1956 Continental Mark II for sale at Volo Auto Museum (V20378)

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One of the most expensive cars in the world in 1956! Cost new $10,000, top of the line Eldorado convertible only cost $6,500. Built for only 2 years, 1956 and 1957. Remarkably Ford lost money on each car sold largely due to each car being hand assembled. This is from the Claude O estate collection. He had a full-time mechanic maintaining his cars because he wanted to be able to drive any car at any time. 65,170 miles. Very solid, repainted only 1 time. The interior was just professionally restored. It seems to function very well too.
EXTERIOR: It's sheer size and clean lines are impressive. I believe it is a clean, rust free body. The long panels are all straight as an arrow. The panels all fit really nice. The exterior only was repainted one time. The jambs have chrome trim like a Rolls Royce. It's an older paint job that is smooth and shiny. There are some chips, a can of touch up paint is included. The chrome is all original. It's straight and shiny but gently worn, minimal pitting. The hubcaps are hand assembled and these are in excellent shape. American Classic fat white walls look great on this car. Very good original glass.
INTERIOR: You can smell the leather from 5 feet away! A small fortune was just spent on a professional new interior. Being a low mile car all the trim, knobs, gauges, chrome trim is excellent. All new glove soft leather on everything- seats, door panels, dash pad and visors. The seats have firm cushions and piping like a Rolls. New cut carpet with bound edges. Cloth headliner looks new. It has working power seat, windows and even power vent windows. Interior lights work, clock works. The only flaw I noticed is 1 crack in the steering wheel.
ENGINE COMPARTMENT: Very clean and proper. 368-285 hp motor runs smooth. Original aluminum valve covers, complete air cleaner assembly. It features power steering and brakes. Unique exhaust exits through the inner fenders. Working under hood lights.
TRUNK COMPARTMENT: The trunk compartment reminds me of a Rolls Royce. It is completely lined in carpet with bound edges. It has the spare tire and jack assembly in its original bag. The trunk light works. There is some extra trim included.
UNDERSIDE: Very dry, clean metal. Floors look like they are rust free original. The frame and suspension are smooth metal. It looks like lots been maintained as needed. The dual exhaust runs along the rockers, new tailpipes and mufflers. Shocks, sway bar bushings and brake hoses look recent. Bottom of the motor is clean, not greasy. The 3-speed automatic is clean.
This appears to be a very nice, honest car. Clean, straight body. Everything fits right inside and out. It is very functional from the clock to the reverse lights! The interior is amazing. One of the most expensive cars on the planet in 1956 can be yours for only 50 grand! I feel I underpriced this one.
I, Jay Grams, take pride in personally writing the descriptions for virtually every car for about the last 30 years now. A significant amount of effort goes into fact checking. What I am offering is my professional impression of the vehicle. Our salesmen are happy to assist with descriptions and making sure your questions are answered. One great suggestion is letting us do a walk around video that explains the car's condition in detail. **These cars are displayed in a museum. If interested in a particular car make an appointment with a salesman to see that car. Without an appointment there is an admission fee to enter the showroom. If you buy a car, your admission will be refunded and you will be given a 1 year membership.
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[@horaciomora75]

Desde 🇦🇷 Argentina veo los hermosos clásicos de Volo. Este 1956 Continental Mark II is great. Nice and luxury car

[@sanfranciscobay]

My Grandfather, owned a 1954 Chrysler Imperial 2 Door with a Hemi Engine, similar to this Car in shape and design. It was a big heavy Car. He called it "the Machine." He was an Immigrant from Italy who worked his entire life in San Francisco as a Tailor making Custom Suits for Men. He lived to age 100.

[@unclerudy9797]

Did some repair work on one of these a few years back. It had belonged to Jack Warner of Warner Bros. Longest hood I have ever looked down while driving. Incredible ride...

[@VoloMuseumAutoSales]

Very impressive! 😮

[@socksumi]

A real beauty and reasonably priced for such a classic given it's overall good condition.

[@bromfed]

Elvis had one! What a great car!

[@sheldonrobertson5803]

Here a chip, there a chip, everywhere a chip chip, just fooling around with Mr Grams, the quality in this absolutely stunning Continental has a definite WOW factor, every car from the Claude O. estate has been the bee’s knee’s. Jay has been rolling them out like there’s no tomorrow keep ‘em coming Bossman!!!

[@penguin6204]

wow! amazing automobile…

[@scatpackbob3707]

Simply a beautiful Continental Mark II

[@tombankwel4822]

A real statesman car from the batcave 🦇 inside like a livingroom or a cockpit a big airplane, superb car 🤟 😊 thanks Jay grams president of volo auto museum from tom your friend always 🤩 🤩

[@butchp1384]

I had the honor of maintaining one of these for a friend of mine. Very fine piece of craftsmanship.

[@VoloMuseumAutoSales]

Dang, for how long? Same color?

[@butchp1384]

@@VoloMuseumAutoSales I think he had that one for about 2 years. He loved to buy classic "drivers" and fix/restore/detail them, and sell them to people who promised to keep them original. I worked on probably 200+ cars for him over the years. Yes, same color, and had A/C - I didn't notice if yours had A/C or not, I couldn't see it.

[@butchp1384]

I actually have a couple photos of it sitting in his garage that I can email to your web site.

[@sanfranciscobay]

From Wikipedia: "the Mark II was the most expensive domestic-produced automobile sold in the United States at the time. The only extra cost option offered for the Mark II was a $595 ($6,000 today) air conditioner. Despite its high price, Ford Motor Company estimated it lost nearly $1,000 ($10,100 today) for every unit produced. In place of style or outright performance, to justify its exclusive price, Ford Motor Company sought to market the Continental model line as the highest-quality American automobile; in line with the coachbuilt cars of the 1930s, the Mark II was largely hand-built. While sharing its design with the standard Lincoln model line, each Continental Mark II engine was effectively factory-blueprinted; after selection from the Lincoln assembly line, the engine was disassembled and reassembled after numerous quality-control and performance inspections. Each of the four wheel covers was hand-assembled with individually fastened vanes; each letter of "Continental" was individually bolted onto the trunklid. As American leather was sprayed vs vat dyed, Bridge of Weir leather (imported from Scotland) was used throughout the interior; as Continental felt the results were better-wearing, the leather used the Vat dye process and was dyed in the United States. While metallic-style exterior paints had become popular on 1950s American luxury cars, durability concerns forced Continental to adapt lacquer-based paint colors (the first Ford Motor Company vehicle to do so). During the development of the Continental division by Ford Special Products, Ford Motor Company sought to develop the most stringent quality control programs ever seen in the American automotive industry, coming up with seven major initiatives for Continental. The quality control program included all employees at the assembly facility, from assembly workers to upper management. In one instance, a transporter truck of Mark IIs was returned to the factory as a gate security guard noticed a paint defect on one vehicle. Today, approximately half of the original circa 3,000 cars still exist in various states of repair; an active Mark II Forum exists. Prices range between $25,000 for a running example in poor repair to $240,000 in concours condition.

[@TheDRUM2112]

Yeah these Continentals are really cool cars! Not digging the baby blue though, I've seen black ones and it really classes them up! And you did call the valve covers Lincoln... Oopsie really stuck on that Lincoln. Lol

[@VoloMuseumAutoSales]

I should of put up a Lincoln counter for every time he said it wrong. 😆

[@TheDRUM2112]

@@VoloMuseumAutoSales All good, I actually was amused by it.... change it up a bit, funny!

[@franklatham9403]

This rare beauty for this price is a steal

[@JOHNSAG1]

There was a reason for the price - it needs a lot of additional expensive work to put it in show condition.

[@HypocriticYT]

Wonderful!!

[@davidkastin4240]

Very luxurious and rare Continental. I've only seen 2 in the past 60 yrs lol. Unfortunately there's no A/C 😣

[@mrknotthall]

You can always add it.

[@JOHNSAG1]

Cars in those days did not have A/C. Usually not available as an option and if it was it was extremely expensive and not very good. A/C was not really big until the 60's

[@steves186]

​@@JOHNSAG1It was the only option on the Continental. This one just doesn't have it.

[@srm8866]

Super!!!

[@bertberlich943]

A nice car.

[@willizabeth]

Didn’t the ‘56 have air intakes behind the the doors? They were eliminated in 57.

[@striezlmuc]

Also just wanted to say it looks like a 57 one to me ;-)

[@clifford7594]

You should ask for more!

[@carllavell8673]

👍💯😎💯👍

[@brushcountry6361]

Ivory steering wheel?

[@sirknickolissiv4083]

It is called "Mark II green." for some reason the plastic and pigments used in Mark II steering wheels make them all change to that greenish color over the years.

[@brushcountry6361]

I love this car. It represents something that doesn’t exist anymore. CLASS !

[@sanfranciscobay]

$49,998.

[@ThePrissy11]

I think Marilyn Monroe was gifted a car just like that.

[@johnpotter8039]

I see that this car does not have air conditioning. it seems odd that someone who could afford to buy a $10,000.00 car n 1956, which is roughly equivalent in car inflation ro $225,000.00, why not pay the extra $500.00 for AC?

[@MDavidG1]

I think this car is actually a Lincoln, isn't it?

[@VoloMuseumAutoSales]

I just label it as the boss tells me to! 🤔

[@sanfranciscobay]

I'd like to see one with a Chopped Top, Custom Chassis, 1,000 Horsepower Engine and Tubbed Rear Wide Wheels, the Pro Street look.

[@charlesrandolph8441]

Uh....no.

[@sanfranciscobay]

@@charlesrandolph8441 I found 3 on KZbin with Chopped Tops and Custom Body Work and more. Haven't found a Pro Street version with Tubbed Rear Wheels yet.

[@briansearles4473]

@@sanfranciscobay To a "purist" the 3 car's have been ruined?

[@TheOneJPtv]

[@eat_a_dick_trudeau]

I have yet to see a video of a MKII that has been tuned, and runs smooth like the ultra luxury car it is. They rattle and clatter like a mason jar full of pebbles. Its so disappointing, especially since some of them claim to be fully restored, and look really good.