Since the positioning of the Continental model is very high, its sales will naturally not be particularly good. Because of continuous losses, Ford decided to return the Continental division to Lincoln in 1960. Therefore, the new Continental launched in 1960 is also called again. Lincoln Continental. In order to save costs, the 1961 Continental adopted the same chassis as the Ford Thunderbird sports car at the time.

Lincoln Continental convertible

The 1961 Lincoln Continental has a two-door Coupe, four-door sedan, and four-door convertible three body structures to choose from, but compared with all previous models, the body size of this generation of Continental has been significantly reduced, with a wheelbase of only 3124mm and a body length. It has also been reduced to 5395mm. Lincoln Continental offers three V8 engines of 7.0L, 7.5L, and 7.6L to choose from, and the gearbox is a 3-speed automatic gearbox.

The biggest feature of this generation of Canada is the use of oppositely opened doors in the four-door version, which is what we often call “suicide doors“. This design will make it more convenient for rear passengers to get on and off the car to ensure that the rear is noble. The graceful gesture of the passenger.

Beginning in 1961, the Lincoln Continental, code-named SS-100-X, entered the White House and became the exclusive vehicle of then-U.S. President John F. Kennedy.