1956 Continental Mark II & 1971 Buick Riviera 

That Continental is gorgeous. With the 1969 running gear, it must be an absolute pleasure to drive.

Stunning automobile. A high water mark in American manufacturing.

I have an original sales brochure for the Mark II. It's a hard bound book. No photos, just illustrations. Classy presentation for sure.

THIS CONTINENTAL RIDE IS FIT 4 ROYALTY TO DRIVE. A REAL DREAM CAR. THE COLOR BLUE IS PERFECT 4 THIS CLASSIC RIDE

I think the '56 and the '63 are the most beautifully designed and classiest cars ever designed. And the Buick is stunning.

I love the Mark II. So classy. The shade of blue used, so perfect. I could watch videos on that car endlessly. Thanks mustache guy! 😜

In '72, my dad had a brand new 1 with 455cid STAGE 1. He loved it. In the summer we would drive it all the way to Coral gables. He didn't get the cruise control, instead he got the Speed Alert buzzer set @ 75mph. We kids would hear it buzz many times. It was a car that would go faster than you thought. Cruise & float all the way on the interstate #95. The way my dad drove, the secondarys would get a turn ALWAYS on highways. When Buick Riviera GS was a true sleeper. My dad fell in love with the Buick Riviera GS since the l8 '60s. Every 2/3 years he would buy a new one Depending on the changes. Boy, was he NOT A HAPPY CAMPER when the 455 lost power & discontinued. But, he switched to the Smaller Caddy because they had a V8. He was a lil happy with the 500cid fuel injection in '76. We still took our east coast trips but now he had other drivers. Terrible back seat driver he was. I wish he was around even in the back seat.♥️

Two very different cars, but both equally beautiful!

Elegant and beautiful

The Continental mark II is gorgeous,

I remember when i was eleven my local Sinclair gas station owner bought a new 71 Buick Riviera. I had never seen anything like that car.It was gold on gold , truly an eye catcher. I remember when the 1982 Buick Riviera came out and won MTCY , i entered the Motor Trend win the Car of the Year contest to try and win that Beautiful car. It was my dream car.The next year Ford brought out the 1983 Mercury Cougar and that's what i bought. The Buick Riviera was way out of my price range. I have been a fan of the Buick Riviera every since i laid my eyes on the 71 model year Riviera and even after GM down sized it.

OMD what a beautiful machine I really love the continental mkii so elegant

Luv the historical nod 2 these timeless cars! Keep it up plz!

My boss used to let me drive his 1967 Riviera for weeks at a time. Lots of fun for a poor teenager. :)

Gorgeous.

such a unique rear end on the Riv deserved a lift of the trunk lid, good vid

The 73 I had in the early 80s had a split bench and an 8track. The 73 I bought last October has a console and a cassette. The old ford's you could get in any color:as long as it was black. These rivieras came with any engine as long as it was a 455. The gs had a 455 with 10 more horsepower

It's gorgeous.

Your video is not only entertaining, it's also educational! I always thought that the 1956 Continental Mark II was Lincoln Continental. I hadn't realized that they were two different automobiles. Thank you for the well put together video, I actually learned something today. I have subscribed, too!

Continental mark 2 is my favourite car 1956 especially in white

I had a 73 Riviera. Bought it in 84. Was my first car. White with blue interior. Bought it for $1000. Had a little rust, mostly under the trunk lid, but could have easily been restored. The interior was mint. Traded it after I blew the engine. Wish i had that car today. Rare. The 73's had slight styling changes because of new bumper regulations. The rear point was flattened, the front bumper was much bigger. Technically it was no longer a boat tail as the rear bumper no longer ended in a point. Not quite as nice looking as the 71 & 72 but still had the style. Power went down a bit. I think mine put out 280 hp. I could still spin the rear tires at times though and it would get up and move. 12 mpg highway though with that 455.

These cars are gorgeous.

I looks like a classic coupe. What a beauty. Thanks

Both of these are awesome

I love the 71 riv.,back in 73 i almost bought one.took it for a short test drive & I watched the gas gauge go down quickly.I could see myself sitting in those long gas lines running out of gas & pushing that thing up to the pumps.

The split window design was to facilitate production. I have a 72 Riviera and it has a 60/40 split bench seat. It easily holds six. The truck is awkward but easily accommodates a couple sets of golf clubs. These were known as banker's muscle cars at the time.

Most Beautiful car on the Planet!!

WOW, WOW, WOW..... Breathless, this is one hell of a car.

back in the day...the legendary mommie dearest joan crawford drove 1 of these fine beauties no doubt hers had the optional dealer installed coat-hanger convenience shifter package.

Both cars are stunningly beautiful! However the guy with the old fashioned mustache would fit perfectly in an old Ford T .

Lovely.

Imagine having your own manufacturers engineering at your disposal and pulling in with your car saying "put this and that in it....make it happen".

I had a '72 Riviera 455 (2bbl) that I bought in 1982 for $800. Big cars with big engines did not hold value on the used market very well after the Arab Oil Embargo. Even after the oil crisis, the trend was toward high-MPG cars, hence, I bought it from the original owner on the cheap. The car was clean and rust-free (just needed the paint rubbed out), with around 80k on the clock. It was finished in gold, with a tan or saddle colored leather interior. Thank goodness it didn't have a vinyl top as many big cars of the era did. Despite the EPA motor, the big block torque gave it decent acceleration. Of all the cars I've owned, I wish I'd kept this one! After two years, I sold it to my then girlfriend's mother for $400. What was I thinking?

awesome cars, wish I had them.....

Wow, enjoyed watching the whole video without having to hear the words, "Mclaren P1."

All of the large GM cars in ‘71 had those vent louvers in the trunk lid (including our Delta 88), and maybe all of them did. The idea was the slipstream coming off the roof would create a mild vacuum and pull air from the interior. That was the only year GM did it. GM discovered that under some conditions caused negative pressure zones and actually draw exhaust gases back into the car.

Your Mark 2 is beautiful.I would feel like the bees knees driving around in that !

The vents are part of the flow-through ventilation system.

Mr. Chu's you're cool old school I like the way your cruise it man I like to be like you when I grow up much love

Both those boats, I mean cars, are absolutely beautiful. I bought a 1975 Riviera in 1980 and had it for a few years. It had the crap 454 motor and I had nothing but trouble with it.

Thanks,I always learn something here.

Two amazing cars!!!!!

I had to go back and replay the video at the 3:55 mark because I thought I heard "the 400th anniversary." Gorgeous car.

BEST CAR SHOW EVER, caps aren't locked that's shouting.

I noticed that the Continental air conditioning vents are in the roof. In theory, that would be the ideal position for them.

Rolling art!! Lincoln reminds me of Brutus? car in Popeye...the Riv and that boat tail is classic, BOP always had way nicer interiors than the Chebbies .

One of the Cars that Elvis purchased and kept till he died . On didplay at Graceland.

The riviera vents are for flow through ventilation.

Also, If you ever bothered to read the 1971 Buick Owners Manual on page 25 you would know that the things you call louvers are VENTS and part of the new VENTILATION SYSTEM, they were not there for looks.

Possible most beautiful car ever produced!

now that,s a beautiful car

My favorite car since the day it was released.

What a beautiful automobile.

I can only imagine if Frank Costanza were to accidentally sit on that Continental hood ornament! 😂😂😂

18 people did not like this episode?!?!?!?! Are they nuts?

I like the older Rivieras. Though I'm an old guy, I was not familiar with the Continental.

the moustache is much more epic than the car

Each of Henry Ford's grandsons, Henry Ford II, Benson, and William Clay, for many years had their own Continental Mark II. Benson drove a green one and Henry II drove a black one. About 3000 of them were built of which around 1500-2000 survive in all conditions. That survival rate is high for such an old car. FoMoCo lost about $1000 on each produced which is a loss relative to the dealer invoice price of around $8000 which was substantial. At the time FoMoCo marketing had the right idea that the next new automotive niche was the specialty luxury coupe. But they aimed too high in the market with this car, thus the loss on each produced. Realizing their mistake they moved downward in price with the 1958 Thunderbird which was a profitable vehicle. Surprisingly, many of these facts were not discussed in this video.

Wow

Love it, but I think the Mark III looks even better inside and out.

Open the hood , button it up! Yes Sir! I'm driving! Yes Sir Mr Big Mo

Thanks, admittedly, it is a little more extravagant than my 1956 FORD/4D/Thunderbird Engine/auto/ ac(?, did not work)White with Blue Velour INT,ETC, a low Mileage Florida ( supposedly)car that we bought in 1965: was totaled in early 1966.. Anyways, I had plans for that 56,; interestingly do not see many 56 Deluxe(?) Fords in shows, most cumstomized.

Wow it has even had the lousy vacuum wiper thing replaced by an electric one.

Nice car! And 460 powered!

Amazing car, amazing story, I mean the Continental.

1956 and 1957 are the only two years for Lincoln Continental Mark II, and it only came with 2 door hardtop. No two tone paint was offered, but it came with several colors, such as black, blue, green, maroon, red, and white. If they would have a 1958 Lincoln Continental Mark II, it would have 4 headlights, like most 1958 cars and all pick up trucks, but it does not happened.

Despite the low compression 455's offered in the 1971-72 full sized Buick's they could still haul ass in drivability and performance.

I bet that car would look great in a high gloss black.

Two great cars on my to buy list but I prefer the 73 model. Those rear vents leaked water.

'They decided to try their luck' ÝUP, sounds like a good corporate strategy...

Although I prefer the '70... '71 and later Rivieras are the ones to own. Their lower compression ratio lends better to modern ethanol blended fuels... but the Q-jet carbs still boil over.

That car would come to a hair under 96K today. For a top of the line luxury car; that about in line with today’s prices.

Those rear vents not only kept the fumes out but Im wondering if it was to help with cig smoke, back then everyone did No new cars that I know of didnt have a cig lighter and ashtray even in the back seat . I was young enough to be around when you could still smoke in restaurants.

To my eye it bears resemblance to Thunderbird.

Nice Mark II but The battery at the worst possible uncomfortable place. Riviera a full size corvette window

Wooow !!!

I had one of these continentals in 1972. paid 700.00 for it. should have kept it. in the end, the rich end up owning everything cool.

Beautiful. Car. Indeed.

The downfall of the continental was being too expensive for the clientele Ford Motor Company had. But is still a very elegant and classy ride, plus having that car being owned by William Ford Sr certainly makes this one more special.

Gangster ass cars both of them

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The Lincoln looks very similar to one owned by Elizabeth Taylor, What happened to the Lincoln used in the 40's Batman serials?

Do you have any videos on the 1964 Chrysler New Yorker?

1956 Continental Mark II (aut. 3) Continental Mark II (aut. 3) , model year 1956, version for North America U.S. (up to November) 2-door coupe body type RWD (rear- wheel drive), automatic 3-speed gearbox petrol (gasoline) engine with displacement: 6029 cm3 / 367.9 cui, advertised power: 212.5 kW / 285 hp / 289 PS ( SAE gross ), torque: 545 Nm / 402 lb-ft characteristic dimensions: outside length: 5550 mm / 218.5 in, width: 1969 mm / 77.5 in, wheelbase: 3200 mm / 126 in reference weights: shipping weight 2189 kg / 4825 lbs estimated curb weight: 2270 kg / 5000 lbs how fast is this car ? top speed: 193 km/h (120 mph) (©theoretical); accelerations: 0- 60 mph 11© s; 0- 100 km/h 11.6© s (simulation ©automobile-catalog.com); 1/4 mile drag time (402 m) 18© s (simulation ©automobile-catalog.com) 1956 Continental Mark II (aut. 3) Detailed Performance Review fuel consumption and mileage: average estimated by a-c©: 22 l/100km / 12.8 mpg (imp.) / 10.7 mpg (U.S.) / 4.5 km/l, more data: www.automobile-catalog.com/make/continental/mark_ii_continental/mark_ii_continental/1956.html

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Hey big bro Dennis! Unbelievable cars that your friend has here, man. Love them both-very different eras but both over the top exercises in awesome American style! I would kick my floppy sneakers off my tubesocked stocking feet and jump in the backseat with a chick in either one. Tho I think I would prefer the Riviera! :) JV Johnny

Interesting that in the mid-50's Citroen came out with the DS 19 which was 50 years ahead of anything else, and light years ahead of anything made in the US.

hand made parts....ooh $$$$$$$$

Oh good, this one has electic wipers.

I know one thing, back in 77 when New York was burning, my buddy had a coca brown, w tan split vinyl top, tan interior, Spokes and White walls, and that car turned heads, used to play The Trammps on the8 track, and cruise till we were out of gas money, it burnt it by the hr

Elvis Presley had a white 1956 continental mark 2 and in 1958 he had a phone fitted,,,, car phone in 1958!!!

The Lincoln remains me of a 1st gen buick Riviera

The interior of this Riviera appears to be from the otional GS package, but this is not a GS car. My '71 had a very plain looking bench but the exterior color was a remarkable medium brown w/a pinkish tone (tope???) LOVE the history on the Continental!!!! 460 C6 is perfect especially given the history. GM has always been considered the styling leader, but this I'd have to say more restraint than a Cad but just as stylish making it dare I say "technically" more stylish, as were the '60s Lincolns. Not that I didn't love my 5 '50s/60s Cadillacs, but my '66 and '71 Lincolns were cars amazing too.

They just don't make em like they used to!!

The rear remind me of a corvette. One piece instead of a 2 piece

$10K got a anice house in 1955

Was the 368 a Y-block ?

I bet he does not have a 1966 Stainless Steel Lincoln from Allegheny Ludlum...In the early 70s the CEO of Allegheny Ludlum in Pittsburgh parked his car on the VIP 1st floor of the Mellon Square parking garage, and we would walk past it each Sunday waiting in line after church to pay the parking tab...

10 grand in 1956 equals to about 100,000 in 2020.

5 PASSENGER ,,,,,,,,,,,,, I HAD 1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!