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Freak Of The Week: Mark V Mashup

I know, I know.  You’re like: “What’s a Mark V?”  “What’s a mash up?”  “What the hell goes on out there in California?” Don’t panic, you know the Lincoln Continental Mark V– because it’s that car that they always use in the 70s movies… the one they always have the pimps driving… the one with the landau roof, spare tire hump, oval opera windows and imitation Rolls Royce grill…………… It’s the one that Jock Ewing drove in Dallas…. I can hear your heads nodding from here. Welcome back, gay fan base! Back to our sordid tale.

The other day, in the Babies R Us parking lot (you can’t make this sh*t up), not only did I see a mint Mark V, but it had been modified to look like this:

Mark V

No, that’s not an optical illusion, this baby’s roof has been sliced and diced more than Nicole Kidman’s forehead.  (Although it’s still unclear whether  an expressionless mass of skin north of one’s eyebrows can still be classified as a forehead, but that’s neither here nor there.)  Back to Babies R Us.  While I marveled at this automotive masterpiece and its mysteries– where will the baby seat go? do they hit their head getting in & out? is this person remarkably short? Asian? The queries were endless..when the owner bounded out of Baja Fresh, immediately answering 90% of these questions.  Clearly, he wasn’t vertically challenged or pregnant and I didn’t spot any blood on his noggin.

Mark VBut he was damn proud of his Lincoln!  And he was more than happy to tell me all about it and the rest of his collection.  In fact, he immediately offered up a DVD of photos, which he had on hand, just in case.  I will be sure to share this DVD, once I clean my tears of laughter off its surface and download it to the site.

This is why car spotting is so very joyful.  You never know where it’s going to happen, who you’re gonna meet or how it’s going to go (I had to answer a lot questions about my marital status) but one thing’s for sure: people are ALWAYS excited to tell you about their car and how much they love it.  And that isn’t always true about discovering other people’s hobbies, crafts or even children– with cars, you know they’re gonna gloat and you’re both going to be better off for having connected. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got a topless pool party to attend in the valley & my ride’s almost here.. I think we both know what he’s driving.

7 thoughts on “Freak Of The Week: Mark V Mashup”

  1. jane anderson

    thanks for a good laugh and a little education!  would this be car be considered a low-rider?

    you would love Sat night in Espanola, New Mexico…modified car watchers dream!

     

    1. motorheadmama

      Hi Jane!

      I’m curious to hear more about Espanola..especially because I’m developing a travel show…tell me more via email.  This car isn’t really a low rider, because it hasn’t been lowered.   It just looks lower becuase the roof has been chopped. 

  2. My 1st car was a ’78 Merc Grand Marquis which Grandpa drove 100,000 miles. It resembled the Continental in many ways. Parallel parking on Albany streets in 1990 challenged me. It took up half a city block. A fraternity brother replaced my carburetor with one we found at a junkyard from an old Cougar. My current vehicle, a Lexus hybrid, could fit in the trunk of the Marquis! Nice Post!!

    1. motorheadmama

      Thanks Harley!  I need to create a forum so people can post their own photos. Mama needs to see that Grand Marquis!

        1. motorheadmama

          That’s awesome. You can fit about 6 dead bodies in that trunk…

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