The Continental name was revived in 1955 as a separate Ford brand to produce the Continental Mark II. When Continental was merged with Lincoln in 1958 and the Lincoln Continental became the flagship model, the Mark continued to be sold as the Continental Mark II. The Mark kept the Continental prefix until the introduction of a smaller Continental in 1982, becoming simply the Mark VII in 1984. It is interesting to note that despite Continental's merging into Lincoln, the Marks (until Mark VII) are not marked as Lincolns except with the four-pointed star logo. Nowhere on the cars' marquees, identification plates, or factory paperwork does the name "Lincoln" appear. The rocker panels in the cars, for instance, read "Ford".The behemoth Lincoln Continental Mark V was sold for only three model years: 1977 to 1979. The last of the true highway cruisers, it replaced the Mark IV's more rounded styling with a more sharp-edged look that was then fashionable. Once again, its size increased both in length and width. It no longer shared its platform with the Ford Thunderbird.This particular car is a one owner, 27,000 ORIGINAL mile car that is on its second set of tires EVER! The car is all original, numbers matching and is said to have never seen salt or even mud! This is a no stories, VERY highly optioned car that has been cared for it's entire life and not just stored away for many years and never used. It's truly a 32 year old Sunday cruiser.The paint on the car is in very good, original condition but does have some scratches and scuffs which can be expected from a 32 year old, original car. The car is loaded with exterior options including the gold insert in the premium body molding. All the glass is in very good condition with no cracks or chips that we have found. Both headlight buckets work with no problems and go up and down with no issues. Both bumpers look good with no damage showing to either. Inside, the car does not disappoint. All the leather looks great and shows almost no wear. There is a very slight spot on the drivers side seat bolster which can barely be seen that shows some wear. The door panels look good with no cracking and the same goes for the dash. The back seats truly look like they have never been sat in. Carpet and headliner are both in great condition with no wear. The interior lights all work, including the lights over the small opera windows in the rear. In the glove box, you will find all the original paperwork for the car in its original plastic pouch. There is nothing on the car that we have found that does not work. This includes the climate control, all headlight controls, power antenna, Cartier clock and AM radio. All the wood on the dash looks great with no cracking. Under the hood, the huge 460 Cu In V8 looks as good as it runs. This was the last year for the 460 V8 and the only year that you could get it in the Mark V as standard equipment. Turn the key and the car fires right up with no hesitation and goes down the road with no problems. The underside of the car is very solid as well as the trunk that includes the original spare and jack and is nicely carpeted. The current mileage on the car shows 27,784 and the VI N number is 7Y89A948264.