The suspension is probably fairly accurate. Those big land yatchs were called boats for more then one reason as they were known for being able to make you sea sick lol.
I remember those cars back in the day. This looks like a Continental that's been sitting in a yard somewhere since the 1970's. Hub caps coming off was a thing back then. There were car chase movies where a car would turn a corner really fast then you'd see the hub cap rolling away to the side. How big were they? They were 18 feet long. Mind you, I had a 2005 Chrysler 300 which was about 15 feet long, so not much smaller. All in all, this one really captures the big car experience of the 1970's. They did body roll if you cornered hard, they took a feet to stop (brake drums and heavy cars), but they were also just so comfortable to ride in.
The movie Bullit has hubcaps flying all over! Probably French Connection. This Lincoln cop car may be a tribute to Blues Brothers? The end features a huge car chase.
The quality is like the Rigs of Rods 70s Burnside. Doesn’t add up to any official vehicle’s quality, but I guess that’s the charm of it. Also, I love that it handles like a land yacht, as it should.
@@MarchuxProductions Well it’s 2005 quality which was amazing for the time, but is noticeably different to BeamNG cars. It was imported to Beam and it’s honestly very similar to this mod texture wise, which isn’t bad.
The hubcaps of those kind were usually just held in by friction against the rim. I had a hubcap fly off on my 70s boat because I tried to drift in an empty parking lot and those hubcaps sure love to roll away.
Went out in a friend’s ‘60 Cadillac hearse, spent most of the day chasing the wheelcovers. Though we had the same problem with a ‘66 Mustang and a ‘68 Galaxie. I guess once the wheel or the cover gets a little bent it’s goodbye.
One of the old Great American Land Barges! I used to work at a bank in my 20's and this guy would roll up to the drive through in a 70's Continental. That thing stretched the entire length of the canopy that covered the drive through lanes. There could have been a third row of seats in those things and they still would have had plenty of trunk space!
OMG! I cant belive i actually have something to share!! The "STOCK" version car seen @7:24 ... The licsense plate reads "BDR 529" ... the host even calls out that it is a "Chicago" plate ... But it gets better than that... "BDR 529" is the Licsense plate on the BLUES MOBILE from the original Blue Brothers movie. Now, admitedly, the Blues Mobile was a Dodge Monaco but its still nice to see the NOD anyway. Thanks for sharing!!! 🙂
There actually was one. But they outdated the mod and it no longer works. Someone made a bluesmobile out of the old fullsize mod. The GM B body aka the Caprice, Delta 88 etc...
These things have a way of making me nostalgic for eras that I wasn't even around to experience. Sometimes I wish I had been around when such cars were the norm.
I'm old, compared to everyone else watching this, probably really old, so I gotta point out that's a Lincoln Continental Mark 4. If I'm not mistaken it was possible to get a Continental without it being a Mark. One of the first cars I drove was a Mark 5. You can see one of those in the movie Baby Driver BTW. I love all the body roll and terrible handling. Good video.
Also old; yes, you could get a Continental - it was a 4 door where the Marks were coupes. Mark V was also the one of the first cars I drove, my Dad still has it to this day. Driving it in the spring, I was forced to chase after a hubcap that came off (no crazy moves, just the friction fit spring clamp had failed due to corrosion)
its also in the album cover to a ”Transplants” album :) if youve played tony hawks underground you will probebly recognise their song ”california babylon” :)
I had a '77 Gold Mark V o bought in '00 as my first car. It was a leather couch on wheels that would top out around 100. It was hard to yell because the spedo only went up to 80mph. You could practically watch th gas gauge go down at top speed.
Literally one of the most accurate mods out there, suspension is a bit overactive but it handles exactly like my old Thunderbird, pickup truck sized, horrid cornering, hubcaps that enjoy flying off unless you wedge them with tape or something and a 200mph feeling above 85
Feels like a custom car model from the Carmageddon 2 mod community there was a whole slew of mundane american and british beaters that, compared to the default cars, were really detailed and had decent body damage physics, but would look a little rough round the edges by todays standards.
The motors for some of those (and some LTDs & Grand Marquis) came straight from Ford racing after their NASCAR exit. They were absolute beasts. And yes, the hoods slept 6.
I'll say it once and I'll say it again, the older cars were not only more cool looking, but also more appealing. Now a' days we don't have that anymore which is sad to be honest. I do wish car companies would go back to the old look of cars instead of making everything boxy and "futuristic." That's one of the reasons you bought a car back then! They were stylish, cool looking, and comfortable. Now a' days we got the traditional copy pasta with just a different car company logo attached to it. I mean...look at the mini van....Dodge and Chryslers' are literally just copy & pastes of each other....they don't have that uniqueness anymore which is sad to be honest....I mean Dodge and Ford where still the 2 top companies that were still making their Challenger, Mustangs etc look like the original (before Ford decided to call a SUV a "Mustang"). They didn't fall into that hole of "let's just make everything look the same!" Funny enough I've heard around the bend that Ford is making a new Electric Mustang that's going to look like the old 1968 Ford Mustang GT....seriously car companies need to go back to that old look, they can do it, if they don't to me personally it's a missed opportunity. Old cars had that "look" to them that made it more appealing. Frankly I'm jealous of the older generation, who got to experience those oldies and I have to experience the copy pasta. But I'm happy to see we get to experience the old-school stuff in games like BeamNG Drive, ATS, ETS etc.
Ahhhh memories. This car reminds me of my first car at 16. 1979 Dodge Magnum. Baby blue with a white vinyl quarter top. 0 to 60 you bet! And the hubcaps were in fact held on with elmers glue and fell off on any small bump. Man i miss that car.
This seems like a model from like gta 4 or something idk but i swear if you rounded out the models and un-polygon'd the interior it would be really good
Either it looks like a mod for gta sa (judging by the overall looks, textures and glass breaking effects) or feels like a mod of beamng from 2013 or 14.
The biggest engine that lincoln came with of that year was the 460 cubic inch V8 which was a big block engine that could move that big old boat of a car
guy came through where I work in one of these that he got for cheap ish and it literally had the hood at one window and the driver was at the other and the rear of the car was at the speaker
Just picked up a gaming pc and beamng immediately after and I am absolutely loving it and coming back to your videos for mods to try pretty much hourly
A lot of people dont know anymore, but the Continentals handled fairly well in 73. They were softer than the 72, which are firm. Theyre just so heavy that theyre smooth as well. Theyre quick, but not drag monsters, but, top speed is near 150mph. I took mine up to 144 max, going up hill slightly. Mine is also a 4 dr so a tad heavier. The 72 granted has more power (early year, prior to the lower compression heads). You can power slide these easy. Theyre easy to drive, IF, you have some basic old school driving experience, ie, rwd, solid rear. Crown Vics are so similar to how they drive and even down the the frame, the grommets in the firewall are the same size and location.
I see so many RU-vidrs driving these cool cars but they never link to them. Thanks for the link BTW. But where are they getting the real cars from? Every time I look for mods of cars I get sent to some 1999 looking website. Is there a better place to find good car mods?
Actually? It's actually amazing to have a mod like this and I'd be all over it. Because although I also love hyper-realistic mods like the Hirochi CCF/CCF 2, they lack that sense of gaming nostalgia, you know... that era of boxy geometries and potato textures, it's special in a sense.
Omg there need to be much more 70s fullsize cars like this for BeamNG. Would be so cool for a Demo Derby. Even in this crap quality its absolutely cool! reminds me of the oldsmobile Mod which was perfection to me.
Movie so bad it's good. The Room. If you haven't seen it you should. See if you can catch when the reuse a scene. Side note my first car was a massive 80s land yacht with a V8. Did not drive well but it was a ton of fun to throw around and a great teacher for car control. Front end likes to push Scandinavian flick is your friend.
I used to own this exact car and the mod is higher quality than the real car, IMO. You can’t imagine driving a car that’s larger than modern extended cab pickup trucks. At least the legroom was great!
I hope you will take a look at the 58 Plymouth Fury "Christine" & the 59 Cadillac Eldorado mods. I believe they are up you alley and might like them too.
