Lincoln is an American luxury automobile brand, operated under the Ford Motor Company. Lincoln Mark LT The Mark LT is a luxury pickup truck from Lincoln. It first went on sale in January 2005 for the 2006 model year. The Mark LT replaced the failed 2002-only Lincoln Blackwood, Lincoln's only other pickup truck. The Mark LT is built at Ford's River Rouge Plant in Dearborn, Michigan (a plant that used to build the Ford Mustang). Lincoln Navigator The Lincoln Navigator serves as Lincoln's full-sized luxury SUV. The Navigator shares the same platform with the lesser Ford Expedition full-size SUV. Introduced in 1998, the Navigator has proven extremely popular, comprising 40% of the American luxury SUV market in 2001. It is the larger of the two truck-based SUVs produced by Lincoln in the early 2000s, the smaller being the Aviator (which becomes the MKX for 2007). Lincoln Town Car The Lincoln Town Car is a full-size luxury car and serves as the flagship of Ford's luxury Lincoln division. Often referred as a traditional American luxury sedan the Town Car features a V8 engine, rear wheel drive, very generous exterior and interior dimensions as well as a "Pillowy ride and chrome aplenty."[1] (Forbes) The Town Car is currently the largest American-made car, measuring nearly 18 feet in length for a standard Town Car and 18 1/2 ft for an L Edition. Lincoln LS The Lincoln LS (for "Luxury Sport") is a midsize, rear wheel drive entry-level luxury car from Lincoln. It shares the Ford DEW98 platform with the Jaguar S-Type and Ford Thunderbird. It competes with the BMW 3 Series, Lexus ES, Mercedes-Benz C-Class, Acura TL, Infiniti I35 and Cadillac CTS. LS versions were originally to be dubbed LS6 and LS8 depending on engine choice, but those designations were replaced with "LS V6" and "LS V8", to avoid confusion with Lexus nameplate trademarks. The car is, however, usually referred to as simply the LS. Lincoln Aviator The Lincoln Aviator was a mid-size luxury SUV from the Ford Motor Company's Lincoln-Mercury Division. It was introduced in 2003, and production ended in 2005. The Aviator was built exclusively at Ford's St. Louis Assembly plant in Hazelwood, Missouri. Its competitors included the Cadillac SRX, Lexus GX (launched at the same time as the Aviator), and Infiniti FX. Lincoln Blackwood The Blackwood was a luxury pickup truck from Lincoln. It was only sold for one year, 2002, and is considered one of the most spectacular failures in automobile history, along the lines of the Edsel.
Lincoln Continental Lincoln Continental is a model name that has been used several times by the Lincoln division of Ford Motor Company for a line of luxury cars. For most of its lifetime, the Continental nameplate referred to the four-door Lincoln flagship. In 1981 the Continental's reign as the Lincoln flagship ended when the Town Car, a trim-level up to then, took over as the new flagship. The Continental continued as a midsize model, competing mainly with the Cadillac Seville until production ceased. Lincoln Mark Series The Lincoln Mark was Lincoln's 2-door personal luxury coupé from 1956 to 1998.
Lincoln Zephyr A car line priced between Ford and Lincoln. The Lincoln-Zephyr was a brand name for the lower priced luxury car of the Lincoln line and served a purpose somewhat the same as Cadillac's smaller LaSalle. It is noted for being one of the first successful streamlined cars after the Chrysler Airflow. Lincoln Custom The Lincoln Custom was a custom limousine from Ford's Lincoln luxury division. The Lincoln Custom was manufactured from 1941 to 1942. The Custom featured a 4.8 L V12 and a 3-speed transmission with Borg-Warner overdrive. The price for the Lincoln Custom was approximately $2.836, which equals roughly $37,365 in 2005 dollars. The vehicle featured Lincoln's signature greyhound hood renament as well as the trademark divided waterfall chrome grille. Lincoln Cosmopolitan The Lincoln Cosmopolitan was a full-size sedan sold by Lincoln from 1949 to the early 1950s. The Cosmopolitan featured 4-speed manual transmission and a 5.5 L V8 as well as an "aerodynamic" hood ornament. Like the Continental of the 1960s, the Cosmopolitan featured suicide doors which opened form the B-pillar. Lincoln Custom The Lincoln Custom was a custom limousine from Ford's Lincoln luxury division. The Lincoln Custom was manufactured from 1941 to 1942. The Custom featured a 4.8 L V12 and a 3-speed transmission with Borg-Warner overdrive. The price for the Lincoln Custom was approximately $2.836, which equals roughly $37,365 in 2005 dollars. The vehicle featured Lincoln's signature greyhound hood renament as well as the trademark divided waterfall chrome grille. Lincoln Capri The Lincoln Capri was a fullsize sedan sold by Ford's Lincoln luxury division. The Capri was named the safest car for 1955 in Life magazine. The Capri featured a 5.6 L V8 with a 3-speed automatic transmission, weighed 4,245 lbs (1,925 kg), and was roughly as long as a modern Town Car with 216 in {5486 mm) in length. The Capri was also one of the first vehicles to feature an automatic headlight dimmer. Lincoln Premiere The Lincoln Premiere was a personal luxury coupe sold by Ford's Lincoln luxury division. The Premiere was sold in the mid to late 1950s and was positioned below the company's Continental. The vehicle featured a 6.0 L V8 and was approximately 223.01" (5664mm) long. The vehicle weighed 4357 lbs (1976.3 kg) and had a price tag of approximately $4,600 in 1956, which equals roughly $31,730 in 2005 dollars. Lincoln Versailles The Versailles was largely a response to the great success of the smaller Cadillac Seville which had appeared in 1975. The Seville was based upon the Chevrolet Nova and became an instant hit. Ford responded by choosing the Ford Granada and Mercury Monarch as the base for a new mid-size Lincoln sedan. Continental Mark VII The Continental Mark VII, later called just the Mark VII, was a large and luxurious rear wheel drive coupe from Lincoln. Introduced in 1984, the Continental Mark VII shared its platform with the Ford Thunderbird, Ford Mustang, and Lincoln Continental (the Ford Fox platform from the code name of the first program using the platform. The platform was originally based on the Ford Fairmont and Mercury Zephyr in the early 80s. It was manufactured at the Wixom Assembly Plant in Wixom, Michigan through 1992. It was replaced by the Lincoln Mark VIII in 1993. Lincoln Continental Mark II The Continental Mark II was a car produced by the newly formed Continental Division of the Ford Motor Company during 1956 and 1957. Many aficionados of the automobile consider the Continental Mark II one of the classics of the postwar period. Its inspiration was the original V12 Lincoln Continental of the 1940s, which had been possibly the most notable car of the '40s. Ford, often regarded as producers of many competent cars but few exciting ones, felt that they needed a bit of that old glamor back. Lincoln Continental Mark III The Lincoln Continental Mark III was a personal luxury car produced by Lincoln and sold in North America in the 1969 through 1971 model years, although it actually became available in early 1968. Lincoln Continental Mark IV The Lincoln Continental Mark IV was a luxury car at the top end of the personal luxury car market sold under the Lincoln brand of the Ford Motor Company in North America between 1972 and 1976. It replaced the successful Continental Mark III, and was in turn replaced by the Continental Mark V. Lincoln Continental Mark V The Lincoln Continental Mark V was a large coupe sold by Lincoln, the Ford Motor Company's luxury division, between the 1977 and 1979 model years. The Mark V was a restyled Mark IV, replacing that car's more rounded styling with a more squared-off, sharp-edged look that was the new automotive fashion. The standard engine was now the Ford 400 in³ (6.6 L) small-block engine instead of the 460 in³ (7.5 L) Ford 385 engine, but the latter was available as an option everywhere but in California in the first two years of production. |