Long and low: custom 1956 Lincoln Continental with 850 horses (18 photos)

Early next year, this stunning Lincoln Continental A 1956 Mark II to be auctioned at the event Barrett Jackson's in Scottsdale. Every aspect of the build is custom and includes a fully custom body, new interior and unique power plant.





In the United States, restomods have long been popular, in which the appearance is combined classic American cars from a bygone era with modern aggregates. Similar projects are being built by many companies throughout the North America and one of them is SIC Chops, whose specialists took as a basis imposing mid-1950s Lincoln Continental Mark II and converted him into a real supercar, equipping the car with a powerful engine and complemented by a luxurious double cabin.



Arizona tailor completely redesigned the body of a 1956 car release - the roof became lower by seven centimeters, new bumpers appeared, created specifically for the project, door handles were removed and drains. The coupe was painted in Dupont Toner Black, which complement chrome bodywork and stylish Colorado chrome wheels Custom with white wall tires.





Salon received a steering wheel from Colorado Custom, multimedia Kicker system and Dakota Digital instruments, as well as chairs from Lexus. The interior is trimmed in black leather with white accents. under the hood restomod hidden 850-horsepower V8 engine from Ford, modified by Jon Kaase Racing, which is combined with a Chevrolet automatic transmission.



A feature of the car is a certain autograph of an unnamed celebrities under the trunk lid. Allegedly, he was found in the process restorations of the original Lincoln Continental Mark II and later retained. By rumors, we are talking about the autograph of an American actress, singer, playwright, screenwriter and sex symbol Mae West. Like it or not - find out winner of Scottsdale Auction auction house Barrett Jackson's will be held in 2023.