My Dad, who hasn't driven in some years, is the original owner of a 1979 Lincoln Town Car with approximately 78,000 miles. Pretty much loaded, gold with gold velour interior, garaged, original. Up until about three years ago I would drive it when in town but finally it quit running and we couldn't find anyone who knew how to get it running again. Electrical problems, we believe.

What's the best way to sell such a vehicle? When I say "best", I mean how to produce the most money for the least amount of work/expenditure? The amount of interest this car generated when I would drive it was shocking; surely someone would really like to get their hands on it, get it running and show it off. But who and how?

All ideas are welcomed.

Thanks, RS

I bet a negro would love that.

Put up some pictures on the cork board down at every BBQ joint, liquor store, ghetto grocery in town.

Beat me to it. I was thinking put up some ad flyers around MLK boulevard.

Craigslist is how id approach it

Doesn't run.

I'd try the local good ole' boy mechanic to get it running then look online at the prices $20-$35K and go that route

https://classics.autotrader.com/classic-cars-for-sale/1979-lincoln-continental-for-sale

Probably can't sell it. So you should just give it to Me to fix. Where are you located. Should be simple on a 79

Consider Bring a Trailer.

^^^This^^^

LOL

I’d seriously look into getting it running first. Not running it’s just an ol piece of chit that don’t work. Running you can try to sell it as that low miles, one owner, garage kept classic that you deceived it as.

Craigslist or take it to a local car show and put a for sale sign on it. It would most definitely be worth your while to get it running first. It'll be something simple.

Scrap cars are paying $150 a ton

That land barge is every bit of $400

Craigslist that biotch

My grandma had a ‘76 model. Had a 460 c.i. with 4 bbl , thing would cruise.

So f u c king pimp

Rose colored glasses. By '76 the 460 Ford was a low powered boat anchor.

Spot-on. Smog-motor. Same with the 454. Most vehicles nowadays would smoke them.

Yall are lucky shes dead. If’n she heard that she’d whoop yalls azz.

My thoughts exactly..

Hollywood may want it for a future MOB movie

Keep it! Tell Dad you’re gonna bury him in it! Gold velour???? Hell yah!!!!

Hahaha!

Sell it in a groid area.
Them darkies love them things.
Do it up all right and turn into some conestoga wagon looking thing with big tall wheels , thin tires, and some type of candy bar themed paint job.

Housing project cruiser....

The Huggy Bear Especiale

My grandma had the same car. Brown. Us grandkids did our best to wear out the motors/switches in the power seats/windows. It was LONG GONE before I was ever old enough to drive. I can recall my dad taking us out for a ride and getting it up over 100MPH once, but, I don't recall it being "set you back into your seat" powerful.

Put it on Ebay motors and start it at a buck.

Get it running! If you cant find someone to fix it either theres a boatload of stupid mfers around ya or youre too broke to pay em. If its in decent shape and RUNNING you wouldnt have to be asking here.

That’s something Debow would enjoy

I would like the running gear, to transplant into a 1952 Ford! I can make power from that motor!

My brother had one. I think it had a .351 in it. Like driving a sofa.

Some charities will take it and you can claim a deduction on your taxes.

man if it were only a sky blue convertible...


fuel, spark, air....

https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?=https%3A%2F%2Fuploaf.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F9%2F1978_Lincoln_Continental_Town_Car%252c_front_right.jpeg&f=1&nofb=1

Craigslist.....hmmmmm

U put UR phone # out there & you'll get every weird dick head on the planet texting you

They wanna send you a code to see if you're real...all the bull schidt

There are better places to advertise it....someplace more specialized....

BAT (bring a Trailer) fee is one time fee I believe....

Wouldn't sell it in Utah......not many colored folk here.......

Yep, some brother would be proud to Donk 'dat bish.

hell list it here in the classifieds........

maybe Rick will buy it & flip in LA

1800karsforkikes!

I think that "charity" has Remsen's name written all over it!

Braggart !!!

Bring it to Las Vegas and auction it off at the Italian/American Club and make serious bank.

Of course you would have to listen to a bunch of old Vitos in track suits tell you about the good old days when they ran the town.



mike r

LOL! No doubt the Groids would love to have it !!!

If it's true to the name, you'd end up owing money after making the donation...

The funny thing is that my brother has a Town Car (I think it's a '93) that he uses to drive from his home in Florida to our land in Alabama. He's the pimpest Kike in Alabama, all the black folk love his ride.

Put on the skinny tires and spinners. They will be stopping buy it.

No doubt! The Groids would be lining up !!!

A real OG never gets the air-ride suspension fixed in the ass-end.

If it’s a 79 it probably has a 400 in it. If it’s electrical gremlins it’s probably either the Duraspark box, distributor stator, or the ignition switch. None of these are over $100 or hard to change out.

An old dude I grew up next door to had exactly what you describe except his was a 2 door with white velour. 18 foot long hood and a 5 body trunk. Plenty of room for a three way in the back seat.

Mob liked them because of the number of bodies they could fit in the trunk!

FPBP.

Leave a bucket of fried chicken in the front seat for a few hours so it'll have a welcoming odor, and put put the photos up to coincide with the ghetto holiday that happens at the first of every month.

Park it across the street from a black church. Target audience aquired 👍

I haven't read any of this thread, not even the OP. I've only read the thread title.

www.bringatrailor.com

Was that the playa with the goldfish in his heels?

I’m gonna get u sucka

fuzzy dice and dingleballs ain't a thing no more?

https://bringatrailer.com/ +1 . . . You'll get fair retail market price here

Huggy Bear was a pimp's pimp.

Yup I found it, Flyguy, Pimp of the Year award in the movie. Lol

Damnit to hell I got a good memory. Bitch ass mfers that run they moufs don’t realize that when the choke slam blindsides them. 😃😂

Lol

Should have stepped into a biker bar and dropped a quarter in the jute box.

There a 79 on BAT right now with 50K miles for 15K.

Thanks for all of the ideas. I think I'll get that boat running, slap some Curtis Mayfield in the 8-track and see if I can't convince somebody to take it off my hands.

RS

Nah, they're into BMWs and Mercedes' now.

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Advertise it in LA Cal. low riders are a big deal again.

All they would need is a 3/4 cam - instant 11 second quarter mile . Nothing built today would touch it ! ! !

damn straight bro!!!!

WTF are you smoking?

park it in a schitty interurban ghetto, leave a key in ignition and 1/4 tank of gas...

give it 48 hours...

you just sold it to the insurance company.

alternate #2.

post picture on a For Sale Board at an Assisted Living Facility...

If it's paint color was white, assume a quick sale...

if it's paint color is gold, you target customer is black, hispanic or female or Jewish.

Get that ghetto Cruiser runnin' ...make a great Demolition car.

Hahaha

“3/4 cam”

This sounds like wood shop class all over with Davin Layne, dude could shoot a 30/06 shell out a 410. lol

😃

A smog 460 even with a cam could hardly beat itself. If you get it running I’m guessing 5000 or less. Not popular. Sorry. Ed

Change all the cams you want . That car is so heavy and the engine such a dog it would take major modifications just to break into the high 13’s.

What exactly is a 3/4 cam ? Do they have a half cam and a full cam ? Good grief.

A 3/4 CAM is for 3/4 mile drags. Donchaknow? In big, heavy boat-like cars, you need to run 3/4 mile to get up above 60 mph.........

lol

glass packs ✅
Thrush sticker ✅
3/4 cam ✅
barefoot gas pedal✅
If this vehicle is not being operated to suit you call 1-800-CRY-BABY sticker ✅



What else? 😃

Air shocks on the rear and some Micky Thompson's, got to have the chrome air cleaner for that extra 10hp.

Double hump heads
Flex pipe
Holley / Edelbrock / B&M stickers, 1 for each product installed
Flip air cleaner lid
Leaking header gaskets
Chrome valve covers
Pioneer supertuner
Steering wheel cover
CB antenna (radio optional)

(going to stop now. feeling a mullet starting)

That bees a tuna boat fo sure.