On October 5, 1979, stuntman Kenny Powers attempted to jump the Saint Lawrence River, a fiasco that was years in the making and cost in excess of a million dollars. From today’s vantage point, the notion of traveling more than a mile in the air in an automobile is out-crazied only by the choice of vehicle, a Lincoln Continental Mark IV (jet-powered, natch) that broke apart and crashed into the river seconds after leaving the launch ramp. We are unsure whether this serves as the zenith of the personal luxury coupe movement, or its nadir. Maybe both. READ MORE ››
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