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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coupe
luxury car
personal luxury car
alsoKnownAs Mark II
assemblyLocation Wixom, Michigan
assemblyPlant Wixom Assembly Plant
bodyStyle 2-door hardtop coupe
brand Continental
class full-size luxury car
countryOfOrigin United States
designer Gordon Buehrig
John Reinhart
William Clay Ford Sr.
engineConfiguration Ford Y-block V8
engineDisplacement 368 cu in
6.0 L
engineType V8 engine
fuelType gasoline
height 56.0 in
introducedAt 1955 Paris Motor Show
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
length 218.4 in
5547 mm
manufacturer Continental Division
marketPosition halo car for Ford Motor Company
marketSegment ultra-luxury
modelYearIntroduction 1956
notableFor hand-built construction
limited production
understated styling
very high price for its era
parentCompany Ford Motor Company
platform Ford Y-block-based luxury platform
predecessor Lincoln Continental (first generation)
linked to: Lincoln Continental
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
Lincoln Premiere
seatingCapacity 4
successor Continental Mark III (1968)
transmission 3-speed automatic
Turbo-Drive automatic
wheelbase 126.0 in
3200 mm
width 78.0 in

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Lincoln Mark series includesModel Continental Mark II
Continental Mark III predecessor Continental Mark II