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10/04/2021 4:30 pm
The 1949 LINCOLN'S were Mercury looking in a interesting sort of way. At least that's the way I saw them. It was almost as if they were customized a little with their inset "headlights". They looked like a grown up Mercury and I like them because they are rare today from a collector car standpoint. In all the decades I've attended old car shows, I recall only seeing one of them, and that was years ago.
LINCOLN for 1949
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
Frank Reed and Frank Reed reacted
11/04/2021 1:33 am
I LOVED the '49 Mercury but disliked the Lincoln; which always struck me as having the face of a critter from the age of the dinosaur. Weird I know, but it was my very first impression as a child and it remains with me...can't shake it.
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Topic starter
11/04/2021 6:49 am
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
11/04/2021 8:28 am
My dad's friend had a new '49 and I really liked it! When Daddy was shopping for a new car a little later, I did my best to talk him into a Lincoln. He bought a '51 Chevy.
Has there been one made in 1:43 scale?
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11/04/2021 1:39 pm
David, NEO made a black 4-door (which I regret not buying), and Brooklin made a convertible in at least 2 colors, grey and maroon, that I am aware of.
Barry Levittan
Long Island, NY
11/04/2021 2:02 pm
First impressions of most anything or any situation are usually hard to shake.
I think you're right George. I did buy the Brooklin burgundy convertible model of this car though as I wanted it to be represented in my collection nonetheless. Strangely I found I liked this model as a 1:43, but still not as a 1:1.
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