Love the Lincolns too. Harley Earl was kicking Ford’s butt in his years but I have to say - the suicide door continentals are incredibly cool.

I’d always wanted a 2 door, and a convertible at that, since I was about 9 years old... but as I grew up they quickly reached unobtainable prices. One day at a classic car meet with my old Toyota FJ truck this ‘59 Cadillac pulls in, 4 doors, hard top, guy with 3 of his friends with the music blaring. Just looked so…

“gentle breeze thrown into the eye of a hurricane”

Such great vehicles those wagons...

“sound and well-thought out simply won’t fly”

We’ve just got to get more stars for the phrase “Like huge, sexy whales of chromed juiciness.” COTD wouldn’t hurt.

Ah, Falcon/Mustang bodywork - a.k.a “bring a magnet”. Rule #1: the quarters are bondo. No, they are. Really. Always.

We’ve pretty much decided (my cousin’s friend, cousin, me) that said cousin’s friend needs a ‘58 - either a two door basic Series 62 or a four door extended deck - but the time is not yet right. The ‘58 we went to see captured some imaginations.

I’ve been getting into ‘57/’58s lately - spurred on by doing a ride-along to a Craigslist visit to a ‘58 two door in very bad shape. Extended Deck All The Things. I’ve got a ‘59 Lincoln that’s the same size.