1959 Lincoln Continental Mark IV "Ranchero/El Camino" Continental Mark 4 Pick-Up

Description for Lincoln Continental 1959

1959 Lincoln Continental Mark IV "Ranchero" Yes. a Continental Mark 4 Pick-Up Truck 1959 Lincoln Continental Mark IV "Ranchero" with custom paint and upholstery. extremely RARE car. only one known to be built. coach-built and Fabricated in Texas as a One Off Concept Car -- Luxury Pick-Up Truck. with tonneau cover for bed. This is a truly magnificent creation. the purple blue & silver metallic paint looks fantastic. . . very ornate for a pick-up. . . really stands out in the crowd with its massive intensely decorated tail-lights and chrome & massive front slanted headlights. grill and bumper. . . its one of the biggest cars ever designed This vehicle is in pretty good Condition. good driver. always gets looks and draws crowds at swap meets 430 Cubic Inch MEL V8 with 4 barrel carburetor generating 350 horsepower. ---runs very good . This was the largest engine of its era. POWER WINDOWS & SEAT WORK GOOD. & were recently reconditioned automatic. original Twin Range Turbo Drive three-speed Automatic Transmission. runs excellent. It runs. drives. stops & operates as original HAS THE ORIGINAL HUPCAPS & OPTIONAL POWER/ANTENNA & ORIGINAL TOWN & COUNTRY PUSH BUTTON RADIO ALSO HAS WIDE-WHITEWALL RADIALS THE UPHOLSTERY. DOOR PANELS ARE NICE. . . CARPET IS DECENT HAS CUSTOM STEERING WHEEL Over the years car has sometimes been garage storage & sometimes used. regularly driven. etc . There are a few chips in the paint. ODOMETER SEEMS TO SHOW 70K MILES THE CHROME IS REAL GOOD ORIGINAL Overall inside & out---moldings. lenses are all good original. with some minor items needing attention to make it more show quality. ---MISSING 2 CONTINENTAL SCRIPS FOR FENDER---HAVE ORDERED 2 NEW ONES FROM CATALOGUE WORK DONE RECENTLY INCLUDE---Recently professionally replaced. re-lined Gas Tank & with new fuel line. . and there is a cracked side glass that's currently being replaced with new. The fuel filler door has been fabricated to look like original. The clear faceplate for the dash gauges is a bit foggy. I'm trying to locate a replacement. Also. in the process of making new tonneau cover. as the old one is old/thin. . . & re-doing inside with new headliner. The tonneau cover will be the color of the purple blue exterior paint and the headliner will be the color of the dark blue upholstery. The fuel filler door has been fabricated to look like the original. AS FAR AS THE BODY. . . IT'S A SOLID. CLEAN WEST COAST CAR OVERALL IT'S A GREAT CAR. . . This unique Continental "Ranchero" is available now in LA. OCCASIONALLY. . . YOU SEE A CAR LIKE THIS. . . Hey. there were a couple of Cadillac Pick-Ups at Barrett Jackson in Scottsdale. Yes. Cadillac Mirages like Cadillac STYLE El Caminos. . . Also Barrett Jackson in Palm Beach just sold a 1958 Pontiac Chieftain Pick-up Truck that looked like an El Camino prototype. First time I'd seen that. Did see a 1960 Pontiac El Camino years ago that was a concept exercise by GM. ---YET THIS 59 Mark IV "Ranchero" SEEMS to be THE ONLY ONE EVER MADE On May-02-15 at 10:22:56 PDT. seller added the following information: If you have any questions. call me 213 928-7197