1961 Lincoln Continental Convertible

IMPORTANT: This vehicle is going under sale pending. The 1961 Lincoln Continental and its designers received a Bronze Medal by the Industrial Design Institute (IDI) of New York. This Institute rarely gives awards to vehicles. It also won Car Life's 1961 Engineering Excellence Award. For 1961| the Continental was redesigned again and the Mark series moniker was dropped - it was now simply known as the Lincoln Continental.Styled by Elwood Engle| the new car was a drastic departure from the Mark III. It was originally intented as a design proposal for the New Thunderbird| but was wisely chosen by Bob McNamara to go to Lincoln and it was tweaked to suit the brands image. Crisp and Elegant| The Continental became an icon of 1960's style and enjoyed a successful run from 1961 to 1969| with over 360|000 units sold in total.