This 1969 Lincoln Continental Mark III was delivered new to Sachs & Sons Lincoln-Mercury of Downey, California, and is said to have been owned by one family in California before being purchased by the seller in January 2021 from the late owner’s estate. Powered by a 460ci V8 paired with a three-speed automatic transmission, the car is finished in Light Green with an Ivy Gold vinyl roof over Dark Ivy Gold leather and vinyl upholstery. Other equipment…
This 1969 Lincoln Continental Mark III was delivered new to Sachs & Sons Lincoln-Mercury of Downey, California, and is said to have been owned by one family in California before being purchased by the seller in January 2021 from the late owner’s estate. Powered by a 460ci V8 paired with a three-speed automatic transmission, the car is finished in Light Green with an Ivy Gold vinyl roof over Dark Ivy Gold leather and vinyl upholstery. Other equipment includes woodgrain interior aLents, power steering, power brakes, vacuum-activated concealed headlights, power windows, power locks, a power-operated split front bench seat, automatic climate control, variable-speed windshield wipers, and a Cartier analog clock. The seller reportedly has replaced the tires, radiator, coolant-temperature sensor, rear wheel cylinders, brake master cylinder, and power-steering pressure hose.
The car is finished in Light Green (H) with an Ivy Gold vinyl roof covering. The pillarless hardtop coupe features vacuum-activated concealed quad headlights, an upright chrome grille, and a stylized spare-tire shape with Continental lettering on the trunk lid.
Steel 15″ wheels are fitted with turbine-style covers and mounted with 225/75 Vercelli Classic 787 whitewall tires said to have been installed in 2021. A full-size spare is situated in the trunk. The car has a dual-hydraulic power brake system, and the rear wheel cylinders and the brake master cylinder were replaced in preparation for the sale.
The leather seats and vinyl door panels are upholstered in diamond-patterned Dark Ivy Gold (2GA) with dark green carpeting along with simulated oak woodgrain trim on the dash, doors, and steering wheel. Equipment includes power windows, a power-operated split front bench seat, automatic climate control, variable-speed hydraulic windshield wipers, overhead-console-mounted warning lights, a front map light and rear reading lights, a driver-side remote mirror, a glove-compartment vanity mirror, and an AM/FM stereo.
Instrumentation includes a 120-mph speedometer and gauges for coolant temperature, amperage, fuel level, and oil pressure. The five-digit odometer shows 31k miles.
The 460ci V8 is equipped with a four-barrel carburetor and was factory rated at 365 horsepower. Service in 2021 is said to have included replacing the radiator and flushing the cooling system, replacing the coolant-temperature sensor and power-steering pressure hose, changing the oil and filter, and recharging the air-conditioning system with R12 refrigerant.
Power is sent to the rear wheels via a C-6 three-speed automatic transmission, and the axle code indicates that this car came with a 3.00:1 high-torque axle ratio.