1961 Lincoln Continental

Vehicle Original VIN : 1Y82H421642 The 1961 Lincoln Continental won "Car Lifes" Engineering Excellence Award. The Continental would also be Lincolns only model in the lineup. It was consolidated to one model so designers and marketers could make it the best it could possibly be and put numbers on the sales board following a $60 Million loss on the third generation (1958 and 1959) cars development. That is $637,727,784 in today's money! The fourth generation cars would be designed by VP of the time, Elwood Engel.