1976 Lincoln Continental

The 1976 Lincoln Continental is part of the Fifth Generation of the Continental, which ran from 1970 to 1979

For more than half a century, the graceful styling and precision engineering associated with the Lincoln name have helped to place it among the finest of the world9s luxury cars. Some, with a less competitive spirit, might willingly rest upon such a reputation. The Lincoln Continentals, however, have for four years now matched their riding performance and other features directly against Cadillac models in independent televised tests4and, in each of them, won the preference of the majority of the participating Cadillac owners. And last year, on the basis of 28 comparative tests, 44 of 50 professional men rated a Continental model superior overall to a Cadillac.

This year, the Lincoln Continentals are designed to justify your high expectations of riding comfort, style and luxury4and to continue their winning ways with much that is new for 1976. The degree to which you can personalize your 1976 Continental, for example. This year, many more option choices are available for individualizing the model you choose to your own taste and needs. Especially with more colors: eight of 20 exterior colors are new for 1976.

Your choice of options includes a contemporary version of the gracious elegance of an earlier automotive era: the distinguished Coach Roof, available only on the Town Car and Town Coupé. This new padded vinyl half roof is trimmed in chrome molding with a matching vinyl insert. Around the backlight, and around the quarter windows of the Town Coupé, the vinyl is frenched, a special seamless turned-under treatment unique to the Coach Roof. Even at rest, the Town Car is graceful, majestic. And on the road, you perceive other assets: the quiet in which you ride, the confident response of hydraulic power-assisted braking and steering. In sum, near-effortless motoring. For 1976 Continental owners, this is a year of fine performance, and a year of individualization, in which the luxury car becomes even more personal.

The Lincoln Continental Town Car in Dark Jade Metallic shown with optional Coach Roof, custom paint stripes, forged aluminum wheels, wide-band white sidewalls, appearance protection group, premium bodyside molding and electric rear window defroster.

The fully-padded vinyl roof, in matching or contrasting color, is a hallmark of the formal Lincoln Continental Town Car and its counterpart, the Town Coupé. As are are the power-operated vent windows and distinctive coach lamps on the center pillars. Town Cars: the elegant embodiment of quiet good taste, made more impressive by their smooth and steady performance on the road.

The Lincoln Continental Town Car in Light Ginger Diamond Fire shown with optional opera window, custom paint stripes, premium bodyside molding and appearance protection group. The Town Car’s optional Twin Comfort Lounge Seats provide separate center armrests that remain comfortably adjacent to driver or passenger, regardless of the other seat’s adjustment. At left, in the tan crushed Media velour interior. At right, in tan leather with vinyl.

In keeping with the spirit of personalization, this formal Town Coupé displays a distinctive touch with the optional Landau roof trimmed across its leading edge with brushed chrome molding. The exercise of your discretion plays a larger role in the building of 1976 Lincoln Continentals-but certain things are never optional: quiet luxury, superb riding comfort, fine handling and performance.

The Lincoln Continental Town Coupé in White shown with optional Landau roof, custom paint stripes, premium bodyside molding, luxury wheel covers, wide-band white sidewalls and appearance protection grouр. When you open either door of a 1976 Lincoln Continental Coupé, an electric solenoid automatically unlocks the front seat backs: a courteous touch of convenience for your rear seat passengers. At left,the standard Town Coupé leather-with-vinyl interior in red. At right, optional Twin Comfort Lounge Seats in red crushed Media velour. Both with the unusual floating pillow look that’s standard on 1976 Continental Town models.

Styled with crisp authority, the Lincoln Continental Coupé and the four-door Continental Sedan challenge comparison with other luxury cars. In graceful good looks. In quiet riding comfort. In handling ease. Care has been taken to make each 1976 Lincoln Continental undeniably elegant, a car from which you can expect a high level of prestige and performance. And this year, you have more ways to order your Continental to suit your personal preferences. Formal or informal. Bright or subdued. The choice is your own. For all the traditional reasons, and many that are new, we urge you to judge any luxury car by our car.

The Lincoln Continental or Coupé in Medium Blue Diamond Fire shown with optional vinyl roof, premium bodyside molding, dual upper-body paint stripes and passenger side remote-control mirror. Among the options for 1976 is an AM/FM/Multiplex Search Radio that can pause at each station to let you listen before automatically moving on to the next. . .or a Quadrasonic 8-track tape system. Melodious luxuries. Optional Twin Comfort Lounge Seats with blue accents around the white leather-with-vinyl upholstery. At right, the standard bench seat in blue Luxury cloth.