Lincoln Cars For Sale In United States

Show search form Lincoln Motor is a luxury car division of Ford Motor Corporation. It is headquartered in Diborn, Michigan.

The Lincoln Motor Company was founded in 1917 by Martin Henry Leland after he was forced to leave the Cadillac to General Motors. In 1920-1921, he and his son founded the Lincoln Motor Car Company of Delaware, which began building cars. The name was given in honor of President Abraham Lincoln. Engines for military aircraft were first produced. Henry Leeland, the creator of the V-engine, used it to equip the very first luxury model, called the Lincoln V8. The release of this constructively successful model turned out to be commercially unsuccessful.

The company in financial difficulties was acquired by Henry Ford in 1922 and subsequently competed with Cadillac for many years in the class of prestigious executive cars, loved by high-ranking government officials, police officers and ... gangsters (specific to the times of "Prohibition"). In Soviet children's books insuch a car portrayed "Mr. Twister".

Henry Martin Leland passed away in 1932 at the age of 88. The department was headed by Edsel Ford, the only son of Henry Ford. During the Great Depression, when demand for luxury executive cars fell, in 1932 the company introduced the Lincoln KB with a 12-cylinder V-engine. There was also a model Zephyr ("Zephyr") with a streamlined body silhouette (1936), conceived as "Lincoln" "for the poor" (in the American sense). On its basis, in 1939, the Designerthe center has developed and produced the famous convertible Lincoln Continental ("Lincoln Continental") luxury class.

The production of this "American legend" continued after World War II. In 1956, the Lincoln Premier model appeared on the basis of the Continental.

In the 1970s, the Lincolns began to be equipped with Ford units and the style of the models changed.

Since 1984, the "Lincoln Continental MK V ||" coupe has been produced. class "luxury". Aerodynamic bodywork, electronically adjustable suspension and anti-lock system (ABS) madecoupe "Lincoln Continental" outstanding car.

The latest version of the "Continental" was released in 1995 with an 8-cylinder V-shaped engine. Outwardly, he no longer resembles his famous ancestors. Another model offered by the company is the Lincoln Town Car, a traditional large, rear-wheel drive vehicle with a keyless start system and a V-8 engine, providing all kinds of consumer comfort.

Lincoln LS series classic layout was first introduced in New York in April 1998 and immediately withal popular among fans of large luxury sports sedans.

Since January 1997, the division has been producing the most luxurious SUV in the United States, the Lincoln Navigator, based on the Ford Expedition.

List of the Lincoln models