I once bought a 78 Town Coupe for $500 (late 80s) put several hundred into mechanical issues. Body and interior were fine. Unfortunate health issues caused me to decide to sell rather than invest more. Have often regretted that decision. Both of these are monuments to OTT Luxury. If possible I would prefer the one with velvet seats. Currently have beautiful low mileage 2007 Town Car Signature Limited. Last gasp of traditional American Luxury sedans. I will not let this one get away! LINCOLN, What a Luxury CAR should be and once was!
@christianbugatticg6 ай бұрын
Oh too bad to hear that.
@tommyrregina12272 ай бұрын
AND NO LONGER IS 😥
@johndemers10957 ай бұрын
What a great pair! Museum quality... I remember being at a Lincoln dealership as a kid sitting in Town Cars and loving them then! Even at a young age I knew that someday these cars will be collectible! Thanks for the memories!
@christianbugatticg7 ай бұрын
You were correct John!
@bdpopeye7 ай бұрын
Love these Town Cars..You'd be rollin' in style no matter how old they are. TRUE American Luxury cars..Over the top style, beauty & CLASS!!. Thanks for posting!
@christianbugatticg7 ай бұрын
Yes Sir!
@RobertBowman-gy9hw6 ай бұрын
Beautiful! I wish they'd made a Diamond Jubilee version of the Town Car as they did with the Collectors' Series for BOTH the Mark V and Town Car.
@christianbugatticg6 ай бұрын
Now that would have been a great idea!
@kevincostello38566 ай бұрын
Yes, exactly, couldn't agree more with DJ on the Town Car. Why didn't Ford make a DJ for the Town Car?? Maybe someone whom reads this knows this question? Ford also made a DJ edition for the T-Bird but only in DJ Blue . Imagine a 78 T-Bird in DJ gold! and why did Ford only offer DJ Blue for the T-bird?? Maybe someone knows the answer to both?? Thank you.
@christianbugatticg6 ай бұрын
Would love to hear that answer too! @@kevincostello3856
@rodman506 ай бұрын
Lincolns are nice but I like the Chrysler/Imperial in the background!
@christianbugatticg6 ай бұрын
Thanks! It is a really nice 78 New Yorker!
@jonathanmorrisey57716 ай бұрын
Last year for the C-body.
@groovy19377 ай бұрын
Beautiful job on the freshen up on the Lincoln!!! I love both of them. The New Yorker in the background looks amazing too!
@christianbugatticg7 ай бұрын
Thanks! And the New Yorker is pretty sweet too!
@KyleArcher-in1es7 ай бұрын
You have two GEMS!!!! Forget the price…. They are BOTH a dream car! You’ll sell both in a heartbeat!
@christianbugatticg7 ай бұрын
Thanks! The low mile one is sold and the 30k car is on Bring a Trailer now.
@ralphgugar14307 ай бұрын
Buy 'em both!.. 😉👍
@christianbugatticg7 ай бұрын
There you go!
@RADIUMGLASS6 ай бұрын
I remember in 2000 seeing a gray one from 1979 for $10,000. It had new paint on it and was in nice shape. I forgot what the mileage was but the interior was immaculate.
@christianbugatticg6 ай бұрын
Oh nice and such great cars!
@countryboy630776 ай бұрын
My great aunt and uncle each bought their 79 Lincoln’s brand new. His was the same color as your that your showing, and hers was burgundy. They were beautiful cars, and I so hoped to buy my aunts car, but they wouldn’t sell to me because I was a relative. He sold his when my aunt bought a new Cadillac in 1988, because she got tired of stopping on her. I always said it was because she never drove outside of a few miles each week in town. He sold his and kept hers. When finally they had passed they were gone forever with less than twenty thousand miles on them, and the sad thing to me was that both were wrecked immediately after selling them to different owners. If I had the cash I’d buy the 36,000 mile car in a heartbeat as it a gorgeous car! Thanks for showing the difference.
@christianbugatticg6 ай бұрын
Oh no!! Wonder what being a relative had to do with not selling the car to you?? Too bad
@elaineewalt81376 ай бұрын
@@christianbugatticg Sometimes, relatives don't rent houses/apts to each other, either. Bad business for Family. Something happens, they're relatives...😫 Just forget the headaches! 😉
@christianbugatticg6 ай бұрын
True @@elaineewalt8137
@rick0e2956 ай бұрын
Thanks for this visit to the Land of the Giants! Two Town Cars, a 60s Cadillac and a 70s Chrysler all in one place! 😮 🏆
@christianbugatticg6 ай бұрын
Yeah that is a lot of metal in one place!
@jfkastner6 ай бұрын
I have a '79 two Door 'Town Coupe' that I bought in 1996, and drove 120.000 Miles since. A Dream! Was my Daily Driver for 10+ yrs. Only Minor Issues, dripping Oil, Electric etc.. 400 cui. Stock.
@christianbugatticg6 ай бұрын
NICE! They can all drip a little something
@TheHenrygene6 ай бұрын
Makes me wish I still had my 1979 Aqua Green Town Car with 3/4 vinyl roof & leather interior!
@christianbugatticg6 ай бұрын
Great cars!
@clapolla7 ай бұрын
You get THE nicest looking cars. Amazing.
@christianbugatticg7 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@kevincostello38566 ай бұрын
That New Yorker with the St.Regis vinyl roof looks gorgeous also.
@christianbugatticg6 ай бұрын
Oh man it is!! That is sold and heading to California!
@tomdelisle89557 ай бұрын
It's the Chrysler in the back I am curious about. I saw it in the background of another video too.
@christianbugatticg7 ай бұрын
Hey Tom! It is a 78 New Yorker Brougham! It has 25,000 miles with all original paint! I should be doing a detailed video soon! I do have ONE client that I promised first right of refusal. If he passes, the plan is to get it live on BAT. I appreciate it!
@TomSnyder-gx5ru6 ай бұрын
Sweet '72 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser station wagon in the background, it's been a long time since I've seen one of those - love those glass panels in the roof.
@christianbugatticg6 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@smacdieselАй бұрын
What a great presentation! Thanks!!
@christianbugatticgАй бұрын
Why thank you!
@jec1ny6 ай бұрын
Bro your car screams 1970s. It's a luxo barge, a detroitosaurus. That crushed velour was meant to be sat on while wearing bellbottom pants and a plaid polyester leisure suit with a tie wide enough to double as an airplane wing. It couldn't be more 1970s if it had a lava lamp on the dashboard and a disco ball for a hood ornament. I love it.
@christianbugatticg6 ай бұрын
Lol! You are absolutely correct!
@jeffreydavis76577 ай бұрын
Two stunning automobiles! I'd be happy to have either one but I do like the colors of the 1k mile car a bit better...
@christianbugatticg7 ай бұрын
I have to agree with you!
@keniacobelli16187 ай бұрын
ohhh man....just soooo much beauty in both those Lincolns...someday.....sigh.....
@christianbugatticg7 ай бұрын
Yes Sir!
@kevineich50296 ай бұрын
Looks like the body shop forgot to replace the pinstripes down the side when they repainted the 36,000 mile car.
@christianbugatticg6 ай бұрын
Yeah, I should have done that! Good catch!
@its.just.me.1.2.3.7 ай бұрын
DREAM CAR in a dream color! ❤ I prefer the 36k one for the velour seats!
@christianbugatticg7 ай бұрын
Oh nice!
@Barbarapape7 ай бұрын
If i had the funds and storage space i would buy both, one as a collectors car and the other so that i could enjoy what these cars were designed for, to be driven. I am more fussy than most buyers and always want a mint low milage sample but just to leave it sitting in storage seems such a waste. I am not surprised that Sergio bought the best one.
@christianbugatticg7 ай бұрын
That makes sense, I'd like to have both too!
@Guycanha7 ай бұрын
Well Said. Understood. Now let’s go Cruise . . .
@christianbugatticg7 ай бұрын
Oh yeah!!!
@rick0e2952 ай бұрын
As previously mentioned, a REAL Cadillac, a Chrysler, TWO Town Cars. Also GITGO and AMOCO signs! All are now unfortunately Gone With the Wind 😢. Gee Our Old LaSalle ran great! Those WERE the Days!
@christianbugatticg2 ай бұрын
Yeah I know it........
@markhooper13527 ай бұрын
Now that's a GREAT video Bill. Sweet that you have two very comparable Lincolns in house to do that. Both the same year, similar colourway and neither is high mileage. Hmmmm.... The question you pose is very personal. I'm a sucker for a virtually brand new classic (1000m car), but I have to go with my heart too - I prefer the Lincoln with the crushed velour interior (nobody cane me for saying that please...). Leather is great, but I find luxury velour a step up in comfort and luxury. I also prefer the richer darker vinyl top of the lower cost one. I still wouldn't put any miles on it though... @ 30,000 miles, she's still a garage queen mostly. I have a 10,000 mile Mercedes CLK that is in a museum right now, so at heart I'm a museum quality low-mile/km car guy 👍
@christianbugatticg7 ай бұрын
Nice and you have valid points!
@exhort916 ай бұрын
Those cars are so beautiful
@christianbugatticg6 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@66skate7 ай бұрын
I like the New Yorker Brougham in the back. I had one of those around 1982. The Lincolns are really nice, but the Chryslers are a lot more drivable than the Lincoln and much less costly to own.
@christianbugatticg7 ай бұрын
Thanks!! That car should be ready to show soon! I appreciate it!
@siuguy806 ай бұрын
Those are the most beautiful cars that I've ever saw!!
@christianbugatticg6 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@jaymartell29677 ай бұрын
Do you have a video showcasing that NewYorker? Sure looks nice with that cool blue paint.Makes me want to get my Imperial running again.Great pair of town cars.
@christianbugatticg7 ай бұрын
Good morning! Not yet but it is on the list of to do's!!! Thanks!
@Sergissandaclassic7 ай бұрын
Man, they both look sweet !!! Seriously, there is purpose for both here.
@christianbugatticg7 ай бұрын
Indeed!
@user-ti7yt9vj2f6 ай бұрын
Send me two of the lesser priced ones, your right both look great
@christianbugatticg6 ай бұрын
You got it! lol
@eartha9117 ай бұрын
You have the best site and dealership! Personally, I'm going to drive either one, so I would rather have the leather guts, and original paint. The other could use a different color vinyl roof.....black maybe? My Mom drove Lincolns, (one even saved her life...a Black Diamond 76 Mark IV). I picked it out while she was on vacation, at Century in Greenville, SC
@christianbugatticg7 ай бұрын
Wow, I appreciate that! You are welcome to come down anytime! And we went with the closest color available to what the original top would have come with. Thanks!!
@aaronloritts39375 ай бұрын
Great explanation, and great video!
@christianbugatticg5 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@citibear57Ай бұрын
Very informative video. Beautiful sedans, but way too big by today's standards. I couldn't afford to feed these gas guzzlers. I love how you placed the Imperial behind the Lincolns, or was just a coincidence? My guess is that the Lincolns were parked on either side of the Imperial and one of them next to the nearly hidden Cadillac.
@christianbugatticgАй бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! I think it was coincidence! lol
@seand27117 ай бұрын
Sergio must have a really HUGE garage.
@christianbugatticg7 ай бұрын
Bigger the better! Lol
@Jack_the_rider7 ай бұрын
Classic cars are something that everytime you see it, you just want to drive it, love it, enjoy it and create tons of memory with that car. I hate it when rich ppl just buy the classics and park it into the garage and hardly ever takes it out on road, that not what it is built for until and unless it's a super rare piece of history.
@christianbugatticg7 ай бұрын
Yeah I get that, but I have to say these cars are pretty much like Art, and art is meant to be pleasing to the eye as well!
@jamesrecknor67524 ай бұрын
They get preserved for future generations, instead of possibly wrecked and ruined.
@christianbugatticg4 ай бұрын
@@jamesrecknor6752 True
@paulparoma6 ай бұрын
I would go for the cheaper one mainly because it has cloth interior and no sunroof!
@christianbugatticg6 ай бұрын
Not a bad choice!
@paulparoma6 ай бұрын
@@christianbugatticg I should say! If only i had the garage space...
@steves99057 ай бұрын
both beautiful. I prefer to drive mine so would go for higher mileage. But waiting to see the vid on that gorgeous NY in the background first
@christianbugatticg7 ай бұрын
Coming soon! And I appreciate it!
@stevevlossak24437 ай бұрын
Nice side by side
@christianbugatticg7 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@althunder42697 ай бұрын
On the repaint: do they remove all the trim? Do they sand it down to metal? Did they clear coat it? It seems like a repaint and a new top would be a big job on a car like that.
@christianbugatticg7 ай бұрын
Yeah it was a big job! Luckily I got fair deals on both services. The paint is base/clear and they took much of the car apart. And no not sanded to metal as it was only painted due to nicks, scratches and faded paint. Car sat outside for a period of time.
@stevewilliams38506 ай бұрын
I would take either one.
@christianbugatticg6 ай бұрын
Me too!
@althunder42697 ай бұрын
Did Sergio win a lottery or something? He doesn't seem like a normally wealthy guy.
@christianbugatticg7 ай бұрын
I don't know about the lottery but I do know he is a hard working man who earned everything he has gotten.
@e.a.p31746 ай бұрын
It’s better to collect them, because at $5 a gallon you can’t afford to drive them. You are lucky to get 200 miles on a 25 gallon tank
@christianbugatticg6 ай бұрын
That is probably right!
@mgirard7161Ай бұрын
I would take the 36k. The doors both sound the same, vault like.
@christianbugatticgАй бұрын
For daily driving, 100%
@terrencastelow27537 ай бұрын
I’ve been seeing the Chrysler in the background on several videos; wondering what the story is about it.
@christianbugatticg7 ай бұрын
Hey! So many people asking about it! lol! It is a 78 New Yorker Brougham with 25,000 miles! REALLY nice and original car, and I will get a video of it soon! Thanks!
@christianbugatticg7 ай бұрын
NOW LIVE ON BRING A TRAILER!! bringatrailer.com/listing/1979-lincoln-continental-town-car-9/
@user-ti7yt9vj2f6 ай бұрын
It's worth the amount someone is going to pay
@christianbugatticg6 ай бұрын
Very true!
@bc-ob1bx6 ай бұрын
Hi Bill, I sent an email to your Competiton Cars site, asking for referral / contact info to your Trim Shop Vinyl Guy .I also have a late model 76 Towncar that is in need of vinyl top replacement. Mine is the 1/2 vinyl, padded Coachroof: Please advise, I live in the Atlanta area, not far from the Carolinas.
@christianbugatticg6 ай бұрын
Good morning! I saw it and answered this morning! You will be pleased with them! Good luck and let me know!
@timothyharrison89536 ай бұрын
I had a vinyl top replaced on my 75 Granada in 85 with Lincoln Material because they no longer made the same texture as was on my Ford. Cost $150, what's the going rate today? Also, I did the removal, so that cost was eliminated.
@christianbugatticg6 ай бұрын
$150??? WOW! I paid over $1000 for this top! lol
@tomb73827 ай бұрын
Both beautiful, but I'd take the cheaper one with the velour interior. This way if the A/C breaks, I won't stick to the leather and I'll have the funds to repair it. Ha Ha.
@christianbugatticg7 ай бұрын
LOL!! Thinking ahead I see!
@tomb73826 ай бұрын
Always@@christianbugatticg
@christianbugatticg6 ай бұрын
Thanks! @@tomb7382
@michaeltutty15406 ай бұрын
Both are beautiful, but neither is the car for me. The mileage is too low. On cars that age i would prefer to see mileage anywhere between 100,000 and 150,000. I like to drive my old cars. If i lived somewhere with no winters i would gladly daily drive a hig old boat. Then again, because of the mileage and the way I would use it there are mechanical changes I would make to improve performance and fuel economy both. There is great potential for both in one of these cars.
@christianbugatticg6 ай бұрын
Thanks and that makes sense!
@xrmerkur7 ай бұрын
the other is worth a dream.
@christianbugatticg7 ай бұрын
Pretty much
@manuelsmiley712529 күн бұрын
OMG OMG, how about that Chrysler
@christianbugatticg29 күн бұрын
That sold and went to California. Thanks!!!
@jeffreypinder93986 ай бұрын
What does the New Yorker or Imperial cost?
@christianbugatticg6 ай бұрын
Sold it for right at $30k
@jeffreypinder93986 ай бұрын
@@christianbugatticg Just watched that video...Pablo Escobar...🤣
@chrisehrhorn41606 ай бұрын
How much for the Town Coupe ?
@christianbugatticg6 ай бұрын
It sold of 18k and some change.
@edbarker86367 ай бұрын
How does 79 Town car full vinyl top plus moonroof triple black velour
@christianbugatticg7 ай бұрын
Not sure what you are asking. Is that what you are looking for? Thanks!
@ytpremium76496 ай бұрын
This makes a Tesla look DISGUSTING
@christianbugatticg6 ай бұрын
Right, lol
@jks38496 ай бұрын
ROAD TRIP???????!!!!!!!
@christianbugatticg6 ай бұрын
YES!!!
@P.Galore6 ай бұрын
I don;'t consider this generation of Continental collectible at all....Huge bumpers, opera windows, velour - all minuses. Just big old car in nice condition.
@christianbugatticg6 ай бұрын
I mean you'd be surprised! Many of my Lincolns have sold for big numbers to real collectors. Thanks!
@kevincostello38566 ай бұрын
@@christianbugatticg💯,Exactly
@jamesbarry84776 ай бұрын
Pine stripe🤷♂️
@christianbugatticg6 ай бұрын
Yeah easy add on
@rgrndu7 ай бұрын
What did they cost new?
@christianbugatticg7 ай бұрын
Depending on options, about 16ish
@RADIUMGLASS6 ай бұрын
In 1979 you could have got one for roughly 17K. In 1970 Lincoln Continental was $7,000. By 1974 the Mark 4 was $10,000.
@wallyfronzaglio3726 ай бұрын
I like the Chrysler better I would never pay a lot of money for any late 70 s Lincoln with the lame 400 engine
@christianbugatticg6 ай бұрын
No problem! New Yorker is sold too
@EbonyBunny16 ай бұрын
All 3 gorgeous cars, nice Imperial in the background