Footnotes

The demise of the V12 engine at the end of the 1948 season meant that there would be no more Continentals for seven years, but when it did return the new model caused just as much of a sensation as the original. Premiered at the Paris Salon in October 1955, the Continental Mark II was a sublimely styled hardtop coupe created by a team that included Gordon Buehrig, William Clay Ford and John Reinhart. Priced close to the then breathtaking $10,000 mark, the Continental MkII was necessarily a most exclusive automobile. Nevertheless, Ford is reputed to have lost around $1,000 on every Mark II sold, an unsustainable situation that prompted the introduction of the heavily revised and cheaper Mark III for 1958. Changes to the successor Mark IV were mainly confined to external styling details, the most obvious of which was a reverse slant rear window. Lincoln's 430ci (7,049cc) overhead-valve V8 engine continued to power the Continental range, its 350bhp more than sufficient to propel these huge cars well past 100mph.

One of only 1,461 Continental Mark V coupés made in 1960, this example has the 430ci (7.0-litre) 300bhp engine as indicated by the 'H' in the chassis number. The car was acquired from a Mr Magner of Stillwater, Minnesota in June 2005 and comes with an original Minnesota Certificate of Title. Please note this Lot has since been on static display and will require recommissioning prior to road use.

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