I had a 63 and a 66 when I was younger. 63 has the 430 with 315 hp and the 66 had a 462 with the 340 hp . Totally incredible cars, Ford out did themselves with these cars
I bought the engine/Transmission from this car about 20 years ago, still have it sitting in my shop if anyone needs one! Ran awesome when they pulled it for me.
@Jason Yes I live 45 min from this yard, Ive been going there for years. I was building a 54' ford custom with a 57 430 MEL and I just couldn't pass this up. Bud (original yard owner) was always a great guy to deal with.
Great video! I bought a 1962 convertible on July 2nd 1993 for $1,000. It was baby blue just like the picture in the brochure. It was sitting outside for a few years. It started right up after a new battery. I wanted to drive it to my inlaws for the Fourth of July. DMV was closed so I drove it 200 miles on bias-ply tires, no registration or insurance and made the round trip! I sold it two years later when my daughter was born.
You sure liked living on the edge. I would have had a flat before I got out of the driveway . After I got the flat fixed I would have been pulled over soon as I got out on the main road.🤣
My brother owned a 64 in that color. It was straight with original paint and interior and was an absolute tank. One dangerous thing about these is that the detents on the transmission gear selector would wear out to where the shift lever could drop out of park. A rule of ownership is that you never left the car running lest it drop into gear and take off on its own. Someone at the shop doing a front end rebuild on my brother’s car did not heed those instructions and the car promptly dropped into reverse and crunched the front end of another car. It suffered a cracked tail light and scratches on the bumper.
I always learn so much from these wonderful videos! I would have never guessed that the Continental wasn't a full frame car. Love the videos. Excellent job.
Yes he did!! What a great show that was! It was silly, but it made you laugh without being filthy. I loved his famous catch phrases... "What the...." "Oh fer...." Lol
I always thought the entire premise of Green Acres was implausible. Then I realized it was filmed during the same era as Bewitched, The Addams Family, Gilligan’s Island, Mr. Ed, The Munsters…….😂
@@ddellwo I could believe Greene Acres was the most believable of all. After my grandpas retired from their steel mill jobs, each of them bought farms. I can imagine they had similar interactions with their new neighbors as in Greene Acres, also learning how to farm!
@@tomwesley7884 - Were these old boys nuts? The LAST thing I want to do in retirement is farm! You’ll find me out in the garage with some good music on the stereo, an ice cold Diet Coke on the work bench, happily tinkering away on old cars…….😂
Hi Steve, Great video on this beautiful Lincoln. I've always loved big cars, and Lincoln definitely fit the bill. After these 2 Lincoln videos I'm gonna dig out my 70 Continental and do a short road trip. Those 430s and 462s were great engines. The few I've owned you could stand a nickel on end on top of the engine. I believe these beasts tip the scale at around 5000lbs. The torque from these engines would definitely do the job and much more. Have blessed day everyone 🤙🏼 Namaste 🙏🏼
@@Czechbound Yep, my 1962 Thunderbird, (which was built alongside the Lincolns) averaged 12 mpg at 70-75 mph. It was smaller and had a smaller 390 cu. in. engine!
@Czechbound Hi, yes, it gets the same MPG as my V10 RV, and I once owned an 87 460 RV, and they all got about the same MPG. I have a soft spot for white vehicles, especially 2dr land yachts. I have a small hoard of all different makes stored in an old furniture store downtown. Grand Prix, Thunderbird, Imperial, Riviera, and a few wagons from the early 70s. All are factory white, and all are in almost mint condition. I'm on the look out for 72 Montego GT (white of course) but I'm also a fan of the odd colours from back then. The orange, yellows, or browns, but they really have to be appealing. For example triple brown or triple green not a fan of. A brown car with brown interior just doesn't pop for me. Sometimes even white on white can be too much. Unless it's from the 50s or early 60s I'm not a fan of white with red interior. Red cars are not on my list of keepers. Resale red makes me $ tho. Thanks for commenting and have a blessed day 🤙🏼 Namaste 🙏🏼
@Burt Henry Hi Burt, I've owned a few 60s 390s, and yep, you're correct. Whenever someone asks about MPG, I tell them it gets horrible MPG compared to a Toyota or Hond, but for a 70ish 60ish ride, it gets what it's supposed to get. It doesn't 'waste' fuel its using the amount it was designed for. At church I was once asked about my GMC Suburban K2500 454 why I would drive something like that, and that I should go for something more efficient like a Toyota or Honda. My reply was when Toyota or Honda start to make something that will haul 9 passengers while pulling 10k without difficulty and the AC blowing ice cubes cruising 70mph.That I would think about it. 🤔 Thanks for commenting 🤙🏼 Namaste 🙏🏼
SIA was a great magazine, interesting stuff both domestic and foreign. Glad it lives on with Hemming Classic Car and MuscleMachines . I was a subscriber to SIA from the 1st issue. Great daily videos!
Always wanted one. Found a deal back in 97 or 98 on a relatively clean 69. Repainted it in black. Stashed it in the corner of the garage. Tripped over it until last fall. Drug it out. Got it running. Had it 25 years and STILL have never driven it. Trying to change that this summer. Thanks for the great videos !
Morning Steve Great show I have to give you credit my man you went through the whole winter without a jacket on I'm proud of you Randy Monroe Michigan you the man
Steve, I found your TH-cam channel by accident, but I'm hooked ! I grew up graduating High School in 1982. Funny I never knew how special the cars were back then, even living in Detroit. I think deep down in every man exists a desire to bring something back from their glory days. Also your endless knowledge is something else . Keep it up !
3:48... That's not why they call it suicide door, they call it that because if, say, you open it at highway speed to maybe close it tighter or something it can yank you right out.
Im a huge symmetry fan, and i love the double hump dash. 60s fords had beautifully styled interiors. Chrysler had some awesome interior's too, like the first gen 66-67 fastback dodge chargers. The rear seating on the chargers were beautiful
@@javierdenardo2607 oh, i didn't know that. I wasnt a fan of 70s mopar interiors.. but pre 70s were cool. Nothing beats 50s-60s american iron imo. Nothin
Yup, with the VIN, you win: 2 for 1962 model year, Y for Wixom, MI assembly, 82 for four door Continental sedan, H for 430 V8 with two barrel and the rest is the production sequence. The Wixom, MI plant operated from 1957 to 2007 and made over 6 million vehicles in the 50 years it operated. It was also the "exclusive" Lincoln plant for a time. No tag, can't brag, but easy to figure out, no doubt: 53A for Continental four door sedan, M for Sultana White exterior paint, 71 for White interior trim, maybe 11 for Boston, MA sales district, possible 4 for dual range automatic transmission, among other codes. Correct, that is "genuine" California walnut veneer on the door panels and instrument panels. No, Per-Lux was a company that made ignition conversion kits. In 1983, the California Air Resourced Board issued a ruling that their devices did not render pollution controls ineffective. This car probably had an electronic ignition conversion kit installed at one time and that's what card is from. There were/are other companies that made similar kits. Per-Lux also made driving lights. Today, there is a company called Anvil Cases and a gun shop on that property address shown on the card. Safelite Auto Glass is now at the address where that Midas was in 1978. Based on the 1981 insurance paper in the glove box, it's reasonable to say this car was on the road close to 20 years from 1962 to 1981-1982, and maybe beyond. So it lived a "good life" for a length of time and was in reasonable enough condition on Thursday April 27, 1978 to get exhaust work done.
Is Per-Lux related to Pertronics? I've been cleaning my garage, found the SPID for our former convertible, I suppose I'll cut it out and keep it just for kicks
@@googleusergp It was a '95 Sunfire, triple white, code D 2.3 Quad 4. If I remember correctly, sequence number 454. Trunk had always leaked, so I had taken out the liner/spare tire cover in attempts to keep things dry. The SPID is on the spare tire cover. I turned the car in for scrap, my daughter had took it on the interstate, blew a hole in the block at about 161,000. I didn't have anywhere to set it aside here, so the engine was the final nail in the coffin. I was depending on that engine to at least make it through my daughter's last year in high school. I had recently replaced the water pump, timing chain, fuel lines, brake lines, ignition coils. Transaxle was shifting kinda weird, but was still going through the gears as it should. It also needed the rear "frame" refabricated from behind the rear wheels to the rear bumper due to severe rust. So I did the "right" thing and got her a 2000 Z24 convertible with 60,000 miles, don't think she appreciates it much anyway. Oh well, what can a guy do? I read you got that G6, I've looked at several of those.
I would love to meet Steve one day. He has so much knowledge of the automotive industry. A walking encyclopedia od automotive. It would be an honor to have a conversation about many automotive aspects of the past. Really enjoy these videos.
I never intentionally damage any of these vehicles. But if the glue that secures the glove box door panel is that dry and allows the panel to fall off on its own, or if the gas filler emblem ejects without prompting, that's "no harm done" territory. Plus, they are now easier to salvage if someone needs them. Yeah, that's the ticket. Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante
I've never cared for this style of Lincoln but, I won't hate on anyone who does. To each their own. I truly enjoy every Junkyard Crawl video no matter what the subject vehicle is.
Being in my moms belly when JFK was assassinated thats what these cars remind me of ( so many images of that day over the years ) also my moms uncle owned a metalic green 68.... he always drove nice cars and treated us kids great. Thanks Steve youre a encyclopedia of knowledge my friend !!
Back in lats 70s a guy down the street had a 62 midnight blue with the silver blue interior with deep dish craigers white walls factory green tinted windows had a nice rumble to it he keep it mint and his buddy in the same building had a 63 cad convertible work on it for years till it was finish good old car memories thanks for being me back
That would be the one that I would want it I were buying one of these. Love the convertible but it is too complex to maintain and if you hire it done it is expensive. Still these are beautiful cars and a real classic. My favorite is the 56 Mark II.
8:34 gave me a chuckle, Steve. It's been 70 odd years since I've thought about it, but when I was a wee sprat, I'd sometimes try to gain her attention when my Gram was having a conversation with someone and she'd say, "Don't be a Butt-Inski." Funny how things are remembered when we achieve geezerdom, eh? Also, "Gill" is a measure of whiskey in Scotland, which I think reflects favorably upon the town's Colonial founders. Rear hinged back doors were great for "Fire Drills" when a carload of us were "Draggin' the Strip" at night. I had a '48 Dodge back then with such doors, which gave us a two-second edge over the car next to us at a stoplight. Rock on.
Steve, is this the car that got crushed in "Goldfinger" 1963 with the unfortunate recently deceased Mr Solo on the back seat, having been shot by Goldfinger's henchman Oddjob ?
Well, I'm not Steve and I don't know if it's exactly the same year. However, after the car is crushed, (with a million dollars of gold inside) it's dropped into a little Falcon Ranchero. A 5,000 lb car with probably 5,000 lbs of gold inside and the Ranchero hauls it away!! Yeah, that could happen!
@@throckmorton8477 Movie magic! Lets not forget the James Bond flick from 1974-ish where the red AMC Hornet does the barrel-roll-jump. How did the producers think nobody would notice the stunt car was a TUBE FRAME replica? I sure did and I was TEN when I saw that movie in the cinema. Anyhoo, Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante -Steve Magnante
@@SteveMagnante The Man With The Golden Gun also featured the gold AMC Matador Coupe that became an airplane! I have 3 Matador Coupes, a 74 and 2 75's, so, yeah.....I am an odd one! LOL! I do love the over-the-top styling, and try finding a good example today. Very rare!
Steve never disappoints! I have learned so much on this channel. Would have liked to see lockjaw sitting on those leather seats but it was cool to see that old automotive magazine I never knew about. And I never knew that they only came with a 2bbl
Love Elwood Engel designs. After the forward look Plymoths, Lincoln Continentals are my favourite car. I dont have one here (down under) but do have a fuselage Dodge (Plymouth Fury) which retains many of this Lincoln’s styling themes. Which is not surprising given Engel was at Chrysler by this point and took his designs with him! Very special to me
Continentals were first introduced as full unit construction starting in 1958 but the 1961 Continental when introduced was immediately recognised as the standard for luxury and understated elegance. At the time Cadillac was still using tailfins and Chrysler was still suffering from Virgil Exner's "Suddenly '60 " hangover. Of course when I was in the second grade the image of the 1961 Continental was burned into my memory as the car John F. Kennedy was assassinated in which I saw on display at the Henry Ford Museum that was rebuilt after that with an armored roof doors and windows and an uprated engine because of the added weight.
"Hidden girders and bridgework." I've heard them called "torque boxes". Or maybe they're something different altogether 🤔 I have heard the term "torque boxes" when referring to welded assemblies on the underside of unit constructed, convertible cars, meant to keep the car from twisting.
Other 'suicide' terms were the suicide knobs attached to steering wheels, because they could catch your sleeve while driving and wreck you. Also called spinner knobs or 'necker knobs'. And the foot clutch and tank mounted shifters on old motorcycles. Suicide shift.
Actually, the tank shift/foot clutch that was stock on old bikes wasn't called "suicide." The "suicide" set-up was hand/jockey-shift with a sprung foot-clutch that you had to keep your foot on to keep the clutch disengaged as opposed to "stock", where, due to the friction mechanism in the pedal assy. you could remove your foot and the clutch would remain disengaged. Combine that with no front-brake and you truly have a "suicide" rig.😀👍
@@gteefxr3094 Yes, that is correct. The old timers would make the clutch work like a car clutch and called it a suicide shift. Us younger 'snapperwhiffers' called it a suicide clutch. And taking your hand off the handlebars to shift was a suicide shift. Again, not really correct terminology. But, I sure would like to have all the stuff (sheet metal, tank shifters, foot clutches, etc.) that was thrown away during the 1960's off of all those old Harleys and Indians !
Good Morning Steve, My brother Rick, That is know longer with us, Died because of being a heavy drinker, At 18 he was given, A 62, In mint condition, 26,000 miles from a old lady He did painting on her Home.Car was always garaged, It looked new. Well in 6 months, Because of his Drinking, It looked like it was in the Demolition Derby, How sad is that, Steve,
Having the door squished into you while carelessly exiting the back of your Lincoln! Yikes! Thanks for putting that image in my head! Stay safe out there all you jet-set, fur clad, society types.
@@bradkay4794 I think with front hinges you stand a chance of just having the door ripped off. Hitting the rear hinged door will mangle hands, shins, or heads that are only partially out of the car.
Indeed, Special Interest Autos, as well as another, the now defunct Classic Auto Restorer, great publications. Richard Langworth, a great automotive writer, did a fab book on K/F. As a pump jockey at a Texaco, you had "those cars/customers" that stood out. One of these barges would would dock at the pump island seemingly suffering from rot in it's lowrider stance. Also in dire need of a muffler. This particular drop top edition in Ben Hurr Gold, piloted by a rather chunky lady and her gigantic St Bernard- that took up a lot of the rear seat. Most of the time handing the lucky attendant a few rubles of that hard sticky like candy. Always ordering maybe $2 or $3 and away the log plumed. Always wonder about these and their unibody,,which made for great Jamesbond fold aways.
It was "Thunderbirdesque" for a reason. This body was originally intended to be the new T-bird for '61. (Doesn't require too much of a stretch of the imagination to picture it as a 2 dr.?) McNamara (Then Ford President before he became JFK's Sec. Def.) saw the prototype, was enamored and decided it would be the new Lincoln Continental. Everybody wins! We got this gorgeous 1st gen Continental and the even lovelier 3rd gen Thunderbird. Thank you so much, Mr. Robert McNamara
One of the most beautiful Lincolns ever created. Anything had to have been better than the late '50s to 1960. Can't stand that body style of Lincoln. In fact I can't really even remember the name of it. I know the Mark 2 was a beautiful car but that late '50s to 1960 model was god awfully hideous! Great video Steve!
This body style was certainly a radical departure from the previous model! In all honesty, I can’t really decide which iteration I prefer? I’ve always loved the elegant and understated look of these 60’s era yachts, but on the other hand, the “50’s Flamboyance” of the previous model was perfectly suited for its time! Tell you what - park a nice example of either version in my garage (if it fits!) and I’ll learn to love it……😂
My dad had two of these in the early 70s. Had a black one and went part-crawling in a salvage yard and found a parts car so nice he bought it and put it on the road as well.
That was fantastic. My all time favourite car is a 1964 one of these. Though that gas mileage is a shocker ! I wonder if this thing was in some kind of wreck ? It always amazes me that something that was so luxurious on day 1 ends up disintegrating in a forest ....
As these cars became older people would say "Nothing is more expensive than a cheap luxury car" As a child, just about every old luxury car i saw had a loud exhaust, missing wheel covers and bad tires. And rust!
@@throckmorton8477 Yes, I guess they moved down the ownership chain to those who could just afford the gas money. If you watch movies from the 80's ( like The Terminator or Beverly Hills Cop ) you can still see lots of big 60's/70's cars on the roads. By the early 90's, they appear to be all gone
I once took my car to a shop in the late 80s, and the mechanic was working in the next bay on a Continental convertible of this generation. We got talking and he described how frustrated he was, and showed me some of the guts of the convertible system pullout out. Limit switches, motor-driven screws, and "miles" of wire. Extremely complicated!
The Car Wizard had a Continental convertible on a video and showed some of the complexities of working on the convertible and other Continentals. Jay Leno has a white 66 Continental convertible.
My most favorite American car. There was one around the Australian city I live in, but haven’t seen it for at least 10 years. I assume its either being restored or gone to another city as they are rare here.
The ultimate mobster car! I bought one in 1985 for 300 bucks… the interior was awesome! All that chrome trim. Alas it was too rusty and I sold it to a Lincoln specialist on the CT / RI line. He mailed me a dealer plate and I drove it out there, talk about a different era!
Years ago, our garage had a customer who owned a 67 convertible. Beautiful car, but I found the interior lacking for room. I wished the seat went back farther, but then the rear leg room was already getting tight. One time the whole power top sequence got out of order and the guy had to drive to our shop with the top half up. What a lot of wiring, relays and switches.
Hi Steve, nice video! Nice car! I read on the internet some ware, that one of the Ford Motor Company executive's thought that having a four barrel carburetor on the Lincoln MEL 430 Engine would be too much of an overkill, but I am having trouble retrieving this article at this time. If someone could help, that would be grate! The Lincoln that you profiled is a center pillar hardtop, (no window frames). The transmission is a "Lincoln FMX", larger than the Ford FMX, replaced by the Ford C-6 in 1966. Please reply. Dave...
Geeze, Steve, you broke it! Twice even! LOL. Then there's this....I was today years old when I learned that these beautiful Continentals were unitized construction! Who would have thought that big heavy car wouldn't have a full frame? Crazy. One question, if I may....were the mufflers canted at an upward angle in front of the rear axle on the actual cars as the model seemed to indicate? Thanks, Steve, for the awesome info and education. Rock on, brother!
Special Interest Autos was a great magazine. And for the longest time you could buy back issues directly from them! And why 'Special Interest Autos' ? This was to differentiate between true classics (like a 1930's Duesenburg) and a more common mass produced car. Today, most people call any 'old car' a 'classic'.
Those slab sided Lincolns look great. At least until some idiot parks too close and puts a dent in your door. I recall seeing Robert Vaughn driving one of the 4 door convertibles In Ridgefield CT in the 1990s. It was at an antique car show, but he wasn’t there to enter the car, he was just there to look at the other cars.
My pappy said "Son, you're gonna drive me to drinkin' if you don't stop drivin' that hot rod Lincoln."
I had a 63 and a 66 when I was younger. 63 has the 430 with 315 hp and the 66 had a 462 with the 340 hp . Totally incredible cars, Ford out did themselves with these cars
Epic classics
I bought the engine/Transmission from this car about 20 years ago, still have it sitting in my shop if anyone needs one! Ran awesome when they pulled it for me.
Wonder why it was junked. It was probably in rough shape (the car that is) when you bought the engine.
@@dkstudioart Perhaps, maybe he'll comment further on it.
The circle is complete! Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante
@Jason Yes I live 45 min from this yard, Ive been going there for years. I was building a 54' ford custom with a 57 430 MEL and I just couldn't pass this up. Bud (original yard owner) was always a great guy to deal with.
@@SteveMagnante And I still have it! sitting in dry storage in the corner of my shop if anyone needs one.
Great video! I bought a 1962 convertible on July 2nd 1993 for $1,000. It was baby blue just like the picture in the brochure. It was sitting outside for a few years. It started right up after a new battery. I wanted to drive it to my inlaws for the Fourth of July. DMV was closed so I drove it 200 miles on bias-ply tires, no registration or insurance and made the round trip! I sold it two years later when my daughter was born.
You sure liked living on the edge. I would have had a flat before I got out of the driveway . After I got the flat fixed I would have been pulled over soon as I got out on the main road.🤣
My brother owned a 64 in that color. It was straight with original paint and interior and was an absolute tank. One dangerous thing about these is that the detents on the transmission gear selector would wear out to where the shift lever could drop out of park. A rule of ownership is that you never left the car running lest it drop into gear and take off on its own. Someone at the shop doing a front end rebuild on my brother’s car did not heed those instructions and the car promptly dropped into reverse and crunched the front end of another car. It suffered a cracked tail light and scratches on the bumper.
I remember Perry Mason driving a gorgeous white convertible in his show.
Perry Mason is great for car spotting. They weren't locked into one brand of cars like most shows.
@@burthenry7740 So true! I also Remember Drake cruising a sharp black T-bird convert.
Very cool cars we had a 67 with a 462 engine
I always learn so much from these wonderful videos! I would have never guessed that the Continental wasn't a full frame car. Love the videos. Excellent job.
Lincoln really got this design absolutely perfect. A really classy looking car.
We're all pulling for you Steve. Hope to see you soon
Mr. B. Here ! Morning Mags ! More cars with real class , thank you Steve very informative ! 😊😊😊😊😊😊
Morning
i like those 4 door convertibles also. eddie albert drove a convertible on Green acres.
Yes he did!!
What a great show that was! It was silly, but it made you laugh without being filthy.
I loved his famous catch phrases...
"What the...."
"Oh fer...."
Lol
I always thought the entire premise of Green Acres was implausible. Then I realized it was filmed during the same era as Bewitched, The Addams Family, Gilligan’s Island, Mr. Ed, The Munsters…….😂
@@ddellwo I could believe Greene Acres was the most believable of all. After my grandpas retired from their steel mill jobs, each of them bought farms. I can imagine they had similar interactions with their new neighbors as in Greene Acres, also learning how to farm!
@@tomwesley7884 - Were these old boys nuts? The LAST thing I want to do in retirement is farm! You’ll find me out in the garage with some good music on the stereo, an ice cold Diet Coke on the work bench, happily tinkering away on old cars…….😂
@@ddellwo And lets not forget the use of the black Lincoln convertible in ENTOURAGE, a great HBO production! -Steve Magnante
Hi Steve, Great video on this beautiful Lincoln. I've always loved big cars, and Lincoln definitely fit the bill. After these 2 Lincoln videos I'm gonna dig out my 70 Continental and do a short road trip. Those 430s and 462s were great engines. The few I've owned you could stand a nickel on end on top of the engine. I believe these beasts tip the scale at around 5000lbs. The torque from these engines would definitely do the job and much more. Have blessed day everyone 🤙🏼 Namaste 🙏🏼
Best of luck with your '70 - it sounds like a great road trip ! Question please : Is the gas mileage really as bad as the magazine says ( 9-13 mpg ) ?
@@Czechbound Yep, my 1962 Thunderbird, (which was built alongside the Lincolns) averaged 12 mpg at 70-75 mph. It was smaller and had a smaller 390 cu. in. engine!
@Czechbound Hi, yes, it gets the same MPG as my V10 RV, and I once owned an 87 460 RV, and they all got about the same MPG. I have a soft spot for white vehicles, especially 2dr land yachts. I have a small hoard of all different makes stored in an old furniture store downtown. Grand Prix, Thunderbird, Imperial, Riviera, and a few wagons from the early 70s. All are factory white, and all are in almost mint condition. I'm on the look out for 72 Montego GT (white of course) but I'm also a fan of the odd colours from back then. The orange, yellows, or browns, but they really have to be appealing. For example triple brown or triple green not a fan of. A brown car with brown interior just doesn't pop for me. Sometimes even white on white can be too much. Unless it's from the 50s or early 60s I'm not a fan of white with red interior. Red cars are not on my list of keepers. Resale red makes me $ tho. Thanks for commenting and have a blessed day 🤙🏼 Namaste 🙏🏼
@Burt Henry Hi Burt, I've owned a few 60s 390s, and yep, you're correct. Whenever someone asks about MPG, I tell them it gets horrible MPG compared to a Toyota or Hond, but for a 70ish 60ish ride, it gets what it's supposed to get. It doesn't 'waste' fuel its using the amount it was designed for. At church I was once asked about my GMC Suburban K2500 454 why I would drive something like that, and that I should go for something more efficient like a Toyota or Honda. My reply was when Toyota or Honda start to make something that will haul 9 passengers while pulling 10k without difficulty and the AC blowing ice cubes cruising 70mph.That I would think about it. 🤔 Thanks for commenting 🤙🏼 Namaste 🙏🏼
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SIA was a great magazine, interesting stuff both domestic and foreign. Glad it lives on with Hemming Classic Car and MuscleMachines . I was a subscriber to SIA from the 1st issue. Great daily videos!
Always wanted one. Found a deal back in 97 or 98 on a relatively clean 69. Repainted it in black. Stashed it in the corner of the garage. Tripped over it until last fall. Drug it out. Got it running. Had it 25 years and STILL have never driven it. Trying to change that this summer. Thanks for the great videos !
Just happened to watch Animal House again a few days back. What they did to that Lincoln in the movie might be criminal, but it was entertaining.
Morning Steve Great show I have to give you credit my man you went through the whole winter without a jacket on I'm proud of you Randy Monroe Michigan you the man
Beautiful understated elegance.
Looking fwd to seeing progress on Your 62 Dodge.
Good morning Steve, i enjoy waking up to ur automotive knowledge, hope all is well and that u get a network show again soon!😉
Steve, I found your TH-cam channel by accident, but I'm hooked ! I grew up graduating High School in 1982. Funny I never knew how special the cars were back then, even living in Detroit. I think deep down in every man exists a desire to bring something back from their glory days. Also your endless knowledge is something else . Keep it up !
Wow! Two of my favorite Lincoln’s back to back!!You do great work Steve…👍😁
Great video. Watched it twice. Love those Ole Lincolns.
1966 2 door coupe was a favorite.
Wow, snow is melting faster than Steve's hair turning grey.
Excellent video, my friend.😁👍
3:48... That's not why they call it suicide door, they call it that because if, say, you open it at highway speed to maybe close it tighter or something it can yank you right out.
@Say Whut? uhhh, no.
Im a huge symmetry fan, and i love the double hump dash. 60s fords had beautifully styled interiors. Chrysler had some awesome interior's too, like the first gen 66-67 fastback dodge chargers. The rear seating on the chargers were beautiful
The Lincoln designer went on to design those mid-late 60s Chryslers
@@javierdenardo2607 oh, i didn't know that. I wasnt a fan of 70s mopar interiors.. but pre 70s were cool. Nothing beats 50s-60s american iron imo. Nothin
Yup, with the VIN, you win: 2 for 1962 model year, Y for Wixom, MI assembly, 82 for four door Continental sedan, H for 430 V8 with two barrel and the rest is the production sequence. The Wixom, MI plant operated from 1957 to 2007 and made over 6 million vehicles in the 50 years it operated. It was also the "exclusive" Lincoln plant for a time.
No tag, can't brag, but easy to figure out, no doubt: 53A for Continental four door sedan, M for Sultana White exterior paint, 71 for White interior trim, maybe 11 for Boston, MA sales district, possible 4 for dual range automatic transmission, among other codes. Correct, that is "genuine" California walnut veneer on the door panels and instrument panels.
No, Per-Lux was a company that made ignition conversion kits. In 1983, the California Air Resourced Board issued a ruling that their devices did not render pollution controls ineffective. This car probably had an electronic ignition conversion kit installed at one time and that's what card is from. There were/are other companies that made similar kits. Per-Lux also made driving lights. Today, there is a company called Anvil Cases and a gun shop on that property address shown on the card. Safelite Auto Glass is now at the address where that Midas was in 1978. Based on the 1981 insurance paper in the glove box, it's reasonable to say this car was on the road close to 20 years from 1962 to 1981-1982, and maybe beyond. So it lived a "good life" for a length of time and was in reasonable enough condition on Thursday April 27, 1978 to get exhaust work done.
Is Per-Lux related to Pertronics? I've been cleaning my garage, found the SPID for our former convertible, I suppose I'll cut it out and keep it just for kicks
Maybe I'm thinking Pertronix? I can't remember the spelling
@@tomwesley7884 Yes, Per-Lux became PerTronix.
@@tomwesley7884 What type of convertible?
@@googleusergp It was a '95 Sunfire, triple white, code D 2.3 Quad 4. If I remember correctly, sequence number 454. Trunk had always leaked, so I had taken out the liner/spare tire cover in attempts to keep things dry. The SPID is on the spare tire cover. I turned the car in for scrap, my daughter had took it on the interstate, blew a hole in the block at about 161,000. I didn't have anywhere to set it aside here, so the engine was the final nail in the coffin. I was depending on that engine to at least make it through my daughter's last year in high school. I had recently replaced the water pump, timing chain, fuel lines, brake lines, ignition coils. Transaxle was shifting kinda weird, but was still going through the gears as it should. It also needed the rear "frame" refabricated from behind the rear wheels to the rear bumper due to severe rust. So I did the "right" thing and got her a 2000 Z24 convertible with 60,000 miles, don't think she appreciates it much anyway. Oh well, what can a guy do? I read you got that G6, I've looked at several of those.
One of the classiest cars ever made!
Lovin that Lincoln man. Always preferred Lincolns over Cadillac.
I've liked those cars since I was a kid and finally got one several years ago.
I would love to meet Steve one day. He has so much knowledge of the automotive industry. A walking encyclopedia od automotive. It would be an honor to have a conversation about many automotive aspects of the past. Really enjoy these videos.
I would love to meet him too!.He is very knowledgeable!.
Love those year Lincolns. They were beautiful cars.
Your so funny,the way you break stuff,And the glue noise you made,then wrecking the filler cap 🤣
I never intentionally damage any of these vehicles. But if the glue that secures the glove box door panel is that dry and allows the panel to fall off on its own, or if the gas filler emblem ejects without prompting, that's "no harm done" territory. Plus, they are now easier to salvage if someone needs them. Yeah, that's the ticket. Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante
Man I can’t get enough of reading the comments on all your Videos Steve there great and informative from all your viewers. Thanks Steve and Shane 🎥.👍
Extra great video Steve!! Such detail and the resources to back it up! Thanks for all you and super Shane do to keep us entertained!!
Thanks Steve , katie and lockjaw
I've never cared for this style of Lincoln but, I won't hate on anyone who does. To each their own.
I truly enjoy every Junkyard Crawl video no matter what the subject vehicle is.
Good Morning Gents! 🇺🇸
Great video, brother. Always loved the looks of this car would make an incredible cruiser.
Rewatching in late August. Hoping you're healing nicely, Steve.
Man those where one of the most beautiful land yachts ever made! And my favorite for that matter! 63 up to 67!👌🥰👍 sad seeing that beauty rotting away!
Being in my moms belly when JFK was assassinated thats what these cars remind me of ( so many images of that day over the years ) also my moms uncle owned a metalic green 68.... he always drove nice cars and treated us kids great.
Thanks Steve youre a encyclopedia of knowledge my friend !!
Back in lats 70s a guy down the street had a 62 midnight blue with the silver blue interior with deep dish craigers white walls factory green tinted windows had a nice rumble to it he keep it mint and his buddy in the same building had a 63 cad convertible work on it for years till it was finish good old car memories thanks for being me back
Thank you Steve your knowledge base is so impressive.
Transmission was the Lincoln Turbo-Drive. first 2 door in this series was 66.
also, 67 was the last convertible, not 68. Thanks for the video
That would be the one that I would want it I were buying one of these. Love the convertible but it is too complex to maintain and if you hire it done it is expensive. Still these are beautiful cars and a real classic. My favorite is the 56 Mark II.
8:34 gave me a chuckle, Steve. It's been 70 odd years since I've thought about it, but when I was a wee sprat, I'd sometimes try to gain her attention when my Gram was having a conversation with someone and she'd say, "Don't be a Butt-Inski." Funny how things are remembered when we achieve geezerdom, eh? Also, "Gill" is a measure of whiskey in Scotland, which I think reflects favorably upon the town's Colonial founders. Rear hinged back doors were great for "Fire Drills" when a carload of us were "Draggin' the Strip" at night. I had a '48 Dodge back then with such doors, which gave us a two-second edge over the car next to us at a stoplight. Rock on.
The convertible was Oliver Douglas's car on "Green Acres"
Oliver WENDELL Douglas to you, sir! :)
Steve, is this the car that got crushed in "Goldfinger" 1963 with the unfortunate recently deceased Mr Solo on the back seat, having been shot by Goldfinger's henchman Oddjob ?
Well, I'm not Steve and I don't know if it's exactly the same year. However, after the car is crushed, (with a million dollars of gold inside) it's dropped into a little Falcon Ranchero. A 5,000 lb car with probably 5,000 lbs of gold inside and the Ranchero hauls it away!! Yeah, that could happen!
@@throckmorton8477 Movie magic! Lets not forget the James Bond flick from 1974-ish where the red AMC Hornet does the barrel-roll-jump. How did the producers think nobody would notice the stunt car was a TUBE FRAME replica? I sure did and I was TEN when I saw that movie in the cinema. Anyhoo, Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante -Steve Magnante
@@SteveMagnante The Man With The Golden Gun also featured the gold AMC Matador Coupe that became an airplane! I have 3 Matador Coupes, a 74 and 2 75's, so, yeah.....I am an odd one! LOL! I do love the over-the-top styling, and try finding a good example today. Very rare!
Steve never disappoints! I have learned so much on this channel. Would have liked to see lockjaw sitting on those leather seats but it was cool to see that old automotive magazine I never knew about. And I never knew that they only came with a 2bbl
Thank you Steve, Get well soon
Love Elwood Engel designs. After the forward look Plymoths, Lincoln Continentals are my favourite car. I dont have one here (down under) but do have a fuselage Dodge (Plymouth Fury) which retains many of this Lincoln’s styling themes. Which is not surprising given Engel was at Chrysler by this point and took his designs with him! Very special to me
Classic car for sure. I had a cousin that had a black one back in the 90s.
Continentals were first introduced as full unit construction starting in 1958 but the 1961 Continental when introduced was immediately recognised as the standard for luxury and understated elegance. At the time Cadillac was still using tailfins and Chrysler was still suffering from Virgil Exner's "Suddenly '60 " hangover. Of course when I was in the second grade the image of the 1961 Continental was burned into my memory as the car John F. Kennedy was assassinated in which I saw on display at the Henry Ford Museum that was rebuilt after that with an armored roof doors and windows and an uprated engine because of the added weight.
"Hidden girders and bridgework."
I've heard them called "torque boxes".
Or maybe they're something different altogether 🤔
I have heard the term "torque boxes" when referring to welded assemblies on the underside of unit constructed, convertible cars, meant to keep the car from twisting.
Another explanation for the 'suicide' of the rear doors is that they can be opened at speed and yank you out by your own arm.
I think on the Lincoln they 'd have a hydraulic damper type of thing to to slow down a door caught by the wind ??
Other 'suicide' terms were the suicide knobs attached to steering wheels, because they could catch your sleeve while driving and wreck you. Also called spinner knobs or 'necker knobs'. And the foot clutch and tank mounted shifters on old motorcycles. Suicide shift.
Actually, the tank shift/foot clutch that was stock on old bikes wasn't called "suicide." The "suicide" set-up was hand/jockey-shift with a sprung foot-clutch that you had to keep your foot on to keep the clutch disengaged as opposed to "stock", where, due to the friction mechanism in the pedal assy. you could remove your foot and the clutch would remain disengaged. Combine that with no front-brake and you truly have a "suicide" rig.😀👍
@@gteefxr3094 Yes, that is correct. The old timers would make the clutch work like a car clutch and called it a suicide shift. Us younger 'snapperwhiffers' called it a suicide clutch. And taking your hand off the handlebars to shift was a suicide shift. Again, not really correct terminology.
But, I sure would like to have all the stuff (sheet metal, tank shifters, foot clutches, etc.) that was thrown away during the 1960's off of all those old Harleys and Indians !
Never knew , that generation of Lincoln was , unitized construction 🚧 ,
Even the convertible 🤯
The crazy looking 58-60 were too.
Thanks for the info Steve!
I enjoy your youtube channel and hope you get another show. I like your information and history. I'll see you here and on B/J.
The power steering pump is mounted and driven on the crankshaft behind the damper. The windshield wipers are run by power steering fluid pressure
You broke two parts off the car Steve - it’s yours you’ve got to buy it now ! Hope the resto goes ok 😅
Good Morning Steve, My brother Rick, That is know longer with us, Died because of being a heavy drinker, At 18 he was given, A 62, In mint condition, 26,000 miles from a old lady He did painting on her Home.Car was always garaged, It looked new. Well in 6 months, Because of his Drinking, It looked like it was in the Demolition Derby, How sad is that, Steve,
Having the door squished into you while carelessly exiting the back of your Lincoln! Yikes! Thanks for putting that image in my head! Stay safe out there all you jet-set, fur clad, society types.
What does it matter? With this the door can be pushed against you. With a standard door you can be pushed against the door
@@bradkay4794 I think with front hinges you stand a chance of just having the door ripped off. Hitting the rear hinged door will mangle hands, shins, or heads that are only partially out of the car.
Indeed, Special Interest Autos, as well as another, the now defunct Classic Auto Restorer, great publications. Richard Langworth, a great automotive writer, did a fab book on K/F. As a pump jockey at a Texaco, you had "those cars/customers" that stood out. One of these barges would would dock at the pump island seemingly suffering from rot in it's lowrider stance. Also in dire need of a muffler. This particular drop top edition in Ben Hurr Gold, piloted by a rather chunky lady and her gigantic St Bernard- that took up a lot of the rear seat. Most of the time handing the lucky attendant a few rubles of that hard sticky like candy. Always ordering maybe $2 or $3 and away the log plumed. Always wonder about these and their unibody,,which made for great Jamesbond fold aways.
Get well soon Steve !!!
It was "Thunderbirdesque" for a reason. This body was originally intended to be the new T-bird for '61. (Doesn't require too much of a stretch of the imagination to picture it as a 2 dr.?) McNamara (Then Ford President before he became JFK's Sec. Def.) saw the prototype, was enamored and decided it would be the new Lincoln Continental. Everybody wins! We got this gorgeous 1st gen Continental and the even lovelier 3rd gen Thunderbird. Thank you so much, Mr. Robert McNamara
One of the most beautiful Lincolns ever created. Anything had to have been better than the late '50s to 1960. Can't stand that body style of Lincoln. In fact I can't really even remember the name of it. I know the Mark 2 was a beautiful car but that late '50s to 1960 model was god awfully hideous! Great video Steve!
I would say THE most beautiful Lincoln. Such a clean and uncluttered look.
This body style was certainly a radical departure from the previous model! In all honesty, I can’t really decide which iteration I prefer? I’ve always loved the elegant and understated look of these 60’s era yachts, but on the other hand, the “50’s Flamboyance” of the previous model was perfectly suited for its time!
Tell you what - park a nice example of either version in my garage (if it fits!) and I’ll learn to love it……😂
Those things were tanks, like Animal House, Great video
My dad had two of these in the early 70s. Had a black one and went part-crawling in a salvage yard and found a parts car so nice he bought it and put it on the road as well.
My favorite Lincoln! But I need a ragtop!
I had a 2000 lincoln exc 4 Dr loved it still have a lot of parts for one.
That was fantastic. My all time favourite car is a 1964 one of these. Though that gas mileage is a shocker ! I wonder if this thing was in some kind of wreck ? It always amazes me that something that was so luxurious on day 1 ends up disintegrating in a forest ....
As these cars became older people would say
"Nothing is more expensive than a cheap luxury car" As a child, just about every old luxury car i saw had a loud exhaust, missing wheel covers and bad tires. And rust!
@@throckmorton8477 Yes, I guess they moved down the ownership chain to those who could just afford the gas money. If you watch movies from the 80's ( like The Terminator or Beverly Hills Cop ) you can still see lots of big 60's/70's cars on the roads. By the early 90's, they appear to be all gone
Yaaaaayy! What's in the box!!!!!!!!!!!!
Eww! Vintage paper!
I once took my car to a shop in the late 80s, and the mechanic was working in the next bay on a Continental convertible of this generation. We got talking and he described how frustrated he was, and showed me some of the guts of the convertible system pullout out. Limit switches, motor-driven screws, and "miles" of wire. Extremely complicated!
The Car Wizard had a Continental convertible on a video and showed some of the complexities of working on the convertible and other Continentals. Jay Leno has a white 66 Continental convertible.
Get well soon steve mags!!! Miss your new videos...and we need MORE stabs at motor trend...
In our hearts and prayers
Didn’t one of these (unfortunately) co-star in Animal House?
The ‘65-‘66 Ford Galaxies sold in Australia actually had the Lincoln instrument cluster in the standard Ford dash.
I wonder if any persons owning one of these (especially a convertible) couldn't look at it after November 63.
Awesome rides
Get well soon Steve.
love those old Connie's. hey Steve I think I saw a marlin in the background of one of your vids? do one on that.
Excellent.
My most favorite American car. There was one around the Australian city I live in, but haven’t seen it for at least 10 years. I assume its either being restored or gone to another city as they are rare here.
Love these cars brothers had 2 white 61's a Mk111 couple 69's + more
It really came together in 65
The ultimate mobster car! I bought one in 1985 for 300 bucks… the interior was awesome! All that chrome trim. Alas it was too rusty and I sold it to a Lincoln specialist on the CT / RI line. He mailed me a dealer plate and I drove it out there, talk about a different era!
Ha, where abouts? I'm a Rhode Islander that lives somewhat close to the border, then again, where in RI isn't close to a border?
@@gteefxr3094 I think we followed 44 right through Putnam. Maybe it was Baker Auto? It was 1983 or 84 so the details escape me.
I remember a joke about jacking up the corner of a Lincoln Convertible and still having 3 wheels on the ground.
That glovebox cover would look nice in a frame
Years ago, our garage had a customer who owned a 67 convertible. Beautiful car, but I found the interior lacking for room. I wished the seat went back farther, but then the rear leg room was already getting tight.
One time the whole power top sequence got out of order and the guy had to drive to our shop with the top half up. What a lot of wiring, relays and switches.
I thought the Green Hornet's car 'Black Beauty' was one of these - I would have lost that bet!
Those lines and suicide doors are great options you do not see today.
Hi Steve, nice video! Nice car! I read on the internet some ware, that one of the Ford Motor Company executive's thought that having a four barrel carburetor on the Lincoln MEL 430 Engine would be too much of an overkill, but I am having trouble retrieving this article at this time. If someone could help, that would be grate! The Lincoln that you profiled is a center pillar hardtop, (no window frames). The transmission is a "Lincoln FMX", larger than the Ford FMX, replaced by the Ford C-6 in 1966. Please reply. Dave...
Other than trunk lid, it dont look too bad
Think it’s pretty cool how you went through the glove box and dated the car, roughly how long it’s been sitting thank you
Geeze, Steve, you broke it! Twice even! LOL. Then there's this....I was today years old when I learned that these beautiful Continentals were unitized construction! Who would have thought that big heavy car wouldn't have a full frame? Crazy. One question, if I may....were the mufflers canted at an upward angle in front of the rear axle on the actual cars as the model seemed to indicate? Thanks, Steve, for the awesome info and education. Rock on, brother!
The 1962 headlights bezels look like 1966 Oldsmobile bezels to me
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
Special Interest Autos was a great magazine. And for the longest time you could buy back issues directly from them! And why 'Special Interest Autos' ? This was to differentiate between true classics (like a 1930's Duesenburg) and a more common mass produced car. Today, most people call any 'old car' a 'classic'.
Yes, the word "classic" is loosely thrown around these days
Those slab sided Lincolns look great. At least until some idiot parks too close and puts a dent in your door.
I recall seeing Robert Vaughn driving one of the 4 door convertibles In Ridgefield CT in the 1990s. It was at an antique car show, but he wasn’t there to enter the car, he was just there to look at the other cars.
Steve, remember "You broke that thing, you bought it"😂