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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 ...
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.
Full-size: Body style: 2-door sedan 4-door sedan 2-door coupe 2-door hardtop 4-door hardtop 4-door station wagon: Layout: FR layout: Related: Lincoln Cosmopolitian Lincoln Capri Mercury Monterey Ford Crestline Skyliner: Powertrain; Engine: 255 cu in (4.2 L) Flathead V8 256 cu in (4.2 L) Ford Y-block V8 292 cu in (4.8 L) Ford Y-block V8
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 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 ...