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1978 Lincoln Continental

VIN 8Y89A855578

This 1978 Lincoln Continental sold for $17,100 on Bring a Trailer in July 2024, as of November 1, 2026.

1978 Lincoln ContinentalPhoto: Bring a Trailer

Every time it’s been to auction

1 appearance. Oldest first.

  1. Jul 2024Sold $17,100Bring a Trailer20,000 miles

What Continental coupes sell for

8 sales since March 2022.

$4,500This car, Jul 2024$23,000

The typical range is $5,500 to $14,500

What this spec has sold for since March 2022

What the listing said

SamWhen it sold in July 2024, the listing gave 20,000 miles and one owner.

Continental coupes that sold

The 8 sales behind the range above since March 2022. Newest first.

Continental convertibles that sold

64 since March 2022. A different body, so not part of the range above. Newest first.

Continental sedans that sold

26 since March 2022. A different body, so not part of the range above. Newest first.

Continental roadsters that sold

1 since March 2022. A different body, so not part of the range above. Newest first.

Questions

What did this car last sell for?
$17,100 ($17,955 with buyer's fee) on Bring a Trailer in July 2024.
How many times has it been to auction?
Once, and it sold that time.
How does its last sale compare with others?
Its 2024 sale was $17,100. The typical range for Continental coupes sold since March 2022 is $5,500 to $14,500.

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Why it looks like this

No chart and no score. Every figure on this page is a hammer price from a real auction, matched to the car’s trim, body and gearbox, converted at the rate on the day it sold, with the replicas, projects and odd sales set aside. The typical range of those sales. Where there aren’t enough sales to say something, the page says so instead.

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