Ralf K has posted pictures of two old luxury coupes that are a bit worse for wear. This first one is quite the unusual sight, a Continental Mark II. I have never seen a MKII in this kind of shape, but then I haven’t seen any Mk II in ages. My write-up on this historically significant car can be found here.
And here is the spiritual successor to the Mark II (along with the Mk III, of course). This one is in about as rough of shape as the one I shot and wrote up here. If you’re fond of these Eldos, you might not want to follow the link, and instead just use your imagination as to how splendid this car was in its prime.
At least the plastic bumper fillers seem to be in place on the white Eldorado
When I restored my 75 Eldorado back in 95, the front plastic fillers were falling apart and impossible to find in the UK, my brother is a sculptor and made new ones from plaster from which a mould was taken and fiberglass ones were fashioned, there turned out well but the amount of work was huge
That Continental is a beautiful and elegant car, worth saving
Then there’s this:
1957 Eldorado.
The stainless steel roof still shines!
Just a note, The continental is parked outside of a body shop, so it will be restored
I hope so. Some cars work as beaters, but not the MkII.
Oh my, I hope that Mark II gets a body-off and back on the road again, but it will sure cost the owner a pretty penny…well worth it though if he/she has deep pockets. Mark II Enterprises and LCOC are there to help.
In its favor, the Mark II has the factory air conditioning option – intake vents on the rear fenders. The wheels are something else…
The Mark II, for all its quality, had rust-protection about as good as any other cars sixty years ago. As they passed through the used cars cycle, some ended up like this example, boarder-line restorable. Encountered a number like it when I pursued those. I was told by a Lincoln restorer they were one of the most costly to restore because so much is unique to the Mark II, NOS long since unobtainium, good used parts so expensive. His advice was to buy the best one one could afford and avoid the misery.
The ray of hope for me is the overspray on the tyres. If it was supposed to be left with as-is patina with bling-ish wheels I would have thought that they would have looked after the overspray.