£18,400
Property of a deceased's estate 1956 Lincoln Continental MkII Coupe
Bonhams • UK • 19 Sept 2026
Market Position:
Mid-Market
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£18,400
Property of a deceased's estate 1956 Lincoln Continental MkII Coupe
UK • 19 Sept 2026 • Lot 274
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
A 1956 Lincoln Continental MkII Coupe, an iconic American luxury car with timeless styling. It's been stored for seven years and will require servicing before use, presenting an opportunity for a collector to add a desirable post-war classic to their collection.
Condition
6
The car runs and drives, but has been stored for seven years and will need to be checked over before any extended use. It has not been used since its import into the UK in 2019. This indicates it's in good, but not excellent, condition and will require some reconditioning.
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Automatic
656 XVJ
1956
Auction
C56S3932
LHD
United Kingdom
£18,400
Property of a deceased's estate 1956 Lincoln Continental MkII Coupe
Bonhams • UK • 19 Sept 2026
Market Position:
Mid-Market
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Description
• Iconic American luxury car • Timeless, elegant styling • Present ownership since 2019 • Stored for the last seven years "One of the all-time American postwar greats." - Richard M Langworth, Complete Book of Collectible Cars .
Nowadays synonymous with Lincoln, the 'Continental' model name was first used in 1940 for Bob Gregorie's masterly styling exercise on the existing V12 Zephyr chassis.
A sportier, top-of-the-range companion to the Zephyr, the Continental had started out as a personal, custom-bodied one-off commissioned by Lincoln boss Edsel Ford, and would be hailed as a classic of automotive design by authorities as diverse as the Museum of Modern Art and the Classic Car Club of America.
The demise of the V12 engine at the end of the 1948 season meant that there would be no more Continentals for seven years, but when it did return, the new Continental caused just as much of a sensation as the original.
Premiered at the Paris Salon in October 1955, the Continental Mk
II was ...
Price Analysis vs Other Continentals
£437
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£20,772
Median Price (Since 2020)
£816,200
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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