Drumroll please..... 1989 Lincoln LSC Mark VII (New Car in the stable)

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Drumroll please..... 1989 Lincoln LSC Mark VII (New Car in the stable)

Reply #15 – December 22, 2014, 08:32:46 PM

That's the original radio? I didnt know pre air bag Mark Vii's ever used that radio.

Drumroll please..... 1989 Lincoln LSC Mark VII (New Car in the stable)

Reply #16 – December 22, 2014, 09:49:13 PM

That is a 100% bone stock survivor. The car has premium sound, not the JBL System. I don't think that mattered for the head unit. Sounds great for a 25 year old system.

Quote from: White85GS;441874

That's the original radio? I didnt know pre air bag Mark Vii's ever used that radio.

Drumroll please..... 1989 Lincoln LSC Mark VII (New Car in the stable)

Reply #17 – December 22, 2014, 10:02:48 PM

I mean, as opposed to this radio.

Drumroll please..... 1989 Lincoln LSC Mark VII (New Car in the stable)

Reply #18 – December 22, 2014, 10:51:33 PM

I have that radio in my 83 Thunderbird

Quote from: White85GS;441878

I mean, as opposed to this radio.

Drumroll please..... 1989 Lincoln LSC Mark VII (New Car in the stable)

Reply #19 – December 23, 2014, 12:36:04 AM

Minus the AMS button of course, they didn't get that untill 85.

Drumroll please..... 1989 Lincoln LSC Mark VII (New Car in the stable)

Reply #20 – December 23, 2014, 12:06:41 PM

Its crazy how nice the interior was on these cars for their day. Hell new cars similar to this are $50000+ and I think the Mark's seats look more comfortable, lol.

Drumroll please..... 1989 Lincoln LSC Mark VII (New Car in the stable)

Reply #21 – December 23, 2014, 04:07:07 PM

Looking good :).

I'm surprised the gray below the moldings didn't shine up better. That area on my Mark came back after a polishing and a coat of wax.

Drumroll please..... 1989 Lincoln LSC Mark VII (New Car in the stable)

Reply #22 – December 23, 2014, 04:34:42 PM

Quote from: thunderjet302;441897

Looking good :).

I'm surprised the gray below the moldings didn't shine up better. That area on my Mark came back after a polishing and a coat of wax.

Thats a question actually.......is that area just dull, or is that like the 2 tone on my XR-7? I have not waxed the car, just washed it well.

Drumroll please..... 1989 Lincoln LSC Mark VII (New Car in the stable)

Reply #23 – December 23, 2014, 04:51:41 PM

Quote from: MY83T;441902

Thats a question actually.......is that area just dull, or is that like the 2 tone on my XR-7? I have not waxed the car, just washed it well.

I'm pretty sure it's glossy. Mine was dull till I polished and waxed it. Try polishing a small section and see what happens. It should be glossy.

Drumroll please..... 1989 Lincoln LSC Mark VII (New Car in the stable)

Reply #24 – December 24, 2014, 09:02:08 AM

Nope, look at this low miler survivor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58aHuxJosNw It has the same color scheme below as my car. Its a 2 tone treatment, the contrast is lower on my car, so it looks murky compared to with a dark color. Mine is dirty and needs to be cleaned good there anyway.

Quote from: thunderjet302;441903

I'm pretty sure it's glossy. Mine was dull till I polished and waxed it. Try polishing a small section and see what happens. It should be glossy.

Drumroll please..... 1989 Lincoln LSC Mark VII (New Car in the stable)

Reply #25 – December 24, 2014, 02:02:12 PM

You should make some custom height sensor linkages (longer) to bring the air ride down a little.

Drumroll please..... 1989 Lincoln LSC Mark VII (New Car in the stable)

Reply #26 – December 24, 2014, 05:07:31 PM

Side note, the lower trim with the bright finish running across the top of it; how is the fastened to the Mark VII's? I'm debating removing it. I know the higher belt molding on the doors rests in a channel and would look unnatural with it removed, but I'm thinking if the lower stuff is put on with adhesive all around it would make for a clean look as all my molding has seen better days and the stuff is near impossible to find in good condition unless you wanna pony up about $70-100 per piece.....

Drumroll please..... 1989 Lincoln LSC Mark VII (New Car in the stable)

Reply #27 – December 25, 2014, 09:05:40 PM

Quote from: TheFoeYouKnow;441923

You should make some custom height sensor linkages (longer) to bring the air ride down a little.

Im not touching a thing on this car. Its way to original....i do want a LSC SE black on black car at some point too, so that one i would turn into a Darth Vader stealth mobile.

Drumroll please..... 1989 Lincoln LSC Mark VII (New Car in the stable)

Reply #28 – December 25, 2014, 09:07:03 PM

Quote from: V8Demon;441930

Side note, the lower trim with the bright finish running across the top of it; how is the fastened to the Mark VII's? I'm debating removing it. I know the higher belt molding on the doors rests in a channel and would look unnatural with it removed, but I'm thinking if the lower stuff is put on with adhesive all around it would make for a clean look as all my molding has seen better days and the stuff is near impossible to find in good condition unless you wanna pony up about $70-100 per piece.....

Paul, i have a source for a complete set of trim for super cheap, call me when you have time.

Drumroll please..... 1989 Lincoln LSC Mark VII (New Car in the stable)

Reply #29 – December 25, 2014, 09:07:13 PM

Found out some cool info this week about the car and history. I had a oil change decal on the upper left part of the window with a local auto shop phone number. I called the number asking if they know or remember working on the car. It turns out they have serviced the car since 2002 until the original owner passed on in 2008. They had full computerized service history, and did a great job keeping the car operating well. They emailed me the history, so i can now connect the dots a bit better. I was also able to verify that less than 5K miles was put on the car from 2002 to now. Turns out the original owner was a well to do bachelor and had never married or had kids. So this car was apparently his child. I did locate a horse racing flier under the drivers seat, so i think he played the ponies for fun.