
Singer and rock star Neil Young is doing his part to be green. He’s going the hybrid route.
But he’s doing it his own way.
With a
Lincoln. And not just any Lincoln. A
Lincoln Continental Mark IV.
For those unfamiliar with the Mark IV, it was the successor to the Mark III and succeeded by the Mark V. Built between 1972 and 1976, these were two-door personal luxury cars, conceived by Lee Iacocca when president of Ford. Iacocca figured that Ford could trick up a (..
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Lincoln Continental was first developed in 1939 as Edsel Ford’s one-off personal vehicle. The design, allegedly sketched out in an hour by Gregorie working from the
Lincoln Zephyr blueprints and making changes, was an elegant convertible with a long hood covering the
Lincoln V12 and long front fenders, and a short trunk with what became the Continental series’ trademark, the externally-mounted covered spare tir
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When you hear the phrase "cult cars," you might think of
Ford Motor’s Mustang or General Motors’
Chevrolet Corvette, which have legions of devotees but are very common and still in production. Similarly, the
Jeep Wrangler, Porsche 911,
Mini Cooper and
Volkswagen Beetle and New Beetle are so high profile and commonplace that their followings are merely large.
The vehicles from Forbes list of the coolest cult cars of all time were niche cars when they were new—supercars, race
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The Continental was again updated in 1998 with a new exterior. 1999 saw side airbags and more power. Faced with falling sales, the Continental was killed off after the 2002 model year, because of decreasing sales and lack of unique attributes within the line-up.
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