Danbury Mint 1956 Lincoln

The Lincoln Premiere was a personal luxury coupe sold by Ford's Lincoln luxury division. The Premiere was sold in the mid to late 1950s and was positioned below the company's Continental. The vehicle featured a 6.0 L V8 and was approximately 223.01" (5664mm) long. The vehicle weighed 4357 lbs (1976.3 kg) and had a price tag of approximately $4,600 in 1956, which equals roughly $31,730 in 2005 dollars.

The 50's were a grand time for the automobile industry. The Lincoln Premiere was in an elite class of automobiles that only the most affluent owned. Automobile manufacturers were still defining their brands; gas mileage and safety didn't influence design as they do today. The Lincoln Premiere was truly a sight to behold, a beautiful classic that captured your admiration regardless of your status in the community, a true work of art that's for sure.

The Danbury Mint stepped up to the plate to create this classic, and in my opinion hit another one out of the park. Let me make one thing clear, I am not a cheerleader for any mint. JSS will always give you a fair an honest review; we don't sell models, we don't need to hype them to sell them. I like to say we call them as we see them, and we see a classic with the Wisteria Lincoln. The fact that this model is a Limited Edition with production set at 5000 units makes this model even more desirable, allow me to point out why I consider this a must have model.

Lifting the model out of the box you can't help admire its gorgeous color combination, which is Wisteria with a white interior. It is simply gorgeous. The finish is glass like. All panels line up flawlessly with no gaudy gaps or ill-fitting chrome. The model may be posed top down with its Wisteria boot or top up with a very realistic white convertible top. Let me mention the top is one of the best out there, very realistic not plastic like, with distinct ribbing making the "bling meter" sound away.

Here is a look of the Lincoln with the top up, notice the distinct ribbing on the side of the top. Admire the distinct body styling that made this model famous, the stunning taillights along with the dual exhaust penetrating through the bumper rather than underneath the body. Although exhaust pipes through the bumper were hailed as a design breakthrough in reality they were a mechanics nightmare; it caused the bumper to deteriorate prematurely do to excess moisture caused by the exhaust design. If the automobile lacked proper tuning the area around the exhaust pipes would be covered with black soot distracting from the beauty of the automobile. Disregarding the mechanical aspects I just mentioned Danbury Mint captured the allure of the Lincoln perfectly.

While admiring the backend of the Premiere we might as well pop the trunk to view the realism in there too. From trunk mat to spare tire with jack and stand the attention to detail abounds everywhere. Bling is the Premiere's mantra, I am always impressed when attention to detail is paramount, and it is with this model for sure.

The skirts on the Premiere are removable but why would you want to defile such a beautiful car such as this by undressing it. It is nice to know that you can remove them, but I surely don't recommend it. Take note of the beautiful scripts on this replica; I did.

When I worked my way around to the front of this classic I needed the defibrillator plugged in; the headlights are so realistic they gave me an eerie feeling. I had a Christine moment for a minute; I swore they tuned on and off just to mess with my head a little. Take note of the detail of the bumper grille and hood ornament. If the goal of a designer is to create an illusion of what is perceived to be a mirror image of the original I have to say the Danbury Mint has some very talented magicians.

The engine detail of the Lincoln 6.0L V8 is exemplary too. All the usual goodies are there such as wires, hoses, brake lines and decals. This model is not about engine detail in my opinion. That is not to say it lacks any; it doesn't. The "cork popper" on this model is its body, and that is what got my blood flowing and "popped my cork".

Gazing into the interior I wish I had experienced this automobile in its glory days. Truth be told I never saw one in my youth; these were out of our families price range, make that the entire neighborhood. But I can dream can't I?

I can see it now, driving down the road in this hunk of American iron, Rose fiddling with the radio knobs, playing with the tissue box, driving me crazy as usual. That's the job of a wife isn't it? Sitting behind the wheel of this massive automobile yelling at Rose to leave the buttons alone I would be able to keep my eye the speed because of the Lincoln's massive instrument cluster. I said it before and I will say it again Danbury Mint knows how to do gauges and this one is no exception.

Let me conclude by saying this is what a five star replica looks like. Buy it–admire it–enjoy it. I believe this will be highly sought after replica once it sells out. Trust me; it has it all color, style and "bling" it's a beauty. Don't miss the boat while you can still buy a ticket.

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