LINCOLN

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American luxury division of Ford, founded by Henry M. Leland in 1917 and bought by Ford in 1922.

Founded: 1917, by Henry M. Leland
Owner: Ford Motor Company, since February 1922
Known for: The 1940 Lincoln Continental
Name: Back to Lincoln Motor Company in 2012

Lincoln Motor Company was founded in 1917 by Henry M. Leland, one of the founders of Cadillac, and was named after Abraham Lincoln. Ford bought the company in February 1922, after Lincoln ran into difficulty.

The division helped to establish the personal luxury car segment with the 1940 Lincoln Continental. At the end of 2012 it returned to its original name, and from the 2021 model year it offers only SUVs and crossovers.

1917Lincoln Motor Company founded
1922Acquired by Ford
1940Lincoln Continental
2012Name reverts to Lincoln Motor Company

LINCOLN Lincoln Futura: the show car that became the Batmobile
LINCOLN Lincoln Versailles: Lincoln’s answer to the Cadillac Seville
LINCOLN Lincoln Town Car: the American luxury sedan that became a limousine
LINCOLN Lincoln Premiere: Lincoln’s top sedan of the late 1950s
LINCOLN Lincoln Cosmopolitan: Lincoln’s senior car of 1949–1954
LINCOLN Lincoln Aviator: the luxury SUV that returned after fifteen years
LINCOLN Lincoln Navigator: the full-size luxury SUV that started it
LINCOLN Lincoln MKX: Lincoln’s first crossover, and the Nautilus that followed
LINCOLN Lincoln MKT: Lincoln’s three-row luxury crossover
LINCOLN Lincoln Capri: Lincoln’s full-size luxury car of the 1950s
LINCOLN Lincoln Blackwood: Lincoln’s black-wood pickup that failed
LINCOLN Lincoln Continental: sixty years of Lincoln’s flagship
LINCOLN Lincoln Mark series: America’s personal luxury coupe
LINCOLN Lincoln Zephyr: one name, three very different Lincolns
LINCOLN Lincoln LS: Lincoln’s rear-wheel-drive sports sedan
LINCOLN Lincoln MKZ: the Zephyr renamed, and Lincoln’s first hybrid
LINCOLN Lincoln MKS: the full-size sedan before the Continental returned