The Lincoln Blackwood Was an Ultra-Quirky Luxury Truck Failure

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IT'S HERE! I'm finally reviewing a Lincoln Blackwood. Today I'm going to show you all the quirks and features of the Lincoln Blackwood -- and I'll show you all around the truck and explain why it was such a failure. I'm also going to drive the Blackwood and show you what it's like on the road. Blackwood day is here!
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[@DougDeMuro]

Did I make a 34-minute video on the Lincoln Blackwood? I did. I have no regrets.

[@iSmurfyX]

Nice.

[@estebangonzalez7197]

Doug is the type of guy to find James May interesting.

[@bocarrell7881]

Love ya Doug 🙏🏼

[@cathrineolgrim2832]

Yay

[@devdesai1771]

Wait...how did ya comment this a day ago...am I blind, or does it not say that

[@UltimateEx]

Can't believe he found one so fast after making that video

[@dylanmitchell3969]

I have a feeling the owner saw the video.

[@DyslexicMitochondria]

Yesss

[@E_LPacked]

That’s what I was thinking

[@E_LPacked]

@@DyslexicMitochondria “cars I most want to review” or something like that it’s on More Doug

[@Da_Fktopuss]

Now I'm waiting for the CLK GTR

[@omgcool7206]

I was half expecting him to say "but this isn't just any Lincoln Blackwood.. This is MY Lincoln Blackwood."

[@tommynelson8674]

🤣💯

[@lofthousehh]

I absolutely was

[@MistaFaro]

Lol thank God he didn't 😁

[@RollingShutter]

you can be sure he will place at least a lowball bid on this thing. :D

[@R4baDader]

This is the most honest pickup in the world. It knows its never meant to be used for actual labor, it's a pavement princess from day one. And I respect that a lot more than a lifted ram 1500.

[@B.V.Luminous]

I bought my 5th gen Ram 1500 and instantly knew it wasn't a truck.

[@LK-yz9cj]

I argue that it was 10 years too early. it would sell now if they put something like this out now.

[@B.V.Luminous]

@@LK-yz9cj it really might have been marketed to the wrong generation because I love this little truck.

[@LK-yz9cj]

@@B.V.Luminous public taste changes with time aswell.

[@MyNameIsUnavailable]

This is a Ghetto Colorado

[@BoredOuttaMySkullBoi]

"'Softer, softer, softer.' What a wonderful thing to program the female voice in the navigation system to say, Lincoln." Had me in stitches 😂😭

[@nosrac3025]

Louder! Softer, softer. Louder! Louder!

[@BoredOuttaMySkullBoi]

@Darkphoton I like your thought process!

[@terranceaddison4599]

🔥🤤🤣🤣🤣🔥 I see where they going with this!

[@14s0cc3r14]

11:35 “4 adults, all about 225 pounds” That is the most American statement Doug has ever said

[@eugene44569]

yep considering that anything over 150 pounds in south Korea is heavy for men there (I live in South Korea lol) (edit: I think this is true with most other Asian countries lmao)

[@VanquishMediaDE]

He left out enough room for school shooters & Cheeseburgers.

[@VanquishMediaDE]

@@eugene44569 150-185 pounds is average here in Switzerland.

[@beastabuelos6421]

@@eugene44569 Asian people are generally smaller. Average weight for a 6 foot tall American male is 180

[@phil-xz4625]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqKQgqZjo5uJm80 :)

[@noahg5195]

I think Doug is the only person in the world that can make people more excited about a Lincoln Blackwood than a Bugatti Divo

[@DyslexicMitochondria]

I mean Bugatti is cool and all but Blackwood is the real MVP

[@epicstuff7522]

@@DyslexicMitochondria hey brooo i watch your videos. Nice to see you here

[@johnnymichael1804]

Bro I was pretty excited about the Blackwood when it came out. Back when manufacturers aspired to take risks. Flop or not, it was a unique risk taken at the time. Something, not seen nearly as much nowadays.

[@DyslexicMitochondria]

@@epicstuff7522 hii haha

[@renypayne11]

Speak for yourself I've seen at least 5 Bugattis and there cool. But I was way more excited when I saw a blackwood

[@DoubleCommaClub]

I can’t believe he didn’t mention the AUX / USB port in between the cupholders in the rear. My brother had a Blackwood and he would always connect his iPod or thumb drive to it and listen to music. You can see it at 25:40 above the rear power point. Definitely ahead of its time

[@Notfiveo0]

I can’t believe he didn’t mention the sunroof.

[@joshuamiller1132]

Man, all the nostalgia with this one. I thought this truck was so cool when I was in high school because it seemed so different than anything else out there. I remember thinking "it's like a Navigator but a truck- amazing!" lol

[@user-de4cq6uk6l]

Cars and Bids: sells a Mclaren Doug: -_- Cars and Bids: Sells a Blackwood Doug: 0_0

[@spider7288]

i sleep I W O K E

[@rita25y.o-checkmyvideo44]

👄❣

[@Ritayo-checkmyvideo-ph5dr]

HN

[@kevinmontoya7318]

It's because the mclaren is just a normal car

[@Sleepyhead0606]

The Blackwood is a nice truck...I own one

[@rubykunt2912]

“I want to review a Lincoln Blackwood” a week later....manifesting a Bentley dominator

[@DyslexicMitochondria]

Lol

[@tomhappening]

classic doug

[@rita25y.o-checkmyvideo44]

👅💟

[@angeldareal7217]

I love how this is a 30 minute video roasting the Blackwood and lincoln 😂😂

[@WhitefolksT]

My 1990 Town Car was way nicer than this fkd over 02 Taurus F150. This thing was a horribly conceived abomination. Great idea, HORRIBLE execution.

[@dako8083]

No one: Doug: "Can't believe I'm sitting in a Lincoln Blackwood!"

[@Sideband]

An expensive luxury truck that will never see anything dirtier than a parking lot? This thing wasn't a failure, it was just too ahead of its time.

[@levisamaya]

Lol I do that with my Tacoma 😂 it’s not a luxury truck, but it’s a truck and it’s always seen pavement it’s whole life 😂

[@MrDmitriRavenoff]

95% of the super duty trucks these days.

[@jorgey4]

A lot of those bed features with the extra compartments and LED lighting are only just becoming a factory option more than 15 years after the blackwood was launched. I agree.

[@lustfulvengance]

100% agree! Something like it but more modern would probably sell great today!

[@TR33ZY_CRTM]

Even in this day and age where every pickup truck has luxury elements to them, the Blackwood wouldn't sell because it can't do anything that any other pickup truck can do, and it's RWD only

[@brandonq3456]

Considering how fast Doug found a Blackwood owner to let him review it...I hope the Sultan of Brunei gets in touch with him soon to let him review his cars

[@Shlok-qu3ln]

As you have mentioned Sultan of Brunei the front of this Lincoln Blackwood looks like Bentley SUV of Sultan of Brunei 😎

[@Cubemaster]

"Top 10 references only true Doug fans will understand"

[@mawrkrobinson]

@@Cubemaster fax

[@AZRAEL4563]

@Rita - F**UĆК МЕ ! can you get the fuck out of a car channel go to only fans 🙄

[@jimmy22334]

I highly doubt that would happen, but we can always hope.

[@aquaagu2]

I’m dying about how excited Doug is about this truck. Also how he said the Flex was a bad idea haha it’s a great car

[@lancemannion4113]

@@Whocareslol420 and with the later 3.5 EcoBoost, they flew!!

[@evan937]

I always kind of liked the way the Ford Flex looked lol. I think the titanium 2 way colour is pretty sweet.....

[@wakomikro]

Flex isn't that good. I have to work on those all the time.

[@joshuareed3999]

The Flex was a great car. Tons of tech packed into the one I had. And it was quick with the EcoBoost! Very comfortable seats, decently roomy. Kind of miss mine. I wonder why it didn't sell better?

[@aquaagu2]

@@joshuareed3999 I see them EVERYWHERE. I think they sold well

[@Noah_Levy]

Nothing says "douchebag" like buying a pickup when you're never gonna haul anything! Love the video!

[@bradleycadreact6848]

Dude, that is offensive. A douchebag is also something that women use to take contraceptives. I could think of a million uses for this truck.

[@bradleycadreact6848]

Sure, it can mean an annoying person, but that's the other meaning.

[@Ryan-vi2qy]

Ita actually stronger than an f150

[@onesteeltank]

@@bradleycadreact6848 you say other meaning like 99% of times it's not used as an insult

[@WhoamI20233]

Like most trucks now days lol.

[@cameron7938]

There is a man that lives a couple of blocks from me that has owned a blackwood my entire 21 years of life and it never leaves his driveway.

[@Karmy.]

There's someone in my area that owns one, I see it driving around from time to time Lincoln's second pickup truck attempt is a little less rare

[@ritawant9492]

Hy

[@servers5717]

That mean that they’re either dead inside the house or people deliver their stuff and they never leave

[@rdhudon7469]

@@servers5717 The trunk might have broken and they could have died in there and when people look around no one knows how to open it .

[@Astaley1000]

My friends dad has one that never leaves the driveway. His garage is full of promotional material for it.

[@artgutierrez6568]

These automotive failures are more interesting videos to watch than Doug's reviews of garage queen exotics.

[@Josh-179]

Absolutely. It's one reason he has 4 million subscribers.

[@jacksonvinson9795]

Facts

[@noahstock20]

Agree I only watch the ones with weird cars

[@liambassitt5919]

LITERALLY

[@tmoney3864]

I feel like it's because exotic supercars and hyper cars are all trying to achieve the same one goal: performance and style. And then what ends up happening is you more or less predict what the car will have before you even see in it. And then many of your predictions are right. However, these quirk failures can't be so easily predicted. Because all quirk cars include a manufacturer taking a risk into unknown territory, hoping they start a new fad. Many fail, some succeed. But because they all start with the idea of being the next new thing, it's almost always a surprise to see to what extent they go to bring that quirk experiment into reality.

[@TheBuddyandlilly]

Dude I am sure you where #1 in your high schools drama class! Thank you for the review

[@WookieDrives]

Hey now, the Flex is awesome!

[@jd_the_cat]

The Ford Flex is a beautiful car and nothing anyone says can convince me otherwise.

[@andrewc9902]

The flex is massively under rated, the cargo space in the room is awesome . I've easily put eight and 12 hour drives in it and it was always fine of course typical Ford they always seem to cheap out in the oddest places. Till this day I can always hear one start up in a parking lot and recognize it

[@KyleBrightman]

Fun fact: When my brother got married in 2009 they rented a stretch Blackwood limo. The driver was clearly very proud of the vehicle as he bragged there were only 2 or 3 Blackwoods ever converted to limos. After this video, I believe him and completely understand why.

[@elonmusk6541]

Cool story bro

[@selfdiscardedkingofruin7291]

@@elonmusk6541 are you related to the Ohio Mondragons? Don't come across that name often.

[@rontam06]

I always hated the Lincoln Truck 😆 i always thought it looked stupid. Please stick the rivers and lakes your use to Lincoln 🙏

[@obnxsdonky9394]

@@rontam06 howd you get that lyric so wrong? lol. its "please stick TO the rivers and the lakes THAT youR'E useD to"

[@ARSZLB]

and here i was thinking the craziest vehicle i’d ever heard of/seen getting stretched was this ‘98 forest green Volvo 980 limo that i see every so often here in central Suffolk County on Long Island!

[@jimmycline4778]

I remember these in 02, I bought a brand new 02 Chevy Silverado I payed 26k, this truck cost double! Also I still own this truck it has 117,000 miles, check engine light has never came on, has original alternator and belts, all ways garaged zero rust, stickers are still on the frame and still looks new but I’m finally gonna sell it and get a 2024 GMC Canyon AT4 4x4 ,, I love this new GMC, LOL I buy a new truck every 21 years!

[@noheader]

Doug is so animated in this one for finally reviewing one off of his top list. He is like a kid on Christmas morning.

[@nikolaikrow238]

10:30 "Dammit, Doug, don't teach them how to break into the trunk-bed too!!!" -all 37 Blackwood owners

[@tommynelson8674]

🤣🤣

[@Moltenbramley]

Yeah you need the key, so, yeah. There’s that

[@Alex-rl4uy]

If someone breaks into the tonneau cover by using the key access port manual lever, and they have no key, that person is no regular thief. Also he deserves the truck, just give it to him. Blackwoods are and will always be an F-150 with a snobby attitude.

[@LearningFast]

I think Doug made this video for himself instead of all of us. He seems almost giddy throughout the entire video.

[@Codeman785]

He's usually like this is super weird cars that nobody really cares about

[@samuelorellana2603]

Naturally. It was on his top cars he wanted to review

[@mrducky179]

@@Codeman785 and thats why we love him

[@Karmy.]

@@samuelorellana2603 it was near the top of the list on the cars I wanted Doug to review lol

[@kuebby]

I'm ok with that, I'll take a quirky failure over a supercar any day.

[@RobCabreraCh]

That bed makes a lot of sense to me. I was on the market for a truck last year. I liked the Ram 1500 and ordered the cheapest one. With shortages making it impossible to get ANY truck from any brand, I started to look elsewhere. So my dealer had a very nice, brand new Ram 1500 Limited for way over what I wanted to spend. But since it was literally the only truck available, and again, it is VERY nice, I convinced myself that I would make it work. Fast forward a few months and I realized that having such a nice truck, while incredibly comfortable, changes your whole approach for the way you can want to use it. I didn't want to take it offroading in fear of scratching the chrome and nice wheels, and I was way over cautious of what I throw in the back in fear of denting anything. So the Blackwood's bed/trunk makes sense to me. It has a huge amount of usable trunk, so you can put a lot of stuff there. Probably golf clubs or nice luggage. And you get another work truck for work purposes. It does makes sense.

[@kennybeans6115]

It’s rare even to find a good-condition, second-generation Blackwood. Nice one, Doug. Edit: My mistake. Second generation Blackwoods technically didn’t exist. They were known as Mark LTs.

[@javidaderson]

"Mom can we have Escalade?" Mom: "We have Escalade at home" Escalade at home:

[@Prod.Datboi]

LOL

[@Litassa]

More like Navigator but pickup :D

[@monopoly8612]

LMFAOOO

[@Thexcalibur]

😂😂

[@russellparman2552]

Poor Escalade

[@AGlimpseInside]

Well here we are not even three months into the year, and this will be Doug’s quirkiest car of the year for the Dougie‘s

[@DyslexicMitochondria]

haha precisely

[@danielretardo7075]

lol

[@rita25y.o-checkmyvideo19]

GB

[@cavemanvi]

in mexico you can get a business truck completely written off so people that owned whatever business would buy this because it was the most luxorious truck on the market during the time. so in tijuana youd see like 12 of these driving around lol. such a weird truck

[@cheese4803]

I thought you were AR12 gaming for a sec lol

[@punk_rock_music_teacher]

The first time I saw one of these I thought “how are you gonna haul drywall in your luxury pick-up”

[@thomaskane6351]

I saw one today in the parking lot of the local Publix in St Augustine Florida. It looked just like a 2002 Lincoln Blackwood with wide whitewall tires. I liked it when it came out and like it even more now. The gentleman who was driving it told me he'd owned it since new and it had 220,000 miles on the original 5L engine. They only built about 3400 of them and it's both a Lincoln and a usable pickup truck (as long as you don't expect it to function as an actual pickup truck). For someone who enjoys rare vehicles, doesn't want to help people move stuff and has a sense of humor, it's a perfect fit. If I can find one for less than $5k, it will be mine!

[@iBlewupthemoon98]

I like how you spent more time talking about a Lincoln Blackwood than a Koenigsegg

[@GunsNGames1]

Definitely worth it.

[@imcrazyforwar]

Which would you rather keep saying lol

[@skatelifeche]

Growing up in Vegas seen these trucks a lot he should just go there he could find one lol

[@georgiobenelli4854]

More affordable

[@bradlfsh]

His heart couldn't take the stress of being in proximity of the extreme mess had to cut that one short

[@Sparkpluggy]

"Louder, louder, louder, softer, softer, softer..." I nearly spit my drink.

[@moses2009100]

That was the best part lol

[@peterjazii6925]

Sounded sexual lmao

[@rsporsche]

Just as well it didn't have electronically adjustable dampers.

[@Jajaj69]

Reminds me of my old cord explorer sport trac. Great truck(kinda), it helped me start my landscaping company! Handled weight surprisingly well and I built a wood truckbed rack for our weed eaters, hedgers, and back back blowers. It was a fun little truck

[@fdmackey3666]

I've only seen two of those. One was being used by a funeral home as their "flower car" and the other was in daily use by a lawn care company that catered to high end, gated communities. Both trucks were apparently in excellent condition the last time I saw them (both in Maryland) in late 2018. I should also point out that over the years I have seen far more of the Caddy pickups still in use even today often as daily drivers. Of course I can say the same for the Chevy versions for that matter.

[@benkanohi2819]

This is like putting an '02 F-150 in a tuxedo t-shirt

[@avengedsoul6661]

And we all know how cool and awesome those tuxedo shirts are 😂

[@tristanchaplin392]

Makes it look just that little bit better than the ugly beast that is the '02 F150

[@fosty.]

@@avengedsoul6661 Pair it with a fedora for maximum coolness.

[@mrdaykurutakuchannel]

A lazier f150

[@Dfturcott]

Don’t threaten me with a good time

[@murrynathan]

The Blackwood is like a rolling mullet; All Lincoln up front and a Chris-Craft out back!

[@louisclexvi7200]

Possibly the best metaphor on the internet.

[@bitcoochie4093]

Nice

[@louisclexvi7200]

All i see behind the wheel is a rich executive with effervescent shades rockin a mullet.

[@Trenton-om9qs]

I like the Lincoln Blackwood and Lincoln Mark LT. They are weird and obscure but kinda cool. They were pretty ahead of their time tbh

[@aidanpiccuirro1840]

im not into trucks really, but now i really want this this. its a perfect mix between a car and a truck, even better than the el camino. i love the trunk bed, it seems like it would be perfect for camping too, throw a tarp over it while its open and you have a tent you can sit up in, with a clean carpet floor. you can also do some small electrical tweaks and additions and have a perfect camping spot.

[@edwardgoldthorpe8260]

This is why I love these videos. He is so happy and excited and enthusiastic to review a car that really isn't even on anyone else's radar. This is not some corporation magazine making a car video. This is a guy who loves quirky cars having fun. And that's why it's great.

[@DougDeMuro]

:) Thank you!

[@bonzobonanza]

This is why Doug DeMuro is my favorite KZbinr! 😄

[@austinpeterson4898]

@@DougDeMuro sorry I’m just piggybacking on your quick reply, I’ve always wondered how quirky the luxury pre-war cars were. Have you ever reviewed one?

[@umairsyed2485]

@@DougDeMuro Quick question, is this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWLaf4SqhciEi9k which is the 812 GTS, you showed a koenigsegg Gemera when you were talking about CARS AND BIDS, and I was surprised and was wondering if you would ever review it

[@hgill257]

@@austinpeterson4898 he did a vid on why he doesn’t review classic cars

[@winforworkgroups]

The cargo gets more luxury than the passengers lol!

[@sri4688]

Lol yeah

[@vietkay6398]

Fax

[@clinttube]

Great video, although as a former SSR owner feeling a bit miffed on the trunk... The SSR took this to the next level as far as trunk carpeting and saddle bags. Fully carpeted trunk and carpet on the underside of the cover with logos and plastic fake-wood slits, tracks for accessories, grocery-getter style net, and best of all, saddle bags on either side that had a separate key to lock them. Totally stupid in most use cases but I think that rivals the Blackwood's Trunk for quirkiness.

[@herrgodfrey9563]

I love how genuinely excited Doug gets about different vehicles. It really makes my day. He definitely has a dream job.

[@Vertigo11]

Doug, the type of guy to downplay a Lincoln Blackwood so no one outbids him on Cars and Bids.

[@iforgotmyusername0]

lol

[@bigwrenchgarage1360]

Imagine a trip to the autoparts store. Customer, "I need a trunk lid hinge motor for a Blackwood." Parts store Manager replies, "We could probably locate a cargo bay hinge for a 1980's space shuttle before that Lincoln part."

[@marcusdailey]

😂😂😂😂

[@mrbojangles8133]

hmm could be an interesting idea for a show someone would watch it surely

[@bigwrenchgarage1360]

@@mrbojangles8133 I wonder what will be more rare and more valuable in the future....Van Gogh paintings or Lincoln Blackwood model specific parts?? The show would be like Hoovie sourcing Maybach parts from Lithuania.

[@danteinouye6098]

Yep can confirm, work at advanced, doesn't even come up on our catalogue

[@Tm0n3y762]

@@danteinouye6098😭😭😭

[@shawnn6926]

I think it would sell in today's market. People are paying south of 100k for massive trucks and they never haul anything or go off road. This truck was ahead of its time.

[@billflores6354]

Man-I like that concept-it’s VERY COOL! If the storage compartments were refrigerated, that’d be cool! The inside of the cargo is gorgeous

[@RockyC89]

People gotta remember this GPS is from the era when you would physically print out directions from MapQuest to get where you wanted to go. So, yea, this was great to get directions on the fly.

[@flexxx222]

When i heard his rambling about the nav system I thought "dude this was the shit back then". The nav system in my 99 E46 was a monochrome display with arrows on it!

[@UmmYeahOk]

Mapquest fucking lies. That’s why no one today uses them. It’s like it randomly would put a pinpoint wherever it felt like. You were lucky if got you within the same block or two (forget which side of the street). Back in those dark ages, your outdated nonY2K compliant mapsco book was more reliable. You just needed to know the address. Look up the street on the index, pick the town, look up the page and grid number, and you were more or less on your way. No folding required.

[@macneoh7418]

@@UmmYeahOk a lot of guys on "To Catch A Preditor" relied on map quest.

[@matthewtuel2747]

@@UmmYeahOk Except Mapsco was only published in Texas, so everyone outside of TX still relied on road maps or Mapquest.

[@UmmYeahOk]

@@matthewtuel2747 by that time other state cities were offered, but yes, the majority of cities had to figure out things the hard way. I recall a trip I made to CA in 2001, where on two separate occasions, I got out of my car, walked into a business, and physically talked to a human, asking them for directions. Such crazy times! All the pics I took on that trip had to be taken to a store, developed, picked up, paid for, and then scanned one by one. Such archaic chaos!

[@willardgentry6624]

Quick history lesson: I have been into the auto sales for over 30 years. The Lincoln Pickup is now the Ford F-150 Platinum. Ford learned that it's customers did not want to go to two dealerships "Ford & Lincoln" to shop basically the same truck. Ford launched a luxury trim for it's trucks and SUV's in the 1980's called the Eddie Bauer trim. Some of us remember the rich kids having Eddie Bauer backpacks in school. Anyway, all of us laughed "including me" at the idea of a luxury trim truck. It turned out to be successful and most of us remember O.J. Simpsons white Eddie Bauer Bronco. GM took notice and started the Denali trim for it's SUV's. Ford then took it a step further with the King Ranch and Harley Davidson trims. Ford also went further with the Lincoln Blackwood but it was replaced with the Lincoln Mark LT. Ford realized that they were missing out on a lot of sales and learned that it would be more profitable to offer the Lincoln truck in a F-150 trim, so it became the Platinum. GM truck customers would come into the dealerships looking for luxury trim pickup truck so GM finally built a Denali pickup. Now, everyone including the Tundra and Titan offers a luxury trim pickup truck and the rest is history.

[@ilovemanunited6179]

We had a 2005 Excursion Eddie Bauer and it was a solid road trip vehicle.

[@joeljeffrey9139]

Awesome history lesson. Thanks!

[@ericgershon3492]

Thank you for this! Makes a lot of sense honestly

[@Hypeman10]

Great insight man!

[@BenjaminInLosAngeles]

OJ’s Bronco was an XLT. Eddie Bauers were two toned

[@brycesstuff]

I worked for a Lincoln mercury dealership parts department when this truck came out. I was a delivery driver. I thought it was weird that we started using these as parts delivery trucks the same year they came out. Now I know why lol

[@nevrock1]

Holy cow I just saw a Blackwood unloading luggage at Tampa International Airport! Seeing it actually felt like an accomplishment for some reason. Time to check out CARS AND BIDS!!!!!!!

[@ivan_off]

2 and a half minutes into the video and this is officially the happiest version of Doug I’ve ever seen on his channel.

[@timmcm9538]

@LRavioli His meds need a little adjustment.

[@repentless1520]

Definetly more happy then the H2

[@dr0zone709]

This rivals the time he reviewed the Unimog.

[@ricky7973]

Because he's gay and "blackwood" excites him

[@NightNurseMike]

He’s double dipping on this truck of course he’s happy. He gets paid on the sale, advertises for his website and he got to review it for free in a video he gets paid to produce

[@superdestrier9160]

This is the most natural Doug's ever been. He wasn't dry at all, he gushed like I would over an old land yacht. Keep up the enthusiasm! It makes your videos so much more watchable!

[@HoyaSaxaSD]

To be fair to Dougie D, 4 million subscribers means his videos were already quite watchable

[@SkipTheKip]

He did mention wanting to review one of these in a More Doug video. Justifiable hype if you ask me

[@chrisreynolds6391]

I’m sorry no one can be excited about a 2022 Pilot.

[@SkipTheKip]

You never know ^^

[@yuvrajsingh_11]

I second this.

[@alanbrowning1563]

Cup holder labeled “Soft Cups Only” was for safety-in event of accident, soft cup projectile less injurious than a glass, ceramic, or metal cup. Especially since those cups were higher up on the dash closer to face and head. It had nothing to do with weight.

[@PNW_Chemist]

Shortly after I watched this video the first time a couple months ago, I actually saw one of these in the town over! Just sitting in the driveway, of a house just outside city limits. I believe it’s still there. Felt weird seeing such a rare car so close to where I live.

[@cadesmith5726]

Doug's the type of guy to buy a Lincoln Blackwood on his own Auctioning Site

[@DTPVH]

If it isn’t meeting reserve he will.

[@santeriairaksinen398]

@@DTPVH I think he sais he doesnt bid on cars with a reserve because its not really fair

[@newtagwhodis4535]

Doug literally sheds a tear at such a rare occasion. This man’s passion is the stuff of legend

[@dr.coomer789]

yeah his ability to feel passion makes me feel jealousy and hatred

[@newtagwhodis4535]

@@dr.coomer789 lol

[@dr.coomer789]

@@Necrocancerr ikr I see this always happen. Guess no one took it as a joke

[@xara505]

It honestly seems like the Blackwood was ahead of its time and only had a few questionable decisions (i.e. minor payload, RWD, etc). I'm very curious how much the F-150 Platinum and the King Ranch trim levels were influenced by Lincoln's attempt here.

[@David_Larkin]

Probably not much since it was based on the Ranger and also Lincoln had the Mark LT which was a rebadged F-150

[@xara505]

@@David_Larkin Ah, good to know! This is definitely an automotive segment I'm not terribly knowledgeable of.

[@David_Larkin]

@@xara505 That's ok, not everyone can know everything 😉

[@davidfrazee1011]

I watched some KZbin video about your top 10 cars you wanted to review most and this was on it!!! YOU DID IT DOUG!

[@chbrules]

I love that Doug loves the goofy cars over the multi-million dollar hyper exotics. You can just tell in his voice how much he loves quirks and features over status and prestige. He always has respect for what those expensive cars are, but he absolutely adores the regular quirky stuff most.

[@ridewithme3428]

“Regular quirky” is ALMOST an oxymoron 😂

[@emberfist8347]

Agreed I totally see why too. Cars like the Blackwood have character to them.

[@jimmy22334]

These kinds of cars are way more interesting than another boring supercar. These are unique, supercars are not. Every supercar review is basically the same. HORSEPOWER OMG !1!1!1!111!!

[@roddydykes7053]

Making a couple grand per video would help in the enthusiasm department

[@downsouth420]

A lot of modern super cars just don’t have any soul. Whenever I see a Lamborghini or a McLaren on the road, I don’t care enough to look twice. They just don’t move me like older super cars. I don’t feel the urge to drive them. It’s almost like a disconnected feeling I get when I see them.

[@adamsmithproperties2528]

I would love to be the detective to someone being kidnapped in a Lincoln Blackwood. "How are we doing on leads Detective? " "Well Captain there are only 6 registered in the United States so... yeah"

[@AlindBack]

Now I really want to see Doug review the 2nd generation Lincoln Navigator. Particularly the top of the line, end of the generation '06 Luxury/Ultimate package. I picked up one of those a couple years ago for between 5 and 6 grand, and I can really see how the Blackwood is very much like a stepping stone between the 1st and 2nd generation of Navigator. It's like they demo'd some of the tech in the Blackwood, and also learned some things about body styling and what people actually want in a luxury vehicle. I believe the only parts on the 2nd generation Navigator that are shared with its Ford counterpart are something along the lines of the 2nd row door panels. And that's it. Well, there are under the hood parts that are shared, but interior and exterior parts that can be seen are pretty much all specific to the Navigator. Not only that, but the 2nd gen Navigator interior harkens back to the '61 Lincoln Continental interior, somewhat mirroring the dash setup.

[@celestemangonya]

I saw one of these in person recently parked somewhere in Colorado as I started a road trip to move from Colorado to Florida, and had no clue that it ever existed or really what it was, I just sorta thought "A Lincoln truck? Looks kinda like a weird F-150. Huh." and went on with my day. Interesting to actually see what it was.

[@curtbalch2321]

The Blackwood always reminded me of that Schwarzenegger movie Twins: they were attempting to fuse the best qualities of an F-150 and Town Car, but ended up with Danny Devito

[@hoilst]

"We've done some market research: many people who own toilets also own washing machines. So, gentlemen, my team combined both those appliances! Why should we, the Whirlpool corporation, miss out on that market share those bastards at Kohler have been hogging for decades?"

[@WhiteMouse77]

And the result ended up in Europe as van called Vito…Mercedes Vito…produced in Spain...

[@jamesblonde2271]

lol

[@ole0510]

I was trying so hard not to laugh when the voice said "softer" 10 times.

[@C.J.Holden]

I had that playing in my work on the Bluetooth speaker.

[@christopherkelly577]

Sounded like the star trek computer voice was glitching..

[@sahajp98]

Harder harder harder

[@randolfo1265]

Harder, harder, harder . . .

[@Marylutinha56gados]

Well, try softer then hahahaha

[@domnicclassi3823]

I was a car salesman in 04-05, at a Ford dealership in southwest Colorado. We had one on the lot, for awhile, a long while. In a meeting one day, I accidentally referred to it as the "Lincoln Blackmark". It was management that laughed the hardest. From then on, it was hard not to call it that , even while overwhelmed with black wood, everywhere.

[@ryan_400x4]

The Lincoln Blackwood Infotainment screen reminds me of a bowling alley scoring computer from the Nineties!

[@cefrayer]

2002 was my first year at Ford HQ. Here’s the unconfirmed internal story I was told re how the Blackwood was born. In those days, Ford had a multi-day program for its hundreds of annual new hires from every department (e.g., engineering, finance, IT, legal, etc.) called New Employee Orientation (NEO). A fun part of NEO (most of it was B-O-R-I-N-G) was breaking into small teams and designing a new vehicle (my teamed designed a Lincoln LS station wagon) and then giving a brief presentation about your creation to all of the other teams, NEO leaders, and at least one member of the Ford vehicle design team. According to our NEO leaders that year, the most famous moment in NEO history was when a random team stunned everyone-but especially the Ford vehicle design team-with the presentation of their brilliant idea for a special edition of Ford’s best-selling F-150 truck, which they called the “F-150 Harley-Davidson”. As the story was told to us, that random team of new employees from multiple departments were immediately rushed from the room and tasked with pitching their shocking why-had-no-one-thought of-this-before idea to a quickly-assembled group of Ford designers and executives. The Blackwood, we were told, was just the latest attempt by Ford (Lincoln) to further expand the market for its best-selling vehicle, the F-150, as inspired by that greatest moment in NEO history.

[@wronggg]

How was a branding deal with a motorcycle company considered mind blowingly genius?

[@hellogoato]

@@wronggg You don't have to understand it but considering how insanely well they sold, someone was right on the money there. Even with how well the F150 already sells, those things sold like ice water in the middle of a desert

[@ritawant9492]

T6

[@charlie1832]

The LS wagon would’ve been a good idea, I bet they would’ve sold pretty good always liked the way the Lincoln LS looked

[@imjoeking_]

@@charlie1832 how tf would a niche body style on an already flop of a car sell anything lmao

[@abbasjagmag1874]

5:02 the first active spoiler on a pickup. this truck is next level

[@theodor12]

funniest comment on this video

[@1psdman]

@Doug DeMuro , I LITERALLY SAW ONE In My Area In PA NOT VERY LONG AFTER I Watched you Review This Particular Vehicle!!!! I Was So Awe Struck!!!!

[@TheRealHungryJoe]

16:44 I haven’t laughed so hard like that in my life.. I lost my breath..

[@saab95performance89]

Ford Engineer: “Unless you’ve dealt with early 2000s Ford executives, you are in no position to judge me.”

[@Michele-ue5eu]

Please tell me this is an actual quote

[@Kekszbelow]

No matter if it's a real quote this is so much truth. Early 2000 Ford was a really bonkers company...

[@GintaPPE1000]

Was an engineer at that time. Can confirm.

[@johnelliott2497]

"Lincoln Blackwood" is what I went by back when I was doing film

[@scottysecretlyloveschrysle1417]

That’s what your sister use to call me

[@pontiacmaniac7772]

Scotty secretly LOVES Chryslers I think you mean *used* to

[@grey1604]

"film"

[@nuadasilverpaw5702]

I saw one of these for the first time a few years ago at work. The gentleman that owned it said he enjoyed it, but like Doug said, he wouldn't have bought it new. His main issue was also as Doug said being the impractical bed. Over all, the gentleman loved it as he bought it used, and said it was fun to drive around on weekends.

[@juankelly5732]

Doug got me good when he said, "you're wondering why there are lines on the bed aren't you." Why yes Doug I was. And I was wondering why qat the exact moment you assumed I was. Maybe it's because Ive always wondered that or maybe beccause it's all I can think of when I see this truck but I'll go ahead and give credit when it is due and say that's pretty impressive the you timed that statement which made it as hilarious as it possibly could be in that moment. 🤣

[@tahroo4262]

The manager of my local Burger King owns one these. It's crazy to just see it sitting there every day like it's a normal vehicle.

[@falxonPSN]

Does he daily drive it then?

[@hsb271]

He made it

[@ixcutamp8059]

@@falxonPSN I mean, the 5.4 32 valve InTech V8 is indeed quite reliable (unlike the 5.4 Triton) I have a navigator of the same era, and it's still a very good Daly driver.

[@DavidRodriguez-ve9sq]

My neighbor also owns one of these, i always thought that they're common, like an old version of the Mark LT.

[@matthewalvarez2741]

@@ixcutamp8059 5.4 is very reliable

[@bcyrx]

I have to say, for the letters Blackwood not being spaced evenly across the tailgate they did an amazing job concealing that fact. It is really difficult to see where they made up that space (the letters in WOOD are spaced farther apart, but still smart to keep the syllables/words broken apart as BLACK WOOD).

[@jamesengland7461]

Agreed

[@ritawant9492]

Cd

[@2steaksandwiches665]

Hahahaha I was thinking the same thing

[@sponsurd]

always an old school smooth brother driving one of these bad boys. Always detailed and clean too. I dig it

[@nschares]

Regarding the payload comment, 1200 lbs is right in line with modern luxury trucks. Those modern Lariat, King Ranch, Platinum F150s are so heavy from all the trim, moon roof, 4x4, etc. their payload is reduced to 1200-1500 lbs. The door sticker with the tire ratings it gives you the exact payload number. It's different for every truck, depending on build. Remember fuel counts as payload too. So yes, a 4x4 F150 Platinum full of fuel, 4 adults, and camping gear leaves almost no payload leftover. Throw a 25' bumper-pull camper on the back with 600-800 lbs tongue weight and you're WAY WAY over payload. Most people don't understand payload and their rigs are very undersized and dangerous. Modern trucks have loads of power, so it can pull no problem, but suspension is always the limiting factor.

[@ninji5226]

early 2000 auto critics: "nobody wants to buy an $80,000 ford" 2021 ford: "hold my beer"

[@miketheyunggod2534]

$80K in 2000 is like $110K now.

[@ninji5226]

@@miketheyunggod2534 I know, I adjusted the joke for inflation!!!

[@clarkkastory2660]

@@miketheyunggod2534 a new limited super duty goes for that today and people buy them

[@miguelalfoya2031]

@@clarkkastory2660 yeap, insane... 😞

[@mipmip5759]

the $80k was already inflation corrected

[@Andeo-uv2tu]

Doug, the type of guy to wear loud flip flops to a funeral.

[@nicholaslofa8867]

😭😭 *flop flop* “I’m so sorry for your loss” *flop flop flop*

[@justinmetcalfe2669]

Doug the kinda guy to then give the casket a Doug score based on number of cup holders

[@TheG60528XiJinPing]

@@justinmetcalfe2669 this casket only scores a 6/10 in the weekend category, it's good, but worse than the competition

[@BurnPerimeter]

3:18 the way he says *wOOd* is just asmr

[@DrKoneko]

It's weird to me that out of every ford i've ever owned, the biggest problem I had was the horn stopped working, but my family's lincoln navigator broke down constantly. It was very nice, it had heated seats back then even, a build in huge dvd player, a center console in the back seat, tons of leg room, folding running boards, a power tailgate with a button to open it from the inside, and even automatic folding mirrors. It just broke down constantly. I miss that car but I'm sure my dad doesn't and he and I both wonder why lincoln is so bad when ford is one of the most reliable car makers out there.

[@Sevan_UP]

I think Doug is the only person in the world that can make people be more excited for a lincoln black wood than a koenigsegg

[@dr.coomer789]

man uses a yahoo account... pretty quirky. A perfect fit for the lincoln

[@sruplal]

"Your wondering why there are lines on the bed" The DEA: *HOL UP*

[@brentjones886]

🤣

[@user-qj3jn3ed6v]

EFW

[@Soulintent95]

So weird how it looks like a grand marquis. That bed looks like the trunk of a marquis and the front end kinda looks like a marquis too.

[@JamesGStPat]

Your sense of humor is amazing.

[@s.m.2868]

1:38 That was by far the most intense usage of the monkey sound effect yet. And I absolutely love it

[@user-de4cq6uk6l]

He finally did it, he found a blackwood worthy of his review standards

[@masonwatts2174]

When I was a little kid, my neighbors had bought a Blackwood, they wanted every creature comfort and got one for about $70k after taxes. Eventually my neighborhood had banned trucks and they had to sell their car.

[@bjrnpost4633]

The practical part of me screams «Why the eff would you have carpet on the back of a pickup?»

[@blitzman3382]

“Ah yes, softer, softer, softer, what an wonderful thing to program the female voice in the navigation system to say. Lincoln really knew how to class it up” 😂 😂 😂

[@cameronknowles6267]

It should have massaging seats

[@RacerGRE]

Volume up should be "harder". Press it repeatedly and people will wonder whats going on in that truck!

[@danieldautry9319]

😂😂😂

[@HeroRR]

So it's a truck that can't do truck things, lol!

[@JustJay1281]

​@Hi And Bye all these people buying a 4 door F-150, then put a hard cover over the bed, is literally no different (other then the payload).... Trucks have become a status symbol, and not the work horse they use to be.

[@KartKing4ever]

Kind of like crossovers that are bad at everything they try to do, especially look good.

[@alexander1485]

Chevy SSR

[@drscopeify]

@@JustJay1281 Yeah but those can come off pretty easily.

[@Stranded360]

Wrong it can tow just fine.

[@whatsthat9408]

Quit dissing on the flex! They're practical, fast, and reliable!

[@jaredmolberg7125]

Fun to watch, impractical truck, enjoyable and educational video. Keep up the great work!

[@car-enthusiast3141]

Man that monkey sound at the beginning of the video around 1:39 killed me lol

[@iamatlantis1]

He used to use it in every video at the very beginning. :)

[@JustaPersonTryinToHuman365]

Yeah, I had to rip my headphones out

[@paulcarmi8130]

That was the only bad part of the video

[@devdoesitbest6974]

I feel like the main reason Doug made CarsAndBids is so he can find more fun cars to review and I love it

[@paulwall0776]

Right. He saw a blackwood in Carlsbad and told himself "don't mind if I do"

[@MartinAston00]

I had one… and when it was new, was dope ! LoL Literally this and the Harley model F150 were probably the nicest inside/out stock trucks you could get. The Denali truck was close…

[@liqdog111]

They got it right with the Mark Lt. I loved the silver one my dad had, too bad they only released the updated body style in Mexico. I think Lincoln should bring another one out 😂