Factory build sheet
2018 Lincoln Continental Select
Build 1LN6L9SK-J · 3.7L 6cyl · Front-wheel drive · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1LN6L9SK and position 10 reads J. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Continental whose VIN starts 1LN6L9SK and carries J in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 759 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 759 known VINs
- 9 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Lincoln with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 3.7 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine model
- 3.7L TiVCT
- Engine manufacturer
- Ford
- Horsepower
- 305 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Front-wheel drive
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Forward speeds
- 6
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sedan/Saloon
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 4
- Seats
- 5
- Seat rows
- 2
- Manufacturer
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1
- GVWR
- 6,000 lb or less
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
Driver assistance, as built
- Forward collision warning Optional
- Crash imminent braking Optional
- Lane keeping assistance Optional
- Blind spot warning Optional
Systems the filing does not record are not listed above. Check the window sticker of the exact car before you rely on any single feature.
What this build asks today
Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.
$20,675 median asking price · 14 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Too few listings to publish a price range — with 14 cars on the market, the cheapest and the dearest are single cars, not a spread. The median above is what they ask in the middle.
The same build, other model years
Lincoln used the VIN pattern 1LN6L9SK for 3 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2017 Select 3.7L 6cyl Sedan · 1,162 vehicles code H $17,995
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2018 You are here code J $20,675
- 2019 Select 3.7L 6cyl Sedan · 645 vehicles code K $19,073
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | 1LN | FORD MOTOR COMPANY · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | 6L9SK | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | J | Model year — 2018 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
NHTSA safety ratings
Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2018 Lincoln Continental as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
2 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2018 Continental. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
759 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1LN6L9SK-J shares the specification above.
- 759 Known VINs
- 9 Listed for sale now
- 14 Priced listings
- $20,675 Median asking
Vehicles of this build
A fixed sample of 1 vehicles carrying this configuration — each with its own history page. The sample refreshes quarterly, not nightly, so it stays put between visits.
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Continental, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
- 2018 Select 2.7L 6-cyl · Sedan saloon · FWD 72 vehicles
- 2018 Select 3.7L 6-cyl · Sedan saloon · AWD 334 vehicles · $13,999 median
- 2018 Livery 3.7L 6-cyl · Sedan saloon · FWD 34 vehicles
- 2019 Black Label 2.7L 6-cyl · Sedan saloon · FWD 48 vehicles
- 2019 Reserve 3L 6-cyl · Sedan saloon · AWD 185 vehicles
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Prices are asking prices from 14 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 759 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.