Pit Stop: LI car shows this weekend

THE CAR AND ITS OWNER
1956 Continental Mark II convertible owned by Glynette and Barry Wolk
WHAT MAKES IT INTERESTING
American luxury cars were riding high in the 1950s, but not high enough for Ford, which decided to target Rolls-Royce by offering the sumptuous Mark II sport coupe for $10,000, about double the price of a Cadillac. “It was actually built by a separate division of Ford Motor Company called the Continental Division,” says Barry Wolk. “Production ceased in late ’56 with just over 3,000 of the cars made.”
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SUNDAY, NOV. 25





