1974 Lincoln Continental Mark IV

Check out that interior!

https://palmsprings.craigslist.org/ctd/d/cathedral-city-1974-lincoln-iv-golden/7211366130.html

 

Had never heard of the Gold Luxury Group Option for 1974, but there it is.

 

Hmm.....
Looks a lot like the Ghia interior in the mid 70's Mustang II...

 

Looks gorgeous.

 

I wonder what the option add price was for that ?

 

Maybe Frank Cannon could have told us, but he may have taken that secret with him.

 

Whenever I see that Mark version, i do think of Cannon. Must be my age.

 

Me too, and it is our age.

 

I always thought Barnaby Jones was as good a detective, and he only drove a LTD. Maybe Frank could afford a Mark cause he worked out of a swanky apartment and Barnaby had a nice office and staff

 

Swanky!

 

True. Barnaby always had a Ford LTD 2-door.

They get swankier and fancier every year to include a 1978 LTD with a factory glass power moonroof near the end of the series, but I cannot find pics of that one online.

Here is Barnaby with a 1973 Ford LTD Brougham in the first season.

 

at least it was nicer than his "truck" in Beverly hillbillies. I think i read that was based on an Oldsmobile

 

Yes. The ‘78 Landau was the peak of his LTD fleet. However in ‘79 he reverted to a base ‘79 2 door brown of course with fancy wheel covers. Show ended in ‘80, and don’t ever remember him driving anything but the ‘79 in those last two years.