Lincoln Zephyr, Mark I-VI y Continental: libros - historia, modelos y técnica

From Henry Leland's earliest Lincolns to the magnificent V-12's and Edsel Ford's Continental, a collection of photos that demonstrate the elegance of one of America's most prestigious automobiles.
Features factory and custom-built bodies. Phtographs from the Detroit Public Library's National Automotive History Collection.

The Remarkable Design Team and Their Classic Fords of the 1930s and 1940s
The relationship that developed between Edsel Ford and E.T. "Bob" Gregorie (Ford Motor Company's first design chief) was unique in automotive history. Gregorie leaned heavily on Edsel for his support and protection, and Edsel depended on Gregorie for his creative abilities.
This is the first book to provide in-depth analysis of how the early Fords, Mercurys and Lincolns were designed. Based on first hand discussions with Gregorie, author Henry Dominguez covers every major design of Gregorie's career.

Automotive historians have listed the 1936 Zephyr, 1938 Zephyr, and 1939 Continental as Gregorie's greatest achievements. This book details the hows and whys of every Ford product designed under his tutelage.

Contents:
- Foreword
- Preface
- Introduction
1) Mr. Gregorie and Mr. Ford - Designer and Patron
2) Ford Hires a Designer - "I've Been in Body Design - at Brewster"
3) Edsel Ford - Styling Executive
4) The Ford Model Y - Gregorie's First Ford Design
5) The 1933 and 1934 Fords - "Like a Man's Face"
6) The Continental Car I - "Long, Low, and Rakish"
7) The Continental Car II - Lower and Longer
8) The 1936 Lincoln-Zephyr - "The First Successfully - Streamlined Car in America"
9) The Continental Car III - "I Like Right-Hand-Drive Cars"
10) The Ford Design Department - "Anything the Boy Wants"
11) The 1935 - 1937 Fords - Years of Transition
12) The 1938 Lincoln-Zephyr - "It's Going to Ruin Us"
13) The 1939 Lincoln-Zephyr - Continental - "The Most Beautiful Car - in the World"
14) The 1938 - 1940 Fords - "From an Old Car to a New Car"
15) The 1939 Mercury - "Just a Stylized Ford"
16) The 1941 - 1948 Fords and - Mercurys - "That Hangdog Look"
17) Postwar Development - "A Little Ford and a Big Ford"
18) The 1949 Mercury and Lincoln - The Last Hurrah
19) The End of an Era - "...An Extended Vacation"
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author

Covers Lincoln, Continental, Zephyr, Edsel and Mercury 1939-1959, a pictorial history, with the emphasis on close-up details.
Lots of useful information. Over 200+ B&W photos. Great reference and restorers guide. Smart addition to your auto library.

Lincoln's heritage is as rich as that of any car built anywhere in the world, and more impressive than all but a few. The Continental produced in the 1940s was one of the first cars to be universally recognized by classic car cognoscenti. The list of Lincoln-built cars in the postwar era certified with classic - or comparable "milestone" - status by various sanctioning bodies is likewise lengthy. The Mark II tops that list, but the slab-sided Continental sedans of the 1960s led the industry in design, and the forthcoming Mark 9 promises to continue the tradition.

In recent years, Lincoln has risen from an also-ran in the sales race to a leadership role opposite arch-rival Cadillac. Today, it is vying for preeminence in what has suddenly become an international market. Along the way, the cars have been unfailingly interesting, frequently magnificent and - in several instances - quite literally legends in their own time.
This book tells the whole post-war Lincoln story.

The postwar years of Ford Motor Company's Lincoln Motor Car Division. Featured are the postwar version of Edsel Ford's Continental, Cosmopolitan, Capri, Premiere, and the revived Continental autos.
Photos from the Detroit Public Library's National Automotive History Collection.

Un livre de Brooklands consacré aux voitures Lincoln des années 1949-1960. Description des modèles Lincoln Cosmopolitan, Capri, Continental Mk II, III, IV, V.

• Les articles, parus à l'époque dans la presse automobile anglo-saxonne, sont une bonne source d'information sur l'histoire, l'évolution des modèles et la technique.
• Cet ouvrage contient aussi des impressions de conduite, des tests routiers et comparatifs, des données techniques, etc.

Un livre de Brooklands consacré aux voitures Lincoln Continental des années 1961-1969.

• Les 53 articles, parus à l'époque dans la presse automobile anglo-saxonne, sont une bonne source d'information sur l'histoire, l'évolution des modèles et la technique.
• Cet ouvrage contient aussi des impressions de conduite, des tests routiers et comparatifs, des données techniques, etc.

Marque de prestige intégrée au groupe Ford en 1922, Lincoln a toujours rencontré un honorable succès commercial face à sa rivale historique, Cadillac. Mais l'insolente suprématie du fleuron de la General Motors exaspère l'état-major de Ford, qui décide de prendre à contre-pied la stratégie de son adversaire : autant les Cadillac incarnent un luxe extravagant et ostentatoire, autant les Lincoln apparaîtront sobres et discrètes.

S'inspirant des canons stylistiques de la vieille Europe, la très belle Continental brille par son originalité. Elle impose rapidement de nouveaux standards en matière de design et d'innovation technologique.
Le vaisseau amiral de Ford adopte en effet une structure monocoque, véritable gageure technique pour un véhicule de la catégorie full size. Plus spectaculaire encore que la statutaire berline, le convertible Continental est le seul modèle du genre à offrir quatre portes à ouverture antagoniste.

Sommaire:

Introduction (les origines)
1958 : l'année de tous les excès
1959-1960 : Dearborn joue les prolongations
1961 : la consécration
1962-1963 : des changements cosmétiques mineurs
1964-1965 : l'âge de raison
1966-1967 : le renouveau
1968-1969 : le retour du coupé Mark
1970-1971 : la relève
Caractéristiques techniques

The complete story of the original Lincoln Continental, as told in the pages of Continental Comments, the authoritative publication of the Lincoln and Continental Owners Club. Loaded with insightful stories never before published outside of this award-winning magazine.
Read about the development of the Lincoln-Zephyr and its evolution into the original 1939-40 Lincoln Continental, along with quotes from people who originally designed the car.

Includes stories on the 1949 Lincoln Continental that was never produced, and the 1949-51 era Lincoln flathead V-8s that succeeded the original Lincoln Continental. Concludes with the development of the $10,000 1956-57 Continental II, why it missed the mark, and was discontinued after only two years.

Also included are stories about movie star and other celebrity owned Lincoln Continental cars including Rita Hayworth, Mickey Rooney, Jack Benny, Babe Ruth and Frank Lloyd Wright.
This book sets the record straight on one of the most famous and misunderstood Classics in American history with articles by leading historians on the subject. This is ''the best of Continental Comments'' with the best and most authoritative articles ever written about the first Lincoln Continentals, with updated information for a complete story of this highly collectible car

Since the week of March, 1939 when Edsel Ford motored to Palm Beach, Florida for his winter vacation, the Lincoln Continental has continued to be an icon of American style and grace; it is a concept, not just a car. It is a statement and not just a form of luxurious transportation.
Although this first example, based on the chassis and proprietary body of the Lincoln Zephyr of 1938-9 was named Mark I by the public, it actually never carried that moniker through its initial production in 1942, interrupted by World War II, and resurrected in 1945-8. But by 1956 the Ford Motor Company essentially acknowledged the public's assignment when the Continental Mark II appeared in the late fall of 1955 for model year 1956.

After the Mark II, more Marks appeared in succession, with some later admitted jumbling by Ford of the logical descendency of numbers, until the government became proactive in dictating what manufacturer's total fleet must meet in terms of miles per gallon (CAFE). It was at this time that the Mark VI entered the market as a new from-the-ground Lincoln - every inch a Continental, even more luxurious than its predecessor, and coming down the fashion runway after a diet of over 800 pounds.

The fact that Ford's Lincoln-Mercury Division was able to effect this change without losing any of the Mark's styling cues is a story that has often been overlooked - and one that rarely has been mentioned in print.

This book is conceived to bring a new understanding of this remarkable series which ran from the 1980 to the 1983 model year and in the guise of the Town Car (which took on more and more of the Mark VI's equipage) through 1989. Here is the story, presented pictorially, in researched text and intended as a framework which will allow the intriguing history of the Lincoln Continental Mark VI to be told with increasing detail, data and photographic evidence.

A new breed of Lincoln arrived in the spring of 1977. This new "international sized" Lincoln was Ford's response to increasing competition from European luxury makes and the successful introduction of the Cadillac Seville. It was also a response to consumers' demands for more fuel efficient cars during a decade of oil embargoes, rising gasoline prices and federally mandated CAFE standards.

Despite its meager origins, the Lincoln Versailles offered superb comfort and convenience in the luxury compact class. Following Cadillac's lead with the Seville, Lincoln priced the Versailles higher than the rest of the line.
In this book, read about the history, compare facts and features, browse through media kits and brochures, see dealer product comparisons, view customized models, and even build a paper model.