1969 Lincoln Continental Mark Iii - 27k Original Miles, Great History! on 2040-cars
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
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Video Link: http://youtu.be/kYu5wk96fP4 The first Mark was a customized version of the Lincoln Zephyr convertible built for the personal use of Edsel Ford. Due to the reaction caused in the Palm Beach "jet set", it became a limited production model in 1940, the Mark I. The Mark II was a 2-year production of 3,000 cars that Ford actually lost $1,000 on each car sold. The Mark name was also used in the late 60's with the word Continental for the large Lincoln as a trim package. Once the Thunderbird went to a four seat model, it outsold the two seat versions and the concept of a "personal luxury" car was born. After his success with the Mustang, Lee Iacocca decided that Lincoln should once again have a personal luxury car. While on a trip to Europe, Iacocca came up with the idea of using a Rolls type grill and using a Continental type bulge on the trunk. The design was confirmed when Henry Ford II saw the clay model and said it liked it so much, he wished he could take it home with him. The Mark III was introduced on April 5, 1968 as a 1969 model with a starting price of $6,585 but most, as optioned, sold around $9,500. It was the first car to be offered with Sure-Track brake system, the first anti-skid breaking system. The car was actually build on the Thunderbird 4-door frame with a longer wheel base than the Thunderbird 2-door, although it shared cowls, windshields, roof panels and door glass. The example offered here for consideration was the very first Mark III in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It was bought from Pfeiffer on a handshake by industrialist Leslie Tassel, the owner of Lescoa. At the time, Lescoa manufactured parts for every car built in America. To say that he was flamboyant or interesting personality is an understatement. He had a love of big game hunting and African animals (See the picture of Mr. Tassel with an actual Cheetah in the car flanked by a Roman Chariot pulled by his zebras). He customized this car with a full, real leopard fur interior and personally hand cast the Lion door handles. He also adorned the outside with models of African animals. In the 1990s he gave the car to his daughter and son-in-law. They removed the outside animal decorations and had the car repainted to its original color by Pfeiffer. They replaced the leopard seat covers but left the leopard accents. The car has travelled only 27,000 miles and looks like it just rolled off the showroom floor. It is a pleasure to see and drive, and everything functions as it should, including the automatic climate control, which was the first of its kind. You simply will not find another Mark III like this one - such low miles and extraordinary history. |
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