Certainly one of the more famous Lincolnconcept cars ever, the novelty of the “disappearing door concept” seems to be nearly timeless.
The magic of the falling doors has long been captured on YouTube, and watched by literally millions of viewers in that time. Now the magic can be yours to take home, thanks to the far-ranging hand of eBay Motors. The otherwise rather ordinary 1993 Lincoln Mark VIII has come up for sale, and the bidding has been furious so far for the car. There have been 29 bids so far, bringing the asking price up to around $8,000 with the reserve yet to be crested. Chump change for a vehicle of this historical significance, really.
Check out the famed door action in the video above, or some static shots of the Lincoln in our gallery below.
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Manny Ramirez gets it done on the field, regardless of whether his “heart” is suspect. But, off the field Manny’s got the heart and is quite the philanthropist. Manny donated his custom-built 1967 Lincoln Continental to Boston’s Franciscan Hospital for Children, a special needs Pediatric Hospital – who, in turn, are auctioning it on eBay for hospital funds.
The blue convertible has a 500 cubic-inch Ford Racing engine, custom four bucket-seat interior, and custom rims. The Continental only has 73 miles since the rebuild and bidding started at $30,000 – which it has quickly jumped up over $70,000. But, hey, it’s for charity.
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Ford most probably didn’t have this video by comedian Nick Thune in mind when it packaged its Lincoln Navigator SUV, and that’s more or less why the short hits home with the funny. How much does The Blue Oval charge for its nav system again?
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Ford CEO Alan Mulally told German publication Auto Motor und Sport that the company is considering bringing the Lincoln brand global.
Lincoln counted 130,700 sales worldwide in 2007, but a tiny one percent of those sales came outside of the North American market. Mulally and Ford seem to believe that Lincoln has got potential to do much more than that. Said the CEO, “We are considering distribution in Europe and Asia. We already sell Lincolns in the Middle East.”
While Lincoln remains competitive in the luxury segment in the U.S., largely on the strength of its Navigator SUV, Ford may find the going slightly tougher when facing the BMW, and Mercedes of the world on their home turf. General Motors for instance, which has attempted to bring its Cadillac brand global in recent years, still only sold a small percentage of its luxury vehicles outside of the U.S. last year; a little more than ten percent.
Could Lincoln find success outside of its American cradle? Have your say in comments.
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This is Detroit, but Lincoln apparently felt its MKT concept was worthy of a Hollywood premiere. Perhaps that’s why, at its official unveiling this morning at the Detroit auto show, the conceptual crossover was piloted down a red carpet amidst the flashing strobes of simulated (and real) paparazzi.
Sure, both the “whale-like” front grille and the “bustleback” tail are certainly the subjects of debates (you’ll either love or hate it), but the car’s overall look is more along the lines of a tall limousine - albeit one with a rear hatch. That hatch opens to show an excessive amount of chrome hardware, a trait that’s carried through the interior via chrome-plated arm rests, pedals, instrumentation, etc.
(Click through for more on the MKT concept and a gallery of photos from its reveal)
When we saw spy photos of Lincoln’s Flex-based mule, our thoughts were that the recycled body was either a sign of recycling prototypes or an all-new body structure. If the MKT concept, debuting today at the Detroit auto show, is any indication, it’s certainly the latter.
Although the MKT rides on modified Ford Flex underpinnings (there’s a 3-inch stretch in wheelbase and a 6″ stretch in overall length), it shares nothing in its appearance with the boxy pseudo-wagon. The MKT makes use of many cues incorporated by the MKR concept, including the split waterfall grille, side-spears, panoramic glass roof, and wide, neon-charged tail lamps.
Certainly the most distinguishing styling cue on the ‘ute is that C-pillar. Not unlike the 2003 Navicross concept, the MKT uses a hatch for cargo access, but disguises it by pushing the C-pillar forward and wrapping sheetmetal across the hatch. The result is a look that suggests a physical trunk - or even the rear profile of a 30’s-era Lincoln Zephyrs.
(Click through for a gallery and more on Linclon’s Flex-based MKT)
Ford’s Flex crossover, and now AutoBlog has photos of what it believes to be a mule for the future Lincoln luxo-wagon. Not to toot our own horn, we were spot on with our rendering.
Well, not exactly. But our photo is along the same design theory used by Ford - simply slap a Lincoln grille on an existing product. And yes, as it is a mule, it’s too early to determine production styling. Still, what you can see in the pictures is little more than slapping on the nose and grille from the MKS - albeit with some proportional changes - onto the mule.
It’s also interesting to note how Ford’s recycling prototypes. The stretched Freestyle Taurus X shown wearing the MKS grille was formerly a test mule for the Flex itself. That can signal one of two things - either Ford’s determined to wring every cent from their pre-production test vehicles, or Lincoln’s Flex variant will have a wildly different body. Our money’s on the first option.
So, with the launch of Ford’s Flex just around the corner, is product-starved Mercury the next FoMoCo brand to receive the minivan-replacing crossover? Not so, according to Car & Driver; the next Flex variant is destined to be a Lincoln.
Both variants will be built on the same Oakville, Ontario assembly line, but the Flex, reaching dealers this summer, should reach consumers nearly a year before Lincoln has its version.
(Click through to read more on Mercury’s rocky future)
In 1999 Lincoln showed the concept version of its Blackwood luxury pickup at the North American International Auto Show. The automaker had been emboldened by the success of its Navigator SUV, and felt that the market was right for a high-spec, if slightly useless, rendition of a Ford F-150.
When the truck went on sale in 2001 it had been positioned to be sold as an exclusive, limited-run vehicle. Lincoln only offered the Blackwood only with a black interior and exterior, an automated tonneau covered bed, and in rear-drive form. The asking price was a hefty $52,000.
(Click through the jump to read on about this 2002 Lincoln Blackwood.)
Ford got the motoring press all hot and bothered when they debuted the sexy Lincoln MKR at last year’s Detroit Auto Show, in part because of the hot “Twin Force” V-6 they dropped under the hood.
The twin-turbo engine is said to be rated at 415 horsepower, and yet is able to deliver economy numbers along the lines of 27 mpg. It’s just that dichotomy of frugality and power that has lead Ford to reportedly drop the Twin Force tag from the motor. (Click through the jump to read on about Ford’s change of heart.)
Here’s a boatload of photos from Lincoln’s reveal of the 2009 MKS sedan. Does the car look any better in the dim lighting of an auto show? Let us know in comments.
Still not sure what this MKS is all about? Read our earlier post for more details.
Lincoln gets a large sedan with a new 3.7-liter V-6 for 2009. The MKS is built on a Taurus/Sable platform and fitted with some luxury trimmings to bring the base price up near $38,000.
Fun toys like a standard Sync system, capless fuel filling, a new keyless entry solution, adaptive cruise control, and an upgraded sound system separate the Lincoln from Ford’s other large sedans.
(Click through to read more about the 2009 Lincoln MKS.)
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