Should have never sold this car . Was originally gold on gold with a black top Fully loaded for 69. Pwr steering Pwr disc brake Cruise Power seats Power trunk Power windows Rear defrost and extractor vent Power antenna Climate control Am/fm /country radio Ac Factory tint windows . 460 / C6 tons of power and as @Moriarity woukd say “ smooth as a gravy sandwich “ loved this car , needed some cash and sold it , regretted it ever since .
This thing was absolutely mint. Everything worked as it should . but everything cost a fortune on it as it was “67-69 lincolin only parts “ the engine , trans and rear where not the issue . but everything else I touched was $1000.00 bucks for everything !!!!! As fun as that car was , the restoration was soul ****ing . the cars before this one was a 79 Camaro , a 73 bug and my 53 Chrysler . all of them dirt cheap to modify , customize and have fun with . But I would buy another suicide door Lincoln in a heartbeat !!
no , no their not a dodge . But there still cool as cool can be Now question for you guys who where around when these where new . Where they cool ? Or just a grandpa car and the cool came later ? I just love the slab sided conservative styling of lincolin over all the garish filigree of Cadillac . not that I wouldn’t cruse a caddy , but I dunno it might be the Italian in me I have always gravitated towards lincolin styling .
I sort of likes the big Chryslers and Imperials of that era. They were above my pay grade back then, and I have moved on since, but its still fun to see a few show up from time to time.
I thought they were cool when they first came out. That slab-sided, understated design was elegant and stylish, unlike the Cad and Imperial, which I thought were garish and overdone. I'm sure your penchant for the Lincoln DOES emanate from your Eyetallyan roots, but not knowing your "family" affiliation, I won't comment in more detail for fear of reprisal!
My old Daddy had a 67 that was white ,,,black vinyl top,,,,power everything ! That was a cool car for me,,,that was about 1975,,,,,we loved it . My most vivid memory was how smooth the chrome ****ons and switches were to the touch . They felt like gl***,,,,,smooth as ****er,,,with smooth blended corners . Whoever was in charge of the interior styling,,,,was a true artisan . And those doors were a pleasure to use,,,you felt like you were somebody ,,just driving up and getting out ! Great car ! Tommy
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