Re: Authenticity vs. Modification

Posted by LINC400 On 2009/4/22 22:56:33

True, no forum is perfect. Plenty of little squabbles there too. But I have never seen anyone attacked and called names like I was when asking questions about a Packard. Even tho most are against customizing, there is a customizing section, and I do not recall seeing anyone make negative comments about what someone has done. They will post Ebay auctions of customized cars and criticize those though. I have no problem with that. They are not insulting someone on the forum or someone asking questions. I have been on there for about 3 years, and don't really know of another Lincoln Forum. There is Lincoln vs. Cadillac, but I've never really bothered with it as it seems to be focused on post 1980 cars.

This is my 3rd Lincoln, but the other 2 are long gone. The reason I was looking for a car was to replace my 1979 Cartier that I owned for 11 years. It was rear-ended and totaled by an uninsured motorist that was too busy talking on his cell phone to notice that all the cars were stopped in front of him.

I ended up with a 1976 Continental Mark IV Givenchy Edition. It was not my 1st, 2nd, or 3rd choice. In fact it wasn't even being considered until I ran across it. It was the best condition, lowest price, lowest miles, and best color combo out of all the cars I looked at. It had all the options I wanted, it was just the wrong year. I really was hoping for the right Packard to come along first. But I couldn't pass up the Givenchy after a year and a half of passing on much worse condition much higher priced Packards, Lincolns, and Imperials.