I recently purchased a 57 Continental Mark II. When doing research, the values seem to vary wildly. Here's what I now about her: 2 Owners. Garaged entire life. 90,000 miles 1 repaint - In original color. Reupholstered front seats New tubes and hoses for engine resealed gas tank new tires Of 3000 made this one is thought to be #530
Projects 15-18 K Nice running / driving with no issues 30-60 K depending on originality and correctness. Total crazy # 1 restored 100K plus.
Well, given the rather meager information I say you're going to come in on the low end of the scale. It's a nice looking car but it appears that while it's been maintained, repairs haven't particularly been done to OEM specs. The non-stock seat recover and several underhood details (why didn't they paint the underside of the hood?) are wrong and will hurt values. Those will make some buyers question what else may not show. It's not quite a survivor and isn't a full restore, it would be classed as 'driver quality' IMO. I'd guess at value as somewhere between the high $20s to low $30s but you'd need a full appraisal by someone very familiar with these cars to pin it down.
Don’t leave your car alone for a while. The hubcaps are 2 Grand a set and often get stolen. Hard enough to find them. But if they do - check Marketplace because they may show up a few days later.
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If the trans goes out, you have to pull the entire engine and trans together as the X Frame is in the way of the trans. Frame rust is common on the frame at the bottom of the firewall area.
Is it for sale? You say you recently bought it, so you must have had some idea of value...otherwise you would not have bought it. If it's an original colour repaint, why is the underside of the hood white? Engine is rattle can Ford blue, which also begs a question.
this stuff along with baby birds are getting harder to sell as time goes on........ sell it while you can.
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