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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)
1975 Lincoln Continental Mark IV "Lipstick and White Edition", an all-white option package with Lipstick Red interior details and carpeting. All Mark IVs were equipped with the 460 cu in (7.5 L)-4V Ford 385 series V8 (with two valves per cylinder, "4V" is in reference to the four-venturi Autolite carburetor).
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 ...
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.
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]
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
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.