Continental

Project Car Hell, 1961 Edition: Simca Aronde Or Pair-O-Lincolns?

The Cressida took the win over the Maxima in our Rear-Drive Japanese Sedan Hoonage Edition poll on Wednesday, though not by a decisive margin. Perhaps that's because the Cressida and Maxima are so similar to each other, but we're not going to have that issue today! 57Sweptside has found some hell projects that, while cool, don't have much more in common than the year of manufacture; 57Sweptside gets a coveted PCH Tipster T-shirt for his role in filling some lucky soul's garage with eternal ~~damnation~~ happiness!
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5:20 PM on Fri Jul 11 2008
By Murilee Martin
3,555 views, 93 comments

Latest by n/a: Simca FTW. Samiam wrote a rather sweet song about them. more »

down on the street

1970 Lincoln Continental Mark III, Plus Bonus Lincoln Poll

Great big Detroit luxury machines, with two huge doors that swing out about 10 feet to the side when opened and a crude pushrod V8 with way more than 400 cubes under the hood. Aside from the low-single-digit gas mileage, what's not to love? The Lincolns of the 60s and 70s never quite sold like their Cadillac competition, but they had hoods like aircraft carrier decks and grilles carved from gigantic slabs of pure chrome. They were outrageous and beautiful, in a way the staid Caddy could never really pull off, and I wish I could find more of them parked on Alameda's streets.
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9:00 AM on Thu Jul 10 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,733 views, 78 comments

Latest by n/a: What WERE we thinking....... more »

down on the street bonus edition

Three Photographers, Seven Fords, One Mile-High City

So the DOTS Bonus Edition photos keep rolling in from every direction- and I'm doing my best to post them all- but the stockpile of car photos from Denver has reached absurd proportions. First there was Kitt on the south side, then EJacobs started shooting interesting old cars in the northwestern part of town; by this time I have a backlog of a dozen vehicles from each of them. To add to the fun, I get shipped to Denver for work every few months, so I can add my own photos to the list! Today, we've got one set of photos each from Kitt, Ejacobs, and me. The unifying theme: Old Fords! Make the jump for three more big galleries.

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2:00 PM on Fri Jun 13 2008
By Murilee Martin
727 views, 22 comments

Latest by Mike the Dog: @FuzzyPlushroom: That would surprise me not at all. Ford has always been pretty good at "parts-bin engineering". more »

2009 bentley continental flying spur speed

2009 Bentley Continental Flying Spur Gets Facelift, "Speed" And Presumably E! Special

We're guessing a lot of people forked over the extra change for the tweaked Bentley Continental GT Speed, convincing the product planners at the super-luxo marque to drop the same massaged 6.0-Liter W12 into the company's Continental Flying Spur sedan. Called the Continental Flying Spur Speed, the newly found 48 horsepower means the Bentley can pull all of that chrome and chestnut inlay to 60 mph in just 4.5 seconds. Additional tweaks to the Speed version include a lowered ride-height, new 20-inch wheels, revised grille, optional carbon ceramic disc brakes, sportier steering wheel and oh-so-many badges. Those who receive bonuses in the form of stock options or managed to avoid a pre-nup should check out the full specs below.

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10:20 AM on Mon Jun 9 2008
By Matt Hardigree
1,119 views, 17 comments

Latest by Shprocket: Look! An old Benz! more »

custom cars

ASI Tetsu-Tuned Continental GTR Makes Us Feel Like Taking A Shower

We've always had a love/hate relationship with the Bentley Continental GT. On the one hand, it's a staggeringly powerful freight train of a car that will do everything but powder your behind (and not catch on fire). On the other hand, it just doesn't have the character of a Bentley; it seems more noveau riche than old-world land-rocket. What better way to address that issue than for ASI Tetsu to add gaudy gold paint, flowery hood graphics, a big spoiler on the trunk and a body kit? Oh and another 248 HP for a grand total of 800. Damn you fates, why must you make this Bentley such a poisoned pill?

[World Car Fans]

9:40 AM on Thu Jun 5 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
1,352 views, 36 comments

Latest by n/a: Sakura patterns just don't work anything european now do they.... more »

industry news

Bentley Recalls Continental For Fire Potential, Horsepower Still "More Than Adequate"

It looks like at least 13,420 VW Bentley Continental owners (or, more likely, Bentley Continental owners' "help") will soon be making an unscheduled pit stop at their local Flying B dealership. A recall has been issued due to the potential for road salt to corrode the fuel filter, resulting in leakage and the obvious potential for conflagration, Olde-English style. Affected vehicles include 2004-2008 Continental GT, GT Speed, Flying Spur, and GTC vehicles, so if you're a Manhattan real estate mogul or Alfred Taubman, keep an eye on your mailbox for a letter from Crewe.
[Story: Edmunds Inside Line, Photo Credit: Edmunds Inside Line]

2:20 PM on Wed Jun 4 2008
By Andrew Stoy
571 views, 16 comments

Latest by NovaloadMissesPolar: Umm...I know nothing about Bentleys but just how thin is the metal protecting the fuel filter? Like, M&M candy shell thin? How much road salt and how friggin' corrosive is it? Where are these cars, on Jupiter or Saturn or more »

choose your eternity

Project Car Hell: Porsche 928 or '58 Lincoln Continental?

What with all the racin' madness lately, I haven't had a chance to descend into the lake of burning 90-weight that is Project Car Hell for a few days. In our last matchup, we almost had an upset for the ages, with a Japanese car nearly beating a French car in the Dangel Peugeot Wagon versus V8 Fairlady poll. And that Peugeot was a tough one, too! You fans of Japanese Car Hell can feel proud... or ashamed, depending on how you look at it. Today we're getting away from the PCH Superpowers and mixing it up a bit, with a perennial German Choose Your Eternity favorite going up against a proud Detroit native.
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5:20 PM on Tue May 13 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,599 views, 47 comments

Latest by n/a: i like that the porsche guy notes in the ad that the car was stored inside. yeah, because you wouldn't want anything to happen to it. more »

down on the street

1972 Lincoln Continental Mark IV

We've only seen a couple of Lincolns in this series (a '69 and a '77), and with ten Cadillacs so far, it's time to look at another of Ford's big luxo-machines. I found this '72 parked on the same block as the '70 Volvo 164 and the '87 BMW L6.
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9:00 AM on Fri May 9 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,196 views, 46 comments

Latest by Enyce: My first car was a 1973 Mark IV, a hand-me-down from my mother. It had larger front bumper to conform to newly founded federal regulations which weren't in effect Wes Dahlberg first penned the design. It was chocolate brown - more »

classic ad watch

Day Of The Cat: 1973 Lincolns And Mercuries Greet The Dawn Of Malaise!

The cage door creeeeeaks open, (perhaps suggesting the rust that will soon assail most Malaise Lincolns and Mercuries), and the angry mountain lion struts out into a field full of parked cars. The Continental... the Marquis... Montego... Comet... Cougar... they're all here, and they're all packing more bloat and less power than ever before.

11:00 AM on Mon May 5 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,707 views, 29 comments

question of the day

Four Door Convertibles?

Earlier this morning we told you about the Cadillac CTS Convertible by CBI, mentioning it was a four door convertible which was "something rare for a convertible in this class." Inadvertently, we opened up a can of worms with that little phrase. Never one to let a little comment pass, Nick2ny asked us to name another four-door American convertible in this class. That involved a little work because, from the major manufacturers, we don't have much. American four-door luxury convertible? The best we can do is the 1961 Lincoln Continental convertible, which retained all four doors and a soft top that slipped all the way back into the trunk (a la´Skyliner). So that's one. More »

11:40 AM on Tue Apr 29 2008
By Matt Hardigree
2,610 views, 107 comments

Latest by KatzManDu: Audi A7 concept was a drop top, right? more »

custom cars

Just For Fun - Here's A Gorgeous '63 Continental

Just because we're here at the largest gathering of nerds in the western world doesn't mean there aren't totally slick cars to look at. Check out this gorgeous 1963 Lincoln Continental convertible dressed in black and run through the shops of Detroit area customizer Mobsteel. There is so much custom interior work here it doesn't even look like the original save the twin binnacle dash elements. Yes, we couldn't help ourselves to take pictures and no, our '64 won't end up looking like this, but it sure is a hot one isn't it?

12:45 PM on Mon Apr 14 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
2,345 views, 58 comments

Latest by Ben Wojdyla: @MadHungarian: Please offer your proof that this is not a '63. It's a twin binnacle dash, pre-wheelbase stretch, with the egg crate grille. I'm confused on how you claim this to be a 64. more »

personal project car

Project '64 Continental: Want To Hear What A Seven Liter V8 Sounds Like?

As the weather has decided to release its icy grip on Michigan, work has resumed on the Lincoln, and while it's not yet a clean boulevardier, she is progressing. A full round of brake and suspension inspection is happening this weekend (which means making a list of all the bushings needed, to those unfamiliar with working on old cars) as well as cleaning up and painting some things that need a coat. Since those left coast boys working on that beater of a LeMons Volvo haven't gotten far enough to start their car up yet, I figured I'd fire up the Conti and perhaps raise the fervor of their build pace — let the low blows continue!

3:05 PM on Sun Apr 13 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
5,309 views, 51 comments

Latest by n/a: You should make that thing alcohol fueled.. and drive in the HOV lane, alone, with a "Green Vehicle" sticker on the bumper, and flames shooting out the pipes. more »

hoon of the day

Classic Hoon Of The Day: The Greatest Jump Ken Carter Never Made

The video above video, which we've shown you before, takes a little explanation but, for the uninitiated, it is well worth it. Ken Carter was the great Canadian stunt driver who, initially, undertook the usual types of challenges that you see here in the beginning of this clip. Eventually, he decided he wanted to make one great memorable rocket-powered jump over the St. Lawrence Seaway from Canada into the United States, a distance of nearly a mile. There are numerous attempts to get the funding, the weather and the materials to work. After years he think he's got his jump ready in a 1979 Lincoln Continental in an attempt weirdly similar to The Ramp BMW documentary. Things don't go right and he aborts five second before take-off. More »

2:40 PM on Fri Apr 11 2008
By Matt Hardigree
4,555 views, 54 comments

Latest by n/a: @SundaySunday: Congrats? more »

gadgets

Aftermarket Manufacturers Go Sync, Next-Gen Also On The Way

We knew that Microsoft was going to look to hawk its Sync system elsewhere—especially with its booming popularity and the soon-to-be expired Ford contract. Now we know who is first to the free market table Alpine and Continental, two aftermarket manufacturers, are already working on integrating the voice command and entertainment system into their own products. Perhaps even more interesting, due to its early popularity, Microsoft is already working on the next generation of Sync and it has a super-exciting codename! More »

3:20 PM on Fri Apr 4 2008
By Travis Hudson
1,604 views, 19 comments

Latest by vividaurora: I've a new Zune 80 and I love it. Also love the fact that there might finally be some automotive accessories MADE for it. I understand the iPod is the de facto standard, but please, there are other solid alternatives, more »

new york auto show

Bentley Brings 17-Page Emissions-Reduction Plan To NYC, Also Some Dang Expensive Cars

Let's just get this out of the way up front so you can come back later: Bentley brought no new luxurious nor mega-costly glistening sheet metal hand-rubbed to a burnished sheen by ambidextrous master craft-rubbers at their lush production ~~palace~~ factory in Crewe, England. Instead, at this New York Auto Show they touted their new partnership with an atmospheric molecule of fraught reputation: CO2. They thoughtfully provided me with a 17-page outline of how they're going to change the relationship between high-performance 12-cylinder engines and global warming. I'm halfway through it and will return later with a summary. But until then, let's talk about those hawt English accents.

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3:45 PM on Wed Mar 19 2008
By Matthew DeBord
729 views, 13 comments

Latest by Stoatmaster: @AdmiralAutobahn: That Bentley interior has more wood than John Holmes. more »

news

Continental Automotive Systems Announces Production For Chevy Volt-Like Batteries

The GM-athon continues unabated today and even though this isn't Maximum El Camino Day related, it is pretty damned interesting. The prototype supplier of the Li-ion batteries for the much anticipated Chevy Volt, Continental Automotive Systems, has just stated production by the end of this year for similar batteries in the Mercedes S400 BlueHYBRID. Interesting we say because we know that BMW, GM, and Chrysler were bosom buddies for hybrids until Cerberus broke up the party, and now yet another Deutschland partner may have emerged. Seriously, how many companies does it take to make a gasoline and electric powered car?[AutoElectronics via GMInsideNews]

6:30 PM on Mon Mar 17 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
1,078 views, 28 comments

Latest by ab3: @Benson2175: You know I could ask you the same question. I am sick of people pissing on GM whenever they try something new. You know why the Prius is so unpopular? Because it is downright ugly, it looks like a more »

choose your eternity

PCH, Maximum Cartruck Edition: Dragamino or Mark VIIchero?

As most of you know by now, the Shorty Chopped Corvair was judged to be cooler/more hellish than the T-Bird-esque Auto Union 1000SP by the voters in Friday's Choose Your Eternity poll. With all the G8amino excitement today, we're going to turn away from two-strokers and groovy customs and get straight to some car-with-truck-bed goodness.
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5:15 PM on Mon Mar 17 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,661 views, 26 comments

found on ebay

Tastefully Customized Rolls-Royce Corniche Could Be Yours!

We're a little torn over this gold-plated, flamed, continental-kitted '76 Corniche. While we approve in principle, we have a few quibbles. First, it's not low enough. Second, gold-plated hubcaps? Come on, if we can put a man on the moon, there must be some way to make spinner wire wheels. Third, where's the 8-71 sticking through the bonnet? Then there's the matter of the 1985-vintage "car phone" antennas on the decklid. Your opinion counts, so make the jump and make your voice heard! [eBay Motors]

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4:00 PM on Fri Mar 14 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,975 views, 57 comments

Latest by Drujon: That car hurts my feelings. more »

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Production 2010 Chevy Camaro Revealed!

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