{"id":26398,"date":"2018-08-08T17:36:26","date_gmt":"2018-08-08T22:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=26398"},"modified":"2019-09-22T17:16:27","modified_gmt":"2019-09-22T22:16:27","slug":"1977-lincoln-continental-with-a-mercedes-v12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=26398","title":{"rendered":"1977 Lincoln Continental with a Mercedes V12"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Shabir Uddin imported a 1977 Lincoln Continental from Texas to his company BU Motors<\/a> in Huddersfield, England. That car came with only 27,000 miles on the odometer and a 460 ci 385-series V8 under the hood connected to a C6 three-speed automatic transmission. <\/p>\n

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Shabir did not like the power output of the smog-era big-block V8. He figured the money spent upgrading the V8 could be used to install something more powerful and smoother running. That’s when he decided to use a 6.0 L M120 V12 from a Mercedes W140 with 68,000 miles. The project took eight months to complete with crucial help from F&R Engineering<\/a> and MS2 Tuning<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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As one might expect the 6.0 L V12 required a lot of work. F&R Engineering needed to modify the power steering system, engine mounts, crossmember, front accessories and pulleys, throttle bodies, radiator, oil pan, and driveshaft. MS2 Tuning tuned the engine using a Megasquirt ECU. The engine’s internals remain stock, so its expected to output around 420 horsepower and 480 lb-ft of torque.<\/p>\n

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He also replaced the factory three-speed for a Mercedes W140 four-speed automatic. However the rear end was kept stock with 2.75 gears.<\/p>\n

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Shabir finished the project with a new coat of red paint accented with custom gold pinstriping. The plush interior was in great shape and left alone. <\/p>\n

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If you are interested in owning the car please contact Shabir at Merc600w140@ntlworld.com<\/p>\n

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Shabir Uddin imported a 1977 Lincoln Continental from Texas to his company BU Motors in Huddersfield, England. That car came with only 27,000 miles on the odometer and a 460 ci 385-series V8 under the hood connected to a C6 three-speed automatic transmission. Shabir did not like the power output of the smog-era big-block V8.… Read More »1977 Lincoln Continental with a Mercedes V12<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":26400,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[585],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-continental-lincoln"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1977-Lincoln-Continental-with-a-Mercedes-V12-01.jpg?fit=1800%2C1200&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":144729,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=144729","url_meta":{"origin":26398,"position":0},"title":"1977 Lincoln Continental with a Coyote V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"January 30, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Carlson Hot Rods built this 1977 Lincoln Continental Town Car at their company in Mulvane, Kansas for $114,000. 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