# Lincoln Continental prices

> The median asking price of a Lincoln Continental is $22,700, across 851 for sale with a median model year of 1979. The 2017, the model year with the most for sale, has a median asking price of $18,245.

Model page · 1940–2020 · data as of Nov 12, 2026 · [ottoquest.com](https://ottoquest.com/models/lincoln-continental)

- For sale: 851 cars, model years 1940–2020
- Median asking price: $22,700 (851 for sale, median model year 1979)
- Most are priced between $2,397 and $264,638, depending on model year and mileage
- The 2017, the model year with the most for sale: median $18,245 (153 for sale)
- Median sold price, last 3 years: $22,750 (463 sold, median model year 1970)
- Auction results on record: 1,207, latest Nov 10, 2026

Over the last three years, 463 sold at auction for a median of $22,750. Their median model year is 1970, against 1979 for the cars for sale: these are older cars, not a guide to what a Lincoln Continental for sale costs today. Compare prices by model year in the table below.

## Price by model year

Asking prices of cars for sale now and sold prices over the last three years.

| Model year | For sale | Median asking | Sold · 3 yrs | Median sold | Middle 50% sold |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [2020](https://ottoquest.com/models/lincoln-continental/2020.md) | 72 | $26,730 | 4 | $85,088 | $82,125–$93,260 |
| [2019](https://ottoquest.com/models/lincoln-continental/2019.md) | 70 | $22,831 | 5 | $100,275 | $77,500–$111,300 |
| [2018](https://ottoquest.com/models/lincoln-continental/2018.md) | 70 | $20,694 | 0 | — | — |
| [2017](https://ottoquest.com/models/lincoln-continental/2017.md) | 153 | $18,245 | 2 | — | — |
| 2002 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
| 2001 | 7 | $6,900 | 1 | — | — |
| 2000 | 8 | $8,901 | 2 | — | — |
| 1999 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1998 | 3 | $2,495 | 1 | — | — |
| 1997 | 4 | $5,248 | 0 | — | — |
| 1995 | 5 | $12,995 | 1 | — | — |
| 1994 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1990 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1989 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1988 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1987 | 3 | $17,000 | 0 | — | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — | 3 | $5,000 | $4,725–$6,100 |
| 1983 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1982 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — | 3 | $17,250 | $16,281–$17,750 |
| 1980 | 7 | $30,995 | 3 | $7,600 | $7,528–$7,948 |
| [1979](https://ottoquest.com/models/lincoln-continental/1979.md) | 76 | $22,038 | 70 | $17,065 | $8,871–$26,000 |
| [1978](https://ottoquest.com/models/lincoln-continental/1978.md) | 31 | $15,240 | 36 | $11,051 | $8,075–$16,013 |
| [1977](https://ottoquest.com/models/lincoln-continental/1977.md) | 11 | $25,997 | 18 | $11,488 | $8,805–$19,753 |
| [1976](https://ottoquest.com/models/lincoln-continental/1976.md) | 16 | $21,583 | 20 | $10,421 | $7,638–$14,952 |
| 1975 | 4 | $14,495 | 8 | $11,288 | $8,741–$18,573 |
| 1974 | 4 | $21,000 | 8 | $12,863 | $11,044–$13,675 |
| [1973](https://ottoquest.com/models/lincoln-continental/1973.md) | 31 | $19,094 | 14 | $9,960 | $7,275–$11,284 |
| 1972 | 5 | $21,500 | 6 | $5,506 | $5,125–$7,009 |
| 1971 | 8 | $12,700 | 9 | $17,850 | $17,000–$29,400 |
| 1970 | 8 | $25,038 | 9 | $9,207 | $8,610–$32,000 |
| [1969](https://ottoquest.com/models/lincoln-continental/1969.md) | 18 | $27,995 | 19 | $15,783 | $12,975–$21,518 |
| [1968](https://ottoquest.com/models/lincoln-continental/1968.md) | 11 | $33,000 | 10 | $27,826 | $16,500–$44,100 |
| [1967](https://ottoquest.com/models/lincoln-continental/1967.md) | 29 | $66,800 | 30 | $47,775 | $27,694–$60,341 |
| [1966](https://ottoquest.com/models/lincoln-continental/1966.md) | 31 | $59,995 | 31 | $51,000 | $29,426–$61,000 |
| 1965 | 4 | $44,495 | 29 | $54,600 | $41,500–$80,325 |
| 1964 | 8 | $223,738 | 16 | $53,025 | $32,353–$94,438 |
| [1963](https://ottoquest.com/models/lincoln-continental/1963.md) | 14 | $106,833 | 15 | $67,200 | $54,250–$95,025 |
| [1962](https://ottoquest.com/models/lincoln-continental/1962.md) | 12 | $92,493 | 17 | $47,250 | $32,025–$67,200 |
| 1961 | 7 | $35,000 | 10 | $54,606 | $31,288–$63,800 |
| 1960 | 4 | $50,498 | 6 | $41,150 | $24,638–$76,750 |
| 1959 | 8 | $14,697 | 4 | $30,125 | $29,784–$30,637 |
| 1958 | 6 | $26,998 | 4 | $32,250 | $26,563–$35,250 |
| 1957 | 4 | $69,129 | 0 | — | — |
| [1956](https://ottoquest.com/models/lincoln-continental/1956.md) | 25 | $51,995 | 0 | — | — |
| [1948](https://ottoquest.com/models/lincoln-continental/1948.md) | 12 | $26,995 | 13 | $31,000 | $20,475–$39,590 |
| [1947](https://ottoquest.com/models/lincoln-continental/1947.md) | 15 | $44,995 | 9 | $17,600 | $12,100–$31,500 |
| 1946 | 8 | $20,195 | 1 | — | — |
| 1942 | 9 | $8,035 | 3 | $18,757 | $17,939–$29,539 |
| [1941](https://ottoquest.com/models/lincoln-continental/1941.md) | 19 | $43,000 | 11 | $31,350 | $26,315–$41,250 |
| 1940 | 1 | — | 3 | $37,000 | $35,825–$38,214 |

## Trims

Each priced on its own.

| Trim | Years | For sale | Median asking |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [Reserve](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-reserve.md) | 2017–2020 | 171 | $22,990 |
| [Select](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-select.md) | 2017–2019 | 102 | $17,996 |
| [Black Label](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-black-label.md) | 2017–2020 | 29 | $26,998 |
| [Mark IV](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-mark-iv.md) | 1959–1981 | 25 | $18,995 |
| [Base](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-base.md) | 1947–2019 | 18 | $12,987 |
| [Standard](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-standard.md) | 1971–2020 | 18 | $22,000 |
| [Mark V](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-mark-v.md) | 1960–1979 | 16 | $16,538 |
| [Town](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-town.md) | 1975–2004 | 16 | $18,110 |
| [Premiere](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-premiere.md) | 2017–2019 | 16 | $16,476 |
| [Mark III](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-mark-iii.md) | 1958–1977 | 13 | $15,990 |
| [Mark II](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-mark-ii.md) | 1956–1957 | 8 | $52,108 |
| [Mk V](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-mk-v.md) | 1977–1979 | 5 | $18,000 |
| [Premier](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-premier.md) | 1957–2020 | 5 | $21,244 |
| [Town Car](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-town-car.md) | 1941–1979 | 4 | $14,545 |
| [Mark VI](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-mark-vi.md) | 1976–1983 | 3 | $33,495 |
| [Livery](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-livery.md) | 2019–2020 | 3 | $11,488 |
| [Signature](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-signature.md) | 1988–1994 | 3 | $7,898 |
| [MK IV Silver Luxury](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-mk-iv-silver-luxury.md) | 1973 | 3 | $45,998 |
| [Club](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-club.md) | 1941–1948 | 2 | $12,909 |
| [MK III](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-mk-iii.md) | 1969–1971 | 2 | $25,080 |
| [Mark V Cartier](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-mark-v-cartier.md) | 1979 | 2 | $12,045 |
| [Premiere Livery](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-premiere-livery.md) | 2018 | 2 | $7,397 |
| [Mark V Bill Blass Edition](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-mark-v-bill-blass-edition.md) | 1977–1979 | 1 | $13,995 |
| [80th Anniversary Coach Edition](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-80th-anniversary-coach-edition.md) | 2019 | 1 | $79,800 |
| [MK II](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-mkii.md) | 1956 | 1 | $26,500 |
| [Custom](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-custom.md) | 1940–1966 | 1 | $289,900 |
| [Executive Limousine](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-executive-limousine.md) | 1965–1969 | 1 | $90,385 |
| [Cartier Edition](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-cartier-edition.md) | 1976–1979 | 1 | $27,447 |
| [Mark V Bill Blass](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-mark-v-bill-blass.md) | 1977–1979 | 1 | $8,950 |
| [Givenchy](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-givenchy.md) | 1987 | 1 | $17,447 |
| [Cvtble](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-cvtble.md) | 1941–1967 | — | — |
| [Mark V Cartier Edition](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-mark-v-cartier-edition.md) | 1977–1979 | — | — |
| [Mark V Collector's Series](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-mark-v-collector-s-series.md) | 1979 | — | — |
| [Mark V Diamond Jubilee Edition](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-mark-v-diamond-jubilee-edition.md) | 1978 | — | — |
| [Collector's Series](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-collector-s-series.md) | 1979 | — | — |
| [4](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-4.md) | 1959–2002 | — | — |
| [Town Car Collector's Series](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-town-car-collector-s-series.md) | 1979 | — | — |
| [Four-Door](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-four-door.md) | 1961–1979 | — | — |
| [Mk IV](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-mk-iv.md) | 1959–1976 | — | — |
| [V-12](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-v-12.md) | 1942–1948 | — | — |
| [Mark VI Bill Blass](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-mark-vi-bill-blass.md) | 1982–1983 | — | — |
| [Custom Limousine](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-custom-limousine.md) | 1941 | — | — |
| [Mark IV Cartier Edition](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-mark-iv-cartier-edition.md) | 1975–1976 | — | — |
| [Mark V Emilio Pucci Edition](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-mark-v-emilio-pucci-edition.md) | 1978 | — | — |
| [Mark V Givenchy Edition](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-mark-v-givenchy-edition.md) | 1977–1979 | — | — |
| [Coach Edition](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-coach-edition.md) | 2020 | — | — |
| [Sed](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-sed.md) | 1961–1967 | — | — |
| [Signature Series](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-signature-series.md) | 1982–1988 | — | — |
| [2](https://ottoquest.com/variants/lincoln-continental-2.md) | 1966–1969 | — | — |

## What's for sale

- Gearbox: Auto 95%, Manual 5%
- Body: Sedan 83%, Coupe 11%, Convertible 7%
- Drive: AWD 47%, FWD 44%, RWD 9%

## Specs and fuel economy

EPA figures by model year.

| Model year | Combined MPG | EV range | Class |
| --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 2020 | 19–21 | — | Large Cars |
| 2019 | 19–21 | — | Large Cars |
| 2018 | 19–21 | — | Large Cars |
| 2017 | 19–21 | — | Large Cars |
| 2002 | 18 | — | Large Cars |
| 2001 | 18 | — | Large Cars |
| 2000 | 18 | — | Large Cars |
| 1999 | 18 | — | Large Cars |
| 1998 | 18 | — | Large Cars |
| 1997 | 18 | — | Large Cars |
| 1996 | 18 | — | Large Cars |
| 1995 | 18 | — | Large Cars |

## Safety recalls

NHTSA lists 5 safety recall campaigns for the Lincoln Continental. By model year: 2020 (2), 2019 (3), 2018 (2), 2017 (4). A recall repair is free at a dealer of the make; check a car's VIN before buying.

## Lincoln Continental prices: common questions

### How much does a Lincoln Continental cost?

The median asking price of a Lincoln Continental is $22,700, across 851 cars for sale in the U.S. Most are priced between $2,397 and $264,638, depending on the model year and mileage. The 2017, the model year with the most for sale, asks a median of $18,245. Cars sold at auction over the last three years were mostly older (a median model year of 1970, against 1979 for those for sale) and sold for a median of $22,750, so they are not a guide to today's asking prices.

### Which Lincoln Continental model year is the cheapest?

Among model years with at least 10 cars for sale, the 1978 Lincoln Continental asks the least: a median of $15,240 across 31 cars, with a typical 63,915 miles. The 2020 asks $26,730.

### Which Lincoln Continental model year has the most cars for sale?

The 2017: 153 of the 851 for sale, at a median asking price of $18,245.

### How many recalls does the Lincoln Continental have?

NHTSA lists 5 safety recall campaigns for the Lincoln Continental. The 2017 model year has the most, with 4. A recall repair is free at a dealer of the make; check a car's VIN before buying.

## More

- Value a Lincoln Continental: https://ottoquest.com/value?model=lincoln-continental
- Lincoln Continental for sale, with each car's market value: https://ottoquest.com/listings?model=lincoln-continental
- Check one car's price: https://ottoquest.com/deal-check.md?vin=<VIN>&price=<price>&mileage=<miles> (markdown; the page is https://ottoquest.com/deal-check)
- Value a car by model, trim, year and mileage: https://ottoquest.com/value
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