Vehicle Description
AIR RIDE SUSPENSION ON ALL 4 WHEELS
STROKING DESIGN GRILLE
THE LINCOLN CONTINENTAL IS A SERIES OF MID-SIZED AND FULL-SIZED
LUXURY CARS PRODUCED BY LINCOLN, A DIVISION OF THE AMERICAN
AUTOMAKER FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THE MODEL LINE WAS INTRODUCED
FOLLOWING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PERSONAL VEHICLE FOR EDSEL FORD,
WHO COMMISSIONED A COACH BUILT 1939 LINCOLN-ZEPHYR CONVERTIBLE,
DEVELOPED AS A VACATION VEHICLE TO ATTRACT POTENTIAL LINCOLN
BUYERS. IN WHAT WOULD GIVE THE MODEL ITS NAME, THE EXTERIOR WAS
GIVEN EUROPEAN "CONTINENTAL" STYLING ELEMENTS, INCLUDING A
REAR-MOUNTED SPARE TIRE.
1995-1996 CONTINENTALS HAS AIR RIDE SUSPENSION ON ALL FOUR WHEELS
WHILE THE 1997 MODEL HAD REAR AIR SUSPENSION AND TRADITIONAL STEEL
COIL SPRINGS UP FRONT.
