The 1958 Continentals premiered with all new designs. It seems that in the United States the one thing you can count on is that even during a depression, the rich get richer. Willis' version of the old blues song gave birth to the dance craze The Stroll , ' mom, Gladys Presley, and movie producer Mike Todd, killed in an New Mexico air crash he was married to Elizabeth Taylor. I thought the chrome piece with the reflection of your arms was a piece of wood trim. Yes it is difficult to own an air car and you really have to know what you are doing, but the ride is absolutely fabulous. And my seeing it again at the recent cruise night at South Park Mall on June 8 revived my memory. The silver, black and white combination of the wheel covers and tires is quite striking.
This car is turn key ready to cruise! However, I recall reading an article about a guy with a 58 Eldorado Brougham that still had a functioning air suspension system in the early 70s, so I suppose one or two of these Lincolns could still be around too. Also, after many months of dutifully pushing the auto-lubrication button on the dash, it was found that the thing was not hooked up and was simply not working. Spelling, punctuation and syntax errors are cheerfully repaired when I find them; grudgingly fixed when you do. There were four designer editions offered: Bill Blass Edition, Cartier Edition, Givenchy Edition, and Pucci Edition. A power sliding sun roof joined the options list. All cars produced after December 31, 1968 were equipped with driver and front passenger head rests as required by Federal mandate. At the time Ford was a private company and was willing to incur these losses but when Ford became a public company, losses were not permitted.
The fact that so few folks are familiar with it is part of what makes it so appealing. Automobile sales in general was affected quite a bit by the 1958 recession which was the severest since World War Two. I kept the originals in the trunk. Please feel welcome to call with questions or schedule a chance to review in person. If you're buying, I'm willing to listen. Floors on this car are rock solid!! Good luck finding one though, as only 2% of production had it.
The public was not enamored of the new design which ran from the 1958 through the 1960 model year. I wonder how many Lincoln prospects looked at these cars, looked at a 1958-60 Thunderbird, and went with the latter. Starting in 1958, automobile manufacturers were required to post factory sticker prices in the windows of all cars sold in the U. Mine clocked off 0-60 in just under eight seconds, and given some room to accelerate, could push 130 mph, just not for long, as the fuel gauge was actually moving downward while doing the speed run. The Cadillacs and Imperials of this era were garish and over-the-top, but they were still coherent designs except, maybe, for the 1960 Imperial. The vinyl roof was popular, even though it was optional.
The title song became a minor hit that year; it was written by another unknown, Burt Bacharach. An automatic headlamp dimmer could be ordered, meaning that it would dim automatically for oncoming cars. If you are interested, be sure to message him via the form below! The rear window retracted behind the rear seat. The 58 is a distant 3rd place with me due to the exaggerated concave front fender scallops and the prominent pods that contain the headlights. Earlier in March 1966, the coupe had been introduced.
But sales were hampered by limited body styles. Many of the mechanical components were courtesy of Lincoln such as the drivetrain. Power was sent to the wheels courtesy of a C6 3-speed automatic transmission. The onset of the 1958 recession accelerated the demise of the Continental Division. A in cavalry twill pattern was optional, but examples without the vinyl roof were rare.
Unfortunately, the '58s were plagued by problems - poor workmanship, rattles, squeaks and vibration at speed. Seeing these cars today is like looking at relics from Jurassic Motown, definately. Fantastic example of 50s excess. The Continental models where well equipped with the most power features as standard, including power for the unique reverse slant rear window. My Classic Garage is proud to partner with BridgePoint Risk Management, who offers a new breed of insurance for classic, antique, exotic, special interest, and limited edition cars that is designed exclusively for a collector like you.
They were simply out of phase with the times, conceived in boom-market 1955 amid predictions that people would always want the biggest cars they could get. Four body styles were offered: a pillared four-door sedan, a two-door hardtop, a four-door hardtop known as the Landau and a 2 door convertible. These included the four door sedan, the two door hardtop, the four door hardtop and the two door convertible. By using this service, you accept the terms of our. Records indicate that following the restoration, it received a First Place National Award from the Lincoln Continental Owners Club. Famous people born in 1958 included Michael Jackson, Ellen DeGeneres, Madonna, Prince, Kevin Bacon, rapper Ice-T, Drew Carey, rocker Joan Jett, Jeff Foxworthy, Jamie Lee Curtis, Sharon Stone and Andrea Bocelli.