Update! 10K-Mile 1991 Lincoln Mark VII LSC
UPDATE – This original, 10,300-mile time capsule 1991 Lincoln Mark VII LSC is listed for sale about 300 days after it was featured here on Barn Finds. The seller has it posted again here on craigslist in Dix Hills, New York and they’ve dropped the price $1,000 to $27,895. That’s right between Hagerty’s #2 excellent-condition value and their #1 Concours value, so they aren’t unreasonable regarding published values. Here is the original listing. Thanks to Mitchell G. for the tip! Will it sell this time?
FROM 10/06/2023 – “A sophisticated blend of power and grace.” No, I’m not describing myself (crickets), I’m talking about a Lincoln Mark VII, according to a ’91 Lincoln brochure. That’s not just marketing hype, it was actually an accurate description of this 1991 Lincoln Mark VII LSC. The seller has this car posted here on craigslist in Dix Hills, New York on Long Island. The seller is asking $28,895, here is the original listing, and thanks to Zen for sending in this tip!
I love that Lincoln made this car or all of the Mark VIIs, and they made them for a solid decade, from 1983 to 1992. Originally the Continental Mark VII in 1984 and 1985, the Mark line was consolidated with the Lincoln family after 1985 and became the Lincoln Mark VII. The LSC (Luxury Sports Coupe) model is the one that I’d want, combining both Lincoln luxury with some added sporty intentions. They also offered a Bill Blass edition.
One of my least favorite comments of all time is when someone says, “It didn’t cost that much new!!” about a seller’s asking price. As if a Hemi Cuda cost $150,000 in 1971. It rarely comes up on muscle car posts and it literally makes no sense to say that, but it still comes up on a lot of posts. This car didn’t cost $28,898 new, it was actually $31,053! That’s the equivalent of $69,881 today, not an insignificant chunk-o-change, even for a 2023 Lincoln.
This Arctic White car is set off by a beautiful Cranberry leather interior, gorgeous. The seats look like 10,000-mile seats both front and rear, but there is some surface rust underneath. Other parts look like new under there, and being on Long Island it’s normal to have some surface rust underneath. Hagerty is at $29,100 for a #1 Concours-condition Mark VII LSC, just for the record.
The engine is Ford’s 302-cu.in. OHV V8, which put out a factory-rated 225 horsepower and 300 lb-ft of torque. A four-speed console-shifted automatic transmission sends power smoothly to the rear wheels. At almost two tons, this isn’t a light car but it still hits 60 mph in 8 seconds, for anyone interested in stomping a luxury car to 60 mph as quickly as they can. This car is all original right down to the 32-year-old factory tires. What’s your top offer for this low-mile luxury/sport Lincoln?
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Good looking LSC but not too many cars can be a #1 condition. So the elephant in the room is not just those original tires, the suspension is pump with air bags and to drive it will probably kill them soon enough. Seller is asking for it all, it’s nice but just short of 28K not seeing it. FYI striped one of these down and the sound deadening, thickness of the carpet and the amount of wires in these is amazing.
I totally agree. If it was 10 miles I could see it, then it would be worth preserving as is but you bring up some very good points. Unless this car has been intricately maintained and is current on everything but the tires, maybe, but if not, ouch.
This Lincoln pictured is not a 1991. I owned (2) LSC’s in the 80’s. The picture is a 1988
How can you tell? I googled pictures of both and saw no difference. One thing that surprised me was the steering wheel..it looked identical to my 91 Mustang. Parts bin? I still love me a Lincoln. And this one is fine, too rich for my blood.
Those rims are BBS rims and weren’t available until ’91
I owned an 88, radio was lower, seats were different, this is not an 88
’88 didn’t have airbag steering wheel. The car is a legit 1991.
The window sticker sure says 1991…
Same steering wheel also came on a ’91 SHO. I do not like the way they look in a Mustang.
That’s a 90-92 dash. The 80’s cars had a much nicer dash than this, a bit more appropriate for a “sport” Lincoln. I had two, both 88 LSC’s with one I bought new and another a few years down the road. Great cars if you pulled the air bags off all four corners and replaced them with the coil spring conversion.
Those aren’t the aluminum wheels utilized in the 80’s. Sure looks to be a 1991 to these eyes.
This car was actually kept in New Mexico most of its life. Very dry and clean. Maybe worth 20k to the right person 25k tops.
Nice LSC. These were an excellent re-working of the Fox platform, retaining the performance of the 5.0 yet putting it into a stylish, luxurious, yet sporty package.
Good job Scotty. I agree, the occasionally seen comment “it didn’t cost this much new” is meaningless.
I agree. Instead of saying that… We need to learn to say,”It costs THIS much now” Prices are what people are willing to pay.This looks like it was very well taken care of, it was somebodys baby for a long time. The maroon interior really complements the exterior.
I love these, almost bought an 89 in 1991, and wish I could buy this one. I was disappointed when they came out with the Mark VIII, I think it was too small and ugly. There are collectors of these cars, someone will buy it and preserve it nicely. It’s from when luxury cars were big and comfortable, distinctive and stylish. As opposed to today’s luxury cars that can hardly be told apart from anything else on the road.
Which is interesting considering the Mark VIII is bigger than the Mark VII.
Nice car.. a built 302/334 crate motor in it with under the hood procharger and a T56. You have a LSC (Lincoln Super Coupe),..good looks, handling, and plenty of power.
Almost anything you can do to a Fox Body Mustang or Capri you can do to these.
I can see 15-17,000$ but not 28k. Maybe with 3 miles on it kept in a dry climate controlled environment or the Sub Tropics of California, but not from the New York rust belt..no way no how
i would buy this in a heartbeat if i had the space .It is a beautiful example of one of my all time favorites.I would treat that surface rust & give it a thorough going over .Then i would drive & enjoy it
Ditch the air suspension for conventional, and the AOD for a T5
= Hot🔥Rod Lincoln 😎
Really nice car. Was bid to $25,750 at the end of August and the guy didn’t take it.
Not a smart move, but living in Dix Hills, in that house, I’ll guess he’s just going to let it sit until he finds the right ass for that seat.
Hands down my favorite car during that time period. My housemate had two of them, an 87 and a 90 or 91. This one here is a little oddball, being it has a limited slip axle as the one and only option. Is it worth “28,995”❓To the guy who really wants it apparently. Somebody else commented it was bid 25-something and declined, so you know dude over there on LI wants every penny he can squeeze out of it although that could’ve been a cover bid made by none other than The Guy who already owns it. Obviously the engine and driveline in those cars are bulletproof, the electronics were okay as long as you didn’t use them too terribly much, the downfall was the little switches and interior parts and doodads that just fall off/don’t work after about four-five years of use. If it had the famous clearcoat metallic paint, it would be worn off the roof, hood & trunk, but very luckily it’s white, so this one is perfect in that respect. It does not have the upgraded sound system or moonroof which both tended to be problematic. I say it’s good if you’re the guy who owns it right now and he should let it sit in his climate controlled warehouse or garage for another however long and see if it appreciates in time.
Too much $$$ for an east coast car.
Nice car, unfortunately luxury cars just do not bring big money, as seller refers to a hemi cuda and what they bring, that’s not comparable, sports cars almost always are more collectible and bring high premium dollars compared to an older Lincoln or Cadillac.
I had an 87 I bought in 88. Loaded LSC. 225k miles, alternator at 200k, water pump around 200k. 1 window switch ($7). Brakes and tires. Fluid changes. That’s it. Original plugs, wires, belts and hoses etc. By far the best car I’ve ever owned. I would put coil overs and tires, belt and hoses on it and drive it.
Mark, that’s legendary Civic/Corolla dependability. I don’t think you could ask for better service. Salute!
I’ve always like these. It’s beautiful in white. But as far as this one, two knocks…Price and it’s for sale on Craig’s List.
Why a knock for Craigslist? Inexpensive coast to coast advertising and here we all are talking about it.
I owned a new 88, same color combo LSC, only difference was I had BBS wheels, gorgeous car, I’ve owned 5 Mercedes Benz’s, BMW, Lexus, nothing compares to that Mark VII, I had a black 96 LSC was faster, but nowhere near as Elegant, if I had the extra money I’d offer 22,000 see where it goes
I worked in the Parts Department of a dealership when these were new. Whenever I saw one of these I would always give it a good look over and walk away wiping the drool off.
I’ve always loved these cars. The interior gives me pause though. I’m not sure about that cranberry color.
I hope whoever ends up with this car enjoys driving it and doesn’t just squirrel it away because of the low mileage.
FYI, these also came with a 2.4L BMW six cylinder diesel as an option. I worked on several. Severely underpowered… Nice cars. The air suspension was a bugger, but repairable if you worked on enough of them. Don’t know if airbag suspension bags are even available?
Lot of people took them out and converted to non air suspension, my car had 26,000 miles on it when I sold it, never a problem, my Mark VIII was a different story,38,000 miles nothing but trouble
Yes, they did come that way. One year only. 1984.
Drive one long enough, and I really like these cars, and you become really quick at changing them out. If you only needed the bags retail on them was about $125 each if I remember correctly but I could get them for around $90 or so. I bought a conversion kit from Strutmaster(s) and it really improved the car and the change was reversible if you wanted.
I think this is a beautiful car but my one concern is the flooding this area had 1 week before it was listed for sale….
This would look SO cool on the driveway of our new (to us) townhome in FL.
Does it come equipped with white patent leather shoes in 10.5 wide??
Pix and mileage appear all as the old listing. Time to refresh or confirm unchanged from last year. And to find out WHY it hasn’t been driven in a year…
And it’s still over-priced.
I want. I’ve always admired the MkVII LSC. Best of the Mark Series after the MkIII, and probably better. And the cranberry interior! This is nice! But I ain’t got the bread. Good luck with the sale — the buyer will have an excellent Lincoln.
I currently own a very low mile ’88 LSC, and folks are correct, the dash on the ’88 is different, no steering wheel air bag and my rims are different. As far as hot rodding it it’s very easy to do with what’s already there. BBK headers (the factory ones are hilarious) cat-back exhaust, 70mm throttle body, underdrive pulleys and a K&N filter. To launch with a AOD you just need to know how to shift one and these cars will really surprise you along with other drivers on the road. Not to mention all the luxury features you get to enjoy on highway trips what’s not to like?
The 1-2-1 shift Bird is that right ?
Look into Lentech 🍁 for an unreal upgrade on the AOD. Guy i know had two 1989 foxbodys, one stick, his wifes was an autoloader. He told me after the Lentech treatment he was blown away by the improvement.
Nothing at all to say, it has all been said and I agree with most of it.
28k for the Mustangs overweight cousin? Hard pass.
There is a 1998 on marketplace with 50k kilometers in ottawa ontario asking $16 , thats kilomaters not miles and thats canadian funds not american , thats a great deal with the 30% exchange rate …
Always liked the LSC and the only complaint with these I’ve heard is that air suspension. It can be problematic to attain that air ride with no problems for some car makers. Just ask owners of those MB CL 500 and 550’s now those are real nightmares compared to this Lincoln.