We really enjoyed this car when I was 12 or 13. Ample power from the 5.o liter. But the blue and white Bill Blass would also do. By the early 1980s, the square look had run its course at Ford Motor Co. and by 1984 the new Mark VII showed the more rounded aero look ushered in by the 1982 Taurus and Sable. As of 2022, the average price of the 1981 Lincoln Mark VI Continental is $8,579, based on the price trend over the last five years. Call it presence, call it style, call it what you will, but the car had lost the intangible sense of class and luxury and exclusivity that were the very hallmark of its predecessors. salvage for vehicle, they were not given the quality or miles factor on the car, they just looked up value on NADA as if they would have average like auto to sell. He has kept it in showroom new condition for the past 17 years and 128,000 plus miles. I understand (rumor?) I took the car from 22000 miles to 99000 miles when I then was able to buy the very last four door Thunderbirf to be produced. I will defend these cars- I like them- I like how you could order a bunch of different interior options to personalize the car. The Mark VI was the quietest Mark built to date. Thank you for your interest! The Lincoln Mark VI, also known as the Continental Mark VI, was introduced for the 1980 model year as part of the Lincoln Mark Series. in fielding an innovative vehicle. He oversaw a majority of the items made available for sale. I dont think so either.. 1983 Lincoln Mark VI Sedan The Lincoln Continental Mark Series debuted in the 1956 model year and ran until 1998, with a hiatus for most of the 1960s. In the early 1970s, the government also became more involved in the automobile business, even dictating some traditional design aspects. I will check out Lincoln Continental Owners Club for any info they might have. By the end of the 1980 model year, Mark VI sales had plunged by more than 50%. It was not a very powerful engine, which made for not a very popular used car. I was convinced that someone had swapped the trunk lid on a Mark coupe onto a Town Car and the car had some god awful aftermarket padded fake top on it. There were now three Blass color combinations. On the Cartier the vinyl roof was the landau type. Cant think of another car with that feature. Shift - or Control-click (Command on OS X) to select multiple photos, 1983 Its all going to be about the appraisal. Note, an un-retouched photograph of the interior of my recently acquired 1982 Mark VI accompanies this text. or $329/mo. According to Ornes(Allen, leader of the 1983 Thunderbird design team), the 1983 Thunderbird was originally expected to be just a slightly softened evolution of the crisp and boxy 80-82 car. Especially noticeable with light coloured paint. The book Soaring Spirit Thirty-Five Years Of The Ford Thunderbird confirms that. There was only one thing the car lacked. True, the Cordoba did not sell all that well, but it came from a company that many people at the time were writing off for dead. I have to wonder whether the priority in designing this Mark was to make it look smaller. It looked just as elegant to me in a more modern package for the 80s. Gene just doesnt think the the 302 has the power needed to climb hills the way a Lincoln should. However the T-bird/Cougar was which shares a number of parts with the VII was introduced for 83 while the VII didnt show up until 84. The following versions and sub-models of Lincoln Mark VI 2-Door were available in 1980 (4 versions, see below for more details): Lincoln Continental Mark VI 2-Door 5.0L V-8 EFi (aut. About 15,000 miles ago, Gene had a Ford rebuilt 351 cid Windsor engine installed. 2WD. The touring lights were turned on when the headlight switch was in the parking light position. All were great cars. Not here. For example, in the same era as the Mark VI hit the dealerships, Halston licensed his name to JCPenney for clothing. Bill Blass got his start in the United States Army, designing phony inflatable tanks to fool the Nazis prior to the D-Day invasion in World War II. It should have an air of exclusivity, yet be instantly identifiable. His navy blue-and-white Mark V had remained a classic, and he reprised the color combo for his 1980 effort. It is the most expensive option on your window sticker: Roof-2 Door Specialty Coach $779.00. The sound of the headlamp doors closing with a solid CLANK, and the look of the front when the headlamp doors opened up after the car sat for a while. Does that Mark VI really look like it cost twice as much as a Cordoba? A much more reliable new feature in 1980 was the keyless entry system which was standard on the Mark VI. I highly recomend this car as car to call a collector car and also enjoy it for weekend use and when a back up car is called for. The downsized 1980 models were introduced in the fall of 1979, and at first sales were not much better than for the 1979 models. Mark VI Cartier Coupe with 68,000 original miles. The 1983 Lincoln Continental MK VI Pucci Edition has that great looking Pucci blue paint scheme that remains in very good condition accented by the carriage roof which is also in excellent shape. Wheels were color keyed turbine spoke aluminum. Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. The styling done either by or under Eugene Bordinat was extremely square and crisp with knife edges on the fenders. I can make a similar observation about this car because I knew Lincoln Marks. Note: If it doesn't apply disregard it. Lee Iacocca had definitely left the building. Touch! Wish she were still stock some days but these do make great lowriders. If my phone will send it, Im including a picture of my baby. Building this thing on the longer chassis would be a step in the right direction. hey @83markvi, i was wondering if you purchased this car in southwest Virginia? In both cases the rear quarter windows were too damn small. Digital dash. The engine was weak, thats it. For one, look at what GM did during the same period. (A personalized engraved instrument panel nameplate furtherdefined all of the Designer Series models.) MK 5. It is a very clean car, back seat never sat in, engine block still has all the Ford blue paint. Sure, the 81 Imperial only sold about 7,200 cars, but how much more popular was the two-door Mark? Fords market-savvy president knew that a successful prestige car must be about more than engines, transmissions and brakes. After 1980, the 351 was discontinued on the Mark VI, due to poor sales and the lack of a distinct power advantage over the 5.0L V8. 83markvi 1983 LINCOLN MARK VI. This car could have been more successful if Lincoln stopped dragging their 1970s style language into the new decade. The car. Because Gene wanted the 351 cid Windsor engine and a full size spare tire, the dealer was able to locate the exact car he wanted in San Diego and soon Gene was the proud owner of a two-door Mark VI. I doubt that they actually came into the Lincoln studios but it wouldnt surprise me if they were provided with a stack of drawings in white, sort of a coloring book, for them to do their designs. Maple Grove, MN 55311-6715, Phone: 763.420.7829 It may not be feasible to lower the roof, but adding some more rake to the front and rear screens would return some of the sleekness of the previous Mark. These were bizarre cars when I was a kid. The Mark simply seemed to have the existing Mark V body dies shrunken for the Panther platform and nothing more. 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Getting down specifically to the Designer Series: The Bill Blass had a white carriage roof with the look of a classic convertible complete with the Bill Blass anchor. This is two-doors only, not four doors, and in most years four-door production was greater than two-door production. These colors were the same as the Lincoln Continental except Antique Mahogany Mist replaced Scarlet. Find your dream car today. The 2dr Continental is the one whos proportions look off on the longer wheelbase and there just shouldnt be a 4dr Mark, just like there never should have been a 4dr T-bird. In worse cases, other models may be in need of parts replacement entirely. But, keep in mind that cheap options come with a lot of hidden costs. For the table with this car full photo gallery and complete technical specifications (including final drive and gear ratios, powertrain description, inside and outside dimensions etc. Ford did much better thereafter omitting the 351 and its VV carburetor and fixing the AOD transmission and this is the area they cleaned Cadillacs clock from 1982 onward- reliability under the hood. Classifieds for 1962 to 2023 Lincoln Vehicles. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. There are 55 Lincoln Mark Series for sale across all model years (1969 to 1998) and variants, 8 are Mark VI and 4 are model year 1982 . Far better in the VI. Im sorry your car got hit so badly. Comments from almost all of those in the focus groups said the Mark VI was great, except for those funny looking taillights. It looks to me like the doors would interchange, except for the outer skin. Petrizot@gmail.com, Would you consider selling it to me in California if so 820-234-1439 is by my number. The Mark VI is SO much more successful in terms of bringing every bit of Lincolns classicism to the table but in a more efficient and economical package. The option was offered with either burgundy or silver exteriors; all vehicles came with a red interior (leather or velour upholstery). Lincoln revamped the Mark VI Continentals shape. All Rights Reserved. If I recall, we did several proposals and at the eleventh hour we pulled in a fiberglass car that was around. 1983. Seats were leather. The 1980 Lincoln style, while about a foot shorter in length, is boxy by comparison. I imagine the Mark VII may have had it too. And Cadillac too, even if their cars looked better at the time. Time is on our side; just look at the growth of interest on websites and in priceswhich are certainly on the upswing! The conclusions for the limited number of the Mark Vis surviving as collector cars are rather baffling. All Ford products of the late 70s were square and followed the so called three box theory of design. Free shipping for many products! I wonder that about a lot of celebrity-branded products: Is it just a matter of paying royalties, or do they get some sort of veto authority, at least? If the car hadFrench Vanilla uppers and lowers then the top was a French Vanilla vinyl grain and the French Vanilla interior was cloth. What Lincoln needed to do with the Mark series would have been rejected as too much of a gamble with a successful model line like the Marks. As far as engines go the article Craig linked to showed that the 302 powered CV actually was quicker than the 305 powered Caprice in 1980. Find 77 used Lincoln Mark V as low as $10,999 on Carsforsale.com. This car was last registered in 2009. Good luck. JPC while the box Cordoba is more attractive than the Mark VI I think only a Mopar fan would consider it a great design. See here, they say ONE fuel pump? By 1980, Gene and many others felt Cadillac had lost its luster. . The Cartier edition was shifted from the Mark VI to the Town Car, leaving the Bill Blass and Givenchy edition coupes. Classic Lincoln MK 6 For Sale 1982 Lincoln MK 6 Price $11,000 Offers 3 Lincoln MK 6 s by Year 1982 Lincoln MK 6. Have tried to trace the wiring and seem to be getting no spark coming from my coil.I cant seem to figure out why it wont turn over, Tuesday, October 9th, 2018 AT 12:35 PM We purchased a 1983 Lincoln M6 in Detroit at North American International Auto Show, in 1983, Had it shipped to Alaska and kept in garage for past 31 years. The third combination was a Black Cambria carriage roof, black body uppers, red body midsection and black body lowers.The interior was all black with either black cloth seats or black leather with contrasting Red straps and buttons. I am going to be in the minority herewhile I dislike the downsizing of these malaise cars (I love malaise carsnot gonna lie), I still liked these. It offers great economy, very garageable, very comfortable for two people and a great ride. At the time, Lincolns were redesigned and were selling like hot cakes versus Cadilacs. By changing the chip in the computer you can probably get 175 hp outof these later engines. I could only afford the base model, but to this day, I am totally in love with the VIs. 4 Reading lights. They started putting in the roller camshaft engines in 1987. Eleven new colors were available on the base Marks plus seven new dual shade combinations. . Lincoln Following the 1978 departure of Lee Iaccoca from Ford, the expansion of the Mark V model line was pared down to a four-door sedan. The paint and the vinyl top are original and like new. The Mark VI is rear-wheel drive with body-on-frame construction; it is fitted with coil-spring suspension on all four wheels. When you first go out it will start right up and run fine, but after you run it awile turn it off then try to start it, it turns fine but will not start till it has set agood wile to be cold again, then it will start, it has the fuel pump in tank, I changed that, also the weather has no bearing on it, Thanks. Has only 67000 original, owned by an old farmer in Alberta. 4) specs. down sizing going on, yet provide really excellent gas mileage in the middle of the Owing to its powertrain, the 1981 Lincoln Continental propelled from zero to 62 mph in 15 seconds and had a top speed of 101 mph. It was eleven inches shorter and 930 pounds lighter than the Mark V. The Mark VI was also 1.7 inches higher than the Mark V and the window line was lowered giving the Mark VI a slightly different image than the sporty looking Mark V. The Mark VI was also designed to appealed to a slightly older age group than the Mark V on the theory that baby boomers were growing a little older. If so, the pressure is being lost after shutdown and I think it is either a bad injector or fuel pump(in the tank) The fuel pressure needs to be 39psi at the rail. With all of the models, colors and options available for the Mark VI, 1980-83, it would take a small book to cover everything in detail. First, however, Telnacks team derived a new Thunderbird from the Aero Luxury Car, as well. I am just researching something I have found interesting. Feel free to use mine. (first posted 6/22/2013) From the introduction of the 1969 Continental Mark III through the last 1979 Mark V, Lincoln absolutely owned the personal luxury market. It was owned by an old couple who bought the car new and only put 84,000 miles on it. . Yours is way lower in miles. Government regulation is sometimes given as the primary reason for the Mark VIs poor sales. Im certain that the basic look of this Mark would have been better if it was inspired by the 1961 Continentals, not the 1974 Mark IVs. So the Aero Bird went on the market first to judge public reaction. The Mark III through Mark V were siblings of the Ford Thunderbird, but the 1980-1983 Mark VI lived on the new Panther platform and its closest relatives were the regular Continental and Town Car. But for the leather seats the interior felt cheap as dirt. It is the Pucci style, How many 1/2 s where made and titles as such I am asking to know. Most times, such deals arent worth the effort because youll end up paying more to get the car in functional condition. And yes, while the WWII Gen was retired and looking to stretch their $$ the Boomers were not buying American they were buying econo-boxes, or if affluent BMWs, Volvos & Audis. Is that how it left the factory?? . My car had a broken parking light. Back. The program also resulted in one very curious carthe Mark VI four-door. I feel much the same about the 1980-89 Continental/Town Car. Lets expand on that point. As I sure did not see anything else on the fram, and I just looked at the book and it only showed the one in the tank, I can`t go check now as it is dark and wet out so I will get under there after work, but that is the filter you are talking about, right side on fram just ahead of the rear tire. engine guaranteed to go 70,000 miles at best in the Cadillac. Its a far better handling car than the V, its better built and the 80s toys in those cars are just excellent to play with. It was a huge step backward from the original, just like the Mark VI was from the Mark V. GM had the advantage of being able to spread the costs of the unique E-body across the Riviera, Toronado and Eldorado. News, Reviews, Photos, Videos delivered straight to your in-box. By the end of 1980, the demand for big cars bottomed out, rebounded and then bottomed out again. But as to fixing it to make it look right, where do we begin? Wonder if Lincoln will resurrect the Mark VI someday in the future like they did the Mark III since it like the 58-60 Marks are kind of the forgotten and not worthy ones for the name? The 1980 Cordoba hit showrooms at the same time as the Mark VI. Well pimped. Since the Town Cars with their shorter door panels are more plentiful you can buy acover that glues on and you can dye it to the color of the door panel. A filler panel around the headlights would have been nice as the headlight doors are open so much of the time. We could say that the 1970s and the Marks were made for each other. The 1 for sale on CarGurus range from $15,999 to $15,999 in price. Please follow the instructions below to enable JavaScript in your browser. This car gets all kind of attention. Lincoln four-door buyers now had a choice of the mid-sized Versailles, Lincoln Continental, Lincoln Continental Town Car option, Continental Mark VI, and Mark VI Signature Series. It was surprising that Ford, at that time, could design anything attractive. Power locks. A lot was tried that year and little was said. Today, the classic Mark VI Continental can be had for just a fraction of the original MSRP. 6 power windows. Oh I see. Along with its high degree of parts commonality with the Lincoln line (and mass-market vehicles such as the Ford LTD), allowing for the model line to be profitable, the Mark VI was to combine both luxury features and advanced technology. Sure, it had little touchesthe owners initials on the door and the availability of genuine wire wheelsbut did they do anything except make the car more of a Continental Mark caricature than it already was? Not to mention that Town Cars and Mark VI had the bullet prove 5.0; while Cadillac offered the wonderful, 4100 V8. http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2010/09/hammer-time-the-steenkin%E2%80%99-lincoln/. Sometimes it will start right up and run fine, but most times it will not start till I put gas in throttle body, once it starts it runs fine, I checked for fuel pressure at the fuel pressure relief valve and the gas hits the fender when I push in steam, I ture over and pressure is right back up, I unhook fuel line at filter turn on key and pumps gas big time, so I think what I need to know is WHAT TELLS THE INJECTOR TO SPRAY THAT FIRST SHOT OF FUEL TO START THE CAR, no I am not just driveing a old cluncker, the car is like new last full size two door made by lincoln, I only use it mabie 1000 a year, so please try and help PLEASE, Thanks for your time eather way.
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