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Lincoln Indianapolis (1955) [6] Lincoln Continental Town Brougham (1964–1965) Lincoln Coronation (1966) [7] Lincoln Coronation II (1967) Lincoln Continental Town Sedan (1969) Continental Mark III Dual Cowl Phaeton (1970) [8] Lincoln Continental Concept 90 (1982) [9] Lincoln Continental Concept 100 (1983) Lincoln Quicksilver Ghia (1983)
For 1999, the Continental once again saw only a modest price increase to MSRP $38,525 (~$66,270 in 2023) — the same price as the Town Car. The Continental offered buyers front wheel drive, while the Town Car remained rear wheel drive, and was joined by the slightly smaller Lincoln LS. This generation Continental gained seat-mounted side ...
For 1981, Ford and Mercury underwent the powertrain revisions of the 1980 Lincoln Continental. The 302 V8 was given fuel injection (now marketed in metric as a "5.0 L"), with both engines paired to the 4-speed AOD overdrive transmission, the first of its type in an American full-size car. For 1982, the fuel-injected "5.0" V8 became the sole ...
The 1959 Mark IV and 1960 Mark V Limousines and Town Cars are the heaviest American standard-wheelbase sedans built since World War II. 1960 is the only model year that a Mark series vehicle is mentioned as a Lincoln Continental in brochures and advertising. [5]
The 1965 Newport was built on an all-new Chrysler C platform, shared with the 300 and New Yorker, along with the Dodge Polara and Plymouth Fury. Styling mimicked the square lines of the Lincoln Continental and the 1964 Imperial, while wheelbases increased 2 in (51 mm) to 124 in (3,150 mm) (wagons continued on the 122 in (3,099 mm) wheelbase).
For 1961 production, Ford condensed the Lincoln brand solely to a single Lincoln Continental nameplate, dropping any generational nomenclature. With the exception of the 1977-1980 Lincoln Versailles, Continental was the exclusive nameplate used by Lincoln until the 1981 rebranding of full-size Lincolns as the Lincoln Town Car.
By projecting all three images onto a screen simultaneously, he was able to recreate the original image of the ribbon. #4 London, Kodachrome Image credits: Chalmers Butterfield
The car remained in service until 1967. 1961 Lincoln Continental SS-100-X, used by John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. Currently on display at the Henry Ford Museum. 1965 Lincoln Continental, used by Lyndon B. Johnson. 1969 Lincoln Continental, used by Richard Nixon. Currently on display at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum.