American Classic Car Show July 1st & 2nd

[Graham Wood]

I'll be there in the beast ( 7 to 16 mpg ) below..Will get av of 16 mpg to Tatton, as it's all motorway ( only £ 37 petrol )

Malvern and Newark is £ 102 return

[Graham Wood]

Probably of no interest to any one.

But ( pic enclosed )

For those who can't view pictures -- go to    www.hisautos.com/lincoln/descrip.jpg

[jamman]

Hi Graham..i have one of those too!!! Cant be many in the UK. Mine is a 1972 mk4

[Graham Wood]

Jun 27, 2023 10:03:40 GMT jamman said:

Hi Graham..i have one of those too!!! Cant be many in the UK. Mine is a 1972 mk4

Good.

Is it in good shape ?

The white one I have is a "Lipstick" edition, and one 11000 mile add ( for sale at £ 30,000 ) - said a few years ago there was only one in the country.

At the time, I knew of 3 ( including the £ 30,000 one,) so now there are 4 "Lipsticks".

Yes there ARE about 10 to 20 Mk IV's but they don't go to shows, nor are avertised often, so we will never know the true numbers. and the DVLA won't answer any questions about any cars or owners address, not even to car clubs such as ours to find owners.

I have photos of the bad rust points of these and some are horrendous, and I will shortly be rustproofing with the ONLY true rust stopper that works, which is Phosphoric acid ( expensive ) - and don't breath in the fumes. ever.

Have included a few on here. if you want my full set, message me with your email address.

[jamman]

Hi Graham. Yes they do rot badly. I am fortunate as mine i
s 33k from new and zero rust. I was in New York on business in 2015 and instead of hiring a boring mosern car I hired this. I lkved it so much I bought it and brought it home with me, as you do 😊. Fortunately my wife is very forgiving and is used to my 'oversize luggage' coming home with me!

[Mark]

Hope you enjoyed your weekend.

There was this one at car meet near me recently                                                                                                                                                                                        





and this not sure what it is badge on front looks similar.

[Graham Wood]

Jun 27, 2023 10:03:40 GMT jamman said:

Hi Graham..i have one of those too!!! Cant be many in the UK. Mine is a 1972 mk4

Did you keep the wheels ?

[jamman]

Yes, it is back on its factory steel wheels now actually. It now needs a respray as the original paint has been polished so much it is down to the primer in patches and has lost its depth so no shine

[Graham Wood]

Jul 3, 2023 15:18:32 GMT Mark said:

Hope you enjoyed your weekend.

There was this one at car meet near me recently 

It was "OK" - was on my own on Sunday.
if you give people something to read ( on a stand ) that I recently purchased. you get more interest and more people commenting having read the signs.and asking questions ( both days )

Which was what I did at Malvern, but just the inserts pinned to the ground, with people taking photos of description pages ( on the ground ) and also on their knees to read.
So got some cheap stands which I'll use at Newark, but with guy ropes when its windy. Had to stop mine blowing away in the wind via spare fan belt trapped under headlamp covers. see photos
Met a few people I saw 2 years ago. & was invited to sit with the white Mark V next to mine. Got his contact number as he seems to be a horder of American cars. he has 13 of them and 6 motorcycles. I said to him, you must live on a farm with plenty of outbuildings, which he replied, Yes, i've just bought a farm.

He does not renovate them, - just buys them, so I may go to Dorset to look and persuade him to sell some.

Your top photo is a Lincoln continental in the style of a Mk III
Your Bottom Photo is a 1974 GMC Oldsmobile 5700 cc ( 5.7 L )  don't know the model, unfortunately

Will you be at Newark ?  photos below

  Eagle Cars promoted also.

[jamman]

Great pictures, thank you. The only car shows I do are the 2 Beaulieu autojumbles. Would love to do more but I live and work mostly in Malta so time is the hardest thing for me.