1956 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL MARK II - MERLE NORMAN CAR1956 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL MARK II ID# C5691327 THIS CAR WAS DELIVERED TO MRS. MERLE NORMAN, FOUNDER OF MERLE NORMAN COSMETICS, ON THE 21ST OF OCTOBER 1955,THE DATE OF THE MODEL'S U.S. INTRODUCTION, AND SHE RETAINED THE AUTOMOBILE ON HER ESTATE IN ARIZONA UNTIL HER PASSING IN 1972. AFTER A METICULOUS GROUND-UP RESTORATION, IT IS NOW THE VERY FINEST CONTINENTAL MARK II IN EXISTENCE. A WINNER OF NUMEROUS MAJOR NATIONAL AWARDS. IN 1995 IT WON THE BEST OF THE 1950'S DECADE AWARD AT THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY LINCOLN SHOW IN DEARBORN, AND IN JULY 1996 WAS AWARDED SENIOR 1ST PLACE GRAND NATIONAL AT THE ANNUAL A.A.C.A. GRAND NATIONAL MEET, THE HIGHEST AWARD GIVEN.
