PRESIDENTIAL LINCOLN

I truly dislike this era of Lincoln but even so this car is impressive; especially given its history and in that settling!

Very nice.  

Posted by: @jack-dodds

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I truly dislike this era of Lincoln but even so this car is impressive; especially given its history and in that settling!

I've always liked the grill and headlights on the '50 Lincoln.  I think it being a "one and done" front-end look adds to its aura.  

Posted by: @jack-dodds

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"I truly dislike this era of Lincoln but even so this car is impressive; especially given its history and in that settling!"

I don't hate these "water buffalo Lincolns"  and this one is especially impressive!   

The reason for these stupid looking  headlights is because engineers had originally designed "hide-away-headlights."    However, the setup proved too involved & troublesome.  Therefore, as production neared, the easiest fix was to design sunken headlight bezels, which was not the best look - obviously.   

OTOH, I'm not certain Lincolns would've looked any better with hide-aways?   🤔 🤔 

I love this Truman car (I think Eisenhower briefly used it too ) and have often thought of converting a Yatming 1/24 Presidential Cosmo.  Although, there's probably a 1/24 resin body available somewhere. 

Posted by: @chris

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Posted by: @jack-dodds

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"I truly dislike this era of Lincoln but even so this car is impressive; especially given its history and in that settling!"

I don't hate these "water buffalo Lincolns"  and this one is especially impressive!   

The reason for these stupid looking  headlights is because engineers had originally designed "hide-away-headlights."    However, the setup proved too involved & troublesome.  Therefore, as production neared, the easiest fix was to design sunken headlight bezels, which was not the best look - obviously.   

OTOH, I'm not certain Lincolns would've looked any better with hide-aways?   🤔 🤔 

I love this Truman car (I think Eisenhower briefly used it too ) and have often thought of converting a Yatming 1/24 Presidential Cosmo.  Although, there's probably a 1/24 resin body available somewhere. 

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Sorry, but I think the "sunken headlight bezels" are unique and attractive for that era.  It offers a look that no other car of the era did, thus perhaps lies the beauty of them for me.  

Posted by: @georgeschire

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"I think the "sunken headlight bezels" are unique and attractive for that era." 

Some people, such as yourself, loved them - many, however, did not.   So profound was the backlash that no other domestic OEM copied that design; it died an unceremonious death in late 1951. 

Posted by: @chris

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Posted by: @georgeschire

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"I think the "sunken headlight bezels" are unique and attractive for that era." 

Some people, such as yourself, loved them - many, however, did not.   So profound was the backlash that no other domestic OEM copied that design; it died an unceremonious death in late 1951. 

Proof that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.  I'd guess time has made them more unique, as some people tend to reevaluate their likes and dislikes in hindsight.  

Posted by: @georgeschire

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"...some people tend to reevaluate their likes and dislikes in hindsight."  

I can't argue with that!  👍 👍     There are MANY things I liked or did 20-30 years ago that I wouldn't even consider today!  😦 😦   

@georgeschire That is one of the many positives that this forum has done for me over the past few years.  It has given me the opportunity to revisit various makes/designs that I once disliked to various degrees and with the varied opinion and comments I have read I have often had my long standing opinions changed.  I have been quite surprised on many occasions how much I have changed.

I wish museums would stop using a cartoonish-oversized Presidential Seal on the car. They were not used on a Parade Car until about 1969.

I have the Yat Ming 1/24 Presidential Lincoln and it is an excellent automobile and model. My Grandparents used to have a 1949 Lincoln Cosmopolitan and playing with the trunk latch is one of the first  things I remember !

Posted by: @jack-dodds

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@georgeschire That is one of the many positives that this forum has done for me over the past few years.  It has given me the opportunity to revisit various makes/designs that I once disliked to various degrees and with the varied opinion and comments I have read I have often had my long standing opinions changed.  I have been quite surprised on many occasions how much I have changed.

Me too!  When it comes to cars, there are many that I was Ga-Ga over years ago or as a kid, but today, that's not the case.  And on the reverse side, there have been cars that when new, I thought were ugly as sin, but today in hindsight, I've warmed up to them for various reasons.  Most often my opinion of a car has been changed by the rarity of its styling or its impact on automotive history.  What it does boil down to though is, I love old cars. 

Posted by: @lloyd-mecca

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"I wish museums would stop using a cartoonish-oversized Presidential Seal on the car."

Yep!    I thought the exact same thing - there's nothing historically accurate about that manhole sized "Presidential seal!"     

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I'll bet you $20 those flags have more than 48 stars.     😏 😏 

Posted by: @chris

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Posted by: @lloyd-mecca

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"I wish museums would stop using a cartoonish-oversized Presidential Seal on the car."

Yep!    I thought the exact same thing - there's nothing historically accurate about that manhole sized "Presidential seal!"     

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I'll bet you $20 those flags have more than 48 stars.     😏 😏 

LOL, your last comment, "I'll bet you $20 those flags have more than 48 stars" made me chuckle. 

Earlier this week I was chatting with a senior in high school, and we discussed a flag hanging at half mast.  As our discussion went on, I learned from him that he did NOT know how many stars were on the Flag.  When I seemed surprised at that, his response was (and I'm not kidding), "Why are there 50 stars on it?".  And wait, it gets better.  When I told him that each star represents our 50 states, he replied to me, "Really?  I didn't realize there were 50 states".  Leaving the conversation, I silently said a prayer asking God to help us, because we're doomed.