Photo: Mecum
Imagine a car looking like this pulling on the side of the road. You see the doors opening, suicide-style, the hoods popping open. What’s the first thing that crosses your mind?
What we have above is a scene we’ve seen countless time in movies: images showing how such a menacing-looking machine grinds to a halt, spills on the sidewalk an even more menacing gang of four or five guys, all flying Uzis and shouting words that cannot be reproduced. Only this time, at least the car is real.
What you see in the gallery above is what used to be a casual 1966 Lincoln Continental. Launched in 1940 as a luxury car evolved from a prototype that Edsel Ford had personally asked for, the nameplate proved so successful that it endures to this day – true, with a 13 years hiatus at the beginning of the 2000s.
Lincolns of the 1960s have proven over the years to be of particular interest for the custom car community, and countless worthwhile builds resulted from the efforts made by garages. But none seem as fear-inducing as this one.
The car is on the block to sell during the Mecum auction in Glendale, but unfortunately we are unable to tell you who should be credited for the build. Even so, this Continental is not one that will soon be forgotten
Riding extremely low thanks to the deployment of an air ride suspension that brings the body of the car right on top of the 22-inch wheels, the Continental has been styled to inspire dread.
That feeling is first given by the Satin Grey paint that drapes the car, combined with the pitch-black interior. Then the doors and hoods come into play, opening opposite to each other, nearly symmetrical.
The car is powered not by a Ford engine, but by an LS Chevrolet one. Inside there is a Dakota Digital dashboard, and even air conditioning so that the Uzis mentioned earlier keep cool.
What you see in the gallery above is what used to be a casual 1966 Lincoln Continental. Launched in 1940 as a luxury car evolved from a prototype that Edsel Ford had personally asked for, the nameplate proved so successful that it endures to this day – true, with a 13 years hiatus at the beginning of the 2000s.
Lincolns of the 1960s have proven over the years to be of particular interest for the custom car community, and countless worthwhile builds resulted from the efforts made by garages. But none seem as fear-inducing as this one.
The car is on the block to sell during the Mecum auction in Glendale, but unfortunately we are unable to tell you who should be credited for the build. Even so, this Continental is not one that will soon be forgotten
Riding extremely low thanks to the deployment of an air ride suspension that brings the body of the car right on top of the 22-inch wheels, the Continental has been styled to inspire dread.
That feeling is first given by the Satin Grey paint that drapes the car, combined with the pitch-black interior. Then the doors and hoods come into play, opening opposite to each other, nearly symmetrical.
The car is powered not by a Ford engine, but by an LS Chevrolet one. Inside there is a Dakota Digital dashboard, and even air conditioning so that the Uzis mentioned earlier keep cool.
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