1972 Lincoln Continental 460 V8 Start Up, Run, and Interior Details

[@weegeemike]

My dad had a Continental of this era...I think it was a little newer than this, maybe a 73 or 74...he drove it for years and after he started his business in the late 70s he usually just drove his work truck all the time so his Conti sat in his backyard for years until he sold it to somebody on the cheap because it had sat for so long not running. Said he saw it driving around town years later and he instantly regretted selling it....but he had a lot of different vehicles in the 70s/80s (couple Caballeros, k2500, k1500 GMC trucks and his venerable 81 f350 dually with the 400 he used for work) so his old Conti kinda fell out of favor since he had so many things to drive. Neat car man.

[@BarryTsGarage]

You know it’s a big car when there’s plenty of room around a 460 ci big block! Thanks for bringing us along, Adam

[@WhittyPics]

I was thinking the same thing. That big motor looked tiny in that engine bay

[@CJColvin]

Yep you got it brother

[@edwardjbarton]

My parents had a 1970 Continental when I was born. I remember sitting on the floor next to my dad driving up I-81 at what was likely 1975 - so I was 4 years old - amazed at the "thermometer" for a speedo. Love the channel. Great memories!

[@jeffrobodine8579]

I remember the slide rule speedo on my 1975 Lincoln Continental.

[@rwg520]

That's my favorite year Conti. especially the coupe. Very rare car. I had a '59 Imperial with the ribbon speedo.

[@mr.blackhawk142]

Are U sure you were driving UP I-81? U may have been driving DOWN I-81?

[@billgueltig6136]

From the time when you see a luxury car going down the road,you knew that it was truly a luxury car

[@Ascotman]

In June, 1971, I had to opportunity to drive a used 1971 Lincoln Continental 4dr, Brown metallic, with a brown leather interior. The Lincoln was smooth and rattle free, unlike the new 1971 Cadillacs. The Lincoln felt tight like a bank vault, unlike the 1971 Cadillacs. The only difference was the Lincoln was more "Thirsty" when it came to gas, than the 1971 Cadillac. The 1971 Cadillacs were in a new body style, totally different than the 1965-1970 Cadillacs. A lot of body shake and door windows falling loose and falling into the doors.

[@willallen7757]

if I'm not wrong the Lincoln could have had a 429. I love GMs but those caddies stunk on ice, it was like they designed it to rattle. The one redeeming quality they have is they go 20 by just letting off the brakes .

[@paulr7547]

I enjoy your channel Adam

[@fourdoorglory]

Probably my favorite generation of Lincoln…most likely because these were new at a time when my autoinfection was coming of age. We lusted after these luxo-land yachts. One of the most handsome instrument panels to be designed by the guys in Dearborn.

[@hazel-annpadilla9208]

Had a 1973 4 door continental for 9 years (1990-1999). It became my Hotrod Lincoln, it had the better flow D3 quench heads than the open chamber D2 heads. Rebuilt the 460 (466) with new .030 over pistons, rv cam 204 deration @ .050, 3 angle valve job, torquer manifold with 750 reworked holly, no port work, stock exhuast manifolds, dual exhaust with hi flow mufflers, stock ignition, stock air leaner, 87 octane fuel, C6 w/shift kit, stock tires, 3:70 rear gears. The darn thing ran 14.96 @ 94 mph 1/4 mile! pretty impressive for no serious head work or wild cam! It also got 2nd gear scratches easily. It was nothing but pure pleasure to drive with that long hood and the incredible set you back in the seat acceleration! I miss it and those days so much. Thankyou for bringing back those good memories.

[@CJColvin]

You basically had the 73 Lincoln through out the whole 90s.

[@hazel-annpadilla9208]

@@CJColvin Hello there. I had a bad accident in 1987 (head injury) had to eventually get rid of my old but nice 1972 international truck that I pulled a car hauler. The stiff ride gave me dizziness along with severe head aches. I thought after time I would get better but didn't. If I drove something smooth, I was fine. I always liked the big Ford-Mercury-Lincoln cars with the 460. So I decided thats what I need to get to pull my hauler. I found the 1973 Lincoln Continental and it already had a hitch too. It was beautiful. Bought it in April of 1990, had it till May of 1999. I phased it out because I found a 1975 Ranchero in October of 1998. It worked just as good and was smooth too. So I got rid of the Lincoln (Hotrod-Lincoln)! But I really did enjoy the Lincoln the best! Boy was it fun. There was a few Saturday night cruisers that I just had to mingle with! Oh what fun it was to have the big sleeping giant to wake up on a Saturday night cruise!!

[@CJColvin]

@@hazel-annpadilla9208 Sounds awesome brother, got any plans for the Ranchero.

[@hazel-annpadilla9208]

@@CJColvin Hello there again. Yes the Ranchero had plans too. I had it from October 1998 to September 2015. When I got the Ranchero the 351M was very tired. I thought of going thru it but I had the 460 in the Lincoln that I had already pulled out to commence the phase 2 operation in the spring of 1999. I had already developed another set of D3 (undrilled smog pump holes in exaust ports) heads. Phase 2 was to simply port & pollish as they say & to install the 216 duration @ .050 cam with the eldellbrock performer intake & hooker headers. But all that was delayed because the heads as good as they looked were a total mess!! I had always thought of putting larger valves in (phase 3) but thought that was just getting carried away. Well I had to go to phase 3 on the heads to get them to perform, and perform they did! Even with the stock 3:00 rear gears & the small cam (216 @ .050) with the performer intake with 830 holley & the hooker headers, the Ranchero felt like it was ready to sit on the pole for the Daytona 500!

[@CJColvin]

@@hazel-annpadilla9208 Sounds awesome brother, sounds like a fun ride.

[@jeffstephenson9316]

nothing sounds better than a healthy big block

[@flexjay87]

You have soooo many iconic cars from my childhood in the 60's and 7-'s , its quite enjoyable to re -live those days !

[@jetsons101]

The brakes locking is sometimes caused by the brake pedal pushrod being adjusted a bit long, this won't let all the pressure escape the brake lines through a little weep hole in the reservoir.

[@hottew_twat3963]

most likely its rust in side the pushrod

[@hottew_twat3963]

my old datsun had this similar problem got worse as you bled the system and started working it , I replaced the booter and a master and it had rust all in it replacement resolved this problem also had this happen in a 92 Buick rivie where the pedal would stick to the floor leaving brakes applied like lets say at a red light would come and go ened up being the booster /master

[@mr.blackhawk142]

@@hottew_twat3963 in side??? Would that be the left or right....side?

[@ajay-xjs]

I love your channel for the detailed reviews of the interiors of these cars, it's easy to find photos of exteriors but the interiors are rarely seen nowadays and these cars really come to life on this channel when we get to see every detail inside. I love 70s styling, especially the outlandish patterns and colours, I was born in '71 so those fabrics are distant memories of my youth and great to see! I would love to see a purple/mauve Paisley interior 😊

[@bsquared4604]

Same. I'm all about the interiors, options and the sound systems.

[@warmstrong5612]

I absolutely love the 70-72 Continentals.

[@kennethsouthard6042]

73 was almost identical to the 72. 74 looked a little different, but was still essentially the same car. In 75 they started cheapening them up.

[@joe6096]

Man I cannot wait to see the full detailed review of this Lincoln!

[@travelingwithrick]

The one I've been waiting for.

[@ohnoohyeah3205]

I appreciate your attitude towards issues. Calm and cool. I could use a little of that. I have a little Clark Griswold in me. Digging the channel 👍

[@fleetwin1]

Me too buddy!

[@mr.blackhawk142]

I've got Prince Albert in a can!

[@rpbrowniii]

I had the exact same problem with the brakes on a 1970 Continental Sedan many years ago. I just looked up the repair invoice, from 1996, and it was the brake booster. It was quite difficult to diagnose, because as you say, it was intermittent. A good source for parts, if you are not aware of them is Lincoln Land in Clearwater, Florida, owned by Chris Dunn. Another is also here in Clearwater, The Lincoln-Mercury Old Parts Store, owned by Herb Scheffer and run by his daughter Kelly. Kelly will have parts for your Mercurys too. I'm really enjoying the channel and concur with many of your observations about some of these cars, being old enough to have driven many of the late 60s early 70s cars back when they were new. I'll probably post many more comments when I get to them. :)

[@jamespolcyn8441]

Love this car thanks for sharing. I knew this era of Lincoln when brand new. Love love love seeing this video.

[@normanjansen1663]

I had a '73 4 door Continental. It was truly a great automobile

[@rayhapes]

So glad to see this model de-glitzed. This is the only one of these I have ever called beautiful. This has beautiful lines and so sleek without the clutter of add on surface additions. Thanks you, you opened my eyes on this one.

[@tomdelisle8955]

My dad’s first Lincoln was a used 71 Continental. As a little kid the car seemed huge. It has the most luxurious deep blue leather interior.

[@votingcitizen]

now that's a big block - you can see individual cylinder exhaust puffs on start!

[@johnstine1987]

One of my favorite Lincoln’s.

[@christopherkraft1327]

Hey Adam, thanks for the update on the Lincoln Continental coupe!!! I'm a huge fan of early 70s Lincolns & Mercury's. I look forward to seeing your next update!!! Stay warm. 🙂👍

[@anthonywilliams4100]

Dad had a chocolate brown/brown 1972 Continental, Beautiful car.

[@utahrides2903]

Man… your going to own every low mileage 60-70ish car out there!!! 💪🏼

[@timothykeith1367]

I need to buy a closed Walmart and fill it with this type of car :)

[@toronado455]

wonderful car

[@machpodfan]

The lady across the street from our house in Tyler, TX had a small flock of peacocks, and a blue 2-door '72 Lincoln...I don't know which attracted my 12-year-old eyes more, the car, the birds, or her...maybe in retrospect, the car...

[@judgegixxer]

Adam be crankin out the videos today! Right on. I'd watch his video even if it was about a fire hydrant. The guy shouda been a teacher.

[@RareClassicCars]

I was ;)

[@daleliske9757]

As far as your brakes go, I'd have to lean towards the brake booster. Had the same problem last week on my 69 Chevelle. Front disc's on front, drum rear. The pedal would go to the floor, and not return, locking up the brakes. Once ignition was turned off, vacuum at booster was not there, and brake pedal would release from the floor. $132 later for a new booster and problem was solved. Good luck.

[@DanEBoyd]

Only one I ever had go bad was in my old 1982 Mustang GT. The failure manifested in the form of zero power assist. I'd already been driving that car for years with non-working power steering, so I figgered I'd just soldier on with manual brakes too, and be a real badass. Nope. A week later I went to Autozone, with a sore right foot, and bought a new booster and put it in...

[@daleliske9757]

@@DanEBoyd yeah, when I got my chevelle it had manual steering and 4 wheel drum brakes, didn't take long to change to power steering and one panic stop, disc brakes up front.! Lol

[@mr.blackhawk142]

I put my front discs on the rear just for fun!

[@jwrappuhn71]

Excellent.

[@brycejames2127]

Growing up, my parents had a 77 Lincoln town car with the 460V8 . Such a nice ride back in the days when gas was cheap ! Haha , great video 👍

[@geyser3445]

Even if it doesn't run perfectly or the brakes don't work so great, it is a beautiful car just to look at.

[@mr.blackhawk142]

Yes! The 60s Lincoln convertibles were my all-time FAV cars!

[@UberLummox]

Thanks for the familiar sights & sounds. Sure miss the '71 Coupe I had in high school in the '80s. White with kucka brown brocade & top. And being a '71 it was a SERIOUS mover.

[@ctg6734]

Classic cars are just so dang classy!

[@sdc5683]

So this car had an order received Oct/11/1971 and it was built and out of the factory door Oct/28/1971. Try that in 2022. Not to mention every option chosen was special ordered by the customer.

[@DSP1968]

Wow, the sound it makes when you start it is PERFECT for a Lincoln of this era! I'm glad you've solved one of its problems.

[@corvettejohn4507]

I noticed the GM accessories on this car, the Frigidaire A/C Compressor and the GM power steering pump. Ford also used some GM Quadrajet carburetors on performance versions of the 429. I wonder what the Blue Oval guys thought back then when they opened their hoods and saw all the GM parts?

[@Ascotman]

Rolls Royce also used the GM Frigidaire A/C Compressor and also the GM "Turbo Hydramatic" 3 speed Automatic Transmission back in this era.

[@Ascotman]

1972-1976 Lincoln Mark IV and Ford Thunderbird also used the GM A/C compressor and GM power steering pump.

[@Magnabee97]

The way that engine runs is so smooth. No shake at all.

[@markbehr88]

Nice car and I especially like the dash. I have a 1970 Lincoln Continental sedan. That model had a very nice grille treatment.

[@davidp2888]

The brocade interior....gorgeous.

[@johnringel9892]

Nice Lincoln. Remarkably well preserved. Smooth running 460. The 460 was still exclusive to the Lincoln in 72 I believe. I noticed the GM Harrison AC compressor. I didn't remember Lincoln using those. Makes sense though. The Harrison was a superior unit. Enjoyed the video as always.

[@wilsixone]

Don't know who said this, maybe it was Adam... The Ford compressor was not sufficient for cooling the interior quick enough in a Lincoln, so the GM unit was used.

[@revgee93]

Nice wheels.

[@wildcat64100]

The ‘72 is the year to have. Chrome trim returned to the fender tops, and it gained a hood ornament too. The taillights are less fussy and the quarter panel kick up was made more dramatic, requiring repositioning of the rear outside door handles. Can’t wait for you get it running properly.

[@georgej.dorner3262]

Bought mine for $500. Never offroaded with it, but I did ramble through most of the dirt roads of northern Cal with it, especially in the Mendocino National Forest. With wide tires, low gearing, and the grunt of that 460 truck engine, it would traverse some pretty rutted terrain and was good at stream crossings.

[@asteverino8569]

Such a rectangular year for Continental. Also very "executive" styling of the time. Wood grain was on many things. Thanks

[@Oldcarnut63]

My uncle bought a new 73 Lincoln Continental it was a living room on wheels I'll never forget that car or my uncle

[@Sedan57Chevy]

Brocade cloth interiors are the ultimate in us luxury interiors. Button tufted leather is nice, and there were some supreme vinyl options back in the 50s and 60s, but the brocade of the late 60s and early 70s was so classy and comfortable!

[@TheOneJPtv]

2 door Lincoln Continentals were always my favorite eventhough I owned a Suicide door model

[@staffgrimes8106]

What a great Monday morning, day off treat , this video is! Thanks Adam.

[@CJColvin]

72 is the last year when American cars where great. Very beautiful 72 Lincoln.

[@chonasimpson6487]

Love the channel it brings me joy to see the younger generation dig these old proud land yachts . I know modern cars have more gizmos and are technically better but nothing beats driving these old floaty boats they have soul and are fun to drive and to me are what luxury really was .Todays cars leave me cold.

[@bsquared4604]

Such a unique car. It's great it landed in your hands rather than someone who would not know how to fix it. Good luck with those brakes!

[@hawk00055]

You are so smart to buy this car. I will look forward to future videos on this car.

[@007rooks]

Gorgeous! My daily driver is an 85 Eldorado. A pleasure to drive. It just turned 28k. The weekender is an 84 Sedan Deville. Yes, both have the 4.1 engine but I wouldn't trade them for the world. Both have replaced air shocks with conventional. Next work is to put air shocks back on.

[@chuckselvage3157]

A black Lincoln with a 460 what a awesome car.

[@V8_screw_electric_cars]

Cool car and looked better than the ones with fake Rolls grille.

[@williambrown4090]

Beautiful car. The 72 Continental was the best looking of the line, especially the interiors. I’ve been trying to find one for quite some time.

[@user-nr5hd1tc7v]

Dad had a ‘73 Town Coupe, Beige on Beige on Beige. Ordered new from Hollywood L-M as a replacement for his ‘70 Mark III. Nice car, super comfortable but nowhere near the looker the Dark Green Mark was. Dad kept it two years then hit his first mid-life crisis and traded it in on a ‘75 Trans Am, Buccaneer Red over white, 400/4-speed. Didn’t keep it long but it was a fun year or so!

[@desertmodern7638]

I had equated Lincoln's selection of the Frigidaire AC compressor with models produced later in the decade. It's nice to see they were using it in 1972, as our full-size 1972 Ford factory-AC wagon, which I believe used a York unit, had really marginal cooling, taking forever to cool aft of the front seat. Coupled with unperforated vinyl upholstery, the car was an absolute penalty box on triple-digit days.

[@RareClassicCars]

Yep. Lincoln used the GM compressor exclusively in 1972 on both the Mark IV and Continental.

[@DanEBoyd]

I didn't catch that, but I did notice the Moraine's(?) cousin, the Saginaw power steering pump.

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

Check to see if the wires going to the seat belt buckle aren't loose or corroded. My guess is it's a bad ground causing the seat belt light to stay on. I could be wrong, but it's a good place to start. Love the channel by the way

[@DanEBoyd]

The seatbelt module in my 1977 F150 has a buzzer, and controls the warning light in the instrument cluster with a timer. If I unplug the wire at the driver side belt retractor, then the buzzer doesn't sound, but the seatbelt warning light still comes on for its five seconds or whatever. I leave it unplugged because the buzzer will cause the starter to crank slow! I can turn on all the lights, and the blower fan on high, and she'll crank like normal. But if that damned buzzer comes on, it somehow robs power from the starter. Need to try some no-alox grease on my engine block-to-body ground cable - or get the proper braided strap...

[@damianbowyer2018]

Amazing Stuff Adam....Intermittent faults are the worst and it can take a long time to work-out what the problem actually is....Such a Beautiful Car and must be a lot of fun to drive, when all the faults are fixed......Cheers fm Damo.😊🙌

[@WalkerKirchman]

Such a beautiful car. Someone just listed a 1972 four door sedan continental with 54k miles in the lovely copper moon dust metallic color on Craigslist. Makes me want one so badly! Hoping that there will still be some good examples around when I can afford a second car!

[@wincrasher2007]

I'm always amazed at these 60's and 70's eras cars where they couldn't be bothered to put $3 of real wood on the dash and trim panels. True luxury was plastic applique!

[@dadsc10]

sounds good now, i had to replace exaust , muffler and resinator this past year, and go over small items also, new ignition wires , points rotor , cap, water pump fuel filter and just to be safe fuel pump , now smooth as can be, they are beautiful cars and im going to send for marty report also, thanks for posting another video my friend

[@michaelnault5905]

Check the rubber lines anyway. The float bowl on that car holds morel fuel than the tank on my Camry :-)

[@nofrackingzone7479]

Nice, a few glitches are to expected.

[@melrose9252]

These were first class back in ‘72 and not bad today.

[@solemandd67]

Cool Black Conti. My '69 MK III taught me a lot about vacuum hoses and leaks. The service manual advised to tune the idle with the headlights on. Lots of lines: Headlight doors, door locks, remote trunk release. Also I was advised to check the metal cannister vacuum reservoir for pin hole leaks that can occur from moisture over time. * A little Flex-Seal comes in handy if you can't find a replacement reservoir. Lincoln's of that era are supposed to have a gizmo that increases the engine speed to assist cooling if the temp rises to a certain level. For the life of me, I never could comprehend how that would work. Then again, I wouldn't want to be behind a overheating 460. Some Conti's were optioned with Sure Track, but you'd already know if yours had it and that's only for the rear brakes. I'll bet it's a combination of the pedal pushrod adjustment and a blocked pressure relief hole in the master cylinder. Sometimes it's the simplest thing that causes the biggest headache with classic cars. I spy Nottingham Woven Brocade Cloth and vinyl. Are those Twin Comfort Lounge seats with the passenger side recliner?

[@roccosophie6498]

This is an outstandingly handsome car.

[@darrenpalmer6073]

Ford Australia must have raided Lincoln's parts bin as our P6 LTD's had the same speedometer and our ZH Fairlanes had a very similar tail light assembly. I love the channel getting to see cars that were never sold here and not imported here in very large numbers.

[@Ed3kidsconnelly]

awesome job. you're right, it purrs.

[@ryanelectra225]

Beautiful car. I had a black 73 sedan. It was great but a bit needy on repairs. Good luck sorting yours

[@michaelkehm3663]

Would replace the master and flush the entire system. New fluid and bleed the brakes. Absolutely gorgeous Lincoln Adam! Get the gremlins worked out and polish that diamond up!

[@DavidSale999]

Love to hear what really differentiated the period Lincolns from the Grand Marquis

[@jeffreyconstance6435]

Wow, she purrs like a kitten. Such a gorgeous Continental coupe. Love the fact that Lincoln gave you full gauges as opposed to Cadillac’s all idiot lights.

[@Richard4point6]

I love Lincoln's from '61 thru '72.

[@gormanwpjr]

My 1966 Mercury Parklane Breezeway's brakes locked up after I installed new wheel cylinders and shoes. It almost destroyed the new brake shoes trying to drive it with the brakes applied! If I am not mistaken, the issue was a plugged up very small fluid return hole in the bottom of the master cylinder. I was not even aware of the hole being there, but the fluid needs to get back into the master cylinder reservoir when the brakes are released. When cleaning the old master cylinder (after already buying a new one), I noticed that when I blew air pressure into the master cylinder (I forget where exactly), all of a sudden a small particle flew out of the bottom of the reservoir - opening up the hole. Yes, the joys of owning many old cars!

[@garyruark9506]

Check the brake booster check valve. Ford had problems with them off and on into the 1980's. Check for a Ford TSB about it. Wow so low miles. Beautiful car.

[@davidrupprecht2774]

I look forward to the rest in the series.

[@trevorh3975]

Very good as usual. I know you're a car guy but I'd love to see you do some old classic pickup trucks.

[@RareClassicCars]

I like them but too expensive now. I passed on a few about 5 years ago that I shouldn’t have.

[@trevorh3975]

@@RareClassicCars Yes they are definitely hot right now. I wish I never let mine go years ago. I just picked up another one but had to over pay imo.

[@kennethsouthard6042]

On the 73 we had growing up, I always wondered if those canisters were made by canned food companies.

[@sthier24]

love the gauges and dash

[@eartha911]

The perfect car!....except for maybe full leather... I used to love my Mom's 72 and 76 Mark IVs, but this is the one I wanted her to get. I inherited her 69 Riviera, ( which I wish I still had), but I'd love that black beauty!!!

[@JoeyJr702]

I'm sure you'll get all it's quirks figured out. Beautiful car.

[@dphoenix1]

Glad that my 77 Continental still shared that same dash as this old beauty. Though it is missing the oil pressure and alternator gauges, which were replaced by two additional idiot lights under the four of this car. But it does have a temp gauge at least!

[@jake664]

Nice clean car Adam... One thing I noticed was the right hand remote mirror is controlled by the passenger side armrest 🤔...

[@auto_kevin9731]

Talk about a big boat. It's so long 👍

[@yvescote9893]

The old girl sounds just beautiful Adam

[@ronniescopeline7486]

Dreaming....

[@chaosdemonwolf1]

I had one of these beasts back in the 80's. Root beer metallic brown body and a baby poop colored leather interior. Ran like a Rolex and passed everything and everyone.................except the gas stations.

[@doug9066]

I was only 5 in 1972 but these cars of course were beautiful, I have a 2017 Lincoln Continental but these older Continental's were better without a doubt especially in design.

[@brentworls8509]

That's such a sweet car.

[@hiitsstillme]

A stunning car, such a great find. We'd like to hear the history on this one. Cheers.

[@barryewalt5368]

And as always, extremely good videos, good chanel...

[@greggc8088]

Your theory on the master cylinder seems sound. If it starts running rough again you may want to drop the fuel tank and clean it out while also checking for rust. Nice car and great job sir.

[@auntbarbara5576]

The ashtrays on the doors could be right from an '88 T/C, amazing how they stayed the same for so long.

[@davidellzey8447]

Very pretty car! I really enjoy your videos!

[@RangerRickNRA]

Hello, Adam. I thoroughly enjoy your videos - keep 'em comin'. I DK if it goes as far back as '72, but... I remember years ago if the seatbelt on the passenger side was buckled, but there was no weight on the seat, the seatbelt light/chime would stay on.

[@gregarmstrong552]

Hey Adam, I had a 72 Ford LTD Brougham with the seatbelt light on the dash. The previous owner kept the belts buckled and stuffed down in the seat. I wanted to use the belt and keep them unbuckled. I happened to look at the seat belt reel and it had a wire(s) plugged into it. I unplugged both sides and the light never bothered me again.