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Curbside Classics Archives
1961 Lincoln Continental Archive
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![It’s an article of faith among Lincoln fans that what the early 1960s Continental lacked in sales volume against Cadillac, it made up in prestige. However, even Lincoln-Mercury management didn’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/1961-Lincoln-Continental-sedan-and-1961-Cadillac-Sedan-de-Ville-composite.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Lincoln Continental Vs. Cadillac Sedan De Ville – Which Held Its Value Better In The Early 1960s?")
Lincoln Continental Vs. Cadillac Sedan De Ville – Which Held Its Value Better In The Early 1960s?
Posted on May 3, 2025 | 32 CommentsIt’s an article of faith among Lincoln fans that what the early 1960s Continental lacked in sales volume against Cadillac, it made up in prestige. However, even Lincoln-Mercury management didn’t […] -
![(First posted 2/13/2011. Expanded and revised 2017 & 2023) Change is impossible to predict. Who could have predicted that ultimate decade of change, the sixties? That the Beatles would appear, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CC-126-130-800-SS-sky-vert-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – False Prophet Of A New Era")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Cadillac Coupe DeVille – False Prophet Of A New Era
Posted on December 22, 2023 | 76 Comments(First posted 2/13/2011. Expanded and revised 2017 & 2023) Change is impossible to predict. Who could have predicted that ultimate decade of change, the sixties? That the Beatles would appear, […] -
![A recent post featured a Cohort photo of a 1958 Lincoln accompanied by some not-so-glowing commentary about the styling of the car, and this brief post resulted in an astounding […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/a-linc-2-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Design Comparison: 1958 vs. 1961 Lincoln – A Study in Pure Forms")
CC Design Comparison: 1958 vs. 1961 Lincoln – A Study in Pure Forms
Posted on January 20, 2021 | 45 CommentsA recent post featured a Cohort photo of a 1958 Lincoln accompanied by some not-so-glowing commentary about the styling of the car, and this brief post resulted in an astounding […] -
![Has there ever been a US president more closely associated with a particular car than John F. Kennedy and the fourth generation Lincoln Continental? Both have since become icons of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/JFK2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Classic: Two JFK Lincoln Continentals Up For Sale")
Auction Classic: Two JFK Lincoln Continentals Up For Sale
Posted on September 25, 2020 | 17 CommentsHas there ever been a US president more closely associated with a particular car than John F. Kennedy and the fourth generation Lincoln Continental? Both have since become icons of […] -
![Take a close look at the car in the lead photo – do you see anything missing? Eagle-eyed Lincoln spotters will immediately tell you that all non-convertible 1961-69 Lincoln Continentals […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1961_LincForHardtop_HR-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Unicorn Hunt: 1961 Lincoln Continental Pillarless Hardtop Sedan")
CC Unicorn Hunt: 1961 Lincoln Continental Pillarless Hardtop Sedan
Posted on August 2, 2018 | 68 CommentsTake a close look at the car in the lead photo – do you see anything missing? Eagle-eyed Lincoln spotters will immediately tell you that all non-convertible 1961-69 Lincoln Continentals […]
