What is the history of Lincoln Mercury?
The Ford Motor Co acquired the Lincoln company in 1922. The Mercury name was used by at least five other manufacturers at various times; however, the first Lincoln-engineered Mercury did not appear until 1939. Lincoln had already become the up-market end of the Ford range and were early pioneers of 4 wheel brakes and vacuum assisted braking systems. Coach and trim specifications were equally high on Lincolns and the Mercury range carried on this tradition. The McPhearson strut front suspension was used on US Fords from 1949 and on Lincoln Mercury models from 1951. All Lincolns were also fitted with automatic transmission from that time. It is interesting to note that such model names as Zephyr and Capri were used by Lincoln Mercury long before they were adopted by the UK Division of Fords. In recent times, engine options available from this division of the company ranged from the 1.6 litre Pinto engine of European origin through straight sixes of 3.3 and 4 litres to V8 layouts of betwe
