1956 Lincoln Premiere

1956 Lincoln Continental Mark II  

The new 1956 Lincoln Premiere won an award from the Industrial Designers Institute for excellence in automotive design. Like all Ford Motor Company cars in 1956, the Premiere had a lot of new safety features including improved door latches, deep-dish steering wheel, heavily padded seatbacks and door panels. Power windows and four-way power seats were standard on the Premiere, which was the top-of-the-line car for Lincoln in 1956.

1956 Lincoln Continental Mark II
Final Bid: $ 69,300.00

This car was the 6th car to be completed at the factory on January 23, 1956 and was sent to the Harris Miller Lincoln-Mercury Inc. dealership in Bronx, NY on January 25, 1956. The car was painted in Cobalt Blue Iridescent (paint code 02), it was one of 124 total production cars painted this color. The interior trim code -1A1A- consisted of all Leather: Sea Biscuit - light blue. There were only 31 cars produced with this interior/exterior combination. This car is also equipped with power windows, power seats and power antenna. It also came with a Town/Country radio. Restoration began in 1987. In 2002 the restoration was completed and the car had accumulated an additional 193 miles. As the car sits today the mileage is 64,630 miles. This Lincoln has won many national awards since its restoration. At LCOC, in September 1999, the car won Primary First 98/100 points & Ford Trophy, Best in Class. Also in May 2000 the car placed Senior First with 96/100 points & William Clay Ford Trophy, Best Senior Car (the judging at this level is much tougher). The car was awarded Senior and AACA in 1999 and Grand National in 2000. The Lincoln was invited to many known additional shows including, the Philadelphia International Auto Show in 2000 the Concours D'Elegance of the Eastern United State in 1999 & 2000 and also the Radnor Hunt Concours D'Elegance in 2001. This was a frame off restoration with the car being totally disassembled and all parts replaced with new, rebuilt or refurbished.

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1956 Lincoln Continental Mark II
AUCTION RESULTS: Car was Sold at a price of $35,200

RM Auctions
Automobiles of Amelia Island
March 14, 2009
Website: www.rmauctions.com
Sold at a price of $35,200
Lot #307

1956 Lincoln Continental Mark II Additional Pictures

1956 Lincoln Continental Mark II

Continental Mark II, 1956-57 The 1956 Lincoln Continental Mark II was unique in its innovative design. Structurally, the Lincoln Continental Mark II chassis combined ladder-type and Y-shape cross-bracing, which made it 30 percent stronger and much more rigid than Lincoln's 1952-1955 X-member frame. Because the "cowbelly" design meant a relatively higher transmission hump, a special three-joint driveshaft was developed to minimize intrusion. The low-profile chassis also dictated some suspension differences compared to the 1956 Lincoln, but geometry was the same: coil springs and control arms in front, longitudinal leaf springs at the rear. Exclusive to the Mark II were special temperature-sensitive shock absorbers, for a smoother ride. Each finished chassis was dynamometer tested and tuned before its body was added. Wheel alignment was held to super-fine tolerances, and wheels, tires, and the power-assisted drum brakes were all carefully balanced. Attention to detail quality was evident in every phase of Lincoln Continental Mark II assembly. Consider the care involved with just the painting. First, the supporting structure and all body panels were fitted on a simulated chassis, then removed. After the body was surface-sealed, a primer coat was applied, water-sanded by hand, then baked. Next came a surfacer coat with another hand sanding and baking, followed by two lacquer color coats that were oil-sanded by hand, then baked. Finally, two more lacquer coats were applied and baked, followed by a thorough hand-buffing and polishing. Similar care was lavished in places where most customers would never think to look. Chrome plating exceeded SAE specification by a factor of three. Nuts and bolts were near-aircraft quality, and some were chromed. Door end panels and door jambs were plated in hard chrome and screwed into place, and chrome was used even on stainless-steel trim. The Mark II was chromed where it counted, not necessarily where it showed. This obsession with perfection partly explains why the Mark II was offered in just a single body style, a hardtop coupe, and with only one driveline. Buyers had a wide choice of exterior colors, but there were no pinks, aquamarines, or other shocking 1950's favorites. There were no two-tones, either, and they would have been out of place anyway. From any angle, the Mark II was exceptionally elegant for this flamboyant era: clean, dignified without being stuffy and, most important, thoroughly evocative of its 1940-1941 ancestor. Though its long-hood/short-deck proportions weren't as pronounced, it did have the same sort of close-coupled appearance. And it maintained tradition with a trunk-lid styled to resemble the familiar "continental" spare tire. Source: Internet

1956 Lincoln Custom Pioneere

Providing inspiration of the 1956 Premier, William M. Schmidt, Manager of Lincoln styling department, designed the 1955 Lincoln Futura concept car basing his design on the Manta Ray and the Mako Shark, debuting January 8th of 1955 at the Chicago Auto Show at an estimated design cost of $250,000. The Futura is equally famous for its feature in the movie 'It Started With A Kiss' starring Debbie Reynolds and Glenn Ford and became the 'Batmobile' used in the famous 1960's TV show. Styled in the tradition of famous 1950's how cars is this custom built station wagon created in the likeness of the Hess & Eisenhart's station wagons produced for Cadillac in the 1950's. It features a 14-inch chassis stretch and a 52-inch roof stretch. Source: Internet