• The 1941 Lincoln Continental. Ford Motor Co / AP Photo
    The 1941 Lincoln Continental. Ford Motor Co / AP Photo
  • FILE - In this June 14, 1961 photo, US Secret Service agents stand on retractable stands on president John F. Kennedy's new plastic-topped Lincoln Continental limousine outside the White House, after its delivery in Washington. The car has three roof combinations, a rear seat that can be raised and lowered, retractable foot stands for Secret Service men, two two-way radio telephones, and a master control panel for power accessories. Henry Burroughs / AP Photo
    FILE - In this June 14, 1961 photo, US Secret Service agents stand on retractable stands on president John F. Kennedy's new plastic-topped Lincoln Continental limousine outside the White House, after its delivery in Washington. The car has three roof combinations, a rear seat that can be raised and lowered, retractable foot stands for Secret Service men, two two-way radio telephones, and a master control panel for power accessories. Henry Burroughs / AP Photo
  • The 1997 Lincoln Continental. Ford Motor Co / AP Photo
    The 1997 Lincoln Continental. Ford Motor Co / AP Photo
  • The 1979 Lincoln Continental Mark V. Ford Motor Co / AP Photo
    The 1979 Lincoln Continental Mark V. Ford Motor Co / AP Photo
  • The 2000 Lincoln Continental. Ford Motor Co / AP Photo
    The 2000 Lincoln Continental. Ford Motor Co / AP Photo
  • A Lincoln Continental concept car is shown at the New York International Auto Show on March 30, 2015. Ford Motor Co / AP Photo
    A Lincoln Continental concept car is shown at the New York International Auto Show on March 30, 2015. Ford Motor Co / AP Photo
  • In this June 1946 photo, Henry Ford II, grandson of Ford Motor Co founder Henry Ford, is seated in a Ford Lincoln Continental. Ford Motor Co / AP Photo
    In this June 1946 photo, Henry Ford II, grandson of Ford Motor Co founder Henry Ford, is seated in a Ford Lincoln Continental. Ford Motor Co / AP Photo
  • The 1948 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet V12. Ford Motor Co / AP Photo
    The 1948 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet V12. Ford Motor Co / AP Photo
  • The 1992 Lincoln Continental. Ford Motor Co / AP Photo
    The 1992 Lincoln Continental. Ford Motor Co / AP Photo
  • In this August 27, 1996 file photo, visitors to the Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace in Yorba Linda, California get a look at the limousine that was built in 1967 for President Lyndon B Johnson. The modified Lincoln Continental was used by US presidents, including Nixon, until it was retired in 1978. John Hayes / AP Photo
    In this August 27, 1996 file photo, visitors to the Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace in Yorba Linda, California get a look at the limousine that was built in 1967 for President Lyndon B Johnson. The modified Lincoln Continental was used by US presidents, including Nixon, until it was retired in 1978. John Hayes / AP Photo
  • The 1940 Lincoln-Zephyr Continental Cabriolet. Ford Motor Co / AP Photo
    The 1940 Lincoln-Zephyr Continental Cabriolet. Ford Motor Co / AP Photo
  • Harvey and Marie Bane roll into the parking lot of the Chattanooga Choo Choo in a 1958 Continental Mark III as they and other enthusiasts gather for the Eastern National Meet of the Lincoln and Continental Owners Club in Chattanooga, Tenn. Chattanooga Times Free Press, John Rawlston / AP Photo
    Harvey and Marie Bane roll into the parking lot of the Chattanooga Choo Choo in a 1958 Continental Mark III as they and other enthusiasts gather for the Eastern National Meet of the Lincoln and Continental Owners Club in Chattanooga, Tenn. Chattanooga Times Free Press, John Rawlston / AP Photo
  • A 1948 Lincoln Continental that belonged to baseball great Babe Ruth, in Amarillo, Texas. The Amarillo Globe News, Roberto Rodriguez / AP Photo
    A 1948 Lincoln Continental that belonged to baseball great Babe Ruth, in Amarillo, Texas. The Amarillo Globe News, Roberto Rodriguez / AP Photo

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From JFK to modern day, the Lincoln Continental through the years – in pictures

Liz Claus

March 30, 2015

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Thirteen years after the last Continental rolled off a Michigan assembly line, Ford Motor Company is debuting the new Continental in concept form at the New York Auto Show. Take a look at the car through the years.

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