1970 Lincoln Continental Mark III (1969-1971)

Video about car 1970 Lincoln Continental Mark III
Length - 5489 mm / 216.1 in
Width - 2017 mm / 79.4 in
Height - 1346 mm / 53 in
Wheelbase - 2977 mm / 117.2 in
Curb weight - 2207 kg / 4866 lbs
Body style: 2-door hardtop coupe.
Fuel capacity: 91 Liter / 24.1 U.S. gal
Engine: Ford 385-series V-8 460
4-stroke carburetor
Cylinders alignment: V 8
Displacement: 7536 cm3 / 459.8 cui
Horsepower: 272 kW / 365 hp @ 4600 RPM
Torque: 678 Nm / 500 ft-l @ 2800 RPM
Transmission:
Gearbox: Ford C6
Transmission type: 3 - automatic.
Traction: RWD (rear- wheel drive)
Top speed: 212 km/h / 132 mph
Accelerations:
0-100 km/h (sec): 8.1
0-60 mph (sec): 7.7
Predecessor: Continental Mark II (1956-1957);
Successor: Continental Mark IV (1972-1976).
The Mark III was developed as a direct competitor to the Cadillac Eldorado, creating a three-decade market rivalry between the Continental Mark series and the Eldorado.
To lower development and production costs over its largely hand-built predecessor, the Mark III shared its chassis underpinnings with the four door Ford Thunderbird. Model-specific design elements, including hidden headlamps (with body-color covers) and the Rolls-Royce-style grille distinguished the Mark III from the Thunderbird and Lincoln Continental - while borrowing the same roof structure and rear windows, retractable into the C pillar, from the two door Thunderbird. Later models featured genuine walnut interior accents and a Cartier-branded clock. In a first for an American car, the 1970 Mark III was fitted with Michelin "X" Radial Tires as standard equipment.
Ford manufactured the Continental Mark III at its Wixom Assembly Plant facility (Wixom, Michigan) alongside the Thunderbird and the Lincoln Continental. For 1972, in alignment with the redesign of the Thunderbird, the Mark III was superseded by the Continental Mark IV.
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