Things you do when bored: Estimate Number Of Remaining Mark VIII's

[Kstills]

I spent waaaay to much time trying to find information on registrations of these vehicles last night, and couldn't.

So I went back and looked up the median vehicle age, currently ~9.4 years. It's been going up for a few years, and will probably continue to rise because of the economy.

Then I came across a site claiming the lifespan of a car is about 15 years, or 145k.

Puts our vehicles in perspective, no?

Anyhow, there were ~123k of these made (other site has the exact year by year numbers). Only about 38% of the vehicles on the road are over 10 years old. So using those numbers and a sliding scale up to 38%, I'm thinking that there's probably only around 22-28k Mark VIII's left out there.

Well on our way to classic status.

 

[Infarc]

Now you need to add a modifier: How many of those still on the road would you want to own? Meaning, how many haven't had the crap beat out of them, how many haven't been savaged by a 20 year old, how many aren't dragging the ground, etc.

If what I see here is any indication, that will take that number down by half easily.

 

[1bad4.6l]

Ok math guy.:shifty: I tried to figure this out on my own and failed horribly. If there were only 202 chamelions made then how many are still on the road and what percentage of marks made does mine hold.

 

[Staffamerica74]

There is a nice chameleon near me 4.6l I want to buy it as my DD, the guy also has a silver first gen with bullet wheels on it.

 

[marked8]

I've only seen 3 different Gen II's since I bought mine. I have to wonder how many of them are left on the road.

 

[Infarc]

Should be about 76 Chameleons.

That's something like .3%, or 1 for every 289 other Mark VIIIs on the road.

 

[micahs97m8]

roughly 80 for the chamelion. 30 in respectable shape. I need to find a nice one......

I found a good beater locally today with 200k miles on it. definitely not one to spruce up, but it looks like the 97 is sold.

Edit: There is a chamelion in Easton PA? I want it yesterday!!!!! Looking to bring it home and make it showroom again. Tell me where. I have cash on hand this weekend!

 

[blacklsc1]

makes you wanna gather more spare parts(cars)

 

[k9t8m]

I wish I could find production numbers on my 96 LSC. I bet it was less than 50 with my options and color combo. Ive only seen 2 since ive had mine with the same colors and options. makes me almost wish i had left it stock. almost.........

 

[Staffamerica74]

roughly 80 for the chamelion. 30 in respectable shape. I need to find a nice one......

I found a good beater locally today with 200k miles on it. definitely not one to spruce up, but it looks like the 97 is sold.

Edit: There is a chamelion in Easton PA? I want it yesterday!!!!! Looking to bring it home and make it showroom again. Tell me where. I have cash on hand this weekend!

The guy loves marks too, hes got like 5 parts cars behind his house and 2 really nice marks in his driveway... pm me I can tell you his addy.

 

[UltimateSVT]

Does that number count "Cash For Clunkers"? Sadly a big number of them were put to sleep that way last year. Maybe it's even lower than you think.

 

[1bad4.6l]

He is pobably right.

 

[Infarc]

Does that number count "Cash For Clunkers"? Sadly a big number of them were put to sleep that way last year. Maybe it's even lower than you think.

I thought that the base MPG was higher than what was necessary to qualify for the cash for clunkers fiasco.

I DO know that there was a GNX turned in under that program.

Edit: Never mind, I checked and they were on the list.

 

[1bad4.6l]

Those numbers make me want to go lay on it, and hold it and comfort it. And a junker chameleon,,,,, I'm appaled. Buy it man [the nice one] and be the other chameleon owner. I am getting lonely in the .3 percentile.

 

[dnehthend]

I have three, the guy around the corner from me has atleast 5, and across the street from him is another

 

[UltimateSVT]

I thought that the base MPG was higher than what was necessary to qualify for the cash for clunkers fiasco.

I DO know that there was a GNX turned in under that program.

Edit: Never mind, I checked and they were on the list.

Yeah dude... sad, very sad... someone on this forum posted a picture last year of a slammed Gen II at a dealership with a HUGE "Cash for clunkers" sign on it or a sign of the price they offered the owner, can't remember. All I know is it was sad to see it just sitting there. Just like that one there were hundreds of Mark's put to sleep that way.

 

[UltimateSVT]

I have three, the guy around the corner from me has atleast 5, and across the street from him is another

Dude, I think that's the total number of Mark VIII's in the entire city of Miami.

 

[Lux]

i'd like to know how many 97 black/black lsc's are out there

 

[1bad4.6l]

thry this site for production numbers http://www.lincolnsofdistinction.org/lincolntech/technical/index.html

 

[micahs97m8]

i'd like to know how many 97 black/black lsc's are out there

I know of one that's not around anymore

 

[mikemark8]

I was looking for parts for another car of mine and came across a 93 that was a 'clunker' car-it had only 35,000 miles on it, I removed the speedometer pod first! The body was still in nice shape and it hadn't been touched except for the headlight pods. I got the ECU, radio, climate control (no broken buttons), the relays for the suspension compressor and the antilock brakes, the intake tube and the engine cover (no broken tabs)-I plan on going back and getting other stuff if it ever stops raining.

I was there for 2 days and feel like a drowned rat.

 

[jj_john_johnny]

I'm not sure how many Mark VIII's are remaining but I sure do see a lot of them in the Toronto area. Including mine there are actually three Gen1 Mark's which live in my subdivision of about 150 homes

And although I own 2 Taurus SHO's, the ratio of Mark VIII's to SHO's I see on the road has to be over 50/1

 

[Sapperfire]

My mom used to have an SHO, it got put to sleep by a drunk driver... I know of about 15 marks around the central Texas area still running
I've heard that the blue/blue is a rare combo... Anyone know about how many were produced ?

 

[IllinoisMarkVIII]

I am sure that I live in the most Mark condensed area in the US.....800 people......4 marks

 

[Kstills]

I was looking for parts for another car of mine and came across a 93 that was a 'clunker' car-it had only 35,000 miles on it, I removed the speedometer pod first! The body was still in nice shape and it hadn't been touched except for the headlight pods. I got the ECU, radio, climate control (no broken buttons), the relays for the suspension compressor and the antilock brakes, the intake tube and the engine cover (no broken tabs)-I plan on going back and getting other stuff if it ever stops raining.

I was there for 2 days and feel like a drowned rat.

Mike, are you in Willow Grove PA by any chance?