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1956 Continental Mark II

One of approximately 2,550 examples made in 1956
368 CID Yblock V8 engine
TurboDrive threespeed automatic transmission and 3.07 gearing
Factory correct Presidential Black (code 01) exterior
Red and white (code 1F6M) Bridge of Weir Scottish leather interior
Factory airconditioning
Power steering, power brakes, fourway power front seat, power vent windows and a tachometer
Allnew suspension, including 4 Billstein shocks, new control arms, new ball joints, brakes and brake lines
Rebuilt waterpump, boiled out radiator and new hoses
First year for new 12volt electrical system
Electric headlight dimmer, Town and Country radio, and an early version of dualzone climate control with separate heaters for driver and passenger
Original trunk mat, spare tire and jack
Undercarriage is nice and original

Gracious, elegant and oozing class, few cars could match the Continental Mark II, in quality or price. We found another one of these rare and special vehicles here at MotoeXotica Classic Cars. We are very pleased to offer this 1956 Mark II. J.R. Johnson LincolnMercury in Hartford, Connecticut sold this car to its original owner.

Finished in Presidential Black (code 01), the cars paint and trim are in overall very good condition, as are the cars glass panels, clear and crackfree. The Lincolns lights are clear and intact and the car rolls on wide whitewall tires, originally sized 8.2015, with factory wheel covers. The body panels are all straight and solid, the engine bay is tidy, the trunk is clean, and the bumpers shine in the sunlight. This example has allnew suspension parts, including 4 Billstein shocks, new control arms, new ball joints, brakes and brake lines. This marked the first year Lincoln switched to a 12volt electrical system.

Under the hood is Lincolns 368 CID Yblock V8 engine. TheLincoln Yblock wasFord's earliest OHV V8, introduced byLincolnin the 1952 model year.Like the later and better known but even more shortlivedFord Yblock engine, its block's deep skirts gave the block the appearance of the letter Y from the front. Its development was in response to the sales success of the competingOldsmobile "Rocket"andCadillacOHV V8 engines introduced in their 1949 models, as well as the need for larger and more powerful truck engines. Mated to the engine is a TurboDrive threespeed automatic transmission and a 3.07:1 rear end. Driver convenience features included factory airconditioning (note the air vents in the headliner), electric headlight dimmer, separate heaters for driver and passenger, power steering, power brakes, fourway power front seat and even power vent windows The factory air conditioning appears to be complete but currently inoperable.

Inside, the cars white Bridge of Weir Scottish leather seats with red inserts (code 1F6M) are in very good order but with normal wear. The complementary red carpet is in good shape while the contrasting white headliner looks very good. The red instrument panel, with its round gauges with complete instrumentation, including a tachometer, looks splendid. The original, threespoke steering wheel is present and the inner door panels continue the redandwhite theme started by the seats. The mirror glass and gearshift lever are in good shape and completing the interior are a Cartier clock and a factory Town and Country AM radio.

The Continental Mark II was revived in late 1955 as a separate marque, produced by a separate division of Ford Motor Company, as its sole model. This version was a unique design with the highest quality control ever seen in the automobile industry. Highclass luxury abounded in the new Continental, and with very limited availability, it appeared even more exclusive than the original. This car was so exclusive, even celebrities like Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley and political figures like the Shah of Iran and President Dwight D. Eisenhower had to follow Fords protocol to qualify for ownership. Actress Elizabeth Taylor received a Mark II from Warner Brothers as a gift; its exterior custom painted to match her eyes.

More important, the car was the personal vehicle of choice for many Ford family members. Josephine Ford, Henry Fords sole granddaughter, and his three grandsons, Benson, Henry II and William Clay Ford all piloted Continental Mark IIs. The Mark II sold new for $10,400, the equivalent of a newRollsRoyceor twoCadillacs at that time.

Ford fun factoids 98 percent of 1956 Continentals came with power brakes; 85 percent had power seats; 86 percent had power windows; 94 percent had radios; 99 percent had heaters; and 98 percent had whitewall tires.

Competition to the Mark II in 1956 included Bentleys Continental, Cadillacs Eldorado Seville, Chryslers New Yorker Newport twodoor hardtop, Jaguars Mark VIII, Lincolns own Premiere Coupe, MercedesBenzs 300d Adenauer, Packards Caribbean Hardtop, and RollsRoyces Silver Cloud.

This car is currently located at our facility in St. Louis, Missouri. Current mileage on the odometer shows 65,266 miles. It is sold as is, where is, on a clean and clear, mileage exempt title. GET OUT AND DRIVE

VIN: C56C2301

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