Anybody in the market for a boat?

"WilliamsSW" (williamssw) 12/30/2019 at 18:13 • Filed to: Dots, Lincoln, Town Car, Land Yacht

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I don’t know the price, but it looks really nice and is only a block from my house.

Lincoln Town Car, believe it’s a 78 or 79. 19.5 feet of pure American luxury!

atfsgeoff > WilliamsSW 12/30/2019 at 18:26

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what’s the ask on it?

WilliamsSW > atfsgeoff 12/30/2019 at 18:32

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I don’t know - weather was too shitty today for me to get out of the car and take a close look at it. But I can walk over tomorrow and find out more if you’re interested.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > WilliamsSW 12/30/2019 at 18:57

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If I get a car like this, I will only ever drive it while wearing a Captain's  hat and having a corncob pipe hanging out of my mouth.

WilliamsSW > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 12/30/2019 at 19:09

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+1 Tommy Bahama shirt

shop-teacher > WilliamsSW 12/30/2019 at 19:42

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I would love to own one of these. Think they'll take a non-running Chinese dirt bike in trade? Prolly not :)

ranwhenparked > WilliamsSW 12/30/2019 at 19:54

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Well, if it was good enough for Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

WilliamsSW > shop-teacher 12/30/2019 at 19:55

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Prolly not is right. Not sure about this one, but it appears that the market is in the $ 9-12k range for these in nice shape.

Kiltedpadre > WilliamsSW 12/30/2019 at 20:17

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Where in the country are you? I’m always interested in a nice boat. The question will be if I could convince my wife selling the truck to buy it is an acceptable idea (most likely not).

WilliamsSW > Kiltedpadre 12/30/2019 at 20:40

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Chicago suburbs, southwest of the city a bit. Can look at it if you’re interested. My guess on price is around $10k give or take based on what I saw for similar on autotra der (I was looking for an ad for this car but struck out)

Kiltedpadre > WilliamsSW 12/30/2019 at 20:43

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Thanks for the offer but I was already asked if I was nuts for considering getting rid of the truck for it.

WilliamsSW > Kiltedpadre 12/30/2019 at 20:50

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So... she didn’t actually say no then?



Kiltedpadre > WilliamsSW 12/30/2019 at 20:52

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Maybe I can find a way for it to follow me home. Then we have to keep it. Right???

WilliamsSW > ranwhenparked 12/30/2019 at 20:52

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Marketing to the olds even then...

WilliamsSW > Kiltedpadre 12/30/2019 at 20:53

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It will make for a roomy and comfortable dog house for you to live in haha

Kiltedpadre > WilliamsSW 12/30/2019 at 21:04

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Right at the ideal time of year to be sleeping in the driveway.

ranwhenparked > WilliamsSW 12/30/2019 at 21:10

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I believe the median age of  Lincoln buyers back then was somewhere in the mid 50s, which was still about 10 years older than Mercedes and BMW customers. 

WilliamsSW > Kiltedpadre 12/30/2019 at 21:21

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No plan is perfect...

You could drive it to Florida! Should fit in well in Boca or The Villages.

shop-teacher > WilliamsSW 12/30/2019 at 21:23

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These have gone up quite a bit in the last decade.

WilliamsSW > shop-teacher 12/30/2019 at 21:48

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I saw a handful in that range when I looked, and that was just for the nicest examples out there - which this appears to be as well.

I’m sure there is plenty out there with a few minor flaws for half that.

If you like malaise era cars ( I do not) the Town Car is the epitome of malaise luxury, so I can see the attraction.

shop-teacher > WilliamsSW 12/30/2019 at 21:52

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I do like a lot of ma laise era cars, but I have a particular affinity for these Lincolns, as I had a neighbor growing up who had several of these. Back when they were dirt cheap.

WilliamsSW > shop-teacher 12/30/2019 at 22:04

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There’s a house on Clarendon Hills Road between 63rd and Plainfield that used to have 3 of these in the driveway. Think he’s down to 1 now.

This car is just off of 55th between CH Road and Cass ( across from Tracy's).