With just 50 miles on the odometer, this 1979 Lincoln Mark V Collector’s Series presents largely as new, right down to the original window sticker remaining on the window. Finished in white with a matching 1/4-vinyl rear roof section, it rolls on whitewall tires with the famous turbine-style aluminum wheels. Inside, passengers are coddled by acres of soft blue cloth upholstery, thickly tufted for a pillow-soft experience. Among other features, the Mark V is equipped with a moonroof, tinted glass, power steering, power disc brakes and bucket seats that are separated by a center console with a cabinet. Powered by the 400 CI V-8 engine and an automatic transmission, one would be hard-pressed to find an example this original. For 1979, Lincoln would promote extensively that the end of the line was near, and that the company would begin producing smaller, lighter, more efficient vehicles for the 1980 model year. They would explain in great length that the last of the Big Lincolns would be produced in 1979. To commemorate these final moments, a Collector’s Series special edition debuted with an equipment package very similar to 1978’s Diamond Jubilee edition. In fact, the only real difference, aside from the color choices, was the “Collector’s Series” moniker replacing the opera window for a solid rear roof pillar. Other than that, the two cars were very similar. The Collector’s Series was equipped with bucket seats and a center console and was available only in Midnight Blue, white, silver and Diamond Jubilee Blue, the same shade of blue used on the 1978 Diamond Jubilee edition. A total of 6,262 Collector’s Series Mark Vs were produced, of which the silver cars were the rarest, with just 125 produced. Midnight Blue would prove the most popular, with 3,900 made, followed by white, with 2,040 built, and just 197 were sprayed in Diamond Jubilee Blue.
