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Lincoln is a brand manufacturer of luxury cars; it is a subsidiary of Ford Motor Company. The company was founded by Henry M. Leland in 1917 and it was acquired by Ford in 1922. Lincoln has been involved in the production of luxury vehicles since 1920. The company was named after the Leland’s long time hero, Abraham Lincoln. There was also involvement of Henry M. Leland in the establishment of Cadillac division.

The company at first involved in the production of engines to the Liberty Aircrafts under the name of his son, Wilfred. After the World war, the company got fully involved in the production of luxury cars. The structure of the luxury cars produced by the company was so bad that they could not be compared with the other luxury models. The company manufactured more than 150 cars and later lead the company to financial crisis. The Lincoln Company was acquired by Ford on 4th February, 1922 for 8,000,000 US Dollars.

General Motors was the main competitor to the Lincoln Motors. The company offered the luxury cars in different styles and structures and in no time became one of the top producers of luxury cars. Some of the cars include two and three windowed four door cars, which can accommodate up to four passengers. The roadster models, which have the capacity to accommodate up to two passengers, are also manufactured by the same company.

Lincoln MKX, MKS, MKZ and Lincoln MKT are the major models produced by the company.

The sedan models produced by the Lincoln Motor group were called as police flyers. Some of the features of the sedan model include four wheel brakes, spotlights positioned at the end of windshield, automatic wiper for driver, whistles and gun racks and hand operated wiper for front passengers. Some of the initial models produced by the company include Lincoln Model L Sport Touring in 1929, Lincoln premier in 1959, Lincoln Continental Coupe in 1948, Lincoln convertible in 1949, Lincoln Town car during 2003 to 2007 and more.

Current and Potential Models

Most of the cars produced by the Lincoln Company are named with three letter series, starting with MK from 2007. The Town car and the Navigator brands remains same, where as the other models use new nomenclature.
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