Subject: [Spridgets] An American car in England

From: Weslake1330 via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 21:19:44 +0000

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Hi List,

Well pondering marking the holes etc for my 1960s racing style door mirror
bracket I was partway through making, I was interrupted by the sound of the
air brakes of a truck outside my house, actually over the road from my
house.  On the back trailer was a large American car.

Turned out my Polish (that's a person from the country of Poland) neighbour
who recently bought a new-ish Porsche is now the owner of a 1970 (H reg)
white Lincoln Continental.  Delivery man kept thinking it was mine when I
went out to have a look and take photos.  Helped him get it unloaded but no
petrol and wouldn't start.  Neighbour went to get some petrol.  Delivery
man had a Snap-on powerpack but it wouldn't start - kept tripping it.  Went
to fetch my jump leads to find the delivery man, truck and trailer gone -
just the car and my puzzled neighbour.  Passer by pulls up and produces a
power pack - less results than the Snap-on power back but discovers battery
leads aren't tight (on the little 'Halfords' battery).  I fetched some
imperial spanners but the bolts are metric!.  Tightened them up and no luck
so passer-by suggests jump leads (he also thought it was my car).  I get
them from back in the house and passer-by has gone.  Neighbour has his Audi
and I let him connect the jump leads (his wife has appeared to run the
Audi).  Lincoln Continental Mk3 starts up after a while but with a
graunching sound (stuck starter or air con or water pump or?) disconnect my
leads and warm my cold hands on them.  Engine stops suddenly (5L of petrol
gone already?) and wouldn't start with neighbour re-connecting jump leads
with the Audi engine still running (Mmm) - bad starter??.    Pushed car
towards his house (downhill, across my road with no lights other than my
torch.

So, another classic car in the neighbourhood (small neighbourhood too!).
Neighbour seems keen but owns no tools that I know of!  Neighbour and
delivery man told me it was a 4.6 Litre engine (never head of one).  Says
460 on the air filter - yep 460 cu in - what a beast - 7.5 litres!

Boot lock is missing - I'll bet the neighbour wants to find one - anyone
have one kicking around amongst their Spridget stash of spares?  Or a
workshop manual (in Polish?)?

I'm amazed that someone who knows almost nothing about classic cars or any
cars and doesn't own a set of jump leads goes out and buys something like
this!  I'm probably more interested in it than he is (almost certainly more
than his wife is, or  mine!).  Here is a link to the website that sold the
car
https://www.salvagemarket.co.uk/vehicle-list/details/1970-lincoln-continental-460cc-petrol-automatic-coupe-at-chase-autos-ltd-chase-autos-ltd/808921?x=0&type=0&make=&trns=0&fuel=0&catc=0&dist=0&sort=0&srch=&page=21

Regards

Daniel

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi List,<div><br></div><div>Well pondering=C2=A0marking th=
e holes etc for my 1960s racing style=C2=A0door mirror bracket I was partwa=
y through making, I was interrupted=C2=A0by the sound of the air brakes of =
a truck outside my house, actually over the road from my house.=C2=A0 On th=
e back trailer was a large American car.</div><div><br></div><div><div>Turn=
ed out my Polish (that&#39;s a person from the country of Poland) neighbour=
 who recently bought a new-ish Porsche is now the owner of a 1970 (H reg) w=
hite Lincoln Continental.=C2=A0 Delivery man kept thinking it was mine when=
 I went out to have a look and take photos.=C2=A0 Helped him get it unloade=
d but no petrol and wouldn&#39;t start.=C2=A0 Neighbour went to get some pe=
trol.=C2=A0 Delivery man had a Snap-on powerpack but it wouldn&#39;t start =
- kept tripping it.=C2=A0 Went to fetch my jump leads to find the delivery =
man, truck and trailer gone - just the car and my puzzled neighbour.=C2=A0 =
Passer by pulls up and produces a power pack - less results than the Snap-o=
n power back but discovers battery leads aren&#39;t tight (on the little &#=
39;Halfords&#39; battery).=C2=A0 I fetched some imperial spanners but the b=
olts are metric!.=C2=A0 Tightened them up and no luck so passer-by suggests=
 jump leads (he also thought it was my car).=C2=A0 I get them from back in =
the house and passer-by has gone.=C2=A0 Neighbour has his Audi and I let hi=
m connect the jump leads (his wife has appeared to run the Audi).=C2=A0 Lin=
coln Continental Mk3=C2=A0starts up after a while but with a graunching sou=
nd (stuck starter or air con or water pump or?) disconnect my leads and war=
m my cold hands on them.=C2=A0 Engine stops suddenly (5L of petrol gone alr=
eady?) and wouldn&#39;t start with neighbour re-connecting jump leads with =
the Audi engine still running (Mmm) - bad starter??.=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Pushed ca=
r towards his house (downhill, across my road with no lights other than my =
torch.=C2=A0=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>So, another classic car in the =
neighbourhood (small neighbourhood too!).=C2=A0 Neighbour seems keen but ow=
ns no tools that I know of!=C2=A0 Neighbour and delivery man told me it was=
 a 4.6 Litre engine (never head of one).=C2=A0 Says 460 on the air filter -=
 yep 460 cu in - what a beast - 7.5 litres!</div></div><div><br></div><div>=
Boot lock is missing - I&#39;ll bet the neighbour wants to find one - anyon=
e have one kicking around amongst their Spridget stash of spares?=C2=A0 Or =
a workshop manual (in Polish?)?</div><div><br></div><div>I&#39;m amazed tha=
t someone who knows almost nothing about classic cars or any cars and doesn=
&#39;t own a set of jump leads goes out and buys something like this!=C2=A0=
 I&#39;m probably more interested in it than he is (almost certainly more t=
han his wife is, or=C2=A0 mine!).=C2=A0 Here is a link to the website that =
sold the car=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://www.salvagemarket.co.uk/vehicle-list/d=
etails/1970-lincoln-continental-460cc-petrol-automatic-coupe-at-chase-autos=
-ltd-chase-autos-ltd/808921?x=3D0&amp;type=3D0&amp;make=3D&amp;trns=3D0&amp=
;fuel=3D0&amp;catc=3D0&amp;dist=3D0&amp;sort=3D0&amp;srch=3D&amp;page=3D21"=
>https://www.salvagemarket.co.uk/vehicle-list/details/1970-lincoln-continen=
tal-460cc-petrol-automatic-coupe-at-chase-autos-ltd-chase-autos-ltd/808921?=
x=3D0&amp;type=3D0&amp;make=3D&amp;trns=3D0&amp;fuel=3D0&amp;catc=3D0&amp;d=
ist=3D0&amp;sort=3D0&amp;srch=3D&amp;page=3D21</a></div><div><br></div><div=
>Regards</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Daniel=C2=A0</div><div><br=
></div><div><br></div></div>

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From: Bob Kitterer via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 22:18:22 -0700

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You are absolutely correct.  My mistake.

Bob  Kitterer

1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)
1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes
2013 Miata

Pay it Forward
Thanks Frank

> On Oct 30, 2019, at 6:15 PM, Ron Soave <[email-masked]> wrote:
>=20
> =EF=BB=BFNot exactly. Click on the =E2=80=9C5th generation=E2=80=9D link o=
n the wiki you provided. It=E2=80=99s a 1970. I grew up in a neighborhood wh=
ere there were many =E2=80=9Cwaste management consultants=E2=80=9D and many f=
riends had these as hand me downs from their parents. Same car as the 1970s T=
hunderbird.=20
>=20
> Ron Soave
>=20
>>> On Oct 30, 2019, at 6:17 PM, Bob Kitterer via Spridgets <spridgets@autox=
.team.net> wrote:
>>>=20
>> =EF=BB=BFHi Daniel,
>>=20
>> Something is not right.  The car is a MK II which was only produced in 19=
56 and 1957 and is the only two door Continental produce after 1940.  It is a=
 low production and highly sought after car.
>>=20
>> More information here:
>>=20
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Continental#Second_generation_(1956=
=E2=80=931957)
>>=20
>>=20
>> Bob  Kitterer
>>=20
>> 1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)
>> 1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes
>> 2013 Miata
>>=20
>> Pay it Forward
>> Thanks Frank
>>=20
>>=20
>>>> On Oct 30, 2019, at 2:20 PM, Weslake1330 via Spridgets <spridgets@autox=
.team.net> wrote:
>>>>=20
>>> =EF=BB=BF
>>> Hi List,
>>>=20
>>> Well pondering marking the holes etc for my 1960s racing style door mirr=
or bracket I was partway through making, I was interrupted by the sound of t=
he air brakes of a truck outside my house, actually over the road from my ho=
use.  On the back trailer was a large American car.
>>>=20
>>> Turned out my Polish (that's a person from the country of Poland) neighb=
our who recently bought a new-ish Porsche is now the owner of a 1970 (H reg)=
 white Lincoln Continental.  Delivery man kept thinking it was mine when I w=
ent out to have a look and take photos.  Helped him get it unloaded but no p=
etrol and wouldn't start.  Neighbour went to get some petrol.  Delivery man h=
ad a Snap-on powerpack but it wouldn't start - kept tripping it.  Went to fe=
tch my jump leads to find the delivery man, truck and trailer gone - just th=
e car and my puzzled neighbour.  Passer by pulls up and produces a power pac=
k - less results than the Snap-on power back but discovers battery leads are=
n't tight (on the little 'Halfords' battery).  I fetched some imperial spann=
ers but the bolts are metric!.  Tightened them up and no luck so passer-by s=
uggests jump leads (he also thought it was my car).  I get them from back in=
 the house and passer-by has gone.  Neighbour has his Audi and I let him con=
nect the jump leads (his wife has appeared to run the Audi).  Lincoln Contin=
ental Mk3 starts up after a while but with a graunching sound (stuck starter=
 or air con or water pump or?) disconnect my leads and warm my cold hands on=
 them.  Engine stops suddenly (5L of petrol gone already?) and wouldn't star=
t with neighbour re-connecting jump leads with the Audi engine still running=
 (Mmm) - bad starter??.    Pushed car towards his house (downhill, across my=
 road with no lights other than my torch. =20
>>>=20
>>> So, another classic car in the neighbourhood (small neighbourhood too!).=
  Neighbour seems keen but owns no tools that I know of!  Neighbour and deli=
very man told me it was a 4.6 Litre engine (never head of one).  Says 460 on=
 the air filter - yep 460 cu in - what a beast - 7.5 litres!
>>>=20
>>> Boot lock is missing - I'll bet the neighbour wants to find one - anyone=
 have one kicking around amongst their Spridget stash of spares?  Or a works=
hop manual (in Polish?)?
>>>=20
>>> I'm amazed that someone who knows almost nothing about classic cars or a=
ny cars and doesn't own a set of jump leads goes out and buys something like=
 this!  I'm probably more interested in it than he is (almost certainly more=
 than his wife is, or  mine!).  Here is a link to the website that sold the c=
ar https://www.salvagemarket.co.uk/vehicle-list/details/1970-lincoln-contine=
ntal-460cc-petrol-automatic-coupe-at-chase-autos-ltd-chase-autos-ltd/808921?=
x=3D0&type=3D0&make=3D&trns=3D0&fuel=3D0&catc=3D0&dist=3D0&sort=3D0&srch=3D&=
page=3D21
>>>=20
>>> Regards
>>>=20
>>>=20
>>> Daniel=20
>>>=20
>>>=20
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">You are absolutely correct. &nbsp;My mistak=
e.<br><br><div dir=3D"ltr"><span style=3D"text-align: -webkit-auto; backgrou=
nd-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Bob &nbsp;Kitterer</span><div><span style=
=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: -webkit-auto; font=
-size: 13pt;"><br></span></div><div><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(25=
5, 255, 255, 0); text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: 13pt;">1960 Austin Hea=
ley Sprite&nbsp;(Mk IV in disguise)</span></div><div><span style=3D"backgrou=
nd-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: 13pt;=
">1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk&nbsp;III (Trevor) - still in boxes</span></di=
v><div><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: -=
webkit-auto; font-size: 13pt;">2013 Miata</span></div><div><span style=3D"fo=
nt-size: 13pt; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 25=
5, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style=3D"font-size: 13pt; text-align: -w=
ebkit-auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Pay it Forward</span>=
</div><div><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-ali=
gn: -webkit-auto; font-size: 13pt;">Thanks Frank</span><br><br></div></div><=
div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Oct 30, 2019, at 6:15 PM, R=
on Soave &lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockqu=
ote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<meta http-equiv=3D"content-type=
" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8">Not exactly. Click on the =E2=80=9C=
5th generation=E2=80=9D link on the wiki you provided. It=E2=80=99s a 1970. I=
 grew up in a neighborhood where there were many =E2=80=9Cwaste management c=
onsultants=E2=80=9D and many friends had these as hand me downs from their p=
arents. Same car as the 1970s Thunderbird.&nbsp;<br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">Ron=
 Soave</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Oct 30, 2019, a=
t 6:17 PM, Bob Kitterer via Spridgets &lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrote=
:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=
=BF<meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8">=
Hi Daniel,<div><br></div><div>Something is not right. &nbsp;The car is a MK I=
I which was only produced in 1956 and 1957 and is the only two door Continen=
tal produce after 1940. &nbsp;It is a low production and highly sought after=
 car.</div><div><br></div><div>More information here:</div><div><br></div><d=
iv>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Continental#Second_generation_(1956=
=E2=80=931957)<br><div><br><br><div dir=3D"ltr"><span style=3D"text-align: -=
webkit-auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Bob &nbsp;Kitterer</=
span><div><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-alig=
n: -webkit-auto; font-size: 13pt;"><br></span></div><div><span style=3D"back=
ground-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: 1=
3pt;">1960 Austin Healey Sprite&nbsp;(Mk IV in disguise)</span></div><div><s=
pan style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: -webkit-a=
uto; font-size: 13pt;">1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk&nbsp;III (Trevor) - stil=
l in boxes</span></div><div><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 2=
55, 0); text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: 13pt;">2013 Miata</span></div><=
div><span style=3D"font-size: 13pt; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-col=
or: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style=3D"font-size:=
 13pt; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">=
Pay it Forward</span></div><div><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 2=
55, 255, 0); text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: 13pt;">Thanks Frank</span>=
<br><br></div></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Oct 30=
, 2019, at 2:20 PM, Weslake1330 via Spridgets &lt;[email-masked]&g=
t; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"lt=
r">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi List,<div><br></div><div>Well pondering&nbsp=
;marking the holes etc for my 1960s racing style&nbsp;door mirror bracket I w=
as partway through making, I was interrupted&nbsp;by the sound of the air br=
akes of a truck outside my house, actually over the road from my house.&nbsp=
; On the back trailer was a large American car.</div><div><br></div><div><di=
v>Turned out my Polish (that's a person from the country of Poland) neighbou=
r who recently bought a new-ish Porsche is now the owner of a 1970 (H reg) w=
hite Lincoln Continental.&nbsp; Delivery man kept thinking it was mine when I=
 went out to have a look and take photos.&nbsp; Helped him get it unloaded b=
ut no petrol and wouldn't start.&nbsp; Neighbour went to get some petrol.&nb=
sp; Delivery man had a Snap-on powerpack but it wouldn't start - kept trippi=
ng it.&nbsp; Went to fetch my jump leads to find the delivery man, truck and=
 trailer gone - just the car and my puzzled neighbour.&nbsp; Passer by pulls=
 up and produces a power pack - less results than the Snap-on power back but=
 discovers battery leads aren't tight (on the little 'Halfords' battery).&nb=
sp; I fetched some imperial spanners but the bolts are metric!.&nbsp; Tighte=
ned them up and no luck so passer-by suggests jump leads (he also thought it=
 was my car).&nbsp; I get them from back in the house and passer-by has gone=
.&nbsp; Neighbour has his Audi and I let him connect the jump leads (his wif=
e has appeared to run the Audi).&nbsp; Lincoln Continental Mk3&nbsp;starts u=
p after a while but with a graunching sound (stuck starter or air con or wat=
er pump or?) disconnect my leads and warm my cold hands on them.&nbsp; Engin=
e stops suddenly (5L of petrol gone already?) and wouldn't start with neighb=
our re-connecting jump leads with the Audi engine still running (Mmm) - bad s=
tarter??.&nbsp; &nbsp; Pushed car towards his house (downhill, across my roa=
d with no lights other than my torch.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>S=
o, another classic car in the neighbourhood (small neighbourhood too!).&nbsp=
; Neighbour seems keen but owns no tools that I know of!&nbsp; Neighbour and=
 delivery man told me it was a 4.6 Litre engine (never head of one).&nbsp; S=
ays 460 on the air filter - yep 460 cu in - what a beast - 7.5 litres!</div>=
</div><div><br></div><div>Boot lock is missing - I'll bet the neighbour want=
s to find one - anyone have one kicking around amongst their Spridget stash o=
f spares?&nbsp; Or a workshop manual (in Polish?)?</div><div><br></div><div>=
I'm amazed that someone who knows almost nothing about classic cars or any c=
ars and doesn't own a set of jump leads goes out and buys something like thi=
s!&nbsp; I'm probably more interested in it than he is (almost certainly mor=
e than his wife is, or&nbsp; mine!).&nbsp; Here is a link to the website tha=
t sold the car&nbsp;<a href=3D"https://www.salvagemarket.co.uk/vehicle-list/=
details/1970-lincoln-continental-460cc-petrol-automatic-coupe-at-chase-autos=
-ltd-chase-autos-ltd/808921?x=3D0&amp;type=3D0&amp;make=3D&amp;trns=3D0&amp;=
fuel=3D0&amp;catc=3D0&amp;dist=3D0&amp;sort=3D0&amp;srch=3D&amp;page=3D21">h=
ttps://www.salvagemarket.co.uk/vehicle-list/details/1970-lincoln-continental=
-460cc-petrol-automatic-coupe-at-chase-autos-ltd-chase-autos-ltd/808921?x=3D=
0&amp;type=3D0&amp;make=3D&amp;trns=3D0&amp;fuel=3D0&amp;catc=3D0&amp;dist=3D=
0&amp;sort=3D0&amp;srch=3D&amp;page=3D21</a></div><div><br></div><div>Regard=
s</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Daniel&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><=
div><br></div></div>
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