When the last Grand Marquis rolled off the line in January of 2011, it signaled the end of the Mercury division of the Ford Motor Company. Continue reading
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Lincoln Tests the Luxury Pickup Market: the 1998 Blackwood Concept
Lincoln first dipped a toe into luxury pickup waters in 1998 with the Blackwood concept, closely based on the wildly successful Ford F-150. Continue reading
The Stylist: A 1957 Ford Motor Company Film
Here’s a deep, deep dive into the Ford styling process in an original 1957 factory film. Continue reading
A Breed Apart: A 1966 Ford Bronco Film
See all the exciting things the new Bronco can do on and off the road in this 1966 Ford film. Continue reading
Designed For Modern Living: The 1952 Lincolns
For 1952, LIncoln shifted gears and introduced a more reasonably sized car designed to compete not with Cadillac, but with Buick and Oldsmobile. Continue reading
Ford’s Jumbo Flathead: the 1948-51 337 Cubic-Inch V8
As the flathead V8 era at Ford was drawing to a close, the carmaker introduced a super-sized version of the venerable flathead to power its Lincolns and big Ford trucks. Continue reading
Lincoln Introduces the 1966 Continental Coupé
Between 1961 and 1965, there were no two-doors in the Lincoln lineup, oddly enough. For 1966, Lincoln rewrote the script with the Continental Coupé. Continue reading