The History of Lincoln Automobiles

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  • This film includes home movies that show Edsel Ford at home, with his father Henry Ford, at the Indie 500, driving the first Continental and relaxing at home.
    Henry Leland, a former manager of the Cadillac division of General Motors, and his son, Wilfred Leland, formed the Lincoln Motor Company in August, 1917. Leland named the new company after Abraham Lincoln, his hero and for whom he cast a vote in 1864. Lincoln's first source of revenue came from assembling Liberty aircraft engines, using cylinders supplied by Ford Motor Company, to fulfill World War I government contracts.
    After the war, the Lincoln factories were retooled to manufacture luxury automobiles. Ford Motor Company purchased the Lincoln Motor Company in 1922, but Lincoln continued to operate as a somewhat separate company from Ford through early 1940. On April 30, 1940 the Lincoln Motor Company became the Lincoln Division of Ford Motor Company.
    At the direction of Henry's son Edsel, in 1923 several body styles were introduced, that included two- and three-window, four-door sedans and a phaeton that accommodated four passengers. They also offered a two-passenger roadster and a seven-passenger touring sedan and limousine, which was sold for $5,200. A sedan, limo, cabriolet and town car were also offered by coach builders Fleetwood, Derham and Dietrich, and a second cabriolet was offered by coach builder Brunn.
    As the brand grew it developed several memorable vehicles, the Zephyr, the Continental Mark II, the Lincoln Continental and recently the ubiquitous Town Car.
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  • @gyrene070
    @gyrene070 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Bought my wife a 1996 Pearl White Lincoln Town Car. She loved that car. When my kids told me there were too many miles on it, and to get a newer car, my oldest son said he wanted the '96. He still has that car. Has over 350k miles on it and still as quiet as when we bought it.

    • @bws1971
      @bws1971 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lemme guess: your Town Car probably outlasted whatever replaced it

  • @sparcotiel
    @sparcotiel 8 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    I'am 21 years old and the proud owner of a beautiful 1972 Lincoln Continental sedan! I love the big 7.5L 460 v8.

    • @Lincolnator721
      @Lincolnator721 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      +sparcotiel that's what i want. lol. i'd rather have something old like that than some car to rely on computer technology

    • @hseochin
      @hseochin 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How many mpg you get from it....how far can you drive on a full tank ?

    • @Catboy.
      @Catboy. 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      sparcotiel I'm 15 and I bought a 79 lincoln mark 5 and I have a 400 v8

    • @enviouscreationscarclub1
      @enviouscreationscarclub1 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      The California Garage 👍

    • @robertkaraczun8906
      @robertkaraczun8906 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Keep it! Keep it running! Enjoy it!

  • @waywardboi
    @waywardboi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That 88 continental was something to behold. In a time when every other luxury car was large and square it stood out and was a thing of beauty. My uncle had one and I couldn't wait to get it in the driveway to just wash it because I wasn't really driving yet.

  • @TheKEVIN3151
    @TheKEVIN3151 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’m 24 Years Old, And I’m A Proud 1997 Lincoln Town Car Signature Series Owner! Had It For 4 Years Now My Very First I Bought, I Worked So Hard At My Old Shitty Part Time Minimum Wage Job ($10.00HR) And Saved 8 Small Checks To Buy My Baby & She Still Here With Me, Never Had No Issues With My Car Either Just Change The Oil Every Year. But Now I Want A 1989 Lincoln Town Car AND I WILL GET IT!

  • @WBCStudio.
    @WBCStudio. 10 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Thanks for the video, Lincoln has always been my preferred. No other cars gives you the comfort as the Lincoln does.

  • @DeltaEagle7700
    @DeltaEagle7700 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lincolns are so underrated in society honestly. You hardly see that car on the road, yet when you do see it, it does give you a sense of awe. Plus you never see them on the side of the road either! ;)

  • @TheAmerind
    @TheAmerind 10 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    1979, the last of the real Lincoln's, in my opinion

    • @styldsteel1
      @styldsteel1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Here here!!

    • @swt8866
      @swt8866 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agree. I had a used 1979 Lincoln Continental Town Car when I was in grad school in the early 1990s. It was in excellent condition and the last of the great land yachts to drive. White exterior with a black vinyl roof, Florida tinted electric windows (with 'wing' windows, too), black valour seats, Opera windows and lamps, 8-Track Stereo, and built-in CD player with foot operated microphone button located above the floor high beam headlight button. I had it for two years. Drove it from NY to Texas in two round trips. Got 11mpg in town and 15-17 highway. Later I had a 1989 Town Car, charcoal grey with black vinyl landau top, with a black leather interior. Drove it from Pennsylvania to L.A. and kept it for 2 more years in showroom condition. It also drove and rode great and although it kept the classic lines and style, it was a cut down size from the 1979 model but still a "big car" for its decade. I miss those big luxury American car rides today.

    • @rxonmymind8362
      @rxonmymind8362 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      2011 last rear wheel drive isn't too shabby either. V8 & 25 mpg with room for six real adults. Then you have that trunk where one can fit real vintage Samsonite/Travelers suitcases back there.
      I've never had a Lincoln but always had a soft spot for them.
      I LOVE big cars.

    • @clarktm1275
      @clarktm1275 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Last of the big ones 1979. I had a 1979 Lincoln Continental Town Car for my first car at 16. I was well known in Highschool everyone knew my car.

    • @gregghanson6095
      @gregghanson6095 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      you need to get out more.

  • @erichaley4485
    @erichaley4485 8 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    great review. but Henry Leland was not only the founder of Lincoln, he also was the founder of Cadillac too.

    • @starxlr7863
      @starxlr7863 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Correct. He founded both Cadillac and Lincoln Motor Car divisions and are the two best car brands ever made.

    • @MGB18
      @MGB18 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Eric Haley: Remnants of the Henry Ford Company founded Cadillac in 1902. It was renamed Cadillac after a group of investors and Henry Leland forced out Henry Ford, and basically burned him. The first Cadillac was basically a 1903 Ford Model A. lol.. In 1922 Henry Leland's "Lincoln Motor Company" filed for bankruptcy. Henry Ford personally got his revenge when he bought The Lincoln Motor Company in 1922 (then worth $16 Million) for $8 Million. What goes around, comes around. lol.

    • @patrickmichaellangan576
      @patrickmichaellangan576 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He was obviously the founder of the top 2 American luxury cars still standing today.

    • @bullettube9863
      @bullettube9863 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      D J JOb: Yes, Leland and most of Ford's investors wanted to build luxury cars for big profits. In the end Ford's idea of mass production and cheap, reliable cars won out.

  • @bullettube9863
    @bullettube9863 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Henry Leland was an engineer working for Henry Ford and was responsible for designing it's reliable 4cyl engine. He left Ford and started Cadillac and demonstrated his engineering excellence in London when ten Cadillacs were disassembled, the parts mixed up and put back together perfectly. But after GM bought him out, they decided to get rid of him because he opposed using cheap parts. So he formed the Lincoln company, which he then sold to Ford. Leland should be remembered as an engineering genius, and Edsel as the design genius.

    • @KingRoseArchives
      @KingRoseArchives  6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Leland was an interesting figure in automotive history and his relationship with Henry Ford was strained. Leland took over Ford's faltering first company when the shareholders gave Ford the boot. Ford wanted to produce affordable cars and the owners wanted to produce luxury cars. The changed the name to Cadillac. Later, Ford got his revenge when he scooped up Leland's faltering Lincoln company and then pushed Leland out. Revenge.

    • @bullettube9863
      @bullettube9863 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      As Jay Leno so often observes, some automotive pioneers were great engineers but horrible businessmen!

  • @Catboy.
    @Catboy. 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Lincoln deserves better then what’s going on now, we need to bring back the “performance” part of it, bring back the mark nameplate

    • @robs1052
      @robs1052 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The Mark and the Town Car.

    • @radioguy1620
      @radioguy1620 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Check the latest road tests, some of them would easily beat most old muscle cars although I 'm guessing you mean promoting it as such. and you have a good idea there.

    • @joshhamburger5451
      @joshhamburger5451 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You'd be shocked about my MKT... The man who owned it before me had custom ordered a Police Interceptor Engine with it, the damn thing flies..
      Like, i've done burnouts in this damn thing
      It looks like a Luxury Car but has the heart and soul of a Muscle Car, and i fucking love it

  • @johnremy9065
    @johnremy9065 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The 1972 Lincoln Mark 4 was the best looking body style hands down ! My dad owned one ,as well as other ones( 1974 , 1977,and 1978 ). Man I miss being a kid lol.

    • @LexLohengrin
      @LexLohengrin 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mark 4 was a work of art. That's amazing your dad owned four, that's excellent!

  • @michaelneel4828
    @michaelneel4828 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I have always loved my Lincolns & my mothers Lincolns & Grandparents Lincolns . I still have a mark v & a 1980 Lincoln town car !!!

  • @KingRoseArchives
    @KingRoseArchives  11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks Paul. Unfortunately, don't have any video/film of a '61. And the T-bird oversight was done not as a slight but this focuses on Lincoln. We do have another film of the Wixom plant that shows both car lines being built. Thank you again for watching and pointing out our shortcomings. Always room for improvement.

  • @jimgrapp3042
    @jimgrapp3042 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    After reading these posts, I would bet many, if not most of the Lincoln haters never owned a Lincoln!
    I've had 8, the first being a 1982, and currently drive a 2017 MKZ. Loved every one of them!
    Tried a Cadillac one time - the only good thing was the heated seats!

  • @jessemedina4482
    @jessemedina4482 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Picking up my 92 town car from the original owner today. A perfect companion car to my 90 Mark VII.. Lincoln has me hooked.

  • @senorkaboom
    @senorkaboom 9 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I think if Edsel Ford saw the current line of Lincoln cars he would wonder what happened. This new line doesn't even harken back to the 1990 model year cars. Sad commentary on what we drive today versus 10, 20, even 30 years ago.

    • @kenberrie7843
      @kenberrie7843 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I think if edsel ford or his dad henry were to see what we at ford motor co. are doing with there co. they would turn over in there graves and screem...

    • @TinLizzie-uc1jw
      @TinLizzie-uc1jw 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ockie Ditchbank and the Edsel in 1958... I’m sure Edsel Ford turned over in his grave then. Henry Ford is probably turning in his grave now because of Ford cutting off their cars except for the mustang. Ford is really going downhill, it’s a quite a shame.

    • @TinLizzie-uc1jw
      @TinLizzie-uc1jw 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ockie Ditchbank GM is also shutting down a ton of plants in Canada. I think it’s the beginning of the end for GM... to be honest, the entire auto industry is really struggling right now.

    • @rockandroll4689
      @rockandroll4689 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      senorkaboom - I think the new Lincolns are gorgeous!

    • @muffmaster
      @muffmaster 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      senorkaboom If you think those pos cars from the 80s 90s are amazing you’d think my Mks is a spaceship, I had a 5.4 put 200k and had quite a few problems my 3.5 ecoboost has 100k and hasn’t had a single problem. They actually use real wood now, Bridge of Weir leather, mag ride, massaging seats, quarter mile in 13.6, the best part you can drive around corners going over the speed limit.

  • @jackwar8779
    @jackwar8779 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I had a 62', and the cars today look or perform nothing like the oldies!

    • @muffmaster
      @muffmaster 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have a 2013 Mks does the quarter mile in 13.6 seconds stock lol. With just a tune there 12 second cars. Also you can actually drive it around corners.

  • @enviouscreationscarclub1
    @enviouscreationscarclub1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I love my Town Cars !

    • @hadenuff1348
      @hadenuff1348 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I own a 99 Town car

    • @lincmerc1581
      @lincmerc1581 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      '89 Signature here.

    • @NFSMAN50
      @NFSMAN50 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Those babies can last forever!

  • @LMacNeill
    @LMacNeill 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    The '55 Lincoln Mk. II was the best-looking Lincoln ever made. *Not* the '88 Continental.
    My grandfather was a big Lincoln fan. He always drove a Continental of some sort. Although not the '84 or later Continental - the one that looked like a 1980s T-Bird. He was not a fan of those. In fact, he actually "downgraded" in 1986 -- sold the car he had then and bought a '79 Mk. IV. Kept that car until he died in '93. Beautiful car!

    • @bobcolby6706
      @bobcolby6706 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      LMacNeill 56 & 57 models weren't Lincolns, though...Continental was its own brand.

    • @kurtisy6986
      @kurtisy6986 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      The 69-71 mark 3 is argued to be the best ever made as it also outsold the eldorado on its 3 year run and would go on to beat Cadillac again on the mark 4 run.

    • @paradisemace1
      @paradisemace1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      1969 mark III was as good as it gets. 365 b.h.p. at 4600 rpm. ,no big car could touch it or its beauty.

    • @paradisemace1
      @paradisemace1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@kurtisy6986 Dad had a mark III... It was a luxurious rocket ship !

  • @Dan-sq5cv
    @Dan-sq5cv 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My 02 Executive Panther platform was, built at the Wixom plant, prior to manufacturing being transferred to Canada. I love this car, it's a boat but , runs beautifully with a 164,000 on the clock. I have read of some of these in fleet service doing 300,000 without major issues. It is my first ever Lincoln and it is impressive.

  • @basitk12
    @basitk12 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Proud owner of a Lincoln Mark IV.

    • @LexLohengrin
      @LexLohengrin 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nice. The Mark IV is totally amazing.

  • @BrokebackBob
    @BrokebackBob 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The attempt to kill the '76-'79 Cadillac Seville sales bonanza, Lincoln took a Ford Granada and created the (urp) Lincoln Versailles. Sure they put some interesting engineering into it but it was still a Granada underneath. And yet it is the only modern Lincoln (1950-1990) that could keep the tires from howling as you attempt a modest turn. I rented a Town Car once and it was so huge, I couldn't control it safely and I took it back.

    • @Nightbird.
      @Nightbird. 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      You don't seem to realize the '76 Cadillac Seville was nothing more than a '75 Chevrolet Nova with some upgrades. automotivemileposts.com/cadillac/seville/seville1976nova.html
      As for not being able to "control" a Lincoln Town Car..I would say this speaks more about you not being able to drive a large car than anything else. The Town Car..in all it's years..was always a pleasure to drive..safe..easy to handle..and even easier to maneuver. And nobody could beat it's ride quality.

  • @carloscabrera08
    @carloscabrera08 10 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    This guy was losing me when he started going on about the late 70s- early 80s Lincoln, but to call an '88 Continental the most beautiful car ever built is pure, weapons-grade bullshit.

    • @califdad4
      @califdad4 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      that 88 to 94 Continental was likely the worst Lincoln ever made,

    • @ZelRel
      @ZelRel 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      califdad4 yea dey were ur right, i gotta 2000 continental & shes a sleeper

    • @starxlr7863
      @starxlr7863 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ZelRel Love the 32 valve Continentals!

    • @mattkaustickomments
      @mattkaustickomments 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I think he was smoking 80’s crack.

    • @judethaddaeus9742
      @judethaddaeus9742 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Oh yeah, that’s where he lost me, too. Funny how he never mentioned the Versailles.

  • @bluesdriver6354
    @bluesdriver6354 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Good Job...Great Cars. I owned 5 of them. My 2007 Signature Limited is still going with 431,000 mi with the original motor 4.6ltr. Rides like a dream. There will never be another car like it.

    • @raysegura4139
      @raysegura4139 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I have 2011 towncar excutive L with 491781.0

    • @jeepthing98
      @jeepthing98 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I have a 2010 Signature Limited L with 82k. Guess It's barely broken in.

    • @gyrene070
      @gyrene070 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The group Lincolns Online ran a survey asking Lincoln drivers about their Lincolns. Estimated average engine life, 450,000 miles. That included normal daily drivers, up to New York taxis. Last one I bought was a used 2005 Town Car . Turned out to be the dealers wifes car, with 37,000 miles on it. Hope it outlasts me.

    • @radioguy1620
      @radioguy1620 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      you're probably correct but lets hope

    • @radioguy1620
      @radioguy1620 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gyrene070 suggest spending some bucks to have the chassis detailed and rust proofed on a regular basis.

  • @19553129
    @19553129 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Love those Lincoln's

  • @larryjones-emery807
    @larryjones-emery807 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for the combination of good narration and photography for this tasteful video.

  • @wernerspoerri4088
    @wernerspoerri4088 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    This video was probably produced around 1992+/-. Hence it only makes sense that they would praise the last generation as the most beautiful vehicle to have been produced. Don't forget, this is a promotional video.

    • @richardcarson7094
      @richardcarson7094 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I believe you are right. The narrator is voice actor William Woodson whose last credited role was in 1991. He was famous as the narrator for the mini-series Winds of War and War and Remembrance.

  • @schniggs2011
    @schniggs2011 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a ‘51 Lincoln Cosmopolitan - and it is a honey! Wonderful daily driver

  • @garymcaleer6112
    @garymcaleer6112 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Finest car I ever owned, an '85 Lincoln Signature Town Car. Any back pain? They're gone with this machine. The later models didn't have this level of comfort. But this new Lincoln.....Lovely lines: lovely comfort, through and through.

  • @randy109
    @randy109 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I'm not a Ford guy but Lincolns beat Cadillac in almost every way. Navigator is better than Escalade in my opinion. My gf at the time bought a brand new 2005 Navigator. I put a few thousand miles on it during our time together and it was almost perfect in every way. You can pick up used Navigators for around $40K that are like new. My grandma had a brand new 1959 Lincoln Continental when I was a little kid and in my boyhood memories it was FANTASTIC! You can't go wrong when buying a Lincoln.

    • @KingRoseArchives
      @KingRoseArchives  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      My friend is on his second MK Hybrid and he's loving it. It looks great, handles like a dream and is comfortable.

    • @alekskensington5494
      @alekskensington5494 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      your right in every way lincoln is superior to Cadillac in just about everything if not everything. Reliability, style, and price! and many more things.

  • @stumulne9542
    @stumulne9542 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I had an '89 Town Car. Pretty much a re-packaged Crown Vic, but solid, and reliable. Had to get rid of it when an oil leak showed up that would have cost more to fix than the car was worth. Ended up with a '99 that's still running, but has all kinds of issues. I can't afford to replace it right now. Meantime, I inherited a '98 DeVille, which, I think, was a better car. It's in the shop right now [grin]. The Lincoln goes in when I get the Caddy back. We'll drive 'em until they won't move under their own power....

    • @toinimoore3463
      @toinimoore3463 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You sound like us!😉😁🇺🇸

  • @christiansanden8005
    @christiansanden8005 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Asesome cars! I love the Continental 62, Mark V and 78 Town car! Superb design

  • @Lincolnator721
    @Lincolnator721 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It's something they didn't even think of MPG back then... quite the different times

  • @leach442
    @leach442 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Nice video . . I wish more time was spent on the Lincoln Mark III . . Great car that is under appreciated . .

  • @juanasanelli6831
    @juanasanelli6831 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    WONDERFULL!

  • @garionbush5906
    @garionbush5906 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Best cars ever made!

  • @deltavee2
    @deltavee2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The '69 Mk III was, imho, the pinnacle of a very good line before it and since. Beautifully styled, 460 cubes, I buried the needle on the speedo no problem at all. Black paint and black leather buckets in a black interior. It was like getting into a space ship. Truly a banker's hot rod!

  • @normanmcgill2369
    @normanmcgill2369 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Speaking of the real Lincolns they left out the best looking Lincolns ever, the 58,59 and 60 Lincolns and Continentals.

    • @slicksnewonenow
      @slicksnewonenow 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Strangely enough, nobody seems to consider the '58-'60 Continental a "real" Continental.

    • @normanmcgill6917
      @normanmcgill6917 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@slicksnewonenow Maybe so but why leave it out of a Lincoln "history?" Supposedly they lost money on these cars but today they are worth five times what they cost new and some go way higher at auctions. I don't think any car is more collectible than the 58,59 and 60 Lincolns and Continentals and every week, so it seems, somebody finds another one stuck in a barn just waiting to be resurrected.

  • @KingRoseArchives
    @KingRoseArchives  11 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks Paul. I try to be thorough but sometimes it doesn't work. I'd say that drive would be a bit pricier now than in '61. We just drove from Detroit to LA -- passed through AZ (Flagstaff, Sedona, Phoenix) and averaged 41.5 mpg in our Prius. But have to tell you -- honestly would have been a lot more comfortable in a '61 Lincoln.

  • @solomonelmore94
    @solomonelmore94 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Lincoln is the car to have.

  • @deacon711
    @deacon711 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Could've sworn he said "stylishly large buttocks of the period." @ 4:48 LOL

    • @danielocarey9392
      @danielocarey9392 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      deacon711 Yes. I heard that! Mrs Ford had one? Is that what Freddy Mercury (not Ford) was singing about in "Fat Bottomed Girls?"

    • @LexLohengrin
      @LexLohengrin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hilarious!

  • @dwilsonjr78
    @dwilsonjr78 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I think the latest Lincoln Continental is a great looking car. It's just too bad that the marketplace has shifted towards SUV's because the new Continental is greatly underappreciated.

  • @boldone3517
    @boldone3517 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sir, as a Detriot area resident the Wixom plant was considered the Lincoln plant, but it never had the sole Lincoln production to be profitable. From 1958 to 1976 it also produced the Thunderbird. When the Thunderbird was "downsized" in 1977 its production was moved to another plant. The plant was closed in the early 2000's because for so many years, if just cost too much to run. Great videos, always enjoy them as I am a car person.

  • @larryjones-emery807
    @larryjones-emery807 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love Cadillac. I love Lincoln. I want to own examples of both! At the present, I can only afford to desire them.

  • @DoubleMrE
    @DoubleMrE 10 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Though this is clearly a PR film made by Lincoln itself, it was still a really good video. ;)
    Thanx for the UL!

  • @allenpinnix5241
    @allenpinnix5241 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have near perfect 1990 Mark VII and 1964 Continental Convertible--- just love a Lincoln!

  • @davidtosh7200
    @davidtosh7200 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    For the first time since 1960, 1968 Lincoln Continental finally get a 2 door hardtop, replacing the 4 door convertible. We don't know why it took so long to revived the popular body style.

  • @YeetoLavito
    @YeetoLavito 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm looking at a pristine 2011 town car to accompany my Mark VIII in my driveway.

  • @cougstang
    @cougstang 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    After '79 it was the beginning of the end for the Lincolns.

    • @brucedressel4523
      @brucedressel4523 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      And my 98 mark is the end of the end ...

    • @richardkimble5238
      @richardkimble5238 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      My fleet of Signature L series ranging from 2005 -2012 carrys over 200 pampered, satisfied clients every week, and says: "the end?, whatever"

    • @starxlr7863
      @starxlr7863 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      No 79 was NOT the end for Lincoln. The true end was 1998 for the Mark coupe, 2002 for the Continental and 2011 for the Town Car. Those were the last True Lincoln's of the modern era! The newest Lincoln's are crummy and are just your cookie cutter dressed up regular Ford's. Lincoln's are no longer Lincoln's anymore.

    • @ZelRel
      @ZelRel 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      AMCNorthstar 93 wat about Lincoln LS

    • @judethaddaeus9742
      @judethaddaeus9742 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The ‘77 Versailles was the first sign of real trouble.

  • @streetsmartgeek4824
    @streetsmartgeek4824 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Wrong on the first digital dash. Had a 1979 Buick Riviera with all digital dash/info center.

  • @gordonvincent731
    @gordonvincent731 ปีที่แล้ว

    That blew my mind, I had no idea energy absorbing steering columns were in 1956. My grandfather had a new '57 Premier, then a '64, then his last one was a '69. They just don't build classics anymore. Little look alike SUV's anymore.

  • @chargalant
    @chargalant 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Had a Mark 8. I think that was he last of high performance Lincoln to me.

    • @starxlr7863
      @starxlr7863 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes the Mark 8 and the Continental for 95-02 with the Lincoln InTech 32 Valve V8. They became the Hot Rod Lincoln once again. :)

    • @ZelRel
      @ZelRel 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nope i gotta 2000 continental & only 5 hp shy ov the mark 8

    • @Catboy.
      @Catboy. 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      chargalant yea man I mean they put the v8 from that into the cobra in 96

    • @normanmcgill6917
      @normanmcgill6917 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Catboy. The Cobra was a 302 too but far from being the same engine. My 81 has the same engine but it barely puts out 135 HP., The Cobra had about 600 HP if I'm not mistaken. The 81 is nice to drive but it's no hot rod by any stretch of the imagination.

  • @donaldbuzbee6469
    @donaldbuzbee6469 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lincoln's were truly nice luxury cars, may they rest in peace.

  • @donlittle929
    @donlittle929 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I have owned 3 Lincoln Town cars,1985-1994 and now a 1992. I have loved them all. Great cars, great ride, excellent big car fuel economy. I believe the 1956 Premiere to be the most beautiful of Lincoln cars in the (modern era) but after dropping the Town Car in 2011, I personally think they have lost their way .Much could have been done to continue to upgrade the 1998-2011 Town Car but they did not and in the last years just turned out the same car and then complained sales were dropping off. Whoever made this decision at the ivory towers made a big mistake.

  • @HackoDis
    @HackoDis 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you very much for that. I love the 1960 lincoln continental with the suicide doors. Wish my 1992 came with that :D

  • @e.a.p3174
    @e.a.p3174 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The Mark II was a gorgeous car.

    • @slicksnewonenow
      @slicksnewonenow 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes... The Mk.II was one of the most beautifully designed cars in History.

  • @JoseMartinez-lm3ps
    @JoseMartinez-lm3ps 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That 1961 tho,omg,I need one

  • @robertamato9240
    @robertamato9240 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Bottom line is that Lincoln's are made for the everyday person today,years ago when I was a kid I could only dream of having a Lincoln

  • @robertstohr1762
    @robertstohr1762 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Recently bought a 2009 Lincoln town car signature limited. I’m having a lot of fun without a car payment.

  • @geraldbrienza4474
    @geraldbrienza4474 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    73 Lincoln town car was the best car I’ve every owned.

  • @christophersantana5895
    @christophersantana5895 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    LINCOLN AND CADILLAC ARE HOW LUXURY CARS SHOULD BE.

  • @avioncamper
    @avioncamper 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Cadillac is what a luxury car should be....
    Henry Leland , founder of Cadillac Motor Car company-1902.

    • @starxlr7863
      @starxlr7863 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      No it was Mr. Henry Leland that created both Lincoln and Cadillac but at different dates.

  • @DamienRasheed
    @DamienRasheed 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    So, is there an updated version? Also, they missed the Town Car of the 80's, pretty sure that was an important one as well.

  • @SnepperStepTV
    @SnepperStepTV หลายเดือนก่อน

    When was this program made? There's a Buick history tape like this floating around too. Love Buick and Lincoln and all, but would sure like to know where the Cadillac one is.

  • @ipodchiken
    @ipodchiken 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Those later mark viis are pretty cool

    • @starxlr7863
      @starxlr7863 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes they are. They were and still are great looking and very exciting cars.

  • @mazingasoprano6738
    @mazingasoprano6738 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    They need a revised version with the only Lincoln in many years to deserve credit, The LS8 ! This Vehicle showed that they in a very short time could Compete and Beat the European market BMW,Mercedes,Audi etc in the Sport sedan class. The LS was ahead of itself but its understandable that youth didnt want the stigma of the " Old man Lincoln brand name" witch is the reason for its demise! If FMC continued the LS and dedicated as much into it as Caddy has with their CTS V ,It would be Beast in this day...

    • @mekay9471
      @mekay9471 5 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @rayfridley6649
    @rayfridley6649 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lincoln was also the first car of Ford to offer an automatic transmission. That transmission was GM's Hydra-Matic, same one as with Cadillac.

    • @1983jblack
      @1983jblack 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ford never used the Hydra-Matic. Also, Cadillac may have started development of it but Oldsmobile finished it and offered it first in 1937. Also, Ford introduced the Ford-O-Matic in 1951 in Fords (From what I have read online and in books, Lincoln didn't get it until 1955)

  • @ticnatz
    @ticnatz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great ad......

  • @19553129
    @19553129 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Edsel had it right. Build the best car.

  • @richardkimble5238
    @richardkimble5238 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What about the LSC ?? Long Live Lincoln!!

  • @alekskensington5494
    @alekskensington5494 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    my fav lincoln is the 1961 lincoln continental easily one coach doors two it's a lincoln and three IT'S TRUE LUXURY.

  • @Michael-lo7sq
    @Michael-lo7sq 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Futura was not mention i was waiting for that.

  • @ringvaldse
    @ringvaldse 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This guy must have been paid really well or was smoking some really good dope, the most beautiful car ever built ?!?!

    • @nathanschiel4244
      @nathanschiel4244 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ringvaldse that was at a time when most cars we're still boxy

    • @basitk12
      @basitk12 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nathan Schiel I love boxy n boobies

  • @kusti65
    @kusti65 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Where is 58-60 Lincolns in that video?

  • @FRANCIS6189
    @FRANCIS6189 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh wow...............well then that is OK. I was a little harsh I apologize and if you are the one that posted the Wixon footage, THANK YOU, because that is just amazing! I just about fell over, I haver read everything that I can on Wixom, but had never seen that amazing film. My dream was always to drive my 61 back to "her" factory, but now it's all gone. (I don't think I could afford the gas for that trip (AZ to Wixon) anymore anyway!!!!
    Thanks for the posts!

  • @geralderdek282
    @geralderdek282 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Im not the only one to of noticed how the '58-'59-'60 lincolns were skipped over. Its sad that Ford ignored the fact that they ever existed, by cslling the 68 contintal a mark 3 instead of 6,as the 60 continental was a mark 5. They were truley awsome cars big and beautiful in thier own way and are only now being recognized for that.

  • @FRANCIS6189
    @FRANCIS6189 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    OK, number 1. The Wixom factory built Lincolns AND Thunderbirds, not just Lincolns as the video stated. And number 2, if you are going to talk about the 1961 Lincoln and it extremely influential design, you might want to show one. You showed a 62, 64 and 65, not a 61 in the bunch.

  • @100productionsinc.2
    @100productionsinc.2 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    what about the 93-98 lincoln mark viii??

    • @MattGerhard
      @MattGerhard 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      This film was made before 1993.

  • @MarksofDistinction
    @MarksofDistinction 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Did you put this together or is there a hard copy ??

    • @KingRoseArchives
      @KingRoseArchives  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      79collectors Hi -- I'm anticipating your interest in having a hard copy/DVD. Unfortunately, we haven't the staff or the time to really make our videos available in small lot orders. I appreciate your interest and if we ever figure out how to do that we'll let people know. Thanks for watching.

  • @ZelRel
    @ZelRel 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lincolns are the most prestigous symbolic american luxury cars ever to me idc wat anyone say i kno my history

  • @raymondkay4896
    @raymondkay4896 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Is that Robert Stack? I feel like I'm watching the Untouchables!

  • @Elmo_Fuddleputt
    @Elmo_Fuddleputt 9 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    The 88 Continental is the most beautiful car ever built?! My fat ass.
    Other than that obvious contemporary sales pitch, I enjoyed the video. I have owned a few Lincolns and love them.

  • @cefnonn
    @cefnonn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Gorgeous cars that convey wealth and comfort; the golden age of the internal combustion engine. But they are total 'dinosaurs' now...

  • @denisiwaszczuk1176
    @denisiwaszczuk1176 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Have a 70 MK3 R/H/D in australia . Dash so good , Be nice to know how many made

  • @samuelj.3699
    @samuelj.3699 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Yay Lincoln town car

    • @ohok3608
      @ohok3608 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      love that 77 olds cutlass. very square and sharp.

    • @samuelj.3699
      @samuelj.3699 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +oh ok thank you it is my first car. It was my grandfathers. My next car will be a 1980's Lincoln town car. I really like square cars like these.

  • @Optimistprime.
    @Optimistprime. 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video! But I think they gave the 1988 Continental a little to much praise.

  • @jazaabdullah8846
    @jazaabdullah8846 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My favorite one is 1968.

  • @Chitwn81
    @Chitwn81 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So this was made before the debut of the 1993 Lincoln Mark VIII and then the 2000 world class Lincoln LS Sports Sedan.

  • @deltavee2
    @deltavee2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The narrator sounds distinctly like Robert Stack.

  • @oregonian1966
    @oregonian1966 9 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Look at the company now. Gone to seed.

    • @ZelRel
      @ZelRel 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nope

    • @mattkaustickomments
      @mattkaustickomments 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Actually the. Ew Continentals are gorge.

    • @btinsley1
      @btinsley1 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      yup...Cadillac passed them over a decade ago. Lincoln cars of today are "Meh". Too bad the Lincoln prototypes in the last 10 years weren't placed into production. Those had artistic worth as well as competent & well-placed accessories.

  • @noegarcia4190
    @noegarcia4190 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My car i own gives me confidence reliability and besides identifies me by name: that man who drives a town car ?

  • @KingRoseArchives
    @KingRoseArchives  11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Not sure. Makes sense though.

  • @spacetrucker2952
    @spacetrucker2952 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm about to buy my 3rd Lincoln. My wife is buying a Mercury.

    • @cornellgreen3692
      @cornellgreen3692 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      SPACE TRUCKER A pre-owned Mercury, no doubt. Mercury went the way of Plymouth, Pontiac, and Oldsmobile.

  • @JamesBond-pb2qy
    @JamesBond-pb2qy 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    1988 most beautiful Lincoln ever made not even close junk

  • @Scaredycat1963
    @Scaredycat1963 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Aw, they forgot to talk about the Mark VIII

    • @FuzzelFoxGame
      @FuzzelFoxGame 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They ended on the 92 Town Car, I think the video was released in 93 as the Mark VIII was haha.

    • @starxlr7863
      @starxlr7863 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The Mark 8 and also the new Continental beginning for 1995-02 with Lincoln's InTech 32 Valve V8. By far one of the best engines ever put in a Lincoln. They truly became the Hot Rod Lincoln once again. :)

  • @christiancontreras5349
    @christiancontreras5349 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love my 1990 mark vii.

  • @currencarlsen6720
    @currencarlsen6720 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You didn't mention the mark VIII! Ford first double overhead cam v8

    • @brucedressel4523
      @brucedressel4523 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      no doubt cool video but what the ...

    • @FlatheadV81934
      @FlatheadV81934 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      This might have came out before the mark viii was introduced, they are still advertising the mark vii

    • @brucedressel4523
      @brucedressel4523 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      True. i am just biased as i have owned my C headed 8 for longer than i care to recall

    • @ZelRel
      @ZelRel 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      1998 Continental ?

    • @brucedressel4523
      @brucedressel4523 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      My car is a 1998 black mark 8 lsc with a C cylinder head conversion from an 01 svt cobra, in 1999 the Continental came from the factory with the C heads

  • @1983jblack
    @1983jblack 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I thought I recognized the narrator, Bill Woodson

  • @jeshcy
    @jeshcy 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1st luv lincoln its my favourite american car brand my favourite of the world is Mercedes

  • @ProudQLD
    @ProudQLD 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What about the Mark 8?