1959 only a few changes were made on Lincoln and Continentals. Premiere convertible was moved to 1958 Continental Mark III line, and the four-door sedan and the two and four-door hardtops were left in Capri and Premiere trim. They all were moved back in 1959 when...

This model year engine was expanded, the Y-block was increased to 368 cid and 285 horsepower. This was considered power that works for all speeds and provide safety. They were lighter than the 1955 but still heavy automotives. They would cost $500-$700 more than...

The period between 1952 to 1954 was very important to Lincoln's history. The main developments of this year were making the first overhead-valve V8, a short stroke of 318 cid, producing 160 bhp. The crankshaft had eight counterweights better than most competitors with...

In 1956, the customary facelift was introduced, the front and rear fenders of the car were cleaned up. The 1955 grille created space for the upside-down trapezoidal mouth, and the 'Twin-Tower' taillamps fitted reshaping the rear quarter panels; it was the model year...

After hearing St. Regis, we think of the 1970s M-body Dodge sedan produced for a couple of years. The name in the ‘50s was attached to a famous five-star hotel in midtown Manhattan so any vehicle named after it had to be equally plush. Chrysler New Yorker St. Regis...

The New Yorker was again moved to Chrysler C platform and front-wheel drive in 1988. The Fifth Avenue joined the New Yorker later in 1990, it was still built as an M-body and remained on a stretched platform. The last generation of the New Yorker was introduced as an...

In 1979, an upscale sub-model of the New Yorker was launched when the nameplate was changed to the Chrysler R platform. The New Yorker now contained a squared-off body and still the best of Chrysler's top-selling models. It retained the V8 engine and introduced a...

This generation of New Yorkers was debuted in 1974 and had a lot of massive slab-sided effect. They were built at a time that coincided well with the '73 OPEC oil embargo, which contributed greatly to Chrysler's economic struggles in the late 1970s. The '74 models...

This model enabled Chrysler Corporation to establish itself as a producer of luxury cars. The New Yorker name was retained by Chrysler from the 1940 model years all along with a series of K-car and, Eagle Premier based in the 1980s and the 90s. The best of the...

1964 was the first complete year of Engel’s designs on Imperials. He dropped the squared-off steering wheel and the electroluminescent dash lights giving the dashboard a conventional look and the ribbon-style speedometer was unchanged. He adopted the split grille...