pretty cool car. I need one too :) Barry, some butts are not so ugly... some are. :)