Lincoln Continental

Lincoln Continental was a model name for a series of automobiles produced by the Lincoln division of Ford Motor Company from 1939 to 1948 and again from 1956 to 2002. Despite often sharing underpinnings with less-expensive Fords in more recent years, the Lincoln Continental had usually been a distinctively platformed and styled, highly equipped luxury car in the course of its long history.

The flagship Lincoln model during most of its run, the Continental name conveyed special cachet in the product line. During the 1980s, the Continental was downsized from a full-size to a mid-size Ford Taurus platform; this introduced the Continental to a wider range of competition from Europe and Japan. After the Continental was discontinued in 2002, it was largely replaced by the Lincoln LS and eventually the Lincoln MKS.

Read more about Lincoln Continental:  First Generation (1939–1948), Second Generation (1956–1957), Third Generation (1958–1960), Fourth Generation (1961–1969), Fifth Generation (1970–1979), Sixth Generation (1980), Seventh Generation (1982–1987), Eighth Generation (1988–1994), Ninth Generation (1995–2002), Discontinuation, Replacements

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