Goodbye you big green monster

"JR1" (type35bugatti) 10/25/2015 at 14:30 • Filed to: Lincoln Capri

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Yesterday I sold the biggest car I will likely ever own and probably the only car I will ever own that I never drove. This 227in 5000 pound behemoth has left me to a man far more experienced in the craft of restoration than I will likely ever be. I am glad the Capri is off to a new home that will give it the loving care it deserves. Hopefully we will cross paths again. I have a feeling you won’t be too far away.

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > JR1 10/25/2015 at 14:52

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You're not the only one selling a boat

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > JR1 10/25/2015 at 14:56

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Lincoln Capri?

JR1 > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches 10/25/2015 at 15:00

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Oh no! Not the S600!

JR1 > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 10/25/2015 at 15:02

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Yes the most successful nameplate in Lincoln racing history. No joke.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_C…

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > JR1 10/25/2015 at 15:12

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What year is that one you sold?

JGrabowMSt > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches 10/25/2015 at 15:25

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Nooooo!

We must stick together and keep Oppo V12!

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > JR1 10/25/2015 at 15:26

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No, I mean a literal boat. Do you want it ? Please take it.

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > JGrabowMSt 10/25/2015 at 15:27

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I mean a literal boat, V12 forever.

JGrabowMSt > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches 10/25/2015 at 15:28

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Oh, good. You had me scared for a minute there.

How’s the S doing?

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > JGrabowMSt 10/25/2015 at 15:33

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ABC is broken again..., I'm considering replacing the abc with conventional struts . Other that that, not much. How about the SL ?

El Rivinado > JR1 10/25/2015 at 15:33

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How much did you get for it?

JGrabowMSt > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches 10/25/2015 at 15:38

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Similar boat. ADS light comes on, but I think I’ve narrowed it down to a fluid leak when the system is under pressure (no puddles, but slow fluid loss in the reservoir up front. Accumulators are on the hit list, as are all the seals for the system. Wont be easy, but needs to happen, and at 112k, I’m right around the point where it’s necessary.

Otherwise, runs like a top, just like it should. I’ve got a longer list of things to do to it, but I’m sorting through the most important functions first.

Out of curiosity, what’s your DD? I wouldn’t think it’s the S, but I’ve been wrong before.

Kit 'Haddy' Iwamatsu > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches 10/25/2015 at 15:47

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Ah yes, the two proudest days of boat ownership. The day you bought it, and the day you sold it!

JR1 > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 10/25/2015 at 15:50

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This is a 59 the last year of the car.

JR1 > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches 10/25/2015 at 15:50

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Wow you scared me there for a second. And sorry buddy I don’t need a boat. At least right now. Maybe one day.

JR1 > El Rivinado 10/25/2015 at 15:51

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I was asking twelve hundred and got a thousand so not too bad.

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > JGrabowMSt 10/25/2015 at 16:40

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It’s the S600, but I have a ‘01 suburban and a ‘98 accord as a backup/winter car.

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > JR1 10/25/2015 at 16:42

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Yeah, it's really a shame, it's a 1961 Owens cabin cruiser, but it needs about $20,000 to be in usable condition, money id rather spend on my car.

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > JGrabowMSt 10/25/2015 at 16:43

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Hydraulic suspension blues...

JR1 > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches 10/25/2015 at 18:18

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Those are huge!

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > JR1 10/25/2015 at 18:26

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Quite, almost as long as you Lincoln lol

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 10/26/2015 at 09:34

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Spoiler: twas me what boughtened it.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > JR1 10/26/2015 at 09:39

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I was out of the house all day yesterday, so I didn’t check in. Back safe to NC, though somewhere (probably within 4 miles of my house due to a low tire), I cracked a wheel, which made for a flat to swap this morning. That trip, man. Also, it turns out that interstate all the way makes for a longer journey than predicted when due to rain, dark, and lack of horsepower, you can’t actually maintain the 70 all the way through that Google thinks you can. Got back a little after 1:00.

I will be attempting to establish what my recovery plan is during the week (availability of truck, etc.). I may be able to leave here Friday evening with recovery device, and get up there in the morning to load up, and leave enough time to get that done and get back. Maybe.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/26/2015 at 10:35

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Stashing this thing I made here for later.

JR1 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/26/2015 at 10:51

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Yeah you had a rough Saturday. No idea how you did that. I would have stayed the night in Dayton hung out at the muesuem and drove back on Sunday if I was you.

As for loading up the Lincoln. Just let me know we will work something out

JR1 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/26/2015 at 10:51

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Love it!

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > JR1 10/26/2015 at 11:04

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Looks like the wheel won’t be that huge of a pain, even if the local Benz place doesn’t have one. I have also just looked at Wright-Patterson from space, and it looks like at the museum they converted an entire runway to parking. Soooo, it’s not out of the question to drive to the museum, park (assuming the gate is fine with people towing trailers, etc.), hit the museum, then drive out to Columbus afterward. Anything to reduce the trip length is a plus, obviously, and being able to hit the museum on the retry without retracing steps would be nice. Or, of course, one could load up the Lincoln, then drive to Wright-Patterson. *Gate guard in best Star Wars officer voice*: “Where are you taking this... thing?”

JR1 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/26/2015 at 11:49

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Hahaha I wouldn’t be surprised if the gate guard had seen weirder stuff driving trough there.

Good to know the Benz won't too big of a problem. You said yours was the newest what other ones does your family own?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > JR1 10/26/2015 at 11:59

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Mine is one of the two newest. The other newest is like a ‘94 - it’s a gas 300E 4MATIC that is the same bodystyle and color and about to tick over 300k. The other three are a ‘78, a ‘79, and an ‘83(?), all W123 series. The first two are a sky blue 240D in auto and a maroon 240D in stick (!). The maroon one has a floor hole that needs fixing, and they’re both offline for engine rebuild, though the maroon one was driving around up to earlier this year. The early 80s one is a dark blue 300D turbo which needed rear fender rust remedy and new paint, so is currently squatting like a toad in the paint booth with all its trim, bumpers, and lights off, after having its fenders repaired. We used to have a W114/115 240d, but it fell to a cracked block and body rust while on semi-permanent loaner duty to someone.

About two hours from home, I did happen to think of something to add to the stable of nicknames for the Lincoln - something you might find amusing:

JR1 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/26/2015 at 12:33

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Dang it almost sounds like you could open up at late 80s/ early 90s Mercedes muesuem.

As for the nickname on the Lincoln that would be pretty hilarious.