One of the main issues with the MEL series engines used in these Lincolns is that they used three different bell housings depending on the year.  The early 383, 410,  and 430 MEL engines from 1958 through 1960 used the same bell housing pattern as the FE series engines 332, 352, 390, 406, 410, 427, 428.

From 1961 through 1965 the Lincoln 430 u…[Read more]

Hey there, Dimitri. Welcome to the site!

Years ago I owned a 65 Lincoln Continental that started out in similar shape. I too had the oil pump shaft bend, however mine was due to the factory timing chain losing some of the nylon teeth on the cam gear due to old age and wear. Did you pull your engine apart and having the timing set replaced? If…[Read more]

I’d contact either

Mario the Lincoln Guy at 760-646-7996
[email protected]

Or see if they have anything here :

http://www.lincolnlandinc.com/

Sorry to hear the bad news! But I’m sure you’ll have it back together in no time.

As always, I look forward to the updates!

Updated the current theme to the latest version.

Now profiles can have cover images just like Facebook! I also think this update should fix some of the small site bugs that pop up randomly, but as always leave me a message if you notice anything weird.

Also, there’s a image slider on the front page now. If you’d like your car featured on there…[Read more]

Another minor update today – the PHP version on the server was updated.

It’s crazy how sturdy the 66 – 69 cars are. Years ago I had a 69 that was stolen, partially stripped, and wrecked to the pointed of being totaled. Even with all the damage the car took the 4 doors opened and closed perfectly and the structure of the car was sound.

I’m looking forward to the updates!