Thank you for visiting another one of JK's Galleria of Vintage, lassic and Pristine Cars's exclusive listings! The History of the Lincoln Versailles 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 Cadillac Seville. In addition, t was a response to consumers' demands for more fuel efficient cars during a decade of oil embargoes, ising gasoline prices and federally mandated CAFE standards. Using the compact Ford Granada/Mercury Monarch platform (which dates back to the original Ford Falcon), ord engineers and stylists designed a compact loaded with Lincoln luxury touches and first-rate quality control. The new Versailles was easily identified as a Lincoln from its radiator grille to its rear deck tire bulge. Unfortunately, rom the side profile, t was also easily identified as its modest kin. The Lincoln Versailles had a short 3-1/2 year model run. Despite its meager origins, he Lincoln Versailles offered superb comfort and convenience in the luxury compact class. Following Cadillac's lead with the Seville, incoln priced the Versailles higher than the rest of the line. The high content of luxury touches left few options available. Standard equipment included automatic transmission, ower steering, ower four wheel disc brakes, ower windows, ower seat, utomatic temperature control air conditioning, inted glass, utomatic parking brake release, ntermittent wipers, lluminated entry system, lear coat paint, emote control mirrors, luminum wheels, ornering lamps, ual lighted visor vanity mirrors, arning chimes, M/FM search radio, eather wrapped steering wheel, ash pad and door armrests, arpeted trunk, ight group and more. Also remember we can facilitate shipping right to your door. We also take anything of value on trade and can obtain financing with almost new car rates!! What that means is the car of your dreams can very easily turn into a reality!