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1957 Lincoln Mark Ii Base 6.0l With Air Conditioning on 2040-cars

US $20,000.00
Year:1957 Mileage:40375
Location:

La Mirada, California, United States

La Mirada, California, United States
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 IN NEED OF RESTORATION - 1957 Lincoln Continental Mark II with Air Conditioning ready for restoration. This Mark II has some surface rust in the usual places as well as some rot around the front and rear fender areas wheel well. The is rust under the car as well.  The metal rocker below passenger door was damaged by transporter. See photos. The engine is seized and I am not sure the reason. The car sitting for over 25 years. Needs some body work but over all very straight. This car should be stripped down and done from the ground up in my opinion but can be redone as a survivor car and  be very nice as well. It is a great looking car but more project than I can undertake. The beauty is that it's all there. All the glass, all the chromes and hubcaps. The interior is in good condition for the age of the car. Odometer displays 40,375. I believe these to be original miles. The car had been sitting in a covered storage for over 25 years and had developed some surface rust. The car is completely painted over with white house primer using a brush to prevent the rust from expanding. The original color of the cars was off white / cream color. The interior as you can see is red and white (cream). Some rust underneath and some rot around the wheels. This is truly a classic with only about 3000 every produced between 1956 and 1957. Desired and owned by the rich and famous including Elvis Presley, Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Sinatra, D.W Eisenhower, and Nelson Rockefeller to name a few.

Here is your chance to own a rare and classic piece of American Automotive history. You may see some other example at a lower price but they dont match the condition of my interior and again all the chrome and body parts are there. Below are some more details about Continental Mark II's.

CAR DOES NOT RUN AND IS IN NEED OF RESTORATION. CAR IS BEING SOLD AS IS WITH NO WARRANTY. CAR HAS RUST IN SOME LOCATIONS AS WELL AS GRINDED METAL BELOW PASSANGER DOOR (ROCKER AREA) CAR IS COMPLETE WITH VERY REASANABLE INTERIOR. CAR NEED RESTORATION. PLEASE READ BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS

 

The Continental Mark II had an understated beauty; it was elegant without the need to be flamboyant. Unlike the flashy American style of the time, it was very tasteful in its design. It did not use chrome, two-tone paint, or sharp styling cues to accentuate its beauty. At the front was an egg-crate style grille and straight fenders. The hood was long and curvy, perfect for concealing the 6-liter engine. Mounted on the hood and in the back was the four-pointed star that later became Lincoln's emblem. The Lincoln 368 cubic-inch V8 was matted to a Lincoln three-speed automatic transmission. The back had the signature Lincoln spare-tire hidden in the trunk lid. Though sharing many similarities with the Thunderbird, these were completely different machines. The Continentals were mostly hand made; the paint was applied multiple times and then sanded, double-lacquered, and polished.

These rolling works of art were very costly. The $10,000 sticker price was equivalent to a Rolls-Royce. Top-of-the-line American luxury brands, such as Cadillac, were selling for around $5000. Even at these high prices, Ford still lost an estimated $1,000 per car. At the time Ford was a private company and was willing to incur these losses but when Ford became a public company, losses were not permitted. A stock Mark II was $10,000 in 1956. Derham and Hess & Eisenhardt both estimated a convertible conversion to cost $18,000 to custom build. That's why there were only 3 Mark II convertibles.

The Continental was sold to the rich and famous. Anyone who could afford the cost was welcome. Famous buyers included Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Louie Prima, Dwight Eisenhower, Barry Goldwater, Spike Jones, Nelson Rockefeller, Henry J. Kaiser, Howard Johnson, the Shah of Iran, and many other celebrities owned them.

The Continental Mark II was debuted to the public at the Paris Motor Show in 1955. During the close of 1955, around 1300 Mark II's were sold. For the entire 1956 model year, another 1300 were sold. In 1957, only 442 were produced for a total of just over 3000. Around 1500 still exist in modern time.

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Mon, 27 Oct 2014

At this point, making fun of the Lincoln MKC ads starring Matthew McConaughey is getting pretty old, though apparently Lincoln loves it. The commercials have been airing for over a month, but Conan O'Brien, Ellen DeGeneres and even South Park have all taken their swipes at the spots with the smooth-talking actor monologuing about his new luxury crossover. Saturday Night Live might have finally killed the joke in its recent episode featuring Jim Carrey.
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However, the comedian's engaging performance can't take away from the fact that SNL has arriving to this mocking party pretty late in the game. The jokes just don't feel fresh anymore, so hopefully these ads put the final nails in the coffin for the riffs - at least until the next batch of Lincoln ads arrive.

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2017 Lincoln Continental spied on the inside

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