I have one from the tail end of it, a convertible 68 Coupe DeVille. Not quite as flamboyant as its forefathers but you still get a sense that you have arrived when you get behind the wheel.
My Ol' Fella was a Lincoln guy. Most outrageous one IMO was the '57 Lincoln Premier. A two-tone pink and white whale of a car. I took my first drivers test in a '61 Continental. It was akin to docking the Queen Mary. Golden Age, indeed.
Interesting that the designers had to "smuggle" out their sketches in order to save them from the trash. Certainly a contributing factor in why Herself and I kept away from corporate work, went as independent contractors instead. P'raps not the most financially rewarding career choice but we do own the major body of our work over our lifetime.
I had to argue tooth-n-nail for a by-line with the military. The common practice was to tag an image: "U.S. Air Force Photo". The change has finally come about after AAVS and now DINFOS have existed.