Continental Mark II
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The Continental Mark II is a mid-1950s ultra-luxury American coupe renowned for its hand-built craftsmanship, understated elegance, and status as one of the most exclusive and expensive cars of its era.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coupe
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luxury car ⓘ personal luxury car ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Mark II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| assemblyLocation | Wixom, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| assemblyPlant | Wixom Assembly Plant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyStyle | 2-door hardtop coupe ⓘ |
| brand | Continental NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | full-size luxury car ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| designer |
Gordon Buehrig
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Reinhart NERFINISHED ⓘ William Clay Ford Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | Ford Y-block V8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineDisplacement |
368 cu in
ⓘ
6.0 L ⓘ |
| engineType | V8 engine ⓘ |
| fuelType | gasoline ⓘ |
| height | 56.0 in ⓘ |
| introducedAt | 1955 Paris Motor Show NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| layout | front-engine, rear-wheel-drive ⓘ |
| length |
218.4 in
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5547 mm ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Continental Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketPosition | halo car for Ford Motor Company ⓘ |
| marketSegment | ultra-luxury ⓘ |
| modelYearIntroduction | 1956 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
hand-built construction
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limited production ⓘ understated styling ⓘ very high price for its era ⓘ |
| parentCompany | Ford Motor Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platform | Ford Y-block-based luxury platform ⓘ |
| predecessor | Lincoln Continental (first generation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| priceAtIntroduction | approximately US$10,000 ⓘ |
| priceClass | among the most expensive American cars of the 1950s ⓘ |
| productionEndYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| productionStartYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| productionType | largely hand-built ⓘ |
| productionYears | 1955–1957 ⓘ |
| relatedModel |
Lincoln Capri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lincoln Premiere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | 4 ⓘ |
| successor | Continental Mark III (1968) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transmission |
3-speed automatic
ⓘ
Turbo-Drive automatic ⓘ |
| wheelbase |
126.0 in
ⓘ
3200 mm ⓘ |
| width | 78.0 in ⓘ |
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