1970 Lincoln Continental Mark III [89-65A]

1970 Lincoln Continental Mark III [89-65A] in Plaza Suite, Movie, 1971

Class: Cars, Coupé — Model origin:

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Author	Message
tv boy ◊ 2011-07-01 16:58	Lincoln Continental, Mark IV or V, or just plain Continental? I never can keep those straight but I'm sure it's one of those.
Ddey65 ◊ 2011-07-01 16:59	Looks like a Lincoln Continental Mark IV(I thought it was a full-size one at first). Mark V's had slanted rear windows. -- Last edit: 2011-07-01 17:00:22
Nightrider ◊ 2011-07-01 17:01	It can't be Mark V just due to 1971 year.
tv boy ◊ 2011-07-01 17:12	...and since the newest vehicles I saw in this movie were all 1970 models, that would even rule out 1971 anyway. Can anyone narrow the year down further?
Ddey65 ◊ 2011-07-01 17:44	Nightrider wrote It can't be Mark V just due to 1971 year. Ah, right. I was thinking of California Suite for some reason. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077289/ -- Last edit: 2011-07-01 19:00:16
Commander 57 ◊ 2011-07-01 17:49	Lincoln Continental Mark III of 1969 to 1971.
an_unusual_eye ◊ 2011-07-01 17:53	mark III debuted as a 1969 model, but the standard catalog (not really my favorite reference, but likely trustworthy in this case) lists those wheel covers as new for '70.