Authors: Thomas E. Bonsall
ISBN-13: 9780804749411, ISBN-10: 0804749418
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Date Published: July 2003
Edition: 1
Thomas E. Bonsall is the author, most recently, of Disaster in Dearborn: The Story of the Edsel (Stanford, 2002) and More Than They Promised: The Studebaker Story (Stanford, 2000) Earlier books of his have won the Cugnot Award of the Society of Automotive Historians and the McKean Cup of the Antique Automobile Club of America.
Lincoln’s heritage is as rich as that of any car built anywhere in the world, and more impressive than all but a few. Generations of Americans have known it as the Car of Presidents; since the days of Franklin Roosevelt, the White House has exhibited a marked preference for Lincolns.
This comprehensive, illustrated history describes in detail the successes and failures of the Lincoln from World War II up to the present-day Aviator. It discusses the forces in the market and in Ford Motor Company that have affected the Lincoln, and is a must read for anyone interested in this classic marque.
Acknowledgments | ||
Introduction | 1 | |
1 | Edsel's Legacy, Part One: 1946-48 | 6 |
2 | Edsel's Legacy, Part Two: 1949-51 | 16 |
3 | Road Racers: 1952-55 | 30 |
4 | A Tale of Two Lincolns: 1956-57 | 48 |
5 | The Square 'Bird Disaster: 1958-60 | 68 |
6 | Lincoln Finds Its Voice: 1961-65 | 82 |
7 | Consolidation and Expansion: 1966-69 | 102 |
8 | Let the Good Times Roll: 1970-76 | 120 |
9 | Storm Clouds Gather: 1977-84 | 144 |
10 | Soaring: 1985-99 | 172 |
11 | Lincoln Looks to the Future: 2000-Up | 202 |
Notes | 219 | |
Bibliography | 223 | |
Index | 227 |