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The Lincoln Capri is an automobile that was sold by the Lincoln division of Ford Motor Company from 1952 until 1959. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A full-size luxury car , the Lincoln Capri derives its name from an Italian island in the Gulf of Naples .
The design is inspired by the jet era and futuristic Batmobiles of the 1950s, with glazed cockpit of a 1953 Lincoln Capri, luxurious gold-plated interior and exterior trim, translucent-luminous Goodyear tires, [5] and advanced (and partly dummy) electronic equipment for the time: piloting controls inspired by aeronautics, automatic emergency braking based on obstacle sensors, electric door ...
The Lincoln Premiere is a luxury car model that was sold by Lincoln in the 1956 [1] to 1960 model years. Positioned below the company's Continental Mark II coupe during 1956–1957 and above the Capri which it shared from 1956 to 1959, it was produced in 2 and 4 door versions which could both accommodate up to six people.
The 332 cu in (5.4 L) version of the Lincoln Y-block was used for heavy-duty truck applications from the 1956 through the 1963 model year. [4] The engine had a bore of 3.80 in (96.5 mm) and a stroke of 3.65625 in (92.9 mm) [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] and produced 212 hp (158 kW). [ 7 ]
First use of the "Land of Lincoln" slogan. [36] 1955 Orange lettering on blue base; "19 ILLINOIS 55" at top Land of Lincoln 1234 567 1 to approximately 2849 000 Issued in the colors of the University of Illinois. [37] 1956 Ivy green lettering on powder gray base; [38] "19 ILLINOIS 56" at bottom Land of Lincoln 1234 567 1 to approximately 2980 000
The car's official public debut was on January 8, 1955, at the Chicago Auto Show; [4] [non-primary source needed] it had been shown to the press at the city's Congress Hotel on January 5. [5] While being displayed elsewhere in the U.S. that spring, the Futura was seen by the country's television audience on Today ("The Today Show") on March 3 ...
The Lincoln Custom is a custom limousine and long-wheelbase touring sedan that was built by Lincoln in 1941 and 1942 and the lower level series Lincoln produced in 1955. Initially it was a replacement for the previous Model K Lincolns (produced from 1934 to 1939) and earlier luxury cars of the 1920s and 1930s.
Capri (later Mercury Capri) is a nameplate marketed by the Lincoln-Mercury division of Ford Motor Company over three generations between 1970 and 1994.. From 1970 to 1978, the Capri was a sport compact marketed in North America by the Lincoln-Mercury division without any Ford or Mercury divisional branding; [1] it was a captive import, manufactured by Ford of Europe and sold simply as the Capri.