you watch the Mecum (or other) auctions on TV.
I'm finding that at 63 yrs of age, and with the project finished, the fire in the belly has been kinda flickering.
I've done what I set out to do and then some, so I think it may be time to send the car down the road.
Mecum is based in Marengo, IL. ~ 25 mi. NW of me, and the Volo museum (who do appraisals for $150.) ~ 10 mi. away.
The guy who owns Volo was a boyhood friend of one of the engineers I worked with for years, so I might get a break there.
The thing is, I've never seen a VII come across the auction block - ever.
Has ANYONE seen one @ auction? I'm not so intersted in what it may have sold for, just whether anybody saw one at all.
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Posted 21 July 2011 - 11:47 AM
I like the Question.
Since I have started Driving the Mark VIII I have been comparing it to my Mark VII SE. While This VIII has a larger interior, newer, faster, I Still feel safer driving my Mark VII. Perhaps that is because the Mark VII was a Lincoln Design made into the T-Bird vs. the Linconized T-Bird designs prior and post Mark VII.
Since I have started Driving the Mark VIII I have been comparing it to my Mark VII SE. While This VIII has a larger interior, newer, faster, I Still feel safer driving my Mark VII. Perhaps that is because the Mark VII was a Lincoln Design made into the T-Bird vs. the Linconized T-Bird designs prior and post Mark VII.
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Posted 21 July 2011 - 02:08 PM
I just looked @ the Mecum site and found 3 VIIs that were auctioned in the last year. All apparently un-modified.
A '90 Dk. Cabernet sold for $6250 @ Des Moines last July.
An '89 White was bid to $6250 @ Indy this May, but didn't sell.
A '92 Black SE sold for $3250 - basically book value - also @ Indy in May.
They have a date in Sept. near home so I may consign the car and see what happens.
A '90 Dk. Cabernet sold for $6250 @ Des Moines last July.
An '89 White was bid to $6250 @ Indy this May, but didn't sell.
A '92 Black SE sold for $3250 - basically book value - also @ Indy in May.
They have a date in Sept. near home so I may consign the car and see what happens.
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Posted 21 July 2011 - 03:53 PM
So what you need now is Exposure. You want as many interested parties as possible aware of the Auction and Salivating for a chance to bid on a one of a Kind Got to have vehicle.
I wonder how many Auctions you could run concurrently?
I wonder how many Auctions you could run concurrently?
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Posted 22 July 2011 - 06:20 PM
Rich guys that have had a couple too many will bid on anything that look appealing and different. I thought i heard there was a 13% fee, i think 10% paid by buyer and 3% by seller.
Id be interested to hear the commentary of the auction. I wonder what kind of facts they would come up with.
Id be interested to hear the commentary of the auction. I wonder what kind of facts they would come up with.
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Posted 22 July 2011 - 07:36 PM
Oil_Injected, on 22 July 2011 - 06:20 PM, said:
Rich guys that have had a couple too many will bid on anything that look appealing and different. I thought i heard there was a 13% fee, i think 10% paid by buyer and 3% by seller.
Id be interested to hear the commentary of the auction. I wonder what kind of facts they would come up with.
Id be interested to hear the commentary of the auction. I wonder what kind of facts they would come up with.
The seller pays a fee - $500 on a sale of up to $7500 - 7% on higher sales. I don't know what the buyers end is.
I'm sure that there was not enough "special" about the 3 sold in the last year to put them on TV, and I have no idea whether mine would be unique enough to make the show.
One of the guys on there is picky to the point of distraction, and there are sure things on the car to pick over.
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Posted 23 July 2011 - 11:45 PM
After last night - 7+" of rain - and 18" of water in the basement for the 2nd time in 14 months, I've pretty much made up my mind to lose the car and put the $ into more flood control. $8K last year didn't solve the problem obviously.
I need to change the clutch quadrant (get rid of the self adjusting 'stang unit - which doesn't self adjust anymore),
figure out how the billet AL firewall adjuster is supposed to work - NONE of the "speed shops" around here seem to know.
Buff it out, clean it up, make it purty and sell it.
I need to change the clutch quadrant (get rid of the self adjusting 'stang unit - which doesn't self adjust anymore),
figure out how the billet AL firewall adjuster is supposed to work - NONE of the "speed shops" around here seem to know.
Buff it out, clean it up, make it purty and sell it.
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Posted 06 August 2011 - 05:56 PM
So....I had given the Mecum people the outline of what had been done to the car and my cardomain ride # (3330584), and I got an email back inviting the car to the auction.
Still have to decide 1 way or the other, but after spending Tuesday night thru yesterday afternoon in the hospital with a weird infection, I think I know which way to go.
Still have to decide 1 way or the other, but after spending Tuesday night thru yesterday afternoon in the hospital with a weird infection, I think I know which way to go.
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Posted 31 August 2011 - 09:29 PM
Wow, It's sounds like you've a wife that really knows and loves you. Or. She knows eventually she will hear you lament the lose of the Mark and regret the possibility you find another and go thru the processes to turn it into the car you had. 
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Posted 20 October 2011 - 11:20 PM
Michael VII LSC/SE, on 31 August 2011 - 09:29 PM, said:
Wow, It's sounds like you've a wife that really knows and loves you. Or. She knows eventually she will hear you lament the lose of the Mark and regret the possibility you find another and go thru the processes to turn it into the car you had.
Alas, she knows me all too well. We (just 2 of us) had 5 cars, so a grandson got 1, and today I sold my '89 Blass, but lo and behold I saw a '70 MK III in the paper, and am going to look @ it tomorrow.
She said "I knew you were going to do that. It's OK. You got rid of two, you can get 1 more".
Just addicted to grease under my fingernails I guess.
Dave 88 LSC, on 01 September 2011 - 09:32 AM, said:
You will regret selling it minutes after you sell it. Don't sell it. Drive it!!!
It was kind of a chore to drive with the stk. clutch quadrant in there, so I put in a double hook FMS billet part, got the firewall adjuster figured out, set it, and what a difference!! Not only is the engagement predictable, but pedal pressure is ~ 40% lighter.
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Posted 24 November 2011 - 10:33 PM
Picked up a beautiful, but badly mickey moused 76K original '70 MK III.for $2500. It's going to take more work and $ than I expected to make it right, but I'd always wanted a III, and my wife is INDEED a tolerant woman. 
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Posted 09 December 2011 - 03:06 PM
markedman90, on 20 July 2011 - 10:45 PM, said:
... The thing is, I've never seen a VII come across the auction block - ever.
Has ANYONE seen one @ auction? I'm not so intersted in what it may have sold for, just whether anybody saw one at all.
Has ANYONE seen one @ auction? I'm not so intersted in what it may have sold for, just whether anybody saw one at all.
Yup.
Auction: SCOTTSDALE 2011
Sale Price: $8,800.00US
Year: 1988
Make: LINCOLN
Model: CONTINENTAL MARK VII
Style: CUSTOM CONVERTIBLE
VIN: 1LNBM93E1JY652181
Exterior Color: WHITE
Interior Color: GREY
Cylinders: 8
Engine Size: 5.0 LITER
Transmission: 4-SPEED AUTOMATIC
Summary: Conversion by Coach Builders Unlimited. Diamond Pearl White, new paint, top, tires, satellite radio, sheepskin seat covers and bra. Always garaged. Texas car with no rust.
Details: Stunning Diamond Pearl White '88 Mark VII custom coupe convertible. One owner, non-smoker, new paint, top, tires, satellite radio, sheepskin seat covers and bra. It has a professional conversion by Coach Builders Unlimited in Florida. It is a head turner that Ford Motor Company should have produced. No rust, this car is in great condition.
For a complete collection of pictures see, http://www.classicli...NBM93E1JY652181
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Posted 24 December 2011 - 12:55 AM
OldSchool1, on 09 December 2011 - 03:06 PM, said:
Yup.
Auction: SCOTTSDALE 2011
Sale Price: $8,800.00US
Year: 1988
Make: LINCOLN
Model: CONTINENTAL MARK VII
Style: CUSTOM CONVERTIBLE
VIN: 1LNBM93E1JY652181
Exterior Color: WHITE
Interior Color: GREY
Cylinders: 8
Engine Size: 5.0 LITER
Transmission: 4-SPEED AUTOMATIC
Summary: Conversion by Coach Builders Unlimited. Diamond Pearl White, new paint, top, tires, satellite radio, sheepskin seat covers and bra. Always garaged. Texas car with no rust.
Details: Stunning Diamond Pearl White '88 Mark VII custom coupe convertible. One owner, non-smoker, new paint, top, tires, satellite radio, sheepskin seat covers and bra. It has a professional conversion by Coach Builders Unlimited in Florida. It is a head turner that Ford Motor Company should have produced. No rust, this car is in great condition.
For a complete collection of pictures see, http://www.classicli...NBM93E1JY652181
Auction: SCOTTSDALE 2011
Sale Price: $8,800.00US
Year: 1988
Make: LINCOLN
Model: CONTINENTAL MARK VII
Style: CUSTOM CONVERTIBLE
VIN: 1LNBM93E1JY652181
Exterior Color: WHITE
Interior Color: GREY
Cylinders: 8
Engine Size: 5.0 LITER
Transmission: 4-SPEED AUTOMATIC
Summary: Conversion by Coach Builders Unlimited. Diamond Pearl White, new paint, top, tires, satellite radio, sheepskin seat covers and bra. Always garaged. Texas car with no rust.
Details: Stunning Diamond Pearl White '88 Mark VII custom coupe convertible. One owner, non-smoker, new paint, top, tires, satellite radio, sheepskin seat covers and bra. It has a professional conversion by Coach Builders Unlimited in Florida. It is a head turner that Ford Motor Company should have produced. No rust, this car is in great condition.
For a complete collection of pictures see, http://www.classicli...NBM93E1JY652181
John, why didn't I suspect you'd be all over this? The vert is nice, just not my cuppa't.
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