The 1963 Lincoln Continental has a 320 HP, 430 cubic inch, V8. with a 10.1 to 1 compression ratio. It has a 123 inch wheel base. It is 213 inches (almost 18 feet) long and 78.6 inches (6 and a 1/2 feet) wide, and weighs 5,528 ponds - 2.76 tons. Its wheels are 9.5 X 14 inches. It has power brakes and recirculating ball & nut power steering. It has a 3 speed automatic. It has A/C, power windows, seats, door locks and roof, plus an AM / FM radio. It's list price was $6,916.00 - the equivalent of almost $49,000.00 in 2010 money. The Lincoln cost 2.75 times the most expensive new Ford, at $2,513.00. Only 3,138 Continental convertibles were sold in 1963, compared with 28,095 sedans, which sold for $6,270.00. The value of the convertibles today is far, far higher than the sedans. There were no Lincoln coupes during the run of this body style, which began in 1961.