1956 Continental Mark II Coupe

The Continental Mark II was only built for 2 years in 1956 and 1957. They were hand built and were to be Ford Motor Company's premier car of the time. Mark II's are not a 'Lincoln' since a separate 'Continental Division' was created to be above Lincoln in Ford hierarchy. They were very expensive cars costing almost $10,000 new. All equipment was standard except for those cars which had optional air conditioning. Famous Mark II owners included Dwight Eisenhower, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Barry Goldwater, CecilB. DeMille and Nelson Rockefeller. Jay Leno currently owns a Mark II in the same deep blue color which was ordered for Elizabeth Taylor 'to match her blue eyes.' The car was not a commercial success and was discontinued, as was the Continental Division, after building just 3003 cars. But the design is considered as one of the great iconic American car designs.

This example was built on January 23rd, 1956, and was sold later that year by Harris Miller Lincoln Mercury in the Bronx, New York to its original owner, Michael Swartz. This car is very original and has won multiple awards with the Lincoln and Continental Club. Congressman Campbell is the car's 8th owner. It has 65,000 original miles. It's Deep Blue (paint code 02) with a sea biscuit-light blue interior. There were only 124 Mark IIs built in this color and only 31 built with this exterior/interior combination. It has had a complete frame-off restoration.