"My Babe"   1976 Lincoln Continental Mk IV - Bill Blass Special Edition     
owned by Ray & Anita  - March 2005 ~ November 2006

I really loved driving this car - the power was "something else". Anita was never really a great fan of it , she thought it was too big and flashy.  Anita doesn't drive, so we can only go out in one car at a time and we both preferred our 1950 Chrysler as it was more fitting to our style. So the Lincoln sat on the drive, wrapped up, hardly used and yet, due to our unfair taxation system, still costing us a year's road tax and insurance. It just seemed a complete waste of a vehicle and space ( blocking the view from our living room ). Instead of just leaving there for months on end in November 2006 we sold it. Mechanically it was superb, the interior was very good, it had five excellent tyres, stainless steel exhausts and it just needed exterior cosmetics - no rust holes to deal with. We hope the new owners are enjoying it -

     

Imported to UK       April 1991 and originally registered on a "Q" plate ( Q290 NTM)
Colour:                     Dark Blue Metallic  3G
Engine:                     460 cu inch ( 7.4 litre)   V8
Transmission:         Select-Shift Automatic - "the smoothest auto I've ever driven" - Ray
Length:                    19 feet 1 inch

All Mark IVs were equipped with the 460 cu inch (7.5litre) Ford 385 series V8 engine  , rated on introduction at 212 net hp (158 kW). This drove through a C6 3-speed automatic transmission

The external finish is blue metallic paint, with a cream "Normande Grain" landau vinyl roof, cream and gold pinstriping, and cream bodyside moldings.
Metallic Blue Leather interior with wood grain dash, 8 track stereo
Air Conditioning  -  Cruise Control  -  Auto Parking Brake Release
Electrically operated seats ( up/down, back/forward, tilt base / tilt back ), 
Electrically operated Moon Roof
Hideaway headlights
Genuine Cartier Clock
Full Bill Blass designer edition - luxury taken to the limits !!