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ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2304x1728, 908 KB) 1970 Lincoln Continental Mark III at the Fabulous Fords Forever show at Knotts Berry Farm, Buena Park, California on April 17, 2005. ...
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// Description The Lincoln Mark was Lincolns 2-door personal luxury coupe from 1956 to 1998. ...
The Lincoln Continental Mark III was a personal luxury car produced by Lincoln and sold in North America in the 1969 through 1971 model years, although it actually became available in early 1968. Ford Thunderbird A personal luxury car is a highly styled, luxurious automobile intended for the comfort and satisfaction of its owner/driver, sacrificing passenger space, cargo capacity, and other practical concerns for the sake of style. ...
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Introduction
Confusingly, there have actually been two cars named the Continental Mark III - the first, and largely forgotten, was launched in 1958 by the short-lived Continental division of Ford, and was somewhat of a sales disaster (not helped by the recession of that year). 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The second car to bear that name (as a Lincoln, however) was launched in April 1968 as an early 1969 model, a mid-year introduction rather than the traditional fall introduction that new models are normally unveiled. Though the Mark III was officially considered a 1969 model by Ford Motor Company, it was really a 1968 1/2 model due to its early production falling within the last few months of the 1968 model year. When the assembly lines changed over to 1969 model production for all Ford, Mercury and Lincoln car lines in September with formal introductions later that month, the Mark III entered its first full model year virtually seamless with no changes. Mid-year introduction is commonplace in the auto industry when the model is a new vehicle that doesn't replace an existing one, to gain it extra attention and sales figures as Ford did four years earlier with the highly successful Mustang in April 1964, which was officially considered an early 1965 model by Ford, but was really a 1964 1/2 because of some features unique that first half-year's models that were changed when the '65 model year arrived. Lincoln Limousine used by President Calvin Coolidge, c. ...
1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...
1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...
1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...
1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...
1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...
Details Intended to compete with Cadillac's new front wheel drive Eldorado, which was launched as a 1967 model, the Mark III slotted in at the top end of the personal luxury car market alongside its Cadillac competitor, priced higher and better-appointed than such cars as the Ford Thunderbird, Buick Riviera and Oldsmobile Toronado. The Mark III shared another feature with the Eldorado; both were based on the underpinnings of another car in the same parent company's range. In the Eldorado's case it was the Toronado; Lincoln, similarly, took the underpinnings of the 1968 Ford Thunderbird, built alongside Lincolns at Ford's Wixom, Michigan plant. The side-rail frame was identical to the Thunderbird's, and the engine was like the Thunderbird's Ford 429 but stroked to 460 in³ (7.54 L). All the mechanicals under the hood were identical, but the Mark III bore more massive, taller and heavier by almost 300 pounds (136 kg) bodywork, requiring the larger engine. Front wheel drive is the most common form of engine/transmission layout used in modern passenger cars, where the engine drives the front wheels. ...
The Eldorado model was part of the Cadillac line from 1953 to 2003. ...
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Styling-wise, the car definitely looked like a Lincoln; squarer and more upright-looking than the sleek Thunderbird, with a typical Lincoln grille, very Rolls-Royce-esque, smooth doors to cover the headlights, and the typical Continental fake spare-tire bulge on the rear deck. The rear quarters had the typical late 1960s-early 1970s coke-bottle upward bulge, but otherwise, the looks were rectangular. The Lincoln participated in the 1977 film "The Car" which scored high admirations and influenced the later production of the film "CHRISTINE". The Rolls Royce logo Rolls-Royce is a set of several companies, all deriving from the British automobile and aero-engine manufacturing company founded by Henry Royce and C.S. Rolls in 1906. ...
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Equipment As befitted a luxury car, and in order to justify the $1,500 price jump from the equivalent Thunderbird (a substantial amount of money then, given that the Thunderbird cost only $5,000), the Mark III was sumptuously equipped. Everything was power, of course; steering, brakes, windows, headlamps, and both front seats. The instrument panel and trim panels on the doors featured wood applique, either oak or rosewood, depending on the interior color chosen. After a few months, a Cartier-branded clock took pride of place among the instruments. The upholstery was expertly done, either the standard vinyl with cloth inserts, or the optional leather.
A vinyl roof in cavalry twill pattern was technically an option, but they were so popular that a plain-roofed car is the rarity. Other options included the aforementioned leather interior, air conditioning, further power adjustments for the front seats, a variety of radios and 8-track tape players, tinted glass, power locks and all the rest. An limited slip differential could be ordered, as could anti-lock brakes. Cruise control was also an option. Finally, an automatic headlamp dimmer that dimmed the headlights for oncoming cars without driver intervention was available. Vinyl roof refers to a vinyl covering for an automobiles top. ...
1968 1/2 and 1969 Despite some bad reviews by the automotive press, the public took to the car with some 7,000 built during the remainder of the 1968 model year, and another 23,858 cars for the entire 1969 model year, a respectable showing; Lincoln had always trailed Cadillac in production numbers, but the Mark III was almost up to the Eldorado. This was the start of a long, successful run for the Lincoln Continental Mark Series.
1970 Little was changed for 1970 as Lincoln saw no need to break a clearly winning formula following tremendous sales in 1968 and 1969. 21,432 were sold; somewhat down than the previous year. The vinyl roof was made standard, since at the time, nobody seemed to want to order a luxury car without it; and the windshield wipers were made recessed and new wheel covers were added. Michelin radial tires became standard equipment, and a locking steering column/ignition switch was introduced per federal mandate with the horn ring used in '68 and '69 deleted entirely from the steering wheel. The interior trim was upgraded to include real wood.
Motor Trend’s 1970 head-to-head review of the Eldorado vs. the Mark III gave the nod, barely, to the Mark III, which must have pleased Ford executives hugely. They'd produced a winner. That would be the first of Motor Trend's "King of the Hill" series published each summer (usually in the July issue) in which the Mark was compared to the Eldorado. Motor Trend is one of the oldest automotive magazines still publishing. ...
1971 1971 saw the Golden Anniversary for the Lincoln marque, and the third and final year of Mark III production. Sales were better than ever, at 27,091, very good for a car that was not a new face in town. Production was almost equal to the Eldorado's this year, a harbinger of the way things would be going for Lincoln and Cadillac in this new decade.
Little changed, again; tinted glass became standard, as did automatic climate-controlled air conditioning and SureTrak anti-lock brakes. An anti-lock braking system (commonly known as ABS, from the German name Antiblockiersystem given to it by its inventors at Bosch) is a system on motor vehicles which prevents the wheels from locking while braking. ...
In its second annual King of the Hill contest in which the Mark III was squared off against the Eldorado, Motor Trend (July, 1971) again gave the Continental Mark III the nod as the winner over its Cadillac counterpart by a wider margin than in 1970 despite the fact the Lincoln was basically a warmed over 1968 model while the Cadillac was all-new from the ground up. M/T noted that the Mark III's leather interior was far more luxurious and better detailed than the test Eldorado's nylon cloth and the Continental's real wood dash trim was far more attractive than the Cadillac's simulated trim.
1972 would see a new, even larger car, the Mark IV, replace the Mark III, and Lincoln's star in the ascendant. The Lincoln Continental Mark IV automobile, sold between 1972 and 1976 inclusive, was the replacement for the Mark III. It was longer and wider than the Mark it replaced, but weighed 221 pounds (100 kg) less. ...
Today As of 2005, a Mark III usually sells for practically the same money as they cost new, about $7,000 USD for an example in quite good condition, a little more if perfect, a little less if it needs work; sometimes bargains can be found. Luxury cars from this period are not highly valued, and a Mark III in good condition is quite cheap. Mark IIIs are not that common, but the good news is that unlike more performance-oriented automobiles, a surviving Lincoln is likely to have been treated well. Little trouble is likely with the mechanicals; the Ford 460 was used until the late 1970s, and parts availability is not a problem. The plethora of electrical and vacuum accessories may prove a little trickier to repair. 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Lincoln Mark Series Lincoln Mark Series // Description The Lincoln Mark was Lincolns 2-door personal luxury coupe from 1956 to 1998. ...
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