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Curbside Classics Archives
Continental Archive
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![(first posted 10/3/2017) As a kid, whenever someone got a new car it was a real event. Of course, a new car is always an event, but for a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/72MarkIV.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Nostalgia: 1972 – The Greatest New Car Year Of My Life")
Curbside Nostalgia: 1972 – The Greatest New Car Year Of My Life
Posted on October 3, 2023 | 66 Comments(first posted 10/3/2017) As a kid, whenever someone got a new car it was a real event. Of course, a new car is always an event, but for a […] -
![Today’s MT vintage review checks out a trio of top American luxury models from 1969, one each from the Big 3. There are two 2-doors, the Cadillac Coupe de Ville, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/TEST.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Motor Trend Review: 1969 Cadillac Coupe de Ville, Lincoln Continental, Imperial – American Luxury Comparison")
Vintage Motor Trend Review: 1969 Cadillac Coupe de Ville, Lincoln Continental, Imperial – American Luxury Comparison
Posted on September 29, 2023 | 35 CommentsToday’s MT vintage review checks out a trio of top American luxury models from 1969, one each from the Big 3. There are two 2-doors, the Cadillac Coupe de Ville, […] -
![(first posted 6/5/2017) Some cars just have a way of making a connection with a guy. There are cars that have become iconic in film. There are cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1960LincolnMkV01a-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1960 Lincoln Continental Mark V Convertible – A Long Way From Mount Rushmore")
Curbside Classic: 1960 Lincoln Continental Mark V Convertible – A Long Way From Mount Rushmore
Posted on June 5, 2023 | 106 Comments(first posted 6/5/2017) Some cars just have a way of making a connection with a guy. There are cars that have become iconic in film. There are cars […] -
![The not-so-pearly chainlink gates of the junkyard do not discriminate, they welcome one and all to the heaven that is laid out on a bounteous few acres of land often […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_9438.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1970 Lincoln Continental Mark III – Snow Angel (Of Death)")
Curbside Recycling: 1970 Lincoln Continental Mark III – Snow Angel (Of Death)
Posted on January 12, 2023 | 43 CommentsThe not-so-pearly chainlink gates of the junkyard do not discriminate, they welcome one and all to the heaven that is laid out on a bounteous few acres of land often […] -
![(first posted 2/2/2017) The church where I serve is in a tough neighborhood. It was solidly middle class when it was built a hundred years ago, but today it knows […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/76MarkVIAd.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Lincoln Continental Mark IV – Former Cover Girl Now Living on the Wrong Side of the Tracks")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Lincoln Continental Mark IV – Former Cover Girl Now Living on the Wrong Side of the Tracks
Posted on January 2, 2023 | 92 Comments(first posted 2/2/2017) The church where I serve is in a tough neighborhood. It was solidly middle class when it was built a hundred years ago, but today it knows […] -
![I have wanted to write about a Continental Mark III since I began writing for CC over a decade ago. Not the gargantuan 1959 version, but the one from the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/1970-Mark-III-Yellow.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic / Cars of my Father: 1970 Lincoln Continental Mark III – Lemon Yellow")
Curbside Classic / Cars of my Father: 1970 Lincoln Continental Mark III – Lemon Yellow
Posted on June 19, 2022 | 26 CommentsI have wanted to write about a Continental Mark III since I began writing for CC over a decade ago. Not the gargantuan 1959 version, but the one from the […] -
![(first posted 5/18/2012) Lincoln really had a hard time finding its way in the 1950s. Known for some of the finest custom bodied luxury cars in the 1930s, the mid-priced […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/lllllm.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1960 Lincoln Sedan – Trying To Out-Cadillac Cadillac")
Curbside Classic: 1960 Lincoln Sedan – Trying To Out-Cadillac Cadillac
Posted on February 27, 2022 | 143 Comments(first posted 5/18/2012) Lincoln really had a hard time finding its way in the 1950s. Known for some of the finest custom bodied luxury cars in the 1930s, the mid-priced […] -
![(first posted 6/17/2013) We all have cars in our lives that are fondly recalled. Sometimes it’s one of our parent’s cars, or an uncle’s, or maybe just the neighbor’s next […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/5-24-2013-031-800x533-e1370799439754.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Lincoln Continental – The Rose Quartz-Colored Linchpin Of My Formative Years")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Lincoln Continental – The Rose Quartz-Colored Linchpin Of My Formative Years
Posted on November 5, 2021 | 91 Comments(first posted 6/17/2013) We all have cars in our lives that are fondly recalled. Sometimes it’s one of our parent’s cars, or an uncle’s, or maybe just the neighbor’s next […] -
![(first posted 6/20/2013) I can hear it now: “Didn’t we just look at one of these?” Well, yes, but it is Lincoln week, and since it has been nearly a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/09-08-2012-031.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1958 Continental Mark III Convertible – A True Survivor")
Car Show Classic: 1958 Continental Mark III Convertible – A True Survivor
Posted on September 11, 2021 | 54 Comments(first posted 6/20/2013) I can hear it now: “Didn’t we just look at one of these?” Well, yes, but it is Lincoln week, and since it has been nearly a […] -
![(first posted 6/19/2013) Since I have decreed this week Lincoln Continental Week, I would be remiss in not mentioning what is perhaps the most collectible four-door Lincoln of the Seventies: […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/x-09-30-2012-332-800x500-e1370815781126.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 Lincoln Continental Collector’s Series – What A Name; What A Car!")
Curbside Classic: 1979 Lincoln Continental Collector’s Series – What A Name; What A Car!
Posted on September 5, 2021 | 109 Comments(first posted 6/19/2013) Since I have decreed this week Lincoln Continental Week, I would be remiss in not mentioning what is perhaps the most collectible four-door Lincoln of the Seventies: […] -
![(first posted 6/11/2015) What is the purpose of a convertible? Most would probably say that a convertible’s purpose is for the enjoyment of the beauty of outdoors – at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Lincoln-1940-Conti.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1940 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet – Beauty for Beauty’s Sake")
Curbside Classic: 1940 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet – Beauty for Beauty’s Sake
Posted on June 11, 2021 | 60 Comments(first posted 6/11/2015) What is the purpose of a convertible? Most would probably say that a convertible’s purpose is for the enjoyment of the beauty of outdoors – at […] -
![(first posted 6/10/2015) How can we have Convertible Week without a four-door convertible Continental? Long, low, and lithe. Rival Cadillac may have been at the top of its styling game […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Lincoln-1965-conv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule (and Bonus QOTD): 1936 Cadillac Series 75 and 1965 Lincoln Continental: What Four-Door Convertibles Do You Know Of?")
CC Capsule (and Bonus QOTD): 1936 Cadillac Series 75 and 1965 Lincoln Continental: What Four-Door Convertibles Do You Know Of?
Posted on June 10, 2021 | 93 Comments(first posted 6/10/2015) How can we have Convertible Week without a four-door convertible Continental? Long, low, and lithe. Rival Cadillac may have been at the top of its styling game […] -
![The Mark IV is no stranger to these digital pages, various of us have written at length about them and all y’all out there in commentary-land have added even more […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_0826.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1974 Lincoln Continental Mark IV – The Littlest Big Car In The World")
Curbside Recycling: 1974 Lincoln Continental Mark IV – The Littlest Big Car In The World
Posted on April 16, 2021 | 72 CommentsThe Mark IV is no stranger to these digital pages, various of us have written at length about them and all y’all out there in commentary-land have added even more […] -
![If there is a car that came out in the 1970’s and retained its popularity as desirable daily transportation longer than these Lincolns of late in the decade, I don’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1978-Lincoln-Continental-Town-Car-03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Lincoln Continental Town Car – Best Prom Car Ever")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Lincoln Continental Town Car – Best Prom Car Ever
Posted on January 8, 2021 | 28 CommentsIf there is a car that came out in the 1970’s and retained its popularity as desirable daily transportation longer than these Lincolns of late in the decade, I don’t […] -
![(first posted 11/24/2014) Remember the Sixties Continental? Sure you do, even if you, like me, were born long after the Sixties ended. But who could forget such an elegant car? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/aa09-20-2014-111.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic – 1966 Lincoln Continental Coupe – Where Have You Been?!")
Car Show Classic – 1966 Lincoln Continental Coupe – Where Have You Been?!
Posted on November 24, 2020 | 45 Comments(first posted 11/24/2014) Remember the Sixties Continental? Sure you do, even if you, like me, were born long after the Sixties ended. But who could forget such an elegant car? […]
