BIGGEST AMERICAN CARS - When BIG and HEAVY was popular
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- Опубліковано 5 тра 2024
- Chevrolet Impala Custom Coupe
Cadillac Eldorado Convertible
Plymouth Gran Fury
Dodge Polara
Buick Riviera
Ford LTD
Dodge Charger SE
Dodge Custom 880
Ford Thunderbird
Outside of North America, the term "land yacht" sees little use on locally produced cars, largely due to different consumer demands. Past and present, several flagship models from Rolls-Royce, Mercedes-Benz, and Bentley have placed ride comfort as a primary design objective, with dimensions comparable to the largest American saloons produced.
The largest classic American cars
Once upon a time, gigantic beasts roamed the highways of America. Decked in chrome and vinyl, wearing whitewall tires and powered by huge V8 engines, the land yachts were the biggest of the big. - Авто та транспорт
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I don't know why you hadn't done the 1972 Cadillac Sedan DeVile the only fastest Cadillac out of all of ones before it and after it, I would like to know it's full body length.
True.
If you’ve never had a car like these you’ll just never understand how wonderful they were
wonderfully impractical and wonderfully inefficient too
Beg to differ, they took up way too much space in parking lots. They got terrible mileage! If you hit someone with it or were hit by one someone would likely die. If everyone drove cars like that today the price of gas would be well past $10/gal which would have made smaller cars inevitable! But hey, if you want a land yacht today you can buy a full sized pickup.
@@Raptorman0909 I disagree, the gas mileage is only bad in town but on the highway they get pretty good mileage. As for hitting people, I don’t know about you but I try to avoid doing that regardless of the car I drive so it’s not really relevant to the land yachts 😂
@@MegaHello202 so we should also stop crash testing cuz we avoid crashing? lol
@@MegaHello202 Please, they'd be lucky to get 15mpg around town and 22 on the highway -- that's fucking terrible!
As a Brit used to small to medium cars, In the '80s I remember being blown away by the size of an imported Buick Riviera owned by one of our business customers. I have no idea how the owner managed to park or navigate around London with that impressive machine.
When I was a young man I worked for a few months in 1982-83 as a driver for diplomats in France. The car I had in charge was a 1980 Chevrolet Caprice. Though it was indeed fun to drive this vehicle I can remember having a few sweats fitting this car in some streets and underground parking lots; our European cities are definitely not designed for these cruise ships on wheels. And I was so glad that the price of refuels did not come out of my private pocket!
VEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERY carefully
I owned an English 1985 Ford Grosvenor (mk2 Granada limousine), and that was 18 feet! (216inches). Never had a problem parking it in town though. Due to the visibility and ultra-light steering, I found it easier to manouver than a modern S-type Jag. Did 25mpg with carburettors too.
My neighbor had a Lincoln Town Car - even with a triple-wide driveway and only 1 car in a 3-car garage, it still required a 3-pt turn to get it into the garage. Getting out was a 4-pt turn. Just monstrous cars.
I guess I wonder if the UK had big wide open roads like the USA, and cheap petrol would you guys have had similar cars?
I had a ‘76 Lincoln Town Car. Smoothest ride I’ve ever had. Nothing rides like those old beasts. And that’s what I called it “The Beast” Loved these big ole cars!
Citroens with hydropneumatic suspension were even better and no need to be 94 feet long and no need to do only 2 mpg
Longer wheelbase always gives smoother ride, like big trucks buses & limo
HAVE A TOWN CAR SEDAN 1979 & A DELTA 88 ROYALE BROUGHAM SEDAN 1979 . LIKE NEW & ON THE ROAD
My dad loved these big cars, so I grew up in them. My favourite was a ‘61 Chrysler Imperial, which certainly felt as big as a yacht to me at that young age.
Jealous to the max.loved Imperial s also.
I own a 1977 Chrysler Newport 2dr with the 400ci engine, with full embroidered leather seats, power windows, cruise control, 8 track, rear tire covers. Its a very, very big car compared to anything on the road today. It has a length of 226in and still looks like it just rolled off the showroom.
years ago i had a 77 Newport 4dr with the 400 4brl. toughest car i ever owned.
Sweet. Boat ⛵
My friend had a `76 Newport, so I had to buy a `77 New Yorker just to one up him. LOL. Remember the Lean-Burn computers were expensive... even in the scrapyard. But air-cleaners were super cheap. So just bought 'air-cleaners' with the attached computer on it in bulk.
Nice ! I'm sure its a smooth ride
Newport filter cigarettes
When I was in the fifth grade, my friend’s mom got a brand new 1975 Buick Electra 225. It was the two door model, but to this day, I remember what a massive car it was.
WTF CHUCK ?
Here in Germany you very seldom see rhose big cars. In my very early teenage years you sometimes got to realize a Cadillac or Chevrolet, but as a car guy you mostly saw land yachts in magazines and US-movies. From 1980 on I started to become a US-fan through and through - your land seemed to be so larger than life. I dreamed about living and working in the United States for some years and yes, also because of your cars. Today for my personal use I would prefer something more sporty, my first joyce would be a C4 or C5 Corvette. But I still like land yachts: Some weeks ago I was driving home from work. I don't like my job and I was tired and a crumpy guy in his mid-50s. But suddenly I saw a Lincoln Continental Mk IV, the car was driving in front of me. I don't know why, but suddenly my mood was changed, I had to smile and I felt fresh and young again...really boyish!
Germans hate American cars, so much that the Euro specced Cadillacs that Germany has to buy a few of to honour trade agreements with USA are being quietly re-routed to Norway and Sweden where the market for US cars is much bigger. Also the US made fullsize pickups meant for Germany are sold to Scandinavia, often the backseats are removed so they can be registered as cargo vehicles in Norway, very popular for businesses who dont need passenger capacity.
@@pflaffik That's nonsense, we don't "hate" your cars! We even have several magazines for American cars here in Germany! Your Chevys, Caddys and Lincolns and Chryslers have a lot of fans over here!
@@wilhelmtrager7875 Same here in Sweden, its full of American cars! Love those big ones!
@@christiansanden8005I always liked 59/60 Cadillac for long & low, just need 20' garage to shut door
"young again...really boyish!" Young doesn't mean "boyish", unless you are teenage!
I am a SOUTH Korean and my great grandfather was an owner of 1957 Chevy Bel Air. Whenever I look at him and his car in the picture, I would love to drive those good old cars in here someday in the future. Thanks for uploading such a wonderful video!
57 Chevy maybe most iconic car of 50s sold very well, lots of fans
I've had dozens of cars. From tiny Datsuns, mid-size muscle cars, to massive luxo-barges. The one car I miss the most in my heart is my '95 Lincoln Town Car.
I'm here with you, I've had many of everything too, I miss my '76 Cordoba the most! What I haven't seen from everyones reaction? Is the ride!!! That Cordoba with the plush seats and 400 ci and AIR RIDE SUSPENSION! Was the best ever! Especially if driving in places like BC Canada!
My parents had one, it's what I learned to drive with lol
@@raymondamoroso2049 I did not learn how to drive in the Lincoln, but it was the first car I had that gave instant gas mileage. Oddly enough I learned how to drive _economically_ and to hypermile in a car that probably had the worst MPG of any car I owned.
My Grandma bought a new Lincoln Towncar ever 3 years from the time I was born in 83 up until 2010. She always got the fabric/vinyl top as well. She had one in the early 90's that was grey with red vinyl top and interior that my 14 year old uncle stole and tried to drive to Florida.
I am old enough to remember all of these beautiful cars and feel fortunate to have owned and enjoyed driving many of them. Buick Riviera & Electra 225, Oldsmobile 98, Cadillac Eldorado and Lincoln Mark. I loved them all but if I had to pick a favorite it would be the Lincoln Mark. With the super long hood and low roofline it really was an eye catcher. And with the 460 V8 it was FAST. Certainly the gas mileage wasn't great but gas was cheap back then. Truly a bygone era that I'm lucky to have lived through.
ford is crap
Yeah, back when America was still America.
@@marjliddy9351 GTH
@Chief Scalpalot TRUTH! Ford man here. I've owned nothing but Ford Police Interceptors since my first one, a 1978 Ford LTD W/460 P.I. Pushing 5000 pounds and it would still break loose the rear end when it switched to 2nd. I bought four of them back in 1981, I still own one of them.
My Aunt had 2 of them, one with a 429 the other with a 460.
These cars defined a great era in automobile history.
Before I became a truck driver I was daily driving a '79 Town Car for about 6 months. Seriously it's the best and most fun car I've ever owned! It weirdly feels bigger to drive than any truck I've been in, and you feel like a freaking king floating down the road.
Thanks for another well thought out video. When I was ‘smaller’… my parents owned the ‘78 Newport and a ‘73 Mark IV… not because we were made of money, but rather because it was the beginning of the 80s and these land yachts were cheap… and I had 3 other brothers (no minivans back then).
I have a 1978 Lincoln Givenchy. Originally, I had to store it away from home, as it didn’t fit in my 1940’s garage. One of the requirements for my next house was a garage that would fit it. A low milage beauty (33,000) probably because no one could afford to feed its 9 mpg thirst. Quad 8 track player is the big highlight for me.
Dad used to say the 70s cars could pass everything but a gas station 😁
I have the demo 8-track that came with the quadrasonic radio. It’s Space Odyssey. First there was mono (plays the left front speaker. Then there was stero (plays both front speakers). Then there was quadrasonic (plays all 4 speakers, bouncing back and forth)
A quadratic tape played 2 tracks at the same time. So if you put a regular 8-track, you had to fade to the front or back, or you’re listening to 2 songs at the same time.
Back in the early to mid '70s we had a 1970 Mercury Marquis with a powerful, premium gas running 429 V-8. I can remember my father getting impatient driving up to the cottage, passing a string of cars, watching the speedo hit 95 mph before it finally shifted back into Drive. My brother used to take it out to the secret remote section of highway near Port Perry, Ontario, Canada & win a lot of drag races with it.
Years later we were watching some family slides on the projector, when pictures of the green '70 Marquis came up & my youngest brother commented about the drag racing. After my mother said " What!", my father asked " did he win?" My brother " Usually" my dad " That's good, that's all l need to know" my mom " What!!!!"
Grew up with three different thunderbirds from the years 76 to 79. 460 big blocks and drove like you were on a cloud. Miss those days.
@Hello Mark how are you doing?
I owned a 76 cordoba 215", sister to the charger listed here, my mother had a 1977 Dodge Royal Monaco at 225" and my sister had a 1977 Chrysler New Yorker at 231". We took a long car trip (over 2000 miles) in the 1977 Dodge with 4 people and their luggage in the enormous trunk and everyone was really pretty comfy.
I've had a Monaco, New Port, New Yorker, Grand Fury, etc. When they mentioned the Charger/Cordoba... my reaction was, "Huh?" Funny how use to think cars like that or a Monte Carlo were small.
My daily driver from '99 to '01 was a '76 Royal Monaco with the 400 2 barrel. It was a little underwhelming with the lean burn, but a solid, good runner and very comfortable. Got about 15 on the highway, but gas was cheap then.
I forgot to add, it was a Royal Monaco Brougham😁 The seats were upholstered in brocade cloth, very comfortable.
Remember Ricardo Montalban's Cordoba add? Rich Corinthian Leather☺
Four people in the trunk IS impressive, but their luggage too? Damn.
Those big and heavy landyachts are the cars I associate with USA. Love them
I had a 79 lincoln town car collector series. It was the nicest car I have ever owned. It was silent, rode so smooth and the power steering was unmatched. Almost everything in the interior was leather. It wasn't quick off the line but would easily go over 100 mph.
I love these old dinosaurs! I am an older fellow myself and remember that the nicest interior and ride I ever experienced came from a 1967 Olds 98! It was like sitting on the sofa and the ride had me thinking we must be in a cloud! It was my dads car and had a 455 engine and in a beautiful blue-green color he later had painted black. He also replaced the engine (455) once (using our 1960 metal tube swing set) and I asked him (as a boy) why he was doing it and he said "because you are doing good to get 80,000 miles out of an engine but the body and frame are still great." I really miss the good old days....
GREG : GREAT MEMORIES
Did the swing set/comealongmotor swap a few times myself, had to reinforce top tube w 1" rebar inside to avoid kink
"older fellow" OK, codger.
A baby boomers' perspective: This video tour was production tribute fitting luxury land yachts that carried the extravagant American luxury of the day before the rain on our parade! When it rained it poured, then came oil embargos, Opec, gas lines carbon emissions and higher safety standards.
The Big Three was GM, Ford, Chrysler Then AMC and Foreign car companies were almost nonexistent in those days. The well to do and the poor alike waited with anticipation to see the new models unveiled. A massive Icon, trophy, a status symbol to be admired, a part of American history.
love your videos guys, Florida is in my prayers, this too shall pass!
These cars were a disgrace if you think seriously about it... a huge waste of oil, one of the darkest pages in automotive history. Just because oil was cheap it meant you had to waste it with those massive and horribly inefficient pieces of junk? Oil was never infinite and these american car manufacturers of the day they thought oil was infinite. A stupidity act of human kind
Ramblers were everywhere in the early 1960's they sold well, and were solid reliable cars.
I remember in the 1960's Ramblers were very popular and everywhere you looked. In those days Rambler was number three behind Chevrolet and Ford when measured by make, ahead of Plymouth as a matter a fact.
@@nixxxon18looks like oil is still infinite since we found hydraulic fracturing. Can you think of a better use for it than burning it in a giant car?
@@rogerdodrill4733 infinite, yearh right... A better use is burning far less of it in a much more efficient and nimble car.
I used to visit the US in the late 70's and early 80's when these land boats' were on the roads. I was always fascinated by them as they were not seen in the rest of the world and looked so fantastic.
These are the cars I grew up with in Detroit in the 70's and 80's. Got to see every part of them being made and where parts and such came from and how. I miss these cars so much, they really were awesome.
I owned a 1975 Eldorado convertible back in the late 90s, and I only paid 2500 for it. It was in decent shape and my favorite car I've ever owned. I miss that car.
I had a 77 Lincoln Continental back in 2005. I loved that car. The grill was so ornate and I loved the flip headlights. It got so much attention because of its size. I'm thinking of getting another one.
PETER : LIFE IS SHORT , GET ONE TOMORROW
I just got my hands on one, there really isn’t anything better
@@tommyrregina1227Yes, for many, when they don't get past 50!
People joke about these boats ,but they were like riding on a cloud. They just seem to float down the road and you could be doing 80 mph and think you were doing 45.
These were the cars my older relatives drove me around in, and boy do I thank them for it!
That was a fun trip down memory lane - the part where big fancy cars occupied our dreams.
Big fancy American cars, that is.
I have a 1970 Plymouth Sport Fury GT with the 7.2 liter big block. I’ve owned it for a little over 20 years now. Had no engine, transmission, drive shaft or rear end when it was given to me by a relative. It sat in the garage for 12 years before I ever touched it. It’s officially a whole car once again.. and I love it. It barely fits in the garage.. and I mean barely. Driver side is closest to the wall. I have to open the garage door, walk outside and back inside on the left side of the car. The front bumper is about an inch from the wall in front of it and the rear bumper is about 2 or 3 inches from the inside of the garage door when it’s closed. It’s big.
I don't remember the EXACT year, but my dad had a 1972 73 or 74 Plymouth Fury and it had the nerve to be painted canary yellow! I affectionately named it "das boot"! I remember he would floor it to get on the freeway and you could see the gas gauge actually move. He hit a some kind of animal traveling on the freeway on day going about 85mph. We stopped and the only thing we saw was a pile of fur on the front bumper.
My first car was a 1984 Cadillac Coupe DeVille. Needless to say, as an 18 year old, i had to learn how to drive that boat pretty quick. And parking was something else.
I took my driving test in a ‘73 Chrysler Newport, close to one of the longest cars made back then. And one of the things you had to do was parallel park it in one try.
When I was a kid we had a 1973 Lincoln Mark 4 and that car was a boat, very comfortable and it has a 460 in it! I love those big body cars! I'll never forget my first experience in my neighbor's baby blue Caddy!
Those were the ultimate days of driving comfort never to see again !
My favorite in this video the 1979 Lincoln Continential Town Car. Reason I had the previous years model.
The Lincolns were the biggest boats, but you missed the one I owned in my 20's while working in the oilpatch. It's wheel distance perfectly matched the ruts on gravel roads left by heavy trucks. Small cars hit the gravel and ended up in the ditch.
I'm talking the 78 Mercury Grand Marquis. Cream white with rear wheel skirts. White vinyl roof. 460 cubic inch with 4 barrel.
Power everything with 6 way front brown velour bucket seats.
You could easily sleep on the back seat. The trunk was huge and the hood was even bigger at around 5 ft in length. Was a great vacation car when you didn't give a damn about fuel cost. I miss it, and today if I had another I would convert it to a fuel vapor system.50 mpg plus.
My first car was a 78 Mercury Grand Marquis!! White with Red vinyl top. Red interior. The colossal 2 dr!
We had a 77 Mercury Colony Park which was based on the Grand Marquis. I really loved it.. I noticed this video did not include station wagons.
Its the same car as the Lincoln Continental iirc, only minor differences.
I had a blue 73'.460ci/C-6 trans.Strong, quick, smooth floating cruiser.Fit 7 comfortably.Deep, massive trunk.Good car till my non-mechanical brother used it for a week.Didnt reconnect the voltage regulator after replacing the battery.he effed up charging system permanently,even after I put in a new reg.and alternator.so much for that reliable $300. Car😫
😮😵😲😯That is awesome!
My mother had a 78 Eldorado, that car was a trip to drive. The seats were like sitting on your sofa and the suspension was like driving a boat on land. Eldorado's were the worlds largest front wheel drive 2 doors.
Oh man, as a kid growing up in the 70s, I loved these cars. Remember them well. Great time to be a kid.
I confess I owned a Ford LTD Brougham. That car was a dream to drive across country.
My favorite big car was and always will be the 1959 Cadillac
In '76, my 1st New Car was a Buick Electra Landau coupe 225. Equipped to the 9s, 455, Astroroof power everything, measured 233.3". But, I lived in the boonies so, I shared a 3car garage with dad, who had a '76 Caddy Eldorado. Both gr8 land yachts. Imagine em with today's technology. 🇺🇸
My first encounter with a land yacht was in front of a casino in northern Germany. There stood a handful of cars, and namely a Ferrari BB 512 next to a Cadillac Eldorado Convertible (A seventies model).
It looked like you could have parked the Ferrari on the hood of the yacht :)
When i owned my 76 Mercury a friend of mine named the engine hood "Carrier landing area"...
Now the "BIG and HEAVY" are SUVs!
Just got my hands on a 1977 Lincoln Continental, can’t wait to build memories with it
And to think that most of these were larger/longer then most modern day full size pickup trucks
Especially now when Ford has come with a ridiculously small ranger bed or the Ford maverick!!!
@@michaelvarga8252 We will get big cars again, its a cycle, the new Toyota Camry ispbretty big next to a Nissan Altima. cars were large in the 70s, small in the late 80s to early 90s, large again in the late 90s to early 2000s, small in the late 2000s to late 2010s, now they are getting bigger again. The new Ford Expedition Platinum MAX is fucking gigantic. Its literally a semi truck with 3 rows of seats. If you have not seen one in person, you will be blown away when you do. Its 221 inches long and about 6 1/2 feet tall, 6 feet wide. Seats 8 people.
My first car was a 72 Chrysler Imperial with a 440. What a great car
Had a 73 Imperial LeBaron in 1976 40.000 miles That I got for $800.00! It was during gas crunch & the Tool & Die shop I worked at was trading in for smaller company cars & that’s all the dealer was offering for the trade in? Of coarse when I overheard that I said I’ll give you 800 for it. Awesome Car it was my best deal ever on any vehicle!!
Before that they even had a car called a 440 in it's name, regardless of the size of engine it had
I'm old! These were used cars that we all had as first cars! I had a beautiful 1978 Lincoln town coupe... Deleted most emission controls, dual exhaust, opened air breather... That thing was fast and 20 mpg highway!
I owned and loved these cars they drove like a dream.❤
The bigger the car, the better it is for a guy like me!!
Me too!
Absolutely agree!!! Cars of my childhood are the best!!!! Unlike modern ones((
Many millions would agree with you and all American made. I hate outsourcing and I hate these new cars and I hate this government.
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David Allen
In your comment from three months ago you said that, “The bigger the car, the better it is for a guy like me!!” Why?
@@lucybuck8373 I feel much safer in there with all that weight and steel around me!
Correction: The introduction of the 1961 Chrysler Newport was NOT to compete with the full-size Chevrolet. Instead, the Newport was a cheaper Chrysler built to replace the defunct DeSoto marque...competing against the Buick LeSabre and Oldsmobile Dynamic 88. It was the full-size 1960 and 1961 Dodge Dart that competed with the full-size Plymouth, Ford, and Chevrolet. The 1962 Dodge Custom 880 was a late season introduction built to replace the bigger 1961 Dodge Polara and Matador. Dodge began the 1962 model year with a short 116-inch wheelbase model that had poor sales.
Thanks for watching Spock!
That's DELTA '88, not dynamic 88. Just thought Id say.
@@MrDBarch Delta 88 was first sold as a 1965 model...not 1961.
The Newport model was around in the mid 50’s, one of many mistakes in this review
@@paulhunter9613 No mistakes...the Newport designated a hardtop model, not a separate series at that time.
When I moved to the States in 1994 I knew that I wanted the biggest street cruiser I could get, being from Europe. Bought a 1973 two door Buick Le Sabre Custom off an old lady, paid 500 dollars for it. It had only 70K miles on the clock. Fortunately it had a 350 engine, I found that out after I bought it. Kept it for seven years until I left. Great car, plenty of good memories!
I had a white on red, 1975 Mark lV, 460 4v company car. It was impressive. But in 1985, I got a Mark 7 LSC. Now I really loved that car! The 75 was an impressive land yacht. But the LSC was golden.
My brother had a 74 T-bird. Identicle to the one shown.
Great video fellas thanks so much for sharing. I could swear you did this same video ages ago. Still will always be a land-yacht and muscle car fan but saying that as good as they looked I was never a vinyl roof fan thanks to rust. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
These are the cars I grew up with and still like to have a couple of them! 😎🔥👍🏾😆🤟🏾🥰🙏🏾🤴🏾
I Started driving in 73, I had half of these cars including a 67 Pontiac Bonneville which I actually called a Land Yacht. Gas was 35 cents a gallon. It all ended when gas spiked to $1.00 a gallon in 1979. American Car manufacturers tried to make big cars lighter. The result was thin metal, that rusted fast, making way for Japanese cars. Today I drive a 2005 Lexus 330, as close to a land yacht.
Lexus LS 430 aren’t land yachts
@@HLVIII Yes they are, compared to the soup cans we drive around in, very nice ones too.
In high school I took drivers education. Our car for the class was a Pontiac Catelina with a 400 cu. in. V8 engine. Speed Limit at the time was 65mph. One day it was my turn to drive, and I remember all of a sudden,my teacher yelled slow down. I didn't realize I was going 80mph. Such a comfy car.
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The biggest cars I owned were a '72 and a '76 Olds 98, both the two door coupes. My largest car today is a '68 Buick Wildcat, the last year it was built on the Electra 225 chassis.
I'm always on the lookout for another 70's land yacht.
Didn't the Wildcat and the Lesabre share chassis? The 225 had a longer wheelbase.
@@pauledmiston4845 Starting in 1969 they did.
And previous to 1965 the did as well. The 65-68 was the Electra wheelbase.
I drove a 76. 98 for 4 years Earley 1990s
I've owned a few of the land yachts that made the list and many more. The three I miss the most are a 1969 Ford LTD, a 1973 Chrysler New Yorker, and a 1983 Cadillac Coup de Ville. All 3 were loaded with all the optional equipment available at the time.
How could they miss the tank size and weight vehicles of the 1940s and 1950s?
@@mikegee8875 hi
and now they're all gone. One way to reminisce is images from 'the blizzard of '78' Rt 128 around Boston MA, bumper to bumper land yachts.
in the mid-80's i had a similar vintage new yorker on which i left studded snows so i could get through the snowstorms in the mountains. (my other car was useless in the snow). i traded it finally for a 4-wheel drive pick-up.
The '70 and '69 LTDs were basically the same car, so it kinda made this list
In 1984 my grandpa bought my grandma a new Eldorado . You couldn’t get a convertible then, so he shipped it to a company in AZ that made it into a convertible.
Grandpa use to buy grandma a new Cadillac every year. She LOVED convertibles so that’s why he spent the additional $10K to have it made into a convertible.
He died later that year.
She kept that Eldorado until she died in 2022.
In the early 2000s she had a frame off reconstruction completed on that Cadillac.
It was her favorite automobile. It was White, White too and Red interior colors, chrome wire wheels.
She also kept the first Cadillac convertible he ever bought her.
It was a custom order.
It was midnight Blue exterior paint, White convertible top with Red leather interior.
It was her patriot Cadillac in Red, White and Blue.
My dad had a frame off restoration done on it and gave it to her for her 60th birthday.
It’s funny that she drove several Mercedes and a couple of Rolls Royce’s, but she always Loved her Cadillac convertible’s.
Good day everyone. I really enjoyed your biggest American land yachts. Just a suggestion, my parents owned a lot of that style of car and my favorite was the 1965-1970 Pontiac Bonneville.
65 to 68 was 222.6 inches. 1968 to 1970 was 231 inches.
It also had the largest trunk of any car in 1965. Just wanted to share that info
I got a 68 Pontiac Bonneville because my 69 Camaro had a very small back seat. That Pontiac with a 400ci V8 was so tuff and fast for a big car. I especially loved the huge rear seat when me and my best babe were parked at Hampton Beach. Yea baby.
Yes, the trunk on the '65-'66 Bonneville was 23.4 cubic feet.
When cars were the real cars made in America.
Designed for comfort, styling etc…
My Honda Civic was made in Ohio.
@@DanaTheInsane And about one-half the size of the full-sized vintage American cars.
Mercedes W126 300SD had all of those and was made in Germany in the 80s
Owned a lot of these over the years loved them all
My father owned a 1969 Dodge Polara and a 1971 Ford Ltd. I enjoyed riding in both so much, especially during long trips.
in the earlier part of the 1990s, i owned a 1966 chrysler neweport.. (same body as the dodge polara, so about 220 inches long) it was a blast to drive, had a power front bench seat, and merging into traffic was really easy, just step on the gas and watch all the other cars move out of the way out of fear. the B-52 song "got me a chrysler it seats about 20" it is actually a ~1966 (give or take a year) chrysler newport in the music video... mine was a four door hard top tho.
biggest car i've ever driven, actually took off pretty good, easy to work on, drove like floating on a cloud, built like a tank, was actually not that bad on gas for a land yacht... to bad the salty winter roads in Assachusettes ate the metal behind the back tires.
Beautiful , lovely hunks of steel that were works of art .
I love they practically included comfortable looking couch. I wish I could get a ride in one of these, must felt so comfortable especially on rainy days.
Didn't make the list, but I once owned a 1971 Pontiac Catalina, huge car. 400ci, 3 cigarette lighters, 4 ash trays and the trunk could fit 3 and sometimes even 4 people (without removing the spare tire) for sneaking into the drive in movies😊.
Beautiful cars from my childhood, thanks for the memories. Nice video.
I was born in 1951 so I lived through the era of large heavy American land yacht cars. These cars had a very smooth comfortable ride. Also these cars were built long before the fuel economy regulations. These cars were large, heavy and had a large gasoline thirsty V8 engine. We will never see cars like this again since we now live in the era of increasing fuel economy regulations where cars need to be smaller, lighter and have fuel efficient engines.
Agreed. I bought a 1966 Caddy coup DeVille convertible in 1976 while in highschool. Gas was 35 cent's a gallon then and the 472 big block option under the hood was a thirsty beast.
Many a Friday night we'd pool our dollar's and cruise the lake Michigan shoreline àfter watching movies at the drive-in and a meal at Dog & Sud's.
I'm glad I was able to grow up during that era...
@@mtpocketswoodenickle2637 When it came to large heavy cars, I came from a family with 6 children. Over the years my parents owned 4 large station wagon cars that could haul the entire family with a top carrier full of luggage on vacation trips. The last station wagon my parents had was a 1971 Ford Station Wagon with a 400 cubic inch V8 engine, with air conditioning, power brakes and power steering and a three speed automatic transmission. This car had a smooth quiet comfortable ride for family vacation trips.
TODAY'S SUVS' ARE BIGGER AND HEAVIER THAN THESE.
My dad’s sister owned a ‘76 Buick Electra 225 Limited. She had me chauffeur her and out-of-town visitors around when I was 17. Forty-two years later I don’t remember how I managed to maneuver and park that beautiful beast of an automobile. Broke my heart when she sold it 20 years later.
I have a ‘75 Olds Delta ‘88 convertible, not one of the longest on your list, but given how few are still on the road it stands out.
I’ve always had huge GM’s the longest was 1970 Buick LaSaber 2 door. It had the 455 4 barrel, and was surprisingly fast given its size.
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Those old gm 455s had over 400 ft/lbs, enough to push 5000k around pretty good
I love these old boats.
I think an interesting video would be the smallest/lightest cars sold in the American market. There are a lot of cars that we didn't get in the states. But I'd like to see what was available here. Could be economy cars, sports cars, or anything in between.
You could do a video on American made cars, then another on foreign built cars sold here. Or just one video with everything available here.
Just wanted to give you my idea. Love the channel. Thanks for the videos
Geo metro 3 cylinder was one of the smallest
@@adamhayden5152 My older brother had a 3 cyl Geo Metro. He is in Kansas City and was always bragging about getting in the mid 40's mpg.
I used to push them geos in between the rollers on the track of the car wash with one arm.lighter than a fiesta.Light civics too.
Now, of course, you've got the Smart fortwo, a two-seater that is less than 9 feet long.
In 1975, when Buick hit their peak in size, the LeSabre grew over 226 inch making it longer than the magic 225 inch number used on the Electra’s for many years. This years Electra was even longer at 233 inch. I do think my lesabre coupe looks more gracious though with its sleek pointed rear end and true hardtop coupe styling
My love car wise are the old Lincolns, but I like these as well. My Grandfather (Dad's side) had a white 2 door Custom with dark red interior and landau vinyl top. It was a very nice car, though his did not have a lot of equipment. I want the convertible version one day...
@@martinmelucci4383 mine also does not have much equipment. Just the most luxurious ac unit (automatic climate control) and the 455 engine. But no Central locking or power seats or power windows. First car I own with power windows
@@rovervitesse1985 Good to see yours has both.
Looking at the dealer's brochure, his car had more equipment than I remembered were options. It had:
AM/FM stereo, though no tape player
Accessory group
Remote control mirrors on both sides
Heated glass rear window defogger
Front and rear bumper guards (I think)
Styled wheels
Landau vinyl top
He bought it new in 1975...sadly, a little after the engine went bad the day before Thanksgiving in 1995, the following January a snow plow ruined the car...there was a very bad snow storm, and the white car covered in so much snow - even with the dark roof, since it had snow all over it, made the car less visible. I was born three years later, but I know the story of the car. He almost bought an Indigo and white 2 door that was pretty loaded, but he liked the white and red combination better (he had a 1960 LeSabre before that in the same colors), plus the Indigo car was a bit of a stretch money wise. It was his first, and only, new car, though his '60 was only a year old when he got it. Much as I love the convertible version, I wish I had his car, for obvious reasons, and the Coupe was very nice also.
Those cars were absolute GIANTS.
The Lincoln Mark was my very first car with an eight track player. Most my friends already had CD players in their cars when I had my Lincoln.
Way to go!! I was hoping to see the Cadillac Sedan De Ville, but the coupe is just as impressive. You should do a last of the land yachts, the 90s Era Lincoln's & Cadillac's
The weird thing as that packing garages of the same vintage have passageways you can't navigate with a car that size. Modern parking garages have more room to navigate. I loved those cars. The first car I bought was a 1972 Mercury Monterey and my second car as a 1973 Ford LTD.
Same thing with trucks...hehe. Thanks for watching Frank!
My grandmother had Lincolns and Cadillacs but only had a small one car garage. You could only get in the car from the drivers side. I don't know of her ever hitting the garage into her 80s. Her last was a 75 Coupe De Ville. She hit everything else but not the garage. Then we had to take the keys away. A guy in the area always had the trunk of his Cad sticking out of the garage as it was too long.
I had a great grandmother who had nothing but LTD's (with a/c)... She stop driving about the early 80's or forced to stop....by her daugher...my grandmother..
Those massive cast iron v8 engines were so much easier to do machine work on than the aluminum overhead cam pieces of things that are being produced now. Camshaft bearings could be replaced in the blocks, there wasn’t the issue with the cylinder heads warping to the extent that the camshaft won’t turn in the head. I have seen enough problems with 4 cylinder and v6 engines that I hope that I am never forced to own one.
I learned to drive on a 1975 Buick Electra 225. It was a beast and it would MOVE! I proved that one day (long story). I had know idea that it was the #2 car in length. It didn’t seem that large. It was very sleek and aerodynamic for its time.
Audrain Car Museum in Newport RI ran. 6 week exhibit this past summer featuring “land yachts”
Brought back college days memories. I had a 1965 Buick Electric. It was so big I had parties in it.
My mother had a 1970 galaxie which at the time was the mexican version of the LTD, from what I can see one diference is that the front end was very different, no central mini grill and uncovered headlights, if I'm not mistaken it had a 351 C.I. V8 engine and it had a 3 speed automatic transmission. At the time my father traded his mercedes 220 for a Dodge Monaco, also a land yacht, then the family switched to Chevrolet since my newly married sister's father in law had a Chevrolet dealership, as a result my parents got land yachts such as impalas and caprices, but not me, for a while I had a 1957 mercedes 190SL, I also had a Dinalpin which as the mexican version of the great french Alpine Rally car, that was until I got married in 1988 then I settled for GM cars, but no not any more.
In our household we have a VW Jetta 2.5 that is not very efficient, we´ll soon be replacing it, a VW vento turbo diesel, great little super reliable economy car ¡¡made in India!!, a Seat Leon which is a sporty car from the Spanish VW company with a 1.4 150 hp turbo gasoline engine with nice torque, and a BMW 220i coupe that has a turbocharger that somehow works as a twin turbo, the last 2 mentioned cars have impressive electronics.
In the coming years we'll probably look to hybrids, here in Mexico the electrical infrastructure is very poor and outdated, that makes me think that for quite a while pure electrical cars are out of the equation.
Oh yeah baby! Bring-on the Land Yachts, they rocked back-in-the-day. My Dad had a 4-door 1969 Oldsmobile Delta 88, 455 hp which would implant you against the back of your seat during acceleration. He later had a '71 Plymouth Valiant 4-door with a big V-8, and a '75 Plymouth Gran Fury (used as police cars at the time) which came with the 'instantly rusting' body and frame. My Aunt loved the Buick line, as a conservative schoolteacher she once owned a 1970 Buick Skylark with a muscle-car engine. Albeit she was talked into buying the vehicle at the time by the dealership, in true honesty she once out-ran the police for speeding. I was lucky to be given my grandfather's 1977 Ford LTD 2 in 1983. A 2-door version of police cars used in the late 70s. With green vinyl bench-seating, no AC, AM only radio and a 302 V-8, thank heavens leaded gas was only .55 cents a litre at the time in Canada.
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Very cool classic cars still today in my opinion!
I had a 77 Ford LTD in the mid-80s. It had hide-away headlights and everything. I loved that car!!
I owned a few land yachts. You would go broke putting gas in some of these today. 1973 Buick Riviera (455 V8), 1969 Mercury Monterey (390 V8) and a 1977 Lincoln town car (460 V8). About 9 mpg mixed city/hwy driving and 12 mpg hwy. Those 4bbl V8's when you stomped the gas pedal, the carb was like a toilet bowl flushing. You would actually see the needle on the fuel gauge twitch when you opened up those 4 bbls. Those big blocks were low end torque monsters.
1976 Ford Gran Torino. Dropped a 302 step 1 engine in, gave it a 4BBL Edelbrock carb and aluminum intake. It gave her horses back, but when the gas gauge reads a quarter tank...you'd better be going to the gas station.😉
1976 Pontiac Bonnieville 455 v8. The car was awesome and for heavy beast it would run pretty good once the 4barrel kicked in. It sucked up a lot of fuel but it was a comfortable car.
GMC, Pointac, Cadlllac, Buick, Cheverolet all were my favourite ❤ cars and i drived these so many times when i was a kid
I got my Dad's '73 Newport Custom when I learned to drive. Parallel parking in inner city Chicago with that yacht was a challenge. Moved a dining room table and chairs in that thing and was still able to close the trunk! haha
Great vid’ thank you 👍
Those were the days of living rooms on wheels. 😊
I had a 1973 Olds 98. I remember we had gone out to dinner and when we came out of the restaurant there was a new Honda Civic parked next to us. The front bump was up with ours and the rear bumper came between the front and rear doors.
73 was 1st yr civic, & shortest one, had only 1100cc engine I think
I'm an owner of a 77 Lincoln continental town car. 2nd owner. My father bought one in 78. I was 13 at the time. Every time I drive this bad boy it brings me back!!
In high school , , I had a 1970 Olds 98 Holiday coupe with rear fender skirts and a 455 ci that was rated at 390 hp ........ my favorite car I have ever owned ......... real rare and difficult to find now a days ............
Another large land yacht was the Pontiac Grandville. That car is so nice to drive.
It's GRANVILLE.I drove one once.Rare car these days
@@jaymartell2967 umm no it Grandville
And Buick Centurion! 🙂
Legend has it that each of these cars was christened with a ceremony that involved breaking a bottle of champagne on the door.
Absolutely loved this, I collect old American classic cars in diecast and some of these, beautiful machines.
God Bless America!!
Love from Punjab, India.
Totally missed the year and the country when it first rolled out. If you remembered all the old Quinn Martin Production TV shows, you'll remember The Streets of San Francisco or Barnaby Jones. But gravitated to classy living , fine wine and luxurious car Cannon drove. Yes! The Lincoln Continental MarkIV. I was 40 already here and scoured the whole internet and bought this show car,exact replica with a history of one owner and 14,000 miles thru eBay!!
Just an experience that's hard to describe when you take it out on the Freeway and you're the only one driving her kind
F**k I wish I could my old '76 Cordoba now... bought it $100 in 1992, knew it had a blown cylinder, did a little tune up, leveled the suspension and sold it for $200... I wish never sold it! Probably junked... but it it had such a comfortable ride, plush seating, 8track, air con, 400 ci with the best 727 torqueflite, velour vinyl rooftop, 8way electric seats, electric windows, sunroof, climate control (when a/c works right) tilt and telescopic steering! And a lever to open trunk for the 4 dead bodies!
Yours is a singular joy, and am glad you were able to find your dream car! I get a bit of attention with my 1976 Ford Gran Torino...and it makes my week when I hear someone yell out: "STARSKY!"
Interestingly that most of these boats had 2 door versions.
2 Doors and 4 doors in those days were the same size.
My dad had a 72 Mercury Marquis, 2door. Those doors were so long, that we could get in the back seat and mom didn't have to move out from the front. They must of been 6 ft long.
My first car was 1971 Buick Lesabre 4dr in 1975. My second was a 1978 Ford LTD PI with the 460 Interceptor from the Louisiiana State Police. I've always loved big 4drs and today I still drive a 2011 Ford Crown Vic CVPI.
I had a 1974 Mercury Marquis I absolutely loved that two door boat!!
Owned many cars over the years but have to say my favorite was my 1979 Lincoln Continental Mark V.
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Fun list! I was surprised that the 2 door '75 Mark VI was not in there. My mom had one that I thought we measured at 19.5 ft. But checking the specs it only came in at 232.9 inches or 19.4 ft.
My parents had a 76 mark 5 big car with big doors on a 2 door.
they forgot the longest car, 1974-76 Cadillac Fleetwood 75 measured 252.2 in
When I was a student I spent a few weeks vacation in New England back in the summer of 1975 (I'm French). My host family owned a Ford LTD, and their neighbors (a dentist) owned a Chrysler New Yorker, both 1972 models. As I had passed my driver's license a few months earlier they let me drive these cruise ships on wheels; as a European that's an experience I'll never forget.
I gotta admit, the Lincoln Continental is a beauty. I'd love to see it and some of these other land yachts get resurrected with today's technology and some of today's design cues while keeping their overall original shape.