Assembly Plant Record:
None was ever produced. Below is a picture of the first two lines of the “Red Ledger Book” where an abbreviated set of car facts was recorded on the shop floor. From left they are Body Number, Motor Number, Ignition Key #, Deck Lid Key #, Exterior Color, Type Of Tire, Interior make-up.
Car Identification – Motor Number:
Video of Merv Adkins describing his discovery of the car in 1995:
Merv Adkins and his car in 1996 and in 2025:
Photos from November 2025 (see below for additional photos):
Photos of the car in use during the parade for the stars of Gone With The Wind at its premier in Atlanta, GA on 12/15/1939:
Newspaper clippings showing the car “on tour” after the New York Auto Show:
Video of Clark Gable riding in the car in Atlanta, GA on 12/15/1939:
Video of Clark Gable and Carol Lombard touring Atlanta with the mayor William Hartsfield with the car in the background the day after the Gone With The Wind premier on 12/16/1939:
New York Times article of October 17, 1939 where the Continental is first described in the press:
New York Times article of October 22, 1939 where the Continental is first pictured in the press:
Atlanta Constitution article of December 13, 1939 showing the Continental (Body Number 1) that Clark Gable will ride in during the parade from the Atlanta airport into the city on December 15, 1939:
Los Angeles Times article of November 5, 1939 showing a picture of and describing the Continental:
Two photos of the car at the Ford 1940 Style Show At The Hotel Astor NYC in October, 1939 (the man is comedian Ole Olsen):
Actor Randolph Scott with the car in March 1940 at Heath Motors of Charlotte, NC:
Photos of the car in September 1966 shortly after Jim Baker purchased the car:
Photos of the car in 1996 shortly after Merv Adkins purchased it showing some areas of the car that are different from later production models:
Photos of Merv Adkins working on the car in 1996 (the dark color of the car is the primer):
Additional photos from November 2025:
Photos of the fabrication of the replacement dashboard:
Auction result for the Harrah’s auction on 1979-06-30 at Reno, NV:
