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Lincoln Mark series

Lincoln Mark
1969 Lincoln Continental Mark III.JPG
Overview
Manufacturer Continental (1956–1960)
Lincoln (Ford) (1969–1998)
Production 1956–1957
1969–1998
Body and chassis
Class Full-size personal luxury car
Body style 2-door coupe
4-door sedan (1980–1983)
Layout FR layout
Chronology
Predecessor Lincoln Continental (1940–1948)
Successor Lincoln LS
Mark II
Continental Mark II.jpg
Overview
Production 1956–1957
Body and chassis
Body style 2-door coupe
Powertrain
Engine 368 cu in (6.0 L) V8
Mark III, IV and V (1958–1960)
Lincoln Continental Wasen.jpg
Overview
Model years 1958–1960
Assembly Wixom, Michigan, United States
Designer John Najjar
Body and chassis
Body style 2-door hardtop
2-door convertible
4-door sedan
4-door Landau hardtop
4-door Town Car sedan
4-door Limousine
Layout FR layout
Related Lincoln Premiere
Lincoln Capri
Powertrain
Engine 430 cu in (7.0 L) MEL V8
Transmission 3-speed Turbo-Drive automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase 131.0 in (3,327 mm)
Length 1958: 229.0 in (5,817 mm)
1959: 227.1 in (5,768 mm)
1960: 227.2 in (5,771 mm)
Width 1958–59: 80.1 in (2,035 mm)
1960: 80.3 in (2,040 mm)
Height 1958: 56.5 in (1,435 mm)
1959–60: 56.7 in (1,440 mm)
Curb weight 5,000–5,700 lb (2,300–2,600 kg)
Mark III (1969–1971)
1970 Lincoln Continental Mark III.jpg
1970 Lincoln Continental Mark III
Overview
Production 1969–1971
Body and chassis
Body style 2-door coupe
Powertrain
Engine 460 cu in (7.5 L) V8
Mark IV (1972–1976)
1975 Lincoln Continental Mk IV Coupe.jpg
1975 Lincoln Continental Mark IV
Overview
Production 1972–1976
Body and chassis
Body style 2-door coupe
Powertrain
Engine 460 cu in (7.5 L) V8
Mark V (1977–1979)
1979 Continental Mark V Cartier Designer Edition.jpg
1979 Lincoln Continental Mark V Cartier Edition
Overview
Production 1977–1979
Body and chassis
Body style 2-door coupe
Powertrain
Engine 460 cu in (7.5 L) V8 (1977–78 Optional in both years in 49 states)
400 cu in (6.6 L) V8 (1977–79 Standard in all 3 years in 50 states)
Mark VI
1980 Bill Blass Mark VI (2).jpg
1980 Lincoln Continental Mark VI Bill Blass Edition
Overview
Production 1980–1983
Body and chassis
Body style 2-door coupe
4-door sedan
Powertrain
Engine 4.9 L (302 cu in) 5.0L Windsor V8
5.8 L (351 cu in) Windsor V8
Transmission 4-speed AOD automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase 2-door: 114.3 in (2,903 mm)
Length 216.0 in (5,486 mm)
Width 78.2 in (1,986 mm)
Height 55.4 in (1,407 mm)
Mark VII
Lincoln-Continental-Mark-VII.jpg
Overview
Production 1984–1992
Body and chassis
Body style 2-door coupe
Platform Ford Fox platform
Powertrain
Engine 302 cu in (4.9 L) Windsor V8
149 cu in (2.4 L) BMW M21 I6
Mark VIII
1996 Lincoln Mark VIII.jpg
Overview
Production 1993–1998
Body and chassis
Body style 2-door coupe
Platform Ford FN10 platform
Related Ford Thunderbird
Mercury Cougar
Powertrain
Engine DOHC 4.6 L V8, 280 hp
DOHC 4.6 L V8, 290 hp

The (Lincoln) Continental Mark series is a series of personal luxury cars that were marketed by the Lincoln division of Ford Motor Company under various nameplates, including the short-lived Continental Division. The Mark Series was marketed from 1956 to 1960 and from 1968 to 1998, always serving as the flagship of Ford Motor Company in North America.

Initially existing as the product line of the Continental Division, the Mark became part of Lincoln in 1958; from that point, while marketed and sold by Lincoln, the line remained badged as a Continental for many years. To fully eliminate any confusion, the Mark series adopted the Lincoln badge in 1986.

While sharing underpinnings with other Ford Motor Company vehicles, Mark-series cars were distinguished by their own interior and exterior trim along with separate exterior panels. With the exception of the 1958-1960 Continental Mark III-V and the 1980-1983 Continental Mark VI, the Marks were all sold in the form of the original 1939-1948 Continental, as a two-door personal luxury coupe.

While discontinued in 1998, Lincoln adopted the legacy of the later Mark series personal cars in its current naming nomenclature. Since 2007, nearly all of its vehicles have adopted an "MK" prefix.

Before there were series of "Continental Mark", "Lincoln Continental Mark", "Lincoln Mark", or "Lincoln MK" models, there were various models built by the Ford organization employing the name "Continental". These began in the 1930s with a one-off car, a custom personal car that ended up serving the function of a concept car, which Edsel Ford directed his designers to create. It began with the existing design of the Lincoln-Zephyr and was modified extensively. It was called the "Continental" because it was meant to capture an essence of Continental European luxury. This first car led to a production model, the first of the "Lincoln Continental" series, which was built from 1939 to 1948.

In 1955, Ford Motor Company chose to introduce a new personal luxury car as a successor to the pre-war Lincoln Continental. As it was to be one of the most exclusive and expensive automobiles in the world, Ford chose to create a stand-alone division above Lincoln. The new Continental Mark II of the Continental Division adopted a naming convention of "mark number", also meaning "version number" or "model number"; while used in the European automotive industry, this was also used to identify versions of artillery, tanks, naval vessels, and aircraft, as demonstrated with the Jaguar Mark 1. The name was thus equivalent in original meaning to simply "Continental, version 2" or "Continental, model B", although the name "Mark" later took on a brand-like feel of its own in the minds of many customers, which later branding efforts then expanded upon.


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