Outtake: Rolls Royce Silver Cloud I by Paul Niedermeyer Jaguar Mark X – Curvaceous Contrarian by Perry Shoarġ965 Imperial Crown Coupe – Incomparable by Perry Shoar My homage to the 1965 Lincoln Continental is here.ĬC’s own coverage of five of these 1965 luxury cars:ġ965 Lincoln Continental: The Last Great American Luxury Car by Paul Niedermeyerġ965-1966 Cadillac Sedan DeVille – The King’s Last Stand by Laurence Jones It was obviously shot in New York City, which is where the original test was done, back when C&D was located there. What inspired this trip down memory lane was this 1965 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham, exactly like the one in the test, posted at the Cohort by wooriegi. But I decided that it’s a fascinating time capsule by itself, so I’ll just shut up, sprinkle in some CC pictures, and turn the time machine back forty-seven years, when I was twelve and sucked up each and every word of this.
Originally, I was going to do six separate pieces on these cars, with snippets from the original review.
I remember it so well, or thought I did, as it’s obvious we tend to remember those details that reinforce our own prejudices (the Mercedes 600 criticized for cheap switchgear and controls as well as poor ergonomics? The Imperial for poor workmanship?) Ouch. So every once in a while, it’s good to get in the time machine, and go back to the source of so many of them: the car magazine tests we absorbed as innocent (gullible?) youngsters, like this one of six luxury cars from the July 1965 Car and Driver.
And worth running again after the 1994 Luxury Car Comparison the other day) At Curbside Classic, we spend our days debating the merits (or deficits) of old cars, based on our faulty memories, prejudices and subjective impressions from so many decades ago. ( first posted updated with additional images in 2015.
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