Breif History on Lincoln Continental 1961 to 1969

In 1961, the Continental was completely redesigned by Elwood Engel. For the first time, the names Lincoln and Continental would be paired on a car other than one in the Mark series. The design was originally intended to be the new 1961 Ford Thunderbird, but the concept was enlarged and slightly altered before being switched to the Lincoln line by Robert McNamara. One of the most striking features of the new Continental was its size. It was two feet shorter than its predecessor. So much smaller was this car, that advertising executives at Ford photographed a woman parallel parking a sedan for a magazine spread. The new Continental’s most recognized trademark, front opening rear doors, was a purely practical decision. The new Continental rode a wheelbase of 123", and the rear hinged doors were hinged from the rear to ease ingress and egress. When the Lincoln engineers were examining the seating buck that styling had made up, the engineers kept hitting the front hinged door of the buck with their feet. The rear hinged doors solved the problem. To simplify production (in the beginning, anyway), all cars were to be four-door models, and only two body styles were offered, sedan or convertible. Therefore, the rear doors were hung from the rear and opened from the front. This "suicide door" style was to become the best-known feature of 1960s Lincolns. The 1961 model was the first car manufactured in America to be sold with a 24,000 miles (39,000 km) or 2-year bumper-to-bumper warranty. Harold W. Johnson was head of Lincoln Continental division at the time. Efforts to find a new longer-life tire were conducted by Jacques Bajer at his asking.

MAKE & MODEL: Lincoln Continental (Vehicle Shown)
YEAR: 1967
WHEEL-SIZE/MAKE:22×10 d’vinci havoc, black cen
ENGINE: stock 460 big block
UNDERCARRIAGE: bagged 12 inch line, GC extreme valves, air ride 4 link, oasis compressor, slam specialties bags, tubbed driveshaft tunnel..driveshaft lengthened 2.75 inches. custom gas tank built. new rear fenders in the trunk– trunk floor and inside floors rhino lined
EXTERIOR: black on black
INTERIOR: black leather with black ostrich and suede headliner
ICE: alpine 9847 head unit, mmats pro 6.5 seperates. 3 P3.0 12" subs pushed by a B3000.05 and mids and highs powered by a SQ4150. installation done by "west palms finest" E-diddy