Modernist Masterpiece: 1961 Lincoln Continental
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- Опубликовано: 17 май 2023
- A classic car connaisseur talks about the car that saved Lincoln. The company had one last chance to set things right, and did that with a mid-century modernist masterpiece: The 1961 Lincoln Continental. This video is a love letter to a car that was a milestone in car design and lead the way of future car styling in the history of the American car industry.
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The '61 Lincoln was a triumph of restraint and good taste. The training film, complete with the obnoxious "dings" was genius fun. Great job on this aspirational masterpiece, Ed!
I saw a 1958 Lincoln at a car meet in Massachusetts over thirty years ago and was able to closely examine the interior of the car. You could easily seat four people across on the front bench seat. Strangely, President Kennedy was assassinated in a 1961 Lincoln Continental that had a 1962 front grill. Robert McNamara cancelled Edsel, but had previously touted it as the greatest thing since sliced bread. He gets credit for the revamped 1961 Lincoln Continental as well as the introduction of the classic compact car, the Ford Falcon. He served as US Secretary of State from the start of the Kennedy administration until early 1968, presiding over the Defense Department during the Cuban Missile Crisis and the escalation of US involvement in the Vietnam War under President Johnson.
An old lady in my neighborhood in the '90's had a 1961 Lincoln convertible which her late husband bought new. It had the cool "suicide" doors. The power steering pump began to leak, so she had me look at it, but the power steering pump was located directly on the crankshaft, so it was too big of a hassle for me, to deal with at the time. I saw her driving it 6 months later, so she must have gotten a pro to fix it.
I think I remember the crew of Goldfinger being pretty bummed out that they had to destroy the one they used in the film. Even going as far as saying it was prettier than the Aston.. and I agree.
Ed, great video! I was a car crazy 8-year-old when the 1961 Lincoln dropped. It left the public dumbfounded. The Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8 were still new, and John F. Kennedy and his beautiful wife and kids were in the White House. It all announced the New America. If any car ever caught the spirit of an age, it was the 1961 Continental.
Ed, you knocked the ball out of the park with this video. A '61 Lincoln Continental 4-door convertible was always my dream car! Thanks so much for researching and posting this and all the rest of your videos for us to enjoy.
The '65 is my favourite car ever. hardtop, black paint with white trim :3
Ed I don't know how many hours you spent on this video it must have been massive. This was so entertaining and well edited you have real talent to tell a story. Thanks for taking the time as it was exceptional. We need these for history as Ford may not survive the current disruption.
I've always considered the Suicide Lincoln one of the most spectacularly understated and stunning cars of all time. I'm preparing to buy a Panther platform (Crown Vic/Marauder/etc.) and I'm going to figure out how to suicide the rear doors as a tribute to it. Fantastic video as always, Ed! Thank you for the education! -Vic
Brilliant. I've always admired the 61 Lincoln. Just one thing, it was the Riviera, not the Lesabre that 'broke the internet' in 1963.
This was fantastic. The Continental is probably the most iconic vehicle ever produced in the USA because of an afternoon in Dallas, November of 63.
I grew up in the 60’s. Most of my uncles, my grandfather and my dad worked for Ford. I was too young to distinguish between car companies. I just knew what I liked. It was usually a Lincoln. My grandfather, who was a Ford plant manager always had a new Lincoln. One of my aunts drove one too. My favorite Matchbox car was the aqua colored Continental. I always was eager to go anywhere with my aunt because I was fascinated with the rear doors, and I loved sitting on the rear center arm rest so I could see everything we passed by. They were beautiful cars that still catch my eye if I see one on the road or on t.v. When the 60’s were winding down, my grandfather suddenly showed up in a different car. He was driving a new Mark III. It was brown with a black vinyl roof. Another beauty. My poor dad always wanted a Lincoln but my mom always said no. Her reasoning was we’d never have a car that cost more than what they paid for the house. When my dad passed away a few years ago, I asked if the funeral director could make my dads dream come true, and find a Lincoln hearse for him. The day of his funeral, he arrived at the church in a Lincoln MKT hearse. I hope he was happy.
One of the best styled vehicles of the early 60's from any car maker 🥰
I once saw a '68 model Continental back in an auto museum in the flesh and instantly that model of the Lincoln Continental became my favourite American classic. Everything about it was stunning. From the restrained and elegant lines, to the coach doors, 4-door convertible option, and that 7 litre V8 engine to complete the recipe of cool land yacht in mind.
I loved the Continental, such a clean and attractive design. I think Lincoln is trying to go back to their roots with doing their own thing and having cars that are not too far out there with the styling. Now if only they would bring back cars.
" A body line straiter then my own sexual orientation"..... I laugh for 5 minutes, it was so out of nowhere!!
The convertible version is on my top 3 must-have list!
Great video, as always. Continental was offered as a two door starting in 1966. My father let me drive his on a two lane country road when I was twelve years old. I could barely see over the hood (I was a bit terrified) and he told me to aim the hood ornament at the edge of the road ahead so as not to drive off of it! It worked.
Masterpiece is the most appropriate description.
This is my all-time favorite classic car to date. I have always wanted a 1961 Lincoln Continental 4-door Convertible specifically. Color hardly matters, I could make either color they came in work. So glad to see the history lesson on this car, nice to know it will be remembered as Lincoln's lord and savior. I have a diecast model of a black one at home and I just love looking at it!