The Lincoln Continental through the years

Visitors check out the 1941 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet at the North American International Auto Show at Cobo Center in Detroit on Jan. 18, 2010.

A 1941 Lincoln Continental owned by Jim Holody is on display at the 30th Motor Muster auto show at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan on June 16, 2019.

Jim Weinzrl of Sterling Heights, drives his 1941 Lincoln Continental during the 2008 Dream Cruise on Woodward Ave.

This undated photo provided by the Ford Motor Co. shows the 1941 Lincoln Continental.

This undated photo provided by the Ford Motor Co. shows the 1948 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet V12.

The 1952 Lincoln Continental Nineteen Fifty X

As head of the Continental Division from 1954-56, William Clay Ford oversaw development of the 1956 Continental Mark II, successor to the classic Lincoln Continental developed under the direction of his father, Edsel Ford.

This undated photo provided by the Ford Motor Co. shows the 1956 Lincoln Continental Mk II.

Vaughn Koshkarian with his 1956 Lincoln Continental Mark II, in Milford, August 5, 2015.

The steering wheel of a 1956 Lincoln Continental Mark II owned by Vaughn Koshkarian, in Milford, August 5, 2015.

The emblem of a 1956 Lincoln Continental Mark II owned by Vaughn Koshkarian, in Milford, August 5, 2015.

This undated photo provided by the Ford Motor Co. shows the 1957 Lincoln Continental Mk II.

Adrienne Turner with her robin's egg blue 1959 Lincoln Continental Mark IV and her boyfriend Danny Krawczyk hang out in a parking lot at 13 Mile and Woodward Ave. in Royal Oak during the week of Dream Cruise on August 16, 2006.

Tom Thornton shows off his 1959 Lincoln Continental Mark IV at Heritage Park in Farmington Hills, Michigan on August 15, 2016.

Badging detail of Tom Thornton's 1959 Lincoln Continental Mark IV at Heritage Park in Farmington Hills, Michigan on August 15, 2016.

This June 1961 photo provided by the Ford Motor Co. shows President. John F. Kennedy's Lincoln Continental limousine. The limo was the first presidential car equipped with a transparent roof for all compartments and has other options including fabric roof covering, or use as a convertible, as well as combinations for the rear, middle and front compartments.

This undated photo provided by the Ford Motor Co. shows the 1961 Lincoln Continental convertible.

This undated photo provided by the Ford Motor Co. shows the 1962 Lincoln Continental convertible.

John Standhardt, of Livonia, drives his 1962 Lincoln Continental past the crowd at the 41st Annual Concours d'Elegance of America at the Inn at St. John's in Plymouth, July 27, 2019.

Customized skull headlights on a 1963 Lincoln Continental owned by Robert Young, of Royal Oak, are on display at a Classic Car Show before a Detroit Tigers game at Comerica Park, in Detroit, June 13, 2015.

A 1963 Lincoln Continental, featuring suicide doors and owned by Robert Young of Royal Oak, is on display at a Classic Car Show before a Detroit Tigers game at Comerica Park, in Detroit, June 13, 2015.

A long black 1965 Continental, featured in the HBO show Entourage, is on display at the North American International Auto Show at Cobo Center in Detroit, January 10, 2011.

Anthony Maria, of Beverly Hills, shows off the suicide doors on his 1965 Lincoln Continental convertible, August 12, 2016.

A 1966 Lincoln Continental modified to look like the Deathmobile from the movie Animal House on display at the Woodward Dream Cruise at 13 Mile and Woodward, in Royal Oak, August 14, 2008. . It took the owner, Matt Henry, of Lake Orion, over three months to modify the car.

The interior of a 1968 Lincoln Continental

Dave Marchioni, a volunteer with the Detroit Historical Society unveils Lee Iaocca's 1973 Lincoln Continental in the storage facility, Feb. 8, 2011.

Dennis Garrett, a sales consultant at Hines Park Lincoln in Plymouth shows off his 1974 Lincoln Town Car Continental, August 10, 2015.

Dennis Garrett, a sales consultant at Hines Park Lincoln in Plymouth shows off his 1974 Lincoln Town Car Continental, August 10, 2015.

This undated photo provided by the Ford Motor Co. shows the 1992 Lincoln Continental.

This undated photo provided by the Ford Motor Co. shows the 1997 Lincoln Continental.

A Lincoln Continental concept car is shown at the New York International Auto Show, Monday, March 30, 2015, in New York. Thirteen years after the last Continental rolled off the assembly line, Ford Motor Co. is resurrected its storied nameplate. The production version of the full-size sedan went on sale the next year.

Ford Motor Company president and CEO Mark Fields, left, and Lincoln president and vice president Kumar Galhotra with the all new Lincoln Continental after the Lincoln press conference at the North American International Auto Show at Cobo Center in Detroit on Jan. 12, 2016. The car was introduced as a concept at the 2015 New York Auto Show.

The 2020 Lincoln Continental with a 6 inch extended body for a longer vehicle and rear suicide doors is on display during final preparations for the first annual Southeast Michigan Auto Show at Suburban Collection Showcase in Novi, Michigan on January 2, 2020.