The Mark III was the first Mark produced by Lincoln itself since its predecessor the Continental Mark II was manufactured by Continental which for the two years of its manufacture was a separate Ford division apart from Lincoln. Continental Mark III outsold its Cadillac rival in its first year. The Mark III's role was to compete with Cadillac's front wheel drive Eldorado personal luxury coupe, which at the time had the monopoly in the Personal luxury car market. The Lincoln Continental Mark III was manufactured by Lincoln from 1968 to 1971, and according to Lee Iacocca in his 1984 autobiography, was created when Iacocca (then a top Ford exec) directed design VP Gene Bordinat to "put a Rolls Royce grille on a Thunderbird." Main article: Lincoln Continental Mark III Mark III While other makes experimented with flamboyant styling, chrome everywhere, and all the glitz and glamor they could manage, the Continental Mark II was almost European in its simplicity of line and its understated grace.Įven though the Continental Mark II was technically not a Lincoln, it featured the Lincoln hallmark spare tire hump in the trunk lid, was sold and serviced at Lincoln dealerships, and the vehicle's drivetrain and forebears also came from Lincoln thus causing many to think of the Mark II as a Lincoln. What emerged was something quite unlike other American cars of the period. The new Continental was intended to be not the largest nor the most powerful automobile, but rather the most luxurious and elegant American car available.
Many aficionados of the automobile consider the Continental Mark II one of the classics of the postwar period. The Continental Mark II was a car produced by the newly formed Continental Division of the Ford Motor Company during 19. The Mark VIII (1993–1998) was the last generation of the Mark and Lincoln's last personal luxury coupe. The Mark kept the Continental prefix until 1982 upon the introduction of the smaller Continental, which became the Mark VII in 1984. After 1958 when Continental was merged with Lincoln and the Lincoln Continental became the flagship model, the Mark continued to be sold as the Continental Mark II.
The 1956/57 Mark was produced while Continental was a separate division of Ford Motor Company apart from Lincoln.
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