eBay Find of the Day: 1995 Lincoln Sentinel Concept
1995 Lincoln Sentinel Concept – Click above for image gallery
Looking like a 1961 Continental reimagined thirty years on, the Lincoln Sentinel concept caused quite a stir on the show circuit back in the mid-'90s.
Eventually, the not-quite-a-runner sedan somehow wound up in Hardeeville, South Carolina, where a dealer is now looking to unload it for $80,000. O.C. Welch Ford Lincoln-Mercury has apparently held the vehicle in its private collection, and while it's nothing more than a non-functional showpiece, there are possibilities. It would at least be a conversation piece, but one also pictures the bodywork picked up and laid atop a Panther chassis to make the best looking Town Car in ages. $80k is kind of steep for something that even lacks functioning doors (it has a half-interior beneath the smoked glass), but this was a fairly significant showcar at the time, and even now, it arguably has far more presence than anything in the Ford Motor Company's premium portfolio. Thanks for the tip, Clint!
Gallery: Sentinel Auction
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aj121489 11:38AM (4/06/2009)
I'd much rather have the GT500 behind it
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Blackstar 3:03PM (4/06/2009)
Yeah, and you'd still have change left. What other car or even conversation can you get with your $80,000 I wonder? I see the conversation with the guy who buys the mock up here going something like this:
Owner: "Hey, look what I bought for $80,000!"
Onlooker: "Wow, how does she handle?"
Owner: "It's just a showpiece, it doesn't drive."
Onlooker: "Wait, it doesn't drive? Can you sit in it?"
Owner: "No."
Onlooker: "Does it have an engine?"
Owner: "No."
Onlooker: "And you paid $80,000 for it?!?!"
Owner: "Yes."
Onlooker: "You're a #$%(*^ idiot."
There you go; I just saved someone $80,000.
letstakeawalk 4:54PM (4/06/2009)
Just wanted to point out this is the same dealership that made the racist comments regarding Japanese cars last December:
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/10/ford-dealer-airs-racist-radio-advert/
MikeofLA 11:38AM (4/06/2009)
I don't find anything about this car attractive... not a Cohesive Design imho.
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mkevin88 11:39AM (4/06/2009)
that looks better than anything they have out now
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Protzenegger 3:01PM (4/06/2009)
Sadly, I must agree.
k.w.a 4:07PM (4/06/2009)
i was about to say the same thing. it's not exactly pretty IMO, but it makes a statement, which is what lincoln desperately needs. i remember back in the 80s and early 90s when Lincolns were this regal and stately... now Lincolns are just #8 or #9 on the Bmw/ Merc alternatives list.
Protzenegger 2:49PM (4/07/2009)
Does anyone remember the Mk 9 concept? That thing was just what Lincoln needed, except then the market for big coupes bottomed out and killed the Eldorado, taking with it Lincoln's business case.
http://img2.netcarshow.com/Lincoln-MK9_Concept_2001_800x600_wallpaper_01.jpg
And now the grandest horse in their stable is the MKS? For shame.
Pedro 11:42AM (4/06/2009)
I think the 2002 Continental concept is a superior design to this.
THAT is certainly the car that Lincoln should have gone for. Chrysler went ahead and essentially aped the concept with the 300C, but a long and low sedan is such an american centerpiece, I'm amazed that no one else has attempted it.
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zamafir 11:50AM (4/06/2009)
"Chrysler went ahead and essentially aped the concept with the 300C"
Really? You believe this:
http://image.automotive.com/f/opinion/how-lincoln-needs-to-get-its-game-on/7735145+w640+cr1+re0+ar1/lincoln-continental-concept.jpg
Looks like the 300 more than this:
http://www.motoforum.pl/28/chronos01.jpg
Feel free to elaborate why the general grill design and placement, light elements, etc, on the Continental look more like a 300 than the Chronos.
pedro 12:10PM (4/06/2009)
zamafir, the overall grill wheels etc. were certainly influenced by the Kronos, but the general design of a square-ish long and low sedan definitely looks more like the continental than the curvy Kronos:
http://www.allpar.com/cars/concepts/photos/300c-front-angle.jpg
vs
http://images.forbes.com/images/2002/04/29/continental_415x345.jpg
aped, was perhaps the wrong word. I'm not saying they copied Lincoln, rather they took the general idea of a long low RWD sedan and carried it into production.
Kimura 12:19PM (4/06/2009)
The Chronos in inspired the 2000 Chrysler Nassau Concept
http://www.iceposter.com/thumbs/A19924_b.jpg
Which inspired the 300C
Sal Collaziano 11:45AM (4/06/2009)
Something about it reminds me of the Cadillac Sixteen.. The Sentinel really would be the ultimate Lincoln Town Car, though. I bet we'll see it in an upcoming movie...
Sal Collaziano
http://www.lincolnforums.com
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dwightB 11:46AM (4/06/2009)
Man this brings back memories! This was back when Ford was showing off their "New Edge" design language in the mid 1990s. If you need a reminder, just think back to the Ford Indigo, Ford GT90, Mercury MC2 and MC4, etc... I LOVED these cars about a decade and a half ago. Now, not so much, lol.
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Protzenegger 3:00PM (4/06/2009)
The Indigo and GT90 still kick ass, and always will.
DKB_SATX 11:51AM (4/06/2009)
Shocking how nice the back looks in contrast to how awful the front looks. The side view is tolerable, but any angle that shows its nose ruins it for me.
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sdcarnut 11:52AM (4/06/2009)
I can almost see where caddy got there original CTS headlamp design from, and its always fun to look at all the old concept cars over at http://www.carstyling.ru/
also that site said it was a 96 and built on a jaguar platform so who knows ?
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Pat 11:54AM (4/06/2009)
Kinda makes that RR Hyperion from a few posts down look good!
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monkeykat2 11:54AM (4/06/2009)
Lincoln Mercury had some great concept cars in the 90s and early 00s (though the Sentinal really didn't do it for me).
The Mercury MC4 is actually one of my all time favorite concept cars: http://e-carzone.com/mercury/mc4_1998/1.shtml
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Mr.Oak 11:55AM (4/06/2009)
Other that the Cadillac-esque tail lights, there is nothing to like about this monstrosity.
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