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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 .
1955–1955: 1: Sold in touring sedan and limousine versions EL-Series: 1949: 1951: 1: Full-size luxury car Cosmopolitan: 1949: 1954: 2: Capri: 1952: 1959: 3: Introduced as a premium trim variant of the two-door Lincoln Cosmopolitan Premiere: 1956: 1960: 1: Full-size car Continental Mark II: 1957: 1957: 1: Marketed by the Continental division ...
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 ]
Buick added Dagmars on its 1954 and 1955 models, in 1954 as part of the bumper assembly, and moved into the grille in 1955. Packard included large Dagmars on the bumper in 1955 and 1956 models. Full-sized Chevys in 1961 and 1963 also had small rubber Dagmars on the front bumper, and 1962 Ford Galaxie had small rubber Dagmars as an option.
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 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 ...
On 5 July 1950 the Lincoln Lido was introduced as somewhat of Lincoln's answer to the GM hardtops that had debuted in 1949. List price for the 1950 model was $2,721 ($34,458 in 2023 dollars [ 7 ] ). It was similar to the Mercury Monterey and the up market Lincoln Cosmopolitan Capri coupes, while the Lido was also offered as a sedan with suicide ...