Beautiful 78 New Yorker

[74newport]

http://evansville.craigslist.org/cto/3411327655.html

 

[74newport]

 

[polara71]

They do look good in black

 

[1978 NYB]

Yes they do. That's a nice coupe!

 

[commando1]

Hmmmm...HALF the price of yesterdays black coupe....

 

[1978 NYB]

Too bad there wasn't more pictures.

 

[Greg B.]

The expensive one has nicer wheels.

 

[polara71]

Everything is nicer on the otherone

 

[commando1]

Everything is nicer on the other one

OK. How about now?

 

[1978 NYB]

Look at Stan with the strategery...........LOL!

 

[70NPORT]

I think the Lincoln Continentals modeled themselves after the formal cars. The 75/76/77 Lincoln Continental front is almost a dead ringer.

 

[Bryan]

I think the Lincoln Continentals modeled themselves after the formal cars. The 75/76/77 Lincoln Continental front is almost a dead ringer.

That wouldn't surprise me at all. I guess what goes around, comes around... Word has it that the 60's Lincolns were Elwood Engel's inspiration for the slabs. Stands to reason, since he was instrumental in the design of the Lincolns too.

 

[polara71]

I think the Lincoln Continentals modeled themselves after the formal cars. The 75/76/77 Lincoln Continental front is almost a dead ringer.

But the formals technically started in 74..... I dont think so Gary. The Lincolns and Mercs were already on their way

 

[70NPORT]

That maybe true.....what was the motivation behind the "formal" look anyhow?

 

[commando1]

Lack of adequate funding for design as literally all money had to be spent to meet rapidly changing expensive Federal mandates on safety, fuel economy, and emmision standards.

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[70NPORT]

Lack of adequate funding for design as literally all money had to be spent to meet rapidly changing expensive Federal mandates on safety, fuel economy, and emmision standards.

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Ah, poor planning in other words.

 

[commando1]

I prefer greedy, inept management and crooked socialist gumm'nt...

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[70NPORT]

Shame....would have loved to see what the fuselage design would have evolved into rather than making an abrupt change like it did....absolutely no resemblance between the two design styles....unlike the slab cars which evolved into the fuselage cars.

 

[polara71]

Little resemblance between slabs and fusies. The 73's and & 74's i think are a fair transition

 

[commando1]

You people just don't have "the eye".....

Look hard, willya??