the first lincoln continental came out in 1939.
what year did the first lincoln continental come out?
1939
section::::tenth generation (d544; 2017–present).:trim.:80th anniversary coach door edition.





















































to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the 1939 lincoln continental of edsel ford, lincoln introduced a coach door edition of the continental. the first lincoln since the 1969 continental to feature rear-hinged passenger doors, the vehicle is assembled as a standard continental by flat rock assembly. final assembly is completed by cabot coach builders, a massachusetts-based ford qvm (qualified vehicle modifier); the company performs a six-inch wheelbase extension (to fit the longer rear-hinged doors) with frame reinforcements. the rear seat is reconfigured for a two-passenger seat with a full-length center console.
lincoln continental
for the first time on a lincoln-badged continental, its namesake "continental spare tire trunk" seen on the mark series was used as a decklid design feature. in addition, the decklid was lettered "continental" instead of "lincoln" (as was the versaillles, the first lincoln to do so). as ford motor company intended for the lincoln continental to compete against the cadillac seville, the rear half of the car was designed with a sloping "bustle-back" decklid, drawing inspiration from the lincoln-zephyr of the late 1930s. the decklid design of the continental proved less extreme than that of the seville. the addition of a horizontal brushed-chrome strip that ran along each side of continental, along with plentiful two-tone color combinations, gave it a more conventional appearance in comparison to the cadillac.
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