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Published on January 17th, 2013 | by BajaBusta

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1987 Lincoln Continental Manufacturer Promo

The 1982–1987 Continental was a ‘spiritual successor’ to the Lincoln Versailles compact of the 1970s. Like the earlier Versailles (which shared most of its sheet-metal, drivetrain, and chassis with the Ford Granada and Mercury Monarch), the new Continental — serving as a premium model for Lincoln — was based on a lower-rung Ford model using the Fox platform. Originally introduced for the 1978 Ford Fairmont and Mercury Zephyr, the 105.5 in wheelbase was stretched 3 in for the Continental.


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6 Responses to 1987 Lincoln Continental Manufacturer Promo

  1. thedriver1978 says:

    Great video! I had one of these a long time ago. It was a 1984 Valentino model. nice car, no rust, great interior, but the air suspension was a problem. First the rear end would sink but would come back up when it was running. The axle would rub on the airbags. But after a while it wouldn’t stay up anymore. Then the front sank even when running. It might have been the same bag issue or a leaking air line. It was a common problem and too expensive to fix. I could have converted it to regular suspension but it had too many other problems like the odometer reading “error”,wiper motor, no A/C, ect. I got rid of it after that.

  2. 98 REGENCY says:

    Good video! Keep the good stuff coming. It is always a nice surprise to see certain things. It is interesting the car this car became in 1988.

  3. JEFF ROBERTSON says:

    I LIKE 1982-87 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL WITH TIRE TRUNK COOL LOOK STYLE “LINCOLN WHAT A LUXURY CAR SHOULD BE”

  4. Car Guy says:

    Attractive style initially but became a bit antiquated in the market by the end and resulted in tanking sales.

    1988+ Continental was much needed and sales rebounded significantly.

  5. Oliver says:

    I enjoyed watching the video, thanks.

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