Vehicle Description
1956 Continental Mark II� One of approximately 2,550 examples made
in 1956 368 CID Y-block V-8 engine Turbo-Drive three-speed
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 air-conditioning
Power steering, power brakes, four-way power front seat, power vent
windows and a tachometer All-new 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 12-volt electrical system Electric headlight dimmer, Town and
Country radio, and an early version of dual-zone 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 Lincoln-Mercury in
Hartford, Connecticut sold this car to its original owner. Finished
in Presidential Black (code 01), the car's paint and trim are in
overall very good condition, as are the car's glass panels, clear
and crack-free. The Lincoln's lights are clear and intact and the
car rolls on wide whitewall tires, originally sized 8.20-15, 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 all-new 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 12-volt electrical system. Under the hood is Lincoln's 368 CID
Y-block V-8 engine. The�Lincoln Y-block was�Ford's earliest OHV V8,
introduced by�Lincoln�in the 1952 model year.�Like the later and
better known but even more short-lived�Ford Y-block 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 competing�Oldsmobile "Rocket"�and�Cadillac�OHV 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
Turbo-Drive three-speed automatic transmission and a 3.07:1 rear
end. Driver convenience features included factory air-conditioning
(note the air vents in the headliner), electric headlight dimmer,
separate heaters for driver and passenger, power steering, power
brakes, four-way power front seat and even power vent windows! The
factory air conditioning appears to be complete but currently
inoperable. Inside, the car's 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, three-spoke
steering wheel is present and the inner door panels continue the
red-and-white 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. High-class 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 Ford's 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 Ford's
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 new�Rolls-Royce�or
two�Cadillacs 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 Bentley's Continental, Cadillac's Eldorado
Seville, Chrysler's New Yorker Newport two-door hardtop, Jaguar's
Mark VIII, Lincoln's own Premiere Coupe, Mercedes-Benz's 300d
"Adenauer," Packard's Caribbean Hardtop, and Rolls-Royce's 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.
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