winterset Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 I couldn't believe the funeral car the N. Korea president used for the funeral. looks like a 1978 Lincoln. I thought Caddy was the king of Herses back in the '70's. How did they find a Lincoln? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadillac Jim Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 Venuzuela. Or, perhaps it's an old ZIM/ZIV Russian knock-off of an American car. -- Click Here for CaddyInfo page on "How To" Read Your OBD Codes-- Click Here for my personal page to download my OBD code list as an Excel file, plus other Cadillac data -- See my CaddyInfo car blogs: 2011 CTS-V, 1997 ETC Yes, I was Jims_97_ETC before I changed cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTOken Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 I too thought it looked like a mid-70's Lincoln. That was the first thing I notice when the story posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Jim Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 I just looked at the video... It is an old Lincoln....It has the retractable headlight covers. I had a 78 Town Car that had those... I don't remember what other years had them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 BUT, not a Kia, Hyundai or Deawoo in sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTOken Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 BUT, not a Kia, Hyundai or Deawoo in sight. U S A, U S A, U S A, U S A, ........ or maybe not. I think the commies just like rubbing it in our face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Jim Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 This news article says it is a 76... http://news.yahoo.com/korean-dictators-final-ride-vintage-lincoln-continental-191101625.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adallak Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 Venuzuela. Or, perhaps it's an old ZIM/ZIV Russian knock-off of an American car. Nope, not a Russian knock off. Not a ZIS, ZIM or ZIL. I would know. It is a real Lincoln. The saddest thing in life is wasted talent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adallak Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 BUT, not a Kia, Hyundai or Deawoo in sight. The official North hates South even more than they hate us. The saddest thing in life is wasted talent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian09 Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 davegeb is correct. Probably 1976 judging from the grill design. These Lincolns are also limousine conversions by an outside company (the factory did not manufacture limos). Chromed headlight covers on the casket car were added by the conversion company or someone else - Lincolns were never available with such a thing from the factory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHE Posted January 2, 2012 Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 It was either a '75 or '76. The only difference between a 1975 Town Car and a 1976 Town Car is the climate control panel - the '76 had a color coded scale on the temperature lever and the '75 did not. Kevin '93 Fleetwood Brougham '05 Deville '04 Deville 2013 Silverado Z71 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eurekaguy Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 I couldn't believe the funeral car the N. Korea president used for the funeral. looks like a 1978 Lincoln. I thought Caddy was the king of Herses back in the '70's. How did they find a Lincoln? It was a 78 Lincoln...I own a 87 Eureka Cadillac Funeral Coach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Jim Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 I couldn't believe the funeral car the N. Korea president used for the funeral. looks like a 1978 Lincoln. I thought Caddy was the king of Herses back in the '70's. How did they find a Lincoln? It was a 78 Lincoln...I own a 87 Eureka Cadillac Funeral Coach This news article says it is a 1976 Lincoln.. http://news.yahoo.co...-191101625.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eurekaguy Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 your right its a 76 my mistake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadillac Jim Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 How did anyone find a parade-ready 1976 Lincoln anywhere? -- Click Here for CaddyInfo page on "How To" Read Your OBD Codes-- Click Here for my personal page to download my OBD code list as an Excel file, plus other Cadillac data -- See my CaddyInfo car blogs: 2011 CTS-V, 1997 ETC Yes, I was Jims_97_ETC before I changed cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adallak Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 Was the same car used for Kim Ir Sen ? The saddest thing in life is wasted talent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHE Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 I couldn't believe the funeral car the N. Korea president used for the funeral. looks like a 1978 Lincoln. I thought Caddy was the king of Herses back in the '70's. How did they find a Lincoln? It was a 78 Lincoln...I own a 87 Eureka Cadillac Funeral Coach It was not a 1978 Lincoln... It was either a 1975 or 1976 Lincoln due to the rectangular grille that made the car look like a Mercury from the front. It is impossible to distinguish a '75 from a '76 from the outside. The only difference between the two years was a color coded temperature scale below the temperature lever on the climate control panel. The 1977-1979 Lincolns had a taller, square grille. Kevin '93 Fleetwood Brougham '05 Deville '04 Deville 2013 Silverado Z71 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Jim Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 Was the same car used for Kim Ir Sen ? I'm not "REAL" sure, but it looks like the same car to me... Hard to get a good look at it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navion Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 No one told the North Koreans that the casket is supposed to go INSIDE the hearse! Britt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adallak Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 No one told the North Koreans that the casket is supposed to go INSIDE the hearse! The one on the roof is a decoy. The saddest thing in life is wasted talent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadillac Jim Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 The bodyguard is in the one inside. -- Click Here for CaddyInfo page on "How To" Read Your OBD Codes-- Click Here for my personal page to download my OBD code list as an Excel file, plus other Cadillac data -- See my CaddyInfo car blogs: 2011 CTS-V, 1997 ETC Yes, I was Jims_97_ETC before I changed cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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