1956 Continental Mark Ii Black With 40,924 Original Miles on 2040-cars
Los Angeles, California, United States
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The
Continental Mark II was the elite automobile of the mid 1950’s rich and famous
and was owned by many celebrities such as Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Louie
Prima and Dwight Eisenhower to name a few. The
Continental Mark II was not made by Lincoln, but was made by the short-lived
Continental Division of the Ford Motor Company. The Mark II’s sticker
price was $10,400, twice the price of the 1956 Lincoln. Much of the car
was assembled by hand and Ford claimed it lost $1,000 on each Mark II
sold. The unprofitable Mark II and the Continental Division were
discontinued after Ford went public in 1956, even though these cars brought
people into showrooms to buy other Ford products. During
the 1956 model year (June 1955 through September 1956) 2,550 Mark II’s were
built, and during the 1957 model year another 444 were built – for a total of
2994. It is believed that there are about 1,500 Mark II’s still in
existence. This
two owner car is a mostly original, mostly unrestored example. The car
was bought new by a father that owned a dealership as a college graduation
present for his daughter. We believe that she drove the car from 1956
until 1967 when it was properly placed in storage. It was sent to auction
in 2007 where the current owner purchased it. The car currently has
40,924 original miles based on the odometer and receipts received with the
car. Some original service records were received with the car. The
current owner has receipts totaling $35,000 spent to make the car safe and
roadworthy. Belts and hose were replaced, four new tires and a complete exhaust
system, were installed. The starter and generator were rebuilt and all
electric windows were made functional. The transmission, rear end, and
engine were all properly serviced. Halogen lights were installed for safe
driving at night. The car functions and drives as it did when new in
1956. There is an
after-market air conditioning system installed which can easily be removed. |
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2002 Lincoln Continental concept should've made production, headed for auction instead
Fri, 26 Sep 2014It seems like the retro design aesthetic in autos might be petering out, with even a former poster child like the Ford Mustang taking a step in a more modern direction. Sometimes those updates of old-school models really worked well, though. Just take a look above at the Lincoln Continental concept from 2002 that took the extruded shape of the 1960s version and updated it for the new millennium.
Now there's a chance for this gorgeous concept to take a spot in your garage, as RM Auctions is selling it as part of a 130-plus-car, no-reserve auction of the Sam Pack Collection on November 14 and 15, in Dallas, TX. Among the lots for sale are a number of Fords, including several recent concepts from the brand. "My collecting philosophy is simple: buy what I like, but always with an emphasis on quality," Pack said in the auction announcement.
The Continental concept absolutely nails the mix of modern and retro. Its perfectly crisp lines make the shape appear hewn from a single piece of metal, and there's just the slightest ornamentation with the angled, chrome slats in the grille and chrome strips over the wheel arches. It even retains the suicide doors from its inspiration.
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Each of those challengers, however, faces challenges. The Town Car was a workhorse, American, rear-wheel-drive sedan with plenty of rear legroom. Cadillac has been in the livery space before but with decontented models that were about selling the brand, not its luxury. It is taking the opposite approach with the XTS, pointing out that its livery edition is "contented in the upper half of the XTS range." Still, the CEO of Michigan's largest livery company says "it's quite a bit smaller than what we're used to," and he also prefers rear-wheel drive.
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