It's turns out it was a late 1970s Lincoln.

 

So if Chrysler can successfully release a square-ish black 300 luxury car, why can't Lincoln bring back some classic lines?? I think an updated, down-sized 'retro' type Lincoln would sell great. I hate the new Lincolns these past years.

 

Chrysler 300 was a big success 5 years ago, but it's not selling really well now. Only 31,000 were sold in 2011.

 

Well that doesn't change the fact that recent Lincoln styling sucks.

 

Hopefully the NAIAS will shows us a revived Lincoln with great styling. If not, we may see dark days for a while.

 

It might look like a Lincoln, but it's got KIA power!

 

I believe a late 70s Lincoln Continental had a 460cid engine rated at 212 hp.

 

Yeah my father had a '76 1 ton Camper Special pick-up with a 240 hp 460 in it. You would think with that many cubic inches there would be more horsepower! But, then again they were "Smog" motors. Gobs of torque though!

 

My 2005 Lincoln ls v8 has the same rear quarter panel lines as an older Lincoln towncar some what. But the itty Bitty 3.9 is somewhat sad. Even tho its 4valve and does have some scoot to it the gas mileage is comparable to a full size truck which isn't fun.

 

I wonder why the used a Lincoln they HATE!!! Americans.

 

Yeah, I'm also not sure why they used the Lincoln especially since they already own probably the greatest limo ever built - Mercedes 600 Pullman.

 

By the way, Kim Jong-il's father was also driven in the same Lincoln back in 1994 when he passed away.

 

I think you may not truly understand how far down the rabbit hole North Korea has gone if you're asking this question. I'd place roughly 99.9999999999999% odds that as far as anyone in that country is concerned the car was built and designed entirely in North Korea. Claims to the contrary are purely American propaganda, designed to lessen the spirits of the brave North Korean worker.

Reminds me of a story of a Soviet defector being escorted around by his handlers in the US. They took him around to various stores, including a supermarket stocked floor to ceiling with food. He absolutely refused to believe it was anything but an elaborate show for his benefit, until his handlers let him choose where to go the rest of the day and he saw that it was like that everywhere.

Lisa Ling did a National Geographic documentary where she toured North Korea. I highly recommend it to anyone that hasn't seen it, it's very enlightening and a bit depressing.

 

Kim didn't hate americans......he LOVED John Wayne and various other western stars

 

I watched that doc. Then I watched it again about a week ago. There is also another good one filmed in 2000 you can find on YouTube by natgeo I think

 

I wouldn't really believe everything that's on TV.
I grew up in a communist country (Yugoslavia) and quality of life we had back then is nothing like people would expect from the communist country. Healthcare and education was free and there were a good paying jobs for anyone who wanted to work. Back then my dad built a $500,000 house by himself in less than 6 years and he was just a truck driver who was building a house after work and on the weekends.
I don't know what's North Korea like, I've never been there, all I'm saying is not to believe everything you see on the TV.

 

While I agree everything should be taken with a grain of salt. For north Korea to be tolerable I would have to take what I have seen with three truckloads of salt. In the video the whole premise of them being allowed to film was that they were there to perform cataract surgeries because the doctors were not capable.

Small children and old people alike were blind we're blind from cataracts due to extreme malnutrition. Not to mention there were interviews with a defector that was able to make it across the border that confirmed things were as terrible as it has been portrayed.

And don't even get me started on the fear mongering and brainwashing.

 

Jan. 4, 2012, 3:45 p.m. EST
Chrysler returns a favor

Commentary: Surging U.S. car sales shore up a struggling Fiat


But there it is. The numbers tell the story. Chrysler Group LLC’s December U.S. sales, released Wednesday, surged 37% from a year ago. For the year, the company’s vehicle sales jumped 26% from 2010, led by gains for its updated 300 Chrysler sedan and extensively overhauled Jeep lineup.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/chr...vor-2012-01-04

 

300's sales are up compared a year ago, but they're still very low. Ford sold 3 times more Tauruses than Chrysler did 300s.