Lincoln Continental Mark Ii - 1956-1958

About vehicle
Return from exile the publicity was suitably eulogistic: like royalty returning from exile, boasted lincoln, the continental re-entered the world of fine cars in late 1955. the news alone had been enough to provoke a flood of advance orders accompanied by blank checks. In an era when tailfins were growing ever taller and chrome was applied by the square yard, the elegant sobriety of the mark ii stood out as a beacon of good taste. americas most expensive car requiring twice the man hours of standard lincoln production, and weighing in at a whopping 4,825 lbs., the continental mark ii was available with just a single option: Air conditioning. It was also the most expensive motorcar in america since the duesenberg, costing $2,000 more than the most expensive cadillac. Even so, ford lost thousands on every mark ii, as it had on the kb of the 1930s. The secret of the mark ii lay in the way it was built, with no expense spared on materials or manufacture. americas latest classic car proved a costly indulgence; Only 3,012 were built.
The launch of the mark ii was greeted with the slogan a legend returns to the road. and in an era of unrestrained fins and chrome, its elegance shone out.