Modern American Luxury In Ault Park

As the world tumbled into the 1960s luxury in automobiles was becoming more widespread. As part of their feature of European Lux vs American Luxury the 44th Cincinnati Concours d'Elegance held in beautiful Ault Park held a class for what they called Modern American Luxury cars, meaning from cars from 1961 until 1990. Among that class was a 1967 Cadillac Sedan Deville. The car came with just about every option as standard including power windows and seats as well as factory air conditioning. This example boasts 34,000 original unrestored miles. It has a 429 cubic inch V8 engine that generates 340 horse power.

In the General Motors family, Cadillac sat proudly at the top of the luxury scale with Oldsmobile falling into the third slot behind Buick. But this 1968 Delta 88 four door hardtop offered up its share of luxury. This was the sixth generation of the 88 and offered plenty of luxury trappings for the time including power steering and brakes, an AM-FM eight track player, and even a tachometer. It has been in one family since new. It has a 455 cubic inch V8 engine that puts out 310 horse power.

1971 saw the last year of the Lincoln Continental Mark III and this example is completely unrestored. It has a 460 cubic inch V8 engine that pushes 365 horse power. Keep in mind, this was sold as a family car, not a muscle car.

1972 saw the introduction of the Lincoln Continental Mark IV. It was the fifth generation of the Continental. The Mark IV was a massive car measuring nearly 19 feet long and weighing in at 5116 pounds. It has a 460 cubic inch V8 engine that makes 365 horse power. This unrestored example won Best in Class at last year's Hilton Head Concours d'Elegance.