1957 Lincoln Premiere: Postwar Era Luxury
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- Опубликовано: 20 июн 2019
- After six months without operation I'm finally taking the cover off my 1957 Lincoln Premiere and seeing if it will still run.
These older cars are always fun to get running again after I've left them unattended for a while, and by fun I mean a bit scary. I never know what will happen but so far I've been lucky with my old Lincolns. They built these cars to last for sure! 
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The reason why they called it *The Batmobile* is because the Premiers were based off the Lincoln Futura concept car. A vehicle which George Barris built into the first Batmobile TV Series car.
Oh I didn't know that, I just figured it was because of the tail fins and because it was black.
Some people in my area had one of these in a golden tan color, it was a beautiful car. It was bought new in Roseville CA.
I have a 67 Imperial Crown Coupe, found a mechanic shop about 20 Miles away in Sacramento CA that works on only old cars and very reasonable, but they are slow, which never brothered me, I had brake's, steering box redone
Finding mechanics who are competent working on old cars is getting harder and harder I think. You're lucky to know one! I like those old Chryslers, I remember seeing one in Jay Leno's youtube videos.
I drove a model like this in the summer of 1957-the owner was a woman from Richmond, VA, by the name of Baskerville. It was an awesome automobile.
Very cool! Oh man I would have loved to drive one of these cars when it was brand new!
It not only is getting harder to find the parts to restore these less than popular cars but also finding a knowledgeable mechanic that knows their way around them.
Yeah most mechanics don't even want to touch it. Luckily I know how to work on cars so I can do most of the work myself.
@@philberto78 Really?! Why would they not want to work on it? It would be one of the easiest cars they've ever worked on. My two cents.
@@TheAlphaOmegaX3 Basically since parts can be almost impossible to find sometimes they just don't want to be responsible if anything breaks.
@@philberto78 hey buddy nice video and beautiful car my grandfather had one like that and I'm starting my own project which is the same 1957 Lincoln premiere Landau there's one guy in Florida where u can get alot of parts the name is Lincoln mercury in Florida. Also you can find some parts on rockauto.com like brakes and some parts for the transmission anyway nice video
@@power12wagon Thanks Fargo I'm glad you liked it! I wish you all the best of luck on your project as well! Wow a landau model....very cool indeed. Is it drivable?
I looked for the "Lincoln Mercury in Florida" parts guy but I didn't find it. You have a link? Rockauto is where I buy most of my parts online, a great website.
My parents had a Lincoln 57 with the rear air as well four-door sedan awesome car just like yours, but even in the back rear windows, I believe they were electric as well meant eight window buttons in our car and it was a beautiful car to be driven the schooling as a child. Glad you’re saving it. I wish it was mine jealous thank you very much for keeping, keeping it up.
I'll definitely keep it going for as long as I can. Awesome that you got to grow up with one of these cars!
When I was 16 to 18 years old in 1964-66 I had three 1957 Premiere's a coral convertible, a taos turquoise with ivy green roof and a black coupe. I paid less than $350 for all three, and all were like new condition, including wide whites (when cars were really cheap). BTW the hubcaps on yours are 1959 Imperial Crown caps (from the latter part of the model year when 15" wheels came back). The 1957 Turbo-Drive transmission is supposed to have three speeds, if it was replaced with an older trans or one from a Ford or Mercury it may start out in 2nd and shift to drive, those will start in 1st if you floor the gas from a stop. The door lock switch is where you thought, the switch for the lower front headlights is on the left side of the steering column, the lower gauges are after market, the original are near the speedo. All three of mine had power lubrication for the front suspension, a light would light on the lower left dash next to the button for lubing. The radio needs the antennae up to get anything, the signal seeking can be at the radio or a switch on the floor, the radio's also took more time to warm up after setting, same as my '56 DeSoto Fireflite and Imperial. The speaker was on the front floor on both '57 Lincoln and Cadillac. With paint touch up and detail your'57 can be more of a stunner, I owned an auto restoration and detail shop in NorCal for 50+ Over the years I had over 1,000 cars 128 of them were Lincoln's, they had that battery location for years. I still love the '57's.
Ahhh so that's where the hubcaps came from! I knew they weren't original but didn't suspect they were Chrysler. I actually have a set of original hubcaps for the car as well though. Thanks for watching and thanks for the remarks as well. I'll have to try that headlight switch on the column and see if it gets my quadbeams working again which worked when I got the car but mysteriously stopped working.
It's amazing how many cars you've had and how cheap you got those old Lincolns for, times sure have changed quite a bit. That would be like buying a six year old Lincoln today for just 2500 bucks!
The hubcaps are identifiable as 1959 Imperial Crown, as the center notched 'gear' was bare metal, the LeBaron 'gear' was anodized gold. Two of my '57's had the quadralite wiring come loose, which also caused a light rattle inside the steering column. Apparently my son inherited the ability to buy cheap, in his 20's he bought a charcoal blue Continental Mark VIII LSC, in new condition, only had 8,100 miles on it, even the leather was uncreased, he paid $2000 for it at 6 years old. everything he buys is cheap. After having the Mark VIII almost a year, the air suspension started dropping overnight, he looked around and 2 days later traded straight across for a 4 year old custom Saleen Mustang convertible, like new, PLUS a '64 Dodge hardtop and '64 Dodge station wagon, he bought a 2009 Chevy Tahoe recently for $100, the guy was afraid to drive it because it overheated, my son changed the thermostat, which fixed it, has new tires and brakes, leather and paint like new. On your '57, the dash padding was standard, but the foam liner collapsed, I got marine grade vinyl that matched each of my '57's, and dense foam padding, doing the job myself, by the 3rd dash it only took a couple of hours.. I had each year CONTINENTAL from 1961 through 1979 all the '61 through '67 were convertibles. I've tended to drive fast and corner hard with my cars and after 1965 the suspension was not strong enough, the front suspension collapsed on several, that's why I still have my '64-'65,'and 66 Imperials, the only cars banned from destruction derby's because they don't break.
@@philberto78 It is amazing how prices have changed. You can also place the transmission in the low position to get first gear and shift to drive manually if you don't want to floor it each time to get first gear, to get 3 gears for better performance. The turbo-drive for Lincoln worked the same as the transmissions for Mercury and Ford. The Cruise-o-matic didn't become an option until 1958, which starts in first gear in a D1 position. D2 started in second. It also had a Low position. Good looking 57!
@@montymatilda Thanks Monty! I miss it, haven't had a chance to drive it since I made this video actually but I'm going to get to see it again around Christmas time.
Yes!...I also pondered over his stating that the transmission was only a two-speed...I remember three...and I do remember that power lubrication feature...and yes, the large, elegant radio speaker was on the front floor, and those old radios were tupe-type radios, so the tubes had to warm up for a few seconds before operating...but I remember the sound as being very lush, very "HI-FI" for that time period...my interior was a pretty combination of leather and blush upholstery...the seats were seemingly nearly a foot thick!....those cars were rolling tributes to luxury, and we shall never see their like again!
My mom had a 1957 Lincoln Premiere Landau (4 door hardtop - the first year for this model). It’s the first car I can remember my parents owning. It was sort of a salmon color body with a cream color top, with a matching leather interior. When they first got it, my mom could barely drive it because her previous car was a 1953 Fleetwood Sixty Special WITHOUT power steering - she nearly wrapped the Lincoln around a tree more than once! My dad didn’t like the car - he called it a “glorified Ford” (he was a GM man all the way), and give it the nickname Bob - Bucket of Bolts.
It had factory air as well. Those plastic tubes got brittle and yellowed pretty quickly, but you could hang meat in that car when it was cranked up. I also recall that when it was really humid and hot outside, the part of the system that dehumidified the air couldn’t keep up and it would actually snow inside the car! Ahhh, such great memories of those days long gone.
So your mom had a rough time driving the Lincoln because the steering was too boosted? Great that you have those memories still, I would have loved to be able to see my car when it was brand new. At least I'm happy it's not the salmon color haha. That's the one color from the 50s I really think should have been left off cars.
I can imagine how cold the AC got back then! The old systems that could still use good refrigerants worked so much better than what's in cars now.
*WOW* what a beautiful automobile! Truly *ART* on wheels back then...and those fins are to die for! It's in really beautiful shape, but I do hope in time that she'll be inside a garage/building. I'd worry about things happening from the ground up, namely rust from the elements, let alone the rodents, etc... I love hearing how you talk about the car, sounding like a proud owner and that you're doing your best to keep her running. Yes, it sure costs money to fully restore a fine automobile like this, but all in time....Loved seeing the 1957 Ed Sullivan commercial for your model. Thanks so much for showing her to us...and that she sounded great after 6 months idle. May you long have this gorgeous vehicle and that you, your wife and family stay safe and healthy to cherish it always. Cheers from British Columbia, Canada😎👍
Thanks man I appreciate the great comment and I'm glad you liked the video! I finally bought a new house recently and I plan on shipping my cars from my parent's house here before the end of the year. Unfortunately a large tree branch fell on the back of the car damaging one of the fins and also the roof so I'll have to have some body work done. By some miracle the back window was undamaged so that was good but it really broke my heart. Like you said these old cars really need to be safe in garages. Still runs great though! Cheers from Arizona, USA!
@@philberto78 Awww...so sorry as to what happened to the car and you even showed concern in this video about those tree branches. Great about the rear window being alright. You have the right attitude, as the car *CAN* be repaired ....That's awesome about the new house...congrats! Keep enjoying your beautiful automobile(s) and I''ll keep on enjoying your videos! Take care buddy 🙃
...oh, and the drier climate of Arizona (like California), will be very good for the vehicles...they'll be happy!😉
COOL Car!😎
the condition this is in blows my mind. I pulled a shell of one of these out of a junkyard and have been spending the last 2 years resurrecting it using parts out of an LTD Continental. I could only dream of mine being this nice.
Awesome that you’re saving one from the junk yard! It’s a tough thing to do for sure. Have you gotten it running?
@@philberto78 not yet. I'm about halfway into installing the engine and I've got a long road ahead. It's worth it to save one of these beauties.
@@massminer2343 Best of luck to you getting it going again! I've got a lot of work to do on mine as well still but owning an old car is kind of a never ending project. Unfortunately a big tree branch fell right ontop of one of the tail fins so my next project will be finding a good bodyshop.
Power anything on a 50's vehicle just blows my mind. My mom and dad never had anything with power windows in 80's! Totally forgot about the hidden gas caps. So cool man. How many of these things you got? lol. So interesting to know about it having to be in neutral. So many interesting things with all these classic cars. Very similar to classic gaming! That commercial at the end was freaking awesome. Sometimes..... Sometimes when looking at all the old commercials, signs, and old magazines/books I wonder if I was born in the wrong era lol. Looks like everyone had so much class and no confusion on where they stood in the world physically, mentally, and spiritually.
Actually when I grew up my parents didn't have power windows either haha, we were crankin and crankin! Cold AC is a much more important thing to have though in my opinion.
I have seven cars all together that are driveable, so I need to do videos on two more to get all of them on youtube finally.
Man I feel the same way when I see these older videos, magazines etc. Our culture has really just changed so much in relatively a short time. I guess when I drive old cars it makes me feel like I'm back in time and experiencing the same thing people were feeling back then. I'll never tire of it.
Neat. I didn't know a car ever had stacked head lights in the '50s.
AS FAR AS "STACKED" LINCOLN WAS THE FIRST; & ONLY TO--"STACK" THEM UNTILL THE 1960"S!!!---OH; NOW ALMOST ALL CARS & TRUCKS IN 1958 HAD THE 4 HEADLIGHHTS; BECAUSE THAT WAS THE FIRST YEAR THEY WERE LEAGEL IN ALL 50 STATES!!!---(LINCOLN converted the lower ones in the "out-law" states to "FOG-LIGHTS'!!!
Keeping original this near-icon sample of auto history - *Congrats!* 1956 and '61 gave true Lincoln icons; '57's unique place shows the quick discard of '56 beauty to follow fin fads, then lead to those monsters of '58-60.
Glad you liked it!
It does take a mountain of money to restore these beauties to driveable conditions, you scored a good one for being in original condition bud! The '57 is the last of the Fifty's styling, I'm partial to the '59 & '60 body styles which I could have bought a clean one for 2K in the early 90's. If I could pick one Lincoln to restore & drive it would be a 1970 Mark 3 with 460, my favorite body style of them all.
Thanks Dean, yes I feel I lucked out finding it and I'm actually in this car for less than 10k still.
Interesting that you like the Mark 3 style best, I always thought they made the front look kinda odd but that is indeed one manly machine haha!
I was 16 when this model was introduced, thought the '56 was nicer without the fins, but amazed at the exterior quality - with interior redo it would do very well at Barret-Jackson/Mecum. The expensr of brakes, engine work would of course need doing, still would bring a profit. The instrument panel, beautiful design that goes back as far as the 1949 car! Don't believe me? Look at a '49. Thanks for showing the video
Wow, I'd love to have been able to see these cars new! I'm sad to say that my car's exterior isn't so nice anymore after a large tree branch fell across the back of it. The good news is I finally got the car out of my parent's house and have it at mine now so I'll be able to take it to a body shop sometime. First though I have to fix the brakes as my master cylinder failed recently. I don't really plan on auctioning the car, I bought it just to drive and enjoy as there's nothing on the road like it anymore.
great Car thank you for sharing it!
Thanks glad you enjoyed seeing it! I finally got it from my parent's house over to mine.
It’s called a bat mobile because the original batmobile, a Lincoln Futura, was designed based off the Lincoln Premiere
Hello from Australia thank you for showing your car what a beauty could you show more on the air-conditioning system including the air intakes on the rear quarters. Thank you once again Mick from Australia
Hi Mick glad you enjoyed the video! I'm planning on making another another car video in the following weeks ahead just showing the state of things so I'll try and include a bit more on the AC system too.
@@philberto78 Thank you for that I was at a local yearly car show Chrome Feast and got talking to a group of blokes about their imported 1955 post customline and was saying how it's a shame that everytime the car owners put in air-conditioning units in their cars it's always an under dash unit. Alot of car makers of the time had a much better option especially ford where they had vents either side of the speaker on the dashboard. Like cruise control in the early days etc. Being in Australia Ford didn't do a dash vent airconditioning system until 1969 which was very basic even though in 1966 falcon USA had a dash option. I love your Car and black makes it look amazing. Thank you for sharing your car story have a wonderful day regards Mick from Australia.
Hey kiddo! I laughed out loud when I saw the big question mark!!
Hehe I did that to try it make look like surprise when I took off the car's cover.
This was the year before the battleships had finally come out!
Neat stuff !!
Thanks!
The Cadillac from the same year looks so disgustingly gaudy when compared to this and the 1957 Continental MK.II
Yeah the older Lincolns were usually more understated than the Cadillacs. I've always thought Cadillacs are more for people who like showing off.
22 July 2023 I just stumbled upon your video and was interested in knowing what wheel covers are on your Lincoln.
Those came on the car when I bought it but from what someone else told me in the comments they are actually from a 1959 Chrysler Imperial. I've since bought the stock hubcaps but unfortunately I have trouble keeping them from falling off when driving!
It looks just like mine, but mine needs an engine and new rear window.
Cool! Nice to know there are other Premiere owners out there. Best of luck to you!
Let me know if you want to sell it.
Hey buddy do a video driving the car
I'll definitely try to the next time I'm back in California.
buy some dryer sheets to drive them out
Where do your folks live?
My folks live in the East Bay, somewhere between Walnut Creek and Pleasanton ;)
@@philberto78 I used to go to Danville every day from Sacramento, to the Blackhawk Plaza there, lots of high end Exotics to see there. I also would go to the Good Guys Car Show in Pleasanton.
@@vinniecorleone62 Wow every day? You must have worked down there or something haha. I know those places very well, and you must have also visited the Behring auto museum there in Blackhawk I'm guessing. The Good Guys show is fun too, I had my Continental entered in it and actually won a raffle to come down here to Arizona to visit the Scottsdale show they do. That was actually what first sparked my interest in moving here.
the car doesn't have an radio intena
THOSE UNDER DASH GUAGES ARE NOT FACTORY!!!!; HELL; IF YOU WATCH CAREFULLY YOU CANSEE THE REAL ONES IN THE FACTORY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER!!; & THE WHEEL COVERS ARE NOT FACTORY EITHER!!!!
Wheel covers are from a 1959 Imperial