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I THINK that Lincoln dates back to 1979, when Ford redesigned their "Big" cars, as GM had done 2 years earlier. But that is nothing to worry about, as it just means that they had that much longer to get all the little niggling problems out of the basic design. Ford had relatively few "Road to Roof" redesigns, notably 1908 to 1927-Model T-1927-31-Model A, 1932-1948 V-8, 1949-1964, "Postwar" cars, 1979-date Downsized Big cars. I don't remember at present when the std Big Fords, Mercurys & Lincolns were stopped, but it was a sad end to a glorious era....Lincolns were cars unto themselves, basically sharing little w/std Fords or Mercurys, until 1970, when they started using the frames, & basic running gear of big Fords & Mercurys. My beloved Suicide Door cars shared very few parts w/their Ford & Mercury cousins.
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Benevolent Despot
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