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06/11/2025 10:42 am
With post war merger of Lincoln and Mercury becoming a separate division of FoMoCo. Mercury began to share body styles with Lincoln rather than Ford for 1949. For 1956, the two marques went their separate ways with this beautiful top of the line Lincoln Premiere. A year earlier, men's fashions were shockingly introduced to pink colors and it became the rage (in spite of sexual stereotypes). Soon it swept into automobiles, house paints and even bathroom tiles as my 1956 split level home with both bathrooms as well as kitchen tiles demonstrated. Usually with charcoal accents, pink itself now exploded into coral, amethyst (this model is "Island Coral), Bubble gum, Peach, Rose... and an endless variety of hues. I remember proudly wearing a pink shirt with charcoal collar and pocket accent my mother bought thinking I was at the height of fashion. Note the variety of hues with charcoal accents in the interior of this model. It says it all.
06/11/2025 10:45 am
My favorite model. This one is just amazing. Exquisite photos.
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
06/11/2025 11:35 am
@jcarnutz Mine too. The 1/1 is one of my top three post war American cars along with the 1953 Buick Skylark and 1963 Thunderbird Sports Roadster. I have this model both with the Coral colored wheels and with black wheels. The Wisteria convertible is the perfect companion to this hardtop. Fabulous pictures and writeup Rich.
06/11/2025 11:44 am
Damn, I missed this one, but I do have the Wisteria convertible. Great model AND pics Rich.💯
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06/11/2025 1:03 pm
@bob-jackman Bob as you are aware the coral wheels were correct. Ford models in the mid 50's always color coordinated the wheels to the body color. It was a nice touch.
My Coral coupe has the black wheels. The later black hardtop version is correct as is the wisteria convertible. All superb DM creations at the apex of my collection.
06/11/2025 1:13 pm
@stanton-lyman Yes the first Coral coupe had the black wheels and I later saw the model with the Coral wheels so I added it because it was the correct version. I too have the black coupe and Wisteria convertible. Can't enough 56 Lincoln Premier models and besides the DM 1/24 scale have them in 1/18 scale and 1/43.
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06/11/2025 1:46 pm
@stanton-lyman Color coordinated wheels and body was a state law in New Jersey back in the day. Rebels like me would spray the wheels black with or without "baby moons" because they rusted out too quick.
06/11/2025 2:51 pm
@stanton-lyman Color coordinated wheels and body was a state law in New Jersey back in the day. Rebels like me would spray the wheels black with or without "baby moons" because they rusted out too quick.
Were you known as Rich "the Rebel" around town ?
06/11/2025 3:50 pm
Great anecdotes Rich, lovely model and pictures
06/11/2025 5:10 pm
stunning model, really glad to have it. As always Rich, great pics and background stories
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06/11/2025 8:21 pm
@100ford2003 I kinda looked like the Fonz with cuffed jeans black shoes with cleats and a white T shirt with a pack of Luckys in the rolled up sleeve. Brylcreem'd hair with a ducktail in the back. I just couldn't afford Fonz's leather motorcycle jacket. By mid-60s I had morphed into a Hippie from the SoCal Beach Boy bleached hair of the early '60s. After that, it was getting my head shaved and into Army fatigues. That was the end of my misspent youth. LOL
06/11/2025 9:13 pm
new avatar plc?@100ford2003 I kinda looked like the Fonz with cuffed jeans black shoes with cleats and a white T shirt with a pack of Luckys in the rolled up sleeve. Brylcreem'd hair with a ducktail in the back. I just couldn't afford Fonz's leather motorcycle jacket. By mid-60s I had morphed into a Hippie from the SoCal Beach Boy bleached hair of the early '60s. After that, it was getting my head shaved and into Army fatigues. That was the end of my misspent youth. LOL
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07/11/2025 6:38 am
@rich-sufficool Don't you wish you had that Montclair again today? I have it in 1/43 and 1/18. My favorite color combination.
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07/11/2025 10:03 am
@bob-jackman I saw almost an exact copy of my '56 Montclair at an outdoor car show and begged the elderly couple to let me sit in it for a sec. The memories just flooded over me and I felt 18 again. Before I had bought that, the previous owner had put a Lincoln 368 in the car and it was such a fun car to drive.
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