A 430-cubic-inch V8 engine and a three-tone interior. Concave fender sculpting and canted quad headlights. 19 feet long. We'll never see cars this fabulous again.
MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE CAR OF ALL TIME.I GREW UP IN ONE BUT SADLY I HAD TO SELL IT IN 2001.OURS WAS METALLIC SILVER WITH A WHITE CONVERTIBLE ROOF, LIKE GOING TO HEAVEN WITHOUT DYING.THE BEST FUTURE WAS IN THE PAST.....GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!!!!!!!❤️
I've always loved this car...wish I was wealthy, 'cause I sure would buy it! What a beauty she is and I like the way the top hides away in the trunk. Ford also used that same top on their four-passenger ThunderBirds! Always gave those cars such a sleek look. Thank you for uploading and sharing this fabulous automobile!!
I was born in 1959. If I ever get the chance to buy my dream car it will be a 1958,59 or 60 one of these. I love how the convertible top operates. Power windwings as well. Love the "Turnpike" rear window. Just magnificent!!! Thank you for sharing this one with us.
I pulled the 430 on one of these that was rusted down to the ground/wheels wouldn't even turn, was parked in left in back yard for 35 years and a RUST bucket! This car is ENORMOUS!
Very nice car! The original convertible tops had a gold Continental star embossed on each of the sail panels just behind the quarter windows. The 58's are the best looking of the 3 years but they had a lot of teething problems. I had a 58 Premier that was built late in the 1958 model run and it had several running changes to the body that weren't on the early ones including 'cocktail shakers', which were harmonic vibration absorbers that were added to each corner front and rear and then there was a large steel plate that was bolted on under the car in the center rear just ahead of the rear axle which helped strengthen the body at that area. The 1960 Lincoln was the most refined and they got everything right as far as the body and mechanics but it isn't the best looking.
Completely agree! The 58's were the sharpest... And I've only seen ONE ragtop that was ALL original, with the gold Connie Star on each side- there was one identical to the one in the video, in a car museum in Conroe, Texas. That particular car only had about 200 actual miles on it, as I remember. But that was about 30 or so years ago. They certainly are BEASTS!
Just had to see another one of these beauty's. Wow, I thought my Dad drove big cars in the early to mid 70's. Thats a big car, gorgeous piece of art of a car.
I remember seeing a Continental convertible of the same vintage in an episode of Alfred Hitchcock presents. Steve McQueen and Peter Lorrie were involved in a game with a cigarette lighter. The stake was McQueen's pinkie versus Lorri's Lincoln. It actually belonged to the character's sister.
It hurts me to see that he is not interested how the engine is running. Is he not interested in how to use old engines ? I think this engine idle is 1000 RPM. This is too mutch !
wrong color, and we do not see much of the car, just a dull driver who does not seem to apreciate the ride that much, and he better should. they will never make luxury cars like thi sanymore
