1958 Lincoln Continental Mark III [54A]

1958 Lincoln Continental Mark III [54A] in The Professionals, TV Series, 1977-1983 Ep. 2.10

Class: Cars, Coupé — Model origin:

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Author	Message
peekay64 ◊ 2007-06-25 20:58	Lincoln Continental MkIII, 1958
pilou ◊ 2007-08-04 14:35	Lincoln Continental Mark III 1958 , not Continental
SixtiesSwing ◊ 2022-11-30 02:59	pilou wrote Lincoln Continental Mark III 1958 , not Continental No, it is either a 1959 or 1960 LINCOLN. It is definitely not a 1958 model as that had a one-year-only design with headlights separated in nacelles from the grille. This is either a '59 or '60. Lincoln and Continental were two separate divisions / makes at Ford through the 1959 model year. It is difficult to tell from this photo, but my GUESS is that it is a Lincoln coupe. The roofline does not look like it has the "Breezeway" forward canted C-pillar that a Continental Mark IV or V would have. Perhaps a Premier or Capri...or even just "Lincoln" as the 1960 base model had no name.
Commander 57 ◊ 2022-11-30 15:35	Sixtiesswing, You are the first person to state this technically correct. Most regard the 1958/59 Continentals as Lincolns, probably because they so closely resembled the '58 Lincolns unlike the '56/'57 models. But the fact is, Ford kept a separate Continental Division right on through the 1959 model year. The cars did not bear the Lincoln name and advertising in '58 and '59 still presented the Continental as a separate make.