1957 Lincoln Continental Mark II

1957 Lincoln Continental Mark II: This is an extremely rare project car. only 444 produced and sold in 1957. Car has been sitting for sometime but had a fresh rebuilt motor. transmission and rear brakes. All glass is intact. original interior. Further restoration is needed. If you have any questions please call 909-936-3932Serious inquiries only. DO NOT waste my time please! HistoryFor power. the Mark II featured the newly offered 368-cubic-inch (6. 03 L) Lincoln V8. Standard equipment in the Lincoln line. the engines selected for the Mark II were effectively factory blueprinted. assembled from the closest-to-specifications parts available. Turning out 285 hp (213 kW) in 1956. the engine was tuned to produce 300 hp (224 kW) in 1957. The engine was mated to a three-speed Lincoln automatic. and both engine and transmission were subject to extensive pre-release testing. In a 1956 report from Popular Mechanics. the Mark ll got 16. 7 mpg at 50 mph. Its perimeter frame was of ladder form with a central spine between the transmission and the crossmember at the kick-up ahead of the rear wheels. The crossmember under the front seat was of box form. but all the other six. unusually. were made of tubing (with that at the transmission augmented by box members). A Mark II chassis was used to create the Lincoln Futuraconcept car. SalesThe Mark II sold for around $10. 00. nbsp;the equivalent of a new Rolls-Royce or two Cadillacs (at least until the $13. 74 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham out-priced it in 1957). In spite of this. Ford estimated they still lost over a thousand dollars per car on the 3. 00 that were built. About 1. 00 were sold in the last quarter of 1955 after the car's October debut at the Paris Motor Show; another 1. 00 or so in 1956; and 444 in 1957. some with factory-installed air conditioning. Initially. Ford accepted losses on the Mark II in return for the prestige with which it endowed its entire product line; but after going public. tolerance for such losses fell. Famous owners included Elvis Presley. nbsp;Frank Sinatra. nbsp;Elizabeth Taylor. the Shah of Iran. and a cross section of the richest men in America. Taylor's car was a gift from Warner Bros. studio. and was painted a custom color to match her distinctive eye color. The car was featured in the 1956 film High Society. starring Sinatra. nbsp;Bing Crosby. nbsp;Grace Kelly. and Louis Armstrong.