1979 Lincoln Continental Mark V,

lken37 · Post by **lken37** » Wed Jun 08, 2016 2:35 pm

Hi,
I have a 1979 Lincoln Continental Mark V, how do I tell what series it is?

Post by **Dan Szwarc** » Wed Jun 08, 2016 2:36 pm

Look at the brochures.

It may not be from any "series", but just a standard Mark V.

lken37 · Post by **lken37** » Wed Jun 08, 2016 4:47 pm

Does the Vin number tell anything? the car is white with moon roof red/maroon landau top and pin striping. Maybe it isn't a series after all. I'd send a picture if I could figure out how.

Ken

Post by **Dan Szwarc** » Wed Jun 08, 2016 7:21 pm

No. Vin does not. Body tag might with the interior code. Or body color code.

dcm5652 · Post by **dcm5652** » Thu Jun 09, 2016 12:19 pm

check auotmotivemilepost.com and go to the Mark V section and you can find all the information about the different series of Mark V's. this is the most accurate site that I have found about Mark V's.

LINC400 · Post by **LINC400** » Thu Jun 09, 2016 11:28 pm

I am quite familiar with all the designer and special edition Mark V's. White with a maroon top was never one of the colors for any of them. It is just a regular Mark V.

TonyC · Post by **TonyC** » Mon Jun 13, 2016 7:22 am

It almost sounds like a Lipstick edition, which I know was an optional trim for the Mark IV (but I think the coloring was reversed--body red, top white); I don't remember if it carried over to the Mark V. LINC400 may be right--it isn't a special-trim edition, just a coincidence that the Lipstick color combination was used.

---Tony

Post by **Dan Szwarc** » Mon Jun 13, 2016 7:30 am

I didn't think they had Lipsticks in 1979. 1976 for sure.

LINC400 · Post by **LINC400** » Mon Jun 13, 2016 7:37 am

Lipstick Edition was not available for the Mark V. In fact, the Lipstick Red color was not even offered after 1976. Besides, it was Lipstick Red, not maroon that was used for the Lipstick Edition.

TonyC · Post by **TonyC** » Tue Jun 14, 2016 5:06 am

There--what LINC and Dan said.

---Tony

Afterthought: I find it funny how they resorted to really gaudy trim options to drag in sellers. However, as history has shown, it worked at that time, and quite well. Besides, some of them looked nice, I must admit--even if some of the names seemed a bit pretentious.

dcm5652 · Post by **dcm5652** » Wed Jun 15, 2016 1:20 pm

read your paint codes on the door ....2u should be the " Lip-stick" color.

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