1957 Continental Mark II /// Ford’s hand built folly

Join us as we take tour of this stunning 1957 Continental Mark II with the owner Jay
The Continental Mark II is an ultra-luxury coupé that was sold by the Continental Division of Ford for the 1956 and 1957 model years. The only product line ever marketed by Continental during its existence, the Mark II served as the worldwide flagship vehicle of Ford Motor Company. The vehicle derived its name from European manufacturing practice, with "Mark II" denoting a second generation (succeeding the 1939-1948 Lincoln Continental).
As the most expensive American-produced automobile of the time, the Mark II was marketed against the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud.Produced solely as a two-door hardtop coupe, the Mark II used standard Lincoln mechanical components, including its "Y-block" V8 and automatic transmission. The rest of the vehicle was largely hand-assembled, leading Ford to lose thousands of dollars for each example produced.
Following the 1957 model year, Ford discontinued its flagship Continental division, with the division phased into Lincoln from 1958. For 1969, Ford revived the chronology of the Mark series with the debut of the (second) Continental Mark III coupe, leading to five successive generations; the model line currently ends with the 1998 Lincoln Mark VIII coupe. In modified form, Lincoln still uses the four-point star emblem introduced by the Mark II; each version of the Mark series (and the 1982-1987 Lincoln Continental, as well as the 1977-1980 Lincoln Versailles) was styled with a "Continental" spare-tire trunklid.
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[@ericyoung1478]

You guys have hands on so many classic autos, it's actually impressive!

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

We’re glad your enjoying them, we sure did. We actually love talking to owners at car shows a bit more than doing our new vehicle reviews. It’s fun to here the stories and memories they have around their cars. Thanks for watching!

[@roymarksberry4152]

❤ What a beautiful piece of work

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Indeed! Thanks for watching

[@averagecsgoenjoyer494]

My dream car, hope I can own it one day.

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Thanks for watching!

[@thenov1944]

Nice Red One For Sale in MN ( Druk Auto Sales ) ( Classic Etc . )

[@BrianandChristine1210]

Absolutely beautiful Mark II

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

It’s a stunning vehicle. Thanks for watching

[@ignaziopalmeri3177]

Thank you for showing your beautiful car . Immaculate

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It was a beautiful car wasn’t it! Thanks for watching and don’t forget to hit that subscribe button!

[@DWilliams-ce8nb]

8:15 The original ''Continental kit'' was derived from the 1940's Lincoln Continental. And the Mark II is my all-time favorite car. Hard for me to to imagine it as a ''Folly''. But everyone has an opinion:)

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Thanks for sharing and for watching!

[@alexkalish8288]

One of my all time favorite cars - The 1956 is slightly more desirable.

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[@BrainFuck10]

Nah the 57 is more rare, slightly more powerful, and more refined without the bug sucking side vent.

[@joserafaelgrangefuenmayor7744]

Me gusta el carro un Lincoln Continental Mark II 1957; es el carro qué tenía Luis María Frómeta Pereira "Billo Frómeta" se desplazaba por las calles de Caracas y las ciudades de Venezuela; lo qué significaba el Maestro Billo y su auto; saludos.

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Bridge of weir. Same provider as the new black labels use for leather.

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

Cool, thanks for the info and thanks for watching

[@rvrschrs64]

It was not a "folly". They knew it would lose money. It was a prestige item. What they didn't count on was losing so much on the Edsel. The combined losses probably hastened the end of the Mark II. But bits and pieces of it reappeared for years in various Lincolns and Lincoln Continentals.

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