Rare 1st gen LSC

Did they change to different sunroofs after 96? I don't get to see many other Mark's up close. The white one in the link appeared to have a sunroof identical to the one in my 94 TBird (chrome trimming). But on my 97 Mark, it's all black, slightly smaller and doesn't go as high as the TBirds when propped open.
 
Magnetico said:
Did they change to different sunroofs after 96? I don't get to see many other Mark's up close. The white one in the link appeared to have a sunroof identical to the one in my 94 TBird (chrome trimming). But on my 97 Mark, it's all black, slightly smaller and doesn't go as high as the TBirds when propped open.
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yes. as far as i can tell, similar year marks and tbird/cougars have the same sunroofs switching after 96.
 
another 96 LSC

hey guys, new to the site but just came across this thread..I've had my 95 mark viii now for about 5 months and have been doing nothing but research on it to find out all the little quirks and learn everything there is to know about these cars..I always wanted one ever since I sold my 97 thunderbird 4 years ago so I have a pretty good knowledge about the MN12s and FN10s...I search craigslist on a regular basis to check out deals or sometimes the lack there of..and I just saw this ad for a 96 LSC..seems like a pretty good deal if this price is correct and there's no other issues.. check it out

I'm emailing the guy to see some pics..curious as to what his opinion of "Excellent Garage-Kept Condition" is

http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwi/cto/2701111422.html
 
micahs97m8 said:
I know what your problem is netkeym. It will run better if you pull that horrible tag off the front. Nice car other than that. :D
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LOL. Yeah, go Gators! The previous owner was a girl and a big Gator fan. I'm surprised she didn't have the Mark painted orange and blue..... :D
 
NetKeym said:
I bought my Mark VIII awhile ago, but have yet to drive it. It's been sitting by my shed and I'm only now gathering parts to get it going properly! I love this site, I've met Jamie personally (hate that he's getting out of Mark VIII's since I'm just now getting into them), and I appreciate y'all & this site!

Here is my Black 1995 Mark VIII LSC at the gas station I stopped at on the way to bringing it home (yes, it's very dirty):
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Are you in Sarasota? That gas station looks familiar
 
No, that gas station is in Tennilles about 30 miles south of Perry on US 19. If you look at a map of Florida, look at Gainesville then go DIRECTLY west as the crow flies; where you hit the Gulf coast is where I live at the Steinhatchee River.
 
im glad to hear they are getting rare, i believe one day these cars will be like the monte carlo ss, a sleeper that goes up in value
 
So from looking at the pics posted up here, did none of the 95 LSC's have the HID headlights, or did that come later in the 95 model year? I thought I'd read somewhere that the 95's had HID's too, but that the LSC option started mid-year in '95? It's been a LONG time since I heard that, so I don't know if there's anything to it or not. Maybe someone can clarify.

My parents have a Toreador Red '96 LSC (if you've seen the factory stock picture Ford used for the '96 LSC of the Toreador Red Mark with chrome directional 10-spokes, that is exactly what their car looks like), and my mom always insists it's going to be a rare/collectible car someday, which would be cool, but I'm not sure it's going to happen that way just because too few people really KNOW about these cars, it seems (at least that was the case when I had my black '93 Mark- people around my age were always asking me what it was or calling it a Town Car or Continental or Thunderbird :confused: ).

Here's the factory pic I was talking about:
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96PurpleLSC said:
im glad to hear they are getting rare, i believe one day these cars will be like the monte carlo ss, a sleeper that goes up in value
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If you're talking about the Monte from the mid 80s..I hate to break it to you but they aren't worth much unless they're in pristine shape with no miles and still they're not worth more than what they sold new for. I'd hardly consider them a "sleeper" either with that weak 305...you want a fast collector car from the 80s find yourself an 87 GNX. I don't see mark viii's increasing much in value in the future with the exception of maybe a 98 CE or one of the ultra rare color/optioned marks..just look at the older Lincoln marks of the past..you don't see em on the auction block goin for big bucks like a 69 camaro do you? They're only worth what someone is willing to pay..to some Lincoln collector it may be worth alot but to anyone else its just another used car.
 
*Maverick* said:
So from looking at the pics posted up here, did none of the 95 LSC's have the HID headlights, or did that come later in the 95 model year? I thought I'd read somewhere that the 95's had HID's too, but that the LSC option started mid-year in '95? It's been a LONG time since I heard that, so I don't know if there's anything to it or not. Maybe someone can clarify.

My parents have a Toreador Red '96 LSC (if you've seen the factory stock picture Ford used for the '96 LSC of the Toreador Red Mark with chrome directional 10-spokes, that is exactly what their car looks like), and my mom always insists it's going to be a rare/collectible car someday, which would be cool, but I'm not sure it's going to happen that way just because too few people really KNOW about these cars, it seems (at least that was the case when I had my black '93 Mark- people around my age were always asking me what it was or calling it a Town Car or Continental or Thunderbird :confused: ).

Here's the factory pic I was talking about:
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From the way I understand it, the new headlights came out half-way in the 1996 MY production. So no 1995 LSC's have it and only half of the 1996 LSC's came with them. Nice looking car, btw. Look at the production date on the door, I think everything 10-95 and after manufacture had the new headlights.
 
NetKeym said:
From the way I understand it, the new headlights came out half-way in the 1996 MY production. So no 1995 LSC's have it and only half of the 1996 LSC's came with them. Nice looking car, btw. Look at the production date on the door, I think everything 10-95 and after manufacture had the new headlights.
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no, other way around. Half of the 95 LSC's had them, but were later recalled, so there are just about no 95 LSC's that have HID's anymore. ALL 96 LSC's had HIDs.
 
k9t8m said:
no, other way around. Half of the 95 LSC's had them, but were later recalled, so there are just about no 95 LSC's that have HID's anymore. ALL 96 LSC's had HIDs.
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That's weird, because the junk yard network has VERY few HID units available and when you look up a 1996 Mark VIII LSC, it asks the production date. Any LSC's manufactured thru 9-95 has non-HID headlamps, anything 10-95 and up came with HID. I was just going by that.....

If you look up a 1995 MY Mark VIII LSC, it has only the non-HID style listed.
 
all 1996 lsc had hid's. 95's came half way through the year with hids but like chris said they were recalled and 95% of them were replaced with halogen housings. it doesnt really matter anyway, they are hard as hell to find, and they fit 93-96 so years dont really matter.
 
I had to modify my header panel for the HID housings to fit my '93. My header panel is from a '95, but still had to open the high beam side openings with a small body saw. No biggie. Except it gets dust everywhere!
 
BAD97LSC said:
all 1996 lsc had hid's. 95's came half way through the year with hids but like chris said they were recalled and 95% of them were replaced with halogen housings. it doesnt really matter anyway, they are hard as hell to find, and they fit 93-96 so years dont really matter.
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Got it. I've got 4 pair, one of which is pretty clear. I'm prolly gonna run with that one clear set for awhile with an aftermarket HID conversion kit, but eventually I think I'll go with one of your reman sets!

I saw a lady at Walgreen's today with a white '94. Her headlights were PERFECT. I asked her where she got them and how much she paid. She said a friend took care of it for her down in St. Petersburg and she paid $450.00 for the pair :eek:
 
NetKeym said:
Got it. I've got 4 pair, one of which is pretty clear. I'm prolly gonna run with that one clear set for awhile with an aftermarket HID conversion kit, but eventually I think I'll go with one of your reman sets!

I saw a lady at Walgreen's today with a white '94. Her headlights were PERFECT. I asked her where she got them and how much she paid. She said a friend took care of it for her down in St. Petersburg and she paid $450.00 for the pair :eek:
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They are rare & expensive! I remember when I first bought my black 93 there was a guy on ebay selling a set for $220.00 + shipping. I didn't buy them thinking they were too expensive. Well, last year I purchased a set for $400.00. I just got my hands this week on a spare set! I'm not letting them go for anything in the world.
 
NetKeym said:
That's weird, because the junk yard network has VERY few HID units available and when you look up a 1996 Mark VIII LSC, it asks the production date. Any LSC's manufactured thru 9-95 has non-HID headlamps, anything 10-95 and up came with HID. I was just going by that.....

If you look up a 1995 MY Mark VIII LSC, it has only the non-HID style listed.
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thats because a mark viii built in october of 1995 is really a 96 model..in fact prodiction for a certain year usually started in june or july of the previous year. My friend had a 97 thunderbird with a 6/96 build date.
 
keVIIIn said:
thats because a mark viii built in october of 1995 is really a 96 model..in fact prodiction for a certain year usually started in june or july of the previous year. My friend had a 97 thunderbird with a 6/96 build date.
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I have actually seen a 95 model year with factory installed HID and it was not ODBII. For it to be a 96 model year, it would really need ODB II.

But you are right in that most model year cars are started in the prior year and produced into the model year. My 96 was made in March of 96.
 
i can restore hid housings also. i have done it before a few times, in fact billcu has one restored hid housing in his green 1st gen that i did, i have the pics of the hid housings i did.
 
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