Lincoln Continental concept. BAD ASS!

Tank · Mar 31, 2015

What's the likelihood this thing will be produced as is? Haven't had a chance to read up. It's slick looking.

So's the new cadi concept though.

Tank · Mar 31, 2015

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rivrrts429 · Mar 31, 2015

IMO they stopped listening to the consumer around 68' when they did away with the suicide doors [emoji2]

Cray Paper · Mar 31, 2015

Lincoln has no platform to build the 13 YO styling mule on. Cadillac on the other hand has a true halo car on the horizon platform to base it off of.

Tank · Mar 31, 2015

Well, it appears I answered my own question. This is actually how it ended up looking. Still bad ass but not as "cool" as the concept.

No suicide doors....LAME!!

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Paul65k · Mar 31, 2015

I saw that on CNBC this morning with Mark Fields (Ford CEO) talking about their plan for the segment.............he sounded pretty serious to me

http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000367058

TPC · Mar 31, 2015

The production version of concept cars never quite hits that same high note as the prototype.
The shaved skin and soft radius lines like the 60's Continental look amazing.
Nice car.

TPC · Mar 31, 2015

rivrrts429 said:
IMO they stopped listening to the consumer around 68' when they did away with the suicide doors [emoji2]

Is their a rule against suicide doors or just a company decision?
The 4 door T bird had them too a few years didn't it?

pronstar · Mar 31, 2015

TPC said:
Is their a rule against suicide doors or just a company decision?
The 4 door T bird had them too a few years didn't it?

Suicide doors often ditch the B-Pillar...and it's very expensive/difficult to provide side-impact protection without a pillar.

But there aren't any regs against them.
Rolls-Royce makes coupes and sedans with suicide doors, as an example :thumbup:

rivrrts429 · Mar 31, 2015

TPC said:
Is their a rule against suicide doors or just a company decision?
The 4 door T bird had them too a few years didn't it?

pronstar said:
Suicide doors often ditch the B-Pillar...and it's very expensive/difficult to provide side-impact protection without a pillar.

But there aren't any regs against them.
Rolls-Royce makes coupes and sedans with suicide doors, as an example :thumbup:

Pronstar knows this stuff better than I would but it looks like he answered the question about the same as I was thinking.

Suicide doors are just old school cool and elegant :thumbup:

Cole Trickle · Mar 31, 2015

It would never sell to the crowd they would need to sell it to. Nobody is interested in a 75k+ lincoln

pronstar · Mar 31, 2015

Tank said:
Well, it appears I answered my own question. This is actually how it ended up looking. Still bad ass but not as "cool" as the concept.

No suicide doors....LAME!!

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That IS the concept, at least the latest one. There's really no telling what the actual production car will look like at this point.

I would think some of the design cues will remain the same.

spectras only · Mar 31, 2015

Had a 64 Lincoln and 66 Caddy CoupeDeVille side by side. The Lincoln blown the Caddy away in every department:thumbup:
Loved the Caddy though even with it's handling like a boat without the airbags puped up. The Lincoln's ride with its leaf springs was just as smooth as the Caddy's coil suspension but it out handled the Caddy in hard cornering easily. Saw Steve McQueen driving one in one of his movies and you could tell how well the Lincoln vert handled at high speed chase.Can't remember what that movie was:grumble:

HOOTER SLED- · Mar 31, 2015

I'll take an OG......

GRADS · Mar 31, 2015

I'm kind of a Continental fan.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10151514048599170&set=vb.599004169&type=3&theater

spectra3279 · Mar 31, 2015

Cars today , at least to me, all look the same. Their is no distinctive lines to them. They are just bubbles on wheels.

spectras only · Mar 31, 2015

HOOTER SLED- said:
I'll take an OG......

That's not original but beautiful none the less.:thumbup:

This is original, ride height and wheels, and the rest. Loved it while owned it.

GRADS · Mar 31, 2015

Mine, I regret selling it now.:grumble:

spectras only · Mar 31, 2015

Huntng for Lincolns are on right now on the Velocity channel, :thumbup:

Boozer · Mar 31, 2015

Cool cars but I think they've priced themselves out of the market this time. A 75K starting price is way to high for a Lincoln.

I was thinking the new Lincoln would be a good car to lease as my
company car but not for that price. When you can get a loaded up Porsche or Benz for 25K less paying that kinda dough for a Lincoln seems silly.

sirbob · Mar 31, 2015

I have been talking about this car since I saw the press release yesterday -

It looks to me like a cross between an Audi A8 in the front and the rear qtr view of a Bentley.

I love this new Lincoln!

If I did not have 2 kids in collage right now, I would be first in line to order one[emoji106]

sirbob · Mar 31, 2015

I love this car !

Damn tapatalk - dup

sirbob · Mar 31, 2015

This is a Cadillac - it was launched at Pebble a few years ago and when it came out the first thing I thought was Cadillac beat Lincoln at their own game

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I think Lincoln did a great job coming from behind in this one...

Tank · Mar 31, 2015

Yea, the caddy is straight pimp! And I think it could definitely be a contender in the S class 7 series price range. Especially after the success with the CTSV.

They build this car, it'll sell a lot of units.

Supposedly they're using the caddy in the new Entourage movie. Replacing the old school Lincoln from the show.

sirbob · Mar 31, 2015

Tank said:
Supposedly they're using the caddy in the new Entourage movie. Replacing the old school Lincoln from the show.

Well that would be a big disappointment for me - I'm no fan of Cadillac. Not a chance I would buy any Cadillac product - I don't see myself in their advertising profile.

They are not marketing to me.

wsuwrhr · Mar 31, 2015

I like em.

I think the Lincoln looks like a Chrysler 300, but I'm a Dodge guy, I like them too.

Brian

67 baron sprint LD 390 FE · Mar 31, 2015

Here's my 69 I had for some time , yanked the 460 out of my 74 nordic tunnel ram and all , and stuffed it in, while I had the original rebuilt. This was a bad ass car . Next one I want to do would be a convertible with a blower motor

. I had a sticker on the back made , one fine 69

jayboat · Mar 31, 2015

I think the market they're aiming for is comfortable with that price.
You should also think of that market and how fleet sales would apply for limo/trans companies.

Love the vintage ones- one of the few Fords I would own.

TBI · Mar 31, 2015

spectra3279 said:
Cars today , at least to me, all look the same. Their is no distinctive lines to them. They are just bubbles on wheels.

Remember back in the day when you could tell what kind of car was coming towards you at night by the lights?

And that was back when everything had the same headlights!

moe_havi · Mar 31, 2015

jayboat said:
I think the market they're aiming for is comfortable with that price.
You should also think of that market and how fleet sales would apply for limo/trans companies.

Love the vintage ones- one of the few Fords I would own.

56 Continental Mark 2. One of the most beautiful cars ever made.

https://www.google.com/search?q=195...lldog2571%2Flincoln-continentals%2F;1600;1200

spectras only · Mar 31, 2015

moe_havi said:
56 Continental Mark 2. One of the most beautiful cars ever made.

The only other car I'd wanted more is the Mark II:thumbup:. They fetch pretty money if you find a pristine one.

I was pimping mine for almost 18 years with the Spectra behind it. Anytime coming back from a long weekend trip from far, someone called telling me they saw me cruising on the highway. It was an attention getter every time i pulled into a gas station. I work on all my cars, know the Lincoln inside out, the caddy wasn't built like the Lincoln period. I'm sure if Ford builds this concept it will be outstanding.:thumbup:The 64 Lincoln wasn't built like any other Ford product at the time!

pronstar · Mar 31, 2015

Considering their most expensive current sedan sells for $46k, it'll be a stretch to succeed at the $75k mark.

We'll have to see what the production car looks like, how it's equipped, and what it sells for.

Lincoln is on a tear, and their global director is very smart - he hired me before he left for Lincoln

jayboat · Apr 2, 2015

moe_havi said:
56 Continental Mark 2. One of the most beautiful cars ever made.

Cowabunga. :thumbup:

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Never worked for a carmaker, but always thought it would be cool to have access to their sales records by state and county.
Statistics such as number of Corvettes sold in Palm Beach county or Silverados in Dallas, and how it compares with other similar markets around the country.

Given today's improved production methods, I wonder what the minimum number is they feel they would need to sell to begin production?
(don't have a link, but there's a fantastic piece on Tesla's new factory that forces this question)

sirbob · Apr 2, 2015

Looks Bentley thinks it looks like a Bentley too!

http://dailym.ai/1MCBP5o

SJP · Apr 2, 2015

Looks cool. :thumbup:

In the meantime I will keep borrowing my Dad's.

<------ Chose parents wisely

pronstar · Apr 2, 2015

jayboat said:
Cowabunga. :thumbup:

Never worked for a carmaker, but always thought it would be cool to have access to their sales records by state and county.
Statistics such as number of Corvettes sold in Palm Beach county or Silverados in Dallas, and how it compares with other similar markets around the country.

Given today's improved production methods, I wonder what the minimum number is they feel they would need to sell to begin production?
(don't have a link, but there's a fantastic piece on Tesla's new factory that forces this question)

Services like Polk sell that kind of data. To the industry. And of course a carmaker knows where their own sales are.

As far as minimum number of sale to make a profit, "it depends" on the vehicle...the price point...tons of factors. But generally speaking, the cheaper the car, the more you need to sell to make a business case.

But at the $75k price point, 1,000 units per month would be good volume.

spectras only · Apr 2, 2015

sirbob said:
Looks Bentley thinks it looks like a Bentley too!

http://dailym.ai/1MCBP5o

Personally. I like the Lincoln's headlights better. Mercedes should claim that Bentley copied their headlights,LOL
These two cars don't have close resemblance like Howard and Spectra did back in the 70's.

Tank · Apr 2, 2015

sirbob said:
Looks Bentley thinks it looks like a Bentley too!

http://dailym.ai/1MCBP5o

Same was said about the Chrysler 300 when it came out.

Lets face it, all cars now-a days copy each other. It's very rare a true original looking vehicle hits the road.

pronstar · Apr 2, 2015

Tank said:
Same was said about the Chrysler 300 when it came out.

Keys face it, all cats now-a days copy each other. It's very rare a true original looking vehicle hots the road.

And to further your sentiment, car designers hop around from company to company, so it's hard to have a true, 100% original, in-house style.

Classic example:
Kias began to look good (but somewhat derivative) after they hired Audi's chief designer, Peter Schreyer, in 2006.

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