King of the Road: Why the 1956 Lincoln Continental Mark II Is So Special
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- In this video, we dive into the fascinating history of the 1956 Lincoln Continental Mark II, one of the most iconic and revered cars in automotive history. Discover how this symbol of luxury and sophistication redefined industry standards with its technological innovations and timeless design. We explore the meticulous details of its handcrafted construction, advanced comfort and performance features, and understand why the Mark II continues to captivate collectors and enthusiasts today. Join us on this journey through time and see why the 1956 Lincoln Continental Mark II is a true masterpiece on wheels.
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In 1963 I turned 16 and was able to hire on as a bag boy at our local Austin, Texas "Handy-Andy" grocery store. As I delivered a few bags of groceries out to a customer's car, I noticed that her car was a stunning, glossy black 1956 or 1957 Continental Mark II. As I placed the bags on the floorboards behind the driver's seat, I was super impressed that the door jambs, both the aft end of the door and its matching rear quarter panel jamb were appointed with chrome-plated cover-plates! Even now, some 61 years later, I clearly remember this luxurious detail.
This video is the first one that I have seen, that clearly shows these exquisite chrome-plated door jambs. GREAT video documentary of an incredible car design and execution. JJS
My uncle was head chemist of Radian Corporation, used to visit Austin alot, thank you so much for sharing!!!! When he was getting his doctorate in chemical engineering at UT, he was the first to order a 1967 Corvette Stingray here in Ballinger TX. still has it!
Let's see...it's not a Lincoln, Continental was a separate division in 1956-57. It didn't have four wheel independent suspension, disc brakes, adjustable suspension or wood in the interior. Many of these errors are contradicted later in the piece. "Mark the second", "Mark the two"? "Innovations" like power steering, hydraulic brakes, integrated A/C were not innovations, but were expected in luxury cars of the time. If you're going to use AI to quick up the creation, at least correct some of the obvious mistakes. Nice pictures, though.
Beautiful cars for sure. Would be better videos if the photos were of the same things the AI narrator was discussing. Listening to it talk about the interior while looking at pictures of the exterior makes for a disjointed viewing experience.
I noticed that also, dialog didn't match up with what was being shown!
Lincoln was always the more "sober" alternative to Cadillac style wise.. Still a gorgeous car, though.
1958-60, I dunno ‘bout that.
these cars are tragically beautiful like someone who was struck down in the prime if their youth. when i see these cars i am reminded of jfk, or marilyn monroe, or james dean.
Proper nouns like JFK, Marilyn Monroe and James Dean should always be capitalized.
Instead...think Frank Sinatra, Elizabeth Taylor and Elvis Presley...
Since they are some of the first ones to own this beautiful automobile.
In fact, Elizabeth received hers as a gift, painted a color to compliment her dazzling beauty and eyes.
In 1956, Continental wasn't yet a division of Lincoln. It was part of Ford, but not yet Lincoln.
Get the Facts Straight!
It is my pick for car of all time, Fantastic!
WOW What a vintage classic gorgeous Lincoln Continental Mark 2- I love it. It has a stunning interior too.
The 56-57 was a Continental. Not a Lincoln Continental. Ford was determining if the Continental brand could stand on its own. History shows that result. The 56 & 57 Conti's were remarkable marques. I am so glad that quite a few exist to this day as they still make me crank my neck out of place to see one !
I hate A.I. the information is usually wrong, and A.I.repeats itself several times. It contradicts itself repeatedly.
Every design line is perfect! So much though went into the design of this car!
I can remember working on one of those back in the early '70s as a young Lincoln Mercury technician. I spent days chasing down interior water leaks. I can still remember the smell of old musty leather as if it was yesterday. I did so well on that car that my next job was a late '40s Cosmopolitan. The power windows were hydraulic and had sprung a few leaks.
The winning design proposal that the Continental Mark II is based on was called Modern Formal and rendered in Hololulu Blue, Bill Fords favorite color.
A Collectible Automobile Magazine feature on them stated some buyers expected more innovative features for the price. Performance was enhanced for '57 with the removal of a frame cross member and horsepower was increased to 300.
Perhaps a standard equipment memory seat and power door locks would have helped sales. Memory seats were already offered by Mercury and Lincoln offered power door locks in '57.
Still, its exacting engineering tolerances and understated elegance remains captivating.
The blue color is my favorite!
Elegance taken to its best! Love this car 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Always loved this car!😊
The photography in this video is truly excellent. I'm impressed by the great variety of different vehicles shown in their various colors and interiors. Most run-of-the-mill video documentaries only center on one particular vehicle.
The quality of this video reflects the astounding quality and design of the 1956-1957 Continental Mark II.
Kudos to all involved!
Thanks so much. JJS
The MK II was one of the most impressive cars ever made but at some angles the front wheels look too "pushed in" compared to the widely spaced rear wheels and looks sort of weird to me. Also found it odd that they didn't put an armrest in the front seat whereas the back seat has an armrest - I would imagine most of these MK II's rarely carried passengers in the back seat.
John Reinhart was the principal designer for this vehicle. It was part of a 3 car contest between different teams. John's team won the contest with this beautiful design. Easel Ford was instrumental in getting this vehicle into production
Edsel Ford. Sorry. Misspelled
Edsel Ford was instrumental in getting the original Lincoln Continental to production in 1939. He died tragically of stomach cancer at age 50 in 1943.
I just sold my mark II , it was a great driving car , but drove very heavy ..
My biggest complaint is that the drivers seat does not go back far enough and is very cramped inside, although it’s a large car, still one of one of the most beautiful cars of all time , with some of the finest materials and smoothest operating features still compared to today’s cars. I am looking for another one …
Say “Lincoln Continental” one more time! wtf! It’s a Continental! whew… sorry about that and thank you for commenting on this. I couldn’t take it lol
NICE!!
What a nice looking car👍
If you wanted to upgrade from the stock engine would the FE Medium block in say 445 cid or the 385 series big block in 557 cid be a better choice to maintain the character of the car as a luxury cruiser but go faster?
Where were those "fine woods" in the interior? I saw no woods at all, let alone "fine" ones.
Touting hydraulic drum brakes?? Let's see, my $33, 1937 Chevrolet had hydraulic drum brakes, and if I recall correctly, rear leaf springs. But, these smart alecky comments aside, probably one of the better looking cars ever made.
Does anyone know what the list price for this car was in 1956? Thanks!
It is NOT a Lincoln! The Continental Division was a separate entity. This video is a perfect example as to why so many people are staggeringly misinformed. Please get your facts straight.
Baci the 1960s a neighbor of mine drove one......at 100 years of age!!!
A lot of design features
well in advance of its time
i was born in 56 but have never seen this beautiful car
Horizontal grille bars and wood on the doors and dashboard?! Has the script writer ever SEEN a Continental Mark II?!!!
0:10 The video starts off erroneously suggesting that the 2nd Generation Continental was designed to compete with Cadillac or the Packard Carribean in its day. However, that was never the case at least not in price that's for sure. It was designed instead to compete with customers more interested in expensive luxury imports and specifically targeted to consumers who wanted to buy American instead of foreign. The car though failed miserably in that area or it's likely Ford would have not retired the model in just 2 production years. The profit margin factoring in the cost each year to manufacture (hand build) it was just way too enormous. Even the list price of $10,000 was set way too low to recoup the initial financial losses associated with the design of the concept car to the eventual dealer showroom display. The entire design of the car was intended to give it a European appeal which is the reason for the lack of chrome unlike what was found on most lower priced domestic luxury cars in its day. Lincoln could have kept this version and called it something like the Mark II and still introduced the 3rd generation Continental calling it instead the Town car. However, it didn't. Ford wanted a vehicle heavily promoted to compete at around $6000 and that wasn't happening here. Ford was losing a large share of its domestic luxury market and this vehicle was certainly no loss leader to drum in more customers that's for sure. Don't get me wrong I love the car and wish a similar design had carried over to the 3rd Gen model of the Continental which sadly it didn't. If I had a choice of buying this car or instead buying a new home in 1956 my heart would have said buy the Car but my head would have said Nope buy the House instead. The car I probably would still have or at least I'd like to think so.
Fantastic photography. Narration not so much
This v-clip is just an infomercial
This prompted (forced?) Cadillac to come up with the Cadillac Eldorado Brougham for 1957-58. As a Cadillac devote' I would have a Eldorado Brougham. Mine is 498.
It's another AI channel. CZcams is being bombarded with them.
It would have made a beautiful convertible. Too bad they didn't offer it.
Now days wealthy but greedy buchers are turning them into convertibles...
The Mark II had been intended to be a retractable but it never made it to production. That's why there are no factory made convertibles. When the Continental division folded, the retractable design went to Ford products and was released as the 57 Skyliner.
Lots of inaccuracies and misstatements here. It would do the creator of this video to conduct more than cursory google research before creating videos. Pretty photos, though.
ELVIS Presley 👑 owned one those cars.
Why do you call these Lincoln Continentals. They are not Lincolns. They are CONTINENTALS. Nowhere on this car does it say Lincoln. Continental was a new division for FoMoCo when they built these cars. In 1958 they became Lincoln Continentals. I will admit this is a common mistake but you should really do your homework.
Four wheel disk brakes and adjustable suspension?! What car are you talking about?!
Yes
Wordy, repetitive superlatives, filler. With the fat trimmed, it could have been a much more interesting, 10-12 minute presentation, befitting this wonderful car.
Not a Lincoln for '56 & '57
It is my understanding that these cars were specially built for the Fords the Ford executive family and they drove them and they were light years ahead of the time and if you've ever got the drive one and I have driven one they are unbelievable you got to remember this was back in the fifties this is not current model
ITS NOT A LINCOLN!
I own two Continental Mark II's. They are NOT Lincolns. They were not made by Lincoln, they were never made by Lincoln, and the word Lincoln does not appear ANYWHERE on the car. Ford had Four Divisions in 1956: Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, and Continental. You don't call a Mercury Marquis a Ford Mercury Marquis...and you do not call the 1956 or 56 Continental a Lincoln, because it is NOT.
I would like to praise this video but it is so full of errors it is pathetic. When the AI narration said "Mark the second" I died laughing. Did you even listen to this completely before you released it, or did you simply accept everything that was generated for you and you posted it? What I give you is constructive criticism and you are receiving a lot of good constructive criticism already in the comments. You must be careful when you are trying to do videos on automobiles that are so respected and so well entrenched in history that far too many of us know everything there is about the car. There are some excellent photographs within this presentation but the AI generated narration is full of errors and it contradicts itself over and over. Number one this car is not a Lincoln it is a Continental created by the newly created Continental division of theFord Motor Company. What really frustrated me and I finally had to stop watching was that you first say it has disc brakes and then later it has drum brakes. I honestly would expect more from a fifth graders book report. This kind of bad information, dare I use the term misinformation, is truly a disservice to mankind. You do not mention a thing about the contest that was held for the design of this one of a kind automobile. The one thing going for this video is that the quality of the majority of the pictures is very good. If the narration and the photographs melded together better, drop all the fancy video cuts, it would be a much better presentation and you would have the respect of the people that actually own or greatly admire these phenomenal automobiles.
You misspelled drum brakes. The errors in this report a disservice to mankind. That's ridiculous.
The Photos you show in the 'video' and the accompanying spoken words seldom match. You talk about the engine and show the seats. You talk about the interior and show the wheels. You don't know what the hell you're doing.
The narrator keeps repeating things over and over.
the mofia-mobile . that's the reason noone bought this stupid ass thing .
It's Mafia, not mofia. And it's no one, not noone. Talk about stupid ass........
You misspelled mafia-mobile. Noone bought one because you had to be a rich celebrity like Elvis Presley or Frank Sinatra to afford the $10,000.00 price tag in 1956.