BOOTY Call! WHICH Of These Luxury Butts Speaks To YOU, Today?

None of these appeal to me. I disliked the era of "design by ruler, cardboard, and box cutter." It looked amateurish then, and it does now. Today's origami and "flurry of trapezoids" themes remind me of this stuff.

The problem with getting old is that you associate events with other things - for example - there is a song that if played on the oldies channel - always reminds me of the day John F. Kennedy was shot. So - having been in one of those for my second wifes' funeral makes it hard for me. As styles have changed - most will remember these as gaudy and incongruent. However at the time - they fit the cars intended purpose - to show off as being different.

in 1974 my dad bought a brand new Cutlass Supreme. That's when my obsession with cars started. I was 12, I knew every detail of every model, which cars had opera windows, vinyl roofs, then came along T-bar roofs, omg that was progressive design back then, along with absorbing bumpers. Very little was done with computers. Today you see how digital technology has catapulted car design inside and out. The ability to created complex shapes has given us impressive design opportunities, along with car performance. Progress through technology.

Some would argue it is a regress. Never in the history of automotive design considering the capabilities you mention have we seen so many revivals of retro styles. Can't wait for the enormous rear fins and jet tail light to make a come back :)

Today, we also have a greater design awareness and understanding of form and function. Back then it was all about superfluous adornment. Flashy crap to hide the fact you were buying a pile of poop for the most part. Sure, cars had performance until the energy crisis of the 70's. Fortunately the energy crisis forced car companies to rethink car design, performance and efficiency. Along came technological innovation that helped the evolution.

Give me the Lincoln. The IRS from the "Fox" Cobra will bolt in out back. Throw in a 5.0....

You mean the I.R.S. from the Lincoln Mark VIII.

No. The bustle butt Lincoln was Fox-based and the Mark VIII was not. Different platforms.

1999 Cobra was the first year of a I.R.S. on one. That I.R.S. came from the Mk VIII.

Looks like you forgot to include the E65 7-Series photo with this article.

The Seville was the best looking but the Lincoln was the best luxury car.

The Imperial was a warmed-over Dodge Aspen/Volare/Diplomat/LeBaron. It could be had in a "Frank Sinatra" edition, though.

Ahh! These are all hideous. Seems like the only good things to come out of the 80s were made in Japan and Bogota.