Ferlin lived 2 miles from me growing up. That was his Limousine and it was a fixture in Hendersonville, TN. Tammy did have a Lincoln limousine and she also had a Rolls-Royce sedan in white. Tennessee title search proves both.
Very interesting info John, thank you for sharing. Ferlin’s car looked really good in that silver. I really want to drive one of those some day. The presence of that car is just fantastic.
Sadly you can tell that the passenger side doesn’t get near the sun exposure the front and drivers side gets. I noticed how glossy and deep the blue is on that one side. Sad they are indeed just sitting there. A car’s worst enemy.
i was there was told these vehicles the founder of the museum finds these vehicles in action and brings them here for display just like the bus of Jim Reeves these are vehicles of country singers. you must visit the museum when you can its awesome.
Nice update. That is Tamny Wynettes Lincoln limo. Sad to see it in that shape I owned her xhusbands (George Jones) 1979 Lincoln Continental Towncar many years ago and came across this lino while proving provenance for my car One other point- those 1996 to 2009ish Cadillac that you said have good motors... those were infamously bad the Northstar engines were absolutely Awful Anyways that's for the videocof Brady in all its glory
Thank you my friend! I probably should have said interesting motors ha. I just kind of remember they used them/the blocks in the Aurora GT1 race cars and I think the Cadi twin turbo race car. Very cool that you owned George’s car as well. Do you have any photos of it still? I’d love to see them if you do.
Thank you my friend for the kind comments and support. I’m on the hunt for more fun cars so more videos coming. A lot of rare stuff in some of the smaller Texas towns.
There's a guy a few hours drive from me, who has the pink Cadillac that Elvis Presley bought his mother. I think he also has a car that was owned by Hank Williams.
In 1982, I had just returned from a 4 month TAD at Thule, Greenland. I had a "wickedly good paycheck" coming from a part time job as an AC mechanic for a friends charter bus operation, and went to collect the 'ill gotten booty', when the phone rang. It was a booking agent for some record company, and one of their musical artist's touring busses had thrown (I believe) the fiber gear on the air compressor, near Longwood, Pennsylvania. Next thing I know, I'm on my way to Longwood in a nearly new MC-9; it was their "executive" coach, with card table, and an area in the back outfitted for use as a bar. When I arrived, I expected to go to Baltimore, the artist was Tammy Wynette, and I wound up in Baltimore; Rocky Mount, NC; Richmond, VA; and an area near Nashville, her home. She tipped well, and only barked about my driving too slowly for her taste one time.
It is very sad to me to see such beautiful pieces of art and engineering falling apart. It’s my hope that some of these can be saved if people see these videos.
@@theautohistorian original owner 75 Monte Carlo. In the early 80's when the vinyl landau roof began to rust underneath, had it ripped off, painted Jennifer blue as per the rest of the car, been garage kept since 75
I remember when Tammy Wynette’s limo you are videoing was for sale! I wanted to buy it but didn’t have the space because of it size! if I knew someone would trash it I would have found a way to save it.
Re the factory air on the '53 Fleetwood, most had the clear plexiglass "tubes" that piped the cold air up into overhead mounted vents in the headliner. However, you could request a delete of the tubes with the cold air coming out of two vents on the rear package shelf. This Fleetwood is one of those cars. The rear fender mounted air scoops are the external giveaway that this is a factory air conditioned Cadillac...
I had a black1975 Cadillac Series 75 formal with dk blue crushed Medici velour interior in the rear end a black leather driver compartment straight bench with armrest. 500cuin motor and 3 speed transmission. What a beautiful driver for both front and rear passengers. The Ferlin Cadillac has the optional privacy option with the landau irons. The rear quarter window delete added to the price of the limousine which started north of $10k
Very cool car Jose. I love Cadillacs in black. Do you have any photos of it? If so feel free to share them on a Facebook page I created for this channel. I love seeing these cars. facebook.com/groups/ryantheautohistorian/
We had a black 1978 Cadillac Fleetwood limousine without partition. Completely stock. No pimping. We enjoyed it very much. Would love to have a 1975 or 1973. The Lincoln is fine. Especially because it is not white.
That early 50s caddy looks like the car Hank Williams died in...love the cat. I'd have taken it home with me or at least went and got them a bag of food.
Sad that these cars are not at all being cared for. Both the limos with the vinyl roofs are rusted out under the vinyl and need immediate intervention to be saved. Even the newer cars have nearly flat tires. Interesting indeed, but sad to watch them decay like this.
They definitely need some work. Tammy’s car looked to have been in somewhat good shape not too long ago, at least according to a few things I’ve seen on a google. Rust is just no fun.
Should always carry cat food and paper bowls in the car. Even if you should run across a stray pup they’ll eat cat food, were as cats won’t eat dog food. I always have something for cat squirrels and birds, ya just never know.
I’m going to start carrying food going forward, great idea! They were really cool looking cats for sure. I didn’t know the info about dog food, very interesting. Thank you so much for watching as well my friend!
Cool finds! That Lincoln limo is really neat, especially from that era….a rather rare bird, even if it isn’t Tammy’s car! I have a slightly newer (1985) Lincoln six door limo that I almost daily drive. Fantastic cars!!
Thank you my friend! Do you have any photos of your Lincoln? I would love to see that. I started a face book page where we can share those kind of pics. facebook.com/groups/ryantheautohistorian/?exp=dc78
@@theautohistorian absolutely! I just posted to your group! Ive got some of my cars on my YT channel if you would like to check them out! I’ll be subbing as well! Thanks!
That's her car. A pine tree fell on it in a storm in Gardendale Alabama. It was perfect till the storm, I tried to buy it. The owner wouldn't sell it. Before or after.
@@fehronemo thanks so much! I appreciate it! I’ve always loved odd, quirky vehicles that you don’t see everywhere…these limos DEFINITELY fit the bill!!
I would love to see it fully restored and back out on the road. That blue really is nice. Hopefully this video can get someone’s attention and maybe some donations to the museum that could help them fix and protect them. Thank you for watching the video as well my friend!
I love that limo BUT ITA ASHAMED ITS JUST SITTING THERE TO RUST the sun is killing the interior . I would have loved to see inside Feeling Husky’s limo . THANKS for the find
I know these 70s cars had some issues but for some reason they are really growing on me. Maybe I’m just a bit nostalgic for that era or something. Thank you so much for watching my friend!
my late maternal grandmother drove a used 1979 Cadillac Coupe Deville in the 80s when me and my younger brother were little kids she traded it for a used 1984 Buick Skylark 4 door sedan then she traded that for a 1990 Toyota Camry so I'm partial to the old cars always either wanted a 68 Eldorado convertible in red with black trim a 77 Seville in Sable black with Ox Blood red interior a 1992 Fleetwood Brougham or a 2001 Sedan Deville my late maternal grandfather had a 68 Eldorado Convertible when my mom was a kid and eventually traded it for a 1972 Oldsmobile 98 Coupe
Very cool Courtney thank you for sharing and do you have any photos of the cars? If so could you share on our Facebook page? facebook.com/groups/ryantheautohistorian/?exp=dc78 I’m really fascinated by these cars.
Oh Sir then had an excellent car, Ive got an 73 T- Bird and 78 Lincoln mk v and I love them to this day. I think that limo is an 79, no opera window ( though early production 79 had them) but that boomerang anttenae on back is 79 and you had one!!"
Its too bad that these historical cars will rot away and then nobody will want them,they should be restored so future generations can enjoy what the pioneers of country music sounded like ,not the crap today
Yes I hope to get back soon. When I first spotted the cars from the road I was so focused on them I didn’t even realize it was a museum until I got a bit closer lol. Very cool town and cars though. Thank you for watching the video my friend!
@@theautohistorian THE VELOUR WAS TRULY THE MOST COMFORTBLE MATERIAL TO SIT ON, NOT TOO HOT NOT TOO COLD IN THE WINTER LIKE LEATHER IS, EASY TO REPLACE, ETC. LOVE YOUR VIDEOS.
It really was a fun place to find. So much history. I love country music so it was also nice to be introduced to such great musicians that I wasn’t that familiar with. Thank you for watching my friend!
That’s a good drive my friend! How long did you drive for? And I do need to slow down for sure, I get a bit excited when I’m around cool cars ha! Thank you for watching the video as well!
There are cool cars especially the Lincoln limousine and the cadillac limousine my dad used to have a 1972 gold cadillac brougham my dad got it for only 50 cents from an old guy the guy told my dad if you gave me that fifty cent pice the car is yours so my dad had gave the guy the fifty cent pice it had 80 thousand original miles with a 472 my dad had told me that the cadillac had broken down so my dad sold it for a hundred dollars 💸 💵 💲 this was in the early 90s I was 9 or 10 at the time
Very cool Nathan! Do you have any photos of the 72? If so could you share them on the Facebook page I created for this channel? I love these cars. facebook.com/groups/ryantheautohistorian/?exp=dc78
@@theautohistorian it sure did! The production Aurora used a downsized version, 4.0, still with 32V per cylinder though. Smaller Northstar essentially. The Aurora was a very neat car.
Every old car was once somebody's car. Just bc a lot of ppl (more than most) heard someone singing and then rode in a car to go somewhere or touched something hardly increases it's value. Although some believe it does. Most under 30 today would say, "Who is/was Tammy Wynette ?"
@@theautohistorian At least Ernest's only needs a paint job or at the bare minimum some clear coating and waxing. Tammy's needs a new fender, a new top (or just scrap the vinyl, hate that on cars anyway) and some dent repair among other things.
Thank you for the kind words and watching the video my friend! I’m still learning but it’s a lot of fun documenting the cars and chatting here in the comments so I have many more videos on the way!
Not sure on the tires. I tried to zoom in but just not clear enough. They do look good though. These cars are owned by this museum. www.hillbillyhits.com/museum/museum Thank you so much for watching as well my friend!
That looks like a Lincoln Mark v or maybe a Mark 6 Lincoln you can tell by the gigantic front hood it's almost as big as the remainder of the car and, and if you'll notice that Wing antenna on the trunk there's a phone in that car back in those days they were radio phones and you would hit a button that would get you to the closest Radio antenna that would pick up the signal and you can make a phone call and it was expensive.
The Lincoln limo was made from a 1977 Lincoln Continental sedan, NOT a Mark series Continental. That grille was used on the 77 through 79 Lincoln Continental sedan and coupe and Town Car and Town Coupe. Despite having a Town Car badge on the left front fender (perhaps it was crunched and replaced before) that is not the loose pillow style Town Car interior. Those are also 78 or 79 (or later) wire wheel covers. I had a 77 cream and cordovan luxury edition Town Car and a 79 two tone silver and medium charcoal Town Car with red leather interior and those same wire wheel covers.
It does need some work for sure. Very cool car though and related history. I feel like this body style is kind of getting popular again with collectors.
Not my favorite interior but it’s starting to have some kind of charm the older they get. The 70s is just a very interesting time for me when it comes to automotive history.
@@maxschlotter4596 I didn't pay a lot of attention to the grill but yes you are correct but it also looks like it had a full fender skirts which I believe the last year was 77 the 78th and 79 is really did not have fender skirts
Josh Turner has a great song 🎵 Loretta Lynn's Lincoln 😃. I had a 78 Town Coupe. Total LAND YACHT! Wish I had never let it go. 😪 Have had several Cadillac LAND YACHTS as well. BIG was definitely Better. With all the kitty 😺 around, guess you're a 🐈 illac man. 😉 😜
Lol definitely a lot of cats. Very cool year on the Lincoln as well! Do you have any photos of it? If so can you share on our Facebook page? I love these cars. facebook.com/groups/ryantheautohistorian/?exp=dc78
Old school just recently got a tablet and still don't know much. Tried to read your complete response but couldn't get second part. Not even on Facebook. Feel so dumb 😪 but will keep trying. Love cats 🐈. Health is an issue so don't have one now. I had a light blue carrier l customized with script Catillac on back and Coupe d Kitty on both sides. Just a crazy old cat man. Hope to see more of you.
