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Lincoln launches Continental

The Museum of Modern Art in 1951 called the Lincoln Continental one of the eight most important cars before World War II. (FORD ARCHIVES)
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David Phillips
October 02, 2018 05:00 AM

The Lincoln Continental, one of Ford Motor Co.'s most revered nameplates, is introduced Oct. 2, 1939, with a price of $2,840.

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