Can't stop this '61 Lincoln Continental at the CAR WIZARD's shop, really nothing is stopping it
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- Опубліковано 30 тра 2022
- All cars need routine maintenance, and this 1961 Lincoln Continental is not exception. Let the CAR WIZARD 🧙♂️ show you this amazing time capsule and find out what needs to be sorted.
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That's The Car, to be kept in the family for generations, like the house. America was indeed great back then.
Mrs Wizard....The ring leader of all that makes you smile....
Glad to know Car Wizard is a man of culture too. A good butt is a piece of art. This car proves it ;)
I the love the banter between you two. I got some good laughs out of this one!
Seconded. The Wizard family seems very relaxed and light hearted, just the way I like it.
3rded. They are getting better at it too. Wizard said "I like big butts" and paused. I thought he was gonna say "and I can not lie" but Mrs. Wizzard jumped in there.
What a pretty, pretty car that's in such great shape! Love that she's rolling on namesake Continental tires, too. 😁
Hey Wizard & Mrs Wizard, I love these early sixties Continentals!!! My uncle had a 63 that I rode in when I was a child & felt very special!!! I currently drive a 2018 Continental & it's nice but it doesn't have the class that this 61 beauty has. Thank you for sharing this exciting video!!! 👍👍🙂
Actually Kennedys car had the front clip from a 1962 Continental put on to keep it looking current. After the assassination they added the taillight grills from the 1965 model too. That car is now in the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.
How morbid is it that they retrofitted it with a hardtop for LBJ to use? 😬
JFKs car had a special removable plastic bubble top but he refused to use it in Dallas, unfortunately.
It was retrofitted with a hard top and bullet proof glass, then put back into service and used in Presidential motorcades all the way until the Reagan administration.
Back then Ford owned and then leased the limos to the government.
I don't recall Pres. Kennedy or Mrs. K. sitting on the shelf in the back. Not sure what Mrs. W. meant by that.
That 66 Chevelle 4 door hardtop is killing me every time I see it
The transmission hump would have been huge, so they moved the drivetrain forward.
This Lincoln has a lower than average transmission hump as a result. The 1964-1967 GM intermediates, like the 1966 Chevelle in the background, also had lower than average transmission & driveshaft humps. In the case of the GMs, the bodies did not set as low onto the frames as other vehicles. This was changed when they were restyled in 1968. The explanation that the 1964-1967 GM intermediates could not accommodate the larger transmissions is incorrect, as the Turbo Hydra-Matic 400 was available in some 1967 models.
The space between the back of the engine and the firewall is where the A/C box goes on cars so equipped. This one has no A/C
@@tomjones5079 True, but chicken or egg with the other theory? Probably interior mockups had designers asking for a lower transmission hump, and particularly bigger cars with their V8s always had a lot of extra room in front of the engine to spare.
Mrs. Wizard was on top form. Most entertaining. (And made up for how quiet she was in the previous video.)
Mrs. Wizards comments are golden!
I've never been big on large cars but the early 60's Continentals had a place in my heart. But not a place in my garage as they're too long to fit.
Are you saying something?
If I went w any large cars would be 69 roadrunner
@@Lousasshol Roadrunner was a mid size car, not a full size.
Only 213 inches long. Pretty much the same size as a Crown Vic, only wider and lower.
Nice old Lincoln. One odd feature of these cars is that they have hydraulic windshield wiper motors. Not electric, not vacuum but HYDRAULIC. If you watch the underhood portion of this video, you'll see the fluid line (looks like a brake line) going to it on the firewall at the 7:04 minute mark. 😮
The Wizard isn't kidding about those suicide doors- As a child, my Uncle grabbed the rear door handle on a 1938 Desoto sedan. The door unlatched, and the airflow whipped the door open and pulled him right out of the car.
Fortunately, the car was moving slowly enough that he survived with minor scrapes and bruises. Had there been a car approaching or following closely behind, this could have been the story of how my Uncle met his end...
My auntie had the same thing happen to her when she was young, in my grandpas 64 Lincoln. Being a young child she was messing around in the back seat and had the great idea of opening the door while he was driving, much like the Wizard described it
These Lincolns all had power door locks with a switch for the driver to lock them. Not speed sensitive though, just manual switches that worked like on a modern car.
On those front brakes, the fluid line looks like it might rub the tires if you turn the wheels to one side. Also, there’s a couple of electrical wires (non-factory-looking) that seem dangeriously close to an exhaust pipe.
Surprised he didn't point these out
Great tour of an awesome car. Reminds me of my Grandma’s 1963 Lincoln Continental. I had to look it up, gas was 31¢ a gallon minimum wage was $1.15/hr and average annual family income was around $5,000 the year this car was made. The Continental was around $6,000 when purchased new in 1961. Thanks again Mr and Mrs Wizard.
I've actually been using a local radiator repair shop for the last 7-10 years or so and I've been really happy with their work. Of course it's not really worth it or possible on some modern cars but with the horrible low quality parts available nowadays I get a higher quality product by having the radiators rebuilt on some vehicles. A quality radiator shop can do quite a bit, I had them do a 1974 Mercedes radiator recently that was absolutely hammered and rotting apart the tanks were in super rough shape and I didn't think anything could be done but they made it look and perform beautifully. I've had them do a lot of radiators from all sorts of different vehicles, even some custom work.
I noticed they do a lot of radiators for heavy equipment and semi trucks so I'd suggest looking into a local place similar that does heavy equipment.
It's not easy finding a repair shop like that nowadays though so i understand your troubles. We used to have a wrecking yard that also rebuilt alternators and starters but they went out of business a while ago, I sure wish they were still around because everything available from the local parts stores is just junk nowadays. I've had to get really creative when it comes to finding quality parts and making good repairs.
Love these Lincolns and your videos. Quick note on the transmission: the first Drive position marked "D2" starts in second gear for slippery or winter driving. You want to use the second Drive position marked "D1" for normal driving which upshifts 1-2-3. This was always a non-intuitive design in my opinion, but that is how a lot of Fords and AMCs were in the late '50s and well into the '60s.
That’s true! I believe my 65 Tbirds transmission was like that. When I bought it I just put it in the first D like a standard 60s-70s 3 speed auto thinking that D was 1-3 the second D was low 2 meaning starts out in second and last S position was D1 starting out and staying in 1. I was wrong. First few times I drove it it felt like a slid off the line! I knew something was wrong. I then played around with shifter to see what position was what and learned that I believe middle position was 1-3 gears. Mine was a white convert red interior.
That's correct. The white dot started in second and the green dot shifts 1-2-3.
We had the same generation when I was a kid. I took my drivers test in ours....back in the day when you had to be able to parallel park. A real tank of a car.
Love my 68 Conti!
One of the last to have suicide doors and the 462 MEL engine, triple forest green, totally stock and original. Drives and rides like a cloud, operate it with one finger and the tip of your toe.....absolute luxury and comfort, except for the smell of gas and untreated exhaust! Doesn't have the art-deco style of the early 60's versions, but the interior is bigger and parts tend to be easier to find vs the early 60's cars.
Art Deco is from after the end of WWI to the beginning of WWII. Nothing Deco (other than Deco being a hugely important in design history) about the Lincoln - it's very much modernism, in the non-Googie side of mid century modern.
That land yacht was born the same year I was. there is no school like old school and those wheels are called steelies.
I totally agree with the online sales thing, if these businesses don't have the item in stock take it off their website, it's so frustrating.
When I was a kid in the 60’s, I was in a carpool with a kid whose dad owned a Lincoln-Mercury dealership. We got to ride in style in brand new demo cars.
The dipstick comment from Mrs. Wizard at 7:30 had me laughing out loud!
Sometimes you have to use rebuilt parts>>when there are NO replacements OR when it is a concourse restoration where originality is demanded.
I was expecting to see an engine swap. It's nice to see the original engine in there still purring. I owned a 1966 convertible of this car for 12 years; lot's of fun while I had it; everyone always wanted to see the rear doors open. These are cars got a little longer and a little wider in 1966 increasing the rear seat room. I remember having a rebuilt water pump (crank shaft driven if I remember, not belt driven....memory is a little weak) shipped to me and wondering why the package weighed a ton. I opened it up and thought someone had sent me a pump for a vintage farm tractor, man that thing was heavy.
that 462 engine with power pump steering on front of the crank. if steering started to make noise .or get weak .
you can take it apart and turn the needle bearing around to solve the problem ,it is really that simple . 430 engines were the same.
1966 was a epic year for Lincoln, superb.
I noticed the person on sticker for jacking the car up was in a SUIT! That is class...
By the excellent state of preservation of this Lincoln and the very conservative interior upholstery, my guess is it might have been part of a mortician's fleet. That would also account for the low mileage, just to and fro from cemetery to chapel of rest.
Columbo
A "family" car in the procession.
No respectable funeral home would choose Lincoln over Cadillac.
I love these old Lincolns, even more than the convertibles. Perfect '60's styling. Needs work, but it's worth it! Thanks, Mr. and Mrs. Wizard for another fun episode!✌️❤️🙂🇨🇦
I’ve had the pleasure of driving a 61 in immaculate condition. It was one of the happiest days of my life. Few cars fall into the category of “finest car ever built in America” but this certainly makes the list.
I had a '61 Lincoln Continental sedan in about 1967. All white with black and white leather. This car in your shop has NO AIR CONDITIONING. Mine had one of the best air conditioners I ever had in a car. The space on the dash where the radio speakers are on this car was all a/c vents that could be pointed in all different directions. As for gas mileage ... my Lincoln was not bad ... about 10 or 12 MPG. That's because it had only a 2-barrel carburetor. (A BIG one, but just 2 barrels, so there was no 2 more barrels to open up in the passing gear.)
That is one clean 61... love it... cars today do not have the same quality as the pre computer bs. Thanks wizard..
Non AC car. That big gap is where the heater/AC box goes. Sweet ride! I have the same one...
I dig Mr & Mrs Wizard's humor on this one.
I watched an episode of Jay Leno's Garage about a similar vehicle. I vaguely recall him mentioning something about lead being used on certain parts of the body.
It was used along the body seam on the sail panel ( rear pillar) and probably in the seam on the panel between the bottom of the rear window and deck lid. At least that's where it was on 60's Mustangs. I can't see why Ford wouldn't do it on Lincolns, too.
@@jeffduncan9140 also to fill the seams between the front fenders and the upper grille panel.
@@danielulz1640 ah, didn't know about that one. I'll know to at least be aware of that if/when I get another one to work on.
These Lincoln’s are a real design high point. Fabulous from every angle. Restrained design with gorgeous detailing. I prefer the original wheels though.
16:14 the second muffler is actually a resonator, not a muffler. Cuts the drone.
I’m only 20 and I instantly remembered that song when I heard it. Used to hear it on the way to elementary school in the morning when my grandparents babysat me
Drove up the GSP in Jersey coming from shore in about 1976 after cutting school while I was driving a black 65 Lincoln some stupid in the rear seat opened the right suicide door a 65 mph! Went from #1 lane to the #3 lane luckily no one was there as I was passing a car . No damage.
Hot Rod Lincoln was by Charlie Ryan in 1955, Commander Cody was a cover. The cool part about the song is that it's about a real car that still exists, a Model A hot rod with a Lincoln V12!
Your right wizard some people want the luxury of being in a car and almost not knowing it. Some of these new cars you don't even hear the wind or feel the road as a passenger.
Mrs Wizard - that device on the steering wheel is known as a "necker knob". It enables the would be lothario could steer with his left hand and keep his right arm wrapped around his best girl.
I am a road cyclist. I have a 09' Subaru Forester. To put my bike in the back I have to let the back seats down and take the front wheel off. I have a roof rack on top and have to lift the bike to the top and fit it in the bike rack then lock it down. I also own a 1967 Pontiac Catalina four door sedan. Open the trunk and lay the bike in with front wheel still on. Close trunk. Done.
Kennedy's Lincoln is on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Michigan.
Great video!
The owner of this '61 Lincoln Continental really took good care of this beauty. I really love the design of this car especially cars from the 60's and 70's. The wide and long body really took my interest. Beautiful.
Omg! I almost fell off my chair! So gorgeous🤩😍
The original version of Hot Rod Lincoln was written and sung by Charlie Ryan from Spokane, Washington. The original Hot Rod Lincoln is still on display in Spokane.
The evolution of Mr and Mrs Wizard's chemistry on video is my favourite.
For any custom parts needed for 1960s Lincolns, two of the best sources are Baker's Auto in Putnam, CT and Lincoln Land in Clearwater, FL
The original Hot Rod Lincoln (from the song) was a Model A Ford with a Lincoln Zephyr V12.
The same 430 c.i. engine with a 4- barrel carb was rated at 375 HP in the 1958 Lincoln Continental. We had a white and gold 1960 with a power rear window.Thanks Wizard!!!
Wow such a nice car, can’t wait for more videos on the Lincolns in your shop 😃👍
LOL Wizard sure likes to tread on thin ice...doesn't he!
Best looking Sedan EVER next to the late 1970's Continental Coupes!
I used to own a 1978 Lincoln Mark V (5), with a FORD 460CI engine.
This car was like a Boxer "Floats like a Butterfly, Stings like a Bee"...
It had HP, and contureed to the Road!
And mine had a dropped 3" Suspension for "More Road Feel", and it was awesome!
Mrs Wizard on point with the humor this ep.
What a beautiful car! Thanks for another awesome video! Stay safe and stay healthy!
Loved the song (and the car!). I think Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen covered the song -- originally recorded in 1950s by a fella named Charlie Ryan?
Will anyone under the age of 40 get that song reference? 😂 I'm glad you told them who sang it -- now they can go look it up and hear it. 🙂
My grandfather was big into Lincolns. He owned nothing but Lincolns until after he retired, when he bought a Mercury Grand Marquis. He was a VP at Scripto back in the '50s, '60s, and '70s, and was the only VP who drove a Lincoln -- all the others drove Cadillacs. They called him Lincoln George. 🙂 I don't think he owned a '61, but I know he owned Lincolns both before and after '61. About every 3-4 years he'd trade in and get a new one. I think the longest he owned one was a '74 -- he didn't trade that one in until '79.
Fun facts--the power door locks run on engine vacuum and the windshield wiper motor is run off the power steering system.(hydraulic)
I love vintage cars and the Lincolns of this era were simply stunning vehicles. Thank you for covering a product like this and to show what luxury cars used to be like instead of those bloated SUV"s that do nothing but block your view traveling down the road. Ah, cars. I love cars. I can tolerate pickup trucks, but I loathe CUV's and SUV"s of all kinds. I miss when cars used to rule and there was classic styling.
Thanks for this video and I appreciate you showcasing more of Mrs. Weeeeezard in your videos. You all make a great team!
Keep up the great work!
Your gonna drive me to drinking if you don’t stop that hot Rod Lincoln!
This old classy big girl. Has so much character. I could stare for days. And be at the gas station.
I had a 1969 Lincoln and that song went right with it in 1971....loved that car, white with powder blue interior and no vinyl top. I bought it 2 years old...are you ready for this....22000 miles $3100.00 !
The windshield wipers are driven off of the power steering on these I think, and the pump is built into the front timing cover of the engine.
Yeah it's disappointing that he hasn't mentioned this unique bit of engineering on either of the two Lincolns in the shop.
They called those rear mufflers resonators back in the day. Yes on the quiet part.
I grew up down the road in Topeka back in the 70s. The guys in our car club were trying to find one of these to cruise around in. Ended up with a 69 Ford Galaxy in Olive Green. We nicknamed it "The Tank". We could fit at least 4 guys in the trunk when we snuck into the drive-in theater. Good times!
I had a 65 Lincoln, I was 20 years old, I put thrush side pipe exhaust on it,L60s on the rear with u.s. slotted mags, beautiful black paint. It was a great car
Wizard Kennedy’s presidential Limo is at the Henry Ford museum in Dearborn Michigan.
I wonder how many younger folks have no idea why steering wheels used to be so big? It was a combination engineering solution. The first was that power steering was optional on most vehicles, and the second was that old hydraulic power steering pumps were not very reliable...to the point that engineers had to make sure you could still drive the vehicle when it died.
P.s. The larger the steering wheel, the more mechanical torque you can get into the steering rack for the same input force. It makes a HUGE difference when you have no PS under 2 mph, or worse stopped, which still requires "man strength" to turn.
The 61,62,63,64,65 slab side Continentals were the classiest LINCOLNS ever manufactured. Glad to see that his example hasn’t been radically molested.
One of the most beautiful American cars of all time.
Dad had a 62 which I learned to drive in it had a two barrel carburetor which is feather footed on the highway you could get 18 mpg. The rear doors did lock automatically and there was a light on the dash if they opened.
This car is absolutely, drop dead, gorgeous!
Wizard, B&R radiator repair in North Wichita is where we take all of our tractor radiators to for rebuilds, and several Roadmaster wagon radiators that needed new Tanks. Look them up and give them a call!
it would be nice if you would show how a dwell meter and timing light are used on these older engine cars.
"I like big butts!" 😅🤣😆 Good one, Wizard. You made me laugh. Not much of a bite from Mrs Wizard 😆😅🤣😁😄😄
Mrs wizard... dip sticks. Three! And a wizard as the master dip.
In my opinion, the most beautiful American car! (I’m a Brit, don’t chastise me!). An awesome machine!
Hot Rod Lincoln had been a hit, twice before Commander Cody recorded it, although the Commander's version was the mega mainstream hit and the album was a throwback to the "Honky Tonk" sound. As the Commander said, it was good "music to drink beer by" The original version was written and recorded by Charlie Ryan in 1951 and in 1960 covered by Johnny Bond who's version was on many a jukebox all the way into the seventies. Love your channel, keep them coming.
Oh please. That thingy on the steering wheel is a necker knob. By using it, you could steer easily with one hand freeing the other to wrap around your sweetie snuggled in next to you thanks to the convenience of that bench seat.
Wizard don't make the white picket fence blur . Slow down when the flames jump out of your hood.
Go baby go......
I'm just floored by the fact the clock works! Freaking clocks in cars never worked for more than a couple of years, but that second hand was definitely moving during the interior tour.
Your George and Gracie like banter continues to improve.
Keep up the good work.
That's Mr and Mrs wizzy are hoakey , oki even.
Pull up your britches son... Your age is showing 😂
Say good night Gracie.
Why are there two dipsticks? / There's actually three, Mrs Wizard / Yeah, but I'm not including you, Wizard
It's beautiful, Mrs Wizard, I like big butts / Are you saying something?
My daughters name is Gracie Allen its crazy how many people bring up that show to me.
This generation Continental started life as a Thunderbird styling exercise but was stretched into a four door and became a Lincoln. The 1962 and 1963 cars with the full grille look better to me but they were all great lookers.
Grill similar to the Thunderbirds built on the same assembly line in Wixom Michigan. Unit body as was the T'bird.
glad to see no one junked it all up with a L.S motor
That's a nice 1961 Lincoln Continental. I couldn't see a close up of the hubs. They might have been changed but back in the 60's Baby Moon hub where very big seller and put on a lot of cars. Then you know Cragar Mags came out when the muscle cars arrived. So still a very good lookin 1961 Lincoln Continental. Thanks Mr. wizard.
my daughters friend had one of those she thought faded paint but was original yellow with patina of course. fantastic yard art.
A mid-century modern masterpiece.
That knob on the steering wheel was called a “knecker knob” enable one arm steering while your other arm as around your date. It was an after market item bought from the JC Whitney catalogue.
I heard them called suicide knobs back in the day.
Yea same. Suicide knobs. Originally used by truckers to remedy the terrible steering ratios. However, they were known to cause injuries when\if the steering wheel kicks or jerks. Similar to kickback on the old hand crank to start vehicles. Many states outlawed them for road vehicles
“Necker”. No K
In those 60s luxury cars, you didn’t need a knob to steer, just a finger. The knobs date to earlier, manual steering cars, giving a handhold to steer with one hand when the other hand was occupied.
The knobs may have had some use in a big pre-power steering car with a giant steering wheel and six turns lock to lock. This Lincoln has power steering, about 3.5 turns lock to lock, and a relatively small steering wheel. The knob is a silly anachronism from earlier decades.
You can't help but hear the rest of the song in your head. We used to listen to that over and over in my moms base model chevette from the only two speakers. Phone polls look like a picket fence.
I like that they chose Continental brand tires on a Lincoln Continental :-D
My uncle has a 57 ford monarch turnpike cruiser. It’s about the size of a battleship, and a face and body only a mother could love. However, it has some cutting edge technology in it. I believe it has a 352 V8, a push button trans, a power rear window that can be lowered if the weather is okay. The hood also opens like on this Lincoln and every option works and has never been replaced. The one thing that amazes me is the dash clock still works. The paint is pink and black and even though it’s a land yacht, it’s capable of doing some very respectable speeds. FoMoCo built some cutting edge cars back in the day. I really like the Lincoln you’re showing, especially with the suicide doors. What was the last car that had them? The 64 or 65 T-Bird? Yeah, that Lincoln is a beaut. Thanks for sharing, Wizard. Keep Hoovie away from it. LOL
It's interesting that Lincoln used that dash through 63 and then in 64 went to a more linear dash. I always thought the 61-63 design was more modern but the later design was nice too. Lincoln customers complained about rear seat leg room. In 64 they added 3 inches in rear floor pan to increase leg room. The rear doors are not interchangable between 61-63 and 64 onward. They had beautiful wheelcovers. Much better than the wheels on this car. In 1978 we had one of these cars in the garage for repair. You couldn't get parts then. This car does not have A/C. If it did I'm pretty sure the area behind the engine and firewall would be a lot of A/C stuff.
That explains it; I thought the proportions were a bit off from my '66. Thx for the info.
Loved that Hot Rod Lincoln reference, I listen to that song while driving my dad’s Lincoln, LOL
One of my biggest car-regrets was not buying a '61 Lincoln from my local used lot back in the 80s. They had taken it in trade from the original owner who had only put 30,000 miles on it. It was his retirement gift when he left the steel mill where he had worked his entire life, and there was even an engraved plaque commemorating his retirement set into the passenger side dash.
They wanted $4000 for it and I thought that was nuts. Yep, I'm an idiot,.
The second muffler one each side was called a Resonator. They tended to need replaced more often than the muffler. They were a budget item on my parents 64 New Yorker. Question for Mrs. Wizard, do lips that touch transmission fluid touch yours?
Resonators being farther from the engine did not heat up enough during short trips to dry the moisture out, causing them to rust out prematurely.
@@turboturtle9083 that's what happened on my old Datsun 180B, everything was fine except the resonator which was completely rusted out
Questions about lips are creepy
@@turboturtle9083 Mom drove about a mile to the office, home for lunch, back to work and then home. The 413 never had a chance to warm up and dry out the exhause system.
@@Czechbound I miss you for your taco ////
Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airman - cool song, great band. I know them well. Love your show, both you and Mrs Wizard. Insightful and entertaining. Keep em coming
Wizard, great video! Love the Hot Rod Lincoln! An idea on the radiator issues, I would give "Word Radiator" in Elk City Oklahoma a call. They have been around forever, and are set up to do rebuilds. I must be getting old, remember going in to Word's to have the radiator boiled on my pickup as a kid. It was a common thing 25 years ago!
Many thanks Mr & Mrs Wizard for showing us around this lovely vehicle. To me, cars like this epitomise American automotive luxury, style and comfort of yesteryear. A real icon.