So the search for the next Gingermobile is still on - even though we've currently been surviving fine with just one car.
Top of the list? A car with elegant, powerful lines like the pimpin' Lincoln I bought when I moved to America. First choice? A Lincoln Continental Mark V.
I'd actually seen a few of these on craigslist for realistic prices.
A 77-79 Mark V featured a 6.6 litre V8 and the very epitome of luxury automotive styling and comfort. Of the 5,000 Mark V's made, most were 'designer' models with touches by designers like Givenchy and Cartier.
Not bad for $1000 off the Internet... Or so I thought, until I read this:
"The Mark V was tested by Germany's car magazine "Auto, Motor und Sport" in 1977 and to this day (2005) holds the record as the least fuel efficient car ever tested by them, averaging no more than 7 mpg and giving only an (extrapolated) 3.5 mpg under full acceleration."
Even for me, 7mpg is unacceptable.
Lincoln Continental Mark V? SO CLOSE - but no cigar.
Gingermobile Verdict? FAIL
