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Auto Talk => Luxury Talk => Topic started by: cawimmer430 on September 27, 2006, 09:59:10 AM

Title: ***1972 Lincoln Continental Mark IV Sedan***
Post by: cawimmer430 on September 27, 2006, 09:59:10 AM
I'm a big admirer of the 1970s Lincoln Continentals. They just look so classy, elegant and their size is menacing. But Lincoln never really made a sedan out of these using the coupe body style. No fear, Wimmer did.  :praise:

(http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/7800/cwlincolnoa2.jpg)

Here's the original image (in low size and quality).
(http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/3371/cwlincolnoriginalxg4.jpg)

Fixing the background for the longer image (sedan body style is longer than a coupe) was a nightmare. Thank God for the clone tool, but still...

Hope you like it.:rockon:
Title: Re: ***1972 Lincoln Continental Mark IV Sedan***
Post by: 93JC on September 27, 2006, 10:02:11 AM
Damn dude, good chop, but could you imagine how long that thing would be? The two-door was already over 20 ft. to begin with. :mask:
Title: Re: ***1972 Lincoln Continental Mark IV Sedan***
Post by: cawimmer430 on September 27, 2006, 10:04:58 AM
Quote from: 93JC on September 27, 2006, 10:02:11 AM
Damn dude, good chop, but could you imagine how long that thing would be? The two-door was already over 20 ft. to begin with. :mask:

Hey, gas was cheap back then, so who cared?  :lol:

LOL, thanks man. Started working on this the beginning of September too. Every night or so, I'd spend a few minutes patching things up here and there and gradually finishing it.  :praise:
Title: Re: ***1972 Lincoln Continental Mark IV Sedan***
Post by: omicron on September 27, 2006, 10:07:26 AM
Dear Lord, I want one. Quilted velour interior and wood panelling, here I come!
Title: Re: ***1972 Lincoln Continental Mark IV Sedan***
Post by: cawimmer430 on September 27, 2006, 10:09:57 AM
Quote from: omicron on September 27, 2006, 10:07:26 AM
Dear Lord, I want one. Quilted velour interior and wood panelling, here I come!

Sorry, LHD-only.  :devil:
Title: Re: ***1972 Lincoln Continental Mark IV Sedan***
Post by: Raza on September 27, 2006, 10:10:17 AM
That reminds me of something I saw the other day...

(http://www.boldts.net/photos/D-RiverBarge.jpeg)

Good chop, though.
Title: Re: ***1972 Lincoln Continental Mark IV Sedan***
Post by: SaltyDog on September 27, 2006, 02:18:19 PM
+1
Title: Re: ***1972 Lincoln Continental Mark IV Sedan***
Post by: Fire It Up on September 27, 2006, 03:02:30 PM
If by classy and elegant you mean boxy and hideous, then I agree with you.

:lol:
Title: Re: ***1972 Lincoln Continental Mark IV Sedan***
Post by: nickdrinkwater on September 27, 2006, 04:33:43 PM
That's PIMP!

Is that the car in Starksy and Hutch?
Title: Re: ***1972 Lincoln Continental Mark IV Sedan***
Post by: Raza on September 27, 2006, 05:22:55 PM
Quote from: nickdrinkwater on September 27, 2006, 04:33:43 PM
That's PIMP!

Is that the car in Starksy and Hutch?

That's a Ford Torino, I think. 
Title: Re: ***1972 Lincoln Continental Mark IV Sedan***
Post by: SVT_Power on September 27, 2006, 05:39:05 PM
Looks like a limo
Title: Re: ***1972 Lincoln Continental Mark IV Sedan***
Post by: JYODER240 on September 27, 2006, 05:47:54 PM
I want to drive one of these to see just how bad they are.
Title: Re: ***1972 Lincoln Continental Mark IV Sedan***
Post by: TheIntrepid on September 27, 2006, 08:10:21 PM
Wicked chop Wim :rockon:
Title: Re: ***1972 Lincoln Continental Mark IV Sedan***
Post by: nickdrinkwater on September 28, 2006, 03:49:55 AM
Quote from: Raza on September 27, 2006, 05:22:55 PM
That's a Ford Torino, I think. 


Sorry, I mean the one that Snoop has (in the film).
Title: Re: ***1972 Lincoln Continental Mark IV Sedan***
Post by: Raza on September 28, 2006, 03:53:34 AM
Quote from: nickdrinkwater on September 28, 2006, 03:49:55 AM
Sorry, I mean the one that Snoop has (in the film).

Oh.  No clue.

Snoop is such a sellout. 
Title: Re: ***1972 Lincoln Continental Mark IV Sedan***
Post by: cawimmer430 on September 28, 2006, 12:00:13 PM
Quote from: Raza on September 27, 2006, 10:10:17 AM
That reminds me of something I saw the other day...

(http://www.boldts.net/photos/D-RiverBarge.jpeg)

Good chop, though.

Thanks. :lol:

So you saw some rare species of butterfly I presume?  :P
Title: Re: ***1972 Lincoln Continental Mark IV Sedan***
Post by: cawimmer430 on September 28, 2006, 12:00:25 PM
Quote from: SaltyDog on September 27, 2006, 02:18:19 PM
+1

:rockon:
Title: Re: ***1972 Lincoln Continental Mark IV Sedan***
Post by: cawimmer430 on September 28, 2006, 12:01:15 PM
Quote from: Fire It Up on September 27, 2006, 03:02:30 PM
If by classy and elegant you mean boxy and hideous, then I agree with you.

:lol:

Haha  :P

Nope, I really love these boxy '70s designs. They're so pimpish and just ooze with style and sexiness IMO. A lot of people claim American cars from the 1970s were ugly: I disagree.  :praise:
Title: Re: ***1972 Lincoln Continental Mark IV Sedan***
Post by: cawimmer430 on September 28, 2006, 12:02:00 PM
Quote from: nickdrinkwater on September 27, 2006, 04:33:43 PM
That's PIMP!

Is that the car in Starksy and Hutch?

Nope, they used a Ford Torino with red and white stripes.

(http://elveteran.mon-blog.org/images/24487/collections/Ford.jpg)
Title: Re: ***1972 Lincoln Continental Mark IV Sedan***
Post by: cawimmer430 on September 28, 2006, 12:06:55 PM
Quote from: M_power on September 27, 2006, 05:39:05 PM
Looks like a limo

That was the point of this 'chop.  :lol:
Title: Re: ***1972 Lincoln Continental Mark IV Sedan***
Post by: cawimmer430 on September 28, 2006, 12:07:27 PM
Quote from: JYoDeR240 on September 27, 2006, 05:47:54 PM
I want to drive one of these to see just how bad they are.

Hey, if you ever spot one of these old Lincoln's on the road, I'd love to see some pics. 1970s Lincolns rock.  :rockon:
Title: Re: ***1972 Lincoln Continental Mark IV Sedan***
Post by: Submariner on September 28, 2006, 02:41:03 PM
My dad had a 72 coupe just like in your picture, except it was white with a white toneau top.  He bouight it in 72 and sold it in 73 because it was so big.  He bought a 911 the day after he sold the Lincoln.  :lol:
Title: Re: ***1972 Lincoln Continental Mark IV Sedan***
Post by: Speed_Racer on September 28, 2006, 03:19:18 PM
That is pimp....I want one!