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One of the most notable movie appearances of the Continental Mark III is the 1977 horror film The Car which featured a highly customized 1971 Lincoln Continental Mark III designed by famed Hollywood car customizer George Barris. There were four cars built for the film in six weeks. Three were used as stunt mules, the fourth for closeups.
The Continental Mark series (later Lincoln Mark series) is a series of personal luxury cars that was produced by Ford Motor Company.The nomenclature came into use with the Continental Mark II for 1956, which was a successor to the Lincoln Continental of 1939–1948.
English: A 1971 Lincoln Continental Mark III in Tan (A-2432) with the 460-4v V8 engine, built in Wixom, MI. Sadly this is both more and less car than I need right now. Sadly this is both more and less car than I need right now.
At the top of the engine lineup, the Continental is fitted with a 400 hp (298 kW) 3.0 L twin-turbocharged V6; exclusive to the Continental and MKZ, the 3.0 L engine is the highest-horsepower engine ever fitted to a production Lincoln car (Navigator SUV is available with 450 hp (336 kW) 3.5 L twin-turbo V6).
1972 Continental Mark IV, showing pre-facelift grille and headlight doors open. The Continental Mark IV retained the traditional "long-hood, short deck" coupe proportions of the Mark III, retaining its sharp-edged fenders, hidden headlamps, and signature faux Rolls-Royce style grille and decorative Continental spare. (The spare tire was in fact ...
In 1966, during the development of what would become the Continental Mark III, Ford researched the suitability of multiple nameplates for the model line with potential consumers. [6] The Versailles name placed third (after Mark VI and LeMarque [6]) among a large group of nameplates. Though Ford ultimately sought to restart the chronology of the ...
Continental Mark II: 1957: 1957: 1: Marketed by the Continental division of Ford; technically, "not a Lincoln" Continental Mark III: 1969: 1971: 1: Personal luxury car Continental Mark IV: 1971: 1976: 1: Personal luxury car Continental Mark V: 1977: 1979: 1: Personal luxury car Versailles: 1977: 1980: 1: Mid-size car Continental Mark VI: 1980: ...
The Continental Mark V is a personal luxury coupe marketed in North America by the Lincoln division of Ford Motor Company for model years 1977–1979. It was the third generation of the Mark Series that first began with the 1969 Continental Mark III. At 230 inches (5.8 m) in length, it was the longest two-door coupe Ford has ever marketed.