43,942 original miles. One owner. Beautiful color combination. Loaded with options including power moon roof. All original paint and bodywork, never hit or wrecked. Rebuilt carburetor. The last of the big Lincolns, ready to cruise!

We’ve known the original owners of this beautiful Town Car for decades and they’ve owned it since it was new in 1977. George ordered it just the way he wanted it, proud of his successful business and ready to treat himself to something special. He stepped up and checked almost every box on the order sheet and chose Jade Green inside and out—a great choice for 1977. And this was the biggest car you could buy that year, as Cadillac had just downsized much of their fleet, leaving Lincoln alone at the top of the land yacht pecking order. We’re guessing that George drove the car daily for the first two or three years, but then put it aside for nice weather only, and that’s how it spent the next 40+ years: in a garage and only driven on nice days. As a result, the Jade Green paint is still in fantastic shape with a soft shine that is endemic to 1970s enamel and proof that this car has never been repainted or wrecked. The doors open and close with a heft that’s all but gone today and the thick weather seals are still supple, so it’s supremely quiet inside. The padded roof was an expensive option and it remains in excellent shape with no evidence of rust or other issues forming underneath. And as a 1970s luxury car, there’s plenty of chrome, all of which is in great shape, including the color-matched rub strip along the flanks that’s all but impossible to replace today. It’s really a handsome car.

The plush green velour interior is the epitome of 1970s overkill. You sit in the seats, not on them, and the comparisons to your living room sofa are not inaccurate. The upholstery remains in fantastic condition with no rips or tears or even any significant wear, particularly on the driver’s seat. It’s really nice. The instrument panel and doors are covered in plenty of faux burled walnut, but it does warm things up a bit, and we love the ribbon-style speedometer that’s almost a throwback to the 1950s. Auxiliary gauges monitor the engine’s vitals and they all work properly. In fact, everything works except the A/C, which is still R12 and we don’t have the ability to charge an R12 system. The odometer shows 43,942 miles, and that’s an authentic reading accompanied by an actual miles title. The AM/FM/8-track stereo sounds decent and the power antenna works correctly. Overhead there’s a glass moon roof that also works as it should, and it’s accompanied by a sliding sun shade that helps keep the interior cool on hot days. Of course, there’s also a mammoth trunk that’s deep enough to carry anything you can throw in there.

The 400 cubic inch V8 was optional in 1977, and it’s a good choice in the luxury-oriented Town Car. No, it’s not particularly fast, but it is quiet, smooth, and torquey, all features you expect from a 1970s luxury car. Thanks to a rebuilt carburetor, it starts easily, idles nicely, and simply goes about its business with a minimum of fuss—that’s entirely the point. The engine bay is highly original, with the factory aluminum air cleaner on top and original markings and decals visible throughout. Coupled with a C6 3-speed automatic transmission and towering 2.75 gears in the rear end, this Town Car is a superior highway cruiser, capable of eating up vast stretches of highway without much effort at all. The pillowy-soft ride is part of the attraction, and obviously power steering and power brakes are part of the package. There’s some modest surface scale on the heavy metal parts of the chassis, but the floors and rockers are completely intact and undamaged and the trunk floor is in excellent shape. There’s a newer single exhaust system with just the right sound and newer air shocks were fitted out back to help keep the big sedan on an even keel. 15-inch wheels wear Continental hubcaps and 235/75/15 whitewall radials of indeterminate age.

Documents include the original owner’s manual.

If you haven’t taken a road trip in a big heavy cruiser like this, you really should give it a try. It’s first-class travel from an era when more space and better isolation was the name of the game. With a good history and low miles, this is a nice Town Car that will be welcome at shows with preservation classes, and it really does drive like nothing else. If that sounds like something you’d enjoy, give us a call today!

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