Junkyard Find: 1979 Lincoln Continental Town Car

Thursday, July 24, 2014

Junkyard Find: 1979 Lincoln Continental Town Car

19 - 1979 Lincoln Town Car Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin Malaise Era Lincolns are common sightings in high-turnover pull-yer-part wrecking yards these days, since there's not much interest in preserving these cars. We saw an extremely clean 1976 Town Car in California a few months back (it's still on the yard, and very few parts have been pulled since I photographed it), and now I've found this rougher (but not at all rusty) '79 at another San Francisco Bay Area self-serve yard.
14 - 1979 Lincoln Town Car Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin Even it its distressed state, the luxury is still evident.
16 - 1979 Lincoln Town Car Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin Somebody grabbed the 400, for reasons that probably made sense at the time.
24 - 1979 Lincoln Town Car Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin Opera lights? Opera lights.
05 - 1979 Lincoln Town Car Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin The Park-To-Reverse fiasco resulted in Ford recalling 23 million vehicles in 1980 and adding these warning stickers.
15 - 1979 Lincoln Town Car Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin Super-cushy burgundy leather seats, of course.
09 - 1979 Lincoln Town Car Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 85 mph speedometer.
07 - 1979 Lincoln Town Car Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin The ornamental trip-counter reset knob is a nice touch.
01 - 1979 Lincoln Town Car Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin I have never found one of these Cartier "digital" clocks in working order, but my car-clock collection needs one. I decided to risk $5.99 on this one… and it works! People win the lottery, and 1970s Detroit car clocks sometimes work.