1957 Lincoln Premier

This car was in the auction at Zephyrhills, Florida. It didn't sell at $20,000. Notice the air conditioning. It was fairly common practice at the time to mount the evaporator in the trunk, with air intakes at the top of the rear quarter panels, and cool air exiting through plastic wands and distributed above the side windows. The earliest car with A/C, a prewar Packard, had a similar distribution system. As systems became smaller and more efficient, the modern practice of under and behind the dash mounting became the norm for evaporators. Notice how big this Lincoln is...and the observations about what collector cars are worth. In the end, something is worth only what someone else is willing to pay for it.

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• 1957

[GooglFascists]

If the auction was 2009 or later they should have jumped at 20 grand

for this standard daily driver Lincoln.

The days of people using their houses for ATM machines are OVER

and now they have to WORK for their money.

So these old cars are returning to sensible prices.

Too many fools thought the false bubble would never end and spent

like there was no tomorrow.

Now they can't recover what they put into the old cars, but

the GREED that had taken over the old car hobby is fading-

FINALLY!

[raconter1]

@GooglFascists Very true! Some owners still have inflated values on their minds, however..and some feel that a new owner needs to pay for the total cost of restoration.

Unless this is an exceptional classic like a Cord or Tucker, such a view doesn't work out very well. Value is only what someone is willing to pay...we've found that out in the housing market, and it's true in any market, automobilia, gold, oil, whatever! Thanks!

:) Jack

[TheLizardKing1967]

My grand father had one just like this. I loved that car. 

[raconter1]

@TheLizardKing1967 Cool! I'm glad this one reminded you of your grandad and his car! Thanks! :) Jack

[TheLizardKing1967]

@raconter1 My grandad bought it new in 1957 and traded it in on a 1971 brown Ford Mustang Grande' ......lol. I blame my step grandmother he married in 1971 for that stunt. LOL

[raconter1]

@TheLizardKing1967 LOL! It certainly was more than a few steps down! She may have said...that car is way too big...get something smaller! He should have kept it forever and bought a Mustang II in 1974! Thanks! :)

Jack

[raconter1]

@SwedishRedneck I'm glad you like...the big Lincoln was a force to be reckoned with! Thanks! :) Jack

[SwedishRedneck]

The 1957 Lincoln is one of my favorite cars of the fifties! Great video

[raconter1]

@drewerz01 Hey, Mike! I definitely agree about the "work of art". Designers certainly were free to innovate, and their dream cars of the time were pretty far out...Detroit loved to push the limits to see what turned the populace on!  Visiting the car exhibit at Imperial Palace in LasVegas, NV, I seem to remember Marilyn Monroe's personal car...the very same year Lincoln, I believe! Certainly this is the kind of car that attracted celebrities! I agree, 20K is nothing! Thanks! :) Jack

[drewerz01]

Wow this car is stunningly gorgeous! As you know, Jack, the 50's, particularly the mid-late 50's is my absolute favourite era, the cars were beyond beautiful, they were simply works of art, this Lincoln is yet another case in point, everything about it is just absolutely beautiful!

I think if it were my car (not that I would ever sell it if I were lucky enough to own one) I'd want more than $20k too LOL