Big Bad Brougham Mobile: The Lincoln Continental Mark III 

What about even fitting it

Yeah, fitting one of those gigantic land yachts in your garage may be problematic. I friend bought a 1960 Lincoln Continental Mark V to fix up, but could not fit that 19 foot-long car in his garage. The 1960 Lincoln Continental Mark V was gargantuan! Weighing in at 5150 pounds, she had a length of 227.2 inches (including the Dagmar bullet bumpers), 80.3 in wide, 53.1 in high, and a wheelbase of 131 inches. Price was $6,595 to $10,235 for the Executive Limousine model. The 1961 Lincoln Continental was 14.8 inches shorter at 212.4 inches long, with a wheelbase of 123 inches, and weighed "only" 4930 lbs. for their leaner and lower look of 1961. 1960 Averages Avg. Car Cost: $2,600 Avg. Household Income: $5,315 Avg. Home: $12,700 Avg. Gallon of Gas: $0.31 - JOYRIDE SERIES - S1 EP1 | 1960 Lincoln Continental Mark V ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xaule5ISQ7w.html - 1960 Lincoln Continental Mark V Convertible - Restored by CCH ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JnkIYwc_51k.html - 1960 Lincoln Continental Mark V Found after 40 years hiding in garage ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-X95kLejK4qo.html - Ed's Auto Reviews: Modernist Masterpiece: 1961 Lincoln Continental ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BlJk9p2YSrA.html

The engines in these old cars aren't too tricky to maintain, tuning takes a bit of practice but with enough fiddling you'll get it to work. Especially if you buy one that's already in decent shape, you won't have much to worry about. Other than that, in my experience, the main challenge of older cars is everything around the engine - the electrical system, anything vacuum operated, and other accessories, which any old luxury car will be full of. If you just want to drive the car then you can get away with not worrying about that stuff beyond the essentials like turn signals and windows and whatnot. Plus, in my experience, Fords of this era are shockingly reliable when taken care of. I used to semi-daily-drive a '66 Thunderbird. The engine and transmission rarely ever gave me problems, it was just the electrical system that had issues, and that was only because of abuse from previous owners. A Continental is basically a more upscale Thunderbird so I'd expect a well-kept example to be an excellent reliable daily driver so long as you don't mind averaging 10 mpg.

I have 5, come and take one

​@@rt_goblin_hoursMy neighbor has a Mark V. His house was built in 1940 and the driveway goes beside the house to garage. The Mark V is parked under one of those prefab carports with a car cover.

A 10 year old car is old, a 20 year old car is an antique, 30 years and older are a classic.

You COULD have DUMPED this barge!

Perry Mason had cool cars too

Joe Cannon drove a Mark IV but I liked Matt Helm in his Mark III better!

@@hardyboy1959 It was Frank Cannon and yes in the early episodes of first season possibly into the second season he did in fact have a Mark iii.

@@hardyboy1959 "The Wrecking Crew" had an annoying soundtrack (too much "ba ba bah .. ba ba bah .. ba ..." going on in the background), but I loved the car chases. The fast but clumsy Mark III was all over the road, but it still kept ahead of that old Mercedes. Dean Martin was going to make one more sequel, but after what happened to Sharon Tate, he gave up the idea.

@@dougn2350 In the first episodes, Perry had a Ford Skyliner AND a Cadillac Convertible while playboy Paul Drake would cruise around his 2-seater T-Bird which he alternated with his Corvette. That's why I watched Perry Mason as a kid.

But was it a dream to drive?

​@@phantom0456 It was but I would prefer to wake up in a Mercedes W116 🤷‍♂️

Jesus Christ. Someone needs to get you some help.

@@philojudaeusofalexandria9556 🤣🤣🤣

Can I have one?

Right on!

You might have his 1st name wrong. last name is right for sure. William Conrad was the "I dare ya to know this battery of me"/Blacksheep Squadron/Wild Wild West short little faaker. (I was a skinny faaker 😁)

I enjoyed seeing "Frog One" driving the Mark III in Nice and NYC.

Watching that series right now. Oh, and Capt. Beefheart is the s#it!!!

The Mark V could be a handful. It wasn't designed for handling. It was a great cross country car. I've owned two of them, and loved them. They got 8 mpg, and unfortunately they would not fit in a normal sized garage, and often not even in a parking space, though I would never use one for a daily driver. Which wound up being the reason I got rid of the last one. It was in like new condition, I live in Phoenix, AZ, where the summer sun destroys cars, and I had no way to protect it. I sold it to someone who loved it as much as I did, and had a place to keep it. To me, the Mark V was the most beautiful luxury car ever made. No BMWs for me.

@@geraldscott4302 My father, my brother and me drove from Portland Or to Reno Nevada in that car. It was so awesome, just floating down the road. Then you come to the Oregon California border mountains and by god you paid attention to those curve speed signs.

@@jonbaker3728 I live near Phoenix, AZ. I drive to Forest Grove, OR and back (about 20 miles west of Portland) twice a year. I used to take I-10 into CA, then get on I-5 near LA, and go north into Portland. I decided I no longer wanted to go through CA, and started going north, through NV, across ID, and into OR from the east. The scenery was not as good, but the roads are mostly straight. You just set the cruise control, put on your favorite music, kick back and cruise for hundreds of miles at the time. With the price of gas today, that would be an expensive trip in a '70s Lincoln. My current '07 Mercury Grand Marquis gets 30 mpg highway.

*460ci. I would be shocked if 460cc would even move that boat. Lol

460cc? That’s a tiny twin-cylinder engine from a small motorcycle!

Sorry… I’m an absolute Idiot for missing that! I’m glad people noticed.

@@kellingtonlink956 - No worries.😉 Gave us a good laugh.🤭 👍

I just went to IMDb and watched the trailer, hahaha, that was great!

I'm hoping Ed considers doing some videos on cars featured in film/tv at some point.

Was that the cars owned by the gentleman who owns NPD in florida? Dennis Cage was the host I think. That was a great video. Having owned my Mark lll since 1985 I can't tell you how excited I am all these years later to see the admiration and attention they get! They are really well built cars with Vault like quality. I also own the donor car a 67 Tbird coupe and that too has superior build quality. I bought that one in 1989 and still have it as well

@@jakereal3604 Good catch! That was the episode of MyClassicCar that featured NPD's three Marks.

It was.

This is a PERFECT anecdote. Your Dad probably wished he'd been given a BMW 530i, hadn't he?

@@floydblandston108 close, but no. The next “company car” he got at a new company was a 164e Volvo which all members of the family had ownership of and all together we had 9 “accidents” in that tank and it never let us down, so my dad bought the only 1984 Volvo 760 GLE, VW powered straight 6 turbo diesel, with intercooler, in silver, with black leather interior. Unfortunately my sister totaled it in 2004. Btw: my mom called the 164e a tit bouncer, and hated it.

Adam’s channel, Rare Classic Cars & Automotive History, is always a must-watch for me. I especially like that he sometimes showcases those weird Canada-only variations on models and trim-lines from the four major car makers of the 1960s and 70s.

I think my '71 had that little ass end wiggle! One of the best cars I've ever owned. They started to turn into real s#itwagons after '72.

I want Ed to do some videos on film/tv cars... Dan Tanna's T-Bird, Route '66 Corvette, Rockford's Firebird. The Plymouth Belvedere GTX in Tommy Boy, Stallone's custom '49 Mercury in Cobra, etc.....

so damn true !!

I always liked the Gremlin.

@@openeyes-411 I've seen one or two sketches of the next gen Gremlin, I wanna see what Edward has in mind along with the other models. Something tells me the Ambassador will get the Luxury SUV Treatment.

If you want to know what the next generation of AMC 's would have been like, just look at the Dodge Magnum and Chrysler 300. There is your bigger, better Sportabout and Concord sedan. They were obsolete Mercedes underneath, but styled by AMC designers.

It's strange he didn't tell you how utterly ugly it was ...

Imo the T-Bird's turned to crap after the 60's

😂😂😂😂😂 nope

Those Town Coupes were rarer than hens teeth. All were built in 1 year, but it took Ford 4 years to sell all 300 units.

8-6-4, who even thought of that in the late 70s, it took 4 more decades nearly for the auto industry to make the tech work properly

in 2001, I used to have an 81 Seville with the V8-6-4. The Caddy with the "Bustleback" or "Hump" trunk. I loved that car, and the 864 thing always worked perfectly. The car was all original right down to the stereo with the built-in CB radio. When it got over 30, and into a cruise, the 864 would kick in smoothly. It would go to 6 for a bit, then to 4. It did sound a bit strange with half the exhaust pulses missing, but when I needed power, I'd give 'er some beans and it would revive the other 4 cylinders in a fraction of a second, and would haul ass. Never ever had any issue with it, and I drove it a LOT! Lovely machine. Had well over 90K on it. (Long Story) That is until... (sigh) My girlfriend at the time borrowed it. She brought it back and told me that it was a POS, since it couldn't do donuts. (mind you, the Sevilles were FWD) "Do WHAT!? You were doing donuts in my f---king Cadillac! It's FRONT WHEEL DRIVE, you moron!" She kept up her usual "Nuh uh!" and argued with me about the placement of the engine. (It was not transversely mounted like a typical FWD setup) But long story, short, (Well sort of short) She fried the transmission in such a way that it was permanently locked in second gear. No neutral, park, reverse... just second gear, no matter where the shift lever was Only the parking pawl kept it from moving with the shifter in park, but the transmission was still trying to move the car. Without being able to get in to OD, the the 864 part would not activate. That was the end of that! One night I had to leave work on my lunch break, go to the next town, pick her up, and take her home. Then get back to work. All in one hour. 75 MPH in second gear on the interstate, the water pump let go, sending the fan through the radiator. The now loose fan and and whipping belts tore out every hose and wire in their path. The car was dead. I should have told her to walk home... Dumped the b---ch a month later after a huge fight about the Chevy Corsica that "replaced" the Caddy. (I wouldn't let her use it, and she wouldn't accept that)

@@KPTGR8They actually began engineering that engine in the early 1960’s. The 8-6-4 in its 1st iteration was seen in the 1968 Cadillac Eldorado. The 8-6-4 that went into the 81’ Cadillacs was simply a modified version of the same engine that was 1st used in 68’. They also began engineering the HT4100 in the mid. 1960’s and it debuted in 1982 although it was rushed into production due the failure that was the 8-6-4. The HT4100 wasn’t supposed to debut until the 1985 redesigned Cadillac Deville.