Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Lincoln Premiere is a luxury car model that was sold by Lincoln in the 1956 [1] to 1960 model years. Positioned below the company's Continental Mark II coupe during 1956–1957 and above the Capri which it shared from 1956 to 1959, it was produced in 2 and 4 door versions which could both accommodate up to six people.
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. Following the discontinuation of the Mark II, Ford continued the use of the ...
The Lincoln Capri was the base model in the Lincoln product line, with the Lincoln Premiere positioned as higher level of standard equipment. [2] Lincoln lost over $60 million during 1958-1960, partly reflecting the expense of developing perhaps the largest unibody car [16] ever made.
368 cubic-inch Lincoln Y-block V8 (1956 Continental Mark II of Henry Ford II) The rear-wheel-drive Continental Mark II is constructed using a body-on-frame chassis layout . To lower its body and to optimize the use of dual exhausts, the Mark II uses a Y-shaped frame designed for the model line.
Lincoln Bicentennial cent "Professional Life", 2009 (Copper-plated Zinc except as noted) [16] Year Mint Mintage Comments 2009 (P) 316,000,000 [11] Professional Life (P) 784,614 [12] Satin uncirculated, struck in Brass: D 336,000,000 [11] Professional Life D 784,614 [12] Satin uncirculated, struck in Brass: S 2,995,615 [9] Proof only, struck in ...
Slotted well above Lincoln-Mercury, Continentals would be marketed and serviced through the Lincoln dealership network. At its 1956 launch, the Continental Mark II was the most expensive automobile sold by a domestic manufacturer in the United States, rivaling the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud.
The Futura was powered by a 368 cubic inch Lincoln engine and powertrain; the chassis was an early prototype Y-shaped backbone perimeter frame that would go into production on the 1956-1957 Continental Mark II. The Futura was a success as a show car, garnering favorable publicity for Ford.
This is a list of both production and concept vehicles of the Lincoln and Continental divisions of Ford Motor Company of the United States and Canada. For other vehicles produced by Ford Motor Company see: List of Ford vehicles, List of Mercury vehicles, Edsel, Frontenac, Merkur, Meteor, Monarch.