This was one of the best riding cars ever to grace the American highway. Only the Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham could compare. When Ford placed the "Ride Engineered" plaque on the dashboard, they MEANT it. If anyone under the age of 30 rode in this car for 10 hours, he/she would drive their present car off a cliff.
5,310 lbs. on long, long, soft springs and soft shock absorbers gave it an incredible ride. It was library silent too. At 110 MPH, it was like standing still. It was AWESOME!
OMG!! now THERE's a REAL American car!! what a shame ODUMBA is trying to make us into the United States of EUROPE and having small cars be the norm! Give me back those 70s ginormous wonderful land yachts any day over the CRAP that's supposed to be a car made today!
@kerryincolumbus First of all, "ODUMBA" has nothing to do with cars shrinking. CAFE standards were signed into law by Gerald Ford, and most domestic companies began downsizing shortly afterward to avoid tax penalties.
Second of all, Europe makes larger cars than us. The Mercedes S-class, BMW 7-series, and other flagship sedans are uncompromised RWD V8s. They serve as an example of what Cadillac and Lincoln should have striven for.
Ford really doesn't like change... in 1979, these were the biggest, gas guzzlingest cars you could get, but they still sold pretty well. GM had downsized all their cars by that point and in 1980 Ford finally had to follow suit with the Lincolns. Then they held out with the Panther platform until 2011, and by that point the basic platform was over 30 years old.
American cars had integrity back then.They were the stuff dreams were made of by every young man aspiring to when his income could stand it. Foreign cars in those days were driven only by those who were judged as eccentrics,even the ones who owned Mercedes' and Volvos.How times have changed,and not much for the better.I now own an import too,an Equus,because we no longer make any large luxury cars,and this comes closest to me.Velvet smooth and whisper quiet until you loose those 429 horses!!
@Mrtriumphchopper They were the stuff dreams were made of by every young man aspiring to when his income could stand it. You got that right on....When I was 19 I only wanted a Lincoln and bought a Mark III....a year later a towncar. If I were able to afford the upkeep I would buy cars like this and use them as a daily driver. I don't care how fuel innefficient they are they were beautiful cars.
@ELECTRICCLOCK Thanks for your reply.You and I have the same taste in cars,EXCELLENT.My first was a lightly used '67 Continental sedan,powder blue,a marvelous example of American know-how,respected the world over.I want one again as a weekend driver,damn the cost of fuel! I got 18 mpg,cruise set,from a massive 462 V8,not much worse than a modern StupidUglyVehicle.When you consider low taxes,NO depreciation,easy upkeep because of the high initial quality,it's really a bargain!
@ELECTRICCLOCK Just wanted to let you know,take a look at Eldoguys vid riding in a superb '67 Connie as well as many other vintage Lincolns and Cadillacs. Travelling through Texas I see the occasional 40 year old, or even older American car on the Interstate, but NEVER a euromobile or,God forbid, jap scrap
You mean the Newer 2012 TOYOTA COROLLA wasn't build to last like this 1978 or 1975 TOYOTA COROLLA,but don't insult the new technically and electrically advance cars .I agree with you that the vast majority things that were built from 1920's to 1990's were built to last for many decades in advance because there was no eazy leasing of Bently Continental Sport Coupe,Rolls Royce Phantom and many other luxury cars.The life span of average product is usually under 10 years now.
Fabulous!!! I live in the United States and this country is losing, or has lost already, its class on a daily basis! No respect for traditions or institutions and willing to accept OUTLANDISHLY expensive junk to keep up with their neighbors. I am over the plastic hoods and powerless crap that they call cars today. I just bought an 05 Town Car and that is more modern than I think it should be...but still it is a survivior in a classless, trashy, wasteful country that respects NOTHING ANYMORE!
i hate the new tiny front wheel drive technologymobiles they call cars now. i want full size 5.7 liter V8 rear wheel drive luxury car not some dumbass electric car that answers my phone for me so i can not focus on driving, crash, deploy at least a million air bags, and pay HUGE insurance costs because of the dumbass living in DC. I used to at least be proud that we still had the cars made on the panther platform (crown vic, town car, etc.) but NO according to the liberal beurocrats who drive p
I owned Lincolns, my parents owned Cadillacs. Always found Lincoln to be more of a step up from Ford even Mercury and I had some nice Marquis Broughams. Cadillacs I found in the 50's and 60's to be a real step up from all the other GM cars but by the mid 70's and beyond, I found them to be overpriced with little clear differences between any of the divisions. Cheap electronics, same old dashboards, cheezy buttons, cheap materials, trim that fell off and seats that sank within a few years...
@zickie2000 Yes Cadillac went downhill quite a bit by the 70s, even the ones from the 60s aren't as nice as thei 1950s ones. I have a 1975 Chrysler Newport, across town there was a guy with a 1976 Cadillac, 60 special I think, the grill in the Newport is die cast chrome plated potmetal, the grill of that Cadillac was cheap plastic. That Newport was at least $2000 less then that Cadillac but was better made, the Caddy was basically an overpriced Chebby with a big engine and leather seats.
I thought that these designed Lincolns looked ugly. I prefer the Lincoln Town Car of the early 1980's were much more beautiful than these older Lincoln Town Car.
Thank you so much for adding this video! I own a 1977 Lincoln Continental Town Car. Fully loaded, all original including the quadraphonic 8track player, factory CB radio and rare wide fixed glass top option. I had been wanting this car since they were new. Problem was that I was only 4 years old when this car came out and had to wait a long time before I could buy one. Finally the Youtube commercial surfaced! Thanks reich967,
I like the big 1970's US cars.
WAYNE1977100 1 day ago
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This was one of the best riding cars ever to grace the American highway. Only the Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham could compare. When Ford placed the "Ride Engineered" plaque on the dashboard, they MEANT it. If anyone under the age of 30 rode in this car for 10 hours, he/she would drive their present car off a cliff.
5,310 lbs. on long, long, soft springs and soft shock absorbers gave it an incredible ride. It was library silent too. At 110 MPH, it was like standing still. It was AWESOME!
cadrolls 2 days ago
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cadrolls 2 days ago
They're all beautiful, but the 2 door is absolutely gorgeous!
auaiao9 1 week ago
NOW THAT is a LINCOLN not the 1 we drive today...
svg571 1 week ago
the transmission on the 1970-1979 Lincoln Continental
Transmission
3-speed C6 automatic
Annihilator1111 2 weeks ago
the engine on the 1970-1979 Lincoln Continental
Engine
6.6 L Cleveland V8
7.5 L 385-series V8
Annihilator1111 2 weeks ago
the 1970-1979 Lincoln Continental was assembled in
United States: Wixom, Michigan
Annihilator1111 2 weeks ago
OMG!! now THERE's a REAL American car!! what a shame ODUMBA is trying to make us into the United States of EUROPE and having small cars be the norm! Give me back those 70s ginormous wonderful land yachts any day over the CRAP that's supposed to be a car made today!
kerryincolumbus 3 weeks ago
@kerryincolumbus First of all, "ODUMBA" has nothing to do with cars shrinking. CAFE standards were signed into law by Gerald Ford, and most domestic companies began downsizing shortly afterward to avoid tax penalties.
Second of all, Europe makes larger cars than us. The Mercedes S-class, BMW 7-series, and other flagship sedans are uncompromised RWD V8s. They serve as an example of what Cadillac and Lincoln should have striven for.
Tokopol 1 week ago
The Lincoln Leviathan.
JET997u 4 weeks ago
Thanx for uploading this......Luxury cars use to be a work of art.....now they look like everything else.
ELECTRICCLOCK 4 weeks ago in playlist Liked videos 2
Ford really doesn't like change... in 1979, these were the biggest, gas guzzlingest cars you could get, but they still sold pretty well. GM had downsized all their cars by that point and in 1980 Ford finally had to follow suit with the Lincolns. Then they held out with the Panther platform until 2011, and by that point the basic platform was over 30 years old.
irarawkstarr 1 month ago
American cars had integrity back then.They were the stuff dreams were made of by every young man aspiring to when his income could stand it. Foreign cars in those days were driven only by those who were judged as eccentrics,even the ones who owned Mercedes' and Volvos.How times have changed,and not much for the better.I now own an import too,an Equus,because we no longer make any large luxury cars,and this comes closest to me.Velvet smooth and whisper quiet until you loose those 429 horses!!
Mrtriumphchopper 2 months ago 4
@Mrtriumphchopper They were the stuff dreams were made of by every young man aspiring to when his income could stand it. You got that right on....When I was 19 I only wanted a Lincoln and bought a Mark III....a year later a towncar. If I were able to afford the upkeep I would buy cars like this and use them as a daily driver. I don't care how fuel innefficient they are they were beautiful cars.
ELECTRICCLOCK 4 weeks ago in playlist Liked videos 2
@ELECTRICCLOCK Thanks for your reply.You and I have the same taste in cars,EXCELLENT.My first was a lightly used '67 Continental sedan,powder blue,a marvelous example of American know-how,respected the world over.I want one again as a weekend driver,damn the cost of fuel! I got 18 mpg,cruise set,from a massive 462 V8,not much worse than a modern StupidUglyVehicle.When you consider low taxes,NO depreciation,easy upkeep because of the high initial quality,it's really a bargain!
Mrtriumphchopper 4 weeks ago
@ELECTRICCLOCK Just wanted to let you know,take a look at Eldoguys vid riding in a superb '67 Connie as well as many other vintage Lincolns and Cadillacs. Travelling through Texas I see the occasional 40 year old, or even older American car on the Interstate, but NEVER a euromobile or,God forbid, jap scrap
Mrtriumphchopper 4 weeks ago
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You mean the Newer 2012 TOYOTA COROLLA wasn't build to last like this 1978 or 1975 TOYOTA COROLLA,but don't insult the new technically and electrically advance cars .I agree with you that the vast majority things that were built from 1920's to 1990's were built to last for many decades in advance because there was no eazy leasing of Bently Continental Sport Coupe,Rolls Royce Phantom and many other luxury cars.The life span of average product is usually under 10 years now.
GoodAlwaysDieYoung 2 months ago
Oh yeah, red velvet interior, Giant flip lights and opera windows.
scandawarrior 2 months ago
the engine on the 1970-1979 Lincoln Continental
Engine
6.6 L Cleveland V8
7.5 L 385-series V8
Annihilator1111 2 months ago
Man...I used to have this car. Sold it to some kid in cleveland for $300. Miss that car...
eppopipe 2 months ago
Fabulous!!! I live in the United States and this country is losing, or has lost already, its class on a daily basis! No respect for traditions or institutions and willing to accept OUTLANDISHLY expensive junk to keep up with their neighbors. I am over the plastic hoods and powerless crap that they call cars today. I just bought an 05 Town Car and that is more modern than I think it should be...but still it is a survivior in a classless, trashy, wasteful country that respects NOTHING ANYMORE!
mrbrandon71 2 months ago
Considered one of the most fuel inefficient cars of all time...God I want one.
WestofHollywood1 2 months ago 3
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Cadillac can blow me!
FollowMyDamnedLaws 2 months ago
priuses theyre not "eco" enough
kungfuninja55 2 months ago
i hate the new tiny front wheel drive technologymobiles they call cars now. i want full size 5.7 liter V8 rear wheel drive luxury car not some dumbass electric car that answers my phone for me so i can not focus on driving, crash, deploy at least a million air bags, and pay HUGE insurance costs because of the dumbass living in DC. I used to at least be proud that we still had the cars made on the panther platform (crown vic, town car, etc.) but NO according to the liberal beurocrats who drive p
kungfuninja55 2 months ago
I often have daydreams about aliens on distant planets driving cars like this.
MattTheSaiyan 3 months ago
I like this; confident but not arrogant.
We should all strive to be this way.
NBLP7096 3 months ago
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I owned Lincolns, my parents owned Cadillacs. Always found Lincoln to be more of a step up from Ford even Mercury and I had some nice Marquis Broughams. Cadillacs I found in the 50's and 60's to be a real step up from all the other GM cars but by the mid 70's and beyond, I found them to be overpriced with little clear differences between any of the divisions. Cheap electronics, same old dashboards, cheezy buttons, cheap materials, trim that fell off and seats that sank within a few years...
zickie2000 3 months ago
@zickie2000 Yes Cadillac went downhill quite a bit by the 70s, even the ones from the 60s aren't as nice as thei 1950s ones. I have a 1975 Chrysler Newport, across town there was a guy with a 1976 Cadillac, 60 special I think, the grill in the Newport is die cast chrome plated potmetal, the grill of that Cadillac was cheap plastic. That Newport was at least $2000 less then that Cadillac but was better made, the Caddy was basically an overpriced Chebby with a big engine and leather seats.
OlegKostoglatov 3 months ago
Pimp-mobiles.
Handiman544 3 months ago
@Handiman544 Aint that the truth, Diamond in back - sunroof top - diggin the scene with a gangster lean OOh hooo!
XL500GT 2 months ago
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That's Richard Kline (Larry on "Three's Company") at 0:12, isn't it?
JerseyBob86 3 months ago
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JerseyBob86 3 months ago
I thought that these designed Lincolns looked ugly. I prefer the Lincoln Town Car of the early 1980's were much more beautiful than these older Lincoln Town Car.
patsaxon 3 months ago
An absolutely ridiculous car. But I love it.
shatchett0 3 months ago
The last era of really great American cars. I'm a Cadillac man ('76 Fleetwood) but I love the stately look of this sedan!
Deldave1 3 months ago
Linc. Plush, old school & still big in 77 while alot of others were outright gay.
Hot80s 4 months ago
Love lincolns. Had a lot of them. Even as a young man I liked them. Drive a 03 town car and its my favorite yet. Sadly they end this year I think
Kagaines 4 months ago
when gas was under a dollar a gallon,,,sigh
Explorersea 4 months ago
lLuxury at its best.
906757580 4 months ago
if only Lincoln made their interiors as luxurious like this now.
LAmonk76 4 months ago
America was a badass country in 1977 - regardless that that inept peanut eating
asshole in the White House considered us too materialistic! Bring back the big bold boulevard cruiser with a soft suspension any day.
mikeeG77 5 months ago
ok this is badass
mipmipmipmipmip 5 months ago
Lincoln Continental didn't compromise back in 1977, but Lincoln today did.
78ColonyPark 5 months ago
That interior looks really comfortable!
99dodgeram360 5 months ago
Fantastic car, I had two of them in 1985 when I was in high school. Lot's of cruising with 8 or so kids in the car.
5downer 6 months ago
Now that's what i call a real Lincoln. Makes the MKS look like the piece of junk it is!
Buffalobigboy69 6 months ago 30
@Buffalobigboy69 true true
dexen2 6 months ago
@Buffalobigboy69 Agree with you, the MSK is a piece of junk.
69phmike 3 weeks ago
you could land a helicopter on that bonnet
MrZuul25 6 months ago
Thank you so much for adding this video! I own a 1977 Lincoln Continental Town Car. Fully loaded, all original including the quadraphonic 8track player, factory CB radio and rare wide fixed glass top option. I had been wanting this car since they were new. Problem was that I was only 4 years old when this car came out and had to wait a long time before I could buy one. Finally the Youtube commercial surfaced! Thanks reich967,
Quad8track 11 months ago
@Quad8track do you have skid control and limited slip?
bigblockelectra 9 months ago
great-douglas fairbanks jr in a lincoln comm.!
hollbri2 11 months ago 7
@hollbri2 He is a cousin of mine!
cadrolls 2 days ago
the 1970-1979 Lincoln Continental was assembled in
United States: Wixom, Michigan
Annihilator1111 11 months ago