6T-FinSeeker Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 (edited) For sale on Facebook: 1956 Lincoln Premiere 2-door Hardtop in Salt Lake City, UT - $16,500 - Must be a member of Facebook to access Seller's contact information. On 2/9, Seller reduced price to $14,750 On 3/28, Seller reduced price to $12,000 On 4/23, Seller reduced price to $11,000 Link: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/754140283431395/-1956-Lincoln-Premiere-2dr-Hardtop-Coupe Seller's Description: 1956 Lincoln Premiere 2-door Hardtop Driven 68,000 miles Automatic transmission Exterior color: Turquoise Clean title This vehicle has no significant damage or problems Solid mostly original Lincoln Premiere Good body and paint. Been in museum collection for 20 years stored indoors. Fires right up good runner and driver. Does need some exhaust work and interior was redone at some point. Edited Wednesday at 08:05 PM by 6T-FinSeeker update status (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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B Jake Moran Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Why are original style seating upholstery so hard to do? I can’t believe the old car hobby has not found a way to provide original style upholstery. SMS has always been way behind on filling orders so demand is there. But for these casual owners such as this car, how can an owner compromise so much as to reupholster in such a non correct way? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrudy Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 I like this car a lot. Great styling IMO, you could not lose this car in a parking lot. I do agree with Mr. Moran that a better job could have been done on the interior. To piece meal this looks awkward to me, but might have been a budget issue. As the car has been stored for a long-time a thorough inspection would be necessary. GLWTS 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 On 2/3/2024 at 7:35 AM, B Jake Moran said: ...how can an owner compromise so much as to reupholster in such a non correct way? 22 hours ago, kingrudy said: .. looks awkward to me, but might have been a budget issue. As the car has been stored for a long-time a thorough inspection would be necessary. I think the obviously wrong interior will make the car hard to sell--and impossible to sell at the $16,500 asking price. Maybe the owner is on the outskirts of the hobby. He enjoyed the plunge into his first antique car, but didn't know where to get the correct fabric or wide whitewall tires. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Interesting example of then common short hood/long deck styling. Ten years later, the front and rear ends would flip... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avgwarhawk Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 The rear quarters go on forever. Shame the upholstery is as it is. It really detracts from the car. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deac Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Though I am not a fan of mid to late 50's Lincolns, this on look pretty good! What is astonishing about the seats is not only is it the wrong fabric but they made absolutely no attempt in making the colors match or the stitch pattern match the existing interior. It's almost as if the seats were swapped with another car! GLWTS 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6T-FinSeeker Posted February 9 Author Share Posted February 9 On 2/9, Seller reduced price to $14,750 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6T-FinSeeker Posted March 25 Author Share Posted March 25 On 3/24, Seller marked the Facebook ad "Pending." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6T-FinSeeker Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 On 3/28, Seller reduced price to $12,000 and removed "Pending" from the Facebook ad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6T-FinSeeker Posted Tuesday at 09:54 PM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 09:54 PM On 4/23, Seller reduced price to $11,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal Hepatica Posted Tuesday at 11:56 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 11:56 PM As we all know, cars look better in photos than real life. That dent on the right quarter suggests that it may be a tad shabby upon close actual inspection. '56 Lincoln's are very attractive in the 2 door hardtop, and this is a nice color combo. The '57 restyle ruined the looks. Prices have settled back from a peak 10-15 years ago in my informal estimation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6T-FinSeeker Posted Wednesday at 08:09 PM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 08:09 PM On 4/24, Seller marked the Facebook ad "SOLD!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesR Posted Wednesday at 11:09 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 11:09 PM Not surprised it sold at 11k. As far as the upholstery goes, they might be some of those tailor fit slip over covers. I had some in my '63 olds because I couldn't spring for new seats. The original covers are left intact and you measure the seat dimensions and make templates and send them to the company. Cost me $300 back then. Decent quality and very comfortable, but obviously not original. Mine looked very similar to what's in this Lincoln, so probably not an upholstery replacement on this car. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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