V18375 - 1979 Lincoln Mark V Collector Series

15,022 actual miles! One family owned since new. A woman purchased it, the son hung onto it when she passed. Most expensive American car made in 1979. The Collector's Series is fully loaded including extras only available on this model. It has it's own umbrella, leather bound tool kit, a garage door opener kit, bucket seats with console and so much more. Original paperwork, Marti report, are included. The special gold emblem with the limited edition # and the door emblem with owner's initials are still in original box.
Beautiful midnight blue metallic with padded Landau top and matching padded trunk hump. The turbine wheels are color matched to the car, body side moldings are color matched. Grill has gold accents. Very original and in very nice shape. It is so luxurious. The soft cloth pillow top seats were considered an upgrade over leather. Rare bucket seats have full power. In the middle is a deluxe console with locking compartment, inside you will find the umbrella included with this model. The front portion opens up to a CB radio. Glove soft leather trim is used throughout including the entire dash pad, seat moldings, armrests and entire console. Overhead is a power sunroof with sunshade. The carpet is thick and plush. Has original 400 motor. It is just as it left the factory. Tags, stickers, ink stamps are still in place. Never monkeyed with, spray painted etc.
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[@willieckaslike]

Pure, unashamed luxury motoring from FORD ! A beautiful example of a beautiful car !

[@kerrywilliams7579]

Lincoln should make those beautiful cars again. I love that blue.

[@MR.9ine5ive6ix]

Midnight blue not just blue

[@shanke300]

This is what a car should be. Majestic.

[@althunder4269]

'78 Diamond Jubilee and '79 collectors series were pretty much the same trim, but the Diamond had a bit more bling and IIRC the Diamond Jubilee at the time was almost half again as expensive as the base model Mk V. The Diamond was I think the most expensive North American built car at that time. Anyone that drove a Mark V was really a "somebody" back then. These cars are the pinnacle of North American luxury cars. We'll never see these get built again.

[@Intrepid175a]

I went to work for a Lincoln/Mercury dealership service department in 1979. This certainly brings back a lot of memories. Definitely a fine example of what we called a "land yacht." It wasn't anything close to fast by todays standard but it wasn't bad, especially considering it's size but it was plush and very comfortable. I think the hardest thing to get used to was a hood. When I first got in one to pull it into a service bay, that hood looked about a mile long. It was fun though, because as a young adult, I got to drive cars that I never would have had the wherewithal to have access to. It was a fun time and the Mark V was one of my favorites.

[@VoloMuseumAutoSales]

The same thing can be said for working here, it is wonderful getting to drive these classics around. Even if it is only around the property most the time! 😎

[@paulm6481]

Simply GORGEOUS car.

[@dontellgucci1117]

I’ve driven many different cars cause of the business I was in and the Continental was without doubt one of the finest automobile’s when it comes to ride, riding over rough surfaces and quieter than most cars even more expensive.

[@xrmerkur]

What an absolutely beautiful luxury coupe. The details are astonishing with wood grain on the backside of the seat. Look at that shine too. Such a land yacht, it can barely fit on the turntable.

[@VoloMuseumAutoSales]

It takes a few adjustments to usually find the sweet spot where it'll spin around without hitting!

[@xrmerkur]

Volo Museum Auto Sales , yes I can imagine so. Jay almost got squeezed against the wall when going around the front. Some lucky buyer is really going to get a fantastic car. Great video for a well deserving vehicle.

[@a-h2739]

Wow! That was one of the finest looking Lincoln Mark V I've ever seen. You are quite a car spotter. Its a shame that it was so underpowered, but still a great American classic.

[@danr1920]

One of the few "Collector" edition that actually are a collector car!

[@saagisharon8595]

is that why it's missing the oval window?

[@martinbaez5743]

Me declaro FANÁTICO de este tipo de BELLEZAS con neumáticos!..... saludos y bendiciones desde el primer municipio de la América continental, La Antigua Veracruz México.

[@colonel9990]

Looks like the only thing they didn't get was the cassette magazine in the trunk. This is a beautiful piece of automotive history.

[@chessiesystemrailfanman3741]

Gorgeous automobile, I would have loved to have it when my dear mother was alive to take her out on long cruise rides. She really enjoyed that, God bless you mom. I miss you so much 😥

[@SpockvsMcCoy]

No, Midnight Blue is NOT the only exterior paint color on the 1979 Lincoln Continental Mark V Collector's Series. The Collector's Series Mark V offered three other color choices: White (Production 2,040), Diamond Blue (Production 197), and Light Silver (Production 125). Some people think that Midnight Blue was the only color because it was the color used in print ads and brochures with a Production 3,900. The Kasman Cloth interior came with the center console but leather upholstered seats were available without the center console at $400 savings.

[@ryandaniel4571]

The Mark V was such a beautiful car. I had a '77 model, white with a maroon top and trim, and with the same colors in the interior. They tried to carry over this styling theme with the Mark VI in 1980, and because that car was smaller, it just looked boxy and awkward. If I were a rich man, this baby would be in my garage for sure.

[@briansearles4473]

It was the short wheelbase coupled with the sedan styling versus the hardtop's of earlier years. Plus with a 351W power was a joke for such a heavy car.

[@mickyunit]

Beautiful car! My parents had the mint green one with opera windows and dark green leather interior. Such a smooth luxurious ride! Thank you for this video!

[@lifeisonehugedream]

Lincoln, the best designed car in the world..

[@suspiciousminds1750]

I've never seen a '79 of any model with a fully carpeted trunk, leather instrument panel and doors. Way ahead of its time.

[@stefanmayr9379]

A real 1st class and timeless Beauty!!! Rare and uploaded with all you could expect at that time in a US =land yacht, it's amazing. A member of our car-club owns one of.these special editions!! But this one is stunning time-capsule ⌚👌1⃣ If only I had more place... Wow!!.... Looks outstanding, thanks for showing and Greetings from Austria to all 👍🇦🇹👍😎

[@VoloMuseumAutoSales]

This one is getting a lot of attention. There was someone just earlier today seriously inquiring about it.

[@stefanmayr9379]

@@VoloMuseumAutoSales sounds great - that is an further evidence - you have the best and you are really the best on market 👍👌👌💯Greetings to you

[@vicentehermosilla75]

Stefan Mayr u

[@tracy4good]

There is a guy in Phoenix, AZ who has a fully optioned, triple blue 1979 Continental Mark v that still has its price sticker on the driver side window and the odometer reading 393 miles. Original tires and all. I don't know why it was in an industrial park parking lot. Maybe dude bought it new for an investment kept it stored all these years and decided to sell it. Beautiful car.

[@haroldbouchard6514]

I acquired one recently in mint condition with only 35K on it and never seen winter. I love it. It sure turns heads!

[@VoloMuseumAutoSales]

Enjoy it!! 😃

[@erikperik1000]

That is probably the one car I want right now.

[@afentikos]

Perfect. 10/10

[@wpetercampbell4372]

One awesome Lincoln. I'd probably buy it if my son and I weent already entrenched in our project truck, a '54 F100 , on crown victoria chassis, air - ride, @ 429 Super Cobra Jet motor, married to a 4 speed manual transmission, with a specialty drive train and rear end gears to bring the monstrous power down to the page. The interior is going to be all custom and Lincolnized comfort shall abound, it's going to be the nicest restomod ever in the history of Ford Trucks!

[@user-jr6kt8sf1b]

Wonderful elegant design is perfect for eye pleasures

[@CalTxDude]

They were also offered with white exterior with Midnight Blue leather or velour interiors.

[@wildcolonialman]

Stunning.

[@chocodiledundee1]

Lincoln Continental ...now you’re talking my man , second to none , great to know it was 7-8 K more expensive than Cadillac Biarritz , the best Part the Lincoln Continental is Ford Being smart enough to put some of its luxury and tilt steering / cruise control column and steering wheel on they high end 78-86 Range XLT/ Lariat to beat the $ 5% govt Tarif on luxury cars , Ford is legendary and this Lincoln is iconic for what it is being the top of they classy model for sure ! Another mind blowing rare vehicle well done 👍🏼 keep up the great work Volo

[@marckemp9955]

Front quarter window. All my favorite lincoln's had front quarter windows that worked. It was also nice for fresh air without enough airflow to ruin your headliner.

[@horselips]

Back in the day Lincoln sold TownCars and Marks as fast as they could make them. Today, Lincoln couldn't sell peanuts to elephants. Time for the division to pull out some old photos and product specs and re-discover their "inner luxury car" genes.

[@VoloMuseumAutoSales]

Amen! 👍

[@SuperCoolins]

I actually have one of them. But with leather seats. It's in good shape. But not that good. Slowly fixing it up. When I say slowly I mean slowly. Because parts are not easy to find if they don't make them anymore. Pluse expensive as hell for most of it just the clear plastic on the front blinkers are like $200, hood ornament is around that too. But it sure is fun to drive.

[@gclarkbloomfield8848]

...hey, Jay..yup, this biscuit Grand Veloured interior belies the astonishing price for this special 75th Anniversary edition which was available in both dark blue AND gold...

[@semco72057]

I love the Lincolns even though I no longer own one and the three which I had was nice cars and I decided to go back to Fords and have three of them now, but still miss the Lincolns.

[@misteremersonandrade7885]

Beautiful jewel.

[@smell5118]

Beautiful Lincoln mark v

[@marckemp9955]

1979 only came with the 400. But it wasn't as big as loss as people would think. The 400 would reap more mpg and came with a lower (numerically higher) final drive. So even though it had less HP it didn't seem so bad off the line.

[@Christianpreaching]

They still make vehicles this big now. the difference is the ones of today are ugly trucks, but cars like this one had beautiful Style

[@derrickjackson6737]

Top of the line last big mk5 79

[@jimzaharia5327]

I had the 4-door version; beautiful car! Also the Collector Series came in blue or white, btw

[@rgrndu]

Town Car. There wasn’t a four door version of the Mark V.

[@jimzaharia5327]

@@rgrndu I didn't say it was a Mark V; it was a Continental. The Town Car was an up-graded Continental, with added opera windows & such; mine was just the Continental. :)

[@SpockvsMcCoy]

The Mark V Collector's Series also came in Diamond Blue (Production 197) and Light Silver (Production 125) which were both introduced very late in the model year.

[@SpockvsMcCoy]

@@rgrndu The Town Car and Town Coupe in 1979 were still an upmarket trim version of the Continental Sedan and Continental Coupe. In 1981 the Continental name disappeared and both sedan and coupe were called Town Coupe and Town Car.

[@saagisharon8595]

4 doors ruins the beauty of every car. It also means no spare tire hump on the trunk

[@saschakeitmann7954]

Very great! See this video in Germany and fell in love with this awesome car!

[@VoloMuseumAutoSales]

Awesome to hear you're from Germany. The older Lincolns are crazy cool!

[@saschakeitmann7954]

@@VoloMuseumAutoSales Here it is hard to find a good one. I think I found a great Cadillac Coupe DeVille from 1975 now. The big block is very nice to drive. Have a good time!

[@MrDamien1963]

I remember a brochure featuring this car. Tom Selleck was a model then showcasing the Mark V or the Town Car Collector Editions both pretty much had the same equipment. It was the last year for either car, as both would be drastically downsized for 1980.

[@erickriv5485]

Tha Lincoln Continental look great. Very Nice luxury Cars.

[@banditdane1741]

Collector series came in white also.

[@jonrichardson7848]

Now that's a Lincoln not those beer can metal plastic junk they make today

[@mattbartolovich8228]

Bring back the full size models please!

[@certifiedexperts17]

I have one and it cost in 1979 25000. It has about 60,000 with the 400 cu inch engine. It needs a little rust work but over all its still a beauty.

[@VoloMuseumAutoSales]

Hey Certified Experts, unfortunately it sounds like something we wouldn't be interested. We are looking for vehicles that are mostly turnkey and ready to go.

[@cacitybird]

I was around 16 years old when these cars came out. I'm 59 now and I'm getting one of these.

[@enzocaluori5411]

What a tank, but a very nice car

[@CHaas-bn3xi]

Truly a time capsule

[@stevenfielden8955]

When I win the Lottery I'll come and see you - wow - that's nice!

[@VoloMuseumAutoSales]

We'll see you then!

[@enerrivers4392]

It was fully equipped, but, NO 460cid 4v. Instead a 400cid 2v. It didn't save fuel because of constantly flooring the go pedal just to keep up. Beautiful nevertheless.

[@rgrndu]

I doubt that

[@alanstrong55]

American quality was still there. Lincoln Continental Mark 5 was a hallmark car.

[@tombankwel4822]

Rools royce aint got a chance lincoln is the chosen one

[@workingclassperson2124]

I’m going to look at a 78 this weekend!

[@VoloMuseumAutoSales]

Good luck! Hope it is the car you're looking for. 👍

[@mikebraz25]

The collector's edition could be had in 4 colors. But mostly only see midnight blue or white. The 1978 diamond jubilee is the one to have however

[@SpockvsMcCoy]

You are correct that four colors were available...most people think only Midnight Blue or Midnight Blue plus White. Diamond Blue and Light Silver are both the very rare colors. The 1978 Diamond Jubilee Edition came in Diamond Blue (Production 2602) and Jubilee Gold (Production 2557). The 1978 models offered the superior 460 V-8 while the 1979 models only had the less desirable 400 V-8.

[@alanstrong55]

Ow! I whopped my leg on the front bumper!

[@Capybaraism]

Gorgeous!!

[@jamesRay79]

Love my 78. Blue with white carriage top

[@misteremersonandrade7885]

This car is a Jewel 💎... My great dream ... I love this luxry style ... How much is it?

[@t.b.g.504]

Sharp! That exterior colour is very similar to the 'Kennedy Bue' of the SS-X-100.

[@nealfry2230]

" I'll Always Cherish Kaley Cuoco's Comedy " Your's Sincerely, Neal Patrick Fry a.k.a.Sundown from The "Sunrise Studios" near Downtown Detroit.

[@NFL1976]

The very final days of Detroit greatness, automobiles built by WWII veterans and their post war cohorts. Detroit now like Chicago, a killing field. How I long for the days of Walt Kowalski, imperfect but decent men!

[@chocodiledundee1]

Insanity Volo , something they would’ve custom built for Elvis or Johnny Cash I love it so much ❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🏼man I’ve got the perfect emerald green 70’s vintage leather jacket to go with that Continental, man you’ve got some insanely highly collectible rides 🙌🏼

[@VoloMuseumAutoSales]

Thank you! Thank you!! 😀😀

[@katmandu2ukatmandu2u79]

I owned this exact car. 2nd Owner and mine was barely driven as well. I was waiting for you to mention the foot operated switch on the floor that changed tracks on the 8 track player.

[@Tom-wq2mz]

Beautiful and odd 400 I've got a 460 in mine.

[@ATLcentury334]

The Collector Series was available in blue or white. The grille on these cars was gold tone. These were hard to find since it was the last year of the big Town Car or Mark series. 1980 introduced the first downsized Lincoln’s. It also was the first year of an unintentional rare car. Lincoln had a 4 door Town Car and a 4 door Mark VI. The 4 door Mark VI didn’t sell as well as the Town Car and was discontinued. The 2 door Town Coupe met a similar fate. After these models were discontinued, Lincoln’s full size models were the 4 door Town Car, and the 2 door Mark VI. I especially like the Lincoln Versailles myself. I always thought it was just as nice looking as the Cadillac Seville. I recall a t.v. commercial for the Versailles using a “sound alike” singer imitating Bette Miller’s song “Do You Wanna Dance?”. The commercial was short lived when Bette Midler sued Ford for not asking permission to use the song.

[@murattaylan9602]

Beautiful usa car.👍🇺🇸

[@MR.9ine5ive6ix]

I own 1 but didn’t come with the trunk stuff

[@roberth9023]

That car's beautiful how much

[@1214101]

The exterior came in White also

[@davidfisher3273]

Awsome

[@andykerr3803]

It looks so much better without the opera window, some '72 also left it off and the rear window opened fully, wondering if these were functional.

[@melvinstewart5876]

Boy that's nice

[@shockflyer71]

A Dream

[@VoloMuseumAutoSales]

It is a favorite for us! 😍

[@wasisdas629]

The best 💥👍👍👍👏

[@nealfry7494]

Saturday March 21, 2020, Dearest Darling Hayden my Princess Panettiere, This IS The Most Beautiful Precious Adorable Automobile With an American Heritage in 1979, only 10 Years before August 21st, 1989"!" " Happy Birthday Hayden " August 21ST, 2020 as I, your Loyal Loving Faithful "Forever Friend Forever" Wishing you "A" " Happy Birthday Hayden " Pretty 30 in an Amazing way to " Fuel Your Destiny ... " Sincerely Loveable Cuddlable, Neal Patrick Fry a.k.a. Sundown from The "Sunrise Studios" near Ann Arbor, Michigan U.S.A. PS, " I Love you Hayden Panettiere "

[@screamingpencil]

Stalker alert.

[@tombankwel4822]

Sabrina My grand daugther 🤟 this beautyfull car shes 11 and she loves american cars she say buy it

[@ericmadsen7470]

I like the Mark series of Lincolns, I wouldn't mind driving them around but I would not own any of them.

[@isabeldeoliveira7187]

WOW!!!!!

[@viciouspoodle5543]

The Collector's and Diamond Jubilee series had the absolute WORST/HIDEOUS 'velour' material for the seats! WTF? It looked like filter foam. Given the gorgeous velour of the standard Continentals and Town Cars, I have no idea what cretin selected this material! It's even uglier 40+ years later! (Put in the gorgeous white leather seats with blue piping from the Bill Blass edition! That would be awesome even if it means ripping out that center console.)

[@joemccarthy4532]

I would have liked to see the engine compartment

[@VoloMuseumAutoSales]

This is from soo long ago that I don't recall why it wasn't filmed. You can however find pictures of it still available on our website. www.volocars.com/vehicles/15235/1979-lincoln-mark-v-collector-series

[@fingersmcgee2762]

i had one ,, im just watching how close it comes to the wall

[@VoloMuseumAutoSales]

In the 5 years I've been here, I've yet to see a car hit the side walls. It usually takes 3 people to make sure a car like this fits, one person spins the table while two others watch the sides.

[@fingersmcgee2762]

@@VoloMuseumAutoSales oh i know u make sure

[@albertstraightiff4715]

I would love to have her. Know I can't afford her.

[@MrDamien1963]

My main complaint was that leather was only available with the split bench seat. Only the bucket seats offered cloth. And that 400 inch motor was way underpowered. Not that people bought those monstrous car to drag race, but a person at least want the damn thing to get out of its own way! Probably why the car drank fuel like it was on a weekend binge.

[@mechanicmeals8553]

They had white ones too

[@parkswankelegantcars33]

SUPER

[@rezzob]

So the tires are 40 years old? Good luck driving on those

[@VoloMuseumAutoSales]

Probably only has a taillight guarantee remaining on them! 😆😆😂

[@allentolbert8404]

Cars when the U.S. made things better than they had to days long gone now everything looks the same

[@fredfarbin5516]

You could also get it in white, bought one used I 1982 for 7k had a built in cb radio

[@doktordentist9638]

😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 🚘

[@VoloMuseumAutoSales]

😍

[@richardgroves8565]

What no opera windows?

[@cottageindustry3040]

No Opera Window??? That's my favorite thing about these cars!

[@VoloMuseumAutoSales]

Guess not. 🙁

[@viciouspoodle5543]

I remember when the Diamond Jubilee (1978) and Collectors (1979) came out and what I first thought then and still now 41 years later is how GOD-AWFUL the velour material for the seats were! It looks like filter foam! Just repulsive. The standard leathers and velour used were a million times better. Why on earth did they pick this crap?

[@elvis-jj1sc]

had one moms old car in 1983 4 in the trunk 3 under a blanket go to sunday drive inn movies lotta room back seat was worn out if ya no what I mean!

[@VoloMuseumAutoSales]

😆

[@user-vh8we6tn6l]

It would’ve been nice to see the selling price and why you’re posting something that’s four years old is already sold is beyond me?

[@JackF99]

It's amazing how time will change people's views on cars. Did this have cutting-edge engineering and high build quality to justify it's price? Not at all. It's basically a pimped-out Ford. Some call it a rolling monument to bad taste. So over the top its a fun, hilarious car

[@edwardleyland1979]

Not true..they were also offered in white!

[@mulemule]

*Does anyone know if the wood appliques are real-wood veneers or just laminates? (Appears to be macassar ebony.)*

[@buzzcrushtrendkill]

Like!

[@timmuller-ku5dh]

He mentioned hanging trash bag on radio knob it don't have a radio knob

[@MR.9ine5ive6ix]

You should’ve turned it on

[@VoloMuseumAutoSales]

We didn't back then but do now. Try checking out our more recent videos. 👍