1958 Continental

[newyear]

I haven't watched it all yet but it has to be interesting!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh1ZU_lUPWM

[YellowRose]

Hi Peter, thank you for posting that link! Initially, I thought it was a new Season 6 show, but I gather it is not. It is dated as being posted yesterday, Sunday March 29, 2020, but I gather that is the YouTube posting date. According to what I saw yesterday, when I had the show set to record as being renewed and back on, it was a totally different show in his time slot. So I went looking to see if it had been renewed or not. I found out that it has NOT been cancelled or renewed yet, and that might now be related to this virus we have ongoing. Here is what I did find.

https://www.renewcanceltv.com/jay-le...premiere-date/

Official Renewal Status: As of March 30th, 2020, CNBC has yet to cancel or renew Jay Leno's Garage for Season 6. We’re continuously monitoring the status of Jay Leno's Garage. This page will be updated as soon as Jay Leno's Garage is cancelled or renewed. Stay tuned: bookmark this hub.

I have watched the whole video of him driving and talking about the Continental III, and found it very informational and entertaining. As he was driving around in it, I was hearing that exhaust leak he was talking about that is about to be replaced with a new system. I found it interesting that he gets his Continental parts from Lincoln Old Parts https://www.lincolnoldparts.com/, in Florida. Because that is the same company that I have contacted looking for parts for our Tbird owners here on the Forum. They deal not only in just Lincoln parts, but Continental, Ford, Edsel and Mercury parts too... So they have been helpful to me in tracking down hard to find OEM parts for our Tbirds. If ya'll have not seen the full video yet that Peter posted (from whatever year that was), take the time to watch it because it will be very educational to you. Thank you, Peter!

[newyear]

Thanks Ray-What a magnificent car.I have the maintenance manual for it if you ever need any data.Interestingly it says that the reception range of F.M. is limited to approximately 25 to 30 miles,and could be reduced,depending on the terrain.

[YellowRose]

Hi Peter, thank you for telling me that you own that Continental III maintenance manual. There are only 3 Continental owners on the Forum presently, but none of the 3 own the 1958 III. None of those 3 are active now. If you ever see anyone who pops up on the Forum that owns a III, please let them know that you have a copy of that manual if he does not have one.

[YellowRose]

Here is a Ditzler Paint Ref 1958 Lincoln graphic from the Paint Ref Website - https://paintref.com/paintref/index.shtml. I am not sure if this is the same Paint Colors that they used in the Continental Mark III, but I think it is. I have seen some photos of 1958 Continental Mark II's that have the same color as those listed in this Ditzler Paint Ref... Here also is what the 4Dr version looked like in a beautiful blue color...

[partsetal]

There is a You Tube video of Jay with a 66 Lincoln Convertible https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXc4zYMdnbE It includes John Cashman who is an expert on the Lincoln and on the Automatic top. John is very with these tops and travels the country in an RV and a parts horde providing mobile service to these troublesome mechanisms. This is a must see for Lincoln and Automatic top fans.

[YellowRose]

Thanks, Carl, for that link. I enjoyed spending the 50 minutes in watching it and hearing what all John and Jay had to say about the car and the top. If anyone needs John's assistance, here is his website. https://convertiblelincolns.com