MotoeXotica is offering this fabulous and rare, 1956 Continental Mark II. The Continental Mark II was introduced in October, 1955 at the Paris Auto Show. It was offered in only one body style, a two door hardtop coupe and was a virtually hand assembled car with a price tag of over $10,000. The Mark II was powered by a more or less factory blueprinted (the parts were hand selected from production runs) Lincoln V-8 engine with 368 cubic inches. Every luxury feature known in 1956 was available on this car. All were standard except air conditioning which was a factory option and the electric eye dimmer which was a dealer-installed option.The Mark II was very exclusive not only because of its price but because it was to be offered only to 'selected' buyers. Presumably, this would weed out the riff-raff. There is no evidence that this selectivity was ever enforced; if you could come up with the money, you could buy the car. Famous (and infamous) Mark II owners included Nelson Rockefeller, Barry Goldwater, Frank Sinatra, Cecil B. DeMille, R.J. Reynolds, Bill Harrah, Elvis Presley and the Shah of Iran.The body and paint on this car looks good overall but does have some blemishes. The car looks nearly perfect in photos but in person there is some obvious body work that has been done to the car as well as some dings and nicks. There are some waves on both sides of the cars body panels. The body is solid with no rot to be found but does have some filler in a few areas. On the hood there are a few small dents and dings. The chrome is in good overall condition but does have some small scratches and pitting. None major. This is a rare A/C car with the rear outside vents which not all Continentals had in 56. The A/C currently blows but not cold. The floors and frame rails in front of the rear bumper do show some rot to them but are not totally gone for sure. The car has been priced accordingly. The current mileage shows 44,378 and the VIN number is C56C2486. The car is being sold on a mileage exempt Colorado title. GET OUT AND DRIVE!