Diamond in the Rough: Restoring a Classic American Luxury Car ( Episode 8 )

Diamond in the Rough: Restoring a Classic American Luxury Car ( Episode 8 )
Diamond in the Rough: Restoring a Classic American Luxury Car ( Episode 8 )

On this 8th episode of A Diamond In the Rough, Ted and Roman continue work on the Diamond Jubilee.

Today, the old Lincoln meets a brother, a pristine 1978 Diamond jubilee.

Will the old girl ever look like this perfect Jubilee?

Ford built the 1978 Lincoln Continental Mark V Diamond Jubilee Edition to celebrate the companies 75th year in the automobile business.

A grand total of just 5,159 cars were built. To help celebrate the the 75th anniversary and to distinguish the car from other Lincoln Mark V the Diamond Jubilee was available in only two colors, Diamond Blue and Jubilee Gold.

In this very special and very personal 8th episode Roman Mica and his British Car mechanic friend Ted Ax set out to restore and Roman’s Dad’s old and very neglected 1978 Continental Mark V Diamond Jubilee edition.