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Topic starter
18/04/2021 12:47 pm
The '55 Lincoln was a beautiful car! But the '55 Lincoln was also a very dated car. It carried a three-year old body style, while all of it's competitors paraded a slathering of new body styles that lured the public to dealers. Lincoln's younger siblings Ford and Mercury offered up exciting two-tone color schemes, wrap-a-round windshields, and more chrome. And so did competitor companies Chrysler Corp. and General Motors. In comparison the Lincoln looked old. All this said, it was still a Lincoln and it's faithful fans accepted the car for what it promised in its ads.
1955 LINCOLN
For Modern Living, For Magnificent Driving...Whenever You Travel, Half the Fun is Getting There in a LINCOLN!
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
Frank Reed and Frank Reed reacted
18/04/2021 1:41 pm
And the came the gorgeous 1956 model!
Topic starter
18/04/2021 2:20 pm
And the came the gorgeous 1956 model!
Oh you are so right. I'd debate with anyone that the "56 Lincoln was the most beautifully styled Lincoln of all time. It got a little crazy in '57 with those fins and then in '58 I think it could be said that the stylists lost their minds.
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
19/04/2021 7:50 am
All of the above is true regarding the '55, especially compared to the '56. Still, it's a good looking car. Styling did a nice job with what I bet was a pretty slim budget.
Topic starter
19/04/2021 7:59 am
All of the above is true regarding the '55, especially compared to the '56. Still, it's a good looking car. Styling did a nice job with what I bet was a pretty slim budget.
You bring up an interesting theory with regard to there being a "pretty slim budget". I've always wondered why FoMoCo wouldn't have made every attempt to stay on par with their rival Cadillac in the luxury top of the line car. My logic says that they should have been putting all their money in their "bread and butter" Ford (which was a direct rival of GM's Chevrolet) and their Lincoln (which was competing with GM's Cadillac) on the top end. If any car in the FoMoCo family should have been neglected from a money standpoint it would have made more sense to cut upgrades and money on the company's Mercury for '55.
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota