Kim Jong Il Funeral Limos THE EPITOME of Capitalist Excess: '75 Lincoln Continental (!)

Reaganite Republican ^ | December 29, 2011 | Reaganite Republican

[Safetgiver]

Also used in my ‘64 Ford Galaxy. Man can it fly!.

[6SJ7]

Can't you just feel the oppression in those photos.

Right down to the monochromatic monotoney of the clothing, cars, and scenery.

[Reaganite Republican]

They are saying he’s trying to emulate the GRANDFATHER with the high-n-tight haircut and clothing is what I read.

Kim Jong Il was not popular in reality, and they are trying to revive a retro, glory days feeling for the son

[Reaganite Republican]

Cleveland’s are the same block as the 460?

News to me... and my dad worked at Cleveland Engine in Brookpark for 35 years

[Smokin' Joe]

The FE block series included the 352, 360, 390, and 428. IIRC, the 460 was a different design, and superior to the 400 modified (which stunk for northern latitudes).

I never built a 351, but I have built FE block engines, mostly 390s.

[smokingfrog]

Kim was an Elvis fan, and Elvis owned a few Lincolns, so it makes sense that he might have collected a few of them over the years.

[Reaganite Republican]

I really never thought about that angle, hmmm

The hair AND the car, Kim Jong El

lol

[Reaganite Republican]

Well, don’t count on the Taepodong 2 to keep you company, ‘Lonesome’- you’re beyond range lol

[ExCTCitizen]

LINCOLN new slogan.. yes, we’ll even drive COMMIES to their graves

[Hootowl99]

“That would be FORD’s FE engine, replaced in the mid 70s by the 335 ( 351 ) Cleveland engine, and the 385 engine family.”

Yeah, the 460 continued into the 80’s sometime in trucks. I had one in a heavy duty 1978 F-150 that was rated for 10K lb towing. 12 mpg in town, 12 mpg empty on the highway and 12 mpg towing 5000 lb of full keeled sailboat on the highway. It just loafed along. Also, as a heavy duty truck engine, it was exempt from the whacked out air pump, cat converter, etc. pollution control stuff that killed the big V8s in automobiles

In 1969 I was in high school and a friend's mother was hauling several of us in her new Continental to a school extracurricular thing about 120 miles away in NW Oklahoma. While on a 60 mile straight stretch of US highway, I was in the back seat and looked over the front seat and saw she had the cruise control on at 110 mph. No sensation at all of the speed in that big barge.

[Hootowl99]

“Also used in my ‘64 Ford Galaxy. Man can it fly!.”

I didn't recall the 460 being in Galaxy 500’s but doesn't surprise me. We had 1968 or 69 Ford LTD loaded up with a 428CJ engine, police special package. My step dad was a deputy sheriff and it was his work car.

[Safetgiver]

Put the 460 in myself. Lot of chopping, but..