Crevier Classic Cars is pleased to offer this beautiful 1957 Lincoln Continental Mark III.
Mark II Continual were Ford Motor Company’s image cars during the era when the then-family-owned automaker sought to compete with GM by making a stock offering to the public in 1956.
These cars didn’t sell well, but they were never intended to. They were sold by the then-new Continental Division through Lincoln dealers. This car marks first use of modern perimeter frame, allowing for
Hudson-like step-down interior and lower center of gravity. The lower roofline adds to a look that seems modern even to 21st century eyes. Renowned as one of the 1950s finest designs, these class-act automobiles
were built as well as anything in the world at the time.
Only a handful of custom-crafted convertible versions were built by coach makers, but they were equally stunning. Styling was intentional update of the Continentals from the 1940s.
The engines were special constructed Lincoln-derived units individually tested prior to insyalation, and the new Multi-Drive automatic meant Ford no longer needed to rely upon GM for automatic transmissions in luxury cars
as it had through 1954.
They sold new for and amazing $10,000 plus dollars in 1957 and only 444 were built for that year.
A Rising Classic