| Lincoln Continental
1961... A unique achievement in
reliability |
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Lincoln Continental rides and
feels differently because it is built differently. For example, it has a
unified body and frame. The Lincoln Continental body and frame are welded
into one solid piece of rugged steel. It is stronger to begin with, and it
stays that way.
There are hundreds of
things different about this car. Like the more than 200 pounds of sound-
and weather-proofing used - layers of felt, sound deadeners and fiber
glass pads up to 2 1/2 inches thick, all contributing importantly to the
Lincoln Continental concept of motoring luxury. |
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New
machines...new assembly methods bring precision aircraft tolerance to the
fine car. The
emphasis on accuracy, on complete reliability, is carried throughout. It
shows up everywhere...in the special jigs and body gauges used to insure a
perfect fit of doors and windows...in exhaustive wind tunnel tests...in
checks that measure parts to millionths of an inch...in the hand selection
and making of gears...even in the special insulation used in the
electrical system.
Designing a
car to deliver perfect reliability is one thing, producing it in quantity
is quite another. |
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Lincoln Continental's
center-opening doors feature power-operated door locks- activated by an
instrument panel switch.
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The doors on the 1961 Lincoln
Continental are counterbalanced so that they glide open at the slightest
touch - the only doors of their kind on any American car. |
