About Lincoln

Lincoln is an American luxury automobile brand, operated under the Ford Motor Company. Founded in 1917 by Henry M. Leland and acquired by Ford in 1922, Lincoln has been manufacturing vehicles intended for the upscale markets since the 1920s. Lincoln's prevalent competitor Cadillac, was also founded by Henry M. Leland having acquired the assets of the Henry Ford Company, Ford's second company. While Lincoln was the best selling luxury marque in the United States as recently as 1998, Lincoln lost ground to its competitors. To combat this recent slide in sales Lincoln has unveiled three new models, the MKZ sport sedan, MKS luxury sedan, and MKX crossover sport utility vehicle.

Lincoln automobiles

Current and near future models

Lincoln is currently switching to a new naming system based around the "Mark" name used since the 1950s. Most Lincoln models will be given a three-letter name starting "MK" (for "Mark") starting in 2007. The Navigator and Town Car name will remain, but all other models are expected to use this convention by the end of the decade.

• Lincoln Mark LT (2006-2008)
• Lincoln MKS (2008— )
• Lincoln MKX (2007— )
• Lincoln MKZ (2007— )
• Lincoln Navigator (1998— )
• Lincoln Town Car (1981— )

Recent models

• Lincoln LS (2000–2006)
• Lincoln Aviator (2003–2005)
• Lincoln Blackwood (2002)
• Lincoln Continental (1961–2002)
• Lincoln Mark Series (1956–1998)
• Lincoln Zephyr (2006)

Historical

• Lincoln L-series (1920–1930)
• Lincoln K-series (1931–1939)
• Lincoln-Zephyr (1936–1942), a car line priced between Ford and Lincoln
• Lincoln-Zephyr Continental (1940–1942, 1946–1948), later Lincoln Continental
• Lincoln Custom (1941–1942)
• Lincoln (no other name) (1946–1951)
• Lincoln Sport (1949–1951)
• Lincoln Cosmopolitan (1949–1954)
• Lincoln Lido (1950–1951)
• Lincoln Custom (1955)
• Lincoln Capri (1952–1959)
• Lincoln Premiere (1956–1960)
• Lincoln Versailles (1977–1980)

Concept cars

• Lincoln Continental 1950-X(1952)
• Lincoln Anniversary(1953)
• Lincoln Maharaja(1953)
• Lincoln XL-500(1953)
• Lincoln Mardi Gras(1954)
• Lincoln Premiere(1955)
• Lincoln Futura (1955)
• Lincoln Indianapolis(1955)
• Lincoln Continental Town Sedan(1965, 1969)
• Lincoln Coronation Coupe(1966)
• Lincoln Coronation II(1967)
• Lincoln Mark III Dual Cowl Phaeton(1970)
• Lincoln Continental Concept 90(1982)
• Lincoln Continental Concept(1983)
• Lincoln Quicksilver(1985-1986)
• Lincoln Continental Next Generation Mark(1986-1987)
• Lincoln Vignale(1987)
• Lincoln Machete(1988)
• Lincoln Marque X(1992)
• Lincoln L2K(1995)
• Lincoln Sentinel(1996)
• Lincoln Special LS(1999)
• Lincoln Mark 9 (2001)
• Lincoln Continental Concept(2002)
• Lincoln Navicross (2003)
• Lincoln Aviator concept (2004)
• Lincoln Mark LT concept (2004)
• Lincoln MK9 concept (2004)
• Lincoln Mark X concept (2004)
• Lincoln MKS concept (2006)
• Lincoln MKR concept (2007)