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Ford may spend $1 billion in yet another extreme makeover for Lincoln, with a flurry of new, tech-laden models aimed for Lexus, Cadillac and BMW. Ford should save its pennies and just kill Lincoln. More »
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Here are some weird spy photos of a hot-rodded Lincoln Zephyr lurking around Dearborn. That's right, a Zephyr and not an MKZ — so what does it mean? This could be an old mule, or perhaps cost cutting efforts at Ford are forcing reuse of old cars they've got laying around. Maybe they've decided to go old-school and drop an Offenhauser high-rise intake manifold on top of that V6. Hey, we can dream right? In either case we think this should be optional body work on the Zephyr because this baby would fit in just fine with our The Ten Scariest-Looking Cars Of All Time list. More »
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Here's a two-for-one Classic Ad Watch deal from the darkest days of the Malaise Era. First up, a Gladding Chevrolet (Maryland) offer for a Chevette with factory air for just 99 bucks a month. Before you jump in the time machine to take advantage of that sweet deal, however, consider the '79 Mercury Zephyr, which was cheaper than both the Toyota Corona and the '78 Zephyr. More »
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OK, so it's no Cyclonechero. But for those who insist on rolling in a Mercury equipped with truck bed, the Zephyrchero would be a great starter car. It boasts a 302 "powerhouse" under its bescooped hood and glows with that special aura unique to the '79 Mercury Zephyr. The seller says he needs the money to pay hospital bills, so he's motivated to move this little creampuff off the lot right now! You gotta move fast, though; this auction ends tonight. – Murilee Martin More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=240226&view=rss&microfeed=true Just in case you didn't get enough of the firearm-powered fist full o' Lincoln dreaminess we showed earlier, and because I thought a couple of folks might like the backstory on the shot-up Lincoln Zephyr product reference guide — I've put together a little home movie to tell the tale — and to finally put the non-automotive, yet still auto-related, side of this little story to bed. – Ray Wert More »
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So we were actually getting a warm and fuzzy feeling in our gut over the straight talk coming live and correct from the folks at FoMoCo. When the automaker released July sales numbers today, they threw down a graphic we thought represented an honest look at what the numbers said..."car sales down, truck sales down." Apparently someone in Dearborn felt they were keeping things a little too real, 'cause they've gone and removed that graphic and replaced it with one more indicative of PR flak-speak. The new one, as you can see above...tries to put the warm and fuzzy feeling back on the numbers by claiming as the big news the increase in Fusion, Milan and Zephyr sales, but after seeing the last graphic...it just makes us feel kinda used and violated. More »
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Why you should buy this car: Because you re a badge snob who doesn t feel the need to read our review. More »
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Can someone please explain the existence of the badge-engineered Lincoln Zephyr? First, are there really potential Zephyr buyers who don t realize that the new model is nothing more than an expensive, tarted-up Ford Fusion? Seriously. I live in an alternate carniverse. For all I know, Lincoln salesmen spend a good part of their day sniggering at the saps who stroll into the showroom thinking Ford s luxury division have fashioned a brand new car imbued with unpretentious luxury. In the Internet age, are car buyers still that clueless? More »
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According to Edmunds Inside Line, the 2007 Lincoln Zephyr will get Ford's new, 3.5-liter Duratec 35 — the latest and most powerful in the Duratec family — which will power one in five Ford products in coming years. That'll give the entry Lincoln a power boost from 221 hp to a possible 250 hp. That engine will replace the whiny Duratec 30 in the current model (no word yet on the new engine's whininess factor). Still, Edmunds' evocation of the Vulcan V6 — last seen on the Ranger and Taurus — is just, plain adorable. More »
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Man, even in the mainstream media it's hard for Mercury Lincoln to catch a break these days. And well, rightfully so. As much as the Fusion is shaping up to be the right car at the right price-point for Ford, the Zephyr maxing out at 12 grand more than the to-the-hilt version of the Fusion upon which it's based seems to be a case of too little, far-too-late. Of course, Newsday's Tom Incantalupo is prohibited by the ad guys from thoroughly savaging the poor Zeph, but there's a palpable sense of "Just what is Ford trying to pull here?" that rears its head throughout the piece. More »
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