1979 Lincoln Continental Mark V Review - Built With Care

My thoughts on the 1979 Lincoln Continental Mark V with the 6.6L V8 and 3 speed automatic transmission!
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Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
0:54 - Engine / Transmission
2:41 - Interior
5:08 - BFB Test
5:19 - Seats
5:44 - Back Seats
7:06 - Trunk / Cargo Space
7:57 - Exterior
9:26 - Driving Feel
9:53 - Final Thoughts
13:33 - Outro

[jaybee]

Could I hear that door close one more time? Priceless!

[jamesmorton]

Your not the only one who wishes that cars like that were still made today. I own 2 70s car a 77 mark v and a 76 eldorado. They are a pleasure to drive. Great job on the video.

[mudman]

These are my all-time favorite cars, period. The Mark V and its following Mark VI were both absolutely beautiful cars.

[DWK]

I drove this growing up when I was 16 years old, in 1990. It was my daily driver for the 90s. It was a beast of a car, barely got 10 mpg if you babied it, but what a dream. Back seat was tight but who cares. And it was 6000 lbs of American steel if I recall correctly. Just an absolute gem. The one thing you definetly got right, they don’t make them like that anymore.

[AmberOlivia]

Hi Zack, it is so heartwarming to see a young man love these cars like you do! I was 17 when the Lincoln Continental Mark V was introduced. It has always been my life-long dream car. After 42 years, I am now the owner of one!! It is black with red stripes on each side and black leather interior. It drives like a dream! I am so lucky to have found it. I absolutely love this car! Love your videos! Keep up the great work.

[richardmarcus]

The '77 and '78 came with an optional 460ci engine. The best options were the 4 way coil springs, the 4 way disc brakes and 50/50 master cylinder. I rebuilt and adjusted the Holly 4 barrel carb to get an average of 26 miles per gallon. The sticker stated 7 town and 14 highway mileage.

[kevincostello]

Just found this channel, great content and personally loved the review. I've got an 78 Diamond Jubilee edition in Diamond Jubilee Gold color with the 460 ci 4bbl mill under hood.Yes it's 460 engine, and the last year for that unfortunately. I own a73 Tbird and a few more 70s land yachts and couldn't agree more with you:: The bigger, the more float and bloat I call it the better. Especially the 78 Town Car that just floats majestically over railroad crossings like nothing. Thank you for posting this, great job. Please keep' em coming

[dutchmankamstra]

The neighbors across the street from me growing up purchased a new 1979 Lincoln Continental Mark V after trading in their 1977 Ford Thunderbird Town Landau. Their '79 Mark V was silver blue inside and out. The husband drove it to work for one week and decided it was too nice of a car to daily drive so he parked it in the garage (next to his wife's mint '67 Firebird 326 convertible) and he purchased another car to take him to work and back. The Mark V was used only on special occasions. The last I heard, it only had 3, 000 miles on it (probably sometime around 2000). Both husband and wife are now long gone, as are the cars they owned. Hopefully they both found good homes. Yes, the seventies were special and the cars of that era rarely get the credit they so well deserve. My favorite memory of that time is driving through the immaculately kept neighborhoods of my hometown and seeing the rear ends of two sparkling seventies cars peeking out of the open garage doors. It seemed everyone took so much pride in their homes and cars back then and liked to show them off a bit. So much has changed.

[geraldscott]

The 1977-1979 Lincoln Continental Mark V is probably the most desirable luxury car ever made.

[PerkicetKilla]

Man, this review got me at the end lol. I share your sentiments. They just aren’t made like they used to be. I was born in 1992, but learned much about cars from my dad who passed in 2016 due to cancer. Your content helps fill a void my friend. Keep it up!

[jay]

What an awesome video; you did this car proud. I was 9 years old in 1979 and my aunt had a '78 model that was just about the same as this one except it was a beautiful green color. I remember as a little kid riding in it (in the front seat, of course!) during a huge rain storm and it felt like we were in our living-room at home: smooth, quiet, comfy, secure, and safe. I have wanted one of these cars for many years now. Oddly enough, I live in a very small town and saw one at a local car wash just a week ago - I was so taken aback that I turned my truck around and went back to take pictures of it. I hope to have one of these one day - and since green is such a great 70s color, that would make it over-the-top! Again, great video and great thoughts on this awesome, beautiful car.

[megatop]

Dad was a businessman in the 60's/70's/80's. He had the Mark III, IV, V, and VI before he defected to Town Car because the VII looked "too European" and the VIII he didn't even want to talk about. His V was a '79 in Silver. I was less than 10 years old but remember it being extremely comfortable. The movable headlight doors made me lose my everloving sh*t to the point that I would ask him to turn the lights on and off while I stood outside our destination. My biggest regret was that I wasn't old enough to drive it when he had it. I would drive him crazy turning on the little map light in the back seat. "Turn that light off back there!". I heard "Stop playing with the cigarette lighter" many times as well

[eddstarr]

Hey Zack, I wasn't expecting such a heartfelt review, very moving my friend! I was in college when that Mark V was new. I'll never forget what a great road car those old 70's Lincolns were, smooth and quiet. The Mark V has a surprising amount of backseat room. You really can take a trip in a Mark V, with luggage too! 👍

[pcno]

7:42 There was one year in which Ford actually put the spare behind the trunk lid on the Thunderbird, maybe around 1955 or 1956, but it made such a mess of the handling that the next year, the tire was further in and the one on the trunk lid was a dummy.

[c.d.]

Thank you for such a well done review of this vehicle. I have to say that it's nice to see a young guy appreciating an automobile like this, especially the part about how solidly built it is. That's what North American made cars used to be like.

I was 19 back in 79, and I can remember wanting one of these Lincolns.

A local doctor purchased a 1977 Continental Mk V and drove it until somewhere around the early 2000s. The last time I saw him with it the car was still running perfectly, but years of driving through winter salt had taken a toll on the body panels.

And in closing, I also want to thank you for sharing those old family photos from the 1970s. It reminds me of growing up in the 60s and 70s!

[dominicwroblewski]

I was born in 1959 and boy do I remember the 70s. The Mark V was the pinnacle of the American personal luxury car. By the mid 1980s my friends and I were able to afford cars like these used. We had T-birds, Continental Town Cars, Eldorado's. Those were some fine cars

[thewhip]

I missed 1979 by a year but I still remember seeing a lot of these on the road.

[linwoodccole]

Awesome video 1979 was an magical exciting and eventful I was 12years old and my father's friend owned one and my neighbor across the street owned one

[platnumDrip]

You and me both my friend id choose to be alive in the 40s so i can experience all of the good years and the cars 40s 50s 60s and 70s ❤

[jakereal]

My mom n dad both had these marks. Dad had a 1979 bill blass moms was a 78 Diamond Jubilee Ed. (Gold). Both were both as used cars in the late 80s BOTH served them well and were very dependable, smooth and quiet. They sail over bumps with ease. I personally own a 1970 Mark Ill bought in 1985!!! Still own it. It’s being restored by me as time and $$ permits. Great cars!!