Could a 1956 Lincoln sell for over $100,000?
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The short answer is yup... Take a look at a 1956 Lincoln... A 1956 Lincoln Continental Mark II.
While this Lincoln may not be a penny, the timeless design of this rare and under-appreciated car represents the finest in Mid Century autos. I took a moment to look further into this car. The total production between 1956 and 1957 is under 3400. And the people that ordered one at the time is an endorsement that this was no ordinary car... The list includes in no order... President Eisenhower; Heddy Lamarr; Elizabeth Taylor; David Rockefeller; Elvis; Cecil B. DeMille; Nelson Rockeller and yes... Believe it or not Barry Goldwater. Seems that even those that became bitter rivals could agree on a car.
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Lincolns have sold for more than that without a sticker.
But It's harder to get moon money if it can't pass inspection
Car has great lines.
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Funny, I like this post, made my day, thanks !!!
My grandad had an old V12 Lincoln. He said it would pass anything but a gas station.
Yeah but one is RD and one is BN.
Art is in the eye of the beholder - not my favorite car but, who cares?
You got me.
Lincoln built world class cars in those days with a lot of hand made detail, if you were willing to pay for it. Frank Sinatra had one, and he had a custom built Caddy too. Back in the mid '50s it cost him $5 to $6 grand. The normal production models cost $4 grand or so.
I thought this post would create some interest and possibly get people to look and appreciate design that was simply outstanding for the time but was either overshadowed by other competing designs. In this instance, it is a car that is a real treasure that was possibly, over time, was overlooked based on the popularity of the 1955-57 T-Bird. I love the look of this car. And in some ways...as strange as this may sound...great design and the overall look can miss the ability to connect with the public and even collectors. Keeping this coin related, take a moment to think of some of the great patterns that were not adopted or some of the commems that speak volumes as to creativity and craftsmanship. And there are world coins that are simply off the scale in terms of setting the trend for greatness that are overlooked simularly to the car that is the subject of my post. There are great things in all forms waiting to be re-discovered for design and artist merit. Our mission is to find and appreciate them.
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Ah the start of the land yacht era. Try parking one of those in your garage! That thing wouldn't fit in my garage I know. I remember my grandmother's land yacht hanging out of her "carport" because no garage built back then could hold one!
Is the trunk big enough to hold a complete set of slabbed Lincolns?
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And your favorite set of golf clubs... MacGregor Tourney... Persimmon woods of course
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The Mark II was the choice for me.
The big trunk is something I miss. I remember driving my aunt's 1965 Chrysler that had a trunk that almost like an enclosed pick-up body. For my current cars, I traded a Cadillac DTS for a Caddy CT6. The technology features on the CT6 are amazing, but decreased truck space makes it harder on vacation. The car is very numble and and firm with its all wheel drive, but sometimes I do miss the space.
I had a 74 4 door town car that was right there with one of the largest cars ever built! It was longer than the 73 LTD Wagon my parents had when I was growing up! That sucker weighed in on the scales at a little over 6000 pounds! I took it on trade from a guy...remember the old commercial with the record player playing in the back and it didn't skip a beat! Talk about a cruiser and the best car I ever owned for parking! Just took a bit to feed it with that 460 sitting under the hood! Wasn't really that fast but would smoke the tires trying to push that 3 tons if ya punched it from a start!
I liked the Mark III's here!
Well a 1955 Lincoln Futura sold for $ 4,620,000.00 a while back.........but it does have a History
Steve
What about a 1935 Lincoln?
Elvis who?
My best friends neighbor bought a 56 mark II in 1971 for 5 grand, and his dad thought he was crazy, It was well kept up and clean, but at that time here in Southern California you could get a 56 Cadillac coupe de ville for 300 to 500 bucks even cheaper in 1971, Years later when I lived in Santa Barbara and I was getting close to driving age I saw an add for a 41 Lincoln Continental for 5 grand, I had built several models of the 41.......and I remember I wished I had 5 grand
Steve
what about a 55 mercedes benz gull wing?
@KindaNewish So what if you don't like the Mark III I do. Should I troll you and start disagreeing with you???