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- Full Size Model of 1960-1961 Lincoln Continental, Design Work during 1957-1959 -
- 1957-1959
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Full Size Model of 1960-1961 Lincoln Continental, Design Work during 1957-1959
- Clay Model of 1958 Lincoln Continental, 1955-1957 - When the Continental Mark II -- built by a separate Continental Division -- was canceled after 1957, the "Continental" name was applied to Lincoln's top-of-the-line model for 1958. The all-new Lincoln Continental Mark III featured unit-body construction, distinctive slanted headlights, and a substantial overall length of 229 inches. Though the 1958 Lincolns received positive reviews in the press, customers were less impressed.
- 1955-1957
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Clay Model of 1958 Lincoln Continental, 1955-1957
When the Continental Mark II -- built by a separate Continental Division -- was canceled after 1957, the "Continental" name was applied to Lincoln's top-of-the-line model for 1958. The all-new Lincoln Continental Mark III featured unit-body construction, distinctive slanted headlights, and a substantial overall length of 229 inches. Though the 1958 Lincolns received positive reviews in the press, customers were less impressed.
- Clay Model of 1961 Lincoln Continental, Design Work circa 1959 - The 1961 Lincoln Continental, with its clean lines and restrained use of chrome, contrasted dramatically with the flashy luxury cars of earlier years. Designer Elwood Engel produced an elegant shape that, with minor annual changes, endured through the 1969 model year.
- circa 1959
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Clay Model of 1961 Lincoln Continental, Design Work circa 1959
The 1961 Lincoln Continental, with its clean lines and restrained use of chrome, contrasted dramatically with the flashy luxury cars of earlier years. Designer Elwood Engel produced an elegant shape that, with minor annual changes, endured through the 1969 model year.
- Design Renderings of 1958 Lincoln Continental, 1955 - When the Continental Mark II -- built by a separate Continental Division -- was canceled after 1957, the "Continental" name was applied to Lincoln's top-of-the-line model for 1958. The all-new Lincoln Continental Mark III featured unit-body construction, distinctive slanted headlights, and a substantial overall length of 229 inches. Though the 1958 Lincolns received positive reviews in the press, customers were less impressed.
- 1955
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Design Renderings of 1958 Lincoln Continental, 1955
When the Continental Mark II -- built by a separate Continental Division -- was canceled after 1957, the "Continental" name was applied to Lincoln's top-of-the-line model for 1958. The all-new Lincoln Continental Mark III featured unit-body construction, distinctive slanted headlights, and a substantial overall length of 229 inches. Though the 1958 Lincolns received positive reviews in the press, customers were less impressed.
- Studebaker Lark, Ford Thunderbird, and Lincoln Continental, circa 1960 - Both the Ford Thunderbird and Lincoln Continental were completely redesigned for the 1961 model year. Thunderbirds were longer, wider and lower than in the previous year, with an angular front-end treatment. Continentals had clean lines and little chrome compared with 1960 models. In fact, the 1961 Continental had its origins in a rejected design proposal for the 1961 Thunderbird.
- circa 1960
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Studebaker Lark, Ford Thunderbird, and Lincoln Continental, circa 1960
Both the Ford Thunderbird and Lincoln Continental were completely redesigned for the 1961 model year. Thunderbirds were longer, wider and lower than in the previous year, with an angular front-end treatment. Continentals had clean lines and little chrome compared with 1960 models. In fact, the 1961 Continental had its origins in a rejected design proposal for the 1961 Thunderbird.