1998 Lincoln Mark VIII With 898 Miles Can Be Yours For $105,000

The Lincoln Mark VIII made some waves when it debuted for 1993. Its rounded physique was a pointy departure from the Fox-body-based Mark VII that got here earlier than it. The angled heart stack gave the driving force a cockpit-like really feel behind the wheel, and below the hood was a brand new Ford 4.6-liter DOHC 32-valve V8 making 280 horsepower. It was additionally somewhat dear, and by the tip of the run in 1998, Mark VIII gross sales had plummeted.

Now, you possibly can pattern the final word evolution of Lincoln’s sport coupe just about because it was 24 years in the past. We came across this Craigslist submit for a 1998 Collector’s Version Mark VIII LSC with a claimed 898 miles exhibiting on the digital odometer. It is listed as having the “lowest mileage in existence” for a Mark VIII and it is supported by a photograph exhibiting precisely that quantity. We additionally get a photograph exhibiting the Collector’s Version badge, figuring out it as quantity 424. Based on Markviii.org, 1,386 had been constructed all whole so it is certainly a uncommon machine.

The outside is completed in White Pearlescent Tri-coat Metallic with the Prairie Tan leather-based inside. Collector’s Version fashions additionally obtained wooden trim inside, together with the shifter for the four-speed automated transmission. In LSC trim, the 4.6-liter V8 made 290 hp for 1998, and like all Mark VIIIs, energy went to the rear wheels.

This automobile is listed on the market in California, coming from a personal assortment. It is also listed as certainly one of 32 made with California emission specs, and being a final-year Mark VIII, it wears the facelifted exterior that debuted in 1997. And there isn’t any straightforward option to say it – the asking value is $105,000.

The itemizing does say severe gives will likely be thought of, and we do know there’s nonetheless a faithful following for the Mark VIII. Whether or not there’s anybody devoted sufficient to pay Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing cash stays to be seen, however this automobile does appear to be a correct late-Nineteen Nineties time capsule. It additionally represents the tip of a protracted period for Lincoln, closing the ebook on the model’s luxurious two-door coupe. If it is a bit a lot on your price range, Kelley Blue Ebook pegs a typical low-mile Mark VIII LSC at round $5,000. This automobile, nevertheless, is decidedly not typical.