![]() ![]() A Mustang GT master cylinder aided by a Wilwood proportioning valve helps bring the car down from speed, and SN-95 wheels with custom center caps look pretty smart. There’s a 347 under the hood of this Lincoln, backed by what we suspect is a T-5 five-speed manual. But while Craigslist digging for another budget builder, this all-black Mark popped up and “stroker” in the title always gets attention. Any of the Mustang parts work, and it’s a simple task of ditching the problematic air suspension equipment if that’s the only thing in your way towards building a highway screamer. Based on a slightly stretched Mustang platform, powered by the Mustang GT’s 5.0L V8 and dressed up to the nines inside, the Mark VII LSC was a great combination of power, luxury and style that has managed to fly under the radar for all but the most knowledgable gearheads. In our eyes, the Fox chassis Mark VII LSC was the last high point for Lincoln hot rods. Lincoln is kind of like Oldsmobile in a way when it comes to hot-rodding: they were better at the luxury stuff than they were at making a hot car, but when they got it right, they nailed it out of the park. But the new Conti and the upcoming Navigator are missing something that Lincoln hasn’t really tried since the LS of the 2000’s: performance. It’s a good thing the new Continental has done as well as it has, because Lincoln almost bought the farm a couple of years ago. Compared to where they were a year or two ago, anything would be better than where they had been. Lincoln has been busy re-inventing themselves as an ultra-luxury, old school American auto company that builds cars you’d rather ride in than drive. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Archives
March 2023
Categories |