Car of the Week: 1948 Lincoln Continental convertible

[mongooz]

John McCarthy is a Lincoln lover. Almost any year or flavor — he pretty much likes them all.

But only one Lincoln automobile qualifies as a “Holy Grail” car in McCarthy’s book. He dreamed about it for years, and now he’s got one.

“You go to a national Lincoln meet and see these there, and I call them ‘The Queens,’ says McCarthy, gazing at his glorious 1948 Continental convertible. “This is the first gen of the Continentals. I’m a Lincoln collector, I’ve had a number of them, but I’ve never had one as unique and special as this one. They made about 450 of these in ’48 and they made about twice as many coupes, and they’re very hard to find.”

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[DinoMikeSr]

Would love to drive one man. I love how you sit behind the wheel of the old Continentals. Really any car in that era. Caddy’s too. Big fat springy seats and those big wheels cocked up at that angle.

 

[dodgechargerfan]

Not very flashy for a luxury marque, but I’d have kicking around in that.

 

[Bob411]

It's nice but, it's begging for a two tone paint job.

 

[tiger roach]

It’s so grotesque that I think I kinda like it.

I would put an overpowered stereo in that bad boy and blast 80s ZZ Top all over town.