I agree 100%. I first saw ‘56 in fall, 1955 in showroom, have loved them ever since. Sorry that I’ve never had the chance to drive either the Premier nor Continental Mark II.
I owned a 1957 Premiere...over 50 years ago!...the only difference between this fine 56, and the 57 models, was a slight increase in hp (300hp in 57), and the advent of large fins--that many folks did not like on the 57 Lincoln!...The 1957 models were the lowest-selling of all Lincolns in that time frame! But I appreciated my luxurious, smooth-riding vehicle. The 56 was considered to be the most beautiful of all Lincolns from the 1950s.
I owned 2 at the same time - both were 2 door hard tops. Used one for parts and restored the other. Fantastic car on the open road. It's stable and powerful at just about any speed. Great suspension and steering feel. Takes potholes like they don't exist. The gold hood ornament makes you feel like the king of the road behind the wheel. The car won an award from a famous design institute that year. The engine had a few weak spots - piston skirts would crack, and oil flow tunnels could clog if not serviced and driven much, plus the exhaust rings would rust and fall out. Also, the vacuum operated windshield wipers and radio antennae would seize. Despite the problems it's well worth owning a good one. $31,000 is a fair price for 1950's luxury that will last many years.
In 1960, dad had two Lincoln Capri h/t’s! two door, four door! Black/White, Black/Pink 🤗 mom drove to Mexico w/ the first one 💕sure missed them (was only 4) 😬
I CAN NOT BUY A CAR, AND I DON'T EVEN DRIVE, AND NEVER DID!!!!!!!! BUT RECENTLY I HAVE STARTED WATCHING VIDEOS OF VINTAGE CARS ON HERE, AND MANY OF THESE BRING BACK MEMORIES OF A SIMPLER TIME, REMEMBERING THAT I WAS BORN IN 1962!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND FURTHER MORE, THESE WERE REAL CARS, NOT THE TRASH ON THE STREETS NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SO LONG LIVE THESE VINTAGE CAR MEMORIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OH, AND YES, I'VE GOT YOU SAVED, LIKED, AND SUBSCRIBED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This era Lincoln looked like a Packard the styling was so much nicer than the late 50's to 1960 with the boxy designs. The Lincoln Premier is stunning.
I really like all that you do with all that you do. Holding yourself to the very high standard of excellence that you do is a great encouragement to me. My hope for you is that you always remain faithful to the excellent standard you live by, regardless of any negative comments that might come your way. I really enjoy watching you represent all the old cars of my growing up days. It takes me back to better times. Thank You for all you do. Stay Faithful always. Phil
My uncle Jin had a new '56 Premiere. Charcoal grey body and a white roof....with the red leather interior. It also had standard factory installed all-around seatbelts.
Love the car. Have been a fan of mid to late 50s Lincolns for yrs. Previously owned a white 56 Premiere 2 dr hardtop with Island Coral and white leather interior. I'm a new subscriber now!
LINCOLN, What a Luxury CAR should be and ONCE was! As noted, 56 LINCOLN actually won a styling award. Having owned numerous Luxury vehicles, I'm still Thinkin Lincoln. My current low mileage 2007 Signature Limited is the last gasp of traditional American Luxury sedans. Compared to current Bloated SUVS at bloated prices, this is definitely a Bon Marche! 🏆 If I were younger, this 56 would be in my garage NOW!
Imo, the ‘56 Lincoln is one of the most elegant cars of the 1950s. I have two Danbury Mint diecast models, an Island Coral coupe and a Wisteria convertible. The coupe model even has those a/c tubes in the back window!
Yeah I was just thirteen years old when my friend grandma bought one from Roman Lincoln Mercury first year with fat tires I rode in the car with my friend I still love Lincoln just bought a 2010 town car signature series 75000miles runs better than the MB S320 I would buy more town cars before they disappear 😊
In 1956 you still had several luxury American choices. This beautiful Lincoln, the Packard, Cadillac, and Imperial. What have we got now, Lincoln is all but dead, Packard and Imperial are gone and Cadillac is now a Brothers car.
A brothers car ?, you sound like a member of the arien brothers and that is not a compliment. We actually have many more luxury brands available today than ever before, maybe you haven’t heard of Lexus, infinity, jaguar, Land Rover, Mercedes, BMW and on and on
@middleclassretiree I'm sorry if I offended you, however it's still true. I was talking about a Cadillac of today, not this Lincoln. And. Of course we have foreign luxury makes. I was speaking of the few American brands still in existence.
Ahh yes. This has the base look of what became the Futura, and later Batmobile, if you squint enough that your eyes fully close, at which point it can be anything you dream. This was an awesome point in automotive history; roughly halfway from the tiller steered motorcarts, and today's plastic fantastic vehicles. I doubt ANYONE with "vision" would have imagined that, instead of George Jetson pulling up to his elevated bubble house, the most common thing would be enclosed trucks with 3 rows of seats, providing every suburban family their own luxury appointed mini-bus. This is what passes as "progress" Let's go back to '56 and try again, shall we?
I love old cars and this one's very cool one problem I don't have a garage it would get very wet cuz I live in Florida Arcadia i think it might rust real bad I'll call you later my phone is out of minutes right now Did you guys apply any kind of coats on this car to keep it from rusting let me know when I call ,Big Joe.
I thought the same thing. I saw the exposed aluminum grille and thought: "Doesn't this require a housing in order to function?" Thus the question: Does the A/C work? Additionally, the refrigerant back than was Freon-12, now forbidden to be sold. So, if the A/C system is present, I have doubts that it works. (By the way, I understand that on the hottest days, owners had to dial up the fan speed to "high" and still, in very hot locales, such as the Arizona desert, the A/C really didn't do a great job back then). By 1957, engineers shifted the entire system to the front end and cold air was discharged into the cabin from the dashboard. In fact, the discharge registers were at the end of the dash where the bottom of the windshield met with the forward end of the dashboard. In the 1956 model year, GM experimented with cold air discharge method from the dashboard face with the '56 Oldsmobiles and Pontiacs. I guess that GM sold no more than 300 cars with this experimental A/C idea. Automobile A/C back then cost a FORTUNE! It also shows how the company "experimented" with customer's money. Car A/C wouldn't really work great until 1965 - 1966 model years. My dad had a 1963 Olds Dynamic 88 w. A/C ($750 option back then) and it worked, but still had some issues from time to time. Within three years, it began to fail, such as hoses (due to engine vibration) that would develop a pin hole and lose refrigerant because the hose touched a vibrating engine part.
Car is in amazing showroom condition. If you have the original bill of sale, I'd be interested to know what the air conditioning option cost back then. I think in 1956, air conditioning was anywhere between $700 and $900, which translates to $9,000 to $11,500 today. Perhaps one Lincoln in 500 was sold with A/C, it was that expensive and considered a prohibitively costly option. It's important to know if the A/C still works, as the refrigerant gas, Freon-12 is no longer legally available in the U.S. (and many other countries as well). So, the cars from back then need to have a new compressor installed to replace the original compressor, as the original compressor only works on with Freon-12. Even though this car had nearly 300 horsepower (and monstrous 401 foot-pounds torque at 2,800 rpms), its 3-speed automatic transmission could accelerate from 0-60 between 9.5 to 10.5 seconds. This car floated down the road with an isolated drive that was considered so special and very preferred. The power steering didn't let you feel the road very much...folks thought they were riding "on a cloud" - the ultra luxury ride that was so popular then. Needless to say, the car IS a head-turner. This model you have even has very very rare blower-style rear defroster also. A real beauty! And ULTRA ULTRA rare! And LONG....just 222.9 inches long. That was really, really long back then, I think longer than the Cadillac series 62-sedans!
You are doing an amazing job, your cars are bueatiful. I will call you in the near future. I have a 1936 Chevrolet Master Delux sedan im selling . Then I will call you .God Bless you
This is a beautiful car no doubt, but after I sold my black Cadillac Eldorado, I swore I would never buy another black car again. The car looked great for about two hours after I'd wash it, then it looked like I needed to wash it again. That's the way it is with black cars. They don't stay pretty for very long.
Wow, what a stunner, I wish my funds were cleared by the SEC already, man, I love this amazing survivor, plus I am a Ford/ Lincoln Fa boy,lol, thanks for sharing, I will visit G.O.V.C soon.
1956 Lincoln Premiere for sale $31,000 obo. Tel: 305-783-0755
What kind of financing and shipping do you have or work with, that’s a rare beauty but I’m at the opposite side of the country
Wahnsinn ein Auto 🚗 😢❤❤
1956 - The most beautiful Lincoln ever built! Other than the 1956-57 Continental Mark II.
I agree 100%. I first saw ‘56 in fall, 1955 in showroom, have loved them ever since. Sorry that I’ve never had the chance to drive either the Premier nor Continental Mark II.
Lincoln won a design award for the '56 model line-up
I owned a 1957 Premiere...over 50 years ago!...the only difference between this fine 56, and the 57 models, was a slight increase in hp (300hp in 57), and the advent of large fins--that many folks did not like on the 57 Lincoln!...The 1957 models were the lowest-selling of all Lincolns in that time frame! But I appreciated my luxurious, smooth-riding vehicle. The 56 was considered to be the most beautiful of all Lincolns from the 1950s.
I owned 2 at the same time - both were 2 door hard tops. Used one for parts and restored the other. Fantastic car on the open road. It's stable and powerful at just about any speed. Great suspension and steering feel. Takes potholes like they don't exist. The gold hood ornament makes you feel like the king of the road behind the wheel. The car won an award from a famous design institute that year. The engine had a few weak spots - piston skirts would crack, and oil flow tunnels could clog if not serviced and driven much, plus the exhaust rings would rust and fall out. Also, the vacuum operated windshield wipers and radio antennae would seize. Despite the problems it's well worth owning a good one. $31,000 is a fair price for 1950's luxury that will last many years.
That’s awesome!! Thank you 🙏
In 1960, dad had two Lincoln Capri h/t’s! two door, four door! Black/White, Black/Pink 🤗 mom drove to Mexico w/ the first one 💕sure missed them (was only 4) 😬
Great styling ! Looks just like new.
I CAN NOT BUY A CAR, AND I DON'T EVEN DRIVE, AND NEVER DID!!!!!!!! BUT RECENTLY I HAVE STARTED WATCHING VIDEOS OF VINTAGE CARS ON HERE, AND MANY OF THESE BRING BACK MEMORIES OF A SIMPLER TIME, REMEMBERING THAT I WAS BORN IN 1962!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND FURTHER MORE, THESE WERE REAL CARS, NOT THE TRASH ON THE STREETS NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SO LONG LIVE THESE VINTAGE CAR MEMORIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OH, AND YES, I'VE GOT YOU SAVED, LIKED, AND SUBSCRIBED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's beautiful,, a good classic.
I like the classic luxury cars that you feature. I also enjoy listening to your presentation of the car’s features.
Beautiful example of one the best designed luxury cars ever.
Beautiful example of a classic Lincoln. Thanks for sharing!
A friend of ours had a 56 premier convertible triple white and had a chrome continental kit on it. Absolutely beautiful.
I would proudly own AND drive this Car over ANY Car built today!❤
You are one of my all-time favs from cars of my younger years.
Thank you so much for your support
This car it's beautiful wow ❤❤❤❤
This era Lincoln looked like a Packard the styling was so much nicer than the late 50's to 1960 with the boxy designs.
The Lincoln Premier is stunning.
Well done young man. This my favorite so far!
Desde Argentina veoeste hermoso 1956 Lincoln Premier. En un ámbito excelente.😊
NICE CAR.....great video!
Outstanding renovation of this beautiful car, congratulations William!
I really like all that you do with all that you do. Holding yourself to the very high standard of excellence that you do is a great encouragement to me. My hope for you is that you always remain faithful to the excellent standard you live by, regardless of any negative comments that might come your way. I really enjoy watching you represent all the old cars of my growing up days. It takes me back to better times. Thank You for all you do. Stay Faithful always. Phil
Great video of this 1956 Lincoln Premiere, just a stunning beautiful vehicle
Beautiful car.
Its a beauty❤ i'm from 1957 myself
Beautiful restoration of this Classic.
31,000 is an absolute giveaway for that thing! Awesome!
Beautiful car! And a handsome man! Love your channel!
Damn, what a beauty! Growing up, my parents bought a two door painted in lilac, which is the street the lady lived on when we bought the car!
Great presentation, thank you!!
Thank you
I'm impressed. Very rare to find mid-50s cars with their OE A/C still intact & functioning. I'm getting 'glades' Krome Ave type vibes.
Good luck with the sale, it's beautiful,
Take me back to the 1950’s !
Sir,
great job, very well done!!
Doc
Beautiful automobile and a great video!!!
It has been decades since I seen one of these Lincolns.
My uncle Jin had a new '56 Premiere. Charcoal grey body and a white roof....with the red leather interior. It also had standard factory installed all-around seatbelts.
I like the Lincoln, I was raised with GM cars but I like this car
What a stunning automobile!
That's one Georgous automobile.
I subscribed immediately after you said you were going to give ALL the information including the price...love your approach.
Love the car. Have been a fan of mid to late 50s Lincolns for yrs. Previously owned a white 56 Premiere 2 dr hardtop with Island Coral and white leather interior. I'm a new subscriber now!
That is a most beautiful car!
What a boat 🚢!
LINCOLN, What a Luxury CAR should be and ONCE was! As noted, 56 LINCOLN actually won a styling award. Having owned numerous Luxury vehicles, I'm still Thinkin Lincoln. My current low mileage 2007 Signature Limited is the last gasp of traditional American Luxury sedans. Compared to current Bloated SUVS at bloated prices, this is definitely a Bon Marche! 🏆 If I were younger, this 56 would be in my garage NOW!
Nice nice my friend
Travis
Excellent! Fair price🤙🏻
Verry nice car. Greatings from Sweden.
so rare and gorgeous!!
There is only one of these. This is beyond rare and a good price.
Imo, the ‘56 Lincoln is one of the most elegant cars of the 1950s. I have two Danbury Mint diecast models, an Island Coral coupe and a Wisteria convertible. The coupe model even has those a/c tubes in the back window!
The 1956 Lincoln was designed after the 1955 Lincoln Futura dream concept car that became the Batmobile in 1965.
Yeah I was just thirteen years old when my friend grandma bought one from Roman Lincoln Mercury first year with fat tires I rode in the car with my friend I still love Lincoln just bought a 2010 town car signature series 75000miles runs better than the MB S320
I would buy more town cars before they disappear 😊
New subscriber sends Greetings from Tucson, Arizona.
Stunning car..
Beautiful!
In 1956 you still had several luxury American choices. This beautiful Lincoln, the Packard, Cadillac, and Imperial. What have we got now, Lincoln is all but dead, Packard and Imperial are gone and Cadillac is now a Brothers car.
A brothers car ?, you sound like a member of the arien brothers and that is not a compliment. We actually have many more luxury brands available today than ever before, maybe you haven’t heard of Lexus, infinity, jaguar, Land Rover, Mercedes, BMW and on and on
@middleclassretiree I'm sorry if I offended you, however it's still true. I was talking about a Cadillac of today, not this Lincoln. And. Of course we have foreign luxury makes. I was speaking of the few American brands still in existence.
In today's dollars, $4,656 from 1956 is approximately equivalent to $54,204 when adjusted for inflation.
That is a lot of money
Beautiful car!
And a 2024 Lincoln is upwards of $75K
keep them rolling!
Thank you for sharing with us ❤❤❤
Ahh yes. This has the base look of what became the Futura, and later Batmobile, if you squint enough that your eyes fully close, at which point it can be anything you dream. This was an awesome point in automotive history; roughly halfway from the tiller steered motorcarts, and today's plastic fantastic vehicles. I doubt ANYONE with "vision" would have imagined that, instead of George Jetson pulling up to his elevated bubble house, the most common thing would be enclosed trucks with 3 rows of seats, providing every suburban family their own luxury appointed mini-bus. This is what passes as "progress" Let's go back to '56 and try again, shall we?
They would love this in Cuba
6 meter long i belive, theres one localy. Sweet cars.
I love old cars and this one's very cool one problem I don't have a garage it would get very wet cuz I live in Florida Arcadia i think it might rust real bad I'll call you later my phone is out of minutes right now
Did you guys apply any kind of coats on this car to keep it from rusting let me know when I call ,Big Joe.
Gorgeous car.
Of course a Cuban in South Dade would be selling a Cold War era 50s Lincoln.
Do you see anything wrong with that? Cause I don’t. Go make the line at the social security for your food stamps.
Back in 1956 I would think lawyers and funeral directors would drive this car.
It slighlty resembles a Packard and many designers who left packard just prior and after it's closing went to Ford.
Nice
resembles the Packard of the era.
Although not my style it is a beautiful car. In today's market, it would take more than double your price to restore that.
Where is the panel that closes up the A/C evaporator box in the trunk?
I thought the same thing. I saw the exposed aluminum grille and thought: "Doesn't this require a housing in order to function?" Thus the question: Does the A/C work? Additionally, the refrigerant back than was Freon-12, now forbidden to be sold. So, if the A/C system is present, I have doubts that it works. (By the way, I understand that on the hottest days, owners had to dial up the fan speed to "high" and still, in very hot locales, such as the Arizona desert, the A/C really didn't do a great job back then). By 1957, engineers shifted the entire system to the front end and cold air was discharged into the cabin from the dashboard. In fact, the discharge registers were at the end of the dash where the bottom of the windshield met with the forward end of the dashboard. In the 1956 model year, GM experimented with cold air discharge method from the dashboard face with the '56 Oldsmobiles and Pontiacs. I guess that GM sold no more than 300 cars with this experimental A/C idea. Automobile A/C back then cost a FORTUNE! It also shows how the company "experimented" with customer's money. Car A/C wouldn't really work great until 1965 - 1966 model years. My dad had a 1963 Olds Dynamic 88 w. A/C ($750 option back then) and it worked, but still had some issues from time to time. Within three years, it began to fail, such as hoses (due to engine vibration) that would develop a pin hole and lose refrigerant because the hose touched a vibrating engine part.
Car is in amazing showroom condition. If you have the original bill of sale, I'd be interested to know what the air conditioning option cost back then. I think in 1956, air conditioning was anywhere between $700 and $900, which translates to $9,000 to $11,500 today. Perhaps one Lincoln in 500 was sold with A/C, it was that expensive and considered a prohibitively costly option. It's important to know if the A/C still works, as the refrigerant gas, Freon-12 is no longer legally available in the U.S. (and many other countries as well). So, the cars from back then need to have a new compressor installed to replace the original compressor, as the original compressor only works on with Freon-12.
Even though this car had nearly 300 horsepower (and monstrous 401 foot-pounds torque at 2,800 rpms), its 3-speed automatic transmission could accelerate from 0-60 between 9.5 to 10.5 seconds. This car floated down the road with an isolated drive that was considered so special and very preferred. The power steering didn't let you feel the road very much...folks thought they were riding "on a cloud" - the ultra luxury ride that was so popular then. Needless to say, the car IS a head-turner. This model you have even has very very rare blower-style rear defroster also.
A real beauty! And ULTRA ULTRA rare! And LONG....just 222.9 inches long. That was really, really long back then, I think longer than the Cadillac series 62-sedans!
Should be at least $55,000 Top!!!!!! Well worth it!!!!!!
You are doing an amazing job, your cars are bueatiful. I will call you in the near future. I have a 1936 Chevrolet Master Delux sedan im selling . Then I will call you .God Bless you
Did you sell the 1959 Ford Fairlane Galaxy 500? I live in key West Florida. 33040
If you could list the price in an easy-to-find place like the very end of the video, that would be great! Thanks!!!
$31,000 obo. Tel: 305-783-0755
@@GenerationOldschool Smokin deal!
👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
The panel that is supposed to cover the AC condenser at the front of the trunk is missing. It wouldn't even work without it.
If only I didn't live down a dry and dusty dirt road and driveway!
I live in the Netherlands so thats a bit of a problem otherwise i would love to buy it good price too
Freddy Krueger would approve of the interior.
Show the front seats under the cover.
They are new
lemme introduce U 2 my little fwend
Get in line sister😉
Don't think I have ever seen a 56
This is a beautiful car no doubt, but after I sold my black Cadillac Eldorado, I swore I would never buy another black car again. The car looked great for about two hours after I'd wash it, then it looked like I needed to wash it again. That's the way it is with black cars. They don't stay pretty for very long.
Beautiful on the outside the interior is junk
Indeed, the inside looked like someone watched too many 2000's era cable tv car shows.
Didn't Frank Sinatra have one of these? Anyhow Pure Las Vegas Glamour.
How much $$$$
look at the first comment...
Looks like a Russian Zil 111V 1960.
31000 that is cheap, this is worth more than 50. in my opinion.
Thank you
Nobody’s gonna want it it’s not a Chevy😂 I had a 60 T bird that was in perfect condition and I had to give it away no more Fords
Painful. Truly enough of the chit-chat. My ears are bleeding.
Beautiful auto...yet you are killing me.
ça reste un tas de férraille
Wow, what a stunner, I wish my funds were cleared by the SEC already, man, I love this amazing survivor, plus I am a Ford/ Lincoln Fa boy,lol, thanks for sharing, I will visit G.O.V.C soon.
Beautiful car.