The 1961 Lincoln Continental was designed by Ford-then Chrysler designer Elwood Engel, who suceeded famed mid-’50’s designer Virgil Exner, then went on to design my 1964 Plymouth Fury.
In May of 1991, in Charlevoix Michigan, Ipurchased a group of cars that included a barn-find 1970 Plymouth GTX, originally equipped with a 440 Six-Barrel, Four-Speed, Air-Grabber Hood, Trac Pak, in Hemi Orange, with a White interior, and a Black vinyl top. The other cars that I had to buy to get the GTX included a ‘70 forest green GTX parts car with a Air-Grabber hood, a 1972 340 B-5 blue Cuda coupe, and a 1970 383 Charger SE. Iiterally had to remove a huge pile of various pieces of lumber off the GTX so Icould air-up the tires, which miraculously held air, to drag the car into the daylight which it hadn’t seen for over twenty years. The GTX came with a New Old Stock left fender, NOS side marker lights, and a NOS hood-mounted turn signal indicator. What a car that I ultimately sold years later, recovering my spent money.
Don’t tell me, let me guess, you’ll be transported by a magic Beam through a Black Hole in one millionth of a second back in time to whatever year and destination you desire.
I grew up in the City of Detroit on the East Side in the ‘’60’s, ‘70’s, and ‘80’s two blocks from Detroit City Airport on Gratiot Avenue. I witnessed the 1967 Riot, and in the time I spent there, it was the greatest experience in that I grew up Street Smart and Savvy. I wouldn’t trade that experience for any material good.