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The Continental exhibited here is one of just 452 Convertibles produced for 1948, the final year for the first-generation design and the last Continental until the Mark II was introduced in 1955. Finished in black over a red interior, this beautiful Continental exudes elegance and class.
The Continental underwent restoration in 1985, by Redwood City, California based restorer Rob Marconi.
Full description
The Lincoln Continental is a series of luxury cars produced by Lincoln, a division of the American automaker Ford Motor Company. Introduced in 1939 as a personal vehicle of Edsel Ford, who commissioned a coachbuilt Lincoln-Zephyr convertible as a vacation vehicle to attract potential Lincoln buyers.
Styling was conceived by Edsel Ford based on the Lincoln Zephyr and executed by E.T. "Bob" Gregorie. Edsel wanted his one-off convertible to be "european-like and thoroughly continental," including the use of an externally mounted spare tire. In the 1950s, when outside spares became popular add-ons for more prosaic makes, they were called "Continental kits," borrowing their name from this Lincoln.
When production resumed in 1946 following the war, the Continental essentially retained the 1942 styling. As the only post-WWII American cars powered by a twelve cylinder engine, it is not surprising that these Lincolns were expensive - the list price for the 1948 Continental Convertible was $4,746, more than two and a half times the cost of a Ford V-8 Convertible.
During 1951 the Museum of Modern Art included a first-generation Continental in an eight-car exhibit honoring automotive design excellence, and collectors have been recognizing the 1940-1948 Continentals as collector cars from the early days of the hobby. It is considered a Full Classic in the Classic Car Club of America rulebook.
The Continental Convertible exhibited here is one of just 452 Cabriolets produced for 1948, the final year for the first-generation design and the last Continental until the Mark II was introduced in 1955. Finished in black over a red interior, this beautiful retractable roof Continental exudes elegance and class. The beautiful bright work contrasts nicely with the rest of the car.
The Continental underwent restoration in 1985, by Redwood City, California based restorer Rob Marconi.
This car has covered 7,244 miles (approx. 11,700 km).
