This ’64 Lincoln Continental Could Be The Coolest Car Ever

It’s hard to find a car much cooler than a fourth-generation Lincoln Continental. But this one does a pretty good job of it.

It’s a 1964 Continental convertible – a four-door, slab-sided drop-top like the one we’ve seen in Entourage and, well… more movies (and their stars’ driveways) than we’d care to count. It’s the type that Kennedy was assassinated in, for crying out loud. Which may have been a low point in the nation’s history, but surely cemented the Conti’s notoriety.

This example, as you can see, has been extensively customized. But not in the outlandish way you might expect. Instead this one’s about as low-key as can be. And we’re smitten, frankly.

It’s a low-rider, dropped on a programmable air suspension. The 7.0-liter big-block V8 was actually the smallest of the engines originally offered, if you can believe it. And it’s been fitted here with an Edelbrock 4-barrel carb and a custom 2.5-inch (63.5-millimeter) exhaust.

What’s really captured our attention here, though, is its appearance. The classic Lincoln (with the frameless suicide rear doors) has been wrapped in matte tungsten grey, with all the trim in gloss black. The 20-inch Mobsteel wheels are about as understated as they come, and wear whitewall radials. The windows are tinted, and the interior trimmed in Alcantara.

If you’re as enamored as we are (but have more than a blogger’s cash on hand), we have good news. This Lincoln is coming up for auction this weekend at Mecum‘s sale in Houston, set to cross the block on the Saturday – the last day of the event. So if you’re thinking about placing a bid, better make the arrangements quick.