1985 Lincoln Continental Mark VII LSC Up For Auction

The Lincoln Continental name is one of the more iconic in the automotive world, having originally debuted as the very first personal luxury vehicle of any kind. The Lincoln Continental went on to live across 10 generations covering more than 50 years, though it has existed in many different forms over that time frame – and it has disappeared multiple times, only to return at a later date. The Continental was once again discontinued a few years ago, but fans of that model have plenty of nice older ones to bid on – including this 1985 Mark VII LSC.

This 1985 Lincoln Continental Mark VII LSC is up for auction at Bring a Trailer with a mere 17k miles on the clock, though it has changed hands a couple of times. Regardless, it remains in stellar condition and it sports mostly original Midnight Black paint, though the left front fender was repainted last year to rectify some scratches in that area. Otherwise, there simply aren’t too many bones to pick on the exterior.

That also pertains to the interior, which features Charcoal leather power-adjustable front and rear contoured seats, along with goodies like cruise control, power windows, a premium sound system, and automatic climate control – though the driver’s sun visor does not fully lock into the closed position at the moment. Power for this particular Mark VII comes from Ford’s naturally-aspirated 5.0L V8, which sends power to the rear wheels via a four-speed automatic transmission.

This is just the latest of several nice Mark VII LSC models we’ve seen surface for sale in recent months, however (Lincoln dropped Continental from that nameplate after the 1985 model year). That list includes a 1998 model with 36k miles we spotted last month, a 1991 with 43k miles this past May, and a 1992 with a mere 14k miles showing on the odometer in July.