Equipment
368/285hp, automatic, wheel covers, Firestone wide whitewalls, power windows, Town and Country radio. Leather upholstery.
Condition
#3 Good
Runs and drives well. Flaws not noticeable to passersby. Most common condition.
Represented with some recent restoration work including new dash and restore gauges, new shocks, new brakes and tires, and new underbody paint. The body paint is older but not bad. Same with the chrome. Slightly erratic panel fit, and delaminating around the edges of the quarter windows. Beautiful interior other than mild pitting on the steering wheel. A usable, pretty Continental.
Market commentary
This is a 3+ price for a 3+ Continental Mark II, a fabulously complicated and expensive car to restore, or even to maintain, with parts that are becoming unobtanium. Its presentation is encouraging and obviously prior owners have given it love and attention as needed even if some of it is a departure from how it was built. The price it brought here is a realistic compromise of its many attributes, not least being one of the prettiest and most exclusive cars built in the U.S. in the Fifties.