"...the All-American
look of a yachting party on the
Fourth of July"
—Quoted from the 1979
Continental Mark V sales brochure
Bill Blass Edition 1979 Continental Mark V in Tu-Tone Midnight Blue Moondust Metallic (paint code 3L) and White (9D)
with standard White Carriage Roof (roof code CW). A full vinyl roof in
White (roof code VW) with Opera Windows was also available. The Premium
Bodyside Molding is Midnight Blue (molding code F4B).
Bill Blass monogram in Gold on rear decklid is accompanied by dual Gold paint stripes outlining
decklid kickup, as well as on bodyside.
Bill Blass Edition
Code EQ - White Leather Seating
Surfaces with Midnight
Blue accent straps and
piping
Matching Midnight Blue buttons with
Bill Blass monogram