1967 Lincoln Continental

I drove this car around Alpine Texas on the day of the great Texas Gypsy Truck adventure. A long time since I had driven one of the heavyweight battlecruisers of the late 60's-early 70's, when the genre was topping out. The Lincoln cruises. It floats. It powers. It's very quiet. Cornering is about what you'd expect, but long straight boulevards and West Texas highway miles are what this automobile was designed to feed on. The steering wheel feels slender and elegant in the hand.  Lincolns of the era, 1961-69, show an almost Italian design gene in their sleek bodies, which are cleaner than most luxury mobiles of the era. Elwood Engel was the designer responsible. 1967 is more festooned that 1961--the style didn't improve over the decade--but it is still a very handsome car. And if you really want a four-door convertible, your choices are...well there aren't any. Except the Lincoln.