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1956 Continental MKII Beautiful Restoration Excellent Running and Driving Cond
This stunning example is finished in its factory correct color of 01- Black over newly refinished Deep Red Leather interior upholstery and powered by its original 368ci V8 engine and Turbo-Drive automatic! Features on this car are abundant and include power steering, power brakes, tinted power-lift windows, power vent windows, 4-way power seat power antenna; dual zone heating, Travel-Tuner AM radio with dual speakers, electric clock, engine dress-up kit, and fully carpeted trunk. This car was not originally fitted with the only available option, air conditioning, but was later fitted with a period system with rear vents on the package tray. It has been recently serviced and continues to blow cold today. The car rides on newer 235/75R15Coker Classic wide whitewall radial tires! This gorgeous Mark II was previously restored in approximately 2000/2001 that included a bare metal repaint while in Clearwater, FL while in the care of Lincoln Land, Inc. The fully reupholstered interior is remarkable with the leather being sourced from the original Scottish leather firm Bridge of Weir. Lincoln Land also rebuilt the treadle vac system along with new vacuum hoses, installed new front & rear brake shoes & brake cylinders, front brake hoses, new power steering hoses, complete ignition tune-up, and an engine oil change. The odometer reading at that time was 68,363 miles.
The car spent time in a collection in TN, being meticulously maintained and always garaged. Under that ownership, the transmission received a complete overhaul in July 2003 at 71,046 miles by AAMCO Transmissions with new torque converter.
the car then passed to a Texas Collector who kept the car from 2004-2017, during which the car received newer whitewall radial tires, shocks at all four corners, and rebuilt fuel pump. The A/C system was completely gone through as well. The car was in a collection in Missouri before being acquired by our California Client
All power features continue to work including seat & window operation. The vacuum powered radio antenna is presently inoperable, although the original AM radio was rebuilt by Antique Auto Radio with modern internal FM frequency and works wonderfully. Included is a spare tire with cover, jack equipment, owners manual, care instruction booklet, printed online articles regarding Mark II specs, and vintage advertisement posters. Mechanically, the car runs down the road beautifully, smooth and powerful!