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Contents 1 The last Continental in '02? 2 Presidential Limos 3 Survey on appropriateness of Lincoln Article 4 "Prestige vehicles" 5 Userbox 6 Who 7 How About 8 Where 9 Another Concept Car 10 Reasons for GA Delisting 11 $10000 question

[edit] The last Continental in '02?

I don't ever remember the "Continental" name being dropped, and the 2002 (the last model year) was called the Continental IIRC. Anyone know the whole story?

Also, there are pretty reliable leaks that a new continental is coming out sometime around 2006 that will have a v12 (with +400hp), "suicide doors", and I can only presume situated above the Town Car in their lineup. -- stewacide 00:36 6 Jul 2003 (UTC)

The last Lincoln Continental in the US was built in the 2002 model year, and was dropped as part of the post-Ford 2000 restructuring, due to slowing sales and low profitability. That front wheel drive luxury sedan was based on the Ford Taurus platform, and became a showcase of electronic dashboard instruments and high tech gadgetry. When it was introduced in 1988, the FWD Continental was fairly popular, due to the increased rear legroom, high tech feel, and the public perception that FWD cars were more fuel efficient. The car used a 150 hp 3.8L V6 for most of the producton run, due to the FWD platform geometry, but Ford was finally able to fit a 250 hp 4.6L DOHC V8, adapted from the Lincoln Mark VIII, in 1995. That engine power improvement boosted sales somewhat, but ultimately the public just didn't "get" a powerful V8 driving the front wheels in a large American sedan, and the car was dropped.

It might not be too unreasonable at this time to speculate that a high tech feature laden mid-large size car, perhaps based on the Lincoln MKS concept vehicle, could be a replacement for the Continental class of vehicles in or around the 2008 time frame. No production plans for MKS-based vehicles have been announced as yet - although Ford is certainly not exactly downplaying the significance of the MKS [1]. Meanwhile the Lincoln Town Car is expected to continue as the brand's "flagship" for the time being, and to serve as the platform for luxury taxis and limousines ... -- T-dot 14:03, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

Yes, 02 was the last Connie. Consumer Reports has the lowdown on the last generation. The suicide-door prototype is no more than that, so far, I believe.

[edit] Presidential Limos

Also, it might be worth mentioning that a Lincoln was the official car of every US President from Franklin Roosevelt (in the 30's) to George Bush (the first), but that that distinction has since fallen to Cadillac. I can't figure out how to work that little tidbit in tho' (...maybe as a sign of Lincoln's recent troubles?). -- stewacide

If you need presidential limo info, there's a good page here.

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Is this brand name in any way related to Abraham Lincoln ? Jay 10:30, 2 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Yes, Lincoln is named after the president. Henry Martyn Leland, founder of Lincoln (and Cadillac) cast his first ballot in the 1860 presidential election. Leland should be more famous!

RivGuySC 22:16, 2 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Thanks RivGuySC for the Abraham Lincoln info, I've added that in the article. Jay 04:24, 3 Nov 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Survey on appropriateness of Lincoln Article

The survey at the location Lincoln/Vote may be of interest to those who edit this article as it is an attempt to determine whether Lincoln should remain as it is, directed towards Lincoln, Lincolnshire, or should be directed to Lincoln (disambiguation). Agriculture 7 July 2005 15:36 (UTC)

[edit] "Prestige vehicles"

Should this article be categorized under Category:Prestige vehicles? Shawnc 12:17, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

No since no other car companies article is categorized this way. Gerdbrendel 16:39, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Userbox

I ahve taken the liberty of creating a new Lincoln afficianado userbox. The mark-up is "User Lincoln fan." See the userbox below.

Thank you. Regards, Signature^brendel 02:51, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Who

Built the SS100X, was it Ford or Hess and Eisenhardt? I understand that Ford built the stretch at its research garage, and Hess and Eisenhardt did the uoholstery and final detailing, is this the case?152.163.101.11 01:01, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] How About

Some focus on the Quality and performance of the Suicide door Lincolns? I owned a 63 and the only thing that could maintane any distance at high speed was an Imperial.152.163.101.11 01:08, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

There is no need to mention such a trivial minor attribute of the Continental. After all this is not consuner reports or Readers Digest, but an encyclopedia article. There simply is no reasonable justification to mention the quality of each attribute of each vehicle ever made. Such a comment might however be correctly placed on the Lincoln Continental article, under the appropriate generation's section. Thank you. Regards, Signature^brendel 01:36, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

Pardon me, I thought this was a talk page. I thought your article was fine as it was, thats why I used the talk page.

Yes, this is the talk page and the correct place to discuss such a proposition. I merely stated that the addition of any commentary regarding problems with the classic Continental's suicide doors would be misplaced here and thus somewhat unapropsite. Thank you. Regards, Signature^brendel 04:39, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Where

Did Oliver Stone get the copy of the SS100X he used in J.F.K.? randazzo56 01:28, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Another Concept Car

Lincoln made another notable concept car using the "edge design" concept, but I don't recall its name. If anyone remembers it, it would probably be worth adding under the Concept Cars list, as it was a neat idea.

The Lincoln Sentinel is the car in question; added it to the list. (See http://www.21stcentury.co.uk/cars/ford_lincoln_sentinel.asp.)

[edit] Reasons for GA Delisting

This article's GA status has been revoked because it fails criterion 2. b. of 'What is a Good Article?', which states;

(b) the citation of its sources using inline citations is required (this criterion is disputed by editors on Physics and Mathematics pages who have proposed a subject-specific guideline on citation, as well as some other editors — see talk page).

LuciferMorgan 01:03, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] $10000 question

The article says the Mk2 listed at US$10K; Wise, in WoA, sez not. Who's right?

BTW, what was the last Lincoln to use a V12? Trekphiler 20:39, 20 November 2006 (UTC)