Faults:

Replacement of the rear air-springs was required at 190,000. A suggestion to all for replacement of the "Costly replacement of the air-springs" there is a Company in Florida "Suncore Industries" who sells aftermarket new airsprings for a very reasonable amount. You can attain information on replacing them yourself from your public library in the "Mitchell" manuals I changed my rear springs in approximately 1 and a half hours, was very easy.

Have lost both power window motors.

General Comments:

I feel this is an outstanding car, It has Koni shocks and struts that were originally installed on the car, and are still in excellent condition.

Keeping your Air-suspension springs clean and lightly siliconed I feel is essential, as dirt, salt, and sand will obviously damage the rubber leading to cracks and leakage.

Faults:

I replaced the front air-bag suspension components at 100,000 miles.

Both electric window motors have been replaced.

The mufflers went bad at 95,000 miles, so I replaced the exhaust with a cross-over X-pipe going into a straight pipe exhaust out of the back.

General Comments:

Since the Lincoln Mark VII comes with a good power plant, the 302 5.0L V8, it is easy to increase horsepower with modifications.

I installed a Holley SysteMAX engine package that took my engine from a stock 225 horse power, to an awesome 355 horse power rating!

As long as the suspension in your Lincoln holds out, your ride will be silky smooth. I've ridden in a lot of cars, and I believe that only Lincoln can provide that smooth of a ride.

The Mark VII handles cornering very well, considering it is a heavy car.

The stock 225 hp can propel the car very well, especially at high speeds. I wanted an original car to take to the drag strip. People don't believe that I am in a Lincoln running in the low to mid thirteens in the quarter-mile.

Faults:

When I bought this car, it needed:

Hood hinges.

Front panel.

Shocks.

General Comments:

This is a great car with a very nice engine. I wish to buy another Mark VII when this one is done.

I put a nice sound system into it, and all of my friends love it.

I took it to the quarter mile and it did 15.99 seconds. It's a great car for anyone.

Faults:

Rebuilt the front end and air bags at all four corners.

A couple of ABS parts and a few other minor things.

Basically original shape in and out, clean factory paint.

General Comments:

This is my 3rd LSC and I always add a few performance touches to them.

First thing is always a Flowmaster exhaust change out. It's the cheapest way to increase HP, this time I also replaced the h-pipe and what a big jump in HP! Plus it sounds good when you get on it.

I also go to 235 60 16 tires instead of the 225 60 16. They fill the wells real nice and don't rub on hard lock turns.

I'm running on Continentals right now and really like the way they stick and have about 20,000 on them and they look good still. I should get about 35,000 out of them.

If you want to increase your performance feel, try running in drive instead of overdrive while in the city. You end up with cleaner shifts up and down with the overdrive not used. I hate the shift to overdrive at 45 in the city. And with the exhaust done you get a nice sound just cruising too.

I also have a trick or two more under the hood, I like the sleeper look and having the power to back it up.