Vehicle Description
The Continental Mark II is an ultra-luxury coupe sold by the
Continental Division of Ford, serving as the worldwide flagship
vehicle of Ford Motor Company.
The Mark II was produced for the 1956 and 1957 model years. Like
its competitor, the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud, the Mark II was
essentially hand-built, making it the most expensive
American-produced automobile sold in the United States at the time.
Ford lost money on each unit sold.
The Mark II, a two-door hardtop coupe, used standard Lincoln
mechanical components, including a V8 engine and automatic
transmission.
The Mark II was the sole product line of the Continental Division.
The car derived its name from a practice in European manufacturing,
with "Mark II" denoting a second generation (the vehicle was
intended as the successor to the 1939-1948 Lincoln
Continental).
The Continental Mark II made its world debut at the Paris Motor
Show in October 1955. The Mark II debuted in the United States at
Ford Motor Company headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan. Intended as
a successor to the Lincoln Continental (effectively making its
predecessor a Mark I), the $9,960 Continental Mark II was the most
expensive domestic-produced automobile sold in the United States;
only one option was offered for the Mark II, with Continental
charging $595 for air conditioning (used through interior-mounted
ducts).
While rivaling a Rolls-Royce in price, by the end of the production
of the Mark II, Ford Motor Company estimated it lost nearly $1,000
for every example produced.
While Continental was intended largely as a luxury vehicle,
interior elements of the Mark II were intended to make the vehicle
more personal than a typical American luxury vehicle. Central to
the interior design was the wraparound windshield (mounted 8 inches
further rearward than in a Lincoln). In contrast to Lincoln and
Mercury vehicles of the time, the Continental Mark II was given a
vertically angled steering wheel (with a full set of gauges grouped
behind the steering wheel).
The Continental Mark II would have an extensive list of standard
equipment for the time, equipped with power steering, power brakes,
power windows, power seats, power vent windows, and full
instrumentation, including a tachometer and a low-level fuel
warning. In total, the Mark II was offered with nineteen standard
exterior colors and 43 interior design schemes (with five interior
fabrics)
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