“The 1963 Lincoln Continental, till is a blue chip investment”
Changes were made to enlarge the available passenger room on the 1963 Lincoln Continental.
This involved an instrument panel redesign to allow for more knee and leg room
Relocating the front seat forward slightly to improve rear seat leg room.
Designing a new deck lid and reconfiguring the luggage compartment to hold more luggage.
Changes to the engine provided 20 additional horsepower.
This would be the final year for the curved side glass and shorter wheelbase.
1963 represented the following changes, dditions, r deletions:
Standard rear door courtesy lights on Sedan
Amber front turn signal lenses
Standard six-way power seat, ower vent windows, nd power antenna (except early production)
Four-barrel carburetor
Revised rear deck lid
Front seat relocated forward
Revised instrument panel
New AM-FM Radio option
Six-Ply Whitewall Tire option
320 horsepower engine
Standard remote control outside rearview mirror
Single heater core and blower motor (1961-1962 cars had two of each)
"Americas Most Distinguished Motorcar"
You will notice refinements in styling from 1962 to 1963 from the new front grille to the new rear styling. Yet you will recognize the automobile as "UNMISTAKABLY CONTINENTAL."
For it remains alone in its classic look.
*****All Continentals are equipped with automatic transmission; radio; power seats; power windows; power steering.
Singular in its luxury and comfort. Unique in its ease of handling, ts center rear opening rear doors, ts full power auxiliaries as standard equipment.
Unequaled in its construction and ride, ncorporating an impressive list of engineering refinements.
This year, iscover Lincoln Continental for yourself.
Examine its new, ven more luxurious interior.
Turn the Key and feel the powerful response of the largest and most carefully built engine of any automobile made.
Drive it and experience the full power and the unsurpassed ride of the Continental.
And, hen you do, magine how it will feel to own a Lincoln Continental Convertible...
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Out of the 31,233 total produced,only 3,138 were CONVERTIBLESwere produced.
What that means is only9.899%of the entire production wereCONVERTIBLES.
In recents stats suggest, hat only 3 percent, re still in existence. That means there are less than 100.68 of these Lincolns left on the road.
Production Started: September 28, 962 Production Ended: July 24, 963.
She was born on September 1st, 962 produced to be sold in District Sales Office Kansas City Kansas.
From all of my due diligence, he is in fact a 2 owner Lincoln Convertible.
In a short three years, incoln had completely turned things around. The car was now accepted as a quality vehicle, ts styling was seen as a timeless classic, nd sales were on the rise even if not as quickly as some would like. Lincoln went from being on Ford's chopping block to the proud flagship division of the Ford Motor Company.
“Let's us start at the top, hall we...”
Only driven her 84,940 miles over her lifetime.
What that means is:
1,717.6981 Miles per year
131.4748 Miles per month
33.6187 Miles a week
4.7369 Miles a day!!!!!!!!!!
NO SMOKING / JUST ROCK SOLID
Top Cycles Perfectly
Windows switches were all taken apart, ebuilt and reassembled.
All 4 windows go up and down effortlessly perfectly
Quarter Power Vent Windows open and close perfectly
6 Way Seats work perfectly
AM Radio
All dash / tail / break / back up / head lights (high & low) work
Just an all inclusive pleasure to drive...
****SPECIAL NOTE
1963 would be the final year for the body style introduced in 1961. External styling changes were highly visible this year with the box pattern grille and rear deck chrome trim.
The 1963 is considered by many to be the best of the series.
Here are her numbers:3Y86N409763
Digit #1: 3 = Year (1963)
Digit #2: Y = Assembly Plant (Y - Wixom, ichigan)
Digits #3 and 4: 86 = Body Style (86 - 4-Door Convertible)
Digit #5: N = Engine Code (N - 430 CID V-8, V; 7)
Digits #6-11: 409763 = Consecutive Unit Number
The VIN Plate below decodes as:74A G 86 01L 44 1 4
BODY: 74A = Lincoln Continental 4-Door Convertible
COLOR: G = Silver Mink
TRIM: 86 =Black Leather Bench Seat
DATE: 01L = September 01 1962 (day of month, etter represents month)
DSO: 44 = District Sales Office Kansas City Kansas
AXLE: 1 = Conventional rear axle, .89:1 ratio
TRANS: 4 = Twin-Range Turbo-Drive 3-Speed Automatic
SPECIFICATIONS
ENGINE CODE / ENGINE DETAILS
H - 430 CID V-8
Bore and Stroke: 4.30 x 3.70 inches Compression Ratio: 10.00:1 Brake Horsepower: 320 @ 4600 rpm Torque: 465 lb.-ft. @ 2600 rpm Carburetor: Carter 4V (C3VE-9510B)
TRANSMISSION DESCRIPTION:
4 Twin-Range Turbo-Drive Automatic
REAR AXLE CODE REAR AXLE RATIO:
1 Optional:
3 A 2.89:1 Optional: 3.11:1 2.89:1 Directed power
TIRE SIZE BRAKE:
9.15x 15 Hankook brand Self-adjusting hydraulic system
Front: Ventilated : Drum type
Rear: Ventilated : Drum type
WHEELBASE:
123 inches
Front Tread: 62.1 inches
Rear Tread: 61.0 inches
DEMENSIONS:
Length: 213.0 inches
Width: 78.6 inches
Height: 53.7 inches
Trunk: 15.5 cubic feet?Trunk
Sill Height: 24.0"
INTERIOR DIMENSIONS:
Front headroom: 33"
Rear headroom: 33.4"
Front legroom: 44.1"
Rear legroom: 40.5"
Front shoulder room: 59.3"
Rear shoulder room: 59.4"
Front hip room: 60.7"
Rear hip room: 62.4"
Font seat height: 10.5”
Rear seat height: 13.2”
CAPACITIES:
Fuel Tank: 24 gallons
Cooling System: 25 qts. (with heater)
Transmission: 11.8 qts.
“Luxury tailored to your good taste”
Here is how this amazing labor of engine love flowed:
Check electrical systems
Remove Hood from car
Drain all fluids
Pull engine
Remove all brackets, ounts and external engine components.
Remove all bolt on components in engine compartment including hoses and wiring harnesses.
Repair battery tray, eld patch and grind smooth.
Bodywork sand blast to straighten air cleaner
Scrape surface areas and degrease entire engine compartment.
Bead blast engine compartment
Body work on coolant reservoir tank
Body work and sand valve covers
New transmission prepped and painted
What she has that's new:
New flex plate
New fly wheel
New Upper and Lower radiator hose
New Hose clamp kit OEM style
NewHeater hose clamps
New Engine decal kit
New fuel filter and fuel pump
New FORD oil filter
New 8 spark plug and wire set
New Petronix electronic ignition conversion
New motor mounts
New Transmission mounts
New Belts set for A/C and Power steering
New starter solenoid
New FORD air filter
New rubber grommets (bushings) on upper cowling
New FORD batter cables
New FORD factory ignition wires
New distributor cap
New window switches with lock switch
New vacuum lines
New transmission line and fitting
New heater hose
New rebuilt clock
New vacuum lines for power locks
New gasoline sending unit
New power seat motor
New chrome center pillar caps
New chrome windshield interior header and pillars
New chromed peak moldings
New rubber moldings on all 4 doors
New chromed Continental badging
New HANCOOK P215/75/R14 98S tires
New Kenwood KDC-X591 AM/FM head unit with remote control.
New Boston Acoustics car audio speakers with Boston Acoustics amplifier.
NEW made to order door moldings (4) with extruded ends that snap in perfect to original holes. “It took 3 months to get 1 set of complete molding like it was in 1963”
2 Door seal front (with NEW molded ends)
2 Door sear rear (with NEW molded ends)
Paint, er body needed very little work.
Here were the steps:
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Prior to paint, er chrome trim was all removed re-chromed and or professionally hand polished.
1. She was taken down to the metal (by hand) NOT by sand blasting. I was amazed at how perfect she was under that faded paint. She spent well over 90 days in paint and body. "No need to rush perfection".
2. Then we began by degreasing the metal to remove contaminants left over from the stripping process. The metal is then treated and coated with zinc for superior corrosion resistance and better adhesion of the subsequent paint layers.
3. Primer was the first layer of paint. It is formulated to fill tiny scratches and imperfections in the body and give the subsequent color coats something to adhere to. Unlike the drab gray primer of yesteryear, e used colored primer to hide future damage from rock or stone chips.
4. The base coat, r color layer, as the next in the process. In the past, his was the final layer of paint, hich was directly exposed to the environment. We then applied clear coat paint over the final color layer. (Clear coat is a layer of paint without color pigment added-it is simply clear paint. The clear coat adds high gloss while protecting the colored base coat from scratching, hipping, nd the effects of the environment.)
Finally....Her paint is thick and smooth as you can see in the photos.
*****During paint and body here are the notes about the chrome trim interior & exterior.
Removed & Re-chromed / Polished:
The hood emblem was removed and polished.
The trunk emblem was removed and polished
The window pillars were removed and re-chromed.
The windshield header was removed and re-chromed.
Head light bezels was removed and professionally polished.
Center pillar caps were removed and re-chromed.(2)
Drivers side mirror was removed and professionally polished.
Front bumper Impact Bar was removed and professionally polished.
Front right hand bar extension was removed and professionally polished.
Front left hand bar extension was removed and professionally polished.
Rear impact bar was removed and professionally polished.
Left rear outer impact bar was removed and professionally polished.
Right rear impact bar was removed and professionally polished.
Sun visor (center windshield header piece) was removed and re-chromed.
Door handles (Exterior 4) were removed and professionally polished.
Hand Polishing:
On all 4 doors the entire door trim was removed, isassembled and professionally hand polished this included:
Drivers side mirror
Handles (Inner 4)
Inner trays(4)
Cigarette lighters (2)
Unlocking handles (4)
Door unlock knobs (4)
Inner trim(4)
Ashtrays (3)
All gages i.e. Gas / Volts / Oil Pressure/Speedometer
Steering wheel center, hifter & indicator columns
Dash trim A/c controls, ower window, ower lock, igarette lighter,
AM radio controls knobs
Vent knobs
Interior lamp
Door light bezel trim (4)
All fender well molding (4)
Lower quarter and side chrome molding (6)
Rear deck lid trim (4)
List of Sandblasted and Powder Coated items:
Air cleaner (Prismatic Powders Color P-4105B Black Metallic)
Air intake (Prismatic Powders Color P-4105B Black Metallic)
Oil Breather cap (Prismatic Powders Color P-4105B Black Metallic)
Valve rocker arm covers (Prismatic Powders Color P-4105B Black Metallic)
Upper sway bracket arms 4 (These bolt on at the fire wall to each front quarter panel / fender) (Prismatic Powders Color P-4105B Black Metallic)
Radiator fan shroud (Prismatic Powders Color P-4105B Black Metallic)
Radiator bracket plate (Prismatic Powders Color P-4105B Black Metallic)
Radiator mounting bracket plate (Prismatic Powders Color P-4105B Black Metallic)
She comes with:
Any and all receipts for the services / parts / components / repairs that came from this labor of dedication.
Clear Certificate of Title
1963 Lincoln Continental Owners Manual
1963 Lincoln Continental Window Sticker
She has ALL NEW fluids and filters,
At this point I believe I have covered all of the bases....
If you should have any questions please call my cell.
949-433-0404 Griffin
ONE LAST THING...
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE CONTROL OF THE FINANCES AND YOUR WIFE TELLS YOU WHAT YOU CAN AND CAN NOT
BUY.....
PLEASE CLEAR IT WITH HER BEFORE YOU PICK UP THE PHONE AND WASTE BOTH OUR TIMES. :)
I HAVE LEARNED.....
"IT IS FAR BETTER TO DIE ON YOUR FEET THEN LIVE ON YOUR KNEES"
"THE 1963 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL.......... YOUR FINEST INVESTMENT IN TOMORROW"