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Lincoln Zephyr
The Lincoln Zephyr is
a brand name of automobile from the Lincoln
automobile division of the Ford Motor Company.
It was the lower priced luxury car of the
Lincoln line and served a purpose somewhat
the same as Cadillac's smaller LaSalle. The
Lincoln Zephyr was originally produced from
model years 1936 through 1942. It was initially
offered for sale in November 1935. The car
was available as a coupe or a sedan and a
convertible was added after the first model
year. The name was discontinued due to the
switch to war-related production during World
War II, and not revived by Lincoln after the
war. The post-war Lincolns were the continuation
of the pre-war Zephyr.
For the 2006 model year,
Lincoln introduced a new Zephyr as its entry-level
luxury car to fill the void left by the discontinued
LS V6, becoming Lincoln's first car made outside
of the United States. The Zephyr (along with
its Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan twins) are
built in Hermosillo, Mexico. After just a
few months of production however, Lincoln
decided that the new sedan should follow the
company's new naming convention of using MK
("Mark") with alphabetical abbreviations
instead of traditional names (eg: the Lincoln
MKX ("Mark X") crossover, formerly
known as the Aviator). For the 2007 model
year, the Zephyr will be redesignated the
MKZ ("Mark Z"). Along with a new
name, the car also received minor cosmetic
changes, as well as a new, more powerful engine.
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