Today, let’s take a closer look at the Wixom-produced example of the road-going Chris-Craft…the 1958 Continental Mark III. Some love them. Some hate them. But there’s no doubt the 1958-60 Continental Mark III, IV and V were substantial luxocruisers.
The 1958 Lincolns and Continentals were Ford Motor Company’s no expense spared bid to out-Cadillac Cadillac. Their 131-inch wheelbase was longer than the Cadillac Series 62 and de Ville sedans, and only two inches shorter than the 1958 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special.
