• Formerly part of the Frank Karabetsos Collection • An older restoration • Automatic transmission • Fully optioned • Present ownership since 2019 The products of Ford-owned Lincoln have for years rivalled those of General Motors' Cadillac division in their exclusivity and luxury, in particular the range-topping Continental.

Re-designed for 1961, the latter set a new styling benchmark for the US automobile industry, and its understated elegance would continue substantially unchanged for the next eight years.

Lincoln's 430ci (7.0-litre) overhead-valve V8 engine powered the Continental range for the decade's first half, its 300bhp more than sufficient to propel these huge cars well past 100mph (160km/h).

Among the best-engineered American cars of their day, the 1960s Lincolns came with factory applied corrosion protection, extensive sound insulation and a sealed electrical system alongside a host of 'extras' as standard including automatic transmission, power-assisted steering, power ...