www.HistoryInYourOwnBackyard.com In 1976 only 46 Continental Mark IV were built with this option package. This is most likely one of few still that still exist.
From the time American Luxury cars ruled the road.I was in high school in 1986 but was lucky enough to have a chance to drive one of these cars. Nothing will replace the road or power of an American V8.
I LOVE the 1976 Continental MARK IV the best , I think they are better looking than the MARK V there are a few color combo's on the Mark V I like . This black Diamond is stunning . wish I had it .
Keep your hood hinges greased top to bottom ,I have seen some where the hinges get DAMAGED if not GREASED . and the hood will not lay flat by the windshield
My father and I drove this76 off the showroom floor Design edition Emilio Puccini Burgundy on Burgundy,silver top Fluffy interior,jaw dropper,dad would take us on a 8 hr tour too see grandma several times a year TX Holiday Lincoln FT Worth ,great memories,Thanks Dad USMC,it’s better then your couch at home!!I was 10yrs old and had the whole back seat.little sister would bunk on the floor!!
COLBY CRAWFORD Same here. After 72’ the park bench bumpers The 72’ also used premium gas vs unleaded which was a more powerful engine. Yes totally agree
I've looked high and low for any reference of the Continental division being reactivated in 1968 and found nothing. In terms of there being no Lincoln identification being on the car, just remember, Thunderbird was in the same boat during that era to put it on a peg above the other Fords. Lincoln did the same with the Mark. Still, a fantastic car and still classy after 43 years. They made these from March through July of '76 and was a $552 option for the trim package. The texture for the vinyl roof is straight from the T-Bird from 1968-71. Beautiful ride and I wish I could make an offer that the owner couldn't refuse.
I wanna provide an update: While the Continental division was still nonexistent during these years, the cars were indeed classified as Continental and not Lincoln. It says this in brochures, TV commercials and Ford's Video brochures as well. But, title wise, it is classified as a Lincoln. Continental was a sub marque above Lincoln to give it that exclusiveness that it's above Lincoln. This was done for Marks III-VII through 1986.
This is a Continental from Lincoln Mercury Division. Regardless where you look in the literature from Ford Motor Company and Lincoln Mercury Division, it is referred to as Continental. The Lincoln Continentals are throghout different cars. I have the Product Facts Book - which is the guide book for sales personal a whole library of brochures the Lincoln Buyer's guide the Car Shop Manual - where Continental Mark IV share chapters with Thunderbird - Lincoln Continental has seperate chapters. The Television commercials speak for themselves: 1975 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-X3Xq_d292fA.html 1973 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WlYpKmgrmqg.html automotivemileposts.com/contentsmark4.html
This man is right about the 56-58 Continentals. They were considered a separate division. However, after 58, Continental was referred as a Lincoln Continental.
I guess the 1969 Mustang I had wasn't a Ford since it didn't say Ford on the body or even have the blue oval. There are 5 Lincoln emblems on that Mark IV.
@@KoldingDenmark That's a Lincoln badge, same one used today. It's a Lincoln, since Continental stopped being a separate brand in the 1950's. See the logo in the top right on this page. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Motor_Company Here is a 2020 Lincoln NAVIGATOR with the same badge www.lincoln.com/luxury-suvs/navigator/#2020-navigator-homepage-image-3bbf4f3d87a5aceb9da17b8ac4a0f41f-ai
How many versions of this car were made in 1976 ? I know the had the standard version, the Black Diamond version, the Bill Bass version and maybe 3 others ? One was a green version, gold version, red/white version and ? Thanks for your input 👍🏻
My first car was a 1974 Continental Mark IV, dark red metallic with white full vinyl roof and white leather interior. It had the factory 8 track player and sure track brakes. I got 15 miles per gallon on trips. I had to lock the doors at school to keep the kids from running down to battery moving the power seats up and down and back and forth 🤣 I was 16 years old.
In 1976 I was in a Ford dealership in western Sydney, waiting to pickup my new Ford. Parked in the front of the dealership was a 1976 Continental Mk.IV which was owned by the dealer principal , one of the senior salesman went out to moose the car, and it would not start. I walked over to the car and said what’s the problem, he said it won’t start, l said do up the seat belt, and it started at once. His reply was a real smart bastard eh, I responded, no I just know my cars which apparently you don’t.
Black Diamond Edition offered late in the 1976 model run. Too bad there was no black Versailles interior option. Also a shame that in 1976 they made the B Pillar windows stationary, just to save a few bucks. I would get parts from a 1975 and make them work again.
I don't like the big bumpers. I'd much rather have the 1972 mark 4 Lincoln The bumpers are so much better looking there tapered to the car astheticly much more appealing look to the car. Especially the way it inhances the grill by making it look taller and much more finer looking too and only the 72 has that look and the previous year just ain't nearly as nice looking with the mark 3 platform
I agree, I had the '76, but one time I got back ended by a Renault V, his entire front was smashed and I couldn't even find one scratch on mine... Good chrome! When they say 5 mph bumpers... Yeah they demolish what hit.
From 1977-79 I had a 1970 Lincoln Continental 4 door with the (unbadged) Town Car interior. All Lincolns from 1961 through 1979 except the Versailles were Lincoln Continentals or Lincoln Continental Marks. My four door also did not say “Lincoln” anywhere on it. I loved it but got tired of fixing shit every week. When it needed a $300 driveshaft I got rid of it. I have to say the climate control worked perfectly and it didn’t use a drop of oil.
Yep!..Personally always refered to them as The Lincoln "Mark Series" Continental..& never once heard anyone! refer to them as anything different! So....
He said Continental was a division of Lincoln, but isn't Lincoln a division of Ford? Excuse my ignorance, I'm from the UK, but I have always loved and admired these great old "Land Yachts"
Glad to see an era specific 8-track tape in the player. Sick & tired of seeing Elvis 8-track re-issues associated with these. He was way past his prime an no longer relevant by the late 70s.
Sorry it's a Lincoln. Did you miss the Lincoln hood ornament? listcarbrands.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/lincoln-badge.jpg Ford created a Continental division in 1956, long after Lincoln Continental was the name. For 1959, Ford cancelled the Continental Division outright.
Per Tony's "gangster ride" and comment that the trunk is big enough to hide a couple bodies, I thought this might be of interest: www.amazon.com/Killed-Death-Detroit-Assembly-Murder/dp/1517763304/ Detroit noir largely set in Wixom Assembly and Hamtramck, with two '76 Mark IVs in there, a Black Diamond and a Emilio Pucci. And yes, a trunk is involved...
I'm with you on Luxury Cruiser, But I also Like calling my big Lincolns ,Tanks I own 8 Lincolns going back to 1941 Continental Cabriolet thur 2018 Navigator. We have a 1979 Lincoln Continental Collector Series . That car is a TANK yet my wife handles the car with ease .
Beautiful and rare car, yes, but Sir, there were several hundred Black Diamond Fire Luxury Group Marks built that year, and as a matter of historical fact, this car is NOT a Continental, by make..... The actual Continental Division of Ford Motor Company ceased to exist in the spring of 1957, though some very early 1958s were erroneously titled as Continentals instead of Lincolns. I'd bet you dinner that your 1976 Mark IV there is titled as a Lincoln. The Continental Mark IV was the flagship of the Lincoln lineup for 1976 yes, but indeed it fell under the moniker and nameplate of the Lincoln Mercury Division, there is no disputing this, whatsoever.
Sir, while you are correct in that the actual Continetal Division ceased to exist in 1957, you need to check your facts and Ford Motor Company history. In 1968, Ford Motor Company began marketing the 1969 Mark III as it's own make, Continental, marketed and sold through Lincoln Mercury Division. This continued with the "Mark" series of automobiles until the 1986 Model year. The "make" as listed on the Ohio title is Continental; said document is a matter of public record and can be viewed on the Ohio BMV website. I am available for dinner most evenings and weekends and I prefer my filet mignon rare.
@@tonyblaine780 Sorry Tony, even thought the Mark III was touted as a Continental Mark III, every single title that ever came as a MSO out of Wixom said LINCOLN on it. The last of the "Continentals" titled as such bled thru a short while for 1958 before the respective state DMVs could catch up. You show me proof of a Mark III being licensed or titled as such, and that Filet Mignon is yours......
It's quite easy to photocopy the title, black out any owner's name...... show us some proof. Because with NO exceptions, no post 1958 automobile left the Wixom Plant here in suburban Detroit with a MSO stating CONTINENTAL under make. If one state flubbed on one title in 1976, it is clerical error. There is many ways to verify this with Ford Motor Co, The Benson Ford Archives at Greenfield Village and several authorities in the LIncoln & Continental Owners Club.
Perhaps it is a clerical error. I suppose its possible. In my nearly 35 years of retailing new vehicles seeing MSO's transferred to title, I've never seen a state mess up the make of vehicle. For what it's worth, the Lincoln and Continental Owners Club lists the make for Mark III as Continental. Perhaps we're both right to some degree and both wrong to some degree... My friends Mark III and Mark IV are both actually titled with the make as "Lincoln-Continental". Both on Ohio titles. Who really knows? I'd upload some photos but apparently RU-vid doesn't allow photos in the comments. I'd be happy to share with you via email or PM.
@@tonyblaine780 i had a truck several years ago, make was listed on title as American Locomotive,,,,and it was not a clerical error. Im thinking when anyone claims to know it all, they dont,,,,there is always more to be learned
..So Ford held the patent for the cruise button ? This is a Ford. But, no wonder people call it a 'Continental', when there actually IS a Lincoln Continental. Really, a bewilderingly hyped-up moniker/division system just to wow customers -but it seemed to work. My friend had one years ago and they are AWESOME and ever so slightly ridiculous, all in one.
Sorry but i disagree, Continental after 1957 was strictly marketed as a model, not a make. The Benson Ford Archives in Dearborn can verify. And i like my tenderloins sauteed in mushrooms, thank you. 😎
For example,”the parts are irreplaceable”, bud, no matter how you twist it, its a ford under the hood, parts are available, its not some ultra rare kharman ghia or something
